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Microsoft acquires Fungible, a maker of data processing units, to bolster Azure

TechCrunch

In December, reports suggested that Microsoft had acquired Fungible, a startup fabricating a type of data center hardware known as a data processing unit (DPU), for around $190 million. ” A DPU is a dedicated piece of hardware designed to handle certain data processing tasks, including security and network routing for data traffic. .”

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Cloudera’s RHEL-volution: Powering the Cloud with Red Hat

Cloudera

That’s why Cloudera and Red Hat , renowned for their open-source solutions, have teamed up to bring Red Hat Enterprise Linux ( RHEL ) to Cloudera on public cloud as the operating system for all of our public cloud platform images. Let’s dive into what this means and why it’s a game-changer for our customers.

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8 Different Types of Programmers

The Crazy Programmer

To become a software developer, the person needs to know a bit about the operating system to work with, such as Linux, Mac, and Windows. They develop and design eCommerce websites for blogs, social media, video, and file-sharing websites. System Hardware Developers. Software QC Or Quality Control Specialist.

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Docker tutorial for beginners

InnovationM

Virtual machines A virtual machine is an emulation of a machine/physical hardware. Each virtual machine needs a full copy of the operating system. Each virtual machine uses real physical hardware resources. They are lightweight and do not need a full operating system. Let’s talk about containers.

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Building a SQL Server Virtual Lab in Windows: Software & Hardware Requirements

Datavail

In case you’ve missed out, I’m publishing a blog series on “Building a SQL Server Virtual Lab in Windows” weekly. Before continuing, if not already done, please see the first two blog posts: Virtualization Concepts and Virtual Network for the Virtual Lab. Operating System – Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Evaluation Edition.

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Difference between Firmware and Operating System (OS)

The Crazy Programmer

In this article, we will understand the difference between firmware and operating system. Operating systems are the complete software that coordinates with the other software applications and the hardware components of the devices. Also, its primary function is to guide the hardware device to perform its task.

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De-Risking Enterprise Storage Upgrades (Part 1)

Infinidat

In defining upgrades, we're specifically discussing within-system upgrades which include issues like firmware and software upgrades, applying software patches, and various types of hardware upgrades where relevant (e.g. Operating system architecture that places most of the operating system features in user (not kernel) space.

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