...User Interface Guide For Energy Exemplar PLEXOS® for Power System software Prerequisites Before reading this guide you should complete reading the article Power System Modelling 101. Read this guide in conjunction with Concise Modelling Guide. Version This document is current as at PLEXOS Version 6.202 and was last modified 8 June 2011. Document Conventions The following conventions are used: PLEXOS classes are shown underlined like Generator Properties are shown in brackets like Generator [Max Capacity] Collections are shown bracketed like Generator [Fuels] About This Document This document provides an introduction to PLEXOS® for Power Systems software, its features, core data concepts, the graphical user interface, and an overview of its modelling features. It makes references to other articles contained in the PLEXOS Help system where you can find more detail on particular features. User Interface Guide Contents Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................. 5 2 3 Technical Requirements ...................................................................................................................................... 6 2.1 3.1 3.2 Requirements.................................................................................................................................................. 6 Getting started ................
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...Assignment 01: Reimbursement Models Grid |Accountable Care Organization (shared savings) |Primary Care Medical Home |Bundled Payment |Partial Capitation |Full Capitation | |Strengths and Weaknesses |-Providers are accountable for total per-capita costs. -Patient “lock-in” is not required. - Reinforced by other reforms that promote coordinated, lower-cost care. |-Supports coordination of care between physicians. -Does not require accountability for total per capita cost |-Promotes efficiency and care coordination. -Does not require accountability for total per capita cost |- Combines FFS and prospective fixed payment, providing “upfront” payments that can be used to improve infrastructure and process. - Accountability only for services/providers. - May be viewed as risky by many providers. |- Provides “upfront” payments for infrastructure and process improvement and makes providers accountable for per-capita costs. - Requires patient “lock-in.” - May be viewed as risky by many providers. | |Strengths for Primary Care |YES - Provides incentive to focus on disease management. - Additional support by adding medical home or partial capitation payments to primary care physicians. |YES – Changes care delivery model for primary care physicians, allowing for better care coordination and disease management |YES, indirectly – Bundled payments result in greater support for primary care physicians |Yes – Partial Capitation allows for infrastructure and process improvement...
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...Week 3 Case Study 2 Submission Asa J Opie Sec 310 Professor Nerove Strayer 7-20-2014 Week 3 Case Study 2 Submission A critical infrastructure is defined as any facility, system, or function which provides the foundation for national security, governance, economic vitality, reputation, and way of life. (http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/NIPP_InfoSharing.pdf)In short, critical infrastructure is by definition essential for the survival of the nation. The USA PATRIOT Act specifically defines critical infrastructure as "systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, (Jena Baker McNeill and Richard Weitz, 2010) so vital to the United States that the incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination of those matters." FEMA defines critical infrastructure as "personnel, physical assets, and communication (cyber) systems that must be intact and operational 24x7x365 in order to ensure survivability, continuity of operations, and mission success, or in other words, the essential people, equipment, and systems needed to deter or mitigate the catastrophic results of disasters." (http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/NIPP_InfoSharing.pdf) The DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Reports specify the following sectors as part of critical infrastructure: Energy, Chemicals, Nuclear Reactors, Materials and Waste, Defense Industrial Base, Dams; Banking...
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...Masaryk University Faculty of Informatics The Shift Towards Cloud Computing Master Thesis Brno, May 2009 Stanislav Tvarůžek 1 Declaration I declare that this master thesis is solely my own work. I have cited all sources used in this thesis and I have provided complete references to them. Supervisor: RNDr. Radek Ošlejšek, Ph.D. 2 Abstract Cloud computing is a phenomenon of the recent years and academia as well as major IT players are paying more attention to this emerging and innovative approach. This thesis summarizes information from various sources gathered on the subject 'cloud computing'. Firstly, it tracks back the evolution of technologies that paved the road for cloud computing and accelerated its further advancements. Secondly, it provides a high level overview of cloud computing technology stack and identifies service layers exposed via on-demand infrastructure. Lastly, it investigates various aspects of cloud computing and its impact on information technology. Any comments and thoughts on this thesis are highly appreciated and you can drop me a line at: tvaruzek@mail.muni.cz Keywords: Cloud computing, Virtualization, Innova.sk, Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a Service, Amazon Web Services, Google Apps 3 Acknowledgments I would like to thank my supervisor Radek Ošlejšek for providing me the necessary help and guidance. I would like to express many thanks to my friends who helped me and supported me, especially...
