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Security Industry Association Applauds Passage of Chips Bill

Security Industry Association

Manufacturing. semiconductor manufacturing, including $39 billion in incentives for building and modernizing U.S. Expansion of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (MEP). 1874) Advanced materials science, including composites 2D materials, other next-generation materials and related manufacturing technologies.

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SSD vs. HDD Speeds: What’s the Difference?

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To determine the actual difference in speed, you’ll need to download benchmarking tools. Drive manufacturers, such as Crucial, Samsung, Intel, and SanDisk (Western Digital), provide benchmarking tools that enable you to test drive speeds. How to Benchmark SSD vs. HDD. Does SSD Read Faster than HDD?

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TPUs vs. GPUs: What’s the Difference?

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Benchmarks comparing TPUs and GPUs in machine learning tasks have shown that TPUs often outperform GPUs in terms of training speed and efficiency. For example, Google’s own benchmarks have demonstrated significant speedups in training deep learning models using TPUs compared to GPUs.

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What Is Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) in the Data Center?

Pure Storage

PUE serves as a benchmark for assessing the efficiency of data centers in terms of energy consumption. However, industry benchmarks for average PUE of data centers worldwide hover around 1.58. To put this into perspective: A PUE of 1.0 would indicate perfect efficiency, meaning all power is going directly to IT equipment. as possible.

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The Disk/Flash Crossover Event Is Closer Than You Think

Pure Storage

First, all the major tier 1 flash manufacturers have demonstrated significant density increases that are planning to come to market this year, over 200 layers of stacked 3D NAND in some cases. While today the cost per bit of a hard drive is still lower than the densest flash, there are several key trends to pay attention to in 2023.

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Should You Revisit Insured Property Value Estimates?

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Some commonly used property valuation methods include: obtaining an appraisal from a third-party firm; utilizing fixed-asset records adjusted for cost inflation; or using a simple benchmarking factor, such as dollars per square foot.

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How Can We Better Market the Security Industry?

Security Industry Association

This is apparent after the 2021 Security Benchmark Report identified staffing as one of the top 10 critical issues facing our industry. Regardless of whether you’re an integrator, a manufacturer or an end user, that mission is consistent.