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|12.15.10 at 9:36 pm ET
Drew Stafford provided all the offense for Buffalo as the Sabres beat the Bruins, 3-2, on Wednesday.
The Bruins relinquished the lead twice in the game, as they went up in first and third periods, respectively, on goals from David Krejci and Michael Ryder.
Gregory Campbell, Shawn Thornton and Brad Marchand, who make up the popular "Merlot line" tied one another for the team lead with four shots apiece on reigning Vezina winner Ryan Miller.
Tuukka Rask made 32 saves on 35 shots and fell to 2-7-1 on the season. The B's were forced to finish the game shorthanded due to a Milan Lucic unsportsmanlike conduct penalty at 18:22, though they applied significant pressure, including a great opportunity from Patrice Bergeron with Miller down. A brawl broke out following the final horn after Miller took a shot at B's captain Zdeno Chara in front of the net.
The game also marked the first time this season that second overall pick Tyler Seguin was a healthy scratch. Daniel Paille played in the rookie's place.
– The Bruins weren't exactly masters at holding a lead in the game, as they allowed game-tying goals to Drew Stafford shortly after scoring their first two goals. There was just 48 seconds of play between Krejci's goal and Stafford's first of the night, while Stafford picked up his second 32 seconds following Ryder's tally.
– Penalties hurt the Bruins, notably Lucic's in the third period. Likely not thrilled with his boarding penalty in the penalty, Lucic probably said something to a ref in the third, which was why he was sent from the bench to the box.
– Brad Marchand had a goal waved off in the third period due to goaltender interference on Thornton's part. Marchand sent a bouncing rebound into the net but Miller was caught up with Thornton. Stafford scored the game-winning goal on the ensuing power play.
Thornton also had a pass intercepted in the third that led to Stafford's goal. Thornton was hot and cold on the night, and despite getting shots on goal and drawing a key penalty, certainly had a couple of low moments.
– The Bruins have generally been able to get up to kick off these stretches of four games in three nights. Wednesday marked the first time they lost the first game in such a stretch. They were 4-0-0 in those games entering Wednesday.
– David Krejci has been able to do damage against the Sabres this season. He entered the night with three points against them in two games and now has four points through three against Buffalo.
– The Bruins have faith in Steven Kampfer, and there isn't much reason for them to not trust the 22-year-old. The latest example came in the first period when, after skating on the power play unit in Tuesday's practice, he got significant time at the point on the man advantage.
The decision to give Kampfer time (4:19) on the power play paid off when he set up Ryder's power play goal in the third. It was the rookie's first career point.
– Shawn Thornton drew a penalty for the sixth time this season, which led to Ryder's goal. Of course, his penalty in the third led to the Sabres' game-winning goal, but Thornton, as well as his linemates, were among the most productive Bruins on Wednesday.
Bruins remain tied with Sabres after two
|12.15.10 at 8:37 pm ET
The Bruins had their chance at regaining the lead, but they enter the third period tied, 1-1, with the Sabres.
Boston had a 5-on-3 when Tyler Myers sent the puck over the glass in his own zone with Jochen Hecht already in the box, but the B's failed to convert. They are now 0-for-3 on the night.
Zdeno Chara had probably the Bruins' best chance when his shot rang off Ryan Miller's post early on in the period. Nathan Horton had a slap shot stopped by the reigning Vezina winner in the period's final minutes.
Myers appeared to be setting up a Sabres goal when he sent a puck across the net in front of Tuukka Rask to Tyler Ennis. Though Ennis couldn't handle the pass and allowed Rask time to get in position, Myers did draw a Patrice Bergeron hooking penalty on the play.
The Bruins outshot Buffalo, 12-9 in the period and are being outshot, 27-26, in the game.
Bruins, Sabres tied after one
|12.15.10 at 7:45 pm ET
David Krejci and Drew Stafford each scored and the Bruins and Sabres are tied after 20 minutes of play.
Krejci got his fifth goal of the season and fourth point against the Sabres when he redirected a Dennis Siedenberg shot past Ryan Miller at 17:59.
With Milan Lucic in the box for boarding, Drew Stafford buried a third-chance opportunity at 18:41 to tie it at a goal apiece.
Andrew Ference took a big hit from Patrick Kaleta, who bounced off the B's defender in the Bruins' end. Ference responded by shoving Kaleta following the play and was headed off for roughing.
Less than a minute into the Sabres' power play, David Krejci was attempting to catch a pass as he entered Buffalo's end but was, slashed by Drew Stafford at the blueline.
Steven Kampfer saw time at the point on the Bruins' power play after having just six seconds on the man advantage through two games.
The Sabres are outshooting the Bruins, 18-14.
Tyler Seguin scratched vs. Sabres
|12.15.10 at 6:53 pm ET
The Bruins have indeed scratched rookie forward Tyler Seguin vs. the Sabres on Wednesday. It makes for Seguin's first healthy scratch of his career after missing Saturday's game with flu-like symptoms.
In Seguin's place will be Daniel Paille, who was solid on Saturday despite having a minus-1 rating on the night.
Seguin has 10 points — five goals and five assists — this season, though he's scored just two goals in his last 19 games.
Tyler Seguin to sit vs. Sabres?
|12.15.10 at 3:49 pm ET
Claude Julien told reporters Wednesday morning that whether or not Tyler Seguin plays against the Sabres will be a game-time decision. Seguin sat out Saturday night with what the team called flu-like symptoms (he skated with the scratches that morning) and Daniel Paille, despite posting a minus-1 on the night, was solid, single-handedly saving a goal with Tim Thomas out of position following a rebound.
Yet Paille, for the most part, has been dreadful when he has played this season. His performance in the season-opener against the Coyotes made the decision to put Jordan Caron in the lineup a no-brainer. Still, he's only played since then due to injury, so the opportunities to prove himself this season have been limited (10 games this season).
As for Seguin, people will have two questions should he be a healthy scratch for the first time in his career. No. 1, will it stunt his development, and No. 2, will he pout?
To answer the first one, missing one game (well, two if you count Saturday) won't make his ceiling any lower, and he likely knows that. It might actually be good for him in the long-run. Seguin's clearly been explosive through the neutral zone and is a huge asset in shootouts, but sitting might add some motivation for the rest of his game.
