#System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

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Improving Health Care Delivery by Integrating Information Technology In order to modernize the operations of their medical facility, Pleasant Manor nursing home should consider contracting to implement the Epic System of electronic medical record (EMR) and practice management throughout their campus. A pioneer in the march towards digitization of health care records, "Epic makes software for mid-size and large medical groups, hospitals and integrated healthcare organizations" using proprietary software that efficiently "spans clinical, access and revenue functions and extends into the home" (Epic, 2012). In accordance with Pleasant Manor's stated mission to serve as an "expanded geriatric clinic that provides basic services for seniors, general practice, counseling and education programs, radiology, complete blood work, and an osteo-care unit for citizens of the outlying communities," the facility will make this transition with the goal of standardizing its procedures and streamlining its processes. Located on an expansive campus in the retirement community of Vero Beach, Florida, Pleasant Manor is widely recognized as a regional leader in the nursing care industry, offering an impressive 1:3 caregiver-to-resident ratio, monthly in-house physician visits and regular podiatrist, optometrist, and psychologist visits to consistently deliver high quality nursing care services to the local community. Today, Pleasant Manor has become a recognized leader in the "Skilled Nursing and Sub-Acute Rehab industry & #8230; (because) there are 44 nursing homes in Vero Beach but only four, other than Pleasant Manor, that can offer skilled nursing along with sub-acute rehab." The current restructuring of federal health insurance law means that the number of patients who now carry preventative care coverage has increased. Because Vero Beach lacks a full-fledged Community Care facility designed to the serve the area's burgeoning geriatric population, the majority health care needs are met by small 24-hour emergency clinics, private medical practices, and nursing home facilities like Pleasant Manor. The institutional objective set forth by Pleasant Manor is to provide superior in-patient and out-patient care in such a way that usage of integral facilities is encouraged to generate sufficient profit margins to maintain the facility's future viability. By adopting the EPIC system of electronic record keeping (EMR), Pleasant Manor can ensure that its continual process of modernization is conducted in such a way that patient acuity rates are preserved, while profit margins are maintained and even increased. The first priority of Epic Systems during the implementation phase of their electronic medical recordkeeping structure is applying the methodology of their Model System to the health care center undergoing the transition, "which provides a starting point for validating pre-built configurations based on the best content and workflows used" (Epic Systems, 2012) at the hospital's facility. The Epic Governance structure separates the various departments within a hospital which utilize health care records information, ordering them in terms of importance to the overall delivery of medical services. Physicians and nurses are the most crucial links on the informational chain, followed by administrators, support services, and in some cases external users like pharmacies and hospice centers. Thus, ascertaining the ways in which the various users access and exploit the health care data at their disposal is of critical importance to both Epic Systems and Pleasant Manor during the implementation of electronic medical recordkeeping. Due to the immense complexity and interconnected nature of a major nursing care facility like Pleasant Manor, "data is constantly changing based on information from doctors, nurses, patients and others" (Freudenheim, 2012). The electronic medical records provided by Epic Systems seek to streamline the operations of each of these users, by enabling them immediate access to diagnostic data, patient histories, and concurrent cases. It has been clearly established throughout decades of electronic medical recordkeeping implementation that "computerized record systems can actively search for and analyze information in ways that paper files never can, thereby improving patients' health" (Freudenheim, 2012). Under the new system, nurses, specialists and other health care professionals working at Pleasant Manor will be responsible for recording accurate charts on all patients, and those with chart discrepancies will ultimately be reprimanded or suspended. The reconciliation of all medical prescriptions, measurement of dosages, and the tracking of test results will also be standardized and recorded for use by physicians during time-sensitive cases involving imminent risk to the patient. In the same spirit of cooperation, the nursing staff of Pleasant Manor will now be capable of checking for medicine reconciliation on the fly, with the ability to immediately notify doctors in the event a mistaken dosage or diagnoses occurs. Administrators will also employ the Epic software to more efficiently schedule and assign their support staff, and to monitor medical operations for wasteful spending, theft, or other budgetary concerns. Based upon the extremely successful history of Epic Systems within the overall medical record digitization industry, with more than 120 million patients currently covered by their active electronic health records, it is reasonable to expect that Pleasant Manor will experience a similarly positive return on their substantial investment. A recent article published by U.S. News reported that "Sentara Healthcare, which has 11 hospitals in Southeastern Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina, has spent or budgeted $237 million to install and operate an Epic Systems Corp. EHR over 10 years, starting in late 2005 & #8230; (with) two-thirds of that is going to operations, not capital expenditures," (Versel, 2013). The dominance of Epic Systems within their field is well documented, and in the words of Dr. John D. Halamka, chief information officer of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, "the Epic software system is a de facto standard among the more complex academic health centers and multispecialty medical groups" (Freudenheim, 2012). Pleasant Manor and its network of residents and their families throughout Vero Beach will undoubtedly derive substantial benefits from this union with Epic Systems. References Epic Systems. (2012, August 13). Epic: Who we work with. Retrieved from http://www.epic.com/about-index.php Freudenheim, M. (2012, Jan 14). Digitizing health records, before it was cool. The New York Times. Versel, N. (2013, November 05). Taking a close look at electronic health records. U.S. News: A World Report, Retrieved from http://health.usnews.com/health-news/hospital-of-tomorrow/articles/2013/11/05/taking-a-close-look-at-electronic-health-records Read the full article

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How to upgrade System Center Configuration Manager 2012 to SP1

How to upgrade System Center Configuration Manager 2012 to SP1 | https://tinyurl.com/2dakodaa | #Guide #SCCM #WSUS This is a guide on upgrading System Center Configuration Manager 2012 to Service Pack 1 in a lab environment. Your setup may be slightly different so remember this is a guide, so if you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment at the bottom of this post. Note that I am using the following setup: Domain Controller – Windows Server 2008 R2 SQL Server – Windows Server 2008 R2 & SQL Server 2008 R2 CM2012 Server – Windows Server 2008 R2 DP Server – Windows Server 2008 R2 All these servers are obviously x64 so the download […] Read more... https://tinyurl.com/2dakodaa

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YF-23

johnbr Dec 8, 2012

Design

A front view of 87–0801 showing the curving exterior of the design.

The YF-23 was an unconventional-looking aircraft, with diamond-shaped wings, a profile with substantial area-ruling to reduce drag at trans-sonic speeds, and an all-moving V-tail. The cockpit was placed high, near the nose of the aircraft for good visibility for the pilot. The aircraft featured a tricycle landing gear configuration with a nose landing gear and two main landing gear. The weapons bay was placed on the underside of the fuselage between the nose and main landing gear.[20] The cockpit has a center stick and side throttle.[21]

It was powered by two turbofan engines with each in a separate engine nacelle on either side of the aircraft's spine.[22] Of the two aircraft built, the first YF-23 (PAV-1) was fitted with Pratt & Whitney YF119 engines, while the second (PAV-2) was powered by General Electric YF120 engines. The aircraft featured fixed engine nozzles, instead of thrust vectoring nozzles as on the YF-22.[12] As on the B-2, the exhaust from the YF-23's engines flowed through troughs lined with heat-ablating tiles to dissipate heat and shield the engines from infrared (IR) missile detection from below.[11]

The flight control surfaces were controlled by a central management computer system. Raising the wing flaps and ailerons on one side and lowering them on the other provided roll. The V-tail fins were angled 50 degrees from the vertical. Pitch was mainly provided by rotating these V-tail fins in opposite directions so their front edges moved together or apart. Yaw was primarily supplied by rotating the tail fins in the same direction. Deflecting the wing flaps down and ailerons up on both sides simultaneously provided for aerodynamic braking.[23]

To keep costs low despite the novel design, a number of "off-the-shelf" components were used, including an F-15 nose wheel, F/A-18 main landing gear parts, and the forward cockpit components of the F-15E Strike Eagle

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IOT in security & surveillance

Abstract: Security and surveillance has become a common facet of business. There are dangers in the world: some are personal dangers, others are dangers or risks associated with assets. While there has been much recent debate about the appropriate use and amount of surveillance, it is fair to say that some amount of security and surveillance is necessary in today’s world.

