Computing Platforms for the 21c - EuroMicro'13
Channel: Ian Phillips
Date: 2014-03-07

What is a Computing Platform? The most familiar technical interpretation describes the hardware and OS configuration applicable to the execution of software; most frequently applicable to highly stable PC or Mainframe architectures. But the world has changed a lot recently, and serious computing power has moved into the hands of the consumer. So the traditional view of platforms is struggling against a tide of individuality. Isaac Newton realised the truth about platforms when he talked of standing on the shoulders of giants. A platform is a stable place where engineers and scientists can stand to achieve more than they would otherwise have done on their own. So our XXI Century Platforms are the shape to deliver improved Productivity, Reuse, Quality, TTM, Cost, etc. for the System Products we are now charged to deliver.
## By Ian Phillips. http://ianp24.blogspot.co.uk/
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