All software systems are underpinned by fundamental choices that shape key characteristics of the system's design. One such foundational element is how different components within a system communicate ...

Necessity is the mother of invention. In the case of telehealth, it is also the mother of adoption. The COVID-19 pandemic drove care into the virtual arena with both providers and patients quickly ...

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Make a system call now, get the result later: a proposed kernel patch expands the possibilities for asynchronous I/O. The kernel’s support for asynchronous I/O is incomplete, and it always has been.

Scheduling a meeting to follow up on incomplete action items from another meeting is the perfect example of a vicious cycle. Effective asynchronous collaboration can help break it. We can’t get our ...

Presbyterian Healthcare Services serves one third of New Mexico's residents with nine hospitals, a medical group and a health plan. More than five years ago, the health system was facing a shortage of ...

In an era when power has become a fundamental design constraint, questions persist about whether asynchronous logic has a role to play. It is a design style said to have significant benefits and yet ...