                                                   INTRODUCTION 

Security and surveillance solutions include everything from the most simple home monitoring systems and burglar alarms, to high-definition, motion-detecting cameras and retina scanning security solutions. Various forms of connectivity – both fixed-line and wireless – enable a basic type of M2M security solutions. However, when data from the solutions are aggregated and analyzed to predict behavior or thwart crimes, and we are able to access these data on common platforms and devices – including mobile devices – we have entered the world of the Internet of Things (IoT).

In 2012 there were 28 million security and surveillance IoT device connections worldwide growing to 170 million in 2021 at a compound-annual-growth-rate of 22%. See Figure 1. These include device connections in homes and businesses. Today, quite a large percentage of security and surveillance systems – especially those in homes – are unconnected. We anticipate an increase over the next ten years of the percentage of these kind of home systems that are connected

                                                      WORKING

To function as intended, IoT devices need to be managed both internally, (e.g., software maintenance) and externally (i.e., their communication with other devices).

This is accomplished by connecting every IoT device to a management unit, known as a command and control (C&C) center. Centers are responsible for software maintenance, configurations, firmware updates to patch bugs and vulnerabilities, as well as the provisioning and authentication of tasks, such as device enrollment.

Communication between devices is enabled via application program interface (API). Once a device’s manufacturer exposes its API, other devices or applications can use it to gather data and communicate. Some APIs even allow control over devices. For example, a building manager can use an API to remotely lock doors inside a specific office. 

C&C centers and APIs effectively manage day-to-day IoT operations. That said, their centralized nature creates a number of exploitable weak spots, including:

Unpatched vulnerabilities – Connectivity issues or the need for end-users to manually download updates directly from a C&C center often result in devices running on outdated software, leaving them open to newly discovered security vulnerabilities.

Weak authentication – Manufacturers often release IoT devices (e.g., home routers) containing easily decipherable passwords, which might be left in place by vendors and end-users. When left open to remote access, these devices become easy prey for attackers running automated scripts for bulk exploitation.

Vulnerable APIs – As a gateway to a C&C center, APIs are commonly targeted by a variety of threats, including Man in the Middle (MITM), code injections (e.g., SQLI), and distributed denial of service (DDoS) assaults. More information about the implications of API-targeting attacks can be found here.

Data Theft

An IoT device contains vast amounts of data, much of which is unique to its individual users, including online browsing/purchase records, credit card details and personal health information.

An improperly secured device leaves this data vulnerable to theft. What’s more, vulnerable devices can be used as gateways to other areas of the network they are deployed on, allowing for more sensitive data to be extracted.

Physical Harm

IoT devices are now commonplace in the medical industry, with examples including pacemakers, heart monitors and defibrillators. While convenient (e.g., a doctor can fine-tune a patient’s pacemaker remotely), these devices are also vulnerable to security threats.

An improperly secured device can be exploited to interfere with a patient’s medical care. It’s an exceedingly rare occurrence, albeit one to be considered when developing a strategy for securing IoT devices.

                                             APPLICATIONS  

The Opportunity - Smart Surveillance

Everyone is talking about the Iot, a trendy area of tech that is fairly new and growing exponentially. According to some estimates, the Internet of Things will connect 50 billion devices (not including PCs, smartphones and tablets) by 2020 – 250 of which will get connected every second. Also, the global economic value of IoT will reach $19 trillion by 2020. These figures have gotten everyone interested, including big players like IBM, which has recently invested $3 billion in its IoT division. So what is the significance for the video surveillance and security sector? The Internet of Things is likely to have a tremendous impact, as all types of organizations will look to connect their devices, enhance security and create ‘smart surveillance’ solutions.

Approach Reformulated With IoT

For many years, the focus within the video surveillance industry has been to connect most systems to Internet Protocol (IP) based networks. The next phase, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) as we call it, managed to create a connected device-based industry, and IP video surveillance systems perfectly integrated into that. Typical M2M successful examples would be GPS tracking solutions and remote asset (fixed or mobile) monitoring, to name a few. The result of these migrations was a huge amount of data that businesses had to manage.

With the recent improvements in mobile network (like LTE high speed connections), cloud technology and readily available fiber optics backbone, the Internet of Things (IoT) came into play. IoT brings a holistic approach to the table where connected systems and generated data are analyzed locally, or in the cloud, returning to decision makers the information they need, when they need it and in a fully customisable and easy-to-read interface.

Applications – IoT In Mining Industry

For example, in the mining industry, the technology can optimize operations and reduce risk. It can be used to monitor operations and videos, estimate the traffic going underground in the mines, and help with sub-systems management. Advanced video surveillance solutions, powered by the Internet of Things, can be used to read sensors and integrate with them. Thus, IoT can provide an array of connected sensors to businesses, which will help reduce the points of failure. With the deployment of IoT, 10-25% of operating costs can be reduced, like those associated with people and vehicle counting, and temperature and gas sensing.IoT can also help in the reduction of costs involved in the special care that has to be taken with monitoring and managing operations around inflammable gases. With smart surveillance and sensing systems, cameras can be programmed to trigger notifications. This can help businesses be better prepared and allocate resources strategically. Another direct application would be to help with managing the airflow in mines. There is also a risk of loss of lives, when it comes to mining operations, and this can be prevented with smart sensor systems. Connected sensing systems and smart video surveillance support with a predictive analytics component can help businesses predict hazards and take corrective actions in real time.

Smart Surveillance In Aviation Industry

Another industry that can benefit greatly from IoT is aviation. An airbus A380-1000, expected to be ready in 2020, will have 10,000 sensors per wing. An aircraft of this size is estimated to generate 8 Terabytes of data per day, which can be gathered and analyzed. Also, the aviation sector sees 35 million departures per year and, while there is surveillance data, nobody is analyzing these sensors. So, the opportunity in the aviation industry is huge. Security vulnerabilities are a major cause of concern for this industry, and this is where a smart video surveillance and sensory system can be helpful. By analyzing connected sensors and learning from the vast amounts of data generated, air travel can be made safer.

                                                         DISCUSSION

This survey intended to give an overview of the current trends in IoT security research. At the same time, this survey presented some attack vectors and challenges to IoT security. High quality papers from Web of Knowledge were reviewed and categorized into by their objectives, methods used in the research, and the simulation tools used in order to simulate or validate the results. It was found that other than the simulation tools and modeller, the availability of the platform to validate the security protocol will help in producing a novel IoT security protocol. Hence, there is no doubt that the rapid progress of research in IoT security is supported by the availability of simulation tools and IoT modellers. There have been real catastrophic events resulting from attackers using insecure devices as “thingbots” to attack the IoT network. This is strong evidence that the security of the IoT is of pressing concern. It is also assumed that the IoT will remain a target and attack vector for years to come. This is due to the increasing number of IoT devices, the heterogeneity of the protocols used in the IoT, and the minimal or default security measures embedded in the devices by the manufacturers. Clearly, cyber (IT) security, such as authentication, encryption, and firewalls, should be implemented as security measures in the IoT. But this is not sufficient. The interaction and integration between physical and cyber systems make the IoT different from the traditional network.

                                                     FUTURE SCOPE 

Internet of Things (IoT) is an escalating trend in today's world, and has proved to be a game changer in the field of technology. More and more sensors and devices are being connected together to develop new systems to solve real world problems. With the increase in technology and automation, security has become a major concern. The first line of defense for any property is always a security system, which alerts the owners regarding intrusion in real time. Currently, there exist multiple security systems, which make use of various motion sensors to detect any motion and notify the owner about the intrusion. However, most of these systems do not provide the features of zone barriers, facial recognition, remote camera surveillance and power failure detection, combined with ease of use, economic viability and power efficiency. The main objective of the proposed architecture is to overcome all these problems by developing a smart security and surveillance system which makes use of multiple ultrasonic sensors to detect intrusion attempts on the property of the owner, in order to notify them of the presence of an unauthorized person. Also, the system provides a warning to the person who has intentionally or unintentionally entered the property, so that they can step back in time, without triggering any alarm. With the help of a remote camera surveillance feature, the owner can monitor the surroundings of their property remotely. This system will issue an alert to the owner in case of a power failure as well. This system provides face recognition as an authentication procedure, in order to allow the valid entrants to enter into their property. All these features combined, create a flexible and reliable security system, which can be used in various properties, such as homes, offices, museums and so on.

                                                          CONCLUSION 

By harnessing the power of IoT for your security and surveillance solutions, you enable building owners, organization managers, and security professionals to:

Manage and control surveillance devices remotely to monitor all aspects of a facility.

