In this episode of Brainwaves, we discuss how technologies like Amazon Lambda and 3D XPoint -- when integrated into centralized services -- can have a rippling effect on the industries around them. Also... Half-Life 3 confirmed??

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Related Links:- Amazon's Lambda Info: https://aws.amazon.com/lambda/- "Serverless with Lambda": https://techcrunch.com/2015/11/24/aws-lamda-makes-serverless-applications-a-reality/- 3D XPoint Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_XPoint- Introducing 3D XPoint: http://www.anandtech.com/show/11208/intel-introduces-optane-ssd-dc-p4800x-with-3d-xpoint-memory- Importance of Speed: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/01/technology/impatient-web-users-flee-slow-loading-sites.html?pagewanted=all- 3D XPoint in Datacenters: https://www.nextplatform.com/2017/03/20/like-flash-3d-xpoint-enters-datacenter-cache/- Half-Life 3 Confirmed: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/half-life-3-confirmed- TJ Holowaychuk's Ping Service: https://blog.apex.sh/introducing-apex-ping-80664eacc50f- Intel's Custom Hardware for Amazon: http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2014/11/13/intel-designs-custom-aws-cpu-for-fastest-ec2-instances-ever/