Google uses eBPF schedulers to boost RPC performance
about 21 hours agoA custom eBPF scheduler has lifted queries per second by about 5% on some RPC stacks, while reducing kernel change risk for production tests.
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Fortinet opens CAD $30m cybersecurity hub in Calgary
Customers in Alberta will get closer access to security services as the Canadian site adds cloud infrastructure, training and testing capacity.
Bell and Saskatchewan plan 1.2GW AI hub expansion project
If fully built, the project could be Saskatchewan's biggest capital investment, creating thousands of jobs and bolstering data sovereignty.
Canada sets rules for responsible data centre growth
Local councils will get a national baseline as Ottawa seeks to curb power bills, water use and hidden impacts from new data centres.
Xanadu to open Toronto photonics plant with CAD $195m
Canada's quantum manufacturing push gets a lift as federal backing supports a Toronto site aimed at scaling photonic hardware production.
Many leaders struggle to define sovereign AI, study finds
A new study suggests boards are moving to sovereign AI for risk and data control, even though many executives still cannot define it.
Cisco launches sovereign critical infrastructure in Canada
Canadian government and critical service operators gain more control over data and systems as Cisco expands its sovereign technology push.
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Bell and Telus once built networks to keep rivals out. Regulation has now made each company a wholesale customer on the other's turf.
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Analyst Insights
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Nutanix wins Gartner nods across three key reports
The vendor's latest rankings may help it win deals as customers seek a single platform for hybrid cloud, virtual machines and Kubernetes.
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Fortinet named Gartner Leader in hybrid mesh firewall
A second straight top ranking underlines growing demand for firewall tools that span cloud and on-premise systems without separate stacks.
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AI drives enterprise storage demand as data piles up
Almost all firms are storing more because of AI, as archived data is being pulled back into use and storage costs climb.
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