Make smarter decisions about the best course of action to take based on real-time security conditions.

Determine when there is a false alarm without having to physically inspect the location or unnecessarily dispatch law enforcement.

Collect and analyze data to make important improvements to security processes and systems.

Perhaps the greatest benefit of using IoT solutions for your security system is the ability to prevent the loss of critical assets. IoT security solutions allow organizations to

Gain greater visibility over who enters and leaves a facility in real-time.

Consistently and securely monitor facility conditions from any location with Wi-Fi access.

Act quickly on important security alerts delivered right to their mobile device.

IoT makes it possible to gain greater visibility over your assets to improve security and prevent critical loss through real-time surveillance. Telit enables integrated wireless IoT security and surveillance solutions for security service providers, building owners, public organizations, and cities that want to build effective and secure security systems.

Author:

Jai Vardhan Singh Rathore, Anjali kale, Prathmesh Jadhav, Vaishnavi Jadhav  

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Drone Disaster Relief – How Drones are Used for Disaster Response

The ongoing pandemic (COVID-19) has taught us many things. Among those lessons is the realization that drones can be used for operations to save people’s lives.

Even before the pandemic, at AirWorks 2019, DJI announced that drones saved the lives of 279 people around the world. The number probably represents a small fraction of documented cases where drones were used as a means for public safety. For example, during the lockdown that followed after the onset of COVID-19, drones helped Indian authorities to contain the spread of the virus by monitoring the streets for unlawful gathering. Read the full case study.

We have just scratched the surface when it comes to commercial drone usage – drones have tremendous potential in disaster management alone.

In a report from the United Nations, it has been stated that 1.2 million lives were lost, 1.7 trillion dollars of damage was done and 2.9 billion people were affected due to global disasters that occurred between 2002 and 2012. With economic and human losses of this magnitude, every new technology that promises to save lives has a huge potential, including drone technology.

What Problems do Drones Solve During a Disaster Response?

There are several pre-existing protocols that are supposed to be followed during disaster response. Most of them have been successful so far, but they create their own set of challenges. The main one is the response time, which is of great importance during disaster management. The second one is logistical support.

For example, in 2015, an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 devastated the Kathmandu region of Nepal, which claimed the lives of 9000 people. All means of transportation were destroyed which drastically affected the disaster response and relief work. Many people, trapped under the rubble, lost their lives since help didn’t reach them on time.

When the Nepali government appealed for assistance to the international community, help arrived in the form of medical support, food, and relief equipment. Several international agencies came and deployed drones to help better assess the situation and to aid the search and rescue process.

Drones were also used during the 2013 typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. They were mainly deployed to survey the impact of the storm on farmlands and ascertain future risks from similar storms.

Drones help improve the response time, since they can be deployed much faster, as compared to traditional vehicles like a helicopter. Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) drones can cover large distances and assess the situation in an event where all transportation routes have been destroyed or made inaccessible.

Drone Benefits During Disaster Response

The process of disaster management can be broken down into the following stages:

Prevention

Preparation

Reponse

Recovery

Using drones for disaster response can add value to all of the above-mentioned stages according to a study from Zurich North America. The study highlights the correlation between a short response during the early phase of disaster recovery with increased success in search and rescue operations.

To better appreciate the benefits of using drones, consider the following:

Drones can ensure the safety of people. During the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster 2011, drones were used to survey the extent of the disaster without risking the lives of the relief workers.

Drones are quite effective as first responders since they can be deployed fast and easily, as compared to manned aerial vehicles.

Drones are relatively inexpensive, and with the help of a drone fleet management system, can be deployed in large numbers as autonomous fleets.

Drone Applications for Supporting Disaster Response

Drones are a versatile tool, to be used in various ways, as a critical aid in disaster response.

Drones have long been in use for aerial mapping and surveys. The same application can be easily extended to disaster response. For example, drones were used during the landslide of Oso, Washington in 2014 to map the region after the incident.

It often happens during an earthquake that a partially damaged building or a civic structure requires a thorough inspection before it can be deemed safe for humans to go there. Drones equipped with sensors like infrared (IR) cameras can do the job safely.

Drones can be used for medical delivery. A US-based company called Matternet did its first field trial of medical delivery using drones to camps set up after the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Drones can be used for search and rescue operations. In 2005, fixed-wing drones were used to search for survivors after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi.

How FlytNow Enables Drones for Disaster Relief

Drones are not just a piece of hardware; they are usually paired with intelligent software to make them truly effective. In a disaster situation of a large magnitude, having multiple drones can be advantageous, but managing a swarm of drones is not easy. FlytNow, with its cloud-based software solution, solves the problem of simultaneously controlling and managing a large number of drones.

In brief, FlytNow works as a cloud application that provides a unified dashboard to manage drones connected to the system. When a request comes for deploying a drone, an emergency response operator can use the advanced mission planner to create a flight path for the drone and initiate the launch. Once in the air, the drone flies with full autonomy as per the mission plan. Below is an illustration of how a drone public safety operation might operate:

FlytNow is available in two versions, FlytNow Business and Enterprise; the latter offers a host of customization options.

FlytNow Business

This is a standard offering that provides usability out of the box. The offering comes with features specifically designed for disaster response and public safety operations. Here are some of those features and how they benefit disaster relief operations:

The ability to control drones over 4G/LTE/5G networks. By combining this feature with VTOL drones, a disaster response team can fly drones for long distances, and conduct surveys and mapping of an affected area.

Role-based access to the system. Disaster response teams are multi-faceted and not all require the same level of access to the drones. A relief worker on the ground might require only video access compared to someone who is required to assess the entire situation for planning logistics.

A mixed fleet of drones. FlytNow is a hardware-agnostic platform i.e. it supports both off-the-shelf and custom drones based on PX4 and Ardupilot. In a disaster situation, different types of drones might be required. For example, delivery drones are heavy and can carry large packages. Whereas, drones meant for surveys are smaller in size and may even have fixed wings for long-distance flight.

Live video streaming and sharing. Video feeds from a swarm of drones flying over a disaster affected area can be streamed onto a single unified dashboard, which is ideal for command center operations.

FlytNow Enterprise

The Enterprise version includes FlytNow Business as well as customization and add-ons, for operations that need scalability and a high degree of automation. This edition includes an operating system, which is installed on a single-board computer (SBC) – the SBC is then attached to the flight controller of a drone. This configuration allows for add-ons and integration, some of them are as follows:

AI-based features:

Obstacle avoidance, also known as FlytCAS, allows a drone to fly over a complex environment. This feature is useful when a drone is flying over or near ruins which can throw unexpected obstacles.

Precision landing, also known as FlytDock, allows a drone to land precisely on a machine-generated visual tag. This feature can be used when a drone has to land on a specific location to make a delivery.

Object detection, also known as FlytAI, allows a drone to detect objects from its video feed. This feature can be used to detect moving objects or humans on the ground during a search and resume operation.

Support for third-party integrations: The FlytNow application supports integration with third-party applications. During a disaster scenario, it is important to accurately log the drone flights and to make sure the drones don’t interfere with other aircraft. There are service providers like DronelogBook for flight data recording and Airdata for airspace intelligence, which can be integrated with FlytNow easily.

Advanced geofence: For the safety of the drones and compliance with airspace norms, it is necessary to restrict the area of operation during any relief work. FlytNow supports polygon geofences for operators to work on complex geography.

Integration with ground-based hardware: FlytNow has native support for ground-based hardware like charging pads and Drone-in-a-Box systems. By using such hardware, a first-responder system can be set up where the launch and docking of a drone are fully automated. When disaster strikes, such systems can be activated for faster response and expedite the overall relief process.

Some Instances of FlytNow in Use

During the recent lockdown for COVID-19, India’s first drone command center was established in Ahmedabad, by Dronelab, using FlytNow, which allowed local drone pilots to launch coordinated operations to monitor the streets for unlawful gathering.

One of our partners in Belgium, DR ONE, is using FlytNow for airport asset monitoring.

History was created in the city of Lillestrøm, Norway, when Droneverkstedet, one of our partners, conducted the very first remote drone construction site inspection using FlytNow over a 5G network.

Summary

In this blog, we discussed the usability of drones in disaster response and the problems they help solve. Then we reviewed the benefits of using drones for use cases in disaster situations. Finally, we ended on the note of how the FlytNow drone fleet management system enables disaster management teams to quickly deploy and manage drones for disaster relief.

