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The last couple of years have been quite interesting for the microprocessor industry. AMD shook up the market with the announcement of their groundbreaking Ryzen processors, ending half a decade of unchallenged dominance by Intel. With its combination of power and affordability, the Ryzen series upended the competition, and suddenly, everyone was swearing by AMD. […]

Of late, Intel has been aggressively pruning its product lines. Pushed into a corner by AMD’s spectacular success with its Ryzen series of chips, Intel has been forced to reassess its strategy. And the latest casualty in this microprocessor war is the tried and tested line of Lynx Point chipsets. Used as a core for […]

Hello, my name is Jordan Anderson. I started my journey here at Global American a few years ago, shortly after graduating college. I am thankful that I was given this opportunity, and I saw this as my chance to grow and make my parents proud. I saw how hard they had to work to put […]

Solid State Drives (SSD) have long been touted as the new age replacement for traditional disk drives. But while the drives themselves have been getting smaller and faster, the interface for using them remains ponderously slow, dragging down the performance of SSDs. Well, no more. Thanks to the development of M.2, or the Next Generation […]

There was a time when a strong password and good antivirus software were all you needed to keep your computer safe. Nowadays, hackers can break into the most secure systems, using viruses to infect even the Master Boot Record itself. Enter: Intel Platform Trust Technology (PTT) and Trusted Platform Module (TPM). While hacking prevention might […]

With the advent of machine learning based developments like image recognition and speech-to-text in everyday technologies, the need for powerful embedded PCs capable of GPU processing is steadily rising. To meet this demand, Global has joined hands with MiTAC, a well-known name in the field of industrial computers. As one of the first US distributors […]

2020 is proving a particularly bad year for the global economy, thanks to the rampaging COVID-19 pandemic that has shut down cities around the world. Regardless of how many people are actually being infected, the impact of the coronavirus is being felt across industries ranging from hospitality to electronics. But not all economic activities have […]

Hey there! I’m Judy Roberts, Accounting Admin here at Global. I’m also the resident Dog Aunt and Party Planner, as it goes. I love my job, and who wouldn’t with those job duties ?. I started at Global 6 years ago and have learned so much here. Day to day, I handle credit checks, receivables, […]