North American stories - Page 12
Broadcom's board of directors nab former Google Cloud COO
Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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Broadcom appoints former Google Cloud COO Diane Bryant to its board of directors, leveraging her three-decade IT career to enhance its strategic growth.
US-China trade war sees Huawei launch unique data centre chipset
Tue, 8th Jan 2019
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Huawei launches Kunpeng 920 chipset for data centres, boasting 25% better performance and 30% less power usage, amid US-China trade tensions.
Forget the hype, here's some edge computing clarity
Wed, 26th Dec 2018
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Schneider Electric's Kevin Brown discusses the confusion surrounding edge computing and what he believes is the definition - and its place in our future.
AWS announces two new Marketplace features
Thu, 29th Nov 2018
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Now customers and marketplace sellers have the ability to use a private marketplace, as well as a dedicated marketplace for containers.
Equinix opens up hybrid cloud deployments with VMware partnership
Thu, 30th Aug 2018
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The interconnection and data center giant has announced it is partnering with VMware to offer private connectivity to VMware Cloud on AWS.
What to expect when you're expecting 5G NR deployment
Tue, 21st Aug 2018
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Schneider Electric's Steven Carlini discusses the new wave of optimism surrounding 5G and what this means for the future of micro data centers.
Western Digital invests in Excelero to drive data center innovation
Fri, 17th Aug 2018
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This investment represents the fourth strategic investment Excelero has received since its inception, bringing the total funds invested to US$35m.
Cohesity celebrates reaching AWS Storage Competency status
Wed, 15th Aug 2018
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Cohesity today announced that it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Storage Competency status for its cloud storage solutions.
Google: Measuring our impact in data center communities
Mon, 13th Aug 2018
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As of 2016, Google data centers generated $1.3 billion in economic activity across the US, and have generated over 11,000 jobs.
Quantum computing will be worth US$15 billion by 2028
Fri, 27th Jul 2018
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Total revenues generated from quantum computing services will exceed US$15 billion by 2028 forecasts ABI research.
HPE appoints permanent leader for new hybrid IT division
Thu, 26th Jul 2018
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The company launched the division earlier this year and following a successful launch has named a permanent leader - as well as other appointments.
Iron Mountain partners with Google Cloud for new subscription service
Wed, 25th Jul 2018
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The global data centre company says the new partnership with Google Cloud says the partnership will unlock insights and create new revenue streams.
Facebook commits to 100% solar power for data center campus
Thu, 19th Jul 2018
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Facebook's Prineville data center campus will be powered 100% by renewable energy, thanks to a partnership with Pacific Power.
US biggest player in $12b data center market – but APAC's catching up
Tue, 17th Jul 2018
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The global data center transformation market is in a good place for all those involved in the industry – and this trend is set to continue.
New Zealand: A top five location for millennials to start a business
Tue, 10th Jul 2018
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New Zealand has been ranked as one of the top three locations in the world for millennials who want to start a business.
US company opens Amsterdam data centre to adhere to GDPR
Thu, 5th Jul 2018
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In response to the imposition of GDPR, First Advantage has opened a 'state-of-the-art' data centre in Amsterdam to ease growing customer concerns.
Tech consultancy warns cloud due to peak, followed by slump
Tue, 3rd Jul 2018
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An independent technology consultancy has warned digital transformation will soon collapse into digital disillusion with many implications.
5 data center ideas that would never have been imagined 50 years ago
Thu, 28th Jun 2018
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From power backup to predictive maintenance, modern data centers have come a long way. Embracing new technology is key for businesses to stay competitive.
Colt extends relationship with IBM to enable private network connectivity
Wed, 27th Jun 2018
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The partnership will enable customers to establish a private network connection from within their data centers or office locations to IBM Cloud.
AT&T offloads 31 data centers to trim $1.1b off colossal debt
Mon, 25th Jun 2018
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The giant telco reportedly has $189 billion of debt, and the data center sale (18 in the US and 13 international) is a move to reduce that.