What’s Next?

Leverage the power of FlytNow to conduct remote public safety operations with capabilities of automation and AI. To experience FlytNow, sign up for our free trial for 28 days using this link: https://flytnow.com/pricing/

If you are interested in partnering with us, please visit https://flytnow.com/partner/.

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How to install volume licensed versions of Project 2016 and Visio 2016 on computer that has office 365 proplus (Click-to-Run)

How to install volume licensed versions of Project 2016 and Visio 2016 on computer that has office 365 proplus (Click-to-Run)

I have worked on couple of office 365 proplus rollout projects. In all projects ,one of the critical task is to manage MSI based deployments for visio/project 2016 on computer that runs office 365 proplus (Click-to-Run).

Click-to-Run is the technology used to install Office 365 proplus subscription based .Windows Installer technology (MSI) was used to install the volume license editions of older…

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Bryan Strauch is an Information Technology specialist in Morrisville, NC

Resume: Bryan Strauch

Bryan.strauch@gmail.com   919.820.0552(cell)

Skills Summary

VMWare:  vCenter/vSphere, ESXi, Site Recovery Manager (disaster recovery), Update Manager (patching), vRealize, vCenter Operations Manager, auto deploy, security hardening, install, configure, operate, monitor, optimize multiple enterprise virtualization environments

Compute:  Cisco UCS and other major bladecenter brands - design, rack, configure, operate, upgrade, patch, secure multiple enterprise compute environments. 

Storage: EMC, Dell, Hitachi, NetApp, and other major brands - connect, zone, configure, present, monitor, optimize, patch, secure, migrate multiple enterprise storage environments.

Windows/Linux: Windows Server 2003-2016, templates, install, configure, maintain, optimize, troubleshoot, security harden, monitor, all varieties of Windows Server related issues in large enterprise environments.  RedHat Enterprise Linux and Ubuntu Operating Systems including heavy command line administration and scripting.

Networking: Layer 2/3 support (routing/switching), installation/maintenance of new network and SAN switches, including zoning SAN, VLAN, copper/fiber work, and other related tasks around core data center networking

Scripting/Programming: SQL, Powershell, PowerCLI, Perl, Bash/Korne shell scripting

Training/Documentation:  Technical documentation, Visio diagramming, cut/punch sheets, implementation documentations, training documentations, and on site customer training of new deployments

Security: Alienvault, SIEM, penetration testing, reporting, auditing, mitigation, deployments

Disaster Recovery:  Hot/warm/cold DR sites, SAN/NAS/vmware replication, recovery, testing

Other: Best practice health checks, future proofing, performance analysis/optimizations

Professional Work History

Senior Systems/Network Engineer; Security Engineer

September 2017 - Present

d-wise technologies

Morrisville, NC

Sole security engineer - designed, deployed, maintained, operated security SIEM and penetration testing, auditing, and mitigation reports, Alienvault, etc

responsibility for all the systems that comprise the organizations infrastructure and hosted environments

main point of contact for all high level technical requests for both corporate and hosted environments

Implement/maintain disaster recovery (DR) & business continuity plans

Management of network backbone including router, firewall, switch configuration, etc

Managing virtual environments (hosted servers, virtual machines and resources)

Internal and external storage management (cloud, iSCSI, NAS)

Create and support policies and procedures in line with best practices

Server/Network security management 

Senior Storage and Virtualization Engineer; Datacenter Implementations Engineer; Data Analyst; Software Solutions Developer

October 2014 - September 2017

OSCEdge / Open SAN Consulting (Contractor)

US Army, US Navy, US Air Force installations across the United States (Multiple Locations)

Contract - Hurlburt Field, US Air Force:

Designed, racked, implemented, and configured new Cisco UCS blade center solution

Connected and zoned new NetApp storage solution to blades through old and new fabric switches

Implemented new network and SAN fabric switches

Network: Nexus C5672 switches

SAN Fabric: MDS9148S

Decommissioned old blade center environment, decommissioned old network and storage switches, decommissioned old SAN solution

Integrated new blades into VMWare environment and migrated entire virtual environment

Assessed and mitigated best practice concerns across entire environment

Upgraded entire environment (firmware and software versions)

Security hardened entire environment to Department of Defense STIG standards and security reporting

Created Visio diagrams and documentation for existing and new infrastructure pieces

Trained on site operational staff on new/existing equipment

Cable management and labeling of all new and existing solutions

Implemented VMWare auto deploy for rapid deployment of new VMWare hosts

Contract - NavAir, US Navy:

Upgraded and expanded an existing Cisco UCS environment

Cable management and labeling of all new and existing solutions

Created Visio diagrams and documentation for existing and new infrastructure pieces

Full health check of entire environment (blades, VMWare, storage, network)

Upgraded entire environment (firmware and software versions)

Assessed and mitigated best practice concerns across entire environment

Trained on site operational staff on new/existing equipment

Contract - Fort Bragg NEC, US Army:

Designed and implemented a virtualization solution for the US ARMY. 

This technology refresh is designed to support the US ARMY's data center consolidation effort, by virtualizing and migrating hundreds of servers. 

Designed, racked, implemented, and configured new Cisco UCS blade center solution

Implemented SAN fabric switches

SAN Fabric: Brocade Fabric Switches

Connected and zoned new EMC storage solution to blades 

Specific technologies chosen for this solution include: VMware vSphere 5 for all server virtualization, Cisco UCS as the compute platform and EMC VNX for storage. 

Decommissioned old SAN solution (HP)

Integrated new blades into VMWare environment and migrated entire environment

Physical to Virtual (P2V) conversions and migrations

Migration from legacy server hardware into virtual environment

Disaster Recovery solution implemented as a remote hot site. 

VMware SRM and EMC Recoverpoint have been deployed to support this effort. 

The enterprise backup solution is EMC Data Domain and Symantec NetBackup 

Assessed and mitigated best practice concerns across entire environment

Upgraded entire environment (firmware and software versions)

Security hardened entire environment to Department of Defense STIG standards and security reporting

Created Visio diagrams and documentation for existing and new infrastructure pieces

Trained on site operational staff on new equipment

Cable management and labeling of all new solutions

Contract - 7th Signal Command, US Army:

Visited 71 different army bases collecting and analyzing compute, network, storage, metadata. 

The data collected, analyzed, and reported will assist the US Army in determining the best solutions for data archiving and right sizing hardware for the primary and backup data centers.

Dynamically respond to business needs by developing and executing software solutions to solve mission reportable requirements on several business intelligence fronts

Design, architect, author, implement in house, patch, maintain, document, and support complex dynamic data analytics engine (T-SQL) to input, parse, and deliver reportable metrics from data collected as defined by mission requirements

From scratch in house BI engine development, 5000+ SQL lines (T-SQL)

Design, architect, author, implement to field, patch, maintain, document, and support large scale software tools for environmental data extraction to meet mission requirements

Large focus of data extraction tool creation in PowerShell (Windows, Active Directory) and PowerCLI (VMWare)

From scratch in house BI extraction tool development, 2000+ PowerShell/PowerCLI lines

Custom software development to extract data from other systems including storage systems (SANs), as required

Perl, awk, sed, and other languages/OSs, as required by operational environment

Amazon AWS Cloud (GovCloud),  IBM SoftLayer Cloud, VMWare services, MS SQL engines

Full range of Microsoft Business Intelligence Tools used: SQL Server Analytics, Reporting, and Integration Services (SSAS, SSRS, SSIS)

Visual Studio operation, integration, and software design for functional reporting to SSRS frontend

Contract - US Army Reserves, US Army:

Operated and maintained Hitachi storage environment, to include:

Hitachi Universal Storage (HUS-VM enterprise)

Hitachi AMS 2xxx (modular)

Hitachi storage virtualization

Hitachi tuning manager, dynamic tiering manager, dynamic pool manager, storage navigator, storage navigator modular, command suite

EMC Data Domains

 Storage and Virtualization Engineer, Engineering Team

February 2012 – October 2014

Network Enterprise Center, Fort Bragg, NC

NCI Information Systems, Inc. (Contractor)

Systems Engineer directly responsible for the design, engineering, maintenance, optimization, and automation of multiple VMWare virtual system infrastructures on Cisco/HP blades and EMC storage products.

