Google today introduced network tiers, providing cloud customers with the option to save money by assigning workloads to different network tiers based on their performance requirements.
Project Brainwave: Intel FPGAs Accelerate Microsoft’s AI Hardware
This week Microsoft unveiled Project Brainwave, a deep learning acceleration platform the latest fruits of its collaboration with Intel on FPGA-based computing.
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Bloom’s Breakthrough Moment? Equinix to Install 40 MW of Fuel Cells
Bloom Energy has received a huge vote of confidence from one of the industry’s largest players. Equinix Inc., will install Bloom Energy Servers in 12 data centers in California, New York and Los Angeles.
Stream Data Centers Targets The Hyperscale Market
Stream Data Center sees an opportunity in building large data