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...Winans John Seely Brown Cloud Computing frequently is taken to be a term that simply renames common technologies and techniques that we have come to know in IT. It may be interpreted to mean data center hosting and then subsequently dismissed without catching the improvements to hosting called utility computing that permit near realtime, policy-based control of computing resources. Or it may be interpreted to mean only data center hosting rather than understood to be the significant shift in Internet application architecture that it is. Perhaps it is the name. Certainly it is more nebulous than mnemonic, if you’ll pardon the poor pun. We happen to think so too. We’d rather use the term service grid, frankly, but that name also has its problems. The fact is that cloud and service grid computing are paradigmatically different from their common interpretations, and their use can shed light on how internet architectures are constructed and managed. Cloud computing represents a different way to architect and remotely manage computing resources. One has only to establish an account with Microsoft or Amazon or Google to begin building and deploying application systems into a cloud. These systems can be, but certainly are not restricted to being, simplistic. They can be web applications that require only http services. They might require a relational database. They might require web service infrastructure and message queues. There might be need to interoperate with CRM or e-commerce...
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...Synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM) - is dynamic random access memory (DRAM) that is synchronized with the system bus. Classic DRAM has an asynchronous interface, which means that it responds as quickly as possible to changes in control inputs. SDRAM has a synchronous interface, meaning that it waits for a clock signal before responding to control inputs and is therefore synchronized with the computer's system bus. The clock is used to drive an internal finite state machine that pipelines incoming commands. The data storage area is divided into several banks, allowing the chip to work on several memory access commands at a time, interleaved among the separate banks. This allows higher data access rates than an asynchronous DRAM. Single in-line memory module random access memory(SIMMRAM) - is a module containing one or several random access memory (RAM) chips on a small circuit board with pins that connect to the computer motherboard. Dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) - is a type of random-access memory that stores each bit of data in a separate capacitorwithin an integrated circuit. The capacitor can be either charged or discharged; these two states are taken to represent the two values of a bit, conventionally called 0 and 1. Since even "nonconducting" transistors always leak a small amount, the capacitors will slowly discharge, and the information eventually fades unless the capacitor charge is refreshed periodically. Because of this refresh requirement...
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...IJCSI International Journal of Computer Science Issues, Vol. 9, Issue 1, No 1, January 2012 ISSN (Online): 1694-0814 www.IJCSI.org 238 Cloud Load Balancing Techniques : A Step Towards Green Computing Nidhi Jain Kansal1, Inderveer Chana2 1 Computer Science and Engineering Department, Thapar University Patiala-147004, Punjab, India 2 Computer Science and Engineering Department, Thapar University Patiala-147004, Punjab, India Abstract Cloud computing is emerging as a new paradigm of large-scale distributed computing. It is a framework for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of computing resources. Load balancing is one of the main challenges in cloud computing which is required to distribute the dynamic workload across multiple nodes to ensure that no single node is overwhelmed. It helps in optimal utilization of resources and hence in enhancing the performance of the system. The goal of load balancing is to minimize the resource consumption which will further reduce energy consumption and carbon emission rate that is the dire need of cloud computing. This determines the need of new metrics, energy consumption and carbon emission for energy-efficient load balancing in cloud computing. This paper discusses the existing load balancing techniques in cloud computing and further compares them based on various parameters like performance, scalability, associated overhead etc. that are considered in different techniques. It further discusses...
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...A Survey of Checkpointing Strategies for Shared-Memory HPC Applications Ana Gainaru,Aparna Sasidharan,Jorge Mario Cara Carmona University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign April 25, 2012 1 Introduction Fault tolerant protocols have always been a major research topic for the HPC community. Harnessing microprocessors to solve large computational problems has required the use of many microprocessors in a single system. Whereas today the large server machines in the business sector may have as many as 32 processors, large supercomputers can have thousands or tens of thousands of processors in a single machine. While this approach has proven itself to be highly effective in expanding the limits of computational capability, it has also brought to the foreground new challenges that did not arise in smaller systems. Fault tolerance is one such critical challenge.The problem of fault tolerance in modern systems arises from two important HPC trends. First is the rising frequency of faults in systems. Second is the increasing size and running times of applications running on these systems, making them more vulnerable to these faults. HPC systems are vulnerable to faults for three major reasons. First, whereas older machines were built from custommade,high-quality components, modern systems use commodity components that were designed and built for a less reliability-aware market. Second, as modern systems are made from more and more components, the probability of one of them failing...
