A Quick Guide to Denormalizing Databases David Bolton, January 10, 2018 A relational database stores data in multiple tables. Each table has columns describing the type of information, and each row is an instance of that data. …
Will Automation Wipe Out Sysadmin and Datacenter Jobs? Nick Kolakowski, October 4, 2017 Will automation (in conjunction with the cloud) eventually wipe out the majority of sysadmin and datacenter jobs? That seems to be a running concern among tech …
SourceForge Interview: Making a Universal Media Server Nick Kolakowski, March 17, 2014 The project serves media (video, audio and images) to devices such as televisions, gaming consoles, smartphones and more. …
Google Datacenter No. 1: Ugly, Small, Needed Cables Jiggled Kevin Fogarty, February 6, 2014 The architect of Google’s global datacenter network blogged nostalgically on the 15th anniversary of the day he first saw Google’s tiny, PC-filled server cage. …
Security Holes Appear Too Fast To Plug Them All Kevin Fogarty, February 3, 2014 Corporate security is shockingly bad because an ever-more-complex ‘attack surface’ makes it difficult to keep up with threats. …
AMD Pitches ARM Server SoC as Intel-Killer Kevin Fogarty, January 29, 2014 AMD executive predicts new server CPU could help AMD steal back market share from Intel. …
Microsoft Open-Sources Cloud Server, Management Kevin Fogarty, January 28, 2014 Microsoft released specs for high-performance, high-efficiency cloud-server modules and management software as its contribution to the Open Compute Project. …
Lenovo Acquires IBM Server Business Nick Kolakowski, January 23, 2014 The $2.3 billion deal will see Lenovo seize a big chunk of IBM’s hardware portfolio. …
IBM to Spend $1.2 Billion on 30 Cloud Datacenters by 2015 Kevin Fogarty, January 17, 2014 IBM has committed $1.2 billion to 15 new datacenters for its cloud in 2014, with plans for another 15 in 2015. …
Cisco Vows Quick Fix for N, Gigabit Security Routers Kevin Fogarty, January 13, 2014 Cisco promises to fix a backdoor left in some routers by old OEM code, discovered by accident at Christmas. …