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At its annual Dell Technologies World conference in Las Vegas last week, Dell joined a spate of companies this year in releasing new products that address emerging needs in edge management, secure generative AI development, zero trust security and multicloud workload management. Its no surprise that these are the hottest sectors of enterprise IT products and services sales here in 2023.

New items Dell introduced include the NativeEdge platform; a partnership between itself and Nvidia to build Project Helix, a secure on-premises-based generative AI management package; Project Fort Zero, another new crack at providing an end-to-end zero trust security solution; and updates for its multicloud app-service management platform, Apex.

Dell had only a loosely coordinated edge strategy for a few years until last October when the company previewed a new development called Project Frontier, which was to result in a standalone edge operations software and hardware platform sometime in 2023.

Sometime in 2023 is now here. Project Frontier is now closed, and Dell said its replacement, dubbed NativeEdge, is the industrys only edge operations software platform delivering secure device onboarding at scale, remote management and multicloud application orchestration. Companies such as IBM, AWS, Google, HP, Microsoft, Hitachi, Oracle and several others may dispute the only claim, however. Here is Gartners most recent edge computing market report.

This is the industrys only edge operation platform that mixes up and delivers three things in parallel: secure device onboarding at scale; remote management of devices in those locations; and multicloud application orchestration to edge devices from data centers to make sure that the edge outcome end-to-end is deployed in the lifecycle, Dell SVP of Edge Solutions Gil Schneorson told reporters.

Edge operations, which make use of automated processes, are generally found in locations ranging from manufacturing floors and retail stores to remote wind turbines and long-distance hospital operating rooms.

Use cases for edge computing are growing because more organizations want to manage and secure data at the source but often have limited IT support to do it.

For example, a large manufacturer may need to automate packaging and shipping across its numerous factory sites in various geographies. This means connecting multiple technologies, such as IoT, streaming data and machine vision, which requires dedicated devices to run multiple software applications across locations. Testing and deploying infrastructure to run the applications can take months. With NativeEdge, the manufacturer can consolidate its technology stacks using existing investments and reduce the time to deploy edge assets and applications from months to weeks, Schneorson said. The platform uses automation to streamline edge operations and helps the manufacturer securely roll out new applications to all sites from a central location.

NativeEdge is designed to run any enterprise edge use case with automated deployment, Schneorson said, integrating with various Dell data center hardware nodes. NativeEdge includes built-in zero trust internal use-confidential capabilities, Schneorson said.

The NativeEdge software platform will be available in 50 countries beginning in August, the company said.

Everybody needs easier when it comes to incorporating generative AI into an enterprise system, no matter where its use is being considered. Pre-built AI data models are one major step in that direction.

Dell and Nvidia revealed that Project Helix will result in a series of full-stack solutions with technical expertise and prebuilt tools based on their own infrastructure and software. This includes a complete blueprint to help enterprises use their proprietary data and more easily deploy generative AI responsibly and accurately, Dell said.

Project Helix gives enterprises purpose-built AI models to more quickly and securely gain value from the immense amounts of data underused today, Jeff Clarke, Dell Technologies vice chairman and co-chief operating officer, said in a media advisory. With highly scalable and efficient infrastructure, enterprises can create a new wave of generative AI solutions that can reinvent their industries.

Blueprints for on-premises generative AI Project Helix will support the complete generative AI lifecycle, from infrastructure provisioning, modeling, training, fine-tuning, application development and deployment, to deploying inference and streamlining results, Dell said. The validated designs will use Dell PowerEdge servers, such as the PowerEdge XE9680 and PowerEdge R760xa, which are optimized to deliver performance for generative AI training and AI inferencing, the company said. They will combine with Nvidia H100 Tensor Core GPUs and networking to form the infrastructure backbone for these workloads.

Dell did not indicate whether the Helix models could be run optimally on other brands of servers. Dell Validated Designs based on the Project Helix initiative will be available through traditional channels and Apex flexible consumption options beginning in July.

