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Intel’s new 10nm Agilex FPGA will help customers develop IoT, 5G solutions

Intel started shipping its 10nm Agilex FPGAs to early-access customers. It features a high-speed interconnect for IoT and networking use cases.

By Andy Patrizio

Aug 30, 2019 2 mins

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When it comes to uptime, not all cloud providers are created equal

Cloud uptime is critical today, but vendor-provided data can be confusing. Here's an analysis of how AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure compare.

By Zeus Kerravala

May 9, 2019 5 mins

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Yet another killer cloud quarter puts pressure on data centers

Continued strong growth from Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform signals even more enterprises are moving to the cloud.

By Fredric Paul

May 1, 2019 4 mins

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The Microsoft/BMW IoT Open Manufacturing Platform might not be so open

The new industrial IoT Open Manufacturing Platform from Microsoft and BMW runs only on Microsoft Azure. That could be an issue.

By Fredric Paul

Apr 9, 2019 3 mins

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Microsoft introduces Azure Stack for HCI

Azure Stack is great for your existing hardware, so Microsoft is covering the bases with a turnkey solution.

By Andy Patrizio

Mar 28, 2019 2 mins

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Paul Allen, Microsoft co-founder, sports evangelist, philanthropist dead at 65

Myriad industries from technology to space and sports mourn passing of multifaceted icon Paul Allen

By Michael Cooney

Oct 15, 2018 3 mins

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Microsoft launches undersea, free-cooling data center

Underwater data centers offer the benefit of free water cooling, plus they bring the ultimate in edge computing — placed in open water, close to the population, and rent free.

By Patrick Nelson

Jun 21, 2018 3 mins

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Windows Server 2019 embraces SDN

Software-defined networking in Windows Server 2019 includes virtual network peering and encryption, auditing, and IPv6 support.

By Rand Morimoto

Jun 5, 2018 4 mins

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Somehow, AWS and cloud growth continues to accelerate

Amazon leads cloud vendors to even faster growth at huge scale -- is there anything left for data centers?

By Fredric Paul

Apr 30, 2018 3 mins

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DNA data storage closer to becoming reality

DNA could replace hard drives, tape and other storage mediums one day. It’s not as far-fetched as it sounds, and significant progress is being made, including new, zero-error individual-file data retrieval.

By Patrick Nelson

Apr 12, 2018 3 mins

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