Kubernetes Adds API, Windows Upgrades
As the de facto standard Kubernetes cluster orchestrator moves deeper into enterprise IT infrastructure, version updates are coming a faster pace. The third release in 2019 comes with a ...Full Article
Is All-Flash Storage Needed for Deep Learning?
Organizations building deep learning data pipelines may struggle with their accelerated I/O needs, and whenever I/O is the question, the usual answer is “throw flash/SSD at it.” Certainly expensive ...Full Article
Enterprise Networks Still Falling Short
Network bandwidth and overall performance remain concerns for digital enterprises as they roll out data analytics and edge computing efforts. Nearly two-thirds of companies surveyed by management consultant Accenture ...Full Article
AI Strategies: Mitigating Data Gravity with Hybrid Cloud and Object Storage
We live in a data-driven world. Successful, leading companies have mastered and operationalized the process of extracting insight and intelligence from all the data collected continuously. The use of ...Full Article
Baidu Embraces Intel Optane for In-Memory Databases
Chinese e-commerce giant Baidu is building a new platform based on Intel Corp.’s Optane DC persistent memory as a means of upgrading search engine results delivered by its in-memory ...Full Article
Dell Adds Kubernetes Support to VxRail
Dell Technologies joins the growing list of IT vendors expanding support for the Kubernetes cluster orchestrator with the addition of automated Kubernetes infrastructure deployments via its VxRail running in ...Full Article
OCP Storage Hits the Datacenter
The emerging market for storage equipment based on the Open Compute Project is expected to more than double through 2023, according to datacenter storage equipment forecast. IHS Markit said ...Full Article
Translating AI and Storage Innovation into Business Value – Innovate or Die
Determining value and adapting a business to a changing environment is the focus of the University of Saint Gallen working paper, “The St. Gallen Business Model Navigator.” With examples ...Full Article
Kubernetes Gets Security Audit
An open source group is expanding its third-party security audits to include the popular but vulnerable Kubernetes cluster orchestrator. The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) announced this week it ...Full Article
Xilinx vs. Intel: FPGA Market Leaders Launch Server Accelerator Cards
The two FPGA market leaders, Intel and Xilinx, both announced new accelerator cards this week designed to handle specialized, compute-intensive workloads and unburden already overworked CPUs in data center ...Full Article