Bash is not just one of the most popular shells on Linux systems, it actually predates Linux by a couple of years. An acronym for the “GNU Bourne-Again Shell”, bash not only provides a comfortable and flexible command line, it delivers a large suite of scripting tools—if/then commands, case statements, functions, etc.—that allow users to… Continue reading Bash: A Primer For More Effective Use Of The Linux Bash Shell
Category: Data Center
Nvidia Tests: Dpus Can Cut The Power Servers Use
The chip maker says tests of its BlueField-2 data-processing units (DPU) in servers results in significant power savings over servers that don’t use the specialized chips to offload tasks from the CPUs. The DPUs, or SmartNICs, take on certain workloads—packet routing, encryption, real-time data analysis—leaving the CPU free to process data. But Nvidia says they… Continue reading Nvidia Tests: Dpus Can Cut The Power Servers Use
Kyndryl’S First Year Yields Revenue Challenges And A Plan To Make More
In the year since it spun out of IBM, Kyndryl has made a number of big strides in establishing itself as a core infrastructure service management player, but challenges remain. For example, while it has substantially expanded its partnerships and technology, its financial situation hasn’t shown a similar bump. Just this week the company reported… Continue reading Kyndryl’S First Year Yields Revenue Challenges And A Plan To Make More
Amd Posts Operating Loss, But Solid Growth For Data Center, Embedded Segments
AMD announced third quarter results this week, and while it posted a $64 million loss in terms of overall operating income—mainly due to its acquisition of Xilinx—but large gains in the company’s data center, embedded and gaming segments provided an encouraging note. Total revenue rose by 29% for the third quarter of 2022, to $5.56… Continue reading Amd Posts Operating Loss, But Solid Growth For Data Center, Embedded Segments
Netapp Unifies Its Storage Offerings Under A New Bluexp Roof
NetApp announced Tuesday that its on-premises and cloud storage offerings are now unified under the umbrella of a single platform, called BlueXP, which serves as a control plane for each of its products and simplifies the management of enterprise storage for organizations. BlueXP—which is a free upgrade for its customers—is a reaction to the reality… Continue reading Netapp Unifies Its Storage Offerings Under A New Bluexp Roof
What does Google dorking mean? Learn about this.
Google dorking is a hacking method that makes use of Google’s superior seek offerings to discover precious statistics or hard-to-discover content. Google Dorking is likewise recognised as “Google hacking. On a floor level, Google dorking includes the usage of positive modifiers to look for statistics. For example, rather than looking the whole web, customers can… Continue reading What does Google dorking mean? Learn about this.
Broadcom Ceo: What The Vmware Merger Will Look Like
There has been much teeth-gnashing, mixed with a little obfuscation and concern, about what the merged VMware and Broadcom might look like and what it will mean to customers. Broadcom President and CEO Hock Tan has taken to his blog to offer some details about what he expects the deal will mean to Broadcom… Continue reading Broadcom Ceo: What The Vmware Merger Will Look Like
Counting Individual Characters On Linux
Determining how many characters are in a file is easy on the Linux command line: use the ls -l command. On the other hand, if you want to get a count of how many times each character appears in your file, you’re going to need a considerably more complicated command or a script. This post… Continue reading Counting Individual Characters On Linux
Finding And Fixing Typos On Linux
If you want to check a text file for typos, Linux can help. It has a couple of tools and a number of commands that can point out the errors including aspell and enchant, and I’ll share a script that I put together recently that looks for typos using the system’s words file. Using aspell… Continue reading Finding And Fixing Typos On Linux
Amd Promises Faster And More Efficient Networking, Eventually
This time last year, AMD had no networking products. Today, it has three, thanks to two separate acquisitions. It’s a shift that’s strengthening the company’s position against competitors like Intel and Nvidia by providing a full suite of silicon, including for the enterprise. To fill out its portfolio and stay competitive, AMD had to build… Continue reading Amd Promises Faster And More Efficient Networking, Eventually