Could we be entering an era of hands-free data centers, where remote software and robotics handle tasks that until now have fallen…
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Data Center ARM-ification is Around the Corner
Nowadays, ARM CPUs are the predominant choice for everything outside the data center. Even some PCs are now based on this type…
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Hardware-as-a-Service Isn’t the Future of On-Prem IT
Every hardware vendor in the world now is pushing for Hardware-as-a-Service (HaaS). Even though I agree that software-as-a-service (SaaS)-like subscriptions are interesting…
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An Update on Pure Storage From Pure Accelerate
I’m at Pure Accelerate 2019 trying to collect my thoughts and report on what I saw in the last couple of days.…
Read MorePrimary Data’s DataSphere Platform Delivers the Dream of Data Orchestration to CDOs
DataSphere orchestrates data across file, block and object protocols…
Read MoreTempered Networks wants to secure critical infrastructure so hacks don’t lead to sewage spills
Although the rise of the internet of things means that organizations could gather enormous quantities of data through the billions of connected…
Read MoreCan ARM processors move the mobile network into the cloud?
ARM is already powering our smartphones, and it’s seeing its processor architecture migrate into networks that supply those phones their connectivity, but…
Read MoreCoolan lets companies pool and analyze hardware data
A common dilemma facing many companies that have a ton of gear in their data centers is having to figure out which…
Read MoreApple unveils $2B plans for Irish and Danish data centers
Apple is set to spend €1.7 billion ($1.93 billion) on two new European data centers, one in Ireland and one in Denmark.…
Read MoreConfirmed: Amazon is buying Annapurna Labs
Amazon has indeed agreed to purchase Annapurna Labs, a super-stealthy Israeli company that is reportedly working on new chip technology. Talks were first…
Read MoreSwitch to build huge data center near Tesla battery factory
The stretch of land that will house Tesla’s new massive battery factory just outside of Reno, Nevada, will become home to another…
Read MoreGoogle to close down Russian engineering operations
Google is closing its Russian engineering office, according to a report in The Information. Google’s Russian engineers will be offered jobs in other…
Read MoreMesosphere’s new data center mother brain will blow your mind
Mesosphere has been making a name for itself in the the world of data centers and cloud computing since 2013 with its…
Read MoreData center specialist IO splits into two companies
IO, the Phoenix-based company best known for selling modular data centers roughly the size of a shipping container, is splitting into two companies.…
Read MoreFacebook redesigned the data center network: 3 reasons it matters
Earlier this month, Facebook announced a new data center networking architecture that it calls, fittingly, "data center fabric." We had Facebook Director of Network Engineering Najam Ahmad on the Structure Show podcast this week to talk about the new fabric in more detail.…
Read MorePrimary Data brings Woz aboard and talks virtualized storage
Storage startup Primary Data is ready to demo its technology to potential customers looking to improve their existing data-center storage setup. The startup also said today that Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is now Primary Data’s chief scientist; as part of Wozniak’s new gig, he will be helping the company build out its technology and advocate for the company as it courts clients.…
Read MoreFacebook shows the promise of SDN with new networking tech
Facebook detailed on Friday a new networking technology dubbed Data Center Fabric that coordinates all of the information flowing throughout its new data center in Altoona, Iowa. The Altoona facility is the first Facebook data center to showcase the new technology and going forward all new data centers will have it installed, said Alexey Andreyev, a Facebook network engineer.…
Read MoreAmazon details how it does networking in its data centers
Amazon shed some light onto what goes on with networking inside its many data centers on Wednesday at AWS re:Invent 2014 in Las Vegas. James Hamilton, the vice president and distinguished engineer of Amazon Web Services, laid out the networking details during his conference session that also touched on data centers and databases.…
Read MoreRussia reportedly hits brakes on plan to bring forward local data storage mandate
Remember that crazy Russian law forcing any web service that handles Russians’ personal data to store it in Russian data centers? The…
Read MoreGoogle to build gigantic “120-megawatt” data center in the Netherlands
The $772 million facility in Eemshaven will benefit from proximity to the landing point of major international submarine cables, as well as a good deal of renewable energy, reports say.…
Read MoreBaidu is trying to speed up image search using FPGAs
Chinese search engine Baidu is trying to speed the performance of its deep learning models for image search using field programmable gate arrays,…
Read MorevArmour comes out of stealth to detail how it makes data centers more secure
After spending three years in stealth mode, vArmour is formally launching and opening up about how its technology protects data centers.…
Read MoreFastly lands $40M to hire new staff and build out more internet access points worldwide
The content delivery network that touts a software-centric approach in addition to using solid state drives for better load times will add points-of-presence locations in places like Seattle, Brazil and South Africa.…
Read MoreThe Bay Area gets the European internet exchange model Netflix hopes will spread
The Amsterdam Internet Exchange putting up a point of presence in Digital Reality's San Francisco data center signals the rise of an alternative to the current model of peering in the U.S.…
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