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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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The role of data centers in building a sustainable future

CIO

The rise of streaming and enterprise cloud adoption have driven an explosive surge in computing demand, giving rise to data centers around the world. Now, a new wave of demand driven by data-hungry generative AI applications is arriving, and it’s bringing with it increasing environmental pressures. This is not being done alone.

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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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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. Later, the companies jointly deployed 160 megawatts of two-phase immersion-cooled data centers.

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Enhanced Data Center Visibility with Dell EMC Storage Resource Manager

Dell EMC

Over the years, as data center complexity has increased to support the volume, variety, velocity and veracity of data in the enterprise, organizations often find it challenging to get a clear understanding of how infrastructure is performing. This enables storage admins to address growing business requirements with agility.

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Right-Sizing Data Center Resources

CTOvision

One of the perennial problems of data centers is monitoring server utilization to ensure right-sizing of resources. Having too few resources can lead to overprovisioning, which can cause downtime as virtual machines become starved for compute, memory, and storage. Charles Hall. One company that makes such tools is Nlyte.

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Three Ways to Drive Down Data Center Energy Cost

Dell EMC

Make data center energy bills less daunting with Dell’s resources to improve sustainability and reduce energy consumption and costs.