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What is a cloud architect? A vital role for success in the cloud

CIO

As organizations continue to implement cloud-based AI services, cloud architects will be tasked with ensuring the proper infrastructure is in place to accommodate growth. Organizations have accelerated cloud adoption now that AI tools are readily available, which has driven a demand for cloud architects to help manage cloud infrastructure.

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Microsoft acquires Fungible, a maker of data processing units, to bolster Azure

TechCrunch

In December, reports suggested that Microsoft had acquired Fungible, a startup fabricating a type of data center hardware known as a data processing unit (DPU), for around $190 million. ” A DPU is a dedicated piece of hardware designed to handle certain data processing tasks, including security and network routing for data traffic. .”

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Choosing a cloud infrastructure provider: A beginner’s guide

TechCrunch

The promise of lower hardware costs has spurred startups to migrate services to the cloud, but many teams were unsure how to do this efficiently or cost-effectively. Realistically, it’s essential to analyze the tools available before you decide on a cloud infrastructure provider to keep application maturity and running costs in check.

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Microsoft, Oracle deliver direct access to Oracle database services on Azure

CIO

Oracle is collocating its Oracle database hardware (including Oracle Exadata) and software in Microsoft Azure data centers, giving customers direct access to Oracle database services running on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) via Azure. AI exists because of data,” he said. You need to have access to data.

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Oracle inks deal with AWS to offer database services

CIO

In continuation of its efforts to help enterprises migrate to the cloud, Oracle said it is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to offer database services on the latter’s infrastructure. This is Oracle’s third partnership with a hyperscaler to offer its database services on the hyperscaler’s infrastructure.

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What Does Azure DevOps Services Cost?

Xebia

It is a question I often get when I talk to customers about Azure DevOps. Some of them run on-premises Azure DevOps Server and wonder what it costs to run it in the Cloud as a SaaS service. Keep in mind that the Azure Pricing Calculator or Azure DevOps Pricing is your friend! Up until 5 users it remains free.

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Can serverless fix fintech’s scaling problem?

CIO

With serverless components, there is no need to manage infrastructure, and the inbuilt tracing, logging, monitoring and debugging make it easy to run these workloads in production and maintain service levels. Legacy infrastructure. Scalability. Maintaining and upgrading outdated systems can be resource-intensive and hinder innovation.