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After the Pi Record: Serving a 130 TB Dataset with Backblaze B2

Earlier this year, we set a new record by computing 314 trillion digits of Pi. The calculation ran for months on a single Dell PowerEdge R7725, pushing modern CPU and storage infrastructure to the limit while demonstrating just how far enterprise hardware has come. When the run finally finished, however, the record itself turned out

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OCI Free Tier: A Bright Spot Among the Clouds

Introduced in October 2016 as Oracle Bare Metal Cloud services and rebranded as Oracle Cloud in 2018, the service has been overshadowed by the Big 3 for quite some time. That being the case, many homelabbers may not be aware the company offers an impressive OCI Free Tier lineup of services and $300 of free

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OVHcloud US GPU Server Review

In the ever-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) development, cloud training has revolutionized how AI models are created, refined, and deployed. Cloud training, a method of training AI models using remote cloud infrastructure, brings many advantages that propel AI development into new realms of scalability, efficiency, and accessibility.

AWS Snowball Edge
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Getting Data to the Cloud Faster with AWS Snowball Edge Devices

We recently completed a data analytics-style project that left us with a 100TB output file. While we do have ample storage throughout our lab, hanging onto a 100TB file in perpetuity has a unique set of challenges. Further, we don’t really “need” the file, but we’d prefer to preserve it, if possible. The cloud is

Cloud  ◇  Enterprise

How To Add an EC2 Boost to AWS Snowball Edge Storage Optimized Device

The rapid growth of edge computing has led to a surge in data generation and collection at unprecedented levels. Temporary installations, such as scientific research stations, surveillance systems, and industrial facilities, often require rapid data collection and transfer for smooth operations. However, the high cost of hardware, coupled with the need for reliable and efficient