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Z?m wins $150M from San Francisco schools to modernize and electrify student transport

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m, a startup that wants to upgrade student transportation, a five-year $150 million contract to modernize its transport service throughout the district. m’s transportation solution for SFUSD is expected to save the district $3 million per year on average, based on the cost of the incumbent’s solution. m told TechCrunch.

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Koch CTO teams up to get cloud networking right

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Moreover, Koch itself is in the middle of a digital transformation that adds cloud networking to the mix, further complicating the challenge. Cloud deployments typically come in the form of multiple accounts, including multiple LAN segments that need to be connected. It’s more complicated than standard networking, Hoag says.

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From edge to cloud: The critical role of hardware in AI applications

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It is becoming increasingly important in various industries, including healthcare, finance, and transportation. An increased demand for high-performance computing for cloud data centers AI workloads require specialized processors that can handle complex algorithms and large amounts of data.

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Getting Started With Cloud Sustainability

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Cloud Sustainability is an important topic. The combined world of sustainability and cloud is getting more and more traction. ICT, including cloud, is responsible for 3% of the global greenhouse gasses emissions. ICT, including cloud, is responsible for 3% of the global greenhouse gasses emissions.

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Lightbits Labs lands $42M to speed up server data transfers

TechCrunch

Data centers with servers attached to solid-state drives (SSDs) can suffer from an imbalance of storage and compute. Either there’s not enough processing power to go around, or physical storage limits get in the way of data transfers, Lightbits Labs CEO Eran Kirzner explains to TechCrunch. ” Image Credits: Lightbits Labs.

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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

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Upgrading cloud infrastructure is critical for deploying broad AI initiatives more quickly, so that’s a key area where investments are being made this year. Besides surgery, the hospital is also investing in robotics for the transportation and delivery of medications.

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An Intelligent Future for Manufacturing

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For Huawei, digitally transforming manufacturing through advanced ICT including 5G technologies, cloud computing, big data and AI, is the key to reshaping industries for the future. With plans to expand, the company needed to upgrade its IT capabilities especially for storage and processing.