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Yearly Archives: 2017

Technology and Computing: Google Challenges Nvidia with TPU Chip

By Dick Weisinger

Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) are specialized computer chips that are designed to be able to handle large-scale parallel processing.  Nvidia first introduced the concept of GPUs in 1999 for use in video cards to quickly display images on PCs.  Since then, the…

Cloud Computing: SMBs Find Benefits in Cloud Computing

By Dick Weisinger

Because of their size, SMBs have been more nimble than bigger companies in migrating IT operations to the cloud. A recent report by BetterCloud found that only about about a quarter of large companies have the majority of their applications…

Digital Transformation: It’s Great! But what is it?

By Dick Weisinger

Increasingly businesses are talking about how digital transformation will allow them to grow more quickly and be successful.  Most companies are in agreement with that.  But when asked exactly what is meant by ‘digital transformation’, there are no consistent answers.…

Big Data: A Monster Machine for Solving Monster-sized Data Problems

By Dick Weisinger

Perhaps part publicity stunt and part visionary pioneering, Hewlett Packard Enterprise  (HPE) recently showcased a server built with hardware that specifically targets Big Data. It’s more than just a server prototype.  HPE is calling it “The Machine” and has equipped  it with…

Cloud Computing: Few Cloud Vendors have the Pockets and Expertise to Viably Compete

By Dick Weisinger

The benefits of cloud computing have driven a huge migration of computing from on-premise systems to systems running in the cloud.  The migration has been a bonanza as the largest cloud vendors snap up this business.  To support the rapid growth…