In a piece by Phil Gervasi, he discusses something good that has come out of our current reality. It’s an idea that might prevent harried parents from speeding to chauffeur kids to lessons after school: Can you actually conduct music lessons over a conferencing system like Zoom? Network Phil’s short video provides solid tips on how he optimizes audio for Zoom remote music lessons.
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Two Petaflop-Scale Approaches to COVID-19 Research
With the COVID-19 pandemic in full effect, the race is on by medical researchers to find potential treatments and a vaccine. All this medical research requires a lot of computer power to model potential therapies quickly. Luckily, we’re seeing two different approaches each bringing a lot of power to bear.
The EARN-IT Act
Prepare for another attack on encryption in the U.S. The EARN-IT Act purports to be about protecting children from predation, but it’s really about forcing the tech companies to break their encryption schemes.
A Tale of Two Data Visualizations: Ransomware Edition
FireEye recently published a study showing an 860% increase in “human-operated ransomware.” The study shows that this has resulted in attacks target times when organizations are least likely to respond. But what stood out were how they chose to visualize that information.
Remote Working for Newbies
Adjusting to a new paradigm isn’t easy. And while many of us are hoping it’s temporary, some are hoping that “WFH” can be a more permanent situation. In this piece by Mike Talon, you’ll discover some tips to help you stay productive, positive, and professional, even if you’re working in pajama pants.
Virtual Events, Real Challenges
Like a lot of us, Chin-Fah Heoh has been considering how to cope with the reality that many of the IT events that are mainstays of the industry have shifted to virtual affairs. Chin-Fah explains some of the potential issues this could have from his cultural perspective, but also looks at how conferences could play to virtual strengths.
The Storage Lessons from Westworld
The popular TV show Westworld seems like a poignant examination of what it means to be human. But W. Curtis Preston cut through that surface-level metaphor to discover the true maze, with subtle lessons about proper storage and backup.
Virtual Conferences – Nice in Theory
In an age in which everything from banking to finding a mate can be done virtually, it’s a wonder that people even venture out of their homes anymore. Nearly anything you want can be delivered to your door and you can even make a living while wearing a robe and slippers. With the recent spread of COVID-19, and the tech industry’s considerate response of canceling annual conferences, many have asked the question: Can virtual conferences become the new standard? Daniel Dib tackles this question in his blog and shares a few reasons why he prefers face-to-face meetups over virtual events.
Ampere Altra Brings 80 Cores to Servers
The startup Ampere recently announced they are sampling an 80-core Arm CPU called Altra. Adding cores has been the order of the day for a while in the x86 world, but 80-cores per socket is something that only an Arm design can deliver right now. Combined with a 210W TDP and industry-leading I/O, this could be a killer platform for highly parallelized workloads. The question is how many organizations are equipped to adopt it, even if they wanted to?
InfiniteIO: an Executive Assistant For Your File System
File systems only have so much time in the day to work, just like you and me. But if they’re constantly busy with metadata queries, how can they also focus on getting applications the data they need? The InfiniteIO Application Accelerator offers your file system some timely assistance to focus on the important things.