The Verge

JULY 26, 2021

Intel is rethinking how it releases — and brands — its semiconductor innovations, CEO Pat Gelsinger announced today at the company’s Intel Accelerated webcast. Intel rebrands its node naming. And while that’s technically true, it’s not as unfair of a comparison as it necessarily looks. Image: Intel.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 8, 2016

Cumulus Networks recently shifted their pricing and licensing model toward perpetual licenses; this article has more information and a comparison of the old vs. new models. The article specifically calls out SR-IOV as well as Intel Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) support within Open vSwitch (OVS). Servers/Hardware.

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The Verge

AUGUST 10, 2021

Most significantly, the Latitude line supports Intel’s vPro, a hardware and firmware platform that includes a number of security features and makes it easier for IT departments to manage devices remotely. This worked very well and should be convenient for folks who are in and out of virtual meetings all day.

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Dell Comparison Windows Storage 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 23, 2017

Gabriele Gerbino has a nice write-up about Cisco’s efforts with APIs ; his article includes a brief description of YANG data models and a comparison of working with network devices via SSH or via API. Servers/Hardware. Virtualization. installation caused by duplicate NSX Manager UUIDs. Check back next time! and vSphere.

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Vox

JANUARY 30, 2023

Meta is perhaps the odd one out since it’s doubling down on its biggest moonshot, the metaverse, but the company has axed other major projects, like its Portal video chat hardware. So it was no surprise when Google restricted employee travel , including to social events or in-person events with virtual options.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In those days, we were tackling terrible Android and BlackBerry tablets, evaluating the first wave of Intel ultrabooks , and heaping praise on the then-revolutionary Galaxy Nexus. Microsoft was trying to follow in Apple’s footsteps, combining its hardware and software experience together for the ultimate mobile computer.

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Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2012

First up is Brent Salisbury’s how to build an SDN lab without needing OpenFlow hardware. Not unsurprisingly, one of the key advantages of STT that’s highlighted is its improved performance due to TSO support in NIC hardware. Servers/Hardware. Virtualization. I needed to fill in some other knowledge gaps first.)

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Vmware Virtualization Storage Hardware 109

Scott Lowe

APRIL 2, 2021

Servers/Hardware. Even worse, this isn’t just limited to Intel chips, but may also affect ARM-based systems like Apple’s M1 CPUs. This post from Enterprise Storage Forum attempts to provide a comparison of cloud storage between AWS and Google Cloud. Virtualization. Linux malware is getting more sophisticated.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 5, 2013

Ben Cherian, Chief Strategy Officer for Midokura, helps make a case for network virtualization. Note: Midokura makes a network virtualization solution.) If you’re wondering about network virtualization and why there is a focus on it, this post might help shed some light. Servers/Hardware. Virtualization.

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