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What Happened in Las Vegas, June 11-13 HP Discover 2013

webadmin@intel.com — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:37:15 GMT

My second annual HP Discover conference in Las Vegas is now in the books. Last year, I was the fresh face who just joined the HP account team. This year, I felt like a seasoned veteran, especially after attending Discover EMEA in December, GPC in February and the Storage team’s Marketing All Hands in March.

HP is definitely on the right track. Meg Whitman’s kick-off keynote reassured investors, customers, employees and partners that HP is in this for the long haul. Per Meg, they have their financials in order and have brought innovative products, such as the Elitepad tablet for business, Moonshot and Flash storage to market in the past 12 months. Meg emphasized the opportunity for all stakeholders to embrace a “New Style of IT” that focuses on lower costs, increased simplicity and faster speeds; size and scale are no longer barriers to market entry but the companies who provide the right combination of hardware, software and services addressing customers’ Cloud, Mobility, Security and Big Data needs will come out ahead.

Additional keynotes, theater and breakout sessions and blogs had a similar tone. I was fortunate to attend many of the sessions and also host a few sessions as part my company, Intel’s, sponsorship package. Interestingly, on Tuesday morning, the first day of the conference, I saw the first HP Moonshot commercial in my room while watching CNBC. These Moonshot servers are space, power and people efficient and they help enterprises manage the “Internet of Things”. Mark Potter spoke of this amazing product line in an Innovation Theater Sessions on Tuesday night. http://bit.ly/11Ghe33. He addressed all the ingredient players in the space, including Intel whose networking solution and Avoton processors provides massive computing power.

It wasn’t all Project Moonshot and Hyperscale servers- enterprise servers still have a purpose as evidenced by the messaging around Project Kraken, a 16S converged system with 12 TB of memory, powered by the Intel® Xeon® processor that will dramatically change OLTP operations by provided real-time access to data.

Storage continues to be the darling of the datacenter and did not disappoint at Discover US 2013. HP Storage’s VP David Scott did a celebratory ribbon cutting in the Storage pod to announce the HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450, the first flash optimized converged storage product and the Virtual Storage Array, a parlay into the emerging field of software defined storage. The 7450 is also powered by the Xeon processor. You can hear Intel’s own Christie Rice talk about the power of Xeon for storage in this video: http://bit.ly/12HzezS.

While the announcement of HAVEn dominated the big data news, not to be overlooked is Intel IT’s own implementation of big data solutions to recoup $20M in savings from smarter use of the overwhelming amount of data that runs through our network. Intel IT was able to better
market to resellers, streamline chip validation and proactively detect and address security threats with the right combination of hardware and analytics software running on Intel’s Distribution of Apache Hadoop. More details here: http://t.co/q35MjGAOjb.

Last, but certainly NOT least was the presentation on Intel Solid State Drive S3700 designed specifically for the datacenter. This powerhorse is consistently amazing and contrary to popular belief can enable you to access data at super fast speeds at a compelling and competitive price point. Coincidentally, Intel announced the sister product, the SSD DC3500 separately last week. Intel® Solid-State Drive Data Center S3500 Series Gives Cloud Computing Major Boost.

There was so much more going on, including the Data Center Challenge and the giant Intel-based Ultrabook in the Intel booth, both not to be missed – you can get a virtual tour by visiting http://bit.ly/16FiQz7. Not to mention the Performance Optimized Datacenter- the datacenter on wheels...yes, you heard correctly, a completely portable standalone datacenter in the body of a truck.

Want to find out EVEN more? I can tell you how to “attend” HP Discover Las Vegas 2013 virtually and share more announcements.
Hit me up on Twitter @ITSandhya or email me at Sandhya.d.gorman@intel.com Hope to see you in Barcelona in December!

How to change Intel HD graphics Core i3 dedicated memore

webadmin@intel.com — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:05:55 GMT

Hi i have This Graphics Card:

Card name: Intel(R) HD Graphics
       Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
          Chip type: Intel(R) HD Graphics (Core i3)
           DAC type: Internal
         Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0046&SUBSYS_41201558&REV_18
     Display Memory: 1696 MB
   Dedicated Memory: 64 MB
      Shared Memory: 1632 MB
       Current Mode: 1366 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
       Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
      Monitor Model: unknown
         Monitor Id: BOE0586
        Native Mode: 1366 x 768(p) (59.998Hz)
        Output Type: Internal
        Driver Name: igdumd64.dll,igd10umd64.dll,igdumdx32,igd10umd32
Driver File Version: 8.15.0010.2622 (English)
     Driver Version: 8.15.10.2622
        DDI Version: 10
       Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
   Driver Date/Size: 1/10/2012 14:28:32, 8313856 bytes

