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The IT Ops Sessions: A Brief History of Server Technology

by Lars Klint

In this IT Ops session, you’ll learn the history of server technology from the early days in the 1950s to modern global cloud infrastructures.

What you'll learn

The IT Ops sessions are short-form conference-style sessions, minus the conference. In this session, A Brief History of Server Technology you'll get an in-depth look into the evolution of server technology, tracing its origins from the earliest mainframes to the sophisticated, cloud-based systems of today. This educational journey is tailored for IT professionals, students, and tech enthusiasts who are eager to understand the pivotal developments that have shaped modern server infrastructure and IT operations.

About the author

Lars is a Principal Magician with Arkahna, author, trainer, Microsoft MVP, community leader, aspiring Microsoft Azure expert and part time classic car collector. He is heavily involved in the space of cloud computing services, especially Azure, and is a published author, solution architect and writer for numerous publications. He has been a part of the software development community for the past 20 years and co-organises the DDD Melbourne community conference, organises developer events with Mic... more

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