Dell Apex software, introduced in May 2021, is designed to work across all cloud platforms, public cloud storage software, client devices and computing environments. New additions to the companys multicloud portfolio span data centers to public cloud and client devices include:

Dell, Microsoft, VMware and Red Hat platforms for specific cloud-based use cases:

Dell Apex Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure features full-stack software integration and automated lifecycle management through Microsoft native management tools. The platform is designed for application modernization and is said to offer faster time to value of Azure based on Azure Arc-enabled infrastructure with consistent operations and governance across on-premises data centers, edge locations, and the Azure public cloud using Azure Arc.

Apex Cloud Platform for Red Hat OpenShift aims to simplify container-based application development and management, wherever applications are developed and deployed, through full stack software integration and automation with Kubernetes. Users can run containers and virtual machines side by side, natively within Kubernetes, for a wide variety of workloads including AI/ML and analytics, with broad GPU support across any hybrid cloud footprint, Dell said.

Apex Cloud Platform for VMware gives users the flexibility to deploy vSphere on a fully integrated system with Dell software-defined storage. It joins Dell Apex Private Cloud and Dell Apex Hybrid Cloud within the broader Dell Apex portfolio to offer more choices for VMware users.

This is still on the drawing and testing boards for the next year until further notice. Project Fort Zero is designed to make zero trust more available for mid-range and smaller enterprises and is engineered to provide a hardened end-to-end zero trust security solution for global organizations to protect against cyberattacks.

Fort Zero is part of an ecosystem of more than 30 technology companies and will result in a validated, advanced maturity zero trust solution within the next 12 months, Dell said. Zero trust is designed for decentralized environments, but integrating it across hundreds of point products from dozens of vendors is complex making it out of reach for most organizations, Herb Kelsey, industry CTO of government projects at Dell, told reporters. Were helping global organizations solve todays security challenges by easing integration and accelerating adoption of Zero Trust.

The fully configured Fort Zero solution will serve a variety of use cases, including on-premises data centers; remote or regional locations such as retail stores where secure, real-time analysis of customer data can deliver a competitive advantage; in the field, where a temporary implementation is needed in places with intermittent connectivity, such as airplanes or vehicles, for operational continuity.

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When it comes to moving large volumes of data between storage locations, there are two main approaches: data migration and ETL. This article explains the differences and similarities of both methods, how they work, and the best tools on the market for each.

Data migration involves moving data from one system to another, often to upgrade or replace a legacy system. ETLwhich stands for Extract, Transform, and Loadis the process of pulling data from one or more sources, transforming it into a suitable format, and loading it into the target location. The key difference is scale. Data migration is typically used to transfer whole databases while ETL is often used for smaller datasets or parts of a database. Organizations are more likely to use data migration when replacing an outdated system, moving to the cloud, or merging with another company because it allows for better business continuity by moving all of the companys data wholesale.

At a high level, data migration is simply the process of moving a database from one storage system to another. There are several approaches, including transfering the data directly or exporting it externally and then importing it to the new system. The goal of the process is to ensure all data is retained during the move and that it remains consistent with the new systems data format.

One of the biggest challenges of data migration comes when moving it from an outdated system to a new system, which can increase the likelihood of data loss or corruption. Its important to have a migration strategy in place that takes both systems and transfer paths into consideration.

ETL is a migration process that involves extracting data from its sources, transforming it to fit the specific format of the target system, and loading it into the new system. Done in three separate steps, ETL is often used by smaller organizations or when smaller data sets are required for a hyper-specific purpose, such as annual reports or business intelligence.

The first step is data extraction, which can be done using a variety of methods from querying a database to directly reading a file. Once the data has been extracted, it may or may not need to go through a format transformation process using a series of rules and algorithms. Finally, the transformed data is imported, or loaded, into the target system.

ETLs advantage is that it allows the transfer of only specific data rather than an entire database, which can save time and resources and reduce the risk of error and inconsistencies. But the process tends to require more manual intervention than data migration and it can interrupt business continuity at times.