I am surprised that it has only 64 Mb dedicated memory, what i am expecting is 256 MB dedicated memory. How can i change that to 128Mb... any help.. Please.. Thanks in advance. I attached my dxdiag file information

Is screen rotation possible with the Intel® HD Graphics 4000 and the Nvidia NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE hybrid graphics ?

webadmin@intel.com — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 20:43:29 GMT

I just bought a Sony S series laptop with Intel® HD Graphics 4000 and the Nvidia NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE hybrid graphics, and the screen rotation feature is greyed out. ( missing under windows screen resolution, and greyed in the intel adapter options dialog)

Windows 8 x64 pro

looks like the monitor is always connected to the intel graphics unit, with the nvidia GPU providing optional processing power.

Is the fact that the screen rotation is disabled a limitation of the technology, or is it a decision that sony made in software.

An official-ish answer if possible please. (unofficial answers welcome as well.)

Thanks

Support for AVB Audio Video Bridging in products from Intel

webadmin@intel.com — Thu, 30 May 2013 10:04:58 GMT

I am interested in AVB Audio Video Bridging and would like to buy products ready and prepared for AVB.

Intel already supports AVB with Ethernet Controller I210 and I211 Family. Intel® Ethernet Controller I210/I211-AT for GbE Excellence

These controllers support advanced features such as IEEE 802.3az (EEE), 802.1AS, and 802.1Qav (AVB).

Will future PC-Desktop-Mainboards from Intel support features such as IEEE 802.3az (EEE), 802.1AS, and 802.1Qav (AVB) ? When ?

Does the the ethernet controller on the PC-Mainboard DZ77RE-75K support AVB ?

Regards

Andreas WERNER

Intel My wifi Technology not enabled

andyle12nov@yahoo.com — Fri, 07 May 2010 05:46:25 GMT

Hi all,

I have Sony Vaio S series Notebook; after update at 04/30 My computer could not connect to Tv ( with intel wireless display); and I got a noticed "Intel My wifi Technology not enabled, please try restart coputer". But after i restart my computer the problem still there. Even I tried to retore in previous date but It could not succeded in restore neither.

Please help me to solve this problem.

Thanks and best regards,

Andy

Did everyone see this announcement on the home page about security and device management on tablets? I just registered to attend.

webadmin@intel.com — Fri, 31 May 2013 22:02:32 GMT

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT

In this live webinar, Intel IT experts Toby Kohlenberg and Roy Ubry will reveal what their team discovered in an extensive evaluation of Intel Architecture-based tablets running Windows 8. Topics they will discuss include:

• Device management

• Improvements in authentication

• Support for traditional applications

• Protection for lost or stolen devices

Join this live forum, ask questions, and learn how new capabilities can help streamline mobile device manageability and increase security while enabling employees to access both traditional enterprise applications and new touch applications. Sign up now >>

Deploying Windows 8 and Touch - After Hours QnA

webadmin@intel.com — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:38:19 GMT

Last week, I moderated the Intel IT Center Talk to An Expert webinar with Tiffany Pany from Intel IT and David Scheer from Intel’s software team. Our topic was “Deploying Windows* 8 and Touch in the Enterprise”. We had such a large turn-out that we could not handle all the live audience questions.

So I decided to create After Hours – a blog focused on continuing the conversation – by posing the best of the remaining audience questions to our panelists, and handling a few myself.

In case you missed the webinar, here is a link to the replay. Due to some technical difficulties in the studio, unfortunately we only have an audio podcast version.

You are invited to read through the QnA below and ask more in the comments field

Chris (@chris_p_intel)

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Q: We are a school district - all system migrations occur in the summer since we have thousands of systems - we were planning on migrating to Windows 7 or Windows 8 summer 2014... but we are VERY concerned with the May 1, 2014. Will Microsoft still support/provide fix for the May 1, 2014 security threat for a fee? - Barbara

This is a Microsoft support question and not one I can answer for them. I would recommend you touch base with their support community on Microsoft.com. Chris

Q: Are users with non-touch enabled devices getting an upgrade to Win8 at Intel? - Larry

Yes, we have some non-touch devices that are compatible with our build. We have found that even though Windows 8 is touch enabled, it doesn’t prevent you from using a keyboard and mouse. Tiffany

Q: Will we be able to download the PowerPoint presentation after the meeting? - Jason

