Electricity grids are slowly getting smarter. Simultaneously, the use of distributed generation is increasing. Though smart grid advocates tout the ability of a smarter grid to enable greater ...

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The vSphere Distributed Switch extends the features and capabilities of virtual networks while simplifying provisioning and the ongoing process of configuration, monitoring, and management. The ...

Maya is VP Product at Helios, a dev-first observability platform that helps dev and ops teams improve the reliability of distributed apps. Distributed tracing, a technique used to identify performance ...

Distributed transactions are one of the more powerful and important functions within SQL Server. A distributed transaction is just like any other transaction within the SQL Server database, with a ...

The first term used to describe the distribution of multiple computers throughout an organization in contrast to a centralized system. The distributed processing and "distributed computing" terms were ...

No device is an island: Your daily computational needs depend on more than just the microprocessors inside your computer or phone. Our modern world relies on “distributed computing,” which shares the ...

Globalization has been a hot topic for years now. For some, the term induces concern and harsh criticisms of inequality, trade taxes, and the risk of job losses, but while I believe these are valid, ...