2020 Technology Retrospective ...
The year 2020 has been quite an unusual and interesting one indeed. Being an unusual year, this is the first time am doing something unusual as well - penning a retrospective note listing some of the Technology highlights of 2020 ... Here we go ...
Amazon continues to be on a roll here ... They released the second iteration of their ARM based Graviton processor for EC2 ... Got FAA approval for operating Drones ... Continue to drive innovative products and services ...
The following are some of the interesting links related to Amazon:
- Jun 12 - Amazon’s Custom Graviton2 Chips Arrive in AWS EC2 - https://bit.ly/3mG2B0d
- Jun 24 - AWS launches Honeycode - https://zd.net/2WvPTGK
- Aug 31 - Amazon wins FAA approval for Drone delivery - https://cnb.cx/3mvplQI
- Sep 29 - Introducing Amazon One - https://bit.ly/3peytuz
- Nov 11 - Introducing AWS Glue DataBrew - https://amzn.to/3h7u8qc
2020 has been the year of AMD due to their flawless execution ... There was a point in time when AMD was gasping for survival ... Now, they are firing on all cylinders ... AMD ousted Intel with their Zen 3 5000 series processors ... AMD has emerged as a serious contender to Nvidia in the GPU space with their Radeon 6000 series ... AMD acquired Xilinx ...
The following are some of the links related AMD:
- Jan 06 - AMD Unveils Ryzen 4000 Mobile Series - https://bit.ly/3h2tU3U
- Feb 07 - AMD 64-core ThreadRipper launched - https://bit.ly/34vur9o
- Apr 14 - AMD launches 3rd generation EPYC processors - https://bit.ly/2KePA0R
- Oct 08 - AMD announces the Ryzen 5000 series - https://bit.ly/34xQXi1
- Oct 08 - AMD in advanced talks to buy Xilinx - https://cnb.cx/38qDqty
- Oct 28 - AMD announces Radeon RX 6000 series - https://bit.ly/3mB7ckC
- Nov 05 - AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Processors Set a New Performance Bar Over Intel - https://bit.ly/2WKJZ53
- Nov 18 - AMD returns to high-end gaming - https://bit.ly/38k40EN
One of the popular mobile platform Android turns 13 this year ...
The following are the two links related to Android:
- May 28 - Android Studio 4.0 released - https://bit.ly/38qmOCa
- Nov 05 - Android turns 13 - https://bit.ly/2KqFJVv
On the Apple front, the iPad turns 10 this year ... One of the most exciting buzz is the release of the ARM based M1 processor ...
The following are the two links related to Apple:
- Jan 27 - iPad turns 10 years old - https://bit.ly/2WzYl89
- Nov 10 - Apple unveils the M1 processor - https://bit.ly/2KdmBKN
And my favorite topics - ARM ... Have always been a fan of ARM based Single Board Computers (SBCs) for their low power consumption and processing power ... For the first time some of the SBCs have crossed the 2GHz clock speed barrier ... Raspberry Pi 4 now includes a 8GB RAM model ... Just missing a NVMe/SATA slot ...
The following are some of the exciting links related to ARM:
- Mar 03 - Ampere Altra is the first 80-core ARM-based server processor - https://bit.ly/2KMf851
- May 01 - ODroid C4 announced - https://bit.ly/38lSgl1
- May 28 - RaspPi 4 with 8GB RAM announced - https://bit.ly/37D3aE6
- Jul 15 - ODroid N2+ announced - https://bit.ly/2WAWQ9u
- Sep 03 - Arm Announces Cortex-R82 - First 64-bit Real Time Processor - https://bit.ly/3aAbZQZ
- Nov 02 - Raspberry Pi 400 compact keyboard with built-in computer released - https://bit.ly/3mCkm0L
- Nov 30 - ESXi Arm Edition - https://bit.ly/3rgRlv2
Ah, the venerable programming language - COBOL ... It is so entrenched in the financial institutions, the government, and more ...
The following are some of the interesting links related to COBOL:
- Apr 05 - NJ in dire need of COBOL programmers - https://bit.ly/2LTMxLU
- Apr 10 - IBM rallies COBOL engineers - https://bit.ly/3h9eRoX
- Nov 10 - The Code That Controls Your Money - https://bit.ly/37BvK8B
The Go programming language is quite popular in the cloud tooling space ... Golang recently turned 11 ...
The following are some of the links related to Golang:
- Feb 25 - Go 1.14 released - https://blog.golang.org/go1.14
- Aug 11 - Go 1.15 released - https://blog.golang.org/go1.15
- Nov 10 - Golang turns 11 - https://blog.golang.org/11years
On the Hardware front, the RISC-V open source processor efforts seems to pick up steam ... DDR5 memory is around the corner ... Quantum computing space seems to be heating up and read for business ...
