North Carolina: Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill News
Blue Shark Vodka Expands Into Coronado, California
Blue Shark Vodka is pleased to announce that all four of their one-of-a-kind bottles are now available for purchase in Coronado, California. The Wilmington, North Carolina-based award-winning vodka opened a warehouse facility in California in 2021 and launched into Coronado this fall thanks to... - October 10, 2022 - Daytoon, Inc.
Principled Technologies Releases Two Studies Comparing Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Laptops to Apple MacBook Pro Laptops
Principled Technologies (PT) found that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 2 and ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 laptops powered by 12th Gen Intel Core processors were lighter, delivered better overall performance, and achieved faster internet connection speeds than their Apple MacBook Pro M1 chip-based competitors. - October 05, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Releases Research Study Comparing Publicly Available Information About the Dell PowerMax 8500 Array and the Pure Storage FlashArray//XL170
From research of publicly available information, PT reports that the Dell PowerMax 8500 offers several advantages compared to a Pure Storage FlashArray//XL170. - October 05, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing the Year-Long Customer Experience with Two Storage as-a-Service (STaaS) Solutions
To gauge the customer experience using two leading STaaS data storage solutions, Principled Technologies did a head-to-head comparison of Dell APEX Data Storage Services and HPE GreenLake. PT found that the APEX Data Storage Services solution provided a better overall experience than the HPE... - October 04, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Blue Shark Vodka Named Among Best Domestic Vodkas at Fifty Best Competition
Blue Shark Vodka was recently named among the best vodkas in the U.S. at The Fifty Best competition. In its premier year of the consumer-based competition, Blue Shark Vodka was awarded a gold medal and was the only vodka in North Carolina to receive a designation. The Fifty Best is unbiased guide to wine and spirits for those with epicurean tastes. - September 30, 2022 - Daytoon, Inc.
Jenae M. Baines Celebrated as an Honored Member by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized)
Jenae M. Baines of Wilson, North Carolina is celebrated as an Honored Member by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized) for her outstanding achievements and contributions in the field of entertainment. About Jenae M. Baines Jenae M. Baines is a singer, songwriter,... - September 29, 2022 - P.O.W.E.R. Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing a Year-Long Experience with Dell Technologies APEX Data Storage Services to a Similar Competitor Solution
In hands-on testing, PT found that Dell Technologies APEX Data Storage Services provided a fully realized Storage as-a-Service (STaaS) solution. - September 29, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Study Determines That Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Systems Powered by Intel Core i7-12700H Processors Can Successfully Run 17 Demanding Apps
The workstation handled apps used by professionals in media content creation and architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) workflows. - September 26, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Lexington National Insurance Corporation Hires Susan Jordan as Senior Vice President of Commercial Surety
Lexington National is excited to announce that Susan Jordan is now leading their commercial surety business. Susan joins Lexington National with 30+ years of experience. Most recently, Susan was the Regional Surety Leader at Westfield Insurance. Susan has a specific expertise in probate and... - September 26, 2022 - Lexington National Insurance Corporation
The Collaborative Leader, 4 Talents for a Better Business
Collaborative leadership is a means of engaging the workforce in order for the business to thrive in the 21st century world of constant change. Leaders create an open culture in which input is welcomed and included in business decisions. The culture is described as one in which people are happy and more productive, thus creating a thriving company. - September 25, 2022 - RonSpeaking
New Atlantic Announces Executive Management Promotions
New Atlantic is pleased to announce promotions within the Executive Management team. - September 21, 2022 - New Atlantic Contracting, Inc.