The time off can also let Seguin take a step back and reset, so to speak. He hasn't been slow out there, but he certainly hasn't been as in sync with Marc Savard as many would have expected, and a game or two off might help him clear his head.
Regarding whether he'll be an unhappy camper, who knows? What we do know is that he'll try not to show it. The 18-year-old didn't answer a single question in training camp or the preseason without attaching "if I make the team" to it. He's been very careful to not come across as a kid who's taking things for granted, so one could expect a stock "whatever's best for the team" answer when he's asked about all this.
Seguin has four points in his last 15 games and has 10 points (five goals, five assists) on the season. He's scored just two goals over his last 19 games. The second overall pick in last June's draft, Seguin is viewed as one of the more talented young goal-scorers in the league and has been compared to the likes of Steven Stamkos. He's clearly not anywhere near Stamkos' level, but time will tell whether he becomes the elite right-handed center many project him to be.
Mike Milbury on D&H: NHL salary cap 'un-American'
|12.15.10 at 1:01 pm ET
NESN and NBC Sports hockey analyst Mike Milbury made his weekly appearance on the Dale & Holley show Wednesday to talk about the Bruins and the NHL. To hear the interview, go to the Dale & Holley audio on demand page.
Milbury said it was tough to see Marco Sturm go, as the Bruins completed the trade with the Kings to clear up cap space. Said Milbury: "I wish there were another way to go, because on this team he would have been a great fit on the third line and allowed a bunch of other guys to try a hand at a top-six forward position. And that's where I think Sturm fits best. He can play up to the second line. He's a real good third-line player on a terrific team, and the Bruins are working their way toward that."
Milbury said he's not a fan of the hard cap. "I don't like it. I mean, what is it doing? It's sort of leveling the playing field for everybody. Is that what we're trying to do? It's sort of un-American, isn't it? You're supposed to be out there, spend as much as you want, do whatever you want, and you reap the consequences or the benefits. After all is said and done, I miss the Evil Empire in New York and I miss the Detroit Red Wings spending all sorts of money."
Commenting on Flyers forward Jody Shelley's hit on Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid in Saturday's game, Milbury said: "It was a dumb hit. He's paying the price for it. I think that was one that every player in the league can go, 'Geez, you've got to be smarter than that.' " Milbury added that he supports automatic icing so as to avoid such situations.
Linus Omark made his NHL debut with the Oilers on Friday night, and the youngster turned some heads in the shootout when he did a 360-degree spin upon touching the puck, then faked a slap shot and fired the pick past Lightning goalie Dan Ellis for the winner.
The flashy moves did not bother Milbury. "We go to this shootout after an overtime, and it's a gimmick," he said. "It's not hockey, it's a test of skill. You know what? Let it rip. Let it fly. Do handsprings or backflips or whatever you think of to A) entertain the fans, and B) maybe distract the goaltender. '¦ He can do whatever he wants. He can go naked at center ice, a la 'Slap Shot.' I'd like to see that. That would really sell some tickets."
Bruins at Sabres preview
|12.15.10 at 12:14 am ET
The Bruins will take on the Sabres for the third time this season as the two teams face off in Buffalo on Wednesday night. The Bruins have points in their last six games (4-0-2) and have taken both of their meetings with the Sabres. Their most recent win over Buffalo came last Tuesday when Mark Recchi tipped a Dennis Seidenberg shot past Ryan Miller to give the B's a 3-2 win in overtime.
Tuukka Rask was first off the ice for the Bruins, an indication he'll be between the pipes come game time.
– The Sabres are a sub-.500 hockey team (12-14-4) because of their struggles at home. Nine of their 14 losses this season have come in Buffalo, as they've posted a 6-9-1 record at HSBC Arena. They are 3-3-0 in their last six home games.
– The Bruins remain a more dangerous team when playing away from TD Garden. They've posted a 9-3-1 road record. They took a shootout loss to the Maple Leafs in their last road game.
– Fighting majors aside, the Bruins have been avoiding the penalty box as of late. They had just one penalty in both Saturday's game and last Tuesday's Buffalo game, both of which contests went into overtime. The B's are 15th in the league in penalty minutes per game (12.9), though that is helped by their 26 majors, a number that puts them fifth in the league despite tying seven teams for playing the least amount of games.
– Milan Lucic is on pace for 44 goals. Does anybody truly see him as a 40-goal-scorer? Variables such as empty netters and a couple softies have been on his side thus far, so while he may eventually slow down, he still figures the finish the season as the team's top goal-scorer if he remains healthy.
– David Krejci has three points (all assists) against the Sabres this year. He's only had three points against one other club, and he knocked that out in one game when he scored two goals and tallied an assist in the team's 8-1 win over the Lightning. Krejci is also on a three-game point steak that began with his two assists last Saturday against the Sabres.
– Marc Savard and Tyler Seguin have combined for just two points — an assist apiece — since Savard made his return to the lineup on Dec. 2. One would have to assume the two will get going and that Seguin will eventually be big asset for Savard, but it simply hasn't happened yet.
Savard's ice time has generally been anywhere from 13:15 to 16:26, and he's averaged 15:01 per night.
– Here's a totally useless and hardly telling stat from the good ol' WEEI.com stat truck: The Bruins have won the first game of a three-in-four stretch every time this year. In those games, they've grabbed wins in Buffalo (5-2 on Nov. 3), Pittsburgh (7-4 on Nov. 10), New York (3-2 over the Rangers on Nov. 17), and Philadelphia (3-0 on Dec. 1).
– Tim Thomas has started and won both of the team's games against the Sabres thus far. It's quite remarkable that Tuukka Rask is on pace for just 26 starts this season, but he'll get his first crack at the Sabres Wednesday.
– Miller was dealing with a groin injury when the Bruins beat up on Jhonas Enroth and Patrick Lalime on Nov. 3, but he manned the pipes last Tuesday vs. the B's. It wasn't his best showing, as he allowed a bit of a softie to Lucic — letting a shot from a tough angle just sneak between his leg and the left post.
Miller is coming off a rough loss to the Penguins on Saturday. He allowed four goals on just 23 shots.
– It is up in the air whether the B's will dress Tyler Seguin or Daniel Paille. Seguin didn't play Saturday with what the team called flu-like symptoms, and Paille played well. Claude Julien told reporters that it would be a game-time decision.
