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Hazel I agree with Davedgreat's view on education. A firm is only as strong as the people who make it up. Without proper education, there's going to be a stagnation and you can expect little to no improvement....
Hazel Testing is a good solution to crack down on counterfeit components. However, as Arv pointed out, this will be a nightmare financially. Businesses are economy-driven systems; when you're losing money...
Hazel I agree, it would be such a waste if all these parts were to be shipped off to a landfill. I believe recycling centers already exist for this purpose, but some are just not equipped to handle certain...
Mary Jander Indeed, it seemed to me from close scrutiny of the results that IT pros were interested in green datacenters, but had their hands tied about just how to proceed. As a result, many don't have plans....
Mujuku It seems to me that an answer might lie with the two greatest challenges - operational costs and energy efficiency. If it can be demonstrated convincingly that green data centres offer considerably...
thinbluedba I'm surprised that the report states that only 47% of the respondents marked virtualization or cloud computer as an option. In addition to the green benefits, there have been overwhelming evidence...
Resurgent phoenix Perhaps an U.S. company can develop a recycling plan for some of the electronics generated in our economy. I hate to see all of that go into a landfill. On the other hand it is important...
arv Shane, I completely agree with you on testing for counterfeit components, but the cost associated with that is big one. A company manufactures a chip and it tries to reduce the testing...
arv Both the engineering and reverse engineering have lead to the growth of Electrical and Electronics Industry and in future too this will always be the case. But the counterfeit components is...
arv The Cloud based solutions and Collocation of different techonlogy is the way forward for organisations and enterprises. I agree that the cost of incorporating the infrastructure is high at...
Mary Jander The issue is an alarming one, surely. Perhaps one way to make it more widely known is to let consumers and the general public know what can happen when counterfeit components in hospital gear, etc.,...
Davedgreat2000 Hi Shane, Yes i completely agree. I know our quality control is always on the lookout for bad parts and we are always working to make sure that the parts are good, but one never knows if they...
Shane Fernandez Hi Davedgreat2000. Well, I can assure you that if you are not sure if your company is testing for counterfeit components, they are probably not. You would know as the equipment would be very visible...
James@SanDiego Consumers, both personal and commercial are often looking for sales and deals. Name brands carry a higher price tag due to R&D, trademarking and reputation. The greed and appeal of an...
Davedgreat2000 As an engineer, we often purchase our components from only approved vendors. However i'm not realy sure how our purchasing department makes these companies apaproved vendors. Not really sure how...
Shane Fernandez You said it Mary!
Mary Jander Great point about the authenticity and integrity of the supply chain, Shane. I think many consumers aren't really even sure what supply chain means. It's time we all took responsibility for how our...
Shane Fernandez Thanks for your comments Mary. You are right about the awareness factor. Evereyone is aware of technology, but the awareness is of the end product not the bullets, logistics and supply chain that...
Shane Fernandez Thanks for your comments Mary. You are right about the awareness factor. Evereyone is aware of technology, but the awareness is of the end product not the bullets, logistics and supply chain that...
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Hazel I agree with Davedgreat's view on education. A firm is only as strong as the people who make it up. Without proper education, there's going to be a stagnation and you can expect little to no improvement....
Hazel Testing is a good solution to crack down on counterfeit components. However, as Arv pointed out, this will be a nightmare financially. Businesses are economy-driven systems; when you're losing money...
Hazel I agree, it would be such a waste if all these parts were to be shipped off to a landfill. I believe recycling centers already exist for this purpose, but some are just not equipped to handle certain...
Mary Jander Indeed, it seemed to me from close scrutiny of the results that IT pros were interested in green datacenters, but had their hands tied about just how to proceed. As a result, many don't have plans....
Mujuku It seems to me that an answer might lie with the two greatest challenges - operational costs and energy efficiency. If it can be demonstrated convincingly that green data centres offer considerably...
thinbluedba I'm surprised that the report states that only 47% of the respondents marked virtualization or cloud computer as an option. In addition to the green benefits, there have been overwhelming evidence...
Resurgent phoenix Perhaps an U.S. company can develop a recycling plan for some of the electronics generated in our economy. I hate to see all of that go into a landfill. On the other hand it is important...
arv Shane, I completely agree with you on testing for counterfeit components, but the cost associated with that is big one. A company manufactures a chip and it tries to reduce the testing...
arv Both the engineering and reverse engineering have lead to the growth of Electrical and Electronics Industry and in future too this will always be the case. But the counterfeit components is...
arv The Cloud based solutions and Collocation of different techonlogy is the way forward for organisations and enterprises. I agree that the cost of incorporating the infrastructure is high at...
Mary Jander The issue is an alarming one, surely. Perhaps one way to make it more widely known is to let consumers and the general public know what can happen when counterfeit components in hospital gear, etc.,...
Davedgreat2000 Hi Shane, Yes i completely agree. I know our quality control is always on the lookout for bad parts and we are always working to make sure that the parts are good, but one never knows if they...
Shane Fernandez Hi Davedgreat2000. Well, I can assure you that if you are not sure if your company is testing for counterfeit components, they are probably not. You would know as the equipment would be very visible...
James@SanDiego Consumers, both personal and commercial are often looking for sales and deals. Name brands carry a higher price tag due to R&D, trademarking and reputation. The greed and appeal of an...
Davedgreat2000 As an engineer, we often purchase our components from only approved vendors. However i'm not realy sure how our purchasing department makes these companies apaproved vendors. Not really sure how...
Shane Fernandez You said it Mary!
Mary Jander Great point about the authenticity and integrity of the supply chain, Shane. I think many consumers aren't really even sure what supply chain means. It's time we all took responsibility for how our...
Shane Fernandez Thanks for your comments Mary. You are right about the awareness factor. Evereyone is aware of technology, but the awareness is of the end product not the bullets, logistics and supply chain that...
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