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AMD’s Server CPU market share raises to 8.9% in Q1 2021, biggest gain against Intel since 2006

As per the Mercury Research report, AMD server CPU market share reaches 8.9% in Q1 2021 and analysts predict that this growth trend will continue in the coming months. Last time, AMD saw it’s server CPU market share peak in 2006 with the success of its 64-bit Opteron processors. In 2006, AMD’s server CPU market … Read more

NVIDIA Grace – First data center CPU from NVIDIA

NVIDIA is building ARM-based processor code name ‘GRACE’ which targets the AI and HPC communities. After AWS’s Graviton processor, it seems ARM is making serious inroads into the data center and cloud segments. NVIDIA announced its first data center CPU, an Arm-based processor that will deliver 10x the performance of today’s fastest servers on the … Read more

ARM in the Data Center

AWS Graviton processors are custom built by Amazon Web Services using 64-bit Arm Neoverse cores to deliver the best price performance for your cloud workloads running in Amazon EC2. Amazon EC2 provides the broadest and deepest portfolio of compute instances, including many that are powered by latest-generation Intel and AMD processors. AWS Graviton processors add … Read more

pfSence Web GUI access via WAN interface

To open the firewall GUI via WAN interface, create a firewall rule to allow remote firewall administration. Firewall > Rules, under WAN Tab Action: pass Interface: WAN Protocol: TCP Source: The IP address or subnet of the client, an alias containing management hosts/networks, or (not recommended) Any Destination: WAN Address Destination port range: HTTPS Description: … Read more

Japan’s Fugaku Retains Title as World’s Fastest Supercomputer

Fujitsu Limited Tokyo, November 17, 2020 The supercomputer Fugaku, which is being developed jointly by RIKEN and Fujitsu Limited based on Arm® technology, has again taken the top spot on the major high-performance computer rankings, including the Top500 list, in all of the rankings posting much higher scores than the runners-up. The other rankings are … Read more

Juniper Networks Announces Intent to Acquire 128 Technology

Combined AI-Driven Enterprise Portfolio Will Optimize User Experiences from Client-to-Cloud with Proactive AIOps, Insights and Unique Self-Driving Network™ Actions  Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR), a leader in secure, AI-driven networks, announced that the company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 128 Technology. The deal will enhance Juniper’s AI-driven enterprise network portfolio by uniting 128 Technology’s … Read more

Gartner Magic Quadrant for WAN Edge Infrastructure 2020

VMware, Fortinet, Cisco and Palo Alto Networks are among the Leaders in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for WAN Edge Infrastructure. As per Gartner, The market for branch office WAN edge functionality continues to rapidly shift from dedicated routing, security and WAN optimization appliances to feature-rich SD-WAN. SD-WAN is replacing traditional branch routers with application aware path … Read more

HPE to Accelerate Edge-to-Cloud Strategy with Acquisition of SD-WAN Leader Silver Peak

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Silver Peak, an SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network) leader, in a transaction valued at $925 million. Silver Peak will be combined with HPE’s Aruba business unit and will extend Aruba’s technology leadership in the large and … Read more

Palo Alto Networks Completes Acquisition of CloudGenix

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April. 21, 2020  — Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, today announced it has completed its acquisition of CloudGenix Inc., an industry-leading cloud-delivered SD-WAN provider. The acquisition will further strengthen Palo Alto Networks comprehensive secure access service edge (SASE) platform. “We are excited to welcome CloudGenix to Palo Alto Networks,” said Nikesh … Read more

Sophos Announces Completion of Take-Private Acquisition by Thoma Bravo

OXFORD, U.K. and SAN FRANCISCO, March 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today announced the completion of its acquisition by Thoma Bravo, a leading private equity firm focused on the software and technology-enabled services sectors, in a cash transaction that values Sophos at approximately $3.9 billion. The acquisition offer was announced on Oct. 14, 2019. Under the … Read more