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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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Cloud storage startup Wasabi raises $250M to reach unicorn status

TechCrunch

The cloud services sector is still dominated by Amazon and the other so-called “hyperscalers” — e.g. the Microsoft Azures, Google Cloud Platforms and IBM Clouds of the world. Wasabi, which doesn’t charge fees for egress or API requests, claims its storage fees work out to one-fifth of the cost of Amazon S3’s.

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Azure container Apps: The future of Microservices in Azure?

Xebia

DevOps teams must take into account the whole picture of building applications, from features to costs, from application monitoring and underlying infrastructure instead of only being responsible for building features for their applications. That is why Kubernetes is becoming the standard infrastructure for modern cloud native applications.

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Is it SaaS, IaaS, or NaaS?

CIO

Let’s look at 3 prime examples: Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) SaaS is defined as any software application delivered and accessed via the cloud in a subscription-based offering. Examples include Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure.

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7 cloud market trends and how they will impact IT

CIO

The pecking order for cloud infrastructure has been relatively stable, with AWS at around 33% market share, Microsoft Azure second at 22%, and Google Cloud a distant third at 11%. Of course, the benefit of using cloud services is that customers can select whatever infrastructure configuration suits their needs.

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Sustainable Software Engineering Through the Lens of Environmental

Xebia

We can achieve this, for example, by optimizing hardware utilization to minimize e-waste or by enhancing the energy efficiency of our software. Hardware Efficiency: Minimize the embodied carbon in hardware usage. Moving forward in this article, we will delve into these principles, patterns, and practices on Azure.

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AWS vs. Azure vs. Google Cloud: Comparing Cloud Platforms

Kaseya

As the name suggests, a cloud service provider is essentially a third-party company that offers a cloud-based platform for application, infrastructure or storage services. In a public cloud, all of the hardware, software, networking and storage infrastructure is owned and managed by the cloud service provider.