Blueprint: An Out-of-This-World Shift in Data Storage

by Scott Sobhani, CEO and co-founder, Cloud Constellation’s SpaceBelt In light of ongoing, massive data breaches across all sectors and the consequent responsibility laid at executives’ and board members’ feet, the safe storing and transporting of sensitive data has become a critical priority. Cloud storage is a relatively new option, and both businesses and government entities have been flocking to it. Synergy Research Group reports that the worldwide...

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Microsoft Azure to Offer GE Industrial Internet Capabilities

GE and Microsoft announced a partnership that will make GE’s Predix platform for the Industrial Internet available on the Microsoft Azure cloud. The agreement, which marks the first step in a broad strategic collaboration between the two companies, will allow customers to capture intelligence from their industrial assets and take advantage of Microsoft’s enterprise cloud applications. Specifically, the Azure cloud will provide Predix customers...

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China's Huaxintong Semi Licenses ARMv8-A for Servers

ARM has licensed its ARM v8-A architecture to Huaxintong Semiconductor Technology to accelerate advanced server chipset technologies in the rapidly expanding Chinese server market. ARM said this multiyear license will enable Chinese companies to deliver ARM-based server technologies in their home market, enabling large scale deployment of the most efficient server solutions available. Huaxintong Semiconductor Technology is a joint venture between...

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Mirantis Revs OpenStack 9.0

Mirantis announced its next major release. Mirantis OpenStack 9.0, which is based on the Mitaka Openstack release, includes enhancements to Fuel, the OpenStack management software project, aimed simplifying the task of operating private OpenStack clouds. Cloud operators can use Fuel to scale the cloud up or down, selectively make changes to their configuration, and deploy new functionality to an existing cloud, such as Murano, a self-service application...

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CyrusOne Builds Data Center Capacity Fast

CyrusOne announced the commissioning of a significant amount of power and a new data hall at its San Antonio II data center. The company added 9 megawatts of critical power in conjunction with the newly finished data hall. The San Antonio II data center is expected to encompass up to 372,000 square feet upon second-phase completion. “The cloud market is experiencing a whirlwind of growth and demand, testing even the most agile cloud service providers...

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Equinix Plans Huge, New Data Center in Amsterdam

Equinix unveiled plans to build a new International Business Exchange™ (IBX) in Amsterdam at its existing campus at the Amsterdam Science Park. Equinix said it will invest $113 million, in the first phase of development for the new data center, called AM4, will support growing demand for Platform Equinix™ in Amsterdam, one of the most network-dense locations globally. which will house 1,555 cabinets. On completion of the four expansion phases the...

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Intel Appoints Dr. Tsu-Jae King Liu to Board

Intel announced the appointment of Dr. Tsu-Jae King Liu to its board of directors. Liu, 53, holds a distinguished professorship endowed by TSMC in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS), in the College of Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley where she also serves as associate dean for Academic Planning and Development. Liu’s previous administrative positions within the College of Engineering include...

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