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Data deduplication has been broadly used in the Cloud due to its storage space saving ability.   One issue with deduplication is a phenomenon called data fragmentation.   To deal with data fragmentation, Cloud implements a procedure that diminishes the restore performance.   Although capping methods have been developed to alleviate data fragmentation, they employ rewriting procedures that are only partially successful.   To address this problem, TSYS School assistant professor of computer science Yi Zhou and his research colleagues from Jinan University (China) and the University of Exeter (United Kingdom) propose a multi-segment greedy rewriting method named MGRM.   As they explain in their study forthcoming in IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing , MGRM works sequentially to rewrite in a way that achieves a good balance between deduplication and restore performance.   To do so, it adaptively switches between two working modes – an optimal rewriting mode ...

     University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue recently informed faculty and staff within the USG that it has developed a new, one-stop website, Georgia Degrees Pay , dedicated to helping students, families, taxpayers and other stakeholders compare how much it costs to attend any USG institution, how well these institutions help students become successful and how much in potential future earnings graduates can expect.  According to Perdue, “Prospective students will be able to make informed decisions regarding which institutions fit their needs and ambitions best, while having easy access to extensive information including system initiatives and financial aid options.  The site will keep developing as we add more and more data to help Georgians make good decisions.”  Turner Business visited the site to see how the future earnings of Turner College graduates compares to those of our peer institutions, which are referred to by the USG as “State Un...

As CEO of Carthage Financial Group, a Boston-based independent fee-based registered investment advisor (RIA) firm, Ralph Mitchell devotes much of his energy to the education of his clients about two activities – financial literacy and financial services.  Mitchell describes financial literacy as the sense that proven financial strategies are indeed relevant to individuals, families and businesses, while financial services are defined as the implementation of these strategies through the use of insurance, annuities, mutual funds, stocks, bonds, commercial real estate and foreign securities.  His own sense about these financial topics was first established from 1973 through 1977, during which time he earned an undergraduate degree from the Turner College of Business.  Mitchell’s dedication and discipline to engaging in these two activities over more than 30 years with Carthage Financial Group was likely honed during his 30 years of service, beginning in 1977 and ending in ...

  D. Abbott Turner The namesake of Columbus State University’s business school – D. Abbott Turner – is an iconic one in Columbus.  Even so, many readers of Turner Business likely know relatively little about his professional and civic life.  Turner was born in Macon, Georgia, on October 24, 1892.  It was not until 1913 that he moved to Columbus, which he did to work as a private secretary for the local manager of Stone and Webster, a Boston-based company that was acquiring water power and electricity generation facilities in riverside cities such as Columbus.  In 1907 the firm purchased the Bibb Company’s Columbus Power Company, which later became part of the Georgia Power Company.  Later in his business career, Turner would serve as a director for Georgia Power.  Four years after his arrival in Columbus, Turner married Elizabeth Bradley, the daughter of W.C. Bradley.  At about the same time as his marriage to Elizabeth, Turner assumed management...

If there were a Mount Rushmore for American men’s volleyball, Ricci Luyties would likely be a part of it.   Born in Pacific Palisades, California, Luyties became a star volleyball player during his high school playing days at Palisades High School.   He led the team to the Los Angeles City Championship match as both a junior and a senior, and was named Los Angeles’ Player of Year in the process.   Luyties went on to start four consecutive years (1981-1984) for the UCLA Bruins, during which time UCLA won four consecutive NCAA Men’s Volleyball championships.   UCLA went undefeated in each of his sophomore and senior years, and over the course of his collegiate career UCLA won 83 straight home matches.   He was named All-American during his junior and senior seasons in 1983 and 1984, and became the first player in NCAA history to receive back-to-back NCAA Player of the Year Awards.   In 1995, Luyties was inducted into the UCLA Hall of Fame, and in 1986 his #11...

Demand for international tourism tends to rise during economic expansions and fall during economic contractions.  In other words, it is pro-cyclical.  However, the response of tourism demand to business cycles may vary across contractionary and expansionary phases.  Furthermore, tourism demand and business cycles may not be synchronous.  These are other issues are explored by Turner College economics professor Frank Mixon and colleagues at Lincoln University (New Zealand) and the University of New Haven in their study appearing in the November 2022 issue of Tourism Economics .  To conduct the study, Mixon and his colleagues analyze quarterly data on tourism departures and real GDP for Australia and New Zealand.  The key findings of this study are that tourism demand in both Australia and New Zealand is pro-cyclical, tourism demand cycles in New Zealand strongly lag business cycles by one year, whereas in Australia, they weakly lag business cycles by one qu...

In her current position as Product Manager for Business Strategy at DeVry University, Carina Marzari is responsible for managing the institution’s $130 million business programs portfolio .  She assumed this role in early this year (2022), after previously working as a senior business analyst for DeVry University for almost six years (2016-2022).  Marzari’s professional career prior to joining DeVry University began in 1999, as a marketing assistant at John Deere (1999-2002).  Her work experience also includes service as a marketing team leader at Syngenta (2002), a senior marketing analyst at Kepler Weber (2002-2005), and a market research analyst at CME Group (2007-2008).  As one would expect, Marzari’s impressive professional career has been facilitated by some noteworthy educational milestones, beginning with receipt in 2000 of an undergraduate degree in business administration and management from the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria.  The Turner College...