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Fredette, Michelle – Campus Technology, 2012
"Rent or buy?" is a question people ask about everything from housing to textbooks. It is also a question universities must consider when it comes to high-performance computing (HPC). With the advent of Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Microsoft Windows HPC Server, Rackspace's OpenStack, and other cloud-based services, researchers now have…
Descriptors: Systems Development, Educational Technology, Technology Planning, Information Networks
School Business Affairs, 1980
Brigham Young University has a data processing system that is operating more efficiently as a direct result of installing an on-line computer output microfilm unit. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Output Microfilm, Computer Science, Cost Effectiveness, Data Processing
Bolnick, Franklin I. – Document Image Automation, 1993
Explains the COLD (Computer Output Laser Disk) system and describes current applications. Use of the COLD system to replace COM (Computer Output Microfilm) is discussed; advantages and disadvantages of the COLD system are considered; optical disks OD-WORM (Optical Disk-Write Once Read Many) versus CD-ROM are compared; and equipment and software…
Descriptors: Computer Output Microfilm, Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness, Data Processing
Goclowski, John C.; Baran, H. Anthony – 1980
This report gives a managerial overview of the Life Cycle Cost Impact Modeling System (LCCIM), which was designed to provide the Air Force with an in-house capability of assessing the life cycle cost impact of weapon system design alternatives. LCCIM consists of computer programs and the analyses which the user must perform to generate input data.…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Data Processing, Life Cycle Costing
Stromgren, Paul – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1989
The data communications requirements of California State University, Los Angeles, reflected in its proposals for an integrated voice/data communications system are described. The advantages and disadvantages of three data communications technologies--voice-and-data private branch exchange, data private branch exchange, and the local area…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Cost Effectiveness, Data Processing, Higher Education
Davis, Douglas L. – Optical Information Systems, 1987
Describes the advantages of optical data disk-based storage systems including cost, performance, and space required. Conversion from tape-based to optical disk-based data management via a flexible, hardware-based optical archiving system is discussed. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Storage Devices, Cost Effectiveness, Data Processing, Information Storage
Paul, Patricia – American School and University, 1985
Cornell University is installing a high-speed telecommunication system that will link campus telephones and computers with the outside world. Voice communication, computer data, and video images will travel through a university-owned multipurpose system. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Science, Cost Effectiveness, Data Processing, Higher Education
Kearsley, Greg – Performance and Instruction, 1986
This final article in a series on identification of cost/benefits data, formulation of models, and data collection discusses use of cost/benefits analysis results. The following issues are addressed: how to be prepared for study objections; how to increase understanding of your study; and viewing cost/benefit analysis as an iterative activity.…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Data Processing, Decision Making, Models

Siegel, Jerome M. – Administration in Mental Health, 1980
Automated management information systems (MIS) process a great deal of data at a relatively low cost. Staff involvement is vital to the success of any MIS. Designers must consider how information moves in the organization and coordinate the system design with this movement. (JAC)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Data Processing, Management Information Systems

Kressly, Gaby; Kanov, Arnold L. – Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1986
Installation of a small computer and the use of specially designed programs has proven a cost-effective solution to the data processing needs of a university medical center's ophthalmology department, providing immediate access to grants accounting information and avoiding dependence on the institution's mainframe computer. (MSE)
Descriptors: Accounting, Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Data Processing

Leggate, Peter; Dyer, Hilary – Electronic Library, 1986
Describes cataloging software characteristics (data input, storage, retrieval, and output); outlines acquisitions software requirements (recommendations, data input, budgetary control, dispatch of orders, claims and cancellations, receipts, management information); presents examples of cataloging and acquisitions software; and discusses the nature…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness, Data Processing
CAUSE/EFFECT, 1979
The history, administration, and current operations of the Administrative Data Processing department of the University of Iowa are described. Types of equipment, budgets, and service records are mentioned. (SF)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Computers, Cost Effectiveness, Data Processing

Leigh, William; Paz, Noemi – Information Technology and Libraries, 1989
Describes Structured Query Language (SQL), the result of an American National Standards Institute effort to standardize language used to query computer databases and a common element in second generation database management systems. The discussion covers implementations of SQL, associated products, and techniques for its use in online catalogs,…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Cost Effectiveness, Data Processing, Database Management Systems
Brewer, Robert A. – School Business Affairs, 1994
The Electronic Data Transfer (EDT) network for Connecticut local school districts encompasses nine major databases and provides dozens of online data reports to network users. At a low cost and high degree of success, EDT has improved the data collection and reconciliation process at the state and local levels and generated a capacity for…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Cost Effectiveness, Data Processing, Electronic Mail
Ramsey, Jerry D.; And Others – Texas Tech Journal of Education, 1981
Due to the effects of reduced student enrollment, inflation, and competition, colleges need new methods to allocate resources. A management information system that provides a variety of management information data and that is useful in supporting program decisions is described. (JN)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Cost Effectiveness, Data Processing, Decision Making