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Data centers in space

CIO

Imagine a world in which data centers were deployed in space. Using a satellite networking system, data would be collected from Earth, then sent to space for processing and storage. The system would use photonics and optical technology, dramatically cutting down on power consumption and boosting data transmission speeds.

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EU moves toward regulating data center energy and water use

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The European Union will take a big step toward regulating energy and water use by data centers in September, when organizations operating data centers in EU nations will be required to file reports detailing water and energy consumption, as well as steps they are taking to reduce it. between 2020 and 2030.

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Transform the modern data center: From today to the future

CIO

A seismic shift is underway in the evolution of the data center, driven by a variety of converging factors. EMA Research underscores the significant impact of manual errors, such as misconfigurations, which account for 27% of network problems. Learn more about high-performance and sustainable data center solutions from Cisco.

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AWS to invest $5.3 to build data centers in Saudi Arabia to bolster tech in the region

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billion in the Middle East kingdom to build data centers and a significant cloud presence in the region. Middle East gets cloudy All of this investment is buoying cloud strategies across not just Saudi Arabia but the entire region, noted Phil Dawson, vice president of research for cloud infrastructure at Gartner. “If

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Spinning out from the cryptocurrency hardware developer Bitfury, LiquidStack pitches a data center cooling tech

TechCrunch

Data centers and bitcoin mining operations are becoming huge energy hogs , and the explosive growth of both risks undoing a lot of the progress that’s been made to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. and research and development in Hong Kong, according to a statement. billion last year.

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Possibilities at the Edge: Putting Intelligence Where your Data is

CIO

But, for businesses that want to stay ahead in the data race, centralizing everything inside massive cloud data centers is becoming limiting. This is because everything generating data outside of a data center and connected to the Internet is at the edge.

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UC Riverside turns to cloud to supercharge scientific research

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For research institutions, a solid IT foundation can prove to be the difference in delivering meaningful results for scientific endeavors — and thereby in securing valuable funding for further research. Empowering research in the cloud But the university’s evolving research hub is the crown jewel of the cloud migration. “We

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