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Qarnot creates green data centers by putting servers in central heating boilers

TechCrunch

Running a data center means that you have to find innovative ways to manage heat from the servers. This is an innovative way of building decentralized data centers. Qarnot has found a way to counter this seasonality effect by building a new product — scalable boiler systems. It has raised a €12.5

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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. These experts not only develop, but also manage and maintain all of the organization’s services.

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Making the shift from computation to cognition

CIO

The annual Google Cloud Next event declared 2024 as a “New era for AI-driven innovation,” with a focus on practical, user-friendly AI solutions for enterprises. Powerful genAI models often require substantial bandwidth for training and development. Despite the enthusiasm, actual adoption and implementation remains a challenge for many.

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

TechCrunch

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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Elevate your digital transformation with impactful sustainability

CIO

With the paradigm shift from the on-premises data center to a decentralized edge infrastructure, companies are on a journey to build more flexible, scalable, distributed IT architectures, and they need experienced technology partners to support the transition.

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5 pillars of a cloud-conscious culture

CIO

Cloud is scalable IT infrastructure that enables organizations to respond quickly to market changes, support business growth, and minimize disruptions,” says Swati Shah, SVP and CIO of US markets at TransUnion, the Chicago-based IT services and consulting company. “It They care about value. I call it ‘learn by doing it.’

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5 things CIOs must understand about AI infrastructure

CIO

Physical data center design is foundational, and the silent, longtail impact of an incorrectly provisioned system can mean launching into a “false start” deployment based on incorrect power, cooling, and network elements. Yes, that’s scalability and flexibility to accommodate changing computational demands.