IT Best Practices: Intel Manufacturing factories rely on advanced technology for smooth 24/7 operation. Each factory includes two data centers with hundreds of servers to manage materials, equipment automation, process control, inventory, analytics, and more. Manufacturing IT recently built a separate and completely virtual integration environment for Intel’s Non-volatile Memory Solution Group (NSG) factory. This […]

IT Best Practices: Intel IT runs Intel data center services like a factory, affecting change in a disciplined manner and applying breakthrough technologies, solutions, and processes. This enables us to optimally meet Intel’s business requirements while providing our internal customers with effective data center infrastructure capabilities and innovative business services. Building on previous investments and […]

IT Best Practices: Intel IT is using Intel Silicon Photonics to affordably increase network bandwidth in Intel’s data centers. Intel’s demand for network bandwidth grows 30 to 40 percent a year. As a result, a key component of Intel IT’s data center strategy is network innovation. Intel IT is increasing deployment of 100 gigabits per […]

IT Best Practices: Intel factories are using the Intel Distribution of OpenVINO toolkit to streamline deep-learning integration with the factories’ computer vision automatic defect-classification systems. Intel factories have been using computer vision for over a decade to automate defect detection and classification. The factories use TensorFlow as the core open source library to help develop […]

IT Best Practices: A robust merger and acquisition (M&A) process (which also applies to divestures) is a growing aspect of Intel’s business. But there is nothing simple about evaluating and integrating technologies and business capabilities or supporting incoming employees. IT organizations must use their experience to focus on the following areas: Security and privacy. Cybersecurity […]

IT Best Practices: Intel IT has formed an Agile Program Management Office (PMO), as a part of Intel IT’s transformation and modernization. We have adopted Agile methodologies to deliver ongoing value to our customers. Instead of long release cycles with massive changes and enhancements, we are organized in small, focused Agile Persistent Teams (APTs) that […]

IT Best Practices: Optimizing PC refresh is a priority for Intel IT. It is imperative that Intel employees have up-to-date technology and devices that let them perform their jobs efficiently. Intel IT historically updated on-sta? engineers’ devices every three years; other direct hire, full-time employees every four years; and waterfalled older machines to contingent workers. […]

IT Best Practices: Intel IT is building a multi-cloud-ready enterprise network that can meet Intel’s constantly-changing network requirements. Increasing adoption of public cloud services, enormous data and network bandwidth demand growth, an increasingly complex cybersecurity landscape, and new business models and product lines are shaping a new approach to both our data center networks and […]

IT Best Practices: Construction of smart buildings at scale isn’t easy. For decades, enterprises have included smart technologies in their buildings to gain operational efficiencies, save maintenance costs, and make their offices more user-friendly. While these companies may have experienced incremental gains from taking individual measures like installing smart temperature controls, the main value of […]

IT Best Practices: Intel IT is improving Intel’s security posture with data intelligence–deploying a new Cyber Intelligence Platform (CIP) based on leading-edge technologies, including Splunk Enterprise and Apache Kafka. The new platform ingests data from hundreds of sources and security tools, providing context-rich visibility and a common language and work surface around the data. It […]