Provide support, integration, operation, and maintenance of various system management products, services and capabilities on both the unclassified and classified network

Coordinate with major commands, vendors, and consultants for critical support required at installation level to include trouble tickets, conference calls, request for information, etc

Ensure compliance with Army Regulations, Policies and Best Business Practices (BBP) and industry standards / best practices

Technical documentation and Visio diagramming 

Products Supported:

EMC VNX 7500, VNX 5500, and VNXe 3000 Series

EMC FAST VP technology in Unisphere

Cisco 51xx Blade Servers

Cisco 6120 Fabric Interconnects

EMC RecoverPoint

VMWare 5.x enterprise

VMWare Site Recovery Manager 5.x

VMWare Update Manager 5.x

VMWare vMA, vCops, and PowerCLI scripting/automation

HP Bladesystem c7000 Series

Windows Server 2003, 2008, 2012

Red Hat Enterprise and Ubuntu Server

Harnett County Schools, Lillington, NC

Sr. Network/Systems Administrator, August 2008 – June 2011

Systems Administrator, September 2005 – August 2008

Top tier technical contact for a 20,000 student, 2,500 staff, 12,000 device environment District / network / datacenter level design, implementation, and maintenance of physical and virtual servers, routers, switches, and network appliances

Administered around 50 physical and virtual servers, including Netware 5.x/6.x, Netware OES, Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008, Ubuntu/Linux, SUSE, and Apple OSX 10.4-10.6

Installed, configured, maintained, and monitored around 175 HP Procurve switches/routers Maintained web and database/SQL servers (Apache, Tomcat, IIS and MSSQL, MySQL) Monitored all network resources (servers, switches, routers, key workstations) using various monitoring applications (Solarwinds, Nagios, Cacti) to ensure 100% availability/efficiency Administered workstation group policies and user accounts via directory services

Deployed and managed applications at the network/server level

Authored and implemented scripting (batch, Unix) to perform needed tasks

Monitored server and network logs for anomalies and corrected as needed

Daily proactive maintenance and reactive assignments based on educational needs and priorities Administered district level Firewall/IPS/VPN, packet shapers, spam filters, and antivirus systems Administered district email server and accounts 

Consulted with heads of all major departments (finance, payroll, testing, HR, child nutrition, transportation, maintenance, and the rest of the central staff) to address emergent and upcoming needs within their departments and resolve any critical issues in a timely and smooth manner Ensure data integrity and security throughout servers, network, and desktops

Monitored and corrected all data backup procedures/equipment for district and school level data

Project based work through all phases from design/concept through maintenance

Consulted with outside contractors, consultants, and vendors to integrate and maintain various information technologies in an educational environment, including bid contracts

Designed and implemented an in-house cloud computing infrastructure utilizing a HP Lefthand SAN solution, VMWare’s ESXi, and the existing Dell server infrastructure to take full advantage of existing technologies and to stretch the budget as well as provide redundancies

End user desktop and peripherals support, training, and consultation

Supported Superintendents, Directors, all central office staff/departments, school administration offices (Principals and staff) and classroom teachers and supplementary staff

Addressed escalations from other technical staff on complex and/or critical issues 

Utilized work order tracking and reporting systems to track issues and problem trends

Attend technical conferences, including NCET, to further my exposure to new technologies

Worked in a highly independent environment and prioritized district needs and workload daily Coordinated with other network admin, our director, and technical staff to ensure smooth operations, implement long term goals and projects, and address critical needs

Performed various other tasks as assigned by the Director of Media and Technology and

Superintendents

Products Supported

Microsoft XP/Vista/7 and Server 2000/2003/2008, OSX Server 10.x, Unix/Linux

Sonicwall NSA E8500 Firewall/Content filter/GatewayAV/VPN/UTM Packeteer 7500 packet shaping / traffic management / network prioritization

180 HP Procurve L2/L3 switches and HP Procurve Management Software

Netware 6.x, Netware OES, SUSE Linux, eDirectory, Zenworks 7, Zenworks 10/11

HP Lefthand SAN, VMWare Server / ESXi / VSphere datacenter virtualization

Solarwinds Engineer Toolset 9/10 for Proactive/Reactive network flow monitoring

Barracuda archiving/SPAM filter/backup appliance, Groupwise 7/8 email server

Education

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Minor: Mathematics

UNC School System, Fayetteville State University, May 2004

GPA: 3

High Level Topics (300+):

Data Communication and Computer Networks

Software Tools

Programming Languages

Theory of Computation

Compiler Design Theory

Artificial Intelligence

Computer Architecture and Parallel Processing I

Computer Architecture and Parallel Processing II

Principles of Operating Systems

Principles of Database Design

Computer Graphics I

Computer Graphics II

Social, Ethical, and Professional Issues in Computer Science

Certifications/Licenses:

VMWare VCP 5 (Datacenter)

Windows Server 2008/2012

Windows 7/8

Security+, CompTIA

ITILv3, EXIN

Certified Novell Administrator, Novell

Apple Certified Systems Administrator, Apple

Network+ and A+ Certified Professional, CompTIA

Emergency Medical Technician, NC (P514819)

Training:

Hitachi HUS VM

Hitachi HCP

IBM SoftLayer

VMWare VCP (datacenter)

VMWare VCAP (datacenter)

EMC VNX in VMWare

VMWare VDI (virtual desktops)

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Emergency Medical Technician - Basic, 2019

EMT - Paramedic (pending)

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Girl of the Week: September 16th-22nd 2019 - Lauren & Subaru BRZ

