Tag: Cloud
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Admins wonder if the cloud was such a good idea after all
Posted on September 4, 2024, Level beginner Resource Length medium
After an initial euphoric rush to the cloud, administrators are questioning the value and promise of the tech giants' services. According to a report published by UK cloud outfit Civo, more than a third of organizations surveyed reckoned that their move to the cloud had failed to live up to promises of cost-effectiveness. Over half reported a rise in their cloud bill. By Richard Speed.
Tags cloud management miscellaneous cio
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Data streaming technologies overview
Posted on August 29, 2024, Level beginner Resource Length medium
The ability to process high volumes of data (big data) in real-time has become crucial for many organizations, and this is where data streaming technologies come into the picture. These technologies allow large amounts of data to be processed in real-time or near real-time as it is generated, enabling businesses to gain immediate insights and make time-sensitive data-driven decisions. By Darryn Campbell.
Tags streaming big-data cloud event-driven software
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What is AI security?
Posted on August 19, 2024, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Short for artificial intelligence (AI) security, AI security is the process of using AI to enhance an organization's security posture. With AI systems, organizations can automate threat detection, prevention and remediation to better combat cyberattacks and data breaches. By Annie Badman, Matthew Kosinski.
Tags infosec ai ibm cloud software-architecture cio
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Wasm vs. Docker: Performant, secure, and versatile containers
Posted on August 18, 2024, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
Docker and WebAssembly (Wasm) represent two pivotal technologies that have reshaped the software development landscape. You've probably started to hear more about Wasm in the past few years as it has gained in popularity, and perhaps you've also heard about the benefits of using it in your application stack. This may have led you to think about the differences between Wasm and Docker, especially because the technologies work together so closely. By Savannah Ostrowski, and Sohan Maheshwar.
Tags containers devops cloud docker javascript
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Identity threat detection and response solution guide
Posted on August 15, 2024, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) has emerged as a critical component to effectively detect and respond to identity-based attacks. Threat actors have shown their ability to compromise the identity infrastructure and move laterally into IaaS, Saas, PaaS and CI/CD environments. Identity Threat Detection and Response solutions help organizations better detect suspicious or malicious activity in their environment. By The Hacker News.
Tags infosec devops cloud software-architecture learning cio
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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 google ai how-to cloud frameworks
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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 cloud software-architecture cio
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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 servers cloud miscellaneous big-data
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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 nginx web-development cloud software-architecture devops
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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 apache web-development cloud software-architecture infosec
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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 cloud performance teams cio
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Introducing DBOS cloud: Transactional serverless computing on a cloud-native OS
Posted on April 18, 2024, Level beginner Resource Length short
The idea for DBOS (DataBase oriented Operating System) originated 3 years ago with my realization that the state an operating system must maintain (files, processes, threads, messages, etc.) has increased in size by about 6 orders of magnitude since I began using Unix on a PDP-11/40 in 1973. By Mike Stonebraker.
Tags cloud database serverless cio