– Adam McQuaid, who could have been badly injured on Jody Shelley's cheap shot Saturday, is also fine. Both players practiced Tuesday.


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All contenders for the Hobart seat of Denison have been out on the streets on day one of the Federal election campaign.
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Tasmania's Tenants Union says the plight of a woman in Hobart highlights the need for tougher laws governing the sector, due to be tabled in Parliament next month.
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A couple's lucky escape has emphasised the importance of working smoke alarms after a fire in a unit in Hobart early Sunday morning.
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A North Hobart man who tried to rob a pharmacy to get medication for his mentally-ill wife has avoided a jail term.
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A Hobart man will spend at least 21 months in jail for a violent robbery spree during which three people were injured.
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Situated in Bath, this luxury hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Sydney Gardens and The Holburne Museum. Bath Abbey and Roman Baths are also within 1 mi (2 km).
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This smoke-free hotel features a full-service spa, a restaurant, and an indoor pool. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, an outdoor pool, 3 bars/lounges, and a health club are onsite.
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In addition to a full-service spa, Macdonald Bath Spa features an indoor pool and an outdoor pool. The hotel offers a restaurant. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of hotel's 3 bars/lounges. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
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It may not be far from the truth to say that the days after earnings releases are some of the worst days in the calendar for tech investors. Many tech stocks trade on hype and hope, and earnings reports have a tendency to bring a little reality back to the picture and prompt investors to reconsider the multiples they're paying.
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Such would seem to be the case for the trio of Riverbed (Nasdaq:RVBD), Fortinet (Nasdaq:FTNT) and F5 Networks (Nasdaq:FFIV). None of these companies had what would normally be called a bad quarter, but each sported hefty valuations and expectations. Now, with calendar second quarter earnings in hand and a few worries about growth momentum, these stocks have all come under heavy selling pressure.
A Review of the Quarters
Riverbed is arguably in the worst financial shape relative to stretched expectations. The company has now reported two straight "weak" quarters. Although 35% year-over-year (YOY) growth is not generally considered weak, sequential growth was 4% and followed a Q1 that was down 5% sequentially.
Growth was definitely hurt by poor performance in Europe, and that likely had something to do with the company losing its head of sales for Europe at the start of the quarter. Now there are worries as to whether the core WAN optimization market is still growing strongly, and whether Riverbed can continue to build its share after largely marginalizing Blue Coat (Nasdaq:BCSI). Still, this is a company where margins (gross and operating) continue to expand, and where sales growth expectations are well above average.
Fortinet Not So Formidable
Most companies would be happy to report 35% YOY revenue growth and 22% billings growth, but this marks the first time Fortinet's billings were below the midpoint of guidance. Like Riverbed Europe, this was a disappointment. But also like Riverbed, this is a company serving a growing market and carrying robust revenue growth guidance. Even allowing that rivals like Check Point (Nasdaq:CHKP) could try to get into their kitchen with similar devices, there is quite a lot of data security spending to go around right now.
F5 Rattles Again
It sometimes feels like investors are just waiting for F5 to screw up and pronounce an end to its impressive run. This time around, F5 delivered "only" 26% in-line revenue growth. True, product revenue growth is decelerating, but it is still running at a pace of 21% annual growth and over 3% sequential growth. F5 makes it three-for-three in companies seeing weak results from Europe.
A Common Threat
While these companies address different markets, they have a common problem: fears of a newly resurgent Cisco Systems (Nasdaq:CSCO) - and, to a lesser extent, an expansion-oriented Juniper (NYSE:JNPR). Given the dismal revenue performance at Cisco of late and the large-scale layoffs, this would seem to be an overstated fear. True, Cisco may well try to re-grow share in WAN optimization (Riverbed), develop its own unified security appliance (Fortinet) or regain leadership in application delivery controllers (F5), but all of these companies succeeded in part by developing a more appealing mousetrap and then leveraging the heck out of it.
Can Cisco go back to the lab and develop better products? Certainly. Can it simultaneously develop several new best-of-breed products and regain share in multiple markets? That seems like a stretch, particularly as there is not a lot of history in tech of yesterday's winners slipping and then regaining the top spot.
The Bottom Line
More than anything, the poor reaction in these companies' stocks seems like the result of an all-too-familiar trend in tech investing. Investors will simply ignore multiples and valuation when growth is strong and accelerating, but the first sign of faltering growth sends them rushing to click the "Sell" button. What's more, with the "European problem" likely not turning around right away and growing worries about the sustainability of the U.S. recovery, a lot of growth-tech investors may move to a more skeptical "show me the growth, then I'll buy" footing.
That, in turn, should make these stocks quite volatile for the next couple of quarters. Unfortunately, for value investors there aren't any truly cheap names in the bunch (F5 at least seems to trade below fair value), so this is still really a party just for growth stock investors. (For additional reading, see A Primer On Investing In The Tech Industry.)