Subaru is known for its rugged, all-wheel-drive cars, designed to last and not for flash. This normally practical exterior was completely shattered in 2012 with the introduction of the Subaru BRZ (Boxer engine, Rear-wheel drive, and Z standing for the zenith). With a sexy silhouette that is anything but typical for the Japanese company, the BRZ has helped the brand change its perception across the globe. Since the BRZ was first introduced, critics everywhere fell in love. The sleekly designed Subaru bucks many of the brand’s traditions, while establishing itself as a performance model with a terrific value. This mixture of a practical price but sexy exterior has made the BRZ a popular choice in the sports car segment and even persuaded American stunning bike model and umbrella girl Lauren to get off the bikes for once and get in this fabolous car for her first 4 wheels photoshoot. After all, the comfortable ride, capable handling, and impressive, roomy interior makes Subaru BRZ the best choice for everyone ... even in high heels! When it was introduced in 2013, the Subaru BRZ was like a cool, refreshing drink of water in an arid wasteland. At the time, there were few sporting vehicles that weighed less than 3,000 pounds and drove their rear wheels. The BRZ's compact size, sharp dynamics and low price of entry were a revelation. Being the result of collaboration between Subaru and Toyota to make a fun-to-drive and inexpensive sports car Subaru BRZ is the other half of the now iconic joint venture that resulted in Toyota launching the widely popular GT86. Like its GT86 sister, the front-engined, rear-wheel drive 2+2 BRZ is powered by a 197bhp 2.0-litre flat four. It’s an engine that needs working hard if you want to make swift progress, but the BRZ is more about handling than straight-line speed. With its classical layout, it’s tremendously engaging to drive on twisty roads, and a rewarding machine on track. Handling is a big part of what the BRZ is about. The rear-wheel drive configuration is music to driving purists’ ears, while the low centre of gravity means this is a car that simply loves corners. The steering is excellent, the driving position is brilliant, and the clever electronic stability and traction control systems ensure you can have fun with fewer associated risks. All of this means you can expect a much purer and uncorrupted driving experience compared with a front-wheel drive hot hatchback. Unlike many modern performance cars the Subaru BRZ uses a naturally aspirated engine. That means the 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol unit makes just 200hp, while rival turbocharged cars extract nearly 50% more power from the same-sized motor. The advantage, however, is a more linear spread of power over a wider rev range – you need to reach 7,000 rpm for peak punch – rather than the laggy bottom and breathless top end associated with a turbo engine. Consequently the BRZ’s power is very predictable and easy to manage; the throttle response is sharp so when you want a quick burst of power, the Subaru delivers immediately. We’d have liked a more exciting engine note though. As a result, while the BRZ’s motor is a very effective tool it’s not something you’ll enjoy on an emotional level. Although a sports car, the BRZ isn’t what you’d call uncomfortable. Its sports seats are very supportive without being hard, and long journeys pose no real problem. The ride is cossetting thanks to 17-inch wheels with relatively fat tyres, so there’s not much of the choppiness associated with other focused sports cars. We could all learn something from the 2019 Subaru BRZ. The low-slung coupe starts with the right proportions and doesn’t add bloat or unnecessary weight. It’s better than average inside and out by our eyes. The BRZ isn’t coy about stealing inspiration from sports cars of the past. It adds modern touches like LED lights and sharp sculpting that cars from yesteryear couldn’t, but the Subie keeps the same elegant roofline and flared fenders like a greatest hits compilation. The inside is simple and smart, without much clutter. Its design is a subtle hat-tip to industrial design—nuts and bolts on the climate controls and simple switchgear underneath. The touchscreen planted in the center of the dash is welcome, without being too much of a distraction. The BRZ is hardly a straight-line champ. It saunters up to 60 mph more slowly than nearly all of its rivals, but that’s missing the point anyhow. The flat cylinder arrangement in the BRZ gives it a low center of mass that keeps the coupe uncommonly level around corners. Quick steering doubles up on the immediacy around the bends; the BRZ is a blast when the roads just can’t stay straight. We like that. Coils over struts in the front and a double wishbone in back prioritize weight over the front wheels. Nail the throttle and the BRZ’s weight gingerly slides toward the rear, where its tail can step out in predictable—but not very powerful—slides over and over, again. A Torsen limited-slip differential helps the BRZ mind its manners, even when we don’t. Comfort takes a backseat to performance in the 2019 Subaru BRZ. That’s assuming anyone can get back there, too. The front seats are exactly what you’d want in a low-slung sports car. Points there. But we ding the BRZ for rear seats that aren’t just vestigial, they’re also practically painted on. A scant 6.9 cubic feet of trunk space isn’t ideal either—we suggest doubling up and using the back seat as an extension of the cargo capacity. Bad knees and bad backs may not appreciate the seating position and low entry of the 2019 BRZ, but we suspect achy joints turned their backs on the sports coupe long before now. Miles for smiles, the investment in premium fuel for the 2019 Subaru BRZ is worth the money. Among small coupes, the BRZ is mid pack. The Mazda MX-5 Miata rates at 29 mpg combined, but turbo-4 versions of the Chevy Camaro and Ford Mustang do worse. If the BRZ looks like a small, boring two-seater commuter car to you, there are more efficient options out there. It takes a lot to consider the BRZ to be boring, however, especially if Lauren shows up driving this beauty. #cargirl #fastcars #cargirls #carporn #RidinGirlsBlog #drivergirl #femaleriders #sexycar #toyota #subarubrz #BRZ #luxurycars #carchick #suvlady #suv #speed #roadracing #ridingsexy #carracing #truckgirl #sportcar #girlswhoride #richgirls #mercedesclass #riderich #subarugirl #subarubrzpremium #brzpremium #toyotagt86 #scion #frs #subarugirls #coupe #sportcar

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SCCM 2012 Software Catalog Easy Access using DNS

SCCM 2012 Software Catalog Easy Access using DNS | https://tinyurl.com/27r83ns4 | #Guide #SCCM If you are using System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) then you will probably be making use of the Application Catalog feature. This allows IT departments to give a software shop front to its end users freeing up IT staff from the tedious installations of 7-Zip and Adobe Reader. But, the standard URL for the Application Catalog is a bit dirty, usually consisting of your servers name which will mean nothing to your end users. So, why not give it a fancy DNS name like software.mydomain.com ? To do this is a lot simpler than you might imagine and should not […] Read more... https://tinyurl.com/27r83ns4

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Walgreens Historical Highlights

1901

Charles R. Walgreen Sr. obtained the Chicago drugstore where he had filled in as a drug specialist - and that began the Walgreen chain. His vitality and excitement before long prompted new thoughts and yearning extension. For instance, he fabricated his own line of medication items to guarantee high caliber and low costs.

1901 verifiable picture

1909

The second Walgreen store opened.

1916

Nine stores fused as Walgreen Co.

1922

Walgreens imagined the malted milkshake. Clients stood three and four profound around the soft drink wellspring to purchase the "twofold rich chocolate malted milk."

1922 recorded picture

1926

The 100th store opened in Chicago.

1927

Walgreen Co. stock opened up to the world.

1933

Walgreens observed Chicago's World Fair. The organization opened four stores on the Century of Progress carnival. These stores explored different avenues regarding propelled apparatus plan, new lighting systems and hues - thoughts that modernized drugstore format and structure.

1939

Charles Walgreen Sr. kicked the bucket and Charles Walgreen Jr. turned into the organization's leader.

1939 chronicled picture

1943

The organization opened a not-for-profit 6,000-foot drugstore in the Pentagon. Every one of the benefits from the store went to the Pentagon Post Restaurant Council, which managed nourishment administration in the complex. The store worked into the 1980s.

1946

Walgreens gained its first outside property when the organization purchased the Mexican retailer Sanborn's. In 1984, the organization sold Sanborn's.

1950

Walgreens started to fabricate self-administration rather than representative administration stores in the Midwest. By 1953, Walgreens was simply the biggest administration retailer in the nation.

1950 verifiable picture

1960

Walgreens entered the Puerto Rico showcase.

Walgreens filled its 100 millionth remedy, undeniably more than any medication chain around then.

1968

Walgreens turned into the main real medication chain to put its solutions into tyke safe compartments, some time before it was legally necessary.

1969

Charles Walgreen III turned into the organization's leader.

1975

Walgreens came to $1 billion in deals.

1981

The primary Intercom PCs were introduced in five Walgreen drug stores in Des Moines, Iowa. This was the underlying advance toward making Walgreens the main drugstore chain to associate all its drug store divisions through satellite.

1982

Following day photofinishing ended up accessible chainwide.

1984

Walgreens opened its 1,000th store, at 1200 N. Dearborn in Chicago.

1984 recorded picture

1991

In November, the chain finished establishment of purpose of-offer filtering to speed checkouts.

Walgreens opened its first drugstore with a drive-through drug store.

1994

The 2,000th store opened in Cleveland.

1997

Radio Plus, Walgreens propelled PC framework, finished rollout to all stores. Radio Plus paces the medicine filling process, allows better patient guiding and is the main drug store framework in the business.

1999

Walgreens.com propelled a far reaching on the web drug store, offering clients a helpful and secure approach to deal with numerous pharmaceutical and human services needs on the web. Charles Walgreen III resigned as executive of the organization.

2000

Walgreens achieved the 3,000-store mark when its area at Halsted and Monroe in Chicago opened.

2001

Walgreens praised its centennial in June and rang the opening chime at the New York Stock Exchange.

2002

Walgreens turned into the primary drugstore chain to offer medicine names in numerous dialects chainwide. Today, marks can be imprinted in one of 14 dialects _ Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese and English.

2003

Walgreens achieved the 4,000-store mark when its area at Coldwater Canyon Avenue and Magnolia Boulevard in Van Nuys, Calif., opened in March.

2005

Walgreens opened its 5,000th store in Richmond, Va., in October.

2006

In July, Walgreens procured Happy Harry's drugstore chain, including 76 stores, fundamentally in Delaware. In the fall, Walgreens started offering in-store wellbeing centers, today called Healthcare Clinic, with medical attendant experts treating stroll in patients for regular afflictions. During 2006, centers opened in St. Louis, Kansas City, Chicago and Atlanta.

2007

Walgreens gained Take Care Health Systems. In the mid year of 2007, Walgreens procured Option Care, a system of in excess of 100 drug stores (counting in excess of 60 organization claimed) in 34 states, giving a full range of forte drug store and home mixture administrations. In the fall of 2007, Walgreens opened its first store in Hawaii in Honolulu and praised the opening of its 6,000th store in New Orleans.

2008

Walgreens finished its acquisitions of worksite social insurance suppliers I-trax/CHD Meridian Healthcare and Whole Health Management.

2009

Walgreens opened its first store in Alaska, denoting its quality in each of the 50 states. The organization commended the opening of its 7,000th store across the country with a great opening in Brooklyn, N.Y. Walgreens offered H1N1 inoculations at all of its drug stores and facilities across the nation to battle influenza pandemic.

2010

Charles R. Walgreen III resigned from the organization's top managerial staff following 46 years of administration. Walgreens finished its securing of the Duane Reade drugstore chain in New York. Walgreens opened its first Well Experience configuration stores in Oak Park and Wheeling, IL.