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...Oracle® Database Concepts 10g Release 2 (10.2) B14220-02 October 2005 Oracle Database Concepts, 10g Release 2 (10.2) B14220-02 Copyright © 1993, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved. Primary Author: Michele Cyran Contributing Author: Paul Lane, JP Polk Contributor: Omar Alonso, Penny Avril, Hermann Baer, Sandeepan Banerjee, Mark Bauer, Bill Bridge, Sandra Cheevers, Carol Colrain, Vira Goorah, Mike Hartstein, John Haydu, Wei Hu, Ramkumar Krishnan, Vasudha Krishnaswamy, Bill Lee, Bryn Llewellyn, Rich Long, Diana Lorentz, Paul Manning, Valarie Moore, Mughees Minhas, Gopal Mulagund, Muthu Olagappan, Jennifer Polk, Kathy Rich, John Russell, Viv Schupmann, Bob Thome, Randy Urbano, Michael Verheij, Ron Weiss, Steve Wertheimer The Programs (which include both the software and documentation) contain proprietary information; they are provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use and disclosure and are also protected by copyright, patent, and other intellectual and industrial property laws. Reverse engineering, disassembly, or decompilation of the Programs, except to the extent required to obtain interoperability with other independently created software or as specified by law, is prohibited. The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. If you find any problems in the documentation, please report them to us in writing. This document is not warranted to be error-free. Except as may be expressly permitted in your license agreement...
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...MIS 535 Management Information Systems Organizations User Name Professor Name August 11, 2014 Table of Contents 1. Abstract…………………………………………………………………….……….……..3 2. Business problem statement……………………………………….……………..3-8 3.1 Risks 3.2 Obstacles 3.3 Breaches 3.4 Are you secure? 3.5 What’s your support plan? 3. Security…………………………………………………….………….8 4. Name of the company or organization…………..…………….………….…..8-10 5.6 Types of Cloud Computing 5.7 High Level Solutions 5.8 Cloud Computing Economics 5. Brief Description of proposed solution…………………………..………….10-12 6.9 Products 6.10 Business Recommendations 6. General benefits it will provide the organization…………………..……12 7. Audience to whom you are presenting the recommendation(s)…..12 8. Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………..14-15 9. References…………………………………………………………..…………………...16 Abstract The latest major changes in information technology today is Cloud computing. Cloud computing creates a dynamic and competitive working environment where changes are made at a fast pace in many companies and organizations today that are looking for ways to save on hardware storage, costs and production. The option of having a system that would allow a company to store its files elsewhere helps a company by freeing up more space on its own main server. In today’s business Information technology (IT), infrastructure...
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...THINGS are connected to internet and communicate via internet and can be intervened or controlled through internet. They also intern generate data and can be stored on cloud for further processing or the data required for control mechanism of these THINGS may exist on cloud itself. The crux of such exercise is to achieve improved efficiency, effectiveness, accuracy and economic benefit. I chose not to tell you the whole story but few specific examples of IoT which will bring us on same page of thoughts and make us easily understand in future anything we come across which is related to IoT. Smart Home: Smart home widely working on ZigBee protocol (considered as most secured and safe till now) is basically automation of lights, AC, door lock, Curtains etc.. In home and also able to communicate via internet through a gateway to any smart device connected to internet like smart phone and be accessible to any authorised user so as to monitor or control home appliances sitting globally anywhere using a smart home specific application. For example a Chinese brand called Wulian for smart home which entered Indian market recently (Where I did my SIP) has some of its application mentioned as follows which gives you a flavour of what exactly it is like. Scene Control Users can customize the multiple scene modes for lights, AC, multimedia devices etc... at once with scenes like home, out, party, visitor, sleep etc.. Linkage Control There is a...