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ABSTRACT: A new approach has been experimentally demonstrated to control the stored energy by applying a non-axisymmetric magnetic field using the DIII-D in-vessel coils to modify the energy confinement time. In future burning plasma experiments as well as magnetic fusion energy power plants, various concepts have been proposed to control the fusion power. The fusion power in a power plant operating at high gain can be related to the plasma stored energy and hence, is a strong function of the energy confinement time. Thus, an actuator that modifies the confinement time can be used to adjust the fusion power. In relatively low collisionality DIII-D discharges, the application of non-axisymmetric magnetic fields results in a decrease in confinement time and density pumpout. Gas puffing was used to compensate the density pumpout in the pedestal while control of the stored energy was demonstrated by the application of non-axisymmetric fields.Nuclear Fusion 05/2015; 55(5):053001. DOI:10.1088/0029-5515/55/5/053001 · 3.06 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Sustaining the plasma in a stable and a high performance condition is one of the important control issues for future steady state tokamaks. In the 2014 KSTAR campaign, we have developed a real-time poloidal beta (βp) control technique and carried out preliminary experiments to identify its feasibility. In the control system, the βp is calculated in real time using the measured diamagnetic loop signal, and compared with the target value leading to the change of the neutral beam (NB) heating power using a feedback PID control algorithm. To match the requested power of NB which is operated with constant voltage, the on-time periods of the intervals were adjusted as the ratio of the required power to the maximum achievable one. This paper will present the overall procedures of the βp control, the βp estimation process and NB operation scheme implemented in the plasma control system (PCS), and the analysis on the preliminary experimental results.Fusion Engineering and Design 04/2015; 95. DOI:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2015.04.004 · 1.15 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: DIII-D has made significant progress in developing the techniques required to operate ITER, and in understanding their impact on performance when integrated into operational scenarios at ITER-relevant parameters. Long duration plasmas, stable to m/n = 2/1 tearing modes, with an ITER-similar shape and I p/aB T, have been demonstrated in DIII-D, that evolve to stationary conditions. The operating region most likely to reach stable conditions has normalized pressure, β N ≈ 1.9–2.1 (compared to the ITER baseline design of 1.6–1.8), and a Greenwald normalized density fraction, f GW 0.42–0.70 (the ITER design is f GW ≈ 0.8). The evolution of the current profile, using internal inductance (l i) as an indicator, is found to produce a smaller fraction of stable pulses when l i is increased above ≈1.1 at the beginning of β N flattop. Stable discharges with co-neutral beam injection are generally accompanied with a benign n = 2 magnetohydrodynamic mode. However if this mode exceeds ≈10 G, the onset of a m/n = 2/1 tearing mode occurs with a loss of confinement. In addition, stable operation with low applied external torque, at or below the extrapolated value expected for ITER has also been demonstrated. With electron cyclotron injection, the operating region of stable discharges has been further extended at ITER equivalent levels of torque and to edge-localized mode (ELM) free discharges at higher torque but with the addition of an n = 3 magnetic perturbation from the DIII-D internal coil set. The characterization of the ITER baseline scenario evolution for long pulse duration, extension to more ITER-relevant values of torque and electron heating, and suppression of ELMs have significantly advanced the physics basis of this scenario, although significant effort remains in the simultaneous integration of all these requirements.Nuclear Fusion 02/2015; 55(2):023004. DOI:10.1088/0029-5515/55/2/023004 · 3.06 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Recent DIII-D experiments assessed the snowflake divertor (SF) configuration in a radiative regime in H-mode discharges with seeding. The SF configuration was maintained for many energy confinement times (2–3 s) in H-mode discharges ( MA, MW, and down (favorable direction toward the divertor)), and found to be compatible with high performance operation (H98y2 ⩾ 1). The two studied SF configurations, the SF-plus and the SF-minus, have a small finite distance between the primary X-point and the secondary null located in the private flux region or the common flux region, respectively. In H-mode discharges with the SF configurations (cf. H-mode discharges with the standard divertor with similar conditions) the stored energy lost per the edge localized mode (ELM) was reduced, and significant divertor heat flux reduction between and during ELMs was observed over a range of collisionalities, from lower density conditions toward a higher density H-modes with the radiative SF divertor.Journal of Nuclear Materials 12/2014; 463. DOI:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2014.12.052 · 1.87 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: An accelerated fusion energy development program, a "fast-track" approach, requires proceeding with a nuclear and materials testing program in parallel with research on burning plasmas, ITER. A Fusion Nuclear Science Facility (FNSF) would address many of the key issues that need to be addressed prior to DEMO, including breeding tritium and completing the fuel cycle, qualifying nuclear materials for high fluence, developing suitable materials for the plasma-boundary interface, and demonstrating power extraction. The Advanced Tokamak (AT) is a strong candidate for an FNSF as a consequence of its mature physics base, capability to address the key issues, and the direct relevance to an attractive target power plant. The standard aspect ratio provides space for a solenoid, assuring robust plasma current initiation, and for an inboard blanket, assuring robust tritium breeding ratio (TBR) >1 for FNSF tritium self-sufficiency and building of inventory needed to start up DEMO. An example design point gives a moderate sized Cu-coil device with R/a = 2.7 m/0.77 m, κ = 2.3, BT = 5.4 T, IP = 6.6 MA, βN = 2.75, Pfus = 127 MW. The modest bootstrap fraction of ƒBS = 0.55 provides an opportunity to develop steady state with sufficient current drive for adequate control. Proceeding with a FNSF in parallel with ITER provides a strong basis to begin construction of DEMO upon the achievement of Q ∼ 10 in ITER.Fusion Engineering and Design 10/2014; 89(7-8). DOI:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2014.03.055 · 1.15 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: On DIII-D (Luxon 2005 Fusion Sci. Technol. 48 828), a high β scenario with minimum safety factor (qmin) near 1.4 has been optimized with new tools and shown to be a favourable candidate for long pulse or steady state operation in future devices. The new capability to redirect up to 5 MW of neutral beam injection (NBI) from on- to off-axis improves the ability to sustain elevated qmin with a less peaked pressure profile. These changes increase the ideal magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) n = 1 mode βN limit thus providing a path forward for increasing the noninductive current drive fraction by operating at high βN. Quasi-stationary discharges free of tearing modes have been sustained at βN = 3.5 and βT = 3.6% for two current profile diffusion timescales (about 3 s) limited by neutral beam duration. The discharge performance has normalized fusion performance expected to give fusion gain Q ≈ 5 in a device the size of ITER. Analysis of the poloidal flux evolution and current drive balance show that the loop voltage profile is almost relaxed even with 25% of the current driven inductively, and qmin remains elevated near 1.4. These observations increase confidence that the current profile will not evolve to one unstable to a tearing mode. In preliminary tests a divertor heat flux reduction technique based on producing a radiating mantle with neon injection appears compatible with this operating scenario. 