2011

Walgreens finished its obtaining of online retailer drugstore.com. Walgreens presented Web Pickup administration in the Chicago territory, joining the accommodation of web based shopping with its neighborhood stores. Duane Reade opened its lead store at 40 Wall Street in Manhattan, NY. The organization denoted its proceeded with duty to manageability with its 100th housetop sun based power framework establishment at a store in Mason, Ohio.

2012

Walgreens appeared its Chicago leader store, coming back to the notorious shopping corner of State and Randolph in Chicago's Loop where it worked a store from 1926 to 2005. Walgreens finished its procurement of Bioscrip's people group claim to fame drug stores and unified strength and mail administration drug store organizations. Walgreens propelled another online "Discover Your Pharmacist" instrument that enables clients to choose a drug specialist by coordinating their social insurance needs with the specialized topics, claims to fame, dialects and clinical foundations of Walgreens drug specialists. Walgreens and Alliance Boots reported they have gone into a key exchange to make the main worldwide drug store drove, wellbeing and prosperity endeavor.

Additionally, Walgreens opened its 8,000th store in Los Angeles.

2013

On November 21, Walgreens opened what is accepted to be the country's first net zero vitality store, foreseen to deliver vitality equivalent to or more prominent than it expends, in Evanston, Illinois. The store sports two breeze turbines, almost 850 sun powered boards and a geothermal framework tunneled 550 feet into the ground.

2014

On December 31, Walgreens took its items and administrations to the four corners of the world with the fulfillment of its merger with Alliance Boots, a main universal drug store drove wellbeing and magnificence gathering. With the culmination of the merger comes the arrangement of another worldwide organization, Walgreens Boots Alliance, consolidating two driving organizations with famous brands, integral geographic impressions, shared qualities and a legacy of believed human services benefits through pharmaceutical wholesaling and network drug store care, going back over 100 years each.

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70-462: Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2014 Databases

Published: June 11, 2012 Languages: English, Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil) Audiences: IT professionals Technology: Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2014 Credit toward 70-462 certification: MCSA, MCSE Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2014 Databases Exam Price: $165.00 USD* 70-462 exam Schedule: This 70-462 exam may be available in your country for online proctored delivery. Get more information. Convince your employer * Pricing does not reflect any promotional offers or reduced pricing for Microsoft Imagine Academy program members, Microsoft Certified Trainers, and Microsoft Partner Network program members. Cost is at the mercy of change without notice. Pricing won't include applicable taxes. Please confirm exact pricing with all the exam provider before registering to adopt an exam. Effective May 1, 2017, the current cancellation policy is going to be replaced completely using the following policy: Cancelling or rescheduling your exam within 5 working days of your respective registered exam time is susceptible to a cost. Failing to make an appearance for your exam appointment or otherwise not rescheduling or cancelling your appointment at least Twenty four hours prior to your scheduled appointment forfeits your entire exam fee. Skills measured This exam measures you skill to achieve the technical tasks the following. The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area for the exam. The greater the percentage, the harder questions it's likely you'll see with that content area on the exam. View video lessons in regards to the variety of question types on Microsoft exams.

Are there feedback concerning the relevance from the skills measured with this exam? Please send Microsoft your comments. All feedback will be reviewed and incorporated as appropriate while still maintaining the validity and toughness for the certification process. Observe that Microsoft won't respond directly to your feedback. We thank you for input in ensuring the standard of the Microsoft 70-462 Certification program. For those who have other questions or feedback about Microsoft 70-462 Certification exams or regarding the certification program, registration, or promotions, please speak to your Regional Service Center. Since February 18, 2016, this exam includes content covering both SQL Server 2012 and 2014. Please note that this exam won't include questions on features or capabilities which are present only in the SQL Server 2012 product. For more info, please download and review this document. Install and configure (20-25%) Maintain instances and databases (15-20%) Optimize and troubleshoot (15-20%) Manage data (20-25%) Implement security (15-20%) Implement high availability (5-10%) Preparation options: Instructor-led training Exam prep videos Self-paced training Practice test From the community Books Who should take this exam? This exam is supposed for database professionals who perform installation, maintenance, and configuration tasks. Other responsibilities include setting up database systems, making certain those systems operate efficiently, and often storing, copying, and securing data from unauthorized access. More information about 70-462 Online Practice exams: Get yourself ready for an assessment: It is recommended that you review this exam preparation guide completely and familiarize yourself with the time on this website prior to deciding to schedule your exam. See the Microsoft Certification exam overview for information regarding registration, videos of typical exam question formats, as well as other preparation resources. For info on exam policies and scoring, understand the Microsoft 70-462 Certification exam policies and FAQs. Check out about 70-462 Mock Test site: click for more info.

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What is Oracle Cloud ERP?

Foremost, the Oracle Cloud ERP abbreviated as Oracle Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning includes all sorts of functions in an enterprise or organization i.e, from account management, financial management, and project management to procurement. Likewise, Oracle entered the IT industry with its maximum used cloud-based technology based on the end-to-end Saas (Software as a service) platform suite that runs on Oracle cloud centers. The tool has the ability to grow the business in an efficient way with its utmost delivery structure at lower costs.

Oracle Cloud ERP has a start of the art data security that makes the data flow much easier to share and secure. With this cloud tool, the components which get through the end users help the company or an organization to streamline the analytical flow, user experience, reporting and automation tools, compliance and Oracle Fusion SCM& more.

What are the Advantages of Implementing Oracle Cloud ERP?

Above all, an ERP suite allows the user to analyze, manage and store the data within the enterprise beyond all the operations in one subjective location that acts as a single path to generate more valuable reports. Speaking of the advantages of Oracle Cloud ERP the most used areas of implementing ERP are as below:

The all-seeing and chief advantage of the oracle cloud tool is its toughened security system.

According to a few studies recently, the implementation failure rate is lower than the other cloud tools such as SAP. Also, the implementation cost is way less than SAP with a better functional and user-friendly interface.

Oracle Cloud ERP allows customized options to generate reports in a specific way based on the requirements of the end user. So definitely the user can modify the data as per the need.

As many organizations are adopting cloud technologies, the Oracle Cloud ERP is also a database technology, the integration of a single data for the report creation, and report sharing is swift.

There will be continuous and automatic upgrading of the Oracle Cloud ERP to witness their quick adaptive changes.

Quick implementation as well as configuration relevant to changes shows up in the IT industry.

Easy accessibility throughout the clock from anywhere and on any device.

Improved User interface i.e, the complete redesign shows quicker and easier to perform the management operations.

Oracle Cloud ERP Applications will soon become legacy applications. They are feasible for large and Mid-size companies.

This Cloud ERP supports and is accessible through all devices including Mobiles.

What are the Deployment Models available in Oracle Cloud ERP?

As we said earlier, Oracle ERP is a Saas platform i.e, Software as a platform. So it is the process of configuring an ERP system that migrates the data to newer software. There are types of Cloud deployment models which are Private Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, and Public Cloud. In brief,

A Private Cloud can deploy an ERP system with a private cloud provider’s data center in co-location and a hosted environment.

The Hybrid Cloud can deploy in a combination of Private and Public Clouds.

Whereas, the Public cloud can deploy your ERP in a shared and public deployment cloud.

As a part of the cloud deployment service, a few decision points have to be considered such as Ownership, Customization, Fiscal model i.e, cut costs, Life cycle, and Outhousevs In house management.

What are the Versions History changes for Oracle Cloud ERP?

After a lot of structural and analytical changes, the introduction of the Oracle Cloud ERP went through a few version updates to get a great market-changing cloud ERP. Oracle Cloud ERP was originally a part of Oracle Fusion Applications. Thereafter, Oracle’s enterprise resource planning software suite was developed for Oracle Fusion Architecture and Oracle Fusion Middleware which was released in 2011. Later, Oracle announced the preview availability of Oracle Cloud ERP at Oracle OpenWorld 2012. In October 2015, the company reported that Oracle ERP Cloud had exceeded 1,300 customers. On August 2, 2017, Oracle announced the R13 of Oracle Cloud ERP. Reportedly, the Oracle Cloud ERP business has grown to a run rate usage of over 11,000 organizations worldwide in October 2022 to run their businesses.

What are the Major Offerings / Modules Available?

