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Principled Technologies and the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community Release the CrXPRT 2 Benchmark for Chromebooks
CrXPRT 2, a free benchmark for evaluating the performance and battery life of Chromebooks, is now available from Principled Technologies and the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community. - April 20, 2020 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Finds That VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancers Can Distribute Over 1 Million SSL Transactions Per Second
The PT report shows that in a cluster of 16 Intel Xeon Scalable processor-powered servers with 64 virtual load balancers, VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer (formerly Avi Networks) can handle encrypted web traffic even during heavy usage. - April 13, 2020 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
UNC-Chapel Hill Fraternity Donates Over $17,000 in Dues to Local Charity to Help Feed Hungry Kids After Schools Close Due to COVID-19
In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity at UNC-Chapel Hill donated $17,600 on April 6 to a local nonprofit in order to help feed children in Orange County who normally depend on the breakfast and lunch offered at school for regular meals. Vance Brice, President of... - April 08, 2020 - Delta Kappa Epsilon
AlignLife Chiropractic Care Continues to be an Essential Healthcare Resource Amidst the COVID-19 Global Pandemic
AlignLife Chiropractic Clinics Nationwide Remain Open - March 31, 2020 - AlignLife - Chiropractic & Natural Health Center
Cathy N. Robertson Achieves Certification in National Real Estate Network
Cathy N. Robertson of T.E. Johnson & Sons has been awarded the At Home with Diversity® certification from the National Association of REALTORS®. Robertson joins 20,000 other real estate professionals in North America who have earned the certification after completing an 8 hour course... - March 23, 2020 - T.E. Johnson & Sons
Neurologist Dr. Deborah Boland Expands Telemedicine Services to Homebound Neurological Patients
Between now and April 30, 2020, Dr. Deborah Boland, D.O., MSPT, a neurologist, movement disorder specialist, and owner of Be Mobile Neurology, is expanding telemedicine services to help high-risk people who need neurological care and are in isolation due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)... - March 21, 2020 - Be Mobile Neurology
Single-CPU Dell EMC PowerEdge R6515 Servers Offered Better SQL Server OLTP Performance for Lower Price Than Dual-CPU HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen10 Servers in Third-Party Study
Principled Technologies compared the servers in Microsoft Hyper-V clusters in a virtualized SQL Server environment. - March 19, 2020 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Blue Shark Vodka Announces Collaboration with Conservation Artist Wyland
New Collector Bottles Will Debut in May - March 12, 2020 - Daytoon, Inc.
Blue Shark Vodka Introduces 1.75L Bottles
Larger Bottles to Debut in all North Carolina ABC Stores in April - March 05, 2020 - Daytoon, Inc.
Hempton Farms to Host Free Hemp Town Hall in Leasburg, North Carolina
Those curious about hemp as a crop are invited to attend. - March 05, 2020 - Hempton Farms
Acquire Shows a “One Team, One Heartbeat” Culture
Acquire knows it has a group that is filled with hard-working, driven, young professionals who “give it their all.” So how do they approach the “play hard” area of life with this energetic crew? When asked in a recent sit down, Grant Gulledge, Sr. Director of Operations at... - March 03, 2020 - Acquire
Principled Technologies Report: In Testing on 16 Laptops, Laptops Using Windows 10 Saved Time on Everyday Tasks While Costing Less on Average Than Laptops Running Macos
Compared to five laptops using macOS, Principled Technologies found that eleven Windows 10 premium devices started up in less time, completed CPU‑intensive tasks faster, and cost less on average compared to macOS-based devices. - February 29, 2020 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Triangle Real Estate Group CEO Makes Top 25 List, Earns Industry Distinction with Real Estate Franchise Brand Leader
Katherin Burnette, CEO of Raleigh-based Triangle Real Estate Group, recognized for sales performance with ERA Franchise Systems LLC. - February 26, 2020 - Triangle Real Estate Group
In a Principled Technologies Study, Two Dell Latitude Chromebook Enterprise Devices Beat Several Competitors in Battery Life and Productivity App Performance
The Dell Latitude 5400 and 5300 bested devices from Acer, Google, HP, and Lenovo on metrics including battery life, web browsing, performance on common productivity apps, and serviceability. - February 20, 2020 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Releases Studies Comparing the Use of Automation Features in Dell EMC iDRAC9 to Manual Management Approaches
In hands-on testing, PT found that using iDRAC9 v4.0 for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers saved administrator time and hassle for server deployment and iDRAC SSL certificate renewals. - February 19, 2020 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
NACCE Celebrates National Entrepreneurship Week with Special Events, Workshops
The National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) will host a series of special events in observance of National Entrepreneurship Week (Feb. 15-22). - February 18, 2020 - National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship
Principled Technologies and the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community Make the AIXPRT Source Code Available to the Public
Principled Technologies and the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community release the source code for AIXPRT, a free tool that lets users evaluate a system’s machine learning inference performance by running common image-classification, object detection, and recommender system workloads. - February 18, 2020 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
A Single-Socket Dell EMC Server-based vSAN Cluster Provided Better Value Than a Dual-Socket HPE Server-based Cluster in Principled Technologies Database Tests
