Analysis Essay 2

Hello class,

This week’s topic has been a very interesting one for me since I’ve heard of Linux for a long time but I was not aware of its capabilities or why is not as competitive as Windows or MacOS. Linux is an operating system that has to be downloaded to a device or desktop computer since is a software that won’t come pre-installed. And there is the problem. Most people won’t download or installed an operating system due to various reasons or risks: time and software incompatibility. Due to the high stressful lives and time demanding jobs that we have today is very challenging to people to sit down and take the time to download and installed a software. It is a lot easier to just jump into the computer and have everything set and ready for you. We know that Linux is an open code OS which means that most features can be customized in the software and gives you more ways to control the system. Companies or agencies like Google, NASA, CERN and Wall street use Linux as their platform for operations due to stability and provided control. I do not believe shares are going up since Linux is a product directed to a savvier computing community and not the general population.

Some benefits that we can find in cloud computing are low capital expenditure, continuity of business, easier maintenance and upgrades, improved IT security and greater flexibility and mobility. Drawbacks are internet dependency and therefore more exposition to outages. The article talks about what is cloud computing and its benefits, what are the types and how it can be delivered. Although is a business offering article, the way it explains how cloud computing works is simple and very understandable. https://aws.amazon.com/what-is-cloud-computing/

Hardware Requirements:

CPU Speed	2.2 GHz minimum; Hyper-threading (HHT) or Multi-core recommended
Platform	x86 or x64 with SSE2 extensions
Memory/RAM	2 GB minimum
Display properties	24-bit color depth
Screen resolution	1024x768 recommended minimum at normal size (96 dpi)
Swap space	Determined by the operating system; 500 MB minimum
Disk space	2.4 GB In addition, up to 50 MB of disk space may be needed in the Windows System directory (typically, C:\Windows\System32). You can view the disk space requirement for each of the 10.3 components in the Setup program. If using ArcGlobe, additional disk space may be required. ArcGlobe will create cache files when used.
Video/Graphics adaptor	64 MB RAM minimum; 256 MB RAM or higher recommended. NVIDIA, ATI, and Intel chipsets supported. 24-bit capable graphics accelerator OpenGL version 2.0 runtime minimum is required, and Shader Model 3.0 or higher is recommended. Be sure to use the latest available drivers.
Networking Hardware	Simple TCP/IP, Network Card, or Microsoft Loopback Adapter is required for the license manager.

Software requirements

· .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 must be installed prior to installing ArcGIS for Desktop.

· Internet Explorer requirement:

Microsoft Internet Explorer (minimum IE 9) must be installed prior to installing ArcGIS for Desktop. Internet Explorer 9, 10 and 11 are supported.

· Python requirement for Geoprocessing:

ArcGIS for Desktop geoprocessing tools require that Python 2.7.x and Numerical Python 1.7.x are installed. If the ArcGIS for Desktop setup does not find either Python 2.7.x or Numerical Python (NumPy) 1.7.xinstalled on the target computer, Python 2.7.8 and Numerical Python 1.7.1 will be installed during a complete installation of ArcGIS 10.3.x. You can choose a Custom installation to unselect the Python feature and avoid installing it. Additionally, if the Python setup is executed during the ArcGIS for Desktop installation, you will be provided with the opportunity to choose its installation location. The Python installation location should not include spaces.

Edwin