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The Future of AI in Government Services
As artificial intelligence (AI) in government services moves from experimental to operational, government agencies will need robust infrastructure that is designed specifically for AI workloads to support their initiatives. Artificial intelligence in government services refers to the implementation of AI technologies across public sector operations to enhance decision-making, automate processes, and improve service delivery to citizens.
Closing the ‘Policy-to-practice’ Gap: How Unified Data Management Powers AI Governance
Unified data management closes the AI governance policy-to-practice gap by turning fragmented policies into enforceable runtime guardrails for secure, compliant AI. Organizations spend millions defining AI governance policies—ethics guidelines, compliance requirements, and security protocols. Yet when AI systems reach production, these policies often fail to prevent the exact incidents they were designed to stop: data leakage, biased outputs, and regulatory violations.
Rclone vs. Rsync
It’s common for infrastructure teams to synchronize files between servers, but the choice between rclone and rsync matters far more than you might think. Both are command-line tools designed for different purposes, and choosing the wrong one can cost you months of failed backups, bandwidth overages, and missed recovery time objectives. Here’s the hard truth: your backup tool is only as fast as your storage infrastructure allows.
TPUs vs. GPUs: What’s the Difference?
Graphics processing units (GPUs) and Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) are two types of processing units that are central to AI and machine learning. Not long ago, NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPUs) were the default choice for training and deploying large AI models, helping push the company to a multitrillion‑dollar valuation and a 90% share of the AI accelerator market.
If Customer Support Isn’t Proactive, What’s the Risk to the Customer?
Reactive customer support models can lead to significant risks and costs for customers. Proactive customer support, powered by data and AI, provides essential intelligence to help detect and resolve issues before they impact customers. When technology drives nearly every business outcome, reactive support isn’t just outdated, it’s dangerous. Waiting for systems to fail before helping customers is like waiting for a worn tire to blow out instead of replacing it before the worst happens.
Pure Storage at AfroTech: Championing DEI in Action
At Pure Storage, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are fundamental pillars of our culture and business. We proudly sponsored and participated in AfroTech, the largest conference for Black innovators, tech leaders, and entrepreneurs. At Pure Storage, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are not just buzzwords—they are fundamental pillars of our culture and business.
Downtime Will Cost You: Why DRaaS Is No Longer Optional
Unforeseen disruptions like natural disasters, cyberattacks, or hardware failures can pose a significant threat to companies and their financial and reputational health. Investing in disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) can help businesses stay resilient. In today’s digital economy, constant uptime is crucial to maintaining productivity, revenue, and customer trust.
VMware Renewal: What Are the Options?
Many organizations depend on VMware’s virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions. Due to recent changes to VMware’s renewal options, ensuring you renew VMware licenses is critical to maintain support, access the latest features, and maintain the security of your IT infrastructure. VMware has seen a lot of changes over the last few years. It was recently. It’s also changed the way it prices and structures its services.
ZTNA vs. VPN
As data breaches become more common, organizations need a better way to protect their data. A zero trust network architecture (ZTNA) and a virtual private network (VPN) are two different solutions for user authentication and authorization. While a zero trust network architecture (ZTNA) and a virtual private network (VPN) both offer secure solutions for remote access to your environment, they work with different frameworks and rules for user authentication and authorization.
VMware vs. OpenStack: Choosing the Right Cloud Management Solution
VMware provides a suite of tools for managing virtualized environments and offers enterprise-level support and reliability. OpenStack is an open source cloud computing platform that offers flexibility and cost savings. VMware (recently acquired by Broadcom) and cloud computing are now practically synonymous. But another name that dominates the cloud computing market is OpenStack.
Cybersecurity Leadership: The Complete Guide to Building and Leading an Effective Security Team
Strong leadership in cybersecurity has never been more critical. With a solid team and a culture of security, leaders can reduce risk and protect their organizations from cyber threats. If there was ever a time in tech history where good cybersecurity leadership was needed, it’s now. From third-party exposures to AI-powered ransomware attacks, today’s cybersecurity leaders face an ever-increasing and ever-evolving arsenal of new threats.
MFA vs. 2FA: What’s the Difference?
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) and two-factor authentication (2FA) are account login processes that add extra layers of security to protect users’ and customers’ accounts from unauthorized access. A password alone isn’t enough to protect your user accounts. Once disclosed, a password gives anyone full access to your sensitive information. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) and two-factor authentication (2FA) add a layer of security to account access.