Oracle Cloud ERP comes up with a broader range of cloud-based ERP modules available that ease an organization’s operations from the Financial department to ERP Analytics. The list of offerings comes across as below:

Oracle Fusion Financials: Financial positions are ever-changing in a company's operational management. So as, Oracle ERP comes with many features, Accounting hub, Reporting, and analytics, Expense Management, Payables, Assets, etc. 

Project Management: This module helps you plan, and track a project, and get a detailed overview of Resource Management, Cost control management, and Project asset management.

Procurement: To streamline the best business networks and to attribute relevant supplier management, Sourcing that improves beneficiary elements.

Risk Management and Compliance: This module supports reducing cash leaks, saving manual work to control the risk flow, Configuration, and Transaction controls, and graphical representation of next-level business continuity.

Enterprise Performance Management (ERM): This module drives the user - Planning, modeling, and reporting of data from one or multiple exponents as well as detailed analytics of the operations. Assists the financial department in planning budgets, targets, and allocation of resources across the organization.

Oracle Fusion SCM and Manufacturing: This module has many features Order Management, Individual Logistics, Product Lifecycle Management, Order Management, and tracking on procurement that builds evenly paced networks in the market conditions.

ERP Analytics: The Cloud ERP correlates the whereabouts of the KPI management, and shows lacking areas to improve the business architecture. Also, the user can predict and analyze the performance of inputs.

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Sage X3 Ideas And Tips: How To Set-up Intercompany Transactions In Sage X3

It is well accessed on-line by way of on-premise or cloud hosting and offers all the multi’s – multi-currency, multi-country, multi-language, and multi-location. Designed specifically for mid-sized firms, X3 delivers all the benefits of strong ERP options whereas remaining simple, flexible, and scalable. Sage X3 accelerates your entire business – from procurement to production, warehousing, sales, customer support and financial management – and delivers sooner perception into prices and performance at every step, on a worldwide scale. Repsly's retail execution platform allows CPG area teams company sage x3 improve area sales efficiency, promotion compliance, and merchandising execution by connecting them to the data and tools that they should work smarter of their accounts. Repsly's configurable platform provides area teams with solutions for ordering, scheduling, data assortment, time tracking, mileage monitoring, gross sales efficiency reporting, in addition to information assortment. The Repsly platform aggregates knowledge on shelf-level execution and team activity to assist subject teams make higher selections that maximize their influence.

With SAP you get a bit more flexibility in relation to deployment options. The underlying architecture of Sage X3 is inherited from Adonix, which Sage acquired in 2005. As of this writing, Sage is continuous to push a rebrand from Sage X3 in direction of Sage EM but you’ll still find many referring to this product as X3. X3 has been bought in the US market since 2012 and continues to be their flagship ERP providing. With great eagerness, we began in January 2020, yr three of the implementation plan to roll out and implement the system in the the rest of the companies. The line of our authentic buyer PO now reveals the PO that was generated by pushing the back-to-back PO.

If you are on a lookout to get in touch with the Sage X3 customers, InfoClutch’s Sage X3 clients list will be the proper option. Smart, efficient, anonymous People Counters & Analytics to the actual company sage x3 world. Our answer permits for easy deployment, capture, analysis, and reporting of the number individuals who enter a physical place.

We took the time upfront to scope the project and define enterprise necessities, to motivate employees, explaining the benefits and consequence and to speculate time and money to train all our workers upfront company sage x3. This helped to speed up implementation and secured a profitable GO-Live. At the top of 2016, over a period of 5 years, various dangers have been identified by the finance division on the old system.

Seamlessly manage the purchasing process from beginning to finish, beginning with management of requests for quotes , input and follow-up of replies, and integration into the price listing base. Sage X3 helps you buy smarter by monitoring buy requests, orders created, deliveries, subcontract orders, purchaser workloads, and thru management of the approval course of from order through receipt and invoicing. Sage X3 adapts to satisfy your company requirements, person roles, and preferences to deliver a quick-to-implement, simple-to-manage, and easy-to-use software program, on any acquainted internet browser or cellular system. The software program allows you to separate your subsidiaries under one company umbrella into stock sites, monetary sites, and other platforms. You can run them all as separate brands with separate objectives while additionally splitting inside dashboards from customer-facing websites.

Use it to improve your work and price center management, routings, bills of fabric, formulas and recipes, scheduling, replenishment, high quality management, and manufacturing evaluation. While most CRM software packages have been developed to interface with legacy business techniques, Sage X3 CRM was designed from the start as a fully integrated component of Sage X3. The sales assist capabilities are linked directly to Sage X3 Sales options, similar to quotation administration and sales order entry, saving vital entry time and fostering an error-free surroundings. From procurement to warehousing to sales and financials, Sage X3 offers the visibility and management you should manage your distribution enterprise quicker, whether you use domestically or overseas. Now you may get higher insights into costs and margins while enabling a cellular gross sales force. Sage X3 helps you manage your complete manufacturing operation faster and extra successfully.

Additionally, built-in buying administration features of Sage X3 routinely connect into the accounting system through preliminary and firm commitments. This supplies operational budget management from buy requests to the difficulty of orders, and precise information is integrated mechanically through management of invoices receivable and definitive invoices. We focus on assisting North American and European primarily based corporations which have subsidiaries or divisions in LATAM, in addition to corporations that have headquarters within the area. Our localized versions cowl taxation requirements, local business practices and compliance reporting.

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Infrastructure as Code Market Development History, Current Analysis and Estimated Forecast to 2030

Infrastructure as Code Market is a tool that allows organizations to avoid physical hardware configuration to manage IT infrastructure and resources. Manual processes that are traditionally performed across data centers are largely labor-intensive, error-prone, and time-consuming. The increasing dependency and need to maintain IT infrastructure have fostered the adoption of IaC tools and services across businesses.

The infrastructure as code market size is likely to reach over USD 3.5 billion by 2030. With the introduction of cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, and Google Cloud Platform, companies are utilizing advanced IaC solutions to maintain efficiency & minimize risk. In December 2021, Red Hat Inc. introduced the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform on Microsoft Azure. With hybrid cloud automation, customers can focus on complex scenarios such as application provisioning, IaC, network automation, and security orchestration.

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The ongoing digital transformation trends and race to equip businesses with next-generation automated systems have encouraged large-scale organizations to adopt digital infrastructure (DI). Companies are dynamically transitioning to DI with the aim of maximizing profitability, enhancing security, improving operations, reducing costs, and delivering superior customer experience.

New government initiatives favoring the digitization of IT infrastructure for building a digital economy will boost demand for infrastructure as code market tools. As per data represented at the Global Digital Economy Conference & China Computation Power Conference, the digital economy of China witnessed a 15.9% growth between 2012 and 2022.

Government organizations are teaming up with industry players to provide novel solutions to customers. In May 2022, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the availability of Department of Defense (DoD) Cloud IaC for AWS, which operates as a guideline for defense mission owners to create scalable and secure cloud environments.

Immutable industry is a potential tool that could revolutionize infrastructure with the help of virtualization. It uses cloud computing to virtualize software as well as hardware, enabling businesses to streamline provisioning and eliminate the need for obsolete hardware at the time of upgradation. It ensures immediate provisioning of infrastructure based on new requirements and removes old infrastructure as code market.

Rapid adoption of DevOps to alleviate operational challenges will necessitate the demand for advanced infrastructure. Immutable infrastructure as code market helps businesses create consistent environments that support the deployment and testing of automated systems, thus accelerating the DevOps process by preventing delays in the pipeline.

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5G has emerged as an advanced communication technology for the IT and Telecom sector worldwide. With advancements in cloud-native design & 5G core, several communication service providers (CSPs), and telecommunication vendors are working towards delivering superior customer experience. In order to tap into the full potential of 5G capabilities, CSPs are accelerating the automation of infrastructures.

Telecommunication providers are seeking infrastructure as code market along with continuous integration (CI), and continuous delivery (CD) to boost validation, deployment, and service delivery. Robust investments from telecom giants in the development of advanced infrastructure for 5G will increase demand for IaC. According to the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA), telecom majors in India are projected to infuse around USD 19.5 billion in 5G infrastructure by 2025.

Global infrastructure as code market growth will be positively affected by the notable presence of reputed organizations, such as Amazon.com, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Google LLC, IBM Corporation

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