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Principled Tech

@PrincipledTech

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 Durham, NC
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Joined August 2011
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See how @surface Laptop Ultra and other Windows laptops with NVIDIA #RTXSpark compared to an Apple MacBook Pro with M5 Pro in AI, gaming, and 3D tests commissioned by @Microsoft facts.pt/WindowsRTXSpark
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Get more database work from every watt. In SQL Server testing, @Dell #PowerEdge R4715 configurations with @AMD #EPYC processors delivered up to 87% more performance per watt than a legacy HPE server: facts.pt/VrPkcpi
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No GPUs yet? Start on CPUs. With Intel AMX enabled, dual @intel #Xeon 6979P processors in a @Dell PowerEdge XE9780LAP supported 57 AI agents on a moderate financial #agenticAI workload within a 30-second SLA. facts.pt/88p1CEx
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Scaling up matters. PT's hands-on tests found @AzureSQL Database Hyperscale matched or outperformed Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL at 32 vCores, with up to 12% better performance per dollar: facts.pt/QE8NpwH #managedDBservice #SQL #cloud
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Help students stay productive all day. A @Lenovo #Chromebook w/ a @MediaTek Kompanio 540 processor stayed responsive while multitasking on battery and lasted 15 hours and 44 minutes while streaming video. Learn more: facts.pt/chromebooks-unplugg… #edtech
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No throttling through long work sessions: After a 30-minute sustained load, the @HP #EliteBook X G2a delivered up to 25.2% better Cinebench 2026 performance than two premium 14-inch competitors, with a cooler chassis underside: facts.pt/wMfFrxz
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Decode-heavy AI workloads stress inter-GPU communication. We saw wins for a @googlecloud G4 VM on our decode-heavy workload: 9.8% more output TPS, 26.8% faster TTFT, 7.3% lower E2E latency vs. AWS EC2 G7e. facts.pt/e7aXRMJ #AIInference #CloudPerformance
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We compared the SQL Server performance of new @Dell #PowerEdge R4715 servers w/ @AMD EPYC 9005 Series processors to an older HPE ProLiant DL320 Gen11. Check out our report to see how a server refresh can help growing businesses: facts.pt/Dell-R4715-value #SQL
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Spot risk and protect customers in real time: The @Dell PowerEdge XE9780LAP with @intel Xeon 6 CPUs supported up to 62 financial services AI agents for as little as $1.26 per million tokens. facts.pt/0StB9FX #AgenticAI
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New infographic: Routine management and lifecycle updates: Same time, same effort: facts.pt/tfoxgzm @Dell #EndpointManagement
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