27-Inch iMac Refreshed With 10th-Gen Intel Core Processors, 1080p Webcam

Apple has updated its 27-inch iMac with a fresh list of specifications. This includes 10th-generation Intel Core processors, newer AMD graphics, and 1080p FaceTime HD webcam, among others. Apple has also brought SSDs as standard to its 21.5-inch iMac and announced a minor spec bump for its iMac Pro, with 10-core Intel processors.
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NVIDIA Drives NVMe-oF Performance for vSphere 7 Environments

VMware recently added NVMe over Fabric (NVMe-oF) as a storage network protocol option in vSphere 7.0. The fact that the fastest shared storage solution is now able to be used by the world’s most popular virtualization software is a game changer, opening a whole new set of use cases for a virtualized data center. This also means that there are now bare-metal applications capable of running on NVMe-oF enabled virtual machines (VMs) on vSphere, including artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), in-memory databases, high-performance computing (HPC), high-frequency trading (HFT), online transaction processing (OLTP), as well as any other application that requires extremely low latency and high-capa
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QNAP HybridMount 1.2 Released

QNAP Systems has released HybridMount 1.2, a solution that allows users to mount public cloud storage and file servers to a NAS as folders, creating a centralized file management workspace. This makes it a useful remote file sharing solution for multi-site workplaces and companies with offices around the globe, supporting a range of cloud storages (including file storage and object storage) and S3-compatible services. (more…)
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NETGEAR WAX610 WiFi 6 AP Announced

Today NETGEAR announced its new WiFi 6 access point in the NETGEAR WAX610. The company also announced a waterproof outdoor version, the NETGEAR WAX610Y. The new AP is aimed at SMB customers that are ready to leverage the benefits of WiFi 6 (IEEE 802.11ax) including faster speeds, more concurrent device support, improved range amongst other benefits. (more…)
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Azure NetApp Files Now Available to Government Agencies

Today NetApp announced that its Azure NetApp Files is available in the government region data centers on Microsoft Azure. This means all of the benefits and savings of the service can now be leveraged by federal, Department of Defense, and state and local agencies that have strict government security and regulatory compliance requirements. Deployment of Azure NetApp Files to government data center regions started in Virginia, followed by Arizona and Texas deployments. (more…)
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