Both three-node clusters outperformed a legacy solution; however, the Dell EMC cluster saved money on hardware and software. - February 13, 2020 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Finds Migrating from SQL Server 2008 to SQL Server 2019 on a Lenovo ThinkSystem SR630 is an Easy Way to Avoid the Risks of Unsupported Software
Moving a database using Microsoft Data Migration Assistant required only 19 steps and less than 5 minutes of hands-on time and improved OLAP performance - February 06, 2020 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
JPHomeBuyers Steps in to Help Home Owners Who Need to Sell Fast
JPHomeBuyers has been helping sellers sell their house fast for cash in Virginia for nearly four years and they have now expanded into Tennessee and North Carolina. - February 04, 2020 - JPHomeBuyers
Principled Technologies Finds That 12 Microsoft Windows 10 Laptops with SSD Storage Were Faster at Ten Common Activities Than 12 Laptops with HDD Storage
Principled Technologies (PT) experts sat down at 24 Microsoft Windows 10 laptops and tested how drive selection affected laptop performance. - January 29, 2020 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Finds That HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Servers with Value SAS and NVMe Mainstream SSDs Outperformed Servers with Enterprise SATA SSDs
In the Principled Technologies (PT) data center, configurations of the HPE server with KIOXIA RM5 Series value SAS and CD5 Series NVMe mainstream SSDs completed more database transactions during an online transaction processing (OLTP) workload than the same server with enterprise SATA SSDs, yielding more performance for each dollar spent. - January 24, 2020 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
EZBREW, Inc. Raises Seed Round Investment and Expands Board
EZBREW, Inc. raised an undisclosed amount of capital in a seed round of investment this month and added serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist, David Gardner to its board. CEO and founder, Andrew Baker, announced the latest cash infusion and iteration of his vision to empower restaurants and... - January 18, 2020 - EZBREW Inc.
Principled Technologies Finds That Intel NUC 9 Pro Systems Powered by Intel Xeon E-2286M Processors Can Run 20 Demanding Apps Without Crashes or Significant Issue
The apps feature prominently in workflows for media and entertainment as well as in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) workflows. - January 08, 2020 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
EatDrinkDeals Names Top 10 Restaurant Deals for 2019
EatDrinkDeals names the best Best Restaurant and Fast Food Deals of 2019, celebrating a year of BOGOs, free restaurant deliveries, $1 cocktails, and casual dining specials. - January 01, 2020 - EatDrinkDeals
Acquire Keeps Charity Close to Home During Season of Giving
It is no secret that the last 12 months were great ones for Acquire. New market expansions, new clients’ campaigns, and a commitment to excellence made 2019 a banner year for this Raleigh-based company. And as the year winds down, the Acquire team found ways to give back to the Raleigh... - December 31, 2019 - Acquire
Sue Reyer Joins Eva Garland Consulting as Director of Accounting and Compliance
Ms. Reyer brings 25 years of accounting, grants management, and leadership experience. - December 30, 2019 - Eva Garland Consulting
Principled Technologies Releases Study on the Value of Running Apache Hadoop Workloads with Intel Optane DC SSDs in an HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Server Cluster
Compared to the same HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 server cluster configured with only Intel SATA SSDs, Principled Technologies found that a solution with Intel Optane DC SSDs completed a big data workload in less time and provided more throughput. - December 21, 2019 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Study Finds a Dell EMC Server with Intel Technology Performed Image-Classification Models More Cost-Effectively Than the Same Server with a GPU
A Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd with 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors achieved comparable training and better inference at a lower hardware cost than the same server equipped with an NVIDIA T4 GPU. - December 12, 2019 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Stop Fuel Card Fraud with the New BlueArrow Fuel App
BlueArrow Telematics is proud to announce the release of their proprietary fuel card integration App, BlueArrow Fuel that automates and monitors fuel card use and abuse with one simple, convenient application. - December 06, 2019 - BlueArrow Telematics
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing the Database Performance of a Dell EMC PowerEdge R940 Server With and Without Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory
In hands-on testing, PT found that adding Intel Optane DC persistent memory to a Dell EMC PowerEdge R940 server increased the number of database VMs the server could support. - December 05, 2019 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Lenovo, Intel Announce 3rd Annual University AI Innovation Challenge
Lenovo and Intel announce the 3rd annual University AI Innovation Challenge. Researchers working in a wide variety of fields have been selected by Lenovo to present their findings in the Lenovo booth at SC19 in Denver. - November 21, 2019 - Lenovo
Principled Technologies Finds That Current-Generation Dell EMC PowerEdge R640 Servers Offer a Significant Boost for Compute-Heavy, Apache Hadoop Big Data Workloads
In three Apache Hadoop big data tests at the Principled Technologies (PT) data center, a cluster of Dell EMC PowerEdge R640 servers powered by 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors outperformed previous-generation Dell EMC PowerEdge R630 servers. - November 20, 2019 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Acquire Donates to Hurricane Relief Efforts
On September 1, 2019, Hurricane Dorian swept through the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas leaving behind complete devastation. The powerful storm eventually made its way up the Carolina coastline, causing immense damage to many places in its path, including Ocracoke Island, NC. As word spread and... - November 16, 2019 - Acquire
