This week AMD gave us an introduction to Zen as it slowly reveals more and more of this highly-anticipated PC and Server processor. I’ve been following this for some time and I know a number of the PC and Server […]
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We live on our computers and—to a certain extent—they are increasingly becoming extensions of us. Some of us build our own desktop computers which also become showcases of our skills and creativity. However laptops, which we take with us, likely
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Open source software–and components from open source tools–are used prolifically in many businesses. The challenge that Black Duck and HPE have teamed up to address is how to use open source software securely. Vulnerabilities are discovered and patched constantly, but
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Back when I first started as an analyst 14-inch monitors were common and we’d thought we’d died and gone to heaven when we got a 17-inch model. I recall the day Sony came by and showed me a flat screen
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The 2-in-1 hybrid laptop is the new standard. While there are still some tasks and functions that require the horsepower of a full-blown desktop PC, portability is a prime consideration today. Pure tablets, however, fall short in certain areas, which
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open source code is great. Sometimes, however, keeping open source software patched and up to date can be a challenge. The open source projects themselves–especially ones that are active–do an excellent job of identifying and remediating flaws. The problem is
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DevOps depends heavily on open source software, and–to a lesser extent–open source projects leverage DevOps as well. I wrote a report for DevOps.com exploring the relationship between the two and the importance of open source to the world of DevOps.
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Right after Intel’s CEO Brian Krzanich tossed PCs under the bus with his announcement of a massive layoff at Intel, Acer’s CEO Jason Chen effectively stood up on stage and said “Bullshit”. The thing is that with hundreds of millions
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Apple unveiled a refreshed MacBook lineup today. The 12-inch MacBook got a performance boost, and is now available in rose gold, but it’s received a tepid—or even outright negative—response right out of the gate. The Apple MacBook is inferior in
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Servers? We don’t need no stinkin’ servers. I’ll go out on a limb and predict that IBM won’t be using that as the marketing tagline for OpenWhisk, but it could. Microservices and containers abstract the applications–or even the components that
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