Cloud Musings

JANUARY 8, 2018

Hardware matters. Intel’s Sarah Wieskus joins The End Point Imperative: A Podcast series from Intel to discuss the importance of stable, optimized hardware in today’s digital world. The topic for this episode is "In A Software World Hardware Does Matter." What does this mean for the hardware? My name is Kevin L.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

JANUARY 3, 2023

The hard drive and RAM, for example, can be difficult to upgrade later on — especially on some laptops. Or maybe you prefer to compare options online and build exactly what you want. With Windows 11 now offered on most systems, there are certain minimum specifications to keep in mind.

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The Verge

MAY 19, 2020

Last week, I wrote about Google’s somewhat confounding hardware strategy in the wake of a report about internal conflict from The Information. Not to belabor the metaphor, but when it comes to Google’s hardware efforts, there’s a bit of a “darkest before the dawn” vibe. Hardware is hard. Hardware is hard,” Pichai says.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

A lot of that comes down to the software: last year’s Galaxy Tab S6 was beset with bugs, confusing software, and unfinished features that just ruined the experience, despite the S6’s impressive hardware. Hardware and Design. In terms of hardware, there’s very little to complain about with either model. The S7 Plus has a 12.4-inch

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

But in today’s world, endlessly extending the network to more branch offices, remote users, and cloud apps, and defending network access through ever-growing stacks of point product hardware appliances breeds significant costs. You will also see examples of the benefits reaped by customers of the One True Zero Trust Platform.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 23, 2024

“Working with Westinghouse, we will build the nuclear hardware for our RPSs to provide reliable power in the most critical domains of the 21st century — from the depths of the oceans to the surface of the moon,” Zeno co-founder and CEO Tyler Bernstein said today in a news release. .

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Here are six tips for developing and deploying AI without huge investments in expert staff or exotic hardware. For example, retraining an LLM on financial information would trade a general ability like songwriting for the ability to help a customer with a mortgage application. Not at all.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 6, 2024

The key consideration for powerful performance is how the hardware is engineered. For example, choose a laptop with a built-in webcam, collaboration keys and a touch display to easily turn any space into an office. Some may be power-hungry such as data analytics or graphics/design programs.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Let’s look at 3 prime examples: Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) SaaS is defined as any software application delivered and accessed via the cloud in a subscription-based offering. Examples include Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 6, 2024

For example, 40% of employees no longer have a dedicated desk, according to research from Start Standing. For example, HP Work from Home is a suite of devices and tools designed for remote workers. The hardware is embedded with the security features of HP Wolf Security, which help protect, detect and recover from cyberattacks.

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Forrester IT

JANUARY 6, 2017

At the International CES mega show in Las Vegas, virtual reality hardware makers moved the needle on both consumption and creation devices for formats like VR and 360-degree video. For example, Delta used a 360 image to show off its new Delta Premium offering. VR and 360 content can be a powerful tool for companies.

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GeekWire

MARCH 21, 2024

For example, LiveOps offers independent feeds for each team member, separate from what a drone operator is seeing during an incident. The browser-based software expands the Seattle-based company’s scope beyond drone pilots to crisis negotiations specialists, command staff, and other members of emergency response teams.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 24, 2024

Retrain and fine-tune an existing model Retraining proprietary or open-source models on specific datasets creates smaller, more refined models that can produce accurate results with lower-cost cloud instances or local hardware. Retraining, refining, and optimizing create efficiency so you can run on less expensive hardware.

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All Things Distributed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

A great example of this approach to innovation and problem solving is the creation of the AWS Nitro System , the underlying platform for our EC2 instances. When you’re a customer-centric company, you often find yourself in the great unknown because customers will always want more and better. You will need to invent on their behalf.

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Gizmodo

MARCH 11, 2021

The most popular models are the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 or the PreSonus AudioBox USB 96, but now advanced audio tech manufacturers are getting into the DSP hardware game. Take the $699 Universal Audio Apollo Solo , for example, which is … Read more.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Fundamentals like security, cost control, identity management, container sprawl, data management, and hardware refreshes remain key strategic areas for CIOs to deal with. But rapid hardware advances may mean CIOs need to budget for much shorter hardware refresh cycles in future to stay up to date.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 20, 2023

There are three ways to do this: Maximize hardware energy efficiency Consolidate infrastructure Use renewable energy sources Deploying Energy-Efficient Hardware The Hyperion Research study found three geo-specific motivations for the heightened prioritization of sustainability in HPC deployments.

