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Cisco pumps up data center networking with AI, large workloads in mind

Network World

This is accomplished with a common operating system, P4 programmable forwarding code, and an SDK. Core to the Silicon One system is its support for enhanced Ethernet features, such as improved flow control, congestion awareness, and avoidance.

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CompTIA introduces foundational tech certification

Network World

Among the skills individuals taking the course with learn are: IT concepts and terminology: Understand notational systems, illustrate the basics of computing, and explain the value of data and troubleshooting. Software development: Comprehend programming language categories, interpret logic, and understand the purpose of programming concepts.

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Mastering technology modernization: 6 steps for building your road map

CIO Business Intelligence

For example, a legacy, expensive, and difficult-to-support system runs on proprietary hardware that runs a proprietary operating system, database, and application. However, it is possible to run the database and application on an open source operating system and commodity hardware. Contact us today to learn more.

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Navigating the complexities of security and compliance on the mainframe

CIO Business Intelligence

Take, for example, the security solutions offered by Rocket Software, which deliver capabilities that are tailored to the complex security and regulatory realities facing mainframe systems. For modernization initiatives to be successful, businesses need to ensure they are prioritizing security and compliance as part of that journey.

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IBM wins UK lawsuit against LzLabs for mainframe intellectual property theft

Network World

The aim of the SDM is to migrate existing applications which have been written to run on a mainframe and enable such programs to be run on the x86 runtime environment without recompilation, the judgement reads.

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How ASLR protects Linux systems from buffer overflow attacks

Network World

Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) is a memory-protection process for operating systems that guards against buffer-overflow attacks. ASLR is used today on Linux, Windows, and MacOS systems. While ASLR provides the same function on each of these operating systems, it is implemented differently on each one.

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Broadcom EMEA CTO: ‘When it comes to building private clouds, we are first’

Network World

We have gone from choosing an operating system to being able to run any application anywhere and on any cloud by virtualizing storage.” Computerworld Spain had a chance to sit down with Baguley and talk about VMware’s evolution and its current technology strategy.

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