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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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Securing Azure Service Bus

Xebia

Let’s examine common security risks, understand the importance of data encryption and various robust authentication methods such as Azure AD and shared access signatures, explore strategies for network protection, and emphasize the value of logging for enhanced oversight. By default, Azure Service Bus supports TLS 1.2

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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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Getting Your IoT Projects Off The Ground By Building On Azure

Xebia

The information is then stored, preferably in different ways for long-term storage vs storage that needs to be readily available. Build for success with Azure. Instead of building and designing everything from scratch, you can get a head start by using Azure platform as a service (PaaS) components.

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Is it SaaS, IaaS, or NaaS?

CIO

IaaS is defined as the use of IT hardware and software infrastructure components like compute power or storage, utilized through the cloud in a flexible consumption or subscription-based model. Like SaaS, it is an all-inclusive category that can span the entire IT infrastructure portfolio from compute to storage to networks.

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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. Cost-Efficient.

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Which Is Best for Your MariaDB Cloud Migration: Azure or an Azure VM?

Datavail

MariaDB is a powerful open-source relational database that can expand to even more functionality when you migrate it to Azure Database for MariaDB. The Benefits of Moving to Azure for MariaDB. Azure’s cloud platform offers many benefits, especially if you’re migrating an on-premises MariaDB database.

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