Analytics

Why Cisco Killing Smartlook Is the Best Thing That Could Happen to You

📅 July 6, 2026 📂 Tech Industry

Cisco killed Smartlook, and users are relieved. The product was expensive, stagnant, and a support burden. This isn’t a failure — it’s a strategic correction that frees both Cisco and its customers. It’s a signal that even big vendors know overpriced lock-in has an expiration date. Don’t mourn the loss; celebrate the exit.

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GPUs Are Not Just for AI Training. They’re About to Destroy Your Database as You Know It.

📅 July 6, 2026 📂 AI & Machine Learning

NVIDIA’s GPU Query Engine (GQE) proves that GPUs can turn 45-second database queries into 0.3-second blinks. But the secret isn’t just faster hardware — it’s rethinking algorithms from scratch for massive parallelism. The industry still treats GPUs as AI-only, while the real revolution is in data processing. If you’re not experimenting with GPU-accelerated analytics, your competitors will leave you in the dust.

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