The term latency comes from the Latin word “latens” = “hidden”. What’s meant here is the time between cause and effect, between stimulus and reaction, also called response or delay time. Latency – a simple but demonstrative experiment: Let’s take a standard dinosaur, model brontosaurus, from the Upper Jurassic. Length: between 21 and 36 metres …
It’s no longer a secret that Germany chronically lacks skilled workers – a fact, many companies realized way too late or didn’t take too seriously. Now there’s a large gap companies slowly become aware of. But we think we’ve found a way strengthen our team from within the company: Our apprentices of today are the …
We were all delighted when we found out that our sales colleague, Oliver Bender (age 35), reached the finish line at this year’s Frankfurt Ironman after a time of 11:03:02 hrs. The Frankfurt Ironman is a triathlon commanding everybody’s respect consisting of a 3,86km swimming event, 180,2km of cycling and 42,19km of running. That sounds …
A little while ago, the 9th Company Running Heat took place in Siegen. Almost 8.500 participants represented their companies, and this time I was one of them. I’m Wingman Sully, nice to meet you. My task as Wingman? Ambassador of cheerfulness Some of you already know me – I am Wingman Sully, the G&D mascot …
Are you often distracted by the constant buzzing and humming of computers under, next to or on your desk? Depending on the noise level, this surely can wreck your nerves. Especially when combined with the heat emitting from computers in use. If you’re alone in your office you might learn to ignore the constant noise. …
Don’t you like it that the weekend is near? Well, I do and that’s why I thought about what I might do on those glorious days of freedom. I’ve only just started my internship here at Guntermann & Drunck. Originally, I’m from another part of Germany. Therefore the approaching weekend offers a perfect reason for …
Today, we would like to take a closer look at what the three letters KVM actually stand for. What does KVM stand for? KVM is no trademark, no particular product and most certainly no company. It’s actually a technology, and one that needs thorough explaining. The abbreviation KVM is rather unexciting and simply stands for …
Maybe you’re familiar with the following: You read a job ad that sounds too good to be true. And at a second look rather suspicious. Of course, companies can promise anything in their job descriptions. That’s why we thought: why not let our new employees tell about why they applied here and how they experienced …
While reading your newspaper, have you ever thought about the long way the paper in your hand has gone through? No? Producing a piece of paper requires more than 60 steps. That’s what it takes Dutch manufacturer Crown van Gelder to produce its paper in a non-stop process. They are on the job day and …
Sometimes us developers receive crazy requests we often only shake our heads about at first. But then our ambition gets to us and we start tinkering. During this process, we often draw conclusions containing “basically”, “in principle”, “maybe” and “possibly”. And often that’s what leads our sales team to saying: “Fantastic! That’s what one of …