Tag: Cloud and infrastructure
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How Google's AI model Gemini got its name
Posted on July 8, 2024, Level beginner Resource Length short
Gemini got its first mention at I/O in 2023, when we briefly shared our first natively multimodal model was in training and already showing impressive capabilities. One year later, we've brought Gemini models to Search, Ads, Workspace, Pixel and more. As Gemini continues to make a name for itself, we wondered, where did that name come from? To find out, we asked the Google DeepMind team to share the origin story behind why they called it "Gemini." By Ari Marini.
Tags cloud-and-infrastructure ai-and-machine-learning how-to architecture-and-apis
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AWS joins Microsoft, Google Cloud in open-source push for finance tech
Posted on July 4, 2024, Level beginner Resource Length short
The Fintech Open Source Foundation onboarded seven new members, including hyperscaler AWS, market infrastructure provider DTCC and chipmaker Intel, the organization announced Wednesday. By Matt Ashare.
Tags business-and-emerging-tech how-to cloud-and-infrastructure
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Squaring the circle: The high-performance computing energy paradox
Posted on June 5, 2024, Level beginner Resource Length medium
The latest CPUs and GPUs will consume more power than ever to support artificial intelligence (AI) and other advanced applications. How is this compatible with data centers' energy efficiency imperatives? By Graeme Burton.
Tags business-and-emerging-tech cloud-and-infrastructure how-to
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How to kill a process in Linux: Commands and best practices
Posted on May 29, 2024, Level beginner Resource Length short
There are multiple situations where it is necessary to terminate a Linux process – for example, when the program does not respond or freezes. Learning how to kill a process properly is a vital skill that can help keep your various systems healthy and functioning optimally. By Jeff Smith.
Tags cloud-and-infrastructure product-and-design security-and-privacy frontend-and-mobile
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How to install Linux on an old laptop to give it new life and purpose
Posted on May 21, 2024, Level beginner Resource Length medium
If you're looking to revive that aging laptop, Linux might be your best bet. Find out how easy it can be to make this happen. By Jack Wallen.
Tags cloud-and-infrastructure product-and-design leadership-and-career
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Implement security breach prevention and recovery infrastructure
Posted on April 30, 2024, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
As part of Zero Trust adoption guidance, this article is part of the Prevent or reduce business damage from a breach business scenario and describes how to protect your organization from cyberattacks. This article focuses on how to deploy additional security measures to prevent a breach and limit its spread and to create and test a business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) infrastructure to more quickly recover from a destructive breach. By BrendaCarter, joe-davies-affirm and MicrosoftGuyJFlo.
Tags devops-and-ci-cd cloud-and-infrastructure security-and-privacy product-and-design leadership-and-career
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Cloud design patterns that support reliability
Posted on April 28, 2024, Level beginner Resource Length medium
When you design workload architectures, you should use industry patterns that address common challenges. Patterns can help you make intentional tradeoffs within workloads and optimize for your desired outcome. By ckittel and ShannonLeavitt.
Tags devops-and-ci-cd cloud-and-infrastructure architecture-and-apis leadership-and-career
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Researchers harness 2D magnetic materials for energy-efficient computing
Posted on April 26, 2024, Level beginner Resource Length medium
An MIT team precisely controlled an ultrathin magnet at room temperature, which could enable faster, more efficient processors and computer memories. By Adam Zewe.
Tags ai-and-machine-learning business-and-emerging-tech cloud-and-infrastructure software-engineering data-and-analytics
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Powering and cooling AI and accelerated computing in the data room
Posted on April 25, 2024, Level beginner Resource Length long
Artificial intelligence (AI) is here, and it is here to stay. "Every industry will become a technology industry," according to NVIDIA founder and CEO, Jensen Huang. The use cases for AI are virtually limitless, from breakthroughs in medicine to high-accuracy fraud prevention. AI is already transforming our lives just as it is transforming every single industry. It is also beginning to fundamentally transform data center infrastructure. By Anton Chuchkov, Brad Wilson.
Tags ai-and-machine-learning cloud-and-infrastructure miscellaneous data-and-analytics
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Nginx Proxy Manager: A complete guide
Posted on April 24, 2024, Level intermediate Resource Length long
Nginx Proxy Manager (NPM) is an open-source and free application designed to simplify the management of Nginx's proxy, SSL, Access Lists, and more. It is built with a user-friendly dashboard that aims to help those users who aren't exactly Nginx CLI experts. Plus, it also provides free SSL via Let's Encrypt, Docker integration, and support for multiple users. By Diego Asturias.
Tags devops-and-ci-cd frontend-and-mobile cloud-and-infrastructure architecture-and-apis
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Apache web server hardening and security guide
Posted on April 21, 2024, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
The Web Server is a crucial part of web-based applications. Apache Web Server is often placed at the edge of the network; hence it becomes one of the most vulnerable services to attack. A practical guide to secure and harden Apache HTTP Server. By Chandan Kumar.
Tags data-and-analytics frontend-and-mobile cloud-and-infrastructure architecture-and-apis security-and-privacy
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Most cloud-based genAI performance stinks
Posted on April 20, 2024, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Without basic computer architecture best practices, generative AI systems are sluggish. Here are a few tips to optimize complex systems. By David Linthicum.
Tags ai-and-machine-learning cloud-and-infrastructure software-engineering leadership-and-career