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Is VMware really becoming the new mainframe?

CIO

Everybody says VMware works as advertised, but they have a problem with how Broadcom has changed the way you purchase and use VMware. After Broadcom acquired VMware in late 2023 , many customers complained about huge price increases, but most cant seem to end the relationship.

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Your Own Personal WiFi Storage

Coding Horror

The blue LED will change to green if connected to another WiFi or wired network. Once you get yours , just hold down the button to power it on, let it fully boot, and connect to the new TripMateSith WiFi network. Tap the button to see the current battery level, represented as 1-4 white LEDs. Settings and WiFi.

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How Bounce beat pandemic disruption and bagged a16z to lead its Series A

TechCrunch

The 2020 global freeze on leisure travel put a temporary pause on demand for short term luggage storage. The upshot was Bounce was able to grow revenue 38x in 2021, per Candee — reaching “millions” in revenue, and expanding its partner network to 40 countries. Bounce signage for luggage storage outside a shop.

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Carto raises $61 million to help you visualize data on maps

TechCrunch

Carto provides connectors with databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL or Microsoft SQL Server), cloud storage services (Dropbox, Box or Google Drive) or data warehouses (Amazon Redshift, Google BigQuery or Snowflake). You can upload local files for historical data, but you can also connect to live data directly.

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Nord Security, the startup behind NordVPN, raises its first-ever funding, $100M at a $1.6B valuation

TechCrunch

NordVPN and the other security and identity management products that Nord sells — they include the NordPass password manager, NordLocker for cloud sync and storage, NordLayer for network access for businesses and developer tools to build custom VPNs — have collectively grown to 15 million users over the years.

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The impact of AI on edge computing

CIO

Transmitting massive amounts of raw data to the cloud can strain network bandwidth. Edge devices continue functioning even during network outages or cloud downtime. Edge devices adapt content, recommendations, and advertisements based on individual preferences. Bandwidth optimization. Security and privacy. Resilience.

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Real-time database startup Imply reaches unicorn status with $100M infusion

TechCrunch

The first wave in the 2000s was trying to solve the large-scale data processing and storage challenges, which [tools like] HDFS, MapReduce, and Spark addressed,” Yang told TechCrunch in an email interview. Snowflake, Redshift, and BigQuery) and distributed SQL engines (e.g., Impala, Presto, Athena).