If you’ve got a few server refresh cycles under your belt, you already know that even the best quality hardware has a limited duty life. Contrary to popular belief, not all workloads are moving to the cloud, especially the ones that are high cost for server compute workloads by mainstream hyperscale providers. So, whether you…
On June 14th, Pogo will return to North Carolina for SouthEast LinuxFest. Over the years this show has become an important part of our show calendar. Here’s why. What is it? To quote liberally from the SouthEast LinuxFest website: SouthEast LinuxFest is a community event for anyone who wants to learn more about Linux and…
If you’ve peeked at memory prices recently, you probably know that the cost for DRAM chips have been falling. According to DRAMeXchange, DRAM prices have plummeted by nearly 30 percent so far in the first quarter of 2019 and are expected to continue their price-fall. What’s Happening? Since January, the price for memory has dropped 30%, experiencing…
Back in the day, when someone mentioned artificial intelligence, images sprang to mind of either malevolent robots attacking the planet or laboratories full of gigantic machines with blinking lights on the front, surrounded by scientists in lab coats. Fast forward to today, and we find that AI is not just for sci-fi movies or secret government…
Flash memory technology continues to evolve. We are transitioning away from spinning platters, as we move toward an all-flash future. It has been apparent for some time that solid state storage devices have been bottlenecked by the interface through which they connect to the rest of the system. Interfaces such as SCSI, SATA, and SAS have been terrific for…