I am working to get the presentation uploaded to a Slide Share site and will update the link when I get it. Here are the other resources shared during the webinar. Chris

o Intel IT paper on Deploying Windows 8

o Principled Technology study on Tablet TCO

o Intel IT paper: Evaluating Security on Intel based Tablets running Windows 8

Q: Can we get more detailed information on the TCO slide? Such as what went into each cost? - David

The TCO study used to create that slide was done by Principled Technologies and the study is provided above. Chris

Q: What was the start and end date of your Project plan? - Joel

Intel IT began assessing Windows 8 in early 2012 and held an assessment with pilot users in Q3. In October 2012 we created our 4-stage deployment strategy which goes through the June of 2013. Tiffany

Q How are BYO devices IT managed? Sandbox? - Marcos

BYO Primary PCs are managed through our standard security and manageability suite of software. Intel IT offers three levels of service on Windows 8 tablets. Tiffany

The Premium service gives users full network access and is managed through our standard security and manageability suite of software.
The Basic service will be managed using manageability software that we use with other tablet and phones as soon as the Windows 8 release is ready.
Our third level of service is unmanaged and offers users limited capability while reducing the IT footprint on the device.

Q: How do you put windows 8 into a windows 7 mode? – Nate

There are several different ways to do this and here are a couple of interesting articles that walk through a step by step explanation.

- http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/make-windows-8-boot-straight-to-the-desktop/6976.

- http://www.7tutorials.com/how-boot-desktop-windows-8-skip-start-screen

If you want to add a "start" button in the desktop there are several options. One option, "Classic Start Menu" also includes an option to boot directly to the desktop. I've been using the “Classic Start Menu” (http://www.classicshell.net/) button for a while. Follow the instructions closely though, you probably don’t want it to load all of the software it recommends. I just loaded the start button.

I’m not recommending one approach over another but this should give you an idea of what options are available. David

Q: How did you configure Windows 8 to work like Windows 7 without the use of the START button. - Jack

We are training our users to use the Start Screen in place of the old Win7 start button. We have also purchased a small number of licenses for a third party start menu app that we will distribute via our internal app store. Our belief is that our users will transition to the new OS using the start screen pretty easily. Tiffany

Q: So, Intel IT will be providing their users both a laptop and a tablet? And if so why? - Chris

Short answer is No. We are looking at each user based on their job role and work style to best match them with the technology they need to be most productive and effective. With over 80% of Intel employees having a need for mobility, Laptops are and have been our primary compute device for as long as I can remember (I joined in 2000). We don’t expect this to change.

Many of these employees desire to have a companion tablet. For this reason Intel IT does support BYO tablets / phones for employees to supplement their primary device. We started this in 2010 and have seen employee reported productivity gains - as a result many employees do have two devices (both a laptop and tablet)

For some all-day mobile workers, we have been evaluating and are planning to integrate Intel tablets as a primary device. At Intel, we see this benefit for manufacturing workers (hyperlink to http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/it-management/intel-it-best-practices/tablets-in-facilities.html). – Chris

Dual Core vs. I3

jpierce@chippewacountymi.gov — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:59:15 GMT

What is the difference between dual core and i3 processors? Also, is there much of a cost difference vs. performance?

IT@Intel: Exploring a Bring-Your-Own PC Employee Stipend at Intel

webadmin@intel.com — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:41:52 GMT

Intel IT investigated whether a stipend-funded program for bring-your-own (BYO) PCs could optimize the annual IT PC refresh budgets and encourage BYO PC program participation by offering increased platform choice for employees. In a survey of more than 5,000 Intel employees worldwide, 72 percent of respondents favored a stipend-funded PC supply model, but 40 percent of those interested did not want to be responsible for hardware support.

We concluded that at this time, a stipend model is not cost effective for Intel IT.

More details are available in our paper.

Are Workstations Relevant in a Mobile World?

webadmin@intel.com — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 19:28:24 GMT

Yesterday, I found some research in the Enterprise CIO Forum "Mobile A Higher Priority Than Cloud or Big Data" that discussed the priority that CIOs and other IT leaders are placing on mobility. I found the information relevant and consistent to what I see both in Intel IT and during my discussions with other IT professionals and decision makers. And the industry trends around IT consumerization and cloud computing is only accelerating the importance of mobility in business and enterprise IT.

However, as I engaged in the discussion thread, a member of the community described how this move to mobility has led to the demise of the workstation as a viable computing platform. Personally, in my job, I have never had use for a workstations but I have known many engineers who swear by them and depend on them to get their jobs done.

