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Microsoft quantum development turns toward hardware
Microsoft revealed plans to jump into the quantum hardware business with a chip capable of running quantum software.
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Dell EMC goes from Naples to Rome with a new line of EPYC servers, including Ready Solutions for high-performance computing and Ready Nodes for vSAN hyper-converged infrastructure.
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IBM z15 mainframe secures data across multi-cloud environments
IBM unveiled the latest in its line of mainframes capable of processing 1 trillion web transactions a day. The IBM z15 mainframe's software can manage data across multiple clouds.
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