Principled Technologies Releases Research Report Comparing Dell APEX Backup Services to Commvault Metallic SaaS Backup and Recovery
The research report shows several advantages of the Dell APEX solution. - September 20, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Study Compares MySQL Workloads on Older Dell PowerEdge Compute Sled vs. Newer PowerEdge Hardware with Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Containerization
Principled Technologies found online transaction processing performance on a MySQL workload on a new Dell PowerEdge MX750c compute sled with containers to be greater than on an older PowerEdge compute sled with virtual machines. - September 16, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Parker Pawn Announces They Support Sustainable Shopping
Sustainable shopping means people don't exploit the plant. It is important because it protects the ecosystem and preserves natural resources. Parker Pawn announced they support sustainable shopping with their affordable inventory. - September 14, 2022 - Parker Pawn
In Testing, Principled Technologies Sees Better Storage Performance from a Dell PowerMax 8500 Array Than an Array from a Competing Company
In hands-on testing, the PowerMax storage solution offered more throughput, processed more IOPS with less latency, and increased storage efficiency with its data reduction technologies. - September 13, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Releases Report Showing Azure Lsv3-Series VMs Completed More PostgreSQL OLTP Work Than Lasv3-Series VMs
In testing, Principled Technologies (PT) found new Lsv3-series VMs with 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors completed more PostgreSQL online transaction processing (OLTP) operations per second than Lasv3-series VMs with 3rd Gen AMD EPYC processors. - September 09, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Blue Shark CEO Moves to Oversee New Daytoon Product, Hacienda Chactun Tequila
Blue Shark Vodka Chief Executive Officer, Mark Milliken, will shift roles to help parent company, Daytoon Distributors, release a tequila label by the end of the year. Blue Shark Vodka founder Mark Bloomquist will step in as interim CEO and remain as Chairman of Blue Shark Vodka LLC while Milliken... - September 06, 2022 - Daytoon, Inc.
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing Three Endpoint Management Solutions for Intel vPro Platform-Based Devices
Principled Technologies found that one of the endpoint management solutions, VMware Workspace ONE with an Intel EMA integration, allowed admins to configure and manage Intel vPro platform-based devices more easily than two other solutions. - August 24, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Size Stream and India’s National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Partner to Measure 25,000 Indians Using 3D Body Scanners
Their work will bring to the Indian apparel industry much-awaited standardized body size charts Global research in fit and human measurements suggests that shoppers face difficulties in finding clothes that perfectly fit their measurements. One challenge is the difference in body sizes related to... - August 24, 2022 - Size Stream
Principled Technologies and the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community Announce That WebXPRT Has Passed the One-Million-Run Milestone
Principled Technologies and the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community have announced that WebXPRT, a free online browser benchmark that gives objective information about how well a laptop, tablet, smartphone, or any other web-enabled device handles common web tasks, has passed the one-million-run milestone. Anyone can go to WebXPRT.com to easily run an evaluation test on their own device. - August 23, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Releases Two Reports That Show AMD Ryzen Processor-Powered Laptops Achieved Strong Performance on Industry-Standard Benchmarks
Principled Technologies (PT) measured the performance of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U processor-powered laptops against comparable Intel Core i7-1185G7 and Intel Core i5-1145G7 processor-powered laptops in hands-on testing. - August 22, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing the BERT Performance of Google Cloud N2 and N2D VM Instances
In hands-on testing at multiple instance sizes, N2 VM instances with 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors handled more queries per second than N2 VM instances with previous-gen processors and N2D VM instances with 3rd Gen AMD EPYC processors. - August 19, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
New Report from Principled Technologies Shows VMware Horizon and VMware App Volumes Offers Advantages Over Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
In competitive head-to-head testing, Principled Technologies (PT) found VMware Horizon and VMware App Volumes scaled virtual desktops faster and enabled simulated users to log into virtual desktops in less time. - August 18, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Third-Party Study: Amazon EC2 R6i Instances with 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Executed DSS Queries Faster Than R5n Instances with Older Intel Processors
