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Thinking About Intel Rack-Scale Architecture

Scott Lowe

You may have heard of Intel Rack-Scale Architecture (RSA), a new approach to designing data center hardware. Disclaimer: Intel paid my travel and hotel expenses to attend IDF.). Why should they buy this architecture instead of just buying servers? Establishing hardware-level APIs.

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Dutch Enterprises and The Cloud

All Things Distributed

In addition, its robust architecture supports ten times as many scientists, all working simultaneously. When Tom Tom launched the LBS platform they wanted the ability to reach millions of developers all around the world without having them invest a lot of capital upfront in hardware and building expensive data centers so turned to the cloud.

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CIOs weigh the new economics and risks of cloud lock-in

CIO Business Intelligence

John Marcante, US CIO in residence at Deloitte and former global CIO at Vanguard, stresses the importance of selecting an architecture that does not rely on vendors’ most proprietary services. Many companies have multiple cloud providers and understand the nuances of developing in multiple cloud environments.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Real World Criminals Online

ForAllSecure

The Las Vegas shooter had a room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel. This is the hotel where the annual Black Hat USA conference is held. This mass shooting is also why hotels along the Strip now claim the right to enter your hotel room at any time during your stay to look for weapons. I don't know, you know?

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List of the world’s top female futurists (Update #5)

Trends in the Living Networks

With a PhD in Planning and Innovation Studies, and a Master’s degree in Architecture, Urban Design and Urban Planning, Karuri-Sebina has a sound knowledge base for her work as Executive Manager of programs at the South African Cities Network. She works collaboratively across disciplines to build prototypes of future architectural innovations.

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