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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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Addressing cloud waste: 4 steps to cloud computing cost optimization

CIO

By: Scott Sellers , Co-Founder and CEO, Azul From the get-go, the cloud promised to help companies scale up their architectures in seconds, run their applications faster, never turn away a transaction, and save money through economies of scale. Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage

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MetalSoft aims to help manage server infrastructure through automation

TechCrunch

It’s tough in the current economic climate to hire and retain engineers focused on system admin, DevOps and network architecture. MetalSoft allows companies to automate the orchestration of hardware, including switches, servers and storage, making them available to users that can be consumed on-demand.

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David Patterson Biography

The Crazy Programmer

He is best known for his operating systems, central processing units, and programming languages. David’s main areas of investigation are as under: Parallel computing Computer architecture Distributed computing Workload Embedded system. 99% of all new chips use RISC architecture since 2018. Final Words.

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De-Risking Enterprise Storage Upgrades (Part 1)

Infinidat

De-Risking Enterprise Storage Upgrades (Part 1). Guest Blogger: Eric Burgener, Research Vice President, Infrastructure Systems, Platforms and Technologies, IDC. During the life cycle of an enterprise storage platform, administrators will likely upgrade that platform a number of times. controllers, storage devices, etc.).

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De-Risking Enterprise Storage Upgrades (Part 1)

Infinidat

De-Risking Enterprise Storage Upgrades (Part 1). Guest Blogger: Eric Burgener, Research Vice President, Infrastructure Systems, Platforms and Technologies, IDC. During the life cycle of an enterprise storage platform, administrators will likely upgrade that platform a number of times. controllers, storage devices, etc.).

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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. Storage: Push and pull container images.