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GeekWire

JUNE 22, 2023

Earlier generations of its quantum hardware — Harmony and Aria — brought the standard up to #AQ 25. Last year, IonQ made Forte hardware available to some pilot customers, including Hyundai, Airbus and Los Alamos National Laboratory — and Monroe said the way they’ve put that hardware to use has been instructive.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 2, 2024

A recent example is Windows Server 2012, which was sunsetted by Microsoft in October 2023. Consider, for example, a school building that contains asbestos. Despite this sunsetting, companies still run the platform, primarily because they want to defer investing or can’t afford to invest in the upgrade.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 29, 2020

The video starts by showing what appears to be the original cardboard packaging used to deliver the prototype hardware to testers. The original cardboard packaging used to ship the prototype hardware to testers. software build. Image: Apple Demo. Image: Apple Demo. The “Lisa tester” is accessible via the Lisa Simpson icon.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 20, 2021

They might actually succeed at the Pixel’s ultimate goal of being the shining example of what Android phones can and should be capable of. It’s high time that Google followed that example with a Pixel Watch that does the same thing for Wear OS. But years later, Google’s list of hardware partners is wearing thin.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

As ever, the question will be what Apple is able to wring out of its hardware with image processing and software. Apple isn’t outgunning Android phones on hardware. The Pro does have significant hardware tweaks, though, since Apple has increased the aperture to f/1.8 for a 92-percent improvement in light-gathering capability.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 22, 2023

These algorithms, techniques, and even hardware are designed based on the principles of either quantum physics or quantum computing (or both) but run on classical, scalable systems. Quantum-inspired algorithms The heart of quantum computing use cases is solving a classical problem using a quantum algorithm on quantum hardware.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 26, 2021

A quantum hardware engineer works on one of the dilution refrigerators used at the AWS Center for Quantum Computing. “We’re in the building,” Painter, the AWS center’s head of quantum hardware, told GeekWire. The late Caltech physicist Richard Feynman , for example, looms large in the quantum pantheon.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The watch is being worked on by Google’s Pixel hardware group separately from Fitbit, which Google bought for $2.1 billion earlier this year. The device is expected to cost more than a Fitbit and compete more directly with the Apple Watch, according to The Verge’s source. Both devices didn’t impress us when they came out.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Providing hardware, software, and IT solutions and services, the company also delivers an extensive array of cloud offerings from dedicated private clouds to deployments with the world’s largest hyperscalers, including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Examples include the purchase of 50 Volkswagen ID.3

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Dataconomy

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Gemma 2B makes these scenarios possible by delivering powerful AI capabilities within the constraints of resource-limited hardware. These are just a few examples of the exciting possibilities that Gemma 2B presents. Chatbots and conversational AI Gemma 2B excels in crafting realistic and contextually aware conversations.

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Network World

AUGUST 5, 2019

Well, apparently that’s nothing compared to what enterprise security, analytics, and hardware management tools are doing. ExtraHop deliberately chose not to name names in its four examples of enterprise security tools that were sending out data without warning the customer or user. The company issued a report and warning last week.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 21, 2023

As one example, recruiters say the big pay increases that workers could previously expect when changing jobs are becoming a thing of the past. Plus, we take note of one major tech company that hasn’t announced significant layoffs (Apple), and point out an interesting similarity between the Amazon and Microsoft cutbacks (hardware).

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The Verge

AUGUST 10, 2021

CyberDog is the latest example of tech companies embracing the quadrupedal form factor in robotics. The most notable example of the trend is Spot, a machine built by US firm Boston Dynamics. CyberDog also has three USB-C ports and one HDMI port, which Xiaomi says can be used to customize its hardware. Image: Xiaomi.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 13, 2020

IonQ, one of the hardware partners for the Amazon Braket quantum computing platform, uses a specialized type of chip known as a linear ion trap. And when it comes to the hardware, Amazon is partnering with providers that take different approaches to quantum processing. IonQ Photo via AWS). You’ll need an AWS account to sign in.).

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

And that’s before we get into Microsoft’s game streaming service, xCloud, which could mean you won’t need any Xbox hardware at all to play many of the latest games. The Xbox Series X is a much more powerful machine than the Series S or the current Xbox One, for example, which will have a big impact on performance.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Here's an example screenshot from an iMessage conversation of what it will look like: Apple notes that its iMessage Contact Key Verification is especially important for " users who face extraordinary digital threats," which can include public figures such as journalists, activists, and politicians.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 1, 2022

By leveraging features within the hardware, customers can achieve higher performance and reduce the sizes of their instances, or reduce the number of instances required, or avoid paying for them entirely. For example, when a company wants to optimize for cost in a development environment but optimize for performance in production.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

And Amazon has offered nice discounts on its own hardware during past Prime Days, so it might be worth waiting until this year’s event if you’ve wanted to pick up a new Kindle e-reader or an Amazon Echo. Amazon is already starting early offers today such as two Echo Dots for $39.98, for example, but the new Dot is coming out on October 22nd.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Leaked slides published by VideoCardz call the device a “Snapdragon G3X Handheld Developer Kit,” suggesting it will primarily be aimed at software developers and manufacturers to help them build their own software and hardware powered by Qualcomm’s mobile gaming technology.

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The Verge

AUGUST 18, 2020

For example: Only four people at Apple knew about this secret project. Me, the director of iPod Software, the vice president of the iPod Division, and the senior vice president of Hardware. None of us still work at Apple. There was no paper trail. All communication was in person. All communication was in person.

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