Amdocs, a leading provider of software and services to communications and media companies, announced the integration of its SmartRAN optimization solution with Intel’s FlexRAN software reference architecture, which serves as a blueprint to help speed development of virtualized RAN (vRAN) solutions. SmartRAN, the vRAN optimization solution from Amdocs, enables mobile operators to better fulfill service […]
Archives for October 2020
VMworld 2020 Recap: VMware vSphere 7.0U1 advancements: SmartNICs (aka DPUs) are going to be big!
TLDR version – VMware vSphere with Tanzu allows vSphere Enterprise Plus customers to support Kubertnetes workloads without requiring the full VMware Cloud Foundation stack. Customers won’t have to deploy NSX and vSAN to get Kubernetes workloads, and deployment time should be around an hour. Note that a full VCF deployment is still preferred for maxiumum […]
VMworld 2020 Recap: VMware vSphere 7.0U1 advancements and SmartNICs (aka DPUs) are going to be big!
While it’s disappointing we couldn’t be together in person at VMworld 2020, VMware did a great job given the circumstances, and it’s a very good thing for social inequality that the barrier to attending VMworld wasn’t the price this year. Yes, this was by far the most inclusive VMworld ever, $0 to register and attend […]
How to check VPN link status on wireguard
Lately, I have been looking for easy to set up, low resource utilization VPN solution to connect my homelab with Amazon AWS VPC. I’ve been looking at OpenVPN and IPSec solutions, none of them were easy to set up (at least based on the number of pages in the documentation). A few months back I […]
Tech workers’ overall well-being was the most negatively impacted by COVID-19
A new meQuilibrium study found that two essential industries—tech and healthcare—were upended due to the pandemic. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto More for CXOs It should be no surprise that among the many industries hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, two essential industries were hardest hit—tech and healthcare, according to a new meQuilibrium study. Both industries were […]
Slack less and work more: How too much communication can be a productivity killer
Experts say that while instant messaging can improve communications between remote workers, there are pitfalls to be aware of, including non-work-related conversations that can become a time suck. Image: iStockphoto/oatawa Companies may not have set rules and regulations regarding how to and how much to use office messaging apps–notably the very popular Slack–but it might […]
More Machine Learning in your Google Sheets
It’s been a while since the first version of BigML’s add-on for Google Sheets. The post announcing it described how one could add predictions to Google Sheets cells by using BigML’s Decision Trees. It was also possible to apply segmentation to the rows in a spreadsheet by tapping into Clustering Models previously created in BigML. During […]
Telenor Connexion and Ericsson enable sustainable micro-factories with IoT Accelerator
Powered by Ericsson IoT Accelerator, Telenor Connexion provides global connectivity to Wayout’s sustainable micro-factories Telenor Connexion to deliver cellular IoT connectivity management services, SIM cards and agreements with local operators Ericsson IoT Accelerator enables cost-efficient IoT connectivity management and operations using the secure, scalable and standardized worldwide mobile network infrastructure Powered by Ericsson IoT Accelerator, […]
Online learning challenges: Inaccessibility to tech and academic dishonesty
A new survey from Manifest shows that learning tools and apps could help alleviate remote learning concerns for US high school and college students. diego_cervo, Getty Images/iStockphoto Without a national, or even regional mandate regarding remote, in-person, or hybrid e-learning for US high school and university students, the fall semester has left many students and […]
IoT Is Vital for Our Future Success, Say 87% of Businesses
Vodafone Business today launches its 2020 IoT Spotlight report, focused on the impact IoT is having on businesses at a time when their digital capabilities are put to the test by the COVID-19 pandemic. The IoT Spotlight features responses from 1,639 businesses globally, exploring how they are using IoT and how IoT is helping them […]