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

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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. But its DPU architecture was difficult to develop for, reportedly, which might’ve affected its momentum.

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10 IT skills where expertise pays the most

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Service-oriented architecture (SOA) Service-oriented architecture (SOA) is an architectural framework used for software development that focuses on applications and systems as independent services. Average salary for expertise: $141,156 Average salary for regular use: $123,895 Difference: $17,261 5.

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A forensic look into cloud success with Broadcom’s Andy Nallappan

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So moving to the cloud is all about changing the culture, rightsizing your approach, and having a roadmap to get into a dynamic architecture that scales up and down during the working week. Operations in on-prem is completely different than in the cloud,” he says. “If That’s how you can scale.” That’s the beauty of the cloud.

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UK Power Networks gets smart about cloud transformation

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The London-based energy distributor and system operator is close to completing a major migration to a hybrid cloud infrastructure that will serve roughly one third of all residents and businesses in the United Kingdom.

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Broadcom’s Andy Nallappan on what cloud success really looks like

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Andy Nallappan has had a long career in IT, including CIO roles, but his current job at Broadcom is managing the company’s external cloud platform, DevOps, and SaaS operations across multiple software divisions. Operations in on-prem is completely different than in the cloud. There is no question about it. I do control the costs.

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DriveNets connects with $262M as demand booms for its cloud-based alternative to network routers

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The Israeli startup provides software-based internet routing solutions to service providers to run them as virtualized services over “ white box ” generic architecture, and today it is announcing $262 million in equity funding to continue expanding its technology, its geographical footprint, and its business development.

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An Edge Vision for the Metaverse

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Operating Systems for the edge. Separating system and application spaces is already gaining followers for immutable Linux operating systems – even in consumer devices. For small edge devices, similar methodologies will likely leverage containerized architectures.

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