0D model extrapolations suggest it may be possible to push this scenario up to 100% noninductive current drive by raising βN. Similar discharges with qmin = 1.5–2 were susceptible to tearing modes and off-axis fishbones, and with qmin > 2 lower normalized global energy confinement time is observed.Nuclear Fusion 08/2014; 54(9):093009. DOI:10.1088/0029-5515/54/9/093009 · 3.06 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Magnetic feedback control of the resistive-wall mode has enabled the DIII-D tokamak to access stable operation at safety factor q_{95}=1.9 in divertor plasmas for 150 instability growth times. Magnetohydrodynamic stability sets a hard, disruptive limit on the minimum edge safety factor achievable in a tokamak, or on the maximum plasma current at a given toroidal magnetic field. In tokamaks with a divertor, the limit occurs at q_{95}=2, as confirmed in DIII-D. Since the energy confinement time scales linearly with current, this also bounds the performance of a fusion reactor. DIII-D has overcome this limit, opening a whole new high-current regime not accessible before. This result brings significant possible benefits in terms of fusion performance, but it also extends resistive-wall mode physics and its control to conditions never explored before. In present experiments, the q_{95}<2 operation is eventually halted by voltage limits reached in the feedback power supplies, not by intrinsic physics issues. Improvements to power supplies and to control algorithms have the potential to further extend this regime.Physical Review Letters 07/2014; 113(4):045003. DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.045003 · 7.51 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Recent DIII-D and RFX-mod experiments have demonstrated stable tokamak operation at very low values of the edge safety factor q(a) near and below 2. The onset of n = 1 resistive wall mode (RWM) kink instabilities leads to a disruptive stability limit, encountered at q(a) = 2 (limiter plasmas) and q 95 = 2 (divertor plasmas). However, passively stable operation can be attained for q(a) and q 95 values as low as 2.2. RWM damping in the q(a) = 2 regime was measured using active MHD spectroscopy. Although consistent with theoretical predictions, the amplitude of the damped response does not increase significantly as the q(a) = 2 limit is approached, in contrast with damping measurements made approaching the pressure-driven RWM limit. Applying proportional gain magnetic feedback control of the n = 1 modes has resulted in stabilized operation with q 95 values reaching as low as 1.9 in DIII-D and q(a) reaching 1.55 in RFX-mod. In addition to being consistent with the q(a) = 2 external kink mode stability limit, the unstable modes have growth rates on the order of the characteristic wall eddy-current decay timescale in both devices, and a dominant m = 2 poloidal structure that is consistent with ideal MHD predictions. The experiments contribute to validating MHD stability theory and demonstrate that a key tokamak stability limit can be overcome with feedback.Physics of Plasmas 07/2014; 21(7):072107. DOI:10.1063/1.4886796 · 2.14 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Superconducting tokamaks like KSTAR, EAST and ITER need elaborate magnetic controls mainly due to either the demanding experiment schedule or tighter hardware limitations caused by the superconducting coils. In order to reduce the operation runtime requirements, two types of plasma simulators for the KSTAR plasma control system (PCS) have been developed for improving axisymmetric magnetic controls. The first one is an open-loop type, which can reproduce the control done in an old shot by loading the corresponding diagnostics data and PCS setup. The other one, a closed-loop simulator based on a linear nonrigid plasma model, is designed to simulate dynamic responses of the plasma equilibrium and plasma current (Ip) due to changes of the axisymmetric poloidal field (PF) coil currents, poloidal beta, and internal inductance. The closed-loop simulator is the one that actually can test and enable alteration of the feedback control setup for the next shot. The simulators have been used routinely in 2012 plasma campaign, and the experimental performances of the axisymmetric shape control algorithm are enhanced. Quality of the real-time EFIT has been enhanced by utilizations of the open-loop type. Using the closed-loop type, the decoupling scheme of the plasma current control and axisymmetric shape controls are verified through both the simulations and experiments. By combining with the relay feedback tuning algorithm, the improved controls helped to maintain the shape suitable for longer H-mode (10–16 s) with the number of required commissioning shots largely reduced.Fusion Engineering and Design 05/2014; 89(5). DOI:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2013.12.040 · 1.15 Impact Factor
Article: Recent advances in long-pulse high-confinement plasma operations in Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: A long-pulse high confinement plasma regime known as H-mode is achieved in the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) with a record duration over 30 s, sustained by Lower Hybrid wave Current Drive (LHCD) with advanced lithium wall conditioning and divertor pumping. This long-pulse H-mode plasma regime is characterized by the co-existence of a small Magneto-Hydrodynamic (MHD) instability, i.e., Edge Localized Modes (ELMs) and a continuous quasi-coherent MHD mode at the edge. We find that LHCD provides an intrinsic boundary control for ELMs, leading to a dramatic reduction in the transient power load on the vessel wall, compared to the standard Type I ELMs. LHCD also induces edge plasma ergodization, broadening heat deposition footprints, and the heat transport caused by ergodization can be actively controlled by regulating edge plasma conditions, thus providing a new means for stationary heat flux control. In addition, advanced tokamak scenarios have been newly developed for high-performance long-pulse plasma operations in the next EAST experimental campaign.Physics of Plasmas 05/2014; 21(5):056107. DOI:10.1063/1.4872195 · 2.14 Impact Factor
Article: Experimental validation of Mueller-Stokes theory and investigation of the influence of the Cotton-Mouton effect on polarimetry in a magnetized fusion plasma[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Mueller-Stokes theory can be used to calculate the polarization evolution of an electromagnetic (EM) wave as it propagates through a magnetized plasma. Historically, the theory has been used to interpret polarimeter signals from systems operating on fusion plasmas. These interpretations have mostly employed approximations of Mueller-Stokes theory in regimes where either the Faraday rotation (FR) or the Cotton-Mouton (CM) effect is dominant. The current paper presents the first systematic comparison of polarimeter measurements with the predictions of full Mueller-Stokes theory where conditions transition smoothly from a FR-dominant (i.e., weak CM effect) plasma to one where the CM effect plays a significant role. A synthetic diagnostic code, based on Mueller-Stokes theory accurately reproduces the trends evident in the experimentally measured polarimeter phase over this entire operating range, thereby validating Mueller-Stokes theory. The synthetic diagnostic code is then used to investigate the influence of the CM effect on polarimetry measurements. As expected, the measurements are well approximated by the FR effect when the CM effect is predicted to be weak. However, the code shows that as the CM effect increases, it can compete with the FR effect in rotating the polarization of the EM-wave. This results in a reduced polarimeter response to the FR effect, just as observed in the experiment. The code also shows if sufficiently large, the CM effect can even reverse the handedness of a wave launched with circular polarization. This helps to understand the surprising experimental observations that the sensitivity to the FR effect can be nearly eliminated at high enough BT (2.0 T). The results also suggest that the CM effect on the plasma midplane can be exploited to potentially measure magnetic shear in tokamak plasmas. These results establish increased confidence in the use of such a synthetic diagnostic code to guide future polarimetry design and interpret the resultant experimental data.Physics of Plasmas 10/2013; 20(10):2519-. DOI:10.1063/1.4826956 · 2.14 Impact Factor
