computing in case studies
VocaLink makes virtualisation pay
Case Study The company started its virtualisation programme as part of a project to improve access to computing resources for its 400 UK staff and 150 overseas developers. Masterson-Jones said the main challenge around... [20 Apr 2009]
Red Bull Racing revs up computing grid
Case Study The Red Bull Racing Formula One team is using grid computing to help design and build the car it hopes can take on and beat Lewis Hamilton in 2009. As a result of the upheaval, teams are facing a greater need for... [24 Mar 2009]
Cineworld goes green with virtualisation
Case Study But as the website is hosted on Carrenza's virtualised utility computing service, Cineworld has managed to cut energy use by around 60 per cent. UK cinema chain Cineworld has relaunched its website, saving money and... [15 Dec 2008]
The future of climate change is in Linux's hands
Case Study The data from the Millennium Simulations is stored at the World Datacentre for Climate, housed in the German Climate Computing Centre in Hamburg - the largest Linux-based database in the world, Budich told silicon.com,... [08 Dec 2008]
Thin clients switch on digitally excluded
Case Study The use of thin client computing means users are supported remotely by technicians and do not therefore have to worry about installing antivirus, firewalls, web filters etc, or doing updates. I don't know anybody who's... [17 Jun 2008]
How outsourcing saved Zurich's IT
Case Study More on outsourcing… Gov't stung by 'rip-off' outsourcing deals Shell signs $4bn IT outsourcing contract Cloud computing - the data centre of the future? Zurich, one of the world's largest insurers, has revealed... [10 Jun 2008]
Carphone Warehouse's 'bumpy road' to outsourcing success
Case Study More on outsourcing… Gov't stung by 'rip-off' outsourcing deals Shell signs $4bn IT outsourcing contract Cloud computing - the data centre of the future? Carphone Warehouse has revealed how it overcame teething... [28 May 2008]
Brunel University uses spam filter to fight cyber bullying
Case Study The system Brunel uses to screen spam, supplied by Secure Computing, is flexible enough to be used for other tasks in addition to filtering - including detecting email bullying. Brunel University has adapted its spam... [11 Jan 2008]
Supercomputer helps cut drug research time
Case Study Scientists at the facility are using an IBM supercomputer - developed and maintained by high performance computing integrator OCF - to dramatically cut analysis time from weeks to minutes.silicon.com Public Sector [18 Sep 2007]
Standard Life goes virtual
Case Study The way in which virtualisation allows computing resources to be pooled between servers has also made management of Standard Life's IT infrastructure much easier, Gordon added. Standard Life has found server... [11 Jul 2007]
Supercomputer boosts brain research
Case Study The Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (Cubric) claims to have the largest high-performance computing cluster in the UK. Researchers at Cardiff University are using their supercomputer to significantly... [14 Jun 2007]
Cornish brewery drinks to mobile working
Case Study The brewery is looking to develop mobile computing further, with plans to roll out a handheld application for quality control and health and safety checks at its pubs, a process currently conducted on paper. [06 Sep 2006]
Travel data centre serves up speedy requests
Case Study Azul's processing technology and hardware will save Pegasus $70,000 over three years on power alone and Lapekas estimates the company spent half as much on the Azul hardware as it would have on comparable hardware with the same raw... [15 Aug 2006]
Bank builds grid out of idle PCs
Case Study French bank BNP Paribas is saving money by connecting idle desktop PCs into a giant grid to boost its computing capability. The bank's equity and derivatives division, BNP Paribas Arbitrage, is deploying Platform... [31 Jan 2006]
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