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The optimization of a multicloud architecture, simply put, is the ability to configure the technology to optimize the architecture for the business requirements, as well as to minimize costs. For each dollar spent on cloud technology, you want the maximum value coming back to the business. The truth is that few cloud architectures are fully optimized. I’ve talked about the bias towards complexity as a primary culprit. However, the root cause is waiting to think about architecture optimization until it’s deployed and in operation. By then, it’s too late. To read this article in full, please click here

Era Software CEO Todd Persen. (Era Software Photo) New funding : Seattle-area database architecture startup Era Software , formerly known as EraDB, raised $15.2 million in a Series A round led by Playground Global. The tech:  Era helps companies manage their cloud-native workloads. Its first product, EraSearch, is built for log management and offers an alternative to Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana. The idea is to reduce cloud hardware and operational costs. EraSearch is in private beta. Leadership: Era was founded by CEO Todd Persen , co-founder and former CTO of InfluxData, and CTO Robert Winslow , co-maintainer of Google’s FlatBuffers low-latency storage framework in Rust and co-creator of the Time Series Benchmarking Suite. Investors: Other backers in the 20-person company include Foundation Capital, Array Ventures, Global Founders Capital, and angel investors. Total funding to date is more than $22 million.

Microsoft’s bid to buy Discord is over — for now, at least. The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that the popular chat startup has ended acquisition talks with the Redmond, Wash. tech giant and others after reports surfaced last month that Discord was in final negotiations about a sale for at least $10 billion. A potential deal “could be rekindled in the future,” WSJ reported. Microsoft last week announced its $19.7 billion deal to buy Nuance Communications and completed a $7.5 billion acquisition of ZeniMax Media this year. It has reportedly shown interest in Pinterest and made a bid for TikTok last fall. Previously: Why Microsoft would want to acquire Discord, which is reportedly exploring a $10B-plus sale

Many DOS applications use white text on a blue background as the default colors.  Why is this the default color choice? The answer, like so many things in technology, is because of its history. You’ll often find this same color scheme on many Windows and Linux applications that run in character mode. Read This Article on CloudSavvy IT ›

The Royal Shakespeare Company’s ‘Dream’ brings live actors to online audiences, who can interact with the play like they would a video game.

The technology behind Thursday’s $69-million digital painting sale may be a bubble, or it may be the wave of the future in art and media. Maybe both.

Disneyland and other theme parks are reopening with pandemic safety protocols, many of which lean heavily on tech.

Ahead of Inauguration Day, tech platforms display a new willingness to take action against accounts spreading misinformation or advocating violence.

Neither tech company CEOs nor politicians want to make the tough calls on internet speech. Now they may have an alternative

Hip-hop stars, executives and creatives flocked to the invite-only audio chat app Clubhouse, giving it instant cache and, ultimately, a $1-billion valuation.

Flush with military and border patrol contracts, Palmer Luckey’s defense-tech company is building a new Orange County headquarters to accommodate up to 2,100 employees — in a building that once housed The Times’ printing press.

The Trump-era National Highway Safety Administration will be remembered for what it didn’t do: offer clear rules for deploying autonomous driving technology. Tesla has been the beneficiary.

Advice for tech-tutoring seniors from afar includes instilling confidence and making a manual.

The documentary “Sing Me a Song” follows a young Buddhist monk in Bhutan as he experiences romantic love and modern technology. Directed by Thomas Balmès.

Making games more accessible is the next technological leap. Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X bring us closer but don’t ignore how Nintendo’s Switch and Microsoft’s Game Pass are changing how we play.

A lawsuit seeking the breakup of Facebook by the FTC, joined by attorneys general from 46 states, reflects an increasing bipartisan consensus that more regulation of Big Tech is in order. Antitrust experts say the case is solid.

Although Biden didn’t make tech regulation a campaign focus, experts say he’s likely to continue the Trump administration’s push to curb Facebook’s market power.

Globalization and technology make this pandemic different. Is it a cultural Singularity? COVID-19 unites us all, from villages to cities, and may permanently transform humankind.

The Zappos CEO tried to create a tech utopia in downtown Las Vegas. It didn’t quite work, but the city is still reaping the benefits of his big idea.