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Week in Review: Sound Absorption, Data Diversity, Robot Racism, etc.

This week, August 19th – 23rd, 2019: My TD Podcast with Mehdi Daoudi, used Cisco hardware becoming harder to use, where your office needs sound absorption, and more.

August 23, 2019 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Welcome to My TechDecisions Week in Review, where we round up the most important stories you might have missed this week, August 12th – August 16th, 2019. Read on to find out what’s happening this week:

 

Features:

Where Your Office Needs Sound Absorption (and Where Other Techniques Work Better!)

Sound absorption for offices isn’t the whole story: for a fuller, better solution, consider these two elements of acoustical treatments.

Data Team Diversity: Where the IT Industry is Going Wrong

IT industry data team diversity could use some work. Why? Not just because it would offer jobs to qualified people, but it makes the quality of work better.

My TechDecisions Podcast – Episode 72, Mehdi Daoudi of Catchpoint

Host Jonathan Blackwood speaks with Mehdi Daoudi of catchpoint about the rise of internet outages and the benefits of monitoring external services.

 

Blogs:

Robot Racism is a Real Thing and It Doesn’t Reflect Well on Us

Did you know that humans have shown signs of prejudice towards the perceived race of robots? Yes, I think it is clear: robot racism should be addressed.

Does Your Org Have Any Used Cisco Hardware? The Company Is Making It More Difficult to Use It

Your used Cisco hardware could become harder to use, now that the company has adopted Smart Licensing. But is this done intentionally?

Who Got Hacked This Week? August 19 Edition

What types of cyberattacks were carried out this week, August 19, 2019? Read on to find out about the latest cyberattacks and who got hacked this week.

 

News:

The Cerebras Wafer is the ‘Largest Graphics Processing Chip Ever Built,’ Says Cerebras Systems

Cerebras Wafer Scale Engine from Cerebras Systems is the “largest chip ever built,” and adds to the computing world new levels of computing density.’’

Singularity University: Virtual Reality Training Program and On-Demand Classes at 2019 Global Summit

On-demand classes and virtual reality training program from Singularity University makes future of learning and skills training accessible.

Bloom Energy AlwaysON Microgrid Solution Provides Resiliency During Grid Outages

The AlwaysON microgrid solution by Bloom Energy is designed to provide a path to energy resiliency in the face of future outages at a predictable cost.

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