"The level of parallelism that Azul is targeting is fantastic, even compared to (seasoned chipmakers) IBM and Intel," Eunice said.
Nevertheless, without field-testing and trusted benchmarks, Azul has yet to prove its technology works.
"There's no technology you can trust, until you actually see it work," Eunice said. "It's interesting, but it's in the show-me-I'm-from-Missouri campaign for IT operators."
Azul's appliance plugs into a corporate network like any other device with an Internet protocol address. For an application to tap into the added processing power and memory, it must run on Azul's Java virtual machine, which is based on Sun's HotSpot technology. The company's JVM is contained in a software development kit.
Once the SDK is installed in a server, applications running on its JVM are actually using the appliance's processing power. Data center staff manages the amount of resources dedicated to an application through Azul's software control panel.
Subsea cable alternatives can provide a level of comfort for those concerned about disruptions. Realistically, they will continue to play a small, but critical role in the short term.
Maintaining existing network infrastructures often incurs huge technical debt before newer technologies are adopted over time.
Amid ongoing regional uncertainties, telecom infrastructure in the Middle East has expand to include terrestrial low-latency network infrastructure, which offers resilience and agility in navigating political complexities without relying solely on undersea networks.
