When the term “cloud computing” took the market by storm – it left a lot of people feeling rained on and confused. There were a lot of questions being asked… What does it mean for me? How does this impact my business? Do I need to forklift everything and move into the cloud to be competitive? It really feels like the same is happening with the term “digital transformation.” It’s such a broad topic that can have so many impacts on a variety of organizations and use-cases. Much like a …
Linux automatically uses available RAM for disk caching to improve performance. However, during troubleshooting, benchmarking, or memory-related issues, you may need to manually clear cache in Linux without rebooting. This guide explains how to safely clear: Using the vm.drop_caches kernel parameter via the sysctl command. Understanding Linux Cache Memory Linux uses three primary types of cache: Cache Type Description Page Cache Stores file data to speed up disk reads Dentries Directory entry cache Inodes Metadata about files This caching improves performance. Clearing it unnecessarily can temporarily reduce system efficiency. When …
It’s time to take a quick look into the not-so-distant future. New technologies around cognitive systems and artificial intelligence (AI) are already impacting organizations in a variety of industries. According to IDC, widespread adoption of cognitive systems and AI across a broad range of industries will drive worldwide revenues from nearly $8.0 billion in 2016 to more than $47 billion in 2020. “Software developers and end user organizations have already begun the process of embedding and deploying cognitive/artificial intelligence into almost every kind of enterprise application or process,” David Schubmehl, …
The biggest change in the hosting industry during 2017 is going to watch is Rise of Business Intelligence 2.0 boosted by high-performance computing cloud and deep learning algorithms. BI 2.0 is a Hybrid Engine of three parts Artificial Intelligence(AI), Machine Learning(ML) and Deep Learning(DL) of business analytics computing. Artificial Intelligence will help both consumer and enterprise market by delivering autonomous responses by providing simple solutions and problem-solving models. Advanced Machine Learning (ML) will sharpen the embedded intelligence of response performance, efficiency, and effectiveness of introducing new models over periods of …