Principled Technologies (PT) testing revealed that the decision support workload performance of R6i instances featuring 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors was as much as 36% faster than the that of older instances. - August 18, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
In Testing, New Microsoft Azure Edsv5-Series VMs with 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable CPUs Completed DSS Queries Faster Than Edsv4-Series VMs Featuring Older Intel Processors
Principled Technologies (PT) measured the decision support workload performance of Edsv5-series VMs featuring 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors and found it was up to 24% faster than the performance of older VMs. - August 17, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Releases Report That Shows Microsoft Azure Lsv3-Series VMs Can Allow Users to Complete More Apache Cassandra Database Work
Principled Technologies (PT) compared Apache Cassandra distributed database performance on two series of Microsoft Azure VMs: a three-node cluster of Lsv3-series VMs with 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors and a three-node cluster of Lasv3-series VMs with 3rd Gen AMD EPYC processors - August 17, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Parker Pawn Announced New Services - All Luxury Bags Come with Certificates of Authenticity
The designer handbag industry is laden with counterfeits and fakes. Parker Pawn announced their new service includes A Certificate of Authenticity with each luxury handbag. This new service will increase trust and buyer confidence. - August 13, 2022 - Parker Pawn
Butler Warner Generation Battery Energy Storage Site Goes On-Line
Strata Clean Energy (“Strata”) announces the completion and activation of the Butler-Warner Generation battery energy storage project. The Fayetteville Public Works Commission chose Strata Clean Energy to perform the EPC on the Butler-Warner Generation BESS (“Butler-Warner”) in its efforts to make electricity more affordable to the residents of Cumberland County, NC. - August 05, 2022 - Strata Clean Energy
Self Storage in Mt. Airy, NC, Sold
Midcoast Properties, Inc. announces the sale of Granite City Storage, located in Mt. Airy, NC. Michael Morrison, of Midcoast Properties, Inc., represented the seller and worked alongside Jesse Luke of Equicap Commercial to facilitate the transaction. The facility was sold to a regional... - August 04, 2022 - Midcoast Properties, Inc.
Principled Technologies Releases Research Report Comparing Druva Data Protection for SaaS Applications and Commvault Metallic SaaS Backup and Recovery
Based on publicly available data, Druva Data Protection for SaaS Applications has multiple cloud security advantages compared to Commvault Metallic SaaS Backup and Recovery. - July 30, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Chad Price, CEO of Raleigh-Based Mako Medical & Mako Medical Laboratories Launches a New Monkeypox Test
Chad Price, CEO of Mako Medical, recently announced his team has developed a monkeypox test. - July 18, 2022 - Mako Medical Laboratories
Principled Technologies Finds That Bare-Metal and Virtualized Dell PowerEdge R7525 Servers Delivered Nearly the Same Performance for an Inference Workload
In a VMware environment using vGPUs in the Principled Technologies (PT) data center, the servers minimized performance loss often associated with virtualization. - July 14, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Found AMD EPYC 75F3 Processor-Powered Servers Delivered MongoDB Data Analysis Performance Comparable to a Cluster of More Expensive Servers
Compared to a cluster of servers backed by 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 processors, a cluster of 3rd Gen AMD EPYC 75F3 processor-powered servers cost less and processed more operations per second per dollar. - July 12, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
GEN-V Mortuary Cosmetics Launches Innovative Product Line
Genesis corporation is proud to announce the launch of their new division - GEN-V Mortuary Cosmetics. Stay tuned for new product rollouts– proprietary formaldehyde-free line of embalming fluids, and patented fluid/spill HRP’s (body bags). GEN-V goals: bring new technology to the funeral services industry backed with intellectual property. The company has acquired the rights to 4 different lines of products with unique (patent pending) characteristics that aim for the betterment of our industry. - July 08, 2022 - Genesis V of NC, LLC
New Principled Technologies Report Finds Backup and Recovery Advantages in Transparent Snapshots with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager
Compared to a competitive solution using the NBD VADP transport mode, Transparent Snapshots with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager saved time backing up and recovering VMs. - July 05, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
In a New Study, Principled Technologies Shows Data Analytics Performance Advantages of Microsoft Azure Lsv3-Series VMs Enabled by 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Across three VM sizes, Lsv3-series VMs completed data query streams more than twice as fast as Lsv1-series VMs with older Intel Xeon processors. - June 29, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing the BERT Performance of AWS M6i Instances vs. M5n and M6a Instances
