Proceedings of the NSSDC Conference on Mass Storage Systems and Technologies for Space and Earth Science Applications

The proceedings of the National Space Science Data Center Conference on Mass Storage Systems and Technologies for Space and Earth Science Applications held July 23 through 25, 1991 at the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center are presented. The program includes a keynote address, invited technical papers, and selected technical presentations to provide a broad forum for the discussion of a number of important issues in the field of mass storage systems. Topics include magnetic disk and tape technologies, optical disk and tape, software storage and file management systems, and experiences with the use of a large, distributed storage system. The technical presentations describe integrated mass storage systems that are expected to be available commercially. Also included is a series of presentations from Federal Government organizations and research institutions covering their mass storage requirements for the 1990's

NSSDC Conference on Mass Storage Systems and Technologies for Space and Earth Science Applications, volume 1

Papers and viewgraphs from the conference are presented. This conference served as a broad forum for the discussion of a number of important issues in the field of mass storage systems. Topics include magnetic disk and tape technologies, optical disks and tape, software storage and file management systems, and experiences with the use of a large, distributed storage system. The technical presentations describe, among other things, integrated mass storage systems that are expected to be available commercially. Also included is a series of presentations from Federal Government organizations and research institutions covering their mass storage requirements for the 1990's

Globalization and Maritime Security Conference Report

Portions of this work performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under Contract DE-AC52-07NA27344, LLNL-AR-409177.LLNL-AR-409177DE-AC52-07NA2734

A technical study of charge back and monitoring systems in virtual environment

In the recent years the shared services concept has become an integral part of business. These shared services can be in the form of information technology, engineering and lot more. Service providers spent huge amounts of money to build an infrastructure that can provide efficient and valued services to the customers. In IT business these services varies from providing basic consultancy and managing the IT operations of the customers to running high priority business processes,(online banking). Customers of these services pay for these services, so a mechanism of resource usage metering is required to accurately charge the users and at the same time a monitoring mechanism is required to have a check on the services being provided to the customers for any resource contention and service degradation and future capacity planning. If a service provider is unable to develop an accurate charge back and monitoring mechanism then the equation of service provider and customer becomes a point of frustration for both sides. charge back and monitoring systems developed for physical environment are not capable to measure the resource usage in virtual environment because in virtual environment (Z/VM) resources are shared between users and it becomes difficult to measure the resource usage by a specific user. Until now a few tools have been developed that provides efficient resource metering and monitoring in virtual environment (Z/VM) but every business has its own requirements and system setup so mostly these tools need some customizations to fit into the business. This work mainly concentrated on what kind of resource utilization data is available on Z/VM and on LINUX guests running on Z/VM to effectively charge the customers running there guest Linux Operating systems in virtual environment (Z/VM based) and to monitor the cpu and memory utilization to check whether the estimate of memory allocation for linux guests running different applications made by system (PWSS) is a good estimate or require some optimizations. Because memory utilization is considered more expensive in virtual environment in the context of system performance. The study also includes a comparison between this technique of charge back and some commercial products from IBM and CA (Computer Associates) that provides charge back and monitoring facility in Z/VM based virtual environment, and provides some benefits of this work in the proposed environment.Master i nettverks- og systemadministrasjo

Data Warehouse Design and Management: Theory and Practice

The need to store data and information permanently, for their reuse in later stages, is a very relevant problem in the modern world and now affects a large number of people and economic agents. The storage and subsequent use of data can indeed be a valuable source for decision making or to increase commercial activity. The next step to data storage is the efficient and effective use of information, particularly through the Business Intelligence, at whose base is just the implementation of a Data Warehouse. In the present paper we will analyze Data Warehouses with their theoretical models, and illustrate a practical implementation in a specific case study on a pharmaceutical distribution companyData warehouse, database, data model.

