5 Tips for Integrating New Small Business Tech
Integration of new tech tools with existing ones is the second most significant tech concern of small business owners. And it’s no coincidence that it falls directly under their highest concern of...
View Article5 Things You Can Do Now to Secure Your Small Business
Security is a concern for the vast majority of small business owners, but many of them feel stuck when it comes to protecting their business data from a wide range of threats. Every business uses...
View Article5 Reasons Why More Data Doesn’t Guarantee Better Decisions
Data alone may not be enough to guarantee better decisions, but better business decisions almost always start with data. Just capturing and storing data will not get us far. Disconnected and fragmented...
View ArticleHealthcare Use Cases for Blockchain: 5 Key Factors for Success
Many health and life sciences organizations are now bought into the concept of blockchain and are currently researching suitable use cases to implement this technology. Below I share five key...
View ArticleTOP 5 questions from the MMS booth – Day 1
Top 5 questions from the vPEc booth #1. How do you get started http://communities.intel.com/openport/blogs/proexpert/2008/02/09/high-level-guide-to-installing-sccm-sp1-beta or...
View ArticleSCS 5.0 radio show was great! Find it here…
As you saw in my last blog this show was on SCS 5.0 to see what’s coming in SCS' next version? SCS 5.0 is just around the corner and the vPEC team had our guests Shai Kavas and Chaim Rand join us. This...
View ArticleAltiris and Intel vPro Use Cases – Part 5 – Tightening AMT Security
NOTE: If you have not read parts 1 through 4, please read these before reading this part as this is a continuation of the story begun in the previous sections. Altiris and Intel vPro Use Cases Learning...
View ArticleSCCM SP1 hotfix KB957469 released – AMT 4 / 5 Power Control
Microsoft has just released a hotfix to address AMT 4 / AMT 5 power control within System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 1. System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (KB957469):...
View ArticleIntel® Client Manageability Add-on for Microsoft* SMS 2003 version 5.0.1...
Intel® Client Manageability Add-on for Microsoft* SMS 2003 version 5.0.1 has been released. Version 5.0.1 contains the following improvements: Check all IPs for site boundaries Read machines from SCS...
View ArticleIt’s here! User Guide for Intel Management Engine (Intel AMT 5.0)
Just uploaded the updated user guide, which supports Intel AMT 5.0 on the McCreary platform. It's loaded with screenshots and discusses configuration procedures for Basic (SMB), Standard, and Advanced...
View ArticleUpgrading Intel® AMT SCS from version 3.3 to version 5.x?
If you are gettng ready to upgrade your Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) Setup and Configuration Service (Intel SCS or SCS) from version 3.x to 5.x. check out my It covers a couple of...
View ArticleIntel® AMT SCS 5.X GUI Quirks…
Some issues with the Intel® Active Management Technology’s (Intel® AMT) Setup and Configuration Service (Intel SCS or SCS) Console GUI in the 5.x versions exist. While not insurmountable, they must be...
View ArticleOhio Department of Transportation Uses Intel® Core™ i5 and i7 vPro™...
Download Now With both its budget and workforce shrinking, Ohio’s Department of Transportation (ODOT) is using new PCs based on the Intel® Core™ i5 and i7 vPro™ processors to work more efficiently....
View ArticleCapitalizing on the Power of Big Data for Healthcare; 5 Steps to Get Started
As the healthcare industry transitions from fee-for-service to fee-for-value, and to team-based care models that require a high degree of care coordination (such as PCMH), a more holistic, 360 degree...
View Article5 Reasons Companies Invest in New Security Programs
Justifying security investments to protect internal operations is a difficult proposition in the corporate world. Internal security typically does not generate revenue. It simply protects the systems...
View ArticleThe Top 5 Data Center Trends
This article originally appeared on The Data Center Journal What do they all have in common and how can IT minimize the risks inherent to infrastructure changes? Keeping up with technology trends has...
View Article5 Most Interesting Security Metrics in the Q3 2014 McAfee Threat Report
The McAfee Labs Threat Report for Q3 2014 is out. (McAfee is part of Intel Security) As one of my longstanding benchmarks to track malware growth and velocity, this issue does not disappoint. Here...