Today a workstation has the horsepower of a super-computer from a decade plus ago. So you may ask, who needs that kind of compute power at their finger tips. At Intel, many of our technical engineers require these machines to get their work done productively. We also deploy clusters of workstations in remote offices to support design engineers - as an alternative to landing a data center (costly) or deploying Silicon Design Infrastructure-as-a-Service over the network (low latency performance due to speed of light restrictions). Read more about this use of workstations at Intel to design next generation processors.

I think we always need to remember that technology is a tool for business ... on size does not fit all usages ... and IT's job is to match the right tool to the right job ... in this way IT is able to maximize both employee and business productivity.

The workstations remains relevant - just maybe in different way than we once thought. What are your thoughts? (comment below)

Chris

What challenges have you seen accessing corporate environments after an M&A?

webadmin@intel.com — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 07:58:23 GMT

Integrating systems and allowing connectivity into a corporate environment after a merger or acquisition is often complex, rarely is it the same from deal to deal. One of the most important concerns is the asset investigation during the acquisition; platforms are bought and should be reused if possible. This is where cost avoidance by using a remote connectivity solution comes into play until you can either rebuild the existing system to the parent company corporate image or the acquired system is replaced due to asset end of life cycle schedule.

Remote Access Considerations

There are several things to deal with when you’re confronted with the challenge of maintaining productivity while being cost effective. Based on my experience in several acquisitions and various remote connectivity testing situations, the following use cases are the key ones to consider.

Acquisition day 1 - The first day the new employees become members of the parent company there may be legal conditions, forms or enrollments and benefits they must agree to or choose. Large acquisitions may pose a logistical risk due to hardware delivery into emerging markets in large amounts given short time. A remote connectivity solution would alleviate a logistics strain and increase the time to procure hardware or a corporate reimaging strategy.

Offsite Contractors - Allocating physical systems to contractors (who must maintain access to administer systems, perform development work or consult for the parent company) will increase the need to maintain security, hardware health and support of two systems. Remote connectivity options allow a parent company to reduce costs and increase security by limiting exposure using Mobile Device Management, enforcing a minimum security specification and allocating software only connections for speed of deployment.

Subsidiaries and Divestitures - Collaboration with the parent company may be mutually crucial for many Subsidiaries and Divestitures to maintain market segment shares as well as reduce the logical nightmare at segregating network access to avoid IP contamination. A remote connectivity solution may help the subsidiary or divestiture benefit from the reduced hardware on the infrastructure as well.

Challenges and hurdles

Hardware requirements - Some Virtual machine systems require Virtualization Technology(VT) capability to run effectively. Many of the enterprise class systems in corporate environments now come standard with VT capability in the ecosystem, not all will have that capability though. The benefit of running a 64bit image over a 32bit image is six times the speed, my experience has shown that this solution works the best on Intel 3rd generation Intel® Core™ vPro™ processors.

OS platform compatibility- During an acquisition if the remote connection capability requires a specific platform this may steer you away from a solution unless your solutions are OS, browser and platform agnostic; from the authentication measure, client to browser- all have to be compatible with many platforms.

Load balanced to GEO's needing the solution - When acquiring a company several thousand miles away and across the ocean from you, remote connectivity servers can pose a huge risk to stability by increasing latency and disconnection points. Without a globally dispersed server solution, expect issues in connectivity and/or satisfaction.

Scalable for Online/Offline usage - Ensure you have many differing solutions, one for online only quick connections and if possible one for online /offline capability such as a Virtual machine with a corporate image. These capabilities won’t compete with each other, only compliment as one may take VT capability (which may not be a capability of the platform being acquired). If the platform needs offline capability (maybe the user travels) then the choice is to upgrade the system to a VT capable system or provide a new corporate system.

Challenging configuration - Operational efficiency on setup and sustaining usage is a must! Complex configurations on startup and reconfiguring can lead to productivity loss. Support and escalation turn time needs to be streamlined for fast break/fix solutions and maintaining customer satisfaction of this new acquisition.

Security of the End Nodes - The purchasing company will want security assurance that the clients connecting to the corporate environment do not infect or compromise the safety and security of the corporation. This is done through requiring security patching compliance, Antivirus and Malware detection and prevention software, identifying/ reviewing past infections and mitigation history.

These again are my thoughts and observations working through past acquisitions while testing remote connectivity solutions. If you’ve run into similar things, how did you overcome them? What solutions are you benefitting from in an M&A scenario?