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Private cloud makes its comeback, thanks to AI

CIO

Private cloud providers may be among the key beneficiaries of today’s generative AI gold rush as, once seemingly passé in favor of public cloud, CIOs are giving private clouds — either on-premises or hosted by a partner — a second look. The excitement and related fears surrounding AI only reinforces the need for private clouds.

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Mainframe data: hybrid cloud object store vs. tape

CIO

But while mainframes have advanced, most organizations are still storing their mainframe data in tape or virtual tape libraries (VTL). Meanwhile, enterprises are rapidly moving away from tape and other on-premises storage in favor of cloud object stores.

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Multicloud by design approach simplifies the cloud experience

CIO

After all, an effective multicloud framework offers greater platform and service flexibility by leveraging the strengths of multiple cloud environments to drive business agility and innovation. Each cloud is a silo of specific, often proprietary services and tools. Each cloud is a silo of specific, often proprietary services and tools.

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Virtual Network Functions in VPC and Integration With Event Notifications in IBM Cloud

Dzone - DevOps

What Are Virtual Network Functions (VNFs)? Previously, proprietary hardware performed functions like routers, firewalls, load balancers, etc. In IBM Cloud, we have proprietary hardware like the FortiGate firewall that resides inside IBM Cloud data centers today.

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Cloud Migration Will Disrupt Ops as You Know It

Xebia

Moving applications to the cloud can be done in a variety of ways. If you do it correctly, the effort required to keep applications running in the cloud can be reduced dramatically. Moving applications to the cloud can be done in a variety of ways. A rehosting strategy will have virtually no positive impact on IT operations.

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Disney-backed Inworld raises new cash for its AI-powered virtual characters

TechCrunch

The brainchild of Ilya Gelfenbeyn, Michael Ermolenko and Kylan Gibbs, the startup’s AI-powered service generates virtual characters primarily for games, but also in broader entertainment and marketing campaigns. “ Inworld is a creative platform for building virtual characters for immersive realities. .

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Virtual Machine

The Crazy Programmer

The virtual machine is the type of computer that does not require the physical hardware components or requires very little. Nowadays, virtual machines or VMs have become essential assets and tools to be used in business-oriented computing. What is Virtual Machine? Advantages of Virtual Machine. Image Source.