From Hurricanes to Crime: Overcome Real-world Challenges with This All-flash Data Platform
Businesses today encounter many challenges. Pure Storage, an all-flash data platform, delivers the speed, performance, and reliability they need to help them tackle these hurdles and achieve their objectives. Most people think that talking about data storage is as exciting as watching paint dry. But you and I know that data storage is exciting. Because how well your storage solution performs impacts how well the organization performs. That’s a lot of excitement—and responsibility.
Security Pros Share the Secret to Data Resilience
In a recent Tech Talk, experts from Presidio and Pure Storage discussed how enterprises can take advantage of their increasing amount of data while keeping it secure. Here’s a stat that might drop your jaw: About 90% of the world’s data was generated in the last two years. “I think a lot of us are trying to figure out how to become better swimmers because we’re all drowning in data,” said Bill Oyler, Practice Director, Professional Services, Data Center at Presidio. The good news?
LPU vs GPU: What’s the Difference?
If you’re interested in artificial intelligence, natural language processing, or large language models (LLMs), you’ve probably heard about the fierce competition between different models and training routines. There’s an ever-growing number of models that try to innovate how their AI learns or what it’s capable of. But the hardware backbones that support those models are also seeing rapid change and development.
NPU vs. GPU
Today, hardware and software applications of AI have advanced to become purpose-built to optimize artificial intelligence and neural network operations. These include neural processing units (or NPUs), which are often compared to Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) in terms of which can accelerate AI tasks best. These are increasingly common pieces of hardware engineered for cutting-edge AI/ML tasks at the fastest possible speeds—but how are they different?
The Role of Data Storage in Accelerating Time to Insights
This blog on the role of data storage originally appeared on BernardMarr.com. It has been republished with the author’s credit and consent. When it comes to data and analytics, time is money. According to research by IDC, 75% of business decision-makers believe data loses its value within days. This leaves organizations racing to find valuable, actionable insights before their information goes stale.
Minimize the Impact of a Cyberattack with Commvault and Pure Storage
We’re pleased to announce a new integration of Pure Storage® FlashBlade//S™ and FlashBlade//E™ with Commvault to introduce S3 Object Lock. Together with Pure’s SafeMode™ retention lock, this creates a resilient multilayered protection to safeguard against ransomware data destruction or encryption of backups.
AI and Enterprise IT: How to Embrace Change without Disruption
AI will be disruptive to enterprises, but how will it be disruptive to the enterprise IT architectures that support them? Recently, I joined Gestalt IT to discuss this and how AI will affect everything from power utilization and rack space to data governance and compliance. Watch our discussion below, then read on for some post-pod reflections. AI Is All about Data Applications will always come along that make us rethink the systems to support them, but AI is an especially disruptive one.
FlashBlade S3 and ElasticSearch: The Journey to Disaggregation
As data continues its inevitable upward growth, the focus on separation of compute and storage becomes an increasingly important part of scale-out applications. Scaling compute separate from storage creates opportunities for more tailored budget spend and more flexible designs based on use case requirements.
Choose Your Path with Simplified Release Lines
Pure Storage was once a startup. We’ve grown substantially since our founding in 2009. For the longest time, we were singularly focused on building the Purity Operating Environment for FlashArray™. As fast as possible, iterate. New features. Bug fixes. Over and over. We manufacture what is considered the heart of the data center. No point in blazing-fast CPUs or humanity-threatening AI when you can’t store any data.
Business Continuity Solutions from Kyndryl and Portworx by Pure Storage
This blog post is co-authored by Cyrus Niltchian, Director, Offering Management at Kyndryl, and Scott Dedman, AVP, Global Strategy & Solutions at Pure Storage. Imagine you are online trying to place an order that you need delivered quickly…and there is a drop in connectivity. You scramble to reconnect and have your fingers crossed that your items are still in your cart. The screen refreshes and…it is all there. Your user experience is saved, and your order is placed.
10 Ways to Improve Data Management with Automation
“That’s why they call it work, Son.” That’s what my dad would say if I complained about some task he had set me to do. It was not my favorite thing to hear, but I understood his point: You just have to do some things in order to get the job done, even if they’re repetitive, boring tasks. Now, as an adult working in the IT industry, I’ve found a better way: automation. IT and data storage have many tasks that are repetitive and unavoidable.