Article: An overview of KSTAR results[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Since the first H-mode discharges in 2010, the duration of the H-mode state has been extended and a significantly wider operational window of plasma parameters has been attained. Using a second neutral beam (NB) source and improved tuning of equilibrium configuration with real-time plasma control, a stored energy of W-tot similar to 450 kJ has been achieved with a corresponding energy confinement time of tau(E) similar to 163 ms. Recent discharges, produced in the fall of 2012, have reached plasma beta(N) up to 2.9 and surpassed the n = 1 ideal no-wall stability limit computed for H-mode pressure profiles, which is one of the key threshold parameters defining advanced tokamak operation. Typical H-mode discharges were operated with a plasma current of 600 kA at a toroidal magnetic field B-T = 2 T. L-H transitions were obtained with 0.8-3.0MW of NB injection power in both single-and double-null configurations, with H-mode durations up to similar to 15 s at 600 kA of plasma current. The measured power threshold as a function of line-averaged density showed a roll-over with a minimum value of similar to 0.8 MW at (n) over bar (e) similar to 2 x 10(19) m(-3). Several edge-localized mode (ELM) control techniques during H-mode were examined with successful results including resonant magnetic perturbation, supersonic molecular beam injection (SMBI), vertical jogging and electron cyclotron current drive injection into the pedestal region. We observed various ELM responses, i.e. suppression or mitigation, depending on the relative phase of in-vessel control coil currents. In particular, with the 90 degrees phase of the n = 1 RMP as the most resonant configuration, a complete suppression of type-I ELMs was demonstrated. In addition, fast vertical jogging of the plasma column was also observed to be effective in ELM pace-making. SMBI-mitigated ELMs, a state of mitigated ELMs, were sustained for a few tens of ELM periods. A simple cellular automata ('sand-pile') model predicted that shallow deposition near the pedestal foot induced small-sized high-frequency ELMs, leading to the mitigation of large ELMs. In addition to the ELM control experiments, various physics topics were explored focusing on ITER-relevant physics issues such as the alteration of toroidal rotation caused by both electron cyclotron resonance heating (ECRH) and externally applied 3D fields, and the observed rotation drop by ECRH in NB-heated plasmas was investigated in terms of either a reversal of the turbulence-driven residual stress due to the transition of ion temperature gradient to trapped electron mode turbulence or neoclassical toroidal viscosity (NTV) torque by the internal kink mode. The suppression of runaway electrons using massive gas injection of deuterium showed that runaway electrons were avoided only below 3 T in KSTAR. Operation in 2013 is expected to routinely exceed the n = 1 ideal MHD no-wall stability boundary in the long-pulse H-mode (>= 10 s) by applying real-time shaping control, enabling n = 1 resistive wall mode active control studies. In addition, intensive works for ELM mitigation, ELM dynamics, toroidal rotation changes by both ECRH and NTV variations, have begun in the present campaign, and will be investigated in more detail with profile measurements of different physical quantities by techniques such as electron cyclotron emission imaging, charge exchange spectroscopy, Thomson scattering and beam emission spectroscopy diagnostics.Nuclear Fusion 10/2013; 53(10):104005. DOI:10.1088/0029-5515/53/10/104005 · 3.06 Impact Factor
Article: Progress toward fully noninductive discharge operation in DIII-D using off-axis neutral beam injection[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The initial experiments on off-axis neutral beam injection into high noninductive current fraction (fNI), high normalized pressure (βN) discharges in DIII-D [J. L. Luxon, Fusion Sci. Technol. 48, 828 (2005)] have demonstrated changes in the plasma profiles that increase the limits to plasma pressure from ideal low-n instabilities. The current profile is broadened and the minimum value of the safety factor (qmin) can be maintained above 2 where the profile of the thermal component of the plasma pressure is found to be broader. The off-axis neutral beam injection results in a broadening of the fast-ion pressure profile. Confinement of the thermal component of the plasma is consistent with the IPB98(y,2) scaling, but global confinement with qmin>2 is below the ITER-89P scaling, apparently as a result of enhanced transport of fast ions. A 0-D model is used to examine the parameter space for fNI=1 operation and project the requirements for high performance steady-state discharges. Fully noninductive solutions are found with 4<βN<5 and bootstrap current fraction near 0.5 for a weak shear safety factor profile. A 1-D model is used to show that a fNI=1 discharge at the top of this range of βN that is predicted stable to n=1, 2, and 3 ideal MHD instabilities is accessible through further broadening of the current and pressure profiles with off-axis neutral beam injection and electron cyclotron current drive.Physics of Plasmas 09/2013; 20(9):2504-. DOI:10.1063/1.4821072 · 2.14 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: We report on recent experiments on DIII-D that examined the effects that variations in the parallel connection length in the scrape-off layer (SOL), L||, and the radial location of the outer divertor target, RTAR, have on divertor plasma properties. Two-point modeling of the SOL plasma predicts that larger values of L|| and RTAR should lower temperature and raise density at the outer divertor target for fixed upstream separatrix density and temperature, i.e., nTAR ∝ [RTAR]2[L||]6/7 and TTAR ∝ [RTAR]−2[L||]−4/7. The dependence of nTAR and TTAR on L|| was consistent with our data, but the dependence of nTAR and TTAR on RTAR was not. The surprising result that the divertor plasma parameters did not depend on RTAR in the predicted way may be due to convected heat flux, driven by escaping neutrals, in the more open configuration of the larger RTAR cases. Modeling results using the SOLPS code support this postulate.Journal of Nuclear Materials 07/2013; 438(11):S166–S169. DOI:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2013.01.051 · 1.87 Impact Factor
