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Caffe, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, Spark MLlib and TensorFlowOnSpark Overview
When it comes to AI frameworks, there are several tools available that can be used for tasks such as image classification, vision, and speech. Some are popular like PyTorch and Caffe, while others are more limited. Below are the highlights
AWS Outposts, Google Anthos GKE, and Azure On-Prem Overview
When it comes to on-prem hardware, Dell and HPE are the industry juggernauts. According to IDC, “traditional spending” which is defined as “anything that’s not a private or public cloud” was 49.8% of total spending in 2019. That means half
Stateful vs Stateless Applications
Stateless apps do not store application state or data to persistent storage, which makes stateless applications highly scalable. However, stateful applications require persistent storage for data for use by clients, servers, and other applications. For instance, the REPL calculator is
Open Source Load Balancers: Neutrino, Katran, Maglev, Seesaw, Traefix, and HAProxy
Load balancers play a critical role in helping enterprises scale internet infrastructure. At the most basic level, load balancers ingest incoming internet traffic, then distributes the load across server infrastructure, as was the case when Google helped Niantic launch Pokémon
Hadoop Ecosystem: MapReduce, YARN, Hive, Pig, Spark, Oozie, Zookeeper, Mahout, and Kube2Hadoop
The Hadoop Ecosystem is a framework and suite of tools that tackle the many challenges in dealing with big data. Although Hadoop has been on the decline for some time, there are organizations like LinkedIn where it has become a
Open Source AutoML Tools: AutoGluon, TransmogrifAI, Auto-sklearn, and NNI
Open-source AutoML tools are rapidly becoming dominant in the entrepreneurial landscape. These solutions help enterprises implement and scale their ML and AI projects. AutoML open-source tools automate the entire life cycle of ideating, conceptualization, development, and deployment of predictive models.
BGP Open Source Tools: OpenBGPD, FRRouting, Xorp, Kube-Router, Vrnetlab, and ARTEMIS
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is the lifeblood of the Internet. At the most basic level, routers share network information between autonomous systems. It was designed by “Yakov Rekhter of IBM and Kirk Lougheed of Cisco” in 1989. As of August
Automation and Orchestration: Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Saltstack, and Terraform Overview
In the ‘DevOps’ world, Ansible, Terraform, Chef, Saltstack, and Puppet are industry-wide configuration management tools. These tools help DevOps create, scale, and manage server configurations with ease. Before DevOps became prevalent, operations and development were two separate silos. In the
CDN Buzz Q2 – 2020
We’re midway through Q2-2020 and industry activity is at an all-time high. We’ll summarize the latest market developments starting with Cedexis, then follow up with Edge Gravity, Subspace (new CDN), and more. Is Citrix Shutting Down Cedexis Rumors have been
The Tragic Conclusion of CDN Startup Instart
Instart, once a product innovation leader in the CDN industry has been acquired. Their website states “Instart is in the process of transitioning our technology and customers to an industry‑leading platform”. Read between the lines and there are two takeaways.
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Caffe, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, Spark MLlib and TensorFlowOnSpark Overview
Open Source Load Balancers: Neutrino, Katran, Maglev, Seesaw, Traefix, and HAProxy
Hadoop Ecosystem: MapReduce, YARN, Hive, Pig, Spark, Oozie, Zookeeper, Mahout, and Kube2Hadoop
Open Source AutoML Tools: AutoGluon, TransmogrifAI, Auto-sklearn, and NNI
BGP Open Source Tools: OpenBGPD, FRRouting, Xorp, Kube-Router, Vrnetlab, and ARTEMIS
Automation and Orchestration: Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Saltstack, and Terraform Overview