Goddard Conference on Mass Storage Systems and Technologies, volume 2

Papers and viewgraphs from the conference are presented. Discussion topics include the IEEE Mass Storage System Reference Model, data archiving standards, high-performance storage devices, magnetic and magneto-optic storage systems, magnetic and optical recording technologies, high-performance helical scan recording systems, and low end helical scan tape drives. Additional discussion topics addressed the evolution of the identifiable unit for processing (file, granule, data set, or some similar object) as data ingestion rates increase dramatically, and the present state of the art in mass storage technology

Cyber- Physical Robustness Enhancement Strategies for Demand Side Energy Systems

An integrated Cyber-Physical System (CPS) system realizes the two-way communication between end-users and power generation in which customers are able to actively re-shaped their consumption profiles to facilitate the energy efficiency of the grid. However, large-scale implementations of distributed assets and advanced communication infrastructures also increase the risks of grid operation. This thesis aims to enhance the robustness of the entire demand-side system in a cyber-physical environment and develop comprehensive strategies about outage energy management (i.e., community-level scheduling and appliance-level energy management), communications infrastructure development, and cybersecurity controls that encounter virus attacks. All these aspects facilitate the demand-side system’s self-serve capability and operational robustness under extreme conditions and dangerous scenarios. The research that contributes to this thesis is grouped around and builds a general scheme to enhance the robustness of CPS demand-side energy system with outage considerations, communication network layouts, and virus intrusions. Under system outage, there are two layers for maximizing the duration of self-power supply duration in extreme conditions. The study first proposed a resilient energy management system for residential communities (CEMS), by scheduling and coordinating the battery energy storage system and energy consumption of houses/units. Moreover, it also proposed a hierarchical resilient energy management system (EMS) by fully considering the appliance-level local scheduling. The method also takes into account customer satisfaction and lifestyle preferences in order to form the optimal outcome. To further enhance the robustness of the CPS system, a complex multi-hop wireless remote metering network model for communication layout on the CPS demand side was proposed. This decreased the number and locations of data centers on the demand side and reduced the security risk of communication and the infrastructure cost of the smart grid for residential energy management. A novel evolutionary aggregation algorithm (EAA) was proposed to obtain the minimum number and locations of the local data centers required to fulfill the connectivity of the smart meters. Finally, the potential for virus attacks has also been studied as well. A trade-off strategy to confront viruses in the system with numerous network nodes is proposed. The allocation of antivirus programs and schemes are studied to avoid system crashes and achieve the minimum potential damages. A DOWNHILL-TRADE OFF algorithm is proposed to address an appropriate allocation strategy under the time evolution of the expected state of the network. Simulations are conducted using the data from the Smart Grid, Smart City national demonstration project trials

2013 Annual Report of the Graduate School of Engineering and Management, Air Force Institute of Technology

The Graduate School\u27s Annual Report highlights research focus areas, new academic programs, faculty accomplishments and news, and provides top-level sponsor-funded research data and information

Analysis of other transaction agreements to acquire innovative renewable energy solutions for the Department of the Navy

MBA Professional ReportThe purpose of this project is to use a case-study approach to analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of other transaction (OT) agreements and the OT Consortium Model to acquire innovative renewable energy solutions. OTs are typically used for prototypes; however, the fiscal year (FY) 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) expands the use of OT authority per statute 10 U.S.C. § 2371. Our research includes interviews with Defense Innovative Unit–Experimental personnel to highlight their experience with innovative businesses previously reluctant to pursue federal contracts. Additionally, our research leverages best practices from the Army Contracting Command–New Jersey, as well as industry partners, such as the Consortium for Energy, Environment, and Demilitarization and the National Security Technology Accelerator consortium, to compile recommendations for the Department of the Navy's acquisition strategy for renewable energy. The results of this case study include recommendations on the best use of OT agreements to drive innovation into the procurement of renewable energy solutions in accordance with Better Buying Power 3.0 initiatives.http://archive.org/details/analysisofothert1094551627Lieutenant Commander, United States NavyLieutenant Commander, United States NavyLieutenant, United States NavyApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited