Drones Benefits

Innovation

Scanning the sea for danger

This deepening intelligence powers the Ripper Group’s shark-spotting drones in Australia. Chief Operating Officer Ben Trollope says the Westpac Little Rippers stream video in real time. Functioning like a visual search engine, the software scans vast miles of ocean for the tell-tale shape of a shark. The machine-learning program has been trained on millions of photos of sharks and other shapes in the sea. The challenge now is perceiving the sharks at ever-greater depths and in murky water. Sometimes, Trollope says, the system still confuses a small whale for a shark. But every mistake sharpens its focus.

Westpac Little Rippers patrol the skies over dozens of Australia’s beaches. When they spot a shark, they call out an unmissable 130-decibel warning and direct swimmers away from danger. Ripper Group also makes larger drones that can drop life rafts and emergency supplies to distressed swimmers or boaters.

Health care for all of Rwanda

The drones used in Rwanda, produced by California robotics company Zipline, look more like airplanes than helicopters. The fixed-wing design adds strength to help power the vessels through storms. They have a round-trip range of up to 90 miles.

In less than two years, Zipline has delivered 4,000 shipments in Rwanda — one-third of them life-saving, according to the UPS Foundation, which has invested $2 million in the venture. In coming months, a second nest will enable the drone network to cover the entire Central African country, reaching 400 health clinics. Because normal impediments don’t hinder their movements, they’re fast, and can be used at a moment’s notice, drones offer flexible and nimble new methods of delivery. Joe Ruiz, director of UPS Foundation’s Humanitarian & Resilience Program, foresees a growing role for drones in aid and rescue, from natural disasters to medical emergencies. “Think of organ transplants,” he says.

A boon to infrastructure repair

Autonomous drones are already flying over (and under) bridges and along pipelines, pinpointing areas that are corroded or have loose struts — and scheduling the needed repairs. This constant machine surveillance could soon replace the old and inefficient way of spotting trouble: having teams of human inspectors occasionally fly over in a helicopter.

HP- and Intel-powered drones flew over the stage during ODESZA’s performance at Coachella.

Just for fun

Drones are also starting to make their mark in at live events, from the Olympics in South Korea to a spectacular show at this year’s Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. During the nighttime outdoor performances of ODESZA, the GRAMMY-nominated electronic music team of Clayton Knight and Harrison Mills, HP and Intel teamed up to send 420 Shooting Star drones zipping through the night sky above the crowds, the first time these drones flew over a live music performance. “We were honored to be a part of it,” the duo said.

Watch Intel’s HP-powered Shooting Stars drone light show at Coachella.Email: Sales@compu-link.com 

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Voxel, the tiny 3D building blocks

Atoms, genes, transistors. These are the basic units of physical matter, hereditary traits and computers. And now there’s a magical new addition to that list that will soon be just as familiar to us and found everywhere in our daily lives — even inside our bodies. It’s called the voxel: the 3D equivalent of a pixel.

Voxels are already used in virtual reality and other kinds of three-dimensional rendering. For 3D printing, HP developed a unique voxel 3D printing technology using these 25-micron building blocks (each one just ¼ the thickness of a single human hair). Voxels are rapidly becoming the DNA of the $12 trillion manufacturing industry’s digital transformation, which will change the way the world designs and produces everything.

Goodbye to injection-molded mass production

For more than 150 years, injection molding — the process that squeezes molten metals or plastics into pre-formed shapes — has defined industrial manufacturing. Once a company invested in crafting a mold, a factory line could spit out millions of identical parts quickly and cheaply. But changing or updating that molded product requires stopping the presses for the costly and time-consuming construction of new physical molds, and possibly reconfiguring the entire manufacturing line.

Now, thanks to recent breakthroughs in chemical science, voxels are being harnessed to make 3D printing faster and more affordable, give designers a microscopic level of control across the entire production process, providing manufacturers with a level of flexibility that has never before been possible. There’s no more stopping the presses if you need to make changes or iterations in your design during production. Just tweak the design on your computer screen, and production of the new object will continue without anyone needing to retool the mold or reset the factory line. And because HP’s 3D printing approach controls how each tiny voxel is built, inside and out, the scope of that design flexibility will, over time, become practically limitless.

Unleashed: unimaginable new control over design details 

Multi Jet Fusion’s voxel control technology is not only transforming how we make things, it’s also revolutionizing the way we design them. Voxel control allows designers to break objects down to the smallest nuances of shape, color and function and apply them with microscopic precision, creating a new sense of endless possibility.

To produce a 3D object using voxels, HP’s Jet Fusion 3D printers start by laying down a super-thin sheet of material less than the thickness of a sheet of paper. A printhead equipped with 30,000 nozzles then swoops over the material, precisely applying chemical fusing and detailing agents to form the shape of the object being created, and then applying infrared heat at very specific levels to make them fuse and do things like rendering objects in full color.

But it’s what’s going on inside this mix of materials that’s the real game-changer. HP’s printhead puts out 340 million of these voxel building blocks per second. Not only does that help produce objects 10 times faster than other 3D printing methods, it also gives designers unprecedented control over the details of what they’re making.

Previously, 3D design software and printing methods only allowed designers to create objects defined by their surface. But voxel printing technology lets engineers define each voxel’s characteristics both inside and out. That means designers can go inside 3D-printed objects as they’re being printed — depositing and mixing in additional materials, giving each individual voxel different properties in real time, which is at the heart of the breakthrough technology that enables flexible production.

Creating novel materials from the inside out

With this completely new digital manufacturing vision, HP’s voxel-level 3D printing will soon create new products, and entirely new markets, that simply aren’t possible using traditional production methods, or even other 3D printing methods.

With voxel-level control, designers will soon be able to influence the way in which materials bond with each other, allowing them to change the tiniest mechanical properties of physical objects, such as allowing very specific areas to be soft and flexible while others are rigid and hard.

For example, by applying agents containing bits of metal to voxels in specific patterns, 3D-printed objects could be embedded with functional electronics such as simple circuits, sensors or even wireless antennae.

This alone further expands the design possibilities of 3D printing, but micro-level control goes for color, too. Different hues can be infused into individual voxels to create dazzling and unlimited arrays of color configurations to serve a variety of aesthetic or functional applications. It can even help save lives.

For example, a surgeon may need a better reference for his patient’s heart than a 2D x-ray can provide. Soon, that doctor will be able to make a 3D scan of his patient’s heart and from it, create an exact replica — with its unique network of multicolored veins and arteries — and then 3D-print it within feet of the operating room, potentially supporting better surgical outcomes for millions of patients.

Shrinking the global supply chain for the better

Another change enabled by 3D printing will come as designers rethink the traditional process of conceiving, producing and distributing things now that they’ll be able to design and evolve products in real time. With a swipe of a mouse, they’ll be able to keep up with customers’ evolving tastes and specifications, tailoring products on demand — and producing them physically closer to their consumer markets. That will localize manufacturing, slashing the time it takes to get a product into a customer’s hands by shortening the distribution chain, lowering transportation-related emissions and ushering in an era of mass customization.

3D printing doesn’t rely on the economies of scale that drove the rise of global mass production. So manufacturers won’t need to build mass assembly lines in  far-flung locations and ship their products overseas. Instead, they’ll locate micro-plants in unique markets around the globe, designing and producing small batches of products tailored to the needs of local customers while slashing logistics costs, eliminating delivery delays or overstocking and lowering their carbon footprint.

Embedded biosensors and bioplastics coming your way

As industrial, medical and consumer product designers start wrapping their heads around the boundless capabilities of HP’s voxel-level 3D printing, they’ll come up with new uses and applications that are hard to even imagine today. The products will be embedded with advanced biosensors that could track medical conditions. And as the range of materials expands to include bioplastics or even lab-grown nerve cells, the tantalizing promise of restoring hearing or sight for more people in more places around the world moves closer to reality. With the advent of voxel 3D printing, the distance between big ideas and physical reality has never been closer.

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Higher Education Institute

Higher education has its risk and rewards.   Students are challenged with financial risk and are rewarded with graduation and the pride of a great future.   At a higher education institution, Compulink found the same challenging situation.

Our client outgrew their capacity to maintain a safe and uninterruptible power supply which jeopardized the future of the entire data center.  Compulink was asked as a valued supplier to assess the situation and recommend a total solution including design, installation, testing and validation.

Leaving no stone unturned, we conducted four site visits to plan and coordinate the installation.

Our starting point was to conduct four onsite meetings with all stakeholders, including Client Management, Manufacture reps, School Engineers and Electricians.  The first meeting Compulink coordinated was for discovery, in which all parties were introduced to the existing system environment, its flaws, limitations and risk areas.  Based on our Discovery session, Our second onsite meeting focused on the design of the new electrical system, where we detailed all requirements necessary to take the school’s data center to a safer and greater capacity electrical environment.  Our third onsite meeting validated the Design and planned in detail the implementation and execution of the new system upgrade.  The fourth and critically important onsite meeting was to prep all electrical work, on multiple floors, and ensure that installation would be safe and timely.

Installation was not without its obstacles and challenges.  The equipment delivered was over 3 thousand pounds and required special flooring and moving equipment to put it all in place.  The school’s electric system had to be completely closed down end of day Friday with the requirement to be up and running in 24 hours.   The value of the preparation meetings did pay off.  The Compulink engineers, under the auspices of the school’s electrician, installed the new UPS flawlessly, tested the system to the full satisfaction of the client and completed the installation safely in less than 24 hours.

Having overcome the risk associated with a major electrical system upgrade, the school was rewarded with the security of its future Infrastructure environment.   The school is now able to safely expand its infrastructure with the knowledge that the power supply had sufficient capacity for growth and secondary power sources were safe and dependable.

Compulink managed the risk associated with the project and was rewarded with the praise and thanks of our client and more importantly the accomplishment of delivering absolute quality in the performance of our services.

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“Midnight Runs”

Compulink delivered 1200 computers (3600 items in total) to a Government client with 100% Client Satisfaction.   Business as normal for Compulink, however there is more to the story.  What appeared to be a normal procurement was deceiving, as several requirements and roadblocks affectively made delivery a challenge.  Compulink was required to break the delivery into four nightly runs at Midnight, into a Union restrictive building that was undergoing a complete renovation.

Securing a solid relationships with the Building Management, the Truckers, the Elevator crew, the Security Guards and Union labor, Compulink was able to coordinate and complete the delivery on time and within budget to the absolute satisfaction of the client.

Facing a host of logistical issues with tenacity is how Compulink built its reputation and delivers quality service.  For this assignment, we put our plan together and executed flawlessly.

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Compulink Technologies, Inc. Named to CRN’s 2018 Solution Provider 500 List

New York, NY, June 4, 2018 – Compulink Technologies, announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Compulink to its 2018 Solution Provider 500 list. The Solution Provider 500 is CRN’s annual ranking of the largest technology integrators, solution providers and IT consultants in North America by revenue.

The Solution Provider 500 is CRN’s predominant channel partner award list, serving as the industry standard for recognition of the most successful solution provider companies in the channel since 1995. The complete list will be published on CRN.com, making it readily available to vendors seeking out top solution providers to partner with.

“Compulink is proud to have received the prestigious honor of being recognized as one of the most successful solution providers in the channel. We will continue to dedicate our services to the growth and success of our clients.”

“CRN’s Solution Provider 500 list spotlights the North American IT channel partner organizations that have earned the highest revenue over the past year, providing a valuable resource to vendors looking for top solution providers to partner with,” said Bob Skelley, CEO of The Channel Company. “The companies on this year’s list represent an incredible, combined revenue of $320 billion, a sum that attests to their success in staying ahead of rapidly changing market demands. We extend our sincerest congratulations to each of these top-performing solution providers and look forward to their future pursuits and successes.”

About Compulink Technologies, Inc.
Compulink Technologies Inc. is a total solutions IT firm. We provide information technology consulting, managed services, and product fulfillment services to commercial, non-profit, and government organizations for over 30 years. Our innovative ideas help organizations capitalize on today’s top technology solutions to improve performance, security and financials. As a Minority Owned Small Business, Compulink is committed to excellence and providing top technology solutions to City, State, Federal and Commercial clients.
www.compu-link.com

About the Channel Company
The Channel Company enables breakthrough IT channel performance with our dominant media, engaging events, expert consulting and education, and innovative marketing services and platforms. As the channel catalyst, we connect and empower technology suppliers, solution providers and end users. Backed by more than 30 years of unequaled channel experience, we draw from our deep knowledge to envision innovative new solutions for ever-evolving challenges in the technology marketplace. www.thechannelco.com  

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CRN 500 Press Release

Compulink Technologies, Inc. Named to CRN’s 2018 Solution Provider 500 List

New York, NY, June 4, 2018 – Compulink Technologies, announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Compulink to its 2018 Solution Provider 500 list. The Solution Provider 500 is CRN’s annual ranking of the largest technology integrators, solution providers and IT consultants in North America by revenue.

The Solution Provider 500 is CRN’s predominant channel partner award list, serving as the industry standard for recognition of the most successful solution provider companies in the channel since 1995. The complete list will be published on CRN.com, making it readily available to vendors seeking out top solution providers to partner with.

“Compulink is proud to have received the prestigious honor of being recognized as one of the most successful solution providers in the channel. We will continue to dedicate our services to the growth and success of our clients.”
 
“CRN’s Solution Provider 500 list spotlights the North American IT channel partner organizations that have earned the highest revenue over the past year, providing a valuable resource to vendors looking for top solution providers to partner with,” said Bob Skelley, CEO of The Channel Company. “The companies on this year’s list represent an incredible, combined revenue of $320 billion, a sum that attests to their success in staying ahead of rapidly changing market demands. We extend our sincerest congratulations to each of these top-performing solution providers and look forward to their future pursuits and successes.”

About Compulink Technologies, Inc.
Compulink Technologies Inc. is a total solutions IT firm. We provide information technology consulting, managed services, and product fulfillment services to commercial, non-profit, and government organizations for over 30 years. Our innovative ideas help organizations capitalize on today’s top technology solutions to improve performance, security and financials. As a Minority Owned Small Business, Compulink is committed to excellence and providing top technology solutions to City, State, Federal and Commercial clients.
www.compu-link.com

About the Channel Company
The Channel Company enables breakthrough IT channel performance with our dominant media, engaging events, expert consulting and education, and innovative marketing services and platforms. As the channel catalyst, we connect and empower technology suppliers, solution providers and end users. Backed by more than 30 years of unequaled channel experience, we draw from our deep knowledge to envision innovative new solutions for ever-evolving challenges in the technology marketplace. www.thechannelco.com  

 Please visit our eStore: http://www.compu-linkonline.com/

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F5 has named Compulink Technologies a SILVER PARTNER

Compulink Technologies is proud to join with f5 as a distinguished SILVER PARTNER.   
49 of the Fortune 50 rely on F5 to stay ahead of security, cloud, and mobility trends.  Working with f5 as a SILVER PARTNER allows Compulink to deliver the latest cutting edge and secure App solutions to our clients promptly and efficiently at affordable pricing.
We are proud to add f5 to our prestigious partner list as it offers our clients a greater opportunity to take advantage of working leading edge technologies.
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SD-WAN solution essentials: Reliability, innovation and integration skills win

Business needs and enterprise reach are driving monumental shifts in the architecture of networks. Naturally, the SD-WAN vendor market has responded aggressively, knowing that by 2020 the space willbe worth more than six billion dollars, according to IDC. Choices are vast and include offerings from tried and true large networking vendors, focused WAN specialists and venture-funded startups.
We know SD-WAN technology is an effective and economical solution that addresses goals for agility, speed, security. Understanding your enterprise needs will help lead you to the optimal vendor. As
important as unique case scenarios is the assurance that a vendor partner will not disrupt the current WAN scenario as SD-WAN installation is in process and building an SD-WAN that can securely carry cloud demands.

The three main vendor types are:
1. Controller-based solutions
2. Appliance based overlay solutions that create a virtual IP network between vendors hardware across any network
3. Advanced automation and change control solutions using existing hardware

One reputable player cited in a Packet Pushers blog post written by Ethan Banks expounds on NetScaler (Citrix’s skin in the game), which features, “…treating multiple WAN circuits as a unified pool of bandwidth, centralized reporting, and integrated WAN optimization. The product “appears to be the real deal,” he said. NetScaler was also cited in Network Computing’s 12 Sizzling SD-WAN Vendors. Network World offers four considerations to help prepare you as you explore SD-WAN solution that is right for your business.

1. Automated management – The impact of automation on deployment and management costs =training and staffing. IT organizations should ask vendors how they minimize the cost and effort of
“Day 2” operations management such as policy changes, adding new applications, security and image updates
2. Route control – Without proper route control, business critical applications running on the WAN may not get the bandwidth, priority and load balancing needed for the best user experience.
Ideally, application traffic utilizes all available WAN circuits and bandwidth to make best use of and IT department’s existing WAN infrastructure, by load balancing across WAN circuits and utilizing
backup edge routers
3. Proactive – consider a solution’s ability to detect problems and respond to network outages so that critical applications don’t experience loss of service. Looking at the management tools of a
solution can provide insight into IT management
4. Support for hybrid deployments – Can the solution support hybrid deployments by combining multiple WAN transports such as MPLS, Internet, cellular or satellite links? Each has different
capabilities in areas such as bandwidth, SLA classes of service, security postures, and pricing

We know your choices are plentiful. After you’ve reviewed and prioritized against the needs of your business, next consider a checklist of vendor fundamentals where technological prowess, customer
service and agility in implementation are all of equal value.

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The Cloud is Growing and Infrastructure as a Services is Leading

Recently an article in CIO stated that Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) is set to outpace the rest of the cloud market in 2018. It also showed that cloud adoption grew significantly in 2017. The article states that Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) grew by 47 percent while Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) grew by 31 percent. More and more organizations are moving to the cloud.

First let’s briefly explain what IaaS is before we comment on this trend. Infrastructure-as-a-Service is a cloud option that removes the responsibility of building and maintaining IT infrastructure from the end user. In essence, traditionally you as a business may have a server room, floor, or building. With IaaS you no longer have that. All the infrastructure equipment is no longer necessary. Your cloud provider builds and maintains the hardware infrastructure. You still manage your applications and data, but the hardware infrastructure is the responsibility of your provider.

Now that we explained IaaS, you can clearly see why it is trending. Rather than have exploding IT budgets around the hardware, you can cut that cost with a IaaS cloud provider. Instead of paying the cost upfront for hardware, you pay a monthly or annual fee. The best part is that you only pay for what you need. Also when the hardware needs to be upgraded, its the responsibility of the provider.

If your looking for an IaaS provider, you should look into Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Citrix to name a few. They are the top providers, but there are many of these providers around, and it all depends on budget and trust.

Let’s keep an eye on cloud adoption as we go on in 2018. Is this the year the cloud takes over the world?

To read the article in CIO Click Here

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Compulink Awarded Major Contract

Compulink Technologies is proud to announce a recently awarded a major contract by a government client for the purchase of HPE equipment.

The entire sales team worked together on this very large contract. When a large opportunity arrives at Compulink, it takes everyone in the sales department to coordinate and work on all the moving pieces. Everyone who worked on this opportunity while balancing their normal workloads should pat themselves on the back.

It took weeks to learn if we had won or lost the bid.. Once we had received a notice of intent to award, everyone in the company celebrated the accomplishment.

Compulink might be a small business, but we have a habit of accomplishing big things.

Congratulations to everyone who made this accomplishment happen. Now the work begins to execute the contract and coordinate logistics.

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