There are a number of tools available for data migration and ETL, each with its own strengths and weaknesseshere are a few of the most popular.

Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant simplifies the process of migrating data from to SQL servers. It supports a variety of database sources, such as Oracle, MySQL, and Access, as well as many data formats, including JSON, hierarchical data, spatial data, and XML data.

Kettle is Pentahos free, open-source data migration tool capable of performing ETL processes, data cleaning, and data synchronization tasks. It supports various data formats, including XML data, CSV, and JASON, and can extract data from sources ranging from SQL and NoSQL databases to APIs, applications, and web services.

Informatica PowerCenter is a comprehensive data integration solution that combines a wide range of proprietary and open-source data integration strategies and solutions. It enables companies to export, transform, and load data from a variety of sources, but its best used for real-time integration.

AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) is a cloud-based solution that facilitates the movement of data from old systems to the AWS cloud. It supports a variety of database sources, including Oracle, SQL Servers, MySQL, and PostgreSQL. Also, as a fully-managed service, it ensures minimal downtime and continuous replication as well as automation of scalable features.

Talend Open Studio is a free and open-source data integration tool that combines various data and application integration services, such as ETL, data quality, data profiling, and MDM (Master Data Management). It supports a wide range of data formats and can be used for batch and real-time data migration and integration.

Quest Migration Manager is a data migration and consolidation solution that facilitates and automates the process of moving data for active directories. Its best used for the migration and restructuring of user accounts, data, and systems with a minimal impact on business continuity.

While data migration and ETL may seem identical at first glance, there are a number of differences between the two approaches that better suit them for different tasks. Data migration is a good fit for moving entire databases, while ETL works best for limited or specific data sets. Choosing the right method depends on the volume of the data, the type of migration, and whether the data needs to be reformatted for the new database.

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After seeding iOS 16.6 beta 1 to developers, Apple is now releasing the second beta version. With that, this will probably be the last beta update of the iOS 16 cycle before iOS 17 is announced next week. With that, most developers will start testing the upcoming operating system version for the iPhone.

At the moment, there are no visible changes on iOS 16.6 beta. After a small iOS 16.5 update, Apple is still sharpening its software as the company awaits its next big thing.

iOS developer Steve Mosershared on his Twitter that Apple has added references forContact Key Verificationwith the first beta build of iOS 16.6. It shows as a search result in Settings but is still inactive.

iMessage Contact Key Verification is a feature announced by the company at the end of 2022. While Apple has already rolled out Security Keys for Apple ID and Advanced Data Protection for iCloud during the iOS 16 cycle, the firm still had to release that other function.

For those unaware, iMessage Contact Key Verification lets users verify if they are communicating only with whom they intend. This is especially helpful for journalists, human rights activists, and government members.

Apple says that conversations between users who have enabled iMessage Contact Key Verification receive automatic alerts if an exceptionally advanced adversary, such as a state-sponsored attacker, were ever to succeed breaching cloud servers and inserting their own device to eavesdrop on these encrypted communications. And for even higher security, iMessage Contact Key Verification users can compare a Contact Verification Code in person, on FaceTime, or through another secure call.

As of now, its unclear if iOS 16.6 will bring this feature, but Apple has already started testing it. In addition, Steve Moser says Apple continues to work onSports related features in the TV app, although he couldnt disclose whats new.

Besides iOS 16.6, Apple is also beta testing iPadOS 16.6, watchOS 9.6, macOS 13.5, and tvOS 16.6.BGRwill let you know throughout this beta cycle whats new.

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Guest interview: iTWireTV speaks with Azul CEO Scott Sellers on cloud cost optimisation and Java leadership.

Azul Systems CEO Scott Sellers recently visited Australia to visit customers and speak at a Gartner summit. He took time out of his schedule to speak with iTWireTV also, helping us understand how Azul can aid enterprises in significantly reducing cloud cost, and vastly increase application performance too.

