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Data center investments simplify IT and cloud modernization

CIO

We have invested in the areas of security and private 5G with two recent acquisitions that expand our edge-to-cloud portfolio to meet the needs of organizations as they increasingly migrate from traditional centralized data centers to distributed “centers of data.”

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Achieve scalable cyber resiliency in the cloud during an age of exponential data growth

CIO

Data volumes continue to grow exponentially, and there’s no end in sight. IDC predicts that the amount of commercial data in storage will be 12.8 A typical novel contains 1 MB of data and is about 12 mm thick, so 12.8 A typical novel contains 1 MB of data and is about 12 mm thick, so 12.8 ZB by 2026.

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Microsoft acquires Fungible, a maker of data processing units, to bolster Azure

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In December, reports suggested that Microsoft had acquired Fungible, a startup fabricating a type of data center hardware known as a data processing unit (DPU), for around $190 million. But its DPU architecture was difficult to develop for, reportedly, which might’ve affected its momentum.

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

CIO

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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As insurers look to be more agile, data mesh strategies take centerstage

CIO

In this way, data may just be the ultimate disruptor – a fact that the insurance industry knows all too well. As data volumes continue to increase alongside a correlating number of business requests, modern insurance data leaders face a nuanced set of challenges. Enter data mesh.

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ASUS unveils powerful, cost-effective AI servers based on modular design

CIO

That means hardware designed from the ground up for maximum performance, data center integration, AI development support, optimal cooling, and easy vertical and horizontal scaling. That architecture lets ASUS servers exploit the latest NVIDIA advances in GPUs, CPUs, NVME storage, and PCIe Gen5 interfaces.

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Oracle bolsters distributed cloud, AI strategy with new Mexico cloud region

CIO

Oracle has partnered with telecommunications service provider Telmex-Triara to open a second region in Mexico in an effort to keep expanding its data center footprint as it eyes more revenue from AI and generative AI-based workloads. That launch was followed by the opening of a new data center in Singapore and Serbia within months.

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