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Google Cloud region in in Tel Aviv (me-west1) is open. Last year, Google Cloud was selected by the Israeli government to provide cloud services to government ministries. https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/infrastructure/new-google-cloud-region-in-israel-is-now-open
Rambus released its PCI Express (PCIe) 6.0 Interface Subsystem comprised of PHY and controller IP. The Rambus PCIe 6.0 Interface Subsystem delivers data rates of up to 64 Gigatransfers per second (GT/s) and has been fully optimized to meet the needs of advanced heterogenous computing architectures. Within the subsystem, the PCIe controller features an Integrity […]
Intelsat has been selected to provide high-speed in-flight Wi-Fi to Virgin Australia’s fleet of existing 737NG aircraft and future-delivery 737MAX aircraft. The 2Ku antennas that facilitate the IFC system will be installed gradually over 18 months on more than half of the airline’s fleet starting mid-December 2023. The service will be complimentary for the airline’s […]
Intel Foundry Services (IFS) announced a new United States Military, Aerospace and Government( USMAG) Alliance to bring together a trusted design ecosystem with U.S.-based manufacturing to enable assured chip design and production on advanced process technologies and meet the stringent design and production requirements of national security applications. The program’s initial members include leading companies […]
A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging two People’s Republic of China (PRC) intelligence officers with attempting to obstruct a criminal prosecution of a Chinese telecommunications company, believed to be Huawei, according to media sources. One of the defendant also is charged with money laundering based upon a bribe payment […]
Zayo has expanded its Tier 1 IP network into the key border cities of McAllen and Laredo, Texas with two new 100G IP points of presence (PoPs) and 400G Wavelengths capabilities. Zayo’s expansive fiber network provides connectivity to over 600 global lit PoPs across the U.S. and Europe. With the new PoPs in McAllen and […]
Adtran reported preliminary Q3 results saying revenues are $340.7 million, preliminary gross margin is 28.8%, preliminary non‑GAAP gross margin is 38.1%, preliminary operating expenses are $142.1 million, preliminary non‑GAAP operating expenses are $109.0 million, preliminary GAAP operating loss is $61.1 million, and preliminary non-GAAP operating income is $20.9 million. The GAAP gross margin and operating […]
The OCP’s Future Technology Symposium invites authors from academia, startup, industry and venture communities to submit papers in five technological tracks: Network, High Performance Computing (HPC), Data Center Efficiency, Systems (server, storage, switches) and Power and Other Data Center Sustainable Solutions. Lesya Dymyd shares highlights from #OCPSummit2022, including posters presented by contributing authors. More info […]
https://youtu.be/3TsYgWaKGuU Astera Labs has demonstrated the industry’s first CXL memory pooling solution to reduce memory stranding, optimize memory utilization and reduce TCO for cloud servers. The demo shows how memory pooling can be deployed today with Leo and CXL 1.1-capable 4th Gen Intel Xeon processors. Presented by Ahmad Danesh, Sr. Director, Product Management, Astera Labs. […]
https://youtu.be/5NAr3YPilM8 IBM unveiled its Diamondback Tape Library, a high-density archival storage solution that is physically air-gapped to help protect against ransomware and other cyber threats in hybrid cloud environments. IBM Diamondback, which can store hundreds of petabytes of data, is designed for both traditional and “new wave” hyperscalers – global enterprises aggregating massive customer data […]
Inspur showcased four Open Compute Project (OCP) certified systems at #OCPSummit2022 with a focus on data center sustainability, such as utilizing renewable energy, recycling, thermal reuse, and the use of liquid-cooling technologies to reduce water consumption. Here are highlights from Alan Chang, VP, Technical Operations, Inspur. https://youtu.be/uYvtbDN440w
Openness, efficiency, scalability, and sustainability are key themes at this year’s #OCPSummit2022. One of the big challenges ahead is I/O scaling and this perhaps leads to a rethinking of the fabric architecture. Enfabrica, a Silicon Valley start-up still in stealth-mode, is looking to contribute to the OCP community. Company founders Roshan Sankar and Shrijeet Mukherjee […]
Bapi Vinnakota, project lead for the Open Compute Project’s Open Domain-Specific Architecture (ODSA) initiative, provides an update on the chipset architecture following #OCPSummit2022 in San Jose, California. Two specs have been released this year. A mechanism to describe chiplets in XML was also discussed. There was also a session on the Bunch-of-Wires interface. https://youtu.be/6is_y09wSBc
