The role it sees is being the critical hardware provider, adding value to what is likely to be a commodity business by getting into software that bridges the old and new worlds, and services around a few key industries, most likely healthcare and retail.
Backing up your personal PC to external media might still be a novel concept for some, but any IT manager fresh out of school can tell you that regularly backing up mission-critical servers -- and storing those backups in multiple physical locations -- isn't merely important, it's practically non-negotiable, and it only becomes that much more critical before undertaking hardware maintenance.
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So while hardware is still critical, the software on top of it is also critical.
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In fact, the authentication techniques used to identity the king are similar to the identity-management techniques we apply in software and hardware to secure critical systems and applications.
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As the changing needs of users often outpace the implementation of more traditional infrastructure, it has been critical to leverage an open hardware blueprint model to accommodate continuous improvementof the system.
Hardware advances are as critical as the overall network to the overall success of cloud computing.
The real question will be whether or not the hardware can reach the critical mass required to make these games worth it in 2013.
This is critical analysis for any online game company, PC hardware maker, components maker, service provider, or institutional investor with an eye on China.
What you might not know is that this critical event depends on British-designed and -built hardware.
Some of these tasks, such as version leveling and hardware upgrades, are mundane but are nonetheless critical to the overall success of migrating to the new operating system.
With tablet devices, the hardware is somewhat important but the content available for the device is absolutely critical: With plenty of media available for the Fire right away, it's an appealing proposition.
Threats to the supply chain range from the installation of malicious code in either hardware or software to the installiation of counterfeit equipment and the disruption of the production of critical components.
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Lack of a critical mass of apps was one of the undoings of the HP TouchPad, and nobody, on the software or hardware side, wants to see that happen again.
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