View ArticleTransform IT Episode 5 Recap: The Intersection of Technology and Humanity
What does it mean to be a futurist? In episode 5 of the Transform IT show I sat down with James Jorasch and Rita J. King, powerhouse couple, futurists and founders of Science House. We talked about...
View Article5 Essential Apps for Your Small Business
Running a business can feel like playing every part in an orchestra ... as one person. Small business owners frequently have to play strings, horns, and percussion all at the same time. With so much...
View Article5 Hyperscale Lessons For Mainstream Datacenters
Management practices from the HPC world can get even bigger results in smaller-scale operations. In 2014, industry watchers have seen a major rise in hyperscale computing. Hadoop and other cluster...
View ArticleThe Path to CIO: We will always have Paris
“When I grow up, I want to be a CIO,” said no child ever. Fireman, policeman, doctor, just about anything but CIO. As a young girl growing up in Michigan, Ginny Davis loved animals. Growing up, she...
View ArticleWhere Do You See Yourself in 5 Years?
It’s an oft-used job interview question that’s a quick way for hiring managers to glimpse into a job applicant’s goals and priorities. Is this person motivated, proactive, and likely to stick around...
View Article5 More Reasons Why More Data Doesn’t Guarantee Better Decisions
In my last blog, I discussed 5 reasons why more data doesn’t guarantee better decisions. I had picked what I considered my top five from a long list of reasons. I must have hit a nerve with our readers...
View Article5 Takeaways From HIMSS 2018
This year’s HIMSS conference didn’t disappoint when it comes to getting a great view of where healthcare technology is going and what is top of mind for those on the frontlines. Here are our top 5...
View ArticleTop 5 things Intel AMT does and was never designed to do
Years before I started working on Intel AMT, designers where creating a list of usages that would be enabled by Intel AMT. The list included, I presume, usages around 3PDS, remote reboot to BIOS, disk...
View ArticleUpgrading AMT FW from 2.5 to 2.6
If you want to upgrade your Centrino Pro laptop from AMT 2.5 to 2.6 to take advantage of Remote Configuration (RCFG, AKA "Zero Touch"), it can be done, but few gotach's you need to be aware of: First,...
View ArticleIntel® IT Director v1.5 – New Release!!!
Intel® IT Director v1.5 Release We are pleased to announce the release of IT Director v1.5. The release is available for download at: IT Director Download We would like to hear your feedback! Use the...
View ArticleIntel® IT Director 1.5 Flash Demo is avaliable now!
Have you tried Intel® IT Director 1.5? How do you think of Intel® IT Director 1.5? If you have not tried it and want a glance on how the application is configured, how to do AMT provision and how...
View ArticleNCH Corporation Saves USD 5 Million Over Five Years with Intel® Xeon®...
NCH Corporation, a provider of industrial maintenance solutions, needed to establish a new instance of its global Oracle* database. A key decision: maintain consistency with the current IBM AIX*...
View ArticleData is the New Currency of the Digital Service Economy: My 5 Takeaways from...
City-wide traffic visualization. Global shipping data. Airplane traffic patterns. Worldwide Facebook* connections. A stunning video highlighting the current deluge of data as both the world’s most...
View ArticleProvisioning with Hostname only in SCS 5.0 + (NEW info) with AD Integration
Some of you might find that you need to provision your vPro systems with hostname only as opposed to the generally recommended and accepted fully qualified domain name - FQDN. The typical reason for...
View Article5 Questions to Ask Intel at GigaOm Structure (June 22-23, 2011)
GigaOM's Structure is this week (June 22-23) and Intel is a headline sponsor. While at the show, we would love it if you asked Intel some questions. To get the ball rolling, here are five topics that...
View Article5 Questions to Prove a Cyber Security Strategy
A recent security survey indicated half of those surveyed, have a documented cyber security strategy. I don't believe it! More specifically, I don’t believe the organizations with a 'documented...
View Article5 Questions You Should Ask a Potential OpenStack Vendor
As a business decision-maker (BDM), you may already see the advantages of implementing cloud computing and are discussing with your IT team various options to increase its use in your company. Running...