Article: Integrated magnetic and kinetic control of advanced tokamak plasmas on DIII-D based on data-driven models[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The first real-time profile control experiments integrating magnetic and kinetic variables were performed on DIII-D in view of regulating and extrapolating advanced tokamak scenarios to steady-state devices and burning plasma experiments. Device-specific, control-oriented models were obtained from experimental data using a generic two-time- scale method that was validated on JET, JT-60U and DIII-D under the framework of the International Tokamak Physics Activity for Integrated Operation Scenarios (Moreau et al 2011 Nucl. Fusion 51 063009). On DIII-D, these data-driven models were used to synthesize integrated magnetic and kinetic profile controllers. The neutral beam injection (NBI), electron cyclotron current drive (ECCD) systems and ohmic coil provided the heating and current drive (H& CD) sources. The first control actuator was the plasma surface loop voltage (i. e. the ohmic coil), and the available beamlines and gyrotrons were grouped to form five additional H& CD actuators: co-current on-axis NBI, co-current off-axis NBI, counter-current NBI, balanced NBI and total ECCD power from all gyrotrons (with off-axis current deposition). Successful closed-loop experiments showing the control of (a) the poloidal flux profile, Psi(x), (b) the poloidal flux profile together with the normalized pressure parameter, beta(N), and (c) the inverse of the safety factor profile, (i) over bar (x) = 1/q(x), are described.Nuclear Fusion 06/2013; 53(6):063020. DOI:10.1088/0029-5515/53/6/063020 · 3.06 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: In this paper, a linear model for plasma current, position and shape control based on the plasma rigid motion assumption is presented and implemented in an EAST tokamak simulator. The simulator models the plasma, poloidal field coils, and power supplies, and is used to verify the control algorithm and optimize control parameters and poloidal field coil current trajectories. Plasma position and shape control has been achieved during the last several EAST operation campaigns due to successful decoupling of plasma current, plasma position and shape. The control logic used and experimental results are described in detail. Diverted plasma shapes, including double null, upper and lower single null, and with elongation up to 2.0, triangularity in the range 0.4-0.6 and X point control accuracy of 1 cm, were successfully controlled. Smooth shape transition in the current ramp up ensures that volt-seconds are saved and that plasma disruptions are avoided. Such control capability provides the basis for future high performance plasma operation.Nuclear Fusion 03/2013; 53(4):043009. DOI:10.1088/0029-5515/53/4/043009 · 3.06 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A number of important software and hardware changes have recently been made to the DIII-D Plasma Control System (PCS) to further its capabilities in support of fusion research. The PCS is a highly customizable real-time control application developed at General Atomics used to manage the many parameters that affect plasmas produced on the DIII-D tokamak. Included in the most recent updates to the PCS are refinements to the real-time Electron Cyclotron Heating (ECH) capabilities which have improved overall performance and reliability for fast and precise aiming of the mirrors used to control direct ECH power into the plasma. The introduction of new real-time streaming data acquisition hardware has provided a means for acquiring plasma electron temperatures and densities from the Thomson scattering System along with data from the Electron Cyclotron Emission (ECE) diagnostic for use in PCS feedback control algorithms. The new fiber optically connected streaming digitizers allow PCS computers located in one part of the tokamak facility to easily communicate with remotely located diagnostic systems in other parts of the lab, in addition to being able to transfer high frequency data (sampled at 500 Hz) for a large number of channels in real-time. Details of the most recent PCS enhancements will be provided along with a more thorough description of the latest software and hardware architecture.Fusion Engineering (SOFE), 2013 IEEE 25th Symposium on; 01/2013
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ABSTRACT: The DIII-D Plasma Control System (PCS [1]), initially deployed in the early 1990's, now controls nearly all aspects of the tokamak and plasma environment. Versions of this PCS, supported by General Atomics, are presently used to control several tokamaks around the world, including the superconducting tokamaks EAST and KSTAR. The experimental challenges posed by the advanced tokamak mission of DIII-D and the variety of devices supported by the PCS have driven the development of a rich array of control algorithms, along with a powerful set of tools for algorithm design and testing. Broadly speaking, the PCS mission is to utilize all available sensors, measurements and actuators to safely produce a plasma state trajectory leading to and then maintaining the desired experimental conditions. Often new physics understanding leads to new or modified control requirements that use existing actuators in new ways. We describe several important DIII-D PCS design and test tools that support implementation and optimization of algorithms. We describe selected algorithms and the ways they fit within the PCS architecture, which in turn allows great flexibility in designing, constructing and using the algorithms to reliably produce a desired complex experimental environment. Control algorithms, PCS interfaces, and design and testing tools are described from the perspective of the physics operator (PO), who must operate the PCS to achieve experimental goals and maximize physics productivity of the tokamak. For example, from a PO's (and experimental team leader's) standpoint, a PCS algorithm interface that offers maximum actuator, algorithmic and measurement configuration flexibility is most likely to produce a successful experimental outcome. However, proper constraints that limit flexibility in use of the PCS can also help to maximize effectiveness. For example, device limits and safety must be built into the PCS, sometimes at the algorithm level. We show how the D3D PCS toolset - nables rapid offline testing of a new or modified algorithm in a simulated tokamak environment. Finally, we illustrate usage of PCS-based checklists and procedures that enhance experimental productivity and we describe an asynchronous condition detector system within the PCS that enhances device safety and enables complex experiment design.Fusion Engineering (SOFE), 2013 IEEE 25th Symposium on; 01/2013
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ABSTRACT: In recent 2 years, various algorithms to control plasma shape, current and density have been implemented or improved for EAST tokamak. These plasma control performances have been verified by either simulated or actual experimental operation, and thus plasma control basis has been established for the long pulse operation and high performance H-mode plasma operation with low hybrid wave (LHW) and ion cyclotron resonance frequency (ICRF) heating. Startup simulation has been done by using TOKSYS code for the plasma breakdown in either 3.1 Wb or 4.5 Wb initial poloidal flux state and the scenarios proved to be robust and used for routine operation. Various shape configurations have been well feedback controlled by using ISOFLUX limited, double-null or single null algorithms based on RTEFIT equilibrium reconstruction. For the long pulse operation, strike point control and magnetics drift compensation have been implemented in the plasma control system (PCS). To improve the operation safety and efficiency, the verification of magnetic diagnostics before plasma breakdown has been demonstrated adequate to prevent a discharge in case of key sensor failure.Fusion Engineering and Design 12/2012; 87(12):1887–1890. DOI:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2012.06.013 · 1.15 Impact Factor
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The old ways of running data centers won't last. Here's what the future might hold.
In the old days, many information technology departments had an elitist air. Their specially trained staff and expensive machines created the magic behind the curtain that helped other departments in the organization get their work done quickly and more efficiently. So it was always a good idea to tread lightly — and bring treats — when it came time to ask IT for help.
