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IT Agility Delivered: Future-ready Storage Solutions to Meet Enterprise Data Growth

Pure Storage

Complete overhauls of the storage infrastructure — the dreaded “forklift upgrade” — are required every few years to meet the growth of data and applications. Major generational FlashArray upgrades have included: In 2013, upgrading from our original FlashArray FA300 to the FA400, including swapping the controller chassis.

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Docker vs. Kubernetes

Pure Storage

Docker and Kubernetes are two very popular technologies in containerization , a form of operating system virtualization in which applications are run in isolated software units called containers. . Docker is an open source platform for building and running applications inside of containers. What Is Docker? What Is Kubernetes?

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How to Improve Emergency Management Training with Gamification

Business Continuity Today

However, solely using observations to gather data has its limitations (Kanat, Siloju, Raghu & Vinze, 2013). Gamification is the use of game elements to improve user experience and user engagement in non-game services and applications (Deterding, Sicart, Nacke, O'Hara & Dixon, 2011).

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How to Improve Emergency Management Training with Gamification

Business Continuity Today

However, solely using observations to gather data has its limitations (Kanat, Siloju, Raghu & Vinze, 2013). Gamification is the use of game elements to improve user experience and user engagement in non-game services and applications (Deterding, Sicart, Nacke, O'Hara & Dixon, 2011).

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Disaster Risk Reduction is not a Paradigm

Emergency Planning

This severely limited the applicability of the theory. It is a healthy sign in a field that draws upon more than 40 disciplines for its knowledge (Alexander 2013). It was instead a mathematical interpretation of discontinuities (singularities) in state space. References Alexander, D.E. Journal of Emergency Management 13(1): 59-72.

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How Did Kubernetes Become so Important?

Pure Storage

This is the third post in a series about exploring the changing landscape of modern applications. So they started building applications using microservices, transforming into a DevOps culture, and breaking large teams into smaller ones to build and run these microservices. . Kubernetes is an application management platform. .

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Docker vs. VM: What’s the Difference?

Pure Storage

Docker is an open source platform for building and running applications inside of containers. Although container technology has been around for a long time, Docker’s debut in 2013 made containerization mainstream. Originally developed by Linux, containers have become an industry standard for application and software development.