What is a building management system? A building management system (BMS) is a control system that can be used to monitor and manage the mechanical, electrical and electromechanical systems and services in a facility. Such services include power; heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC); physical access control; fire safety systems; water pumps; elevators; and lights. […]
What is a building management system? A building management system (BMS) is a control system that can be used to monitor and manage the mechanical, electrical and electromechanical systems and services in a facility. Such services include power; heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC); physical access control; fire safety systems; water pumps; elevators; and lights. […]
Dell Technologies is continuing down the path to AI and cloud by branching out to support more AI accelerators and cloud file storage offerings, potentially relieving supply chain backlogs and giving customers more options. Dell is adding the Intel Gaudi 3 AI accelerator as an option to its PowerEdge XE9680 a few weeks after its […]
What is core HR (core human resources)? Core HR (core human resources) is an umbrella term that refers to the basic tasks and functions of an HR department as it manages the employee lifecycle. This includes the basic data captured about employees and the software used to manage basic HR processes, from recruitment to offboarding. […]
Docker has been one of the most popular default container runtime engines for users because of how straightforward it is. However, Red Hat has changed the way it supports running Docker, which causes users to switch to Podman. Security is a speculated reason why Red Hat changed its support for Docker. Podman is a close […]
Chip vendor Intel is sticking with its vision of being the alternative to Nvidia and its AI processors while maintaining its messaging that it helps enterprises avoid vendor lock-in. At its Intel Vision conference in Phoenix on April 9, the vendor introduced its latest AI accelerator, Gaudi 3. While Intel has been teasing Gaudi 3 […]
What is Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe or PCI-E)? Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe or PCI-E) is a serial expansion bus standard for connecting a computer to one or more peripheral devices. PCIe provides lower latency and higher data transfer rates than parallel buses, such as PCI and PCI eXtended. Every device that’s connected to […]
What is Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe or PCI-E)? Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe or PCI-E) is a serial expansion bus standard for connecting a computer to one or more peripheral devices. PCIe provides lower latency and higher data transfer rates than parallel buses, such as PCI and PCI eXtended. Every device that’s connected to […]
What is IOPS (input/output operations per second)? IOPS (input/output operations per second) is the standard unit of measurement for the maximum number of reads/writes to noncontiguous storage locations. IOPS is pronounced EYE-OPS. Simply put, IOPS is a measure of a storage device’s read/write speed. It refers to the number of input/output (I/O) operations the device […]