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ODC-Noord: The Netherland’s northernmost government data center is committed to a zero carbon future

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One of four government data centers in the Netherlands, Overheidsdatacenter Noord (ODC-Noord), the northernmost facility of its kind in The Netherlands, is located in the picturesque city of Groningen. The migration to software-defined data centers was an important step in the right direction, but it’s just the beginning.

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Colocation: The Benefits of Cost-Effective Data Centers

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With businesses planning and budgeting for their Information Technology (IT) needs for 2021, deciding on whether to build or expand their own data centers may come into play. There are significant expenses associated with a data center facility, which we’ll discuss below. What Is a Colocation Data Center?

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How to calculate TCO for enterprise software

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And there could be ancillary costs, such as the need for additional server hardware or data storage capacity. Here are some costs that will need to be included in your analysis: Hardware: Do I need to buy new hardware, or do I have capacity to run the software on existing servers and storage?

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3 ways to advance sustainability in high performance computing

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There are three ways to do this: Maximize hardware energy efficiency Consolidate infrastructure Use renewable energy sources Deploying Energy-Efficient Hardware The Hyperion Research study found three geo-specific motivations for the heightened prioritization of sustainability in HPC deployments.

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Oracle adds compute services to its Cloud@Customer offering

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Oracle is adding a new managed offering to its Cloud@Customer platform that will allow enterprises to run applications on proprietary optimized infrastructure in their own data centers to address data residency and security regulations and solve low-latency requirements. The infrastructure will be managed and operated by Oracle.

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Partnering on Strategies for Data-First Modernization

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As enterprises modernize with cloud, connectivity, and data, they are gravitating to technology-as-a-service models to refashion IT estates. Traditionally these IT ecosystems feature silos spread across multiple environments, including on-premises data centers and colocation facilities at the edge or across diverse cloud platforms.

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Avoiding Last-Mile Challenges for Remote Workers

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This needs to be a multidimensional review: Computational requirements Storage requirements (local, remote, and backup) Voice communication requirements Video communication requirements Security requirements Special access requirements (e.g. Best Practice 3: Helping employees choose the right hardware can go a long way.

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