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Meraki Pushes Proactive Troubleshooting at Tech Field Day
There’s value in having a sprinkler system in your house that functions properly and puts out a fire in the kitchen. But there’s even more value in a system that would alert you to a faulty circui… Read More
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Portworx Provides Software-Defined Storage for Kubernetes
Remember when storage was simple? It was in a single location, and was physical, either inside a server or as a separate device like a SAN or NAS. Map the device to the storage and off you went. An… Read More
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Managing Applications at the Distributed Edge Cloud with Avassa
Edge computing is, of course, a form of cloud computing. But it can be helpful in a way to think of edge computing as the polar opposite of cloud computing. And understanding that can be a big help in… Read More
By Keith Ward -
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Xilinx Unleashes the Power of the Smart NIC
Network Interface Cards, or NICs, are like car tires: they rarely get any attention, but they’re absolutely essential for operation. It’s easy to even forget they’re attached, since they’re so… Read More
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VMware Peers into Multi-Cloud Future at VMworld 2021
It’s clear that leveraging the public cloud is now table stakes for many IT organizations, no matter the size. The next frontier to conquer, and one that VMware took aim at during the keynote sessio… Read More
By Keith Ward -
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NetBeez Offers a Solution for Work from Home Scenarios
“Help! My Zoom isn’t working! Everything on my screen’s blurry! Computers suck!” This is a familiar refrain from any helpdesk worker (and admin with helpdesk responsibilities) who’s been… Read More
By Keith Ward -
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The Fungible DPU: Dawn of a New Era?
Modern data centers have to do so much more than they used to that it’s impossible to keep up anymore. With data existing in multiple places, infrastructure on-premises and in the cloud, distributed… Read More
By Keith Ward