The following are some of the interesting links:
- Feb 23 - Open Source CPU Architecture RISC-V Is Gaining Momentum - https://bit.ly/3aqi7uV
- Jun 30 - 400-TB storage drives in our future - https://bit.ly/3p9Dwwr
- Jul 14 - DDR5 memory specifications released - https://bit.ly/3h35kQr
- Sep 29 - D-Wave Announces General Availability of First Quantum Computer Built for Business - https://bit.ly/3pbwN56
- Oct 07 - Worlds first DDR5 RAM - https://engt.co/2WyO6ks
- Nov 26 - Trillion-transistor chip breaks speed record - https://bit.ly/3mzuDuj
The Java programming language celebrated its 25 birthday this year ...
The following are some of the links related to Java:
- Mar 19 - Java 14 out - https://zd.net/3rdNkaH
- May 23 - Java celebrates 25th year - https://bit.ly/3asrTMW
- Jun 05 - Oracle celebrates 25 greatest apps ever written - https://bit.ly/2J79Qkd
The Linux OS pretty much runs on every platform - from an IoT device to a Supercomputer ... WireGuard - an open-source, security-focused VPN was baked into the Linux kernel ...
The following is the link related to WireGaurd:
- Jan 31 - WireGaurd code into merged into Linux Kernel source - https://bit.ly/37yEKvc
Coming to Nvidia ... they have been making waves in the GPU spaces for sometime now due to their applications in the AI/ML and Crypto Mining ... Interesting news - they have acquired ARM ...
The following are some of the links related to Nvidia:
- May 14 - Nvidia's 7nm Ampere A100 GPU launched - https://bit.ly/38mrHMH
- Jul 31 - NVidia in advanced talks to buy ARM - https://bloom.bg/3nDS07o
- Sep 01 - Nvidia launches GeForce RTX 30 series - https://cnet.co/34tuHWg
- Oct 05 - Nvidia unveils Jetson Nano 2GB version - https://bit.ly/37CHk3e
Python is one of my favorite go-to languages for quick prototyping ... Finally, Python 2 was put to rest this year ...
The following are the two links related to Python:
- Apr 20 - Last release of Python 2 - https://bit.ly/3p88CEM
- Oct 10 - Python 3.9 released - https://bit.ly/3p6Zro7
On the Security front, we are seeing an uptick in DDOS attacks, hacks, ransomware, etc and things will only get worse ...
The following are some of the interesting links:
- Mar 31 - Marriott discloses new data breach impacting 5.2 million hotel guests - https://zd.net/3hbsFzq
- Jun 17 - AWS said it mitigated a 2.3 Tbps DDoS attack - https://zd.net/37B8Azq
- Aug 07 - Canon suffers ransomware attack - https://zd.net/37xRAdb
- Sep 25 - Windows XP source code leaked - https://bit.ly/2J64ntY
- Oct 16 - Google says it mitigated a 2.54 Tbps DDoS attack - https://zd.net/37AyWRQ
- Nov 09 - RansomEXX Trojan attacks Linux systems - https://bit.ly/3nEd0Ld
- Dec 20 - US Govt Hacked via SolarWinds - https://bit.ly/38ms2ir
SpaceX made history with their two notable and successful launches ...
The following are the notable links related to SpaceX:
- May 31 - SpaceX successfully launches - https://go.nasa.gov/3reElWx
- Nov 15 - SpaceX Launches the Falcon 9 Rocket Carrying a Crew Dragon Capsule With Four Astronauts - https://bit.ly/3aozOLo
Looking forward to an exciting 2021 ... Wish you all a Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year !!!
Senior Director | Head of Enterprise Data Lake Engineering at BNY Mellon
4 年Excellent compilation!
Great compilation ! 'ARM vs X86' battle seems to have reached a turning point with intel lagging on 5 nm and 7nm technology front and release of Apple M1 chip in last quarter and Microsoft showing intentions of developing it's own chip. It also seems traditional parameters like CPU core, frequency, RAM are giving way to new benchmarks around user experience. SOC chips and AI focussed cores are taking center stage already ... Looking back 2020 was(is) a good year for technology innovation.
Technical Fellow, Chief Architect, Agile and Product Transformation, Data and AI Strategy, Risk, Controls and Governance.
4 年As usual an excellent compilation and was good to see the recap. We ended the year with a bang. We have a vaccine which speaks to triumph of genomic and computation over biological threat. Also the emerging SolarWinds attack shows that the digital advances can be quickly undone if we don't nail down security. So remember you have to be secure from start.