In hands-on testing at multiple instance sizes, M6i instances with 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors handled more queries per second than M5n instances with previous-gen processors and M6a instances with AMD EPYC processors. - June 29, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Study Finds That to Fully Understand Potential Cloud Performance Requires Looking at More Than SPECrate 2017 Integer Scores
When Principled Technologies ran various workloads on two Azure instances, the performance differences between the instances varied considerably depending on the workload and did not match the difference between SPECrate 2017 Integer scores. - June 28, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Finds That an Intel Nuc 12 Extreme Kit System Powered by Intel Core i9-12900 Processor with Intel vPro Successfully Ran 18 Demanding Apps
The apps feature prominently in workflows for media and entertainment as well as in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) workflows. - June 26, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Study Determines That Intel NUC 12 Extreme Kit Systems Powered by Intel Core i9-12900 Processors Can Successfully Run 18 Demanding Apps
The workstation handled apps used by professionals in media content creation and architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) workflows. - June 26, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Blue Shark Vodka Expands Distribution Throughout South Carolina
Aleph owner Jean-Pierre Chambas partnered with Blue Shark Vodka founder Mark Bloomquist to bring North Carolina’s favorite vodka to the islands, beaches and across the entire state of South Carolina. “At Aleph Wines, we support and promote quality craft spiri - June 19, 2022 - Daytoon, Inc.
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing Manual Data Migration to Using Dell Data Migration Services
In hands-on testing, PT found that Dell Data Migration Services reduced downtime during migration compared to a manual approach. - June 18, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
New Principled Technologies Study Reveals Mixed SAS/NVMe Storage Performance Advantages of the Dell PowerEdge R750 Server
Compared to a 14G Dell PowerEdge R740xd server equipped with a Broadcom PCIe Gen3 RAID controller, this Broadcom PCIe Gen4 RAID controller-equipped 15G PowerEdge server handled more storage requests and maintained more concurrent throughput in four mixed-storage configurations. - June 17, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
New Principled Technologies Study Explores the Sysadmin-Related Benefits of the Dell OpenManage Enterprise Services Plug-in
In this study, Principled Technologies (PT) used their hands-on findings to illustrate how using the Dell OpenManage Enterprise Services (OMES) plug-in could reduce the challenges associated with server registration across multiple consoles. - June 15, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Releases New Study Featuring Test Results on Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops on Google Cloud
Compared to similar Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure instances, a Google Cloud n2-standard-16 instance needed less time to complete several common productivity tasks. - June 14, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Testing Found AMD EPYC 75F3 Processor-Powered Servers Offered Logistic Regression Performance Comparable to More Expensive Servers
Compared to servers powered by 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 processors, 3rd Gen AMD EPYC 75F3 processor-powered servers delivered better value. - June 07, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
New Study from Principled Technologies Shows Storage Performance Improvements from the Dell PowerEdge R750 Server
Compared to a previous-gen Dell PowerEdge R740xd server with Broadcom PCIe Gen3 switches, this Broadcom PCIe Gen4 switch-equipped server processed more storage requests and sustained more concurrent throughput. - June 06, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
New Study from Principled Technologies Demonstrates Durability of the Dell Latitude 7220 Rugged Extreme Tablet
Compared to three consumer-grade tablets with rugged cases, Principled Technologies (PT) found that the Dell Latitude 7220 Rugged Extreme Tablet offered performance and durability advantages. - June 03, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Releases Study Comparing the SQL Server Performance of Microsoft Azure SQL Managed Instances to Amazon Relational Database Services
In hands-on testing, PT found that three Microsoft Azure SQL Managed Instances offered better performance and value than their Amazon RDS counterparts on three types of database workloads. - June 03, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies Finds Ways in Which Dell OpenManage Enterprise Power Manager 3.0 Plug-in Can Help Customers Attain Their Sustainability Goals
Principled Technologies walks readers through the sustainability benefits in the Dell OpenManage Enterprise Power Manager 3.0 plug-in. - May 25, 2022 - Principled Technologies, Inc.