View ArticleCybersecurity Bounty for iOS Zero-Day Exploits Rise to $1.5 Million
Zerodium is offering a $1.5 million bounty for iOS 10 zero-day exploits. This is the latest of escalating vulnerability bounties to cybersecurity researchers. It may seem excessive, but this is a...
View ArticleIntel Continues to Enhance Software Defined Networking (SDN) Capabilities...
Now that everyone is talking about Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Overlays, I guess it is time to start talking more about what Intel and VMware have already implemented over the past...
View ArticleMy Top 5 Attractions for Networking Enthusiasts at IDF15
By Renu Navale, Director of Intel Network Builders It is an exciting time to work in the networking industry! Networking technology is going through a massive transformation as software defined...
View ArticleIn the Data Center: Open FCoE Brings Integrated Fibre Channel over Ethernet...
On July 12th, VMware announced vSphere 5, the new version of its enterprise virtualization suite. There are many new features and capabilities in this product. From a networking point of view, one...
View ArticleThe Path to CIO: The Black Belt CIO
“When I grow up, I want to be a CIO”, said no child...ever! Fireman, policeman, doctor, just about anything...but not CIO! All Paul Chapman knew was that he wanted to work in an office. As child...
View ArticleThe Path to CIO: Play That Funky Music Tech Boy
“When I grow up, I want to be a CIO”, said no child...ever! Firefighter, police officer, doctor, just about anything...but not CIO! Steve Ginsberg’s Path to CIO included stops in Hollywood, the...
View ArticleThe Path to CIO: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
“When I grow up, I want to be a CIO”, said no child...ever! Firefighter, police officer, doctor, just about anything...but not CIO! Steve Snyder, CIO of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority in...
View ArticleNCH to Save USD 5.5 Million over Five Years with Intel® Xeon® Processor 7500...
Watch Now NCH Corporation, a major international marketer of maintenance products, expects to save USD 5.5 million over five years in hard costs like maintenance. How? By using servers based on the...
View ArticleThe Path to CIO: From Rock ‘n Roll to CIO
“When I grow up, I want to be a CIO”, said no child...ever! Fireman, policeman, doctor, just about anything...but not CIO! Me? I was going to be a rock star! From the moment I first heard the Beatles...
View ArticleThe Path to CIO: From Mining Gold to Developing People
“When I grow up, I want to be a CIO”, said no child...ever! Fireman, policeman, doctor, just about anything...but not CIO! For Tracy Kemp, CIO of Allegion, the Path to CIO started in the Big Sky...
View ArticleThe Path to CIO: The Series Finale
“When I grow up, I want to be a CIO”, said no child...ever! Firefighter, police officer, doctor, just about anything...but not CIO! So, how did we all end up there? Over the past year, I have asked a...
View ArticleThe Path to CIO: From Paris to the Sierra Nevadas
“When I grow up, I want to be a CIO”, said no child...ever! Firefighter, police officer, doctor, just about anything...but not CIO! CIO of Brain Balance Achievement Centers, Stephane Bourles’ Path to...
View ArticleThe Path to CIO: The Building Blocks of a CIO
“When I grow up, I want to be a CIO”, said no child...ever! Fireman, policeman, doctor, just about anything...but not CIO! Isaac Sacolick wanted to build...bridges, buildings, trains. His love for...
View ArticleIntelligent Clients and XenDesktop 5.5 Improve User Experience and IT Control
Citrix’s announcement of XenDesktop 5.5 is a welcome step in the evolution of desktop virtualization towards a more intelligent infrastructure, one that strives for an improved balance between user...
View ArticleSCS 5.0 – Setup and Configuration version 5.0 – the latest and greatest
SCS 5.0 is the latest version of the Intel Setup and Configuration Service. This new version boasts a number of fundamental and exciting additions to the world of vPro: You can enjoy the benefits of...
View ArticleIBM WebSphere* Application Server 8.5.5 Turns Streamlining up to 11
You may have already heard, but support for IBM WebSphere* Application Server (WAS) 6.1 is ending on September 30, 2013, so there’s never been a better time to upgrade to WAS 8.5.5. If you’re asking...
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