DISA's view from the cloud
However, newly empowered users aren't so deferential to the denizens of the data center. Time-saving applications and ridiculously powerful computers that fit a dozen to a shopping cart are available with a mouse click or at the office supply store down the street. So why put up with the attitude from IT?
For many good reasons, not the least of which are security, efficiency and, yes, expertise, IT departments remain central to almost any business or government enterprise. That's not to say there aren't some problems with doing business as usual. Most data centers are still not always able to give people what they want or need as rapid technology innovation creates change and new opportunities.
How can the IT department continue to be the go-to player in this new technology era?
That question has prompted many chief information officers to start thinking about cloud computing, but not the cloud of recent industry hype and speculation, in which commercial firms provide access to software applications and computing platforms via the Internet for a fee. That will come later, experts say.
Rather, government technology executives, including some in the Defense and Energy departments, are thinking about or already remaking their own data centers in the image of a cloud. They are delivering IT services to their internal customers with operations that are efficient, flexible and fast.
And those adjectives are more than just buzzwords. CIOs know that those qualities can translate into significant cost savings, both for the data center and for the departments they serve.
Here are three key questions agencies are pondering as they consider that kind of move.
1. Why should agencies set up an internal data center like a cloud?
Traditional data centers are all about certainty. They contain a large level of redundancy and extra capacity for servers, power supplies, storage and networks so the applications — and their data — hosted on the infrastructure are always available to users.
However, the penalties for building such an infrastructure include system sprawl, management complexity and ever-increasing power demands -- all of which inflate costs.
"The data center is the most costly building in the federal government," said Peter Tseronis, DOE's deputy associate CIO. The department is exploring cloud concepts as a way to lower costs. That makes data centers "the perfect low-hanging fruit for making improvements."
One way the cloud can drive cost out of the system is through server virtualization, in which single servers are partitioned into a number of virtual machines, each of which can run its own instance of an operating system and applications. Those virtual machines can serve different customers but all reside on the same physical server. That enables agencies to consolidate servers in the data center, which reduces costs.
It's also difficult to quickly meet changing user demand in a traditional data center, where someone needs to manually configure each new application or workload on dedicated computing resources that must be reorganized or bought. In the cloud model, applications are standard services that administrators can call on when and how users want them, with little or no regard to the particular computer they are running on.
With the flexibility to share resources, administrators might be able to get away from the traditional practice of budgeting for capacity that meets the high-water mark of each workload.
"Most of the resources in dedicated data centers are only fully utilized at peak times," said Venkatapathi Puvvada, vice president and managing partner at Unisys's federal horizontal service segment.
And more than one agency might be able to share a flexible environment, thereby increasing overall efficiency.
"Over time, it will make it much easier for agencies to share data and applications across the enterprise," said Clint Harder, sales and product development manager for advanced technology services at CDW Government.
2. What do agencies need to do to build a cloud?
The first step is to virtualize the server environment by creating and following a virtualization strategy. With the strategy for virtualizing servers in hand, administrators can evaluate how to apply it to other parts of the IT infrastructure.
"The impact of virtualization is not just at the machine level," said Jeff Bergeron, chief technologist for the U.S. Public Sector at EDS, a Hewlett-Packard company. "You need to look at both systems and networking, as bandwidth will have to increase in order to handle users' self-provisioning of services."
Administrators also need to redesign storage systems to accommodate a fluctuating and increased data flow. And a broader use of blade server technology will be important.
Blade servers shrink the power of a PC-type server onto a slim card that fits inside a standard computer chassis to provide more processing muscle. They also typically use less power than standard servers, so they can help a cloud-like data center begin to reduce energy costs.
System automation tools are necessary to enable users to provision services so they don't need to ask IT managers to handle that task. Load balancers are another important ingredient in the cloud model to make sure that systems efficiently handle shifting workloads, said Rue Moody, strategic products technical director at Citrix Systems.
Meanwhile, most agencies have started investing in those kinds of tools and technologies and are familiar with their operation.
3. What obstacles prevent agencies from moving to a cloud?
Security is the biggest barrier for agencies interested in moving data centers to the cloud. It is a concern in traditional data centers, but at least software applications and data reside on known servers. Knowing where to apply security in that model is much easier.
On the other hand, the cloud is a multitenant environment in which multiple servers and storage devices can contain a single department's data. Likewise, a single server or storage device could host data from several agencies.
A risk analysis can help managers determine which applications are appropriate for a cloud environment and which are too sensitive and should remain on dedicated systems. Managers need to pay attention to interoperability issues for existing applications that were previously isolated but might now interact in the cloud, Puvvada said.
Many government IT departments use service-level agreements with some internal customers to define performance requirements, such as system availability or application response times. Such customers often have dedicated systems at the data center that serve only their needs because their SLA requirements are so rigorous.
Because the cloud model is a shared infrastructure, SLAs become a necessity, said Doug Chabot, vice president and principal solutions architect at QinetiQ North America. IT staff members will use SLAs to manage workloads across systems. Internal customers will use them to monitor the performance of cloud services.
"These are the kind of front-end issues that have to be tackled," Chabot said.
Finally, any move to a cloud model will need to deal with the existing mindset. At many agencies, groups that produce data have traditionally owned it. That attitude won't fly in the cloud.
"If this culture of ownership persists in the data center, then cloud computing will not be fully realized," said Deniece Peterson, principal analyst at Input's industrial analysis group.
In the end, Tseronis said, agencies' biggest barrier to moving a data center to the cloud is the level of risk that they are willing to assume.
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The Brooklyn Nets dropped their final five home games to the Phoenix Suns when they were based in New Jersey, but that streak seems poised to end. The Nets can match a season high with their fifth straight win Friday night when they look to hand the Suns a fifth straight defeat and 12th in a row on the road. Phoenix (12-25) has taken the last five road matchups in this series heading into its first visit to Brooklyn (20-15). The Suns, however, had Steve Nash for those contests and were a much better team than this one - Phoenix enters with the Western Conference's second-worst record, having lost 10 of 11 games overall. This is the Suns' longest road skid since a 14-game slide from Jan. 3-Feb. 17, 1984. "Like I said to the guys, no one's going to dig us out of this, we've got to dig ourselves out of this," coach Alvin Gentry said. "And no one feels sorry for you in the NBA." Brooklyn, meanwhile, has won six of seven games under interim coach P.J. Carlesimo entering the opener o...
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