OIM 210 1nd Edition Lecture 4 Outline of Last Lecture 1. Internet Business Modelsa. Case study of NetflixOutline of Current Lecture 1. Moore’s Law2. E-wasteCurrent Lecture- Infrastructure is the facilities and the services for us- Information Systems Infrastructure is related to hardware, software, human resources, data and knowledge, facilities, and communication and collaboration networks- Data centers need cheaper, reliable power. Also need to have water nearby to cool the computers- Dr. Gordon Moore stated in 1960 that in every 18 months, the processing power of our devices will increase while the prices decreases. His law has been correct thus far- Software as a Serviceo Enables businesses to run software with little or no hardwareo Moves the brains of the software to the server farmso Might create latency- Software as a service is a new business model. Version less product. Just buy a subscription and you always get the current hardware- Software as a Serviceo Dealing with fluctuating computing needso Available resources allocated based on user needso Utility computing Rented from external provider Pay for how much you use- Supercomputers are the fastest computers in the world- Supercomputers are being used in various different corporations in several different industriesThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Grid Computing is using anyone’s computing to do the same computing as a supercomputer. Just need a lot of computers- E-waste is the waste that occurs from old electronics- Because of Moore’s law, and the incredible pace of developing technology, we have produced immense amount of E-waste. - All sorts of toxic materials are used in technology so the E-waste is harming several communities in developing nations- Lots of corruption behind
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