The magic ingredient, simply put, is Azul's own Java platform, known as the Azul platform. In fact, Azul has a 20-year heritage of Java leadership and is the largest independent Java vendor. It supports more versions of Java and leads more OpenJDK projects than any other company. Azul's Java team is the largest outside of Oracle and about 10 times larger than any OpenJDK vendor.

Out-of-the-box, Scott explains, the Azul platform cost up to 70% less than Oracle Java and is ideal for any organisation that needs security, support, and stability at great value.

The maths all make sense. Want to reduce your cloud compute cost? Use the Azul Platform with its more efficient JVM and immediately your cloud costs reduce. Further, the Azul Platform has more favourable licensing than Oracle Java so you save there too. It's a no-brainer that by switching your Java platform to Azul you immediately save time and money, and that's only the start. The Azul Platform also offers continual vulnerability detection, great customer support, and more.

Meanwhile, Scott also says there's a large opportunity for Azul in the Asia Pacific region for its Java platform and speaks about what our region means to Azul, as well as some significant customer stories including how the University of Sydney made the switch to the Azul Platform and achieved significant cost savings.

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If you're a Java environment, you need to check out Azul Systems and the Azul Platform.

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CloudPanel is a free hosting panel for easily managing websites and web apps. Here in this article, we learn the steps involve in installing and using CloudPanel on Ubuntu 22.04 Linux server.

Hosting and managing websites on the CLI server without any GUI could be hectic especially when we have multiple websites, even for developers. To solve this many free and paid web-based server control panels with GUI are available that simplify the management and administration of hosting environments, a popular example is CPanel by WHM.

Although Cpanel is great software but paid, so if you dont, have such extensive requirements of hosting reselling and want a simple but powerful software to manage your web apps then can look for CloudPanel.

CloudPanel streamlines tasks such as domain management, SSL certificate installation, database management, and more.

In this tutorial, learn the installation of CloudPanel on Ubuntu Linux.

Start with updating your server as it makes sure all the latest available package updates are installed on our system, including the rebuilding of the APT index cache will be done by running it.

CloudPanel requires a few packages to be installed on your system which it needs to run its commands.

As per your requirement, CloudPanel supports both MySQL and MariaDBs different versions.

Now, according to your Database server preference run any of the given commands and it will install the Open source CloudPanel automatically on your Ubuntu 22.04 LTS including required components such as PHP, MySQL, Nginx, and others.

MySQL 8.0:

MariaDB 10.11:

MariaDB 10.6:

Once the installation is completed, open a browser on your local system that can access the Ubuntu server IP address where you have installed the CloudPanel. After that in the URL type the server IP address with port number 8443.

For example, if the IP address is 34.235.149.52 then the URL will be like this: https://34.235.149.52:8443

You will see an SSL certificate error, click on the Advance button and then click on the link saying proceed to. It can be slightly different depending on the browser you are using.

Soon, you will see the form to create an Admin account, follow it and create a Superuser to access the Settings and Dashboard of CloulPanel.

After completing the Admin account creation process, you will see the Login Display. Enter the details to get the CloudPanel Dashboard.

The first screen which you will have on CloudPanel Dashboard is the metrics that will tell how much load is on your web server.

Well, CloudPanel offers a one-click option to install WordPress, PHP static websites, and other web apps. Here we will see how to create WP one.

Note: By default, CloudPanel will install a Self-signed SSL certificate for the website, therefore, make sure you have opened port number 443 in your Cloud service firewall.

If you already have pointed your Domain A record in DNA to the IP address of the Ubuntu server where you have installed the CloudPanel then you will be able to access the website otherwise do it.

So this was the quick way to install CloudPanel on Ubuntu 22.04 server and manage your website using the graphical web interface. Unlike WHM Cpanel, CloudPanel is not for those who are into hosting space reselling but instead for individuals or businesses who want to manage their own websites and web servers.

Remember to refer to the official CloudPanel documentation and resources for detailed instructions on utilizing specific features and advanced configurations.

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