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...1 CHAPTER #1: INDUSTRY ANALYSIS 2 1.1: INTRODUCTION........................................................................................3 1.2: HISTORY/ BACKGROUND......................................................................3 1.3: MAJOR PLAYERS......................................................................................4 1.4: PEST ANALYSIS.........................................................................................5 1.4.1: POLITICAL FACTOR.............................................................................6 1.4.2: ECONOMIC FACTOR.............................................................................6 1.4.3: SOCIO-CULTURE FACTOR..................................................................7 1.4.4: TECHNOLOGICAL FACTOR................................................................7 1.5: PORTER’S FIVE FORCES MODEL.........................................................9 1.5.1: THREATS...................................................................................................10 1.5.2: POWER OF BUYERS................................................................................10 1.5.3: POWER OF SUPPLIERS..........................................................................10 1.5.4: THREATS OF SUBSTITUTE...................................................................10 1.5.5: COMPETITIVE RIVALRY......................................................................11 1.6: STRATEGIC GROUP MAP..................
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...ELECTRIC GRID Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability U.S. Department of Energy April 2014 Update Large Power Transformers and the U.S. Electric Grid This page intentionally left blank. DOE / OE / ISER April 2014 ii Large Power Transformers and the U.S. Electric Grid FOR FURTHER INFORMATION This report was prepared by the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability under the direction of Patricia Hoffman, Assistant Secretary, and William Bryan, Deputy Assistant Secretary. Specific questions about information in this report may be directed to Dr. Kenneth Friedman, Senior Policy Advisor (kenneth.friedman@hq.doe.gov). Tiffany Y. Choi of ICF International contributed to this report. The U.S. Department of Energy would like to acknowledge the following reviewers for their contribution to this report: ABB American Transmission Company Bartley, William H., Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company, A member of the Munich Reinsurance Company North American Electrical Reliability Corporation Ontario Power Generation Scott, Daniel U.S. Department of Commerce U.S. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Cover photo sources: Large power transformer photo: Siemens.com High-voltage transmission lines photo: Utilities-me.com DOE / OE / ISER April 2014 iii Large Power Transformers and the U.S. Electric Grid Table...
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...PART 1 BASIC LAND NAVIGATION PART 1 Basic Land Navigation USING THE MILITARY LENSATIC COMPASS PART 1 Basic Land Navigation WARNING This presentation is intended as a quick summary, and not a comprehensive resource. If you want to learn Land Navigation in detail, either buy a book; or get someone, who has the knowledge and skills, to teach you in person. PART 1 Basic Land Navigation NOTE To get the ideas across presented on these slides, many figures, pictures, and calculations may not be to scale and may be exaggerated for clarity. PART 1 Basic Land Navigation Note: Prior to being issued any training *equipment, you will be required to sign a “statement of liability” agreeing to pay for anything you damage or lose. All items will be inspected and inventoried prior to your signature and at the end of the training day too. If you do not intend to sign this statement, then you may be denied training. * You may use your own equipment. PART 1 Basic Land Navigation Any Questions? PART 1 Basic Land Navigation LAND NAVIGATION WITH MAP AND LENSATIC COMPASS PART 1 Basic Land Navigation LAND NAVIGATION Why Learn Land Navigation? Training and practicing land navigation on foot provides the following everyday navigation (how not to get lost) benefits; - Tracking present location (Where am I ?) - Determining Distance (How far is it and am I there yet ?) - Sense of direction (Where do I want to go and where am I actually going ?) - How to read a topographic map (Do...
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...dynamically provisioned and shared to achieve significant economies of scale. A strong service management platform results in near-zero incremental management costs when more IT resources are added to the cloud. The proliferation of smart mobile devices, high speed wireless connectivity, and rich browser-based Web 2.0 interfaces has made the network-based cloud computing model not only practical but also a source of reduced IT complexity. Players across the IT industry have announced cloud computing efforts of varying shapes and sizes, leading analysts to attempt to identify various characteristics, such as infrastructure outsourcing, software as a service, and next generation distributed computing, to describe these efforts. Keywords: Clouds, Grid computing, Cloud Storage, SaaS, Server Virtualization, Data Center 1. Introduction Cloud computing comes into focus only when we think about what IT always needs: a way to increase capacity or add capabilities on the fly without investing in new infrastructure, training new personnel, or licensing new software. Cloud computing encompasses any subscription-based or pay-per-use service that, in real time over the Internet, extends IT's existing capabilities. The term Cloud Computing derives from the common depiction in most technology architecture diagrams, of the Internet or IP availability, using an illustration of a cloud. The computing resources being accessed are typically owned and operated by a third-party provider on a consolidated...
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