The Effects of Future The Effects of Future Computer Hardware on Computer Hardware on

BusinessBusiness

Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems(HTM 304)(HTM 304)Spring 2007 Section 02/03Spring 2007 Section 02/03Valentin KifumbiValentin KifumbiStuart PierceStuart PierceJeremy QuintonJeremy Quinton

The Changing WorldThe Changing World

From fire to supercomputers

Then and NowThen and Now

Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC) Worlds Smallest Web Server

Affects on BusinessesAffects on Businesses

Worldwide market place

Efficiency and Productivity

Safety

Speed and Pace

ObjectivesObjectives

Future Trends in Computer Hardware

Recommendations for Businesses

ScopeScope

Computer Hardware limited to: CPU,

Memory, Motherboards, and Graphic Cards

Recommendations will be general, geared

to all types of businesses

MethodologyMethodology

Personal Information

Library and books

Internet

The future of the The future of the Central Processing Unit (CPU)Central Processing Unit (CPU)

AMD Mid-2007? CPU (Barcelona)AMD Mid-2007? CPU (Barcelona)

More BarcelonaMore Barcelona

Late 2007? Intel CPU (Penryn)Late 2007? Intel CPU (Penryn)

More near-future trendsMore near-future trends

Nehalem in 2008?Nehalem in 2008?

Multi-Core EvolutionMulti-Core Evolution

Prototype 80-core teraflop CPU Prototype 80-core teraflop CPU from Intelfrom Intel

Closer look at 80 core CPUCloser look at 80 core CPU

Up to 256 MB RAM Up to 256 MB RAM stacked on the CPUstacked on the CPU

Advantages of more on-die memoryAdvantages of more on-die memory

Increase in specialized Increase in specialized microprocessorsmicroprocessors

Combining specialized chips with Combining specialized chips with general-purpose chipsgeneral-purpose chips

Motherboards or MainboardsMotherboards or Mainboards

Intel Series 3 (Bearlake) ChipsetIntel Series 3 (Bearlake) Chipset

PCI Express 2.0 doubles the PCI Express 2.0 doubles the PCI Express bandwidth shownPCI Express bandwidth shown

PCI-Express to have more power for PCI-Express to have more power for your graphics cardyour graphics card

Unified Extensible Firmware Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Interface (UEFI)

Next-generation Next-generation Random Access Memory (RAM)Random Access Memory (RAM)

Magnetoresistive Random Access Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory (MRAM) Memory (MRAM)

Phase-change RAM (PRAM )Phase-change RAM (PRAM )500x faster than flash memory, 500x faster than flash memory,

½ the power½ the power

Hard DrivesHard Drives

Patterned Media Patterned Media increases storage densityincreases storage density

Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR) increases storage density(HAMR) increases storage density

Samsung 32GB Flash Drive Samsung 32GB Flash Drive available today for $529available today for $529

“SILENT. boot times on my laptop were cut more than half.”

Optical StorageOptical Storage

In-Phase Holographic StorageIn-Phase Holographic Storage300 GB per disc!300 GB per disc!

RecordingReading

Next generation graphics from ATINext generation graphics from ATI

1GB GDDR4@1.1GHz model

700 million transistors - up to 320 stream processors

H.264 and VC-1 support

Hardware High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP), High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)

128-bt high-dynamic range rendering (HDR) rendering

Requires 250-300 watts of power

ATI’s next generation graphics chip, the R600ATI’s next generation graphics chip, the R600

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RecommendationsRecommendations

Plan the use of IT Plan the use of IT Managing the computing infrastructureManaging the computing infrastructure Managing the enterprise applicationManaging the enterprise application Protect information assetProtect information asset Manage outsourcing relationshipsManage outsourcing relationships

Plan the use of ITPlan the use of IT

Align information systemAlign information system Communicate ISCommunicate IS Develop and enforce ISDevelop and enforce IS

Managing the computing Managing the computing infrastructureinfrastructure

Align infrastructureAlign infrastructure Create, operate, and maintainCreate, operate, and maintain Product standardsProduct standards Track and monitor resolutionTrack and monitor resolution Manage staffManage staff

Managing the enterprise applicationManaging the enterprise application

Develop new applicationDevelop new application Maintain systemMaintain system Manage development staffManage development staff

OutsourcingOutsourcing

AdvantagesAdvantages DisadvantagesDisadvantages

Questions?Questions?