Two Entry-Level Mobile Workstations from Dell Showed Longer Battery Life and Stronger Performance Than Similar Devices from HP and Lenovo: Principled Technology Study
The Dell Precision 3540 and Precision 3541 outperformed HP and Lenovo devices on several key benchmarks. - November 11, 2019 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing the SQL Server Performance of a Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd with Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory vs. Traditional Storage
In hands-on testing, PT found that Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd with Intel Optane DC persistent memory outperformed SATA SSD and NVMe drive configurations in SQL Server 2019 performance. - November 06, 2019 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies and the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community Release AIXPRT, a Tool Designed to Help Testers Evaluate Machine Learning Performance
Principled Technologies and the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community release AIXPRT, a free tool that lets users evaluate a system’s machine learning inference performance by running common image-classification, object detection, and recommender system workloads. - November 05, 2019 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory Helped to Increase VDI Users in Principled Technologies Study
Additionally, the new memory technology facilitated better CPU and RAM utilization. - November 04, 2019 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Top 10 List for National Happy Hour Day
Just in time for National Happy Hour Day - celebrated every year on November 12 - EatDrinkDeals is out with its Top 10 List of the Best Happy Hours in the nation. Happy Hour is said to have started as a U.S. Navy tradition around 1913 and then gained prominence during Prohibition. With most... - November 01, 2019 - EatDrinkDeals
Principled Technologies Finds That Organizations Running MongoDB Data Analyses Could See Performance Boosts with Current-Generation Dell EMC PowerEdge R640 Servers
Running big data workloads on MongoDB databases at Principled Technologies (PT), Dell EMC PowerEdge R640 servers powered by 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors outperformed previous-generation Dell EMC PowerEdge R630 servers. - October 31, 2019 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Value SAS and NVMe Mainstream SSDs from KIOXIA Enabled a Server to Handle More Data Analytics in Principled Technologies Study
Compared to enterprise SATA SSDs, the KIOXIA offerings also showed lower latency and had a higher performance per dollar figure. - October 28, 2019 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing Incident Management and Server Deployment Using Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Integrations vs. Manual Methods
In hands-on testing, PT found that using OMISNOW for ticket tracking and OpenManage Ansible modules for server deployment saved significant administrator time and effort vs. completing the tasks manually. - October 23, 2019 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Leading Music Industry Finance Firm, Sound Royalties Taps French/West/Vaughan as Agency of Record
Business Model Helps Fund Creative Projects While Protecting Royalty Copyrights - October 19, 2019 - Sound Royalties
Organizations Running Data Analysis in Their Private Clouds Can Benefit from Current-Generation Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 Server Nodes, Principled Technologies Finds
Running read-intensive big data workloads in the Principled Technologies (PT) data center, a Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 solution outperformed a modular solution of HPE ProLiant XL170r Gen9 nodes. - October 15, 2019 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Compares Vulnerability and Security Coverage of Leading Vulnerability Management Vendors
Tenable.io covered more CVEs than either Rapid7 InsightVM or Qualys Cloud Platform. - October 10, 2019 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Tests Predictive Capabilities of Laptops with Dell ProSupport Plus and Premium Support Plus, Both with SupportAssist Technology
In hands-on testing, Principled Technologies found Dell laptops’ support solution detected a failing hard drive before it failed, while the support solutions in HP and Lenovo laptops did not. - October 09, 2019 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies and the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community Release an Updated Preview of AIXPRT, a Tool Designed to Evaluate Machine Learning Performance
Principled Technologies and the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community release an updated preview of AIXPRT, a free tool that lets users evaluate a system’s machine learning inference performance by running common image-classification, object detection, and recommender system workloads. - October 07, 2019 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Intel Optane DC SSDs Drove Higher I/O Performance and Faster Response Times in an HPE Server Cluster, Principled Technologies Reports
Compared to the same HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 servers configured with only Intel SATA SSDs. - September 13, 2019 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Releases Competitive OLTP Database Workload Testing Results Between a Single-Processor AMD EPYC Solution and a Dual-Processor Intel Xeon Solution
IT professionals at Principled Technologies (PT) found that replacing fifteen legacy servers with either four current-gen AMD EPYC 7551P processor-powered single-socket Dell EMC PowerEdge R7415 servers or four current-gen Intel Xeon Gold 6130 processor-powered dual-socket Supermicro SuperServer 2029U servers resulted in similar OLTP database performance gains. - September 13, 2019 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Publishes Report That Shows How Organizations with Ecommerce Applications Can Benefit from Dell EMC PowerEdge R640 Servers
Principled Technologies (PT) found that replacing older servers in a software-defined storage VMware vSAN cluster with Dell EMC PowerEdge R640 servers powered by 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors can help companies handle more transactional database work. - September 11, 2019 - Principled Technologies, Inc.