ALSO CALLED: Hardware Devices, Physical Devices, and Machines DEFINITION: In information technology, hardware is the physical aspect of computers, telecommunications, and other devices. The term arose as a way to distinguish the "box" and the electronic circuitry and components of a computer from the program you put in it to make it do things. The program came to be known
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WHITE PAPER: Posted: 10 May 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
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Titus Labs has developed a complete family of classification solutions for Microsoft Outlook email and Microsoft Office documents, these message and document classification tools offer many advantages which are outlined in this paper.
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This paper focuses on IPv6 integration for the United State federal government, the principles and tools developed for Command Ready apply equally to enterprise, government, and consumer product development initiatives.
WHITE PAPER: Posted: 10 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
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This benchmark evaluates Oracle Internet Directory performance under scales and throughput rates representative of those encountered in production use in both the communications industry and as part of large scale delivery architectures.
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This white paper will provide a review of the core causes and costs of both planned and unplanned downtime and will then provide a detailed discussion of current options for High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions.
WHITE PAPER: Posted: 02 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
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This white paper provides an introduction to System i high availability for companies that want to understand this technology and evaluates whether such a solution can become a cost-justifiable component of their backup and recovery strategy.
WHITE PAPER: Posted: 31 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
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Performance tuning on SQL Server is difficult. Sifting through the huge volume of tuning information available on various web sites - which counters to look at, which queries to run, etc. - can be overwhelming. Part of the challenge is ...
HARDWARE DEFINITION (continued): … as the software.
Hardware implies permanence and invariability. Software or programming can easily be varied. You can put an entirely new program in the hardware and make it create an entirely new experience for the user. You can, however, change the modular configurations that most computers come with by adding new adapters or cards that extend the computer's capabilities.
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