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IDF 2014: Bare Metal, Docker Containers, and Virtualization

Scott Lowe

This is a live blog of session DATS004, titled “Bare-Metal, Docker Containers, and Virtualization: The Growing Choices for Cloud Applications.” Weaver includes a discussion of the drivers behind virtualization as well as the pros and cons of virtualization. IDF 2014: Bare Metal, Docker Containers, and Virtualization.

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Review: ‘Lies Beneath’ virtual reality horror game from Drifter feels both new and nostalgic

GeekWire

It’s a lot like the slightly janky horror games of that period, just brought forward into virtual reality. Developed by the Seattle-based studio Drifter VR ( Gunheart, Robo Recall ) for the Oculus Quest and Rift, Lies Beneath is styled as if it’s a three-issue story in an interactive horror comic.

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CES 2023: A list of Washington state companies showing off their latest tech gadgets and services

GeekWire

The show drew more than 171,000 people in 2020 but went virtual-only in 2021 and last year less than 50,000 attended and numerous companies pulled out amid concerns about the Omicron variant. based startup, founded by Zheng Qin in 2021, focuses on wide field of view optical solutions for augmented reality and virtual reality hybrid glasses.

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Enterprise IT in 2014 – Under-the-Radar Challenges with WAN Bandwidth, BYOD, and XP Security

CTOvision

Over the last year, IT budgets saw modest growth as departments embraced mobile, cloud and virtualization in record numbers. These factors will prevent some global companies from successfully deploying bandwidth-hungry enterprise IT strategies worldwide, such as virtualization and data center consolidation. – bg.

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Tech Moves: Top Blue Origin engineer joins SpaceX; Axon hires HTC Vive exec; Porch adds to board

GeekWire

In his new role, Chin will be responsible for Axon’s virtual reality and augmented reality training platforms. New Athira execs Mark Worthington, general counsel, and Rachel Lenington, chief technology officer and head of product development strategy. He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Athira Photos). The Bothell, Wash.-based

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Meta layoffs ripple through Seattle region, taking some of the luster from ‘Silicon Valley North’

GeekWire

Meta has a sizeable workforce for its Oculus virtual reality division in the Seattle region, in addition to major office buildings dedicated to Facebook engineering. Among the Bay Area titans, Google was among the first to establish a Seattle-area engineering office, way back in 2004. He added, “We do historically important work.

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Life, luck, and ‘learning from the best’: Former Nintendo President Reggie Fils-Aimé at PAX West

GeekWire

That was the capstone for a nearly 15-year run that saw Fils-Aimé become one of the public faces of Nintendo as a company, alongside game developers like Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto. However, the consumer feedback from the Wii-U’s unique tablet controller was what led Nintendo to develop its current best-selling console, the Switch.

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