Get Promoted by Running Greener Data Storage
Promotions don’t happen overnight. They can take months or longer, even if you’re a high performer who consistently surpasses management expectations. Most career experts will tell you that moving up the corporate ladder today requires presenting a persuasive case for how you’re directly helping your company achieve its goals.
SQL DISTINCT vs. UNIQUE
Duplicate entries imported from a SQL database skew numbers and analytics, so the Structured Query Language (SQL) offers a way to eliminate duplicates so that you only get the exact values that you want. The DISTINCT and UNIQUE SQL commands eliminate duplicates but have different use cases. DISTINCT works on data sets from SELECT queries, and UNIQUE is an attribute set on table columns. What Is SQL DISTINCT?
What Will Generative AI Mean for Data Storage?
This blog on generative AI was co-authored by Calvin Nieh and Carey Wodehouse. This is the first part in a series. There’s a pattern when it comes to enterprise adoption of innovations and trends: Pilot first, plan later. The “how” can be an afterthought (just ask IT after the last few years), but it’s often the most important. Success with a new technology ultimately depends on if your infrastructure can sustain it. With generative AI, one thing is clear: Data infrastructures need to level up now.
Celebrate National Cat Day with Pure Storage Felines
Whether it’s memes, cute videos, or cat-themed video games, the internet is flooded with cats. It doesn’t matter if you’re browsing social media or trying to put off some work, cat content is going to find its way onto your screen. (You might even have a gig or two of phone storage dedicated to your own cat. No judgment.) It’s International Cat Day, and we’re “cat”egorically into data, which got us thinking: How much of the world’s data is cat data?
Bytecode vs. Machine Code
In the world of software engineering, code can take multiple formats between the time it’s written by a programmer to the point it gets executed by a computer. What starts as high-level source code in a programming language such as Python or Java eventually becomes the lowest level of language a computer can read and execute: machine code. Between high-level source code and machine code, it often takes on an intermediary format known as bytecode.
Cómo beneficia a los bancos el nuevo Reglamento sobre la resiliencia operativa digital del sector financiero
Todos hemos visto cómo el ransomware puede poner de rodillas a las empresas, los gobiernos locales y otras organizaciones. En 2022, los países europeos fueron de los más afectados por los ataques de ransomware y la seguridad es una de las máximas prioridades tanto para la administración como para la empresa privada.
How Do F1 Engineers Use Data to Help Drivers Win Races?
After Lewis Hamilton took his 14th podium at the British Grand Prix this weekend, he thanked the fans, but he also thanked his Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 team. There’s a reason Formula 1 drivers often do this first thing after the final lap. Instead of “I did it,” you’re likely to hear, “we did it.” That’s because engineers and analysts trackside and in the factory play as important a role on race day as the drivers do—and like the cars, they’re all #DrivenByData.
How the SF Giants Create a Winning Fan Experience with Data
In a world where streaming broadcast media and other forms of digital entertainment are competing for the same eyeballs, Major League Baseball (MLB) teams have to work hard and think creatively to attract fans to the ballpark throughout the long regular season.
Hardest Pokemon To Complete For Your Pokedex In Pokemon Legends: Arceus
If you have tried the underlying mission of Pokemon Legends: Arceus, you know that some Pokemon are way harder to obtain than others. On top of that, some Pokemon have easy Pokedex entries to complete while some are hour-long slogs. From the start of the game, you are told by Arceus itself that you need to catch 'em all if you want the chance to face Arceus yourself.
10 Pokemon We Want to Ride
Throughout the Pokemon games, we have been able to ride a ton of cool Pokemon. Whether it be hopping on Rayquaza's back in Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire or fleeing a group of angry Paras in Pokemon Legends: Arceus, we have plenty of great memories. Unfortunately, there are a ton of Pokemon that we haven't been able to ride in any Pokemon games — aside from teaching them the move Fly in some cases.
10 Times Kirby Made An Appearance In Other Games
He's short, plump, bright pink and has a dangerous appetite, but fans love him. Kirby is one of the most iconic characters in Nintendo's portfolio. Kirby's Adventure was the first colossal hit for game developer HAL Laboratory and director Masahiro Sakurai. HAL Labs and Sakurai would go on to create the gargantuan Super Smash Bros. franchise, but Kirby has remained close to their hearts since that first game for the NES.
Best Shiny Normal-Type Pokemon Designs Colors Ranked
Shiny forms for Normal-type Pokemon can be rather hit or miss. Sometimes they can be overly subtle, like Snorlax's; such a minor change that it's difficult to tell this is the alternate form at all. Other times, a Normal-type can be lumbered with a color scheme that doesn't seem to fit, like the garish green shiny Chansey that just looks sickly. However, in some special cases, there are shiny Normal-type Pokemon that not only look good, but perhaps are even better than the iconic non-shiny form.
Your phone number can leak personal data online
When you’re on an app like Tinder, you already know better than to just slide anyone your digits. The last thing you want is to be harassed by some crazy person with obnoxious texts and unsolicited pics. With that same logic, you wouldn’t give your phone number to some random website that says they need it to create an account for you, right? Well, that’s where a lot of people fall off. What can someone possibly learn from me just by having my phone number?
Google Stadia game service launches this year - here’s what you need to know
If you’ve been looking forward to Google Stadia, this new info might sour your expectations, but we still have our hopes up! In order to play Stadia this year, you’ll need to purchase the Founder’s Edition bundle for $129. On top of that, you’ll pay $9.99/month after the first three months. The monthly subscription to Stadia Pro allows you to play games in 4K and in 5.1 surround sound. The subscription also includes additional “free” games on a regular basis.
‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ trailer teases multi-verse
SPOILERS BELOW! As Tom Holland says at the beginning of the trailer, if you haven’t seen “Endgame” yet, stop right now. There are spoilers ahead! After the hype train that was “Avengers: Endgame,” we are ready to hop aboard the next one with “Spider-Man: Far From Home:” In the “Endgame” aftermath, Peter Parker needs to learn how to live in a world without Iron Man. While fighting crime across the Big Apple, Spider-Man decides to take a vacation with his friends.
Men’s tennis begins seasons by serving two wins
The men’s tennis team began its season by winning its first two games, and the first wins with the new coach of the men’s and women’s tennis teams, Lucian Tabic. “Men’s team won its two fall dual matches, and while this shows improvement, we’re definitely cautious about reading too much into it,” Tabic said. “I would attribute the positive start so far to a good overall team mentality of being consistent with effort and focus.
Men’s tennis begins seasons by serving two wins
, Editor-in-Chief (print) The men’s tennis team began its season by winning its first two games, and the first wins with the new coach of the men’s and women’s tennis teams, Lucian Tabic. “Men’s team won its two fall dual matches, and while this shows improvement, we’re definitely cautious about reading too much into it,” Tabic said. “I would attribute the positive start so far to a good overall team mentality of being consistent with effort and focus.
Moses exhibit unveiled at Shrine of Christ’s Passion
ST. JOHN — A new exhibit featuring Moses presenting the Ten Commandments atop Mount Sinai was officially unveiled and blessed Sunday at the Shrine of Christ’s Passion.Bishop Donald Hying of the Catholic Diocese of Gary, was invited to bless the site with holy water. He was glad to see that Moses was added to the shrine, which features the Stations of the Cross.“Moses is the great lawgiver as he was given the Ten Commandments,” Hying said. “That’s the basis of all moral law.
Pierogi Fest folks host photo contest
Building on the growing success of Whiting's Pierogi Fest, this year the city will team up with The Times Media Co. on a new event — a photo contest.Photographers from Northwest Indiana are invited to photograph St. John the Baptist Church at 1849 Lincoln Ave. in Whiting.The submitted photos will be hung in Studio 659 located at 1413 119th St., and will be judged by Times photographers Jonathan Miano, John Watkins and Damian Rico.
Bands find beat, connections at fairgrounds
CROWN POINT | Six bands comprised of youths 21 years old and younger gathered Sunday at the Lake County Fair for the 12th annual Battle of the Midway battle of the bands.The event was hosted by Tom Lounges, host of “Midwest Beat” on Lakeshore Public Radio 89.1 FM and a Times columnist.
Role models tell students that civility, education count
HAMMOND | To teach the importance of education and civility, about 850 students from Hammond, Gary and East Chicago schools gathered Friday in the Fitness and Recreation Center at Purdue University Calumet for a pep rally titled #EducationMatters #CivilityCounts: Be About That Life.The announcer for the event, Pam Jones, former reporter for CBS News Chicago, said there is a need for civility to be taught in school regardless of whether it is taught at home, because students are often exposed...
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