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Running a Program/Submitting a Job - Research Computing Services

Running Jobs Running a Program/Submitting a Job 4ms After choosing resources, picking the software application and environment is the next, important step in running or job or submitting a program. With View Details

November 1992 (Revised December 1992)
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Deere & Co. (A): The Computer Aided Manufacturing Services Division - A Window to the World (Abridged)

By: Robert H. Hayes

The Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) Services Division of John Deere has just received approval to sell their software and computer systems to external customers. These tools, initially developed for internal use, have been widely used throughout Deere. Still,... View Details

Keywords: Information Infrastructure; Applications and Software; Machinery and Machining; Technological Innovation; Markets; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Outcome or Result; Computer Industry; Computer Industry

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RCP Terms of Service - Research Computing Services

Usage and Policies RCP Terms of Service 8ms Please note that the RCS Terms of Service differ for internal (HBS) users and external (non-HBS) users, i.e., guests. Internal User Agreement for the HBS Research Computing Platform This... View Details

05 Oct 2017
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Working as a Software Engineer in Industrial Technology

manufacturing and industrial space. A recurring theme among them was the way in which each had led their companies through massive technological changes, with everything from automation to analytics and software systems implementation.... View Details

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HBSGrid Terms of Service - Research Computing Services

timeout (i.e. my screensaver will come on within 5 minutes of inactivity) Keep Antivirus and malware software up to date Keep security patches up to date Ensure my computer firewall is active Ensure my View Details

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Data Tips & Toolkits - Research Computing Services

other programs to transcribe audio. Additional free speech to text apps include: Google Gboard Just Press Record Speechnotes Transcribe Windows 10 Speech recognition The Dragon series by Nuance : software providing audio to text services.... View Details

January 2014 (Revised March 2014)
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SAP 2014: Reaching for the Cloud

By: Karim R. Lakhani, Marco Iansiti and Noah Fisher

In May 2014, Bill McDermott will become the sole CEO of SAP AG, the world leader in the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) field. The case occurs in January 2014 at SAP's investors meeting, at a time when the company's stock is near record high. A 2010 strategy... View Details

Keywords: Cloud Computing; Platform; Strategy And Execution; Strategy And Leadership; Enterprise Resource Planning; Software; Information Technology; Digital Platforms; Applications and Software; Information Technology Industry; Germany

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Databases - R (Software Carpentry) Tutorial Command Line Shell For SQLite Tutorial Export SQLite Database To a CSV File Tutorial Reference Material and Tools Help documents on importing and exporting data at SQLite SQLite GUI (endorsed by View Details

16 May 2017
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Making the Move into Digital Health and Software Engineering

suggest that you don’t need an MBA to work in the tech/startup scene? I agree that an MBA isn't a requirement for a successful career in tech. Likewise, someone no longer needs a computer science degree for a successful career as a View Details

Keywords: Technology; Health Care

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Stata and Maintaining Version Stability - Research Computing Services

Software Tools Stata and Maintaining Version Stability 18ms Every two years we update Stata in our research computing environment (both desktops and on the HBSGrid). While this is an excellent opportunity to... View Details

February 2021
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Platform Diffusion at Temporary Gatherings: Social Coordination and Ecosystem Emergence

By: Tommy Pan Fang, Andy Wu and David R. Clough

Software platforms create value by cultivating an ecosystem of complementary products and services. Existing explanations for how a prospective complementor chooses platforms to join assume the complementor has rich information about the range of available platforms.... View Details

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25 Sep 2000
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More Than the Sum of Its Parts: The Impact of Modularity on the Computer Industry

The computer age began some six decades ago with general-purpose machines with Star Wars-like names such as ENIAC and EDVAC. They were powered by vacuum tubes, big enough to fill an entire room, and developed by mathematicians under the... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Computer; Computer; Computer

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Machine Learning frameworks (Tensorflow, PyTorch, Keras, OpenCV) - Research Computing Services

Software Tools Machine Learning frameworks (Tensorflow, PyTorch, Keras, OpenCV) 6ms The HBSGrid offers artificial intelligence(AI) and machine learning (ML) capabilities through its Conda AI environment. This environment includes: Python... View Details

07 Sep 2021
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Harvard Business School Study Says Software Overlooks Millions Of Qualified Job Candidates: Here’s How To Fight Back Against The Bots

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Principles that Matter: Sustaining Software Innovation from the Client to the Web

By: Marco Iansiti

Economic analysis often reviews the role of principles—such as respect for intellectual property rights—in driving innovation. Given the interdependent nature of innovation in information technology, three core principles have emerged that work together to ensure that... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Technological Innovation; Intellectual Property; Partners and Partnerships; Competition; Information Technology; Internet and the Web

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Working with Spaces, Files & Folders - Research Computing Services

HBS IT if the functionality of a backup is needed (HBS members only). HBS IT regularly scans the research storage areas for viruses as a part of the Harvard University security policy. Normally viruses are quarantined or removed via antivirus View Details

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Applying KISS to Healthcare Information Technology

By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Margo Seltzer and Mark Gaynor

Current public and private healthcare information technology initiatives have failed to achieve secure integration among providers. Applying the "keep it simple, stupid" principle offers the key guidance for solving this problem. View Details

Keywords: Technology; Health Care; Public Health; Information Technology Industry; Computer Networks; Computer Services Industries; Software; Hardware; Medical Services; Health Care and Treatment; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Standards; Health Industry; Technology Industry; United States

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December 2006 (Revised January 2007)
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Infosys in India: Building a Software Giant in a Corrupt Environment

By: Rawi E. Abdelal, Rafael M. Di Tella and Prabakar (PK) Kothandaraman

Shortly after Infosys was founded in 1981, its managers faced a major turning point when they made a decision to operate without giving in to the petty corruption rife in the Indian economy. Within just a few years, that decision had truly defined the company. Over the... View Details

Keywords: History; Management Style; Moral Sensibility; Policy; Business and Government Relations; Decisions; Business Growth and Maturation; Situation or Environment; Crime and Corruption; Business Strategy; Computer Industry; Computer Industry; India

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June 2003
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Rise and Fall (?) of Palm Computing in Handheld Operating Systems,The

Describes the evolution of the handheld operating system market. Describes the rise to dominance of Palm's operating system and the significant challenge to that dominance posed by Microsoft's Windows CE. View Details

Keywords: Competition; Information Infrastructure; Applications and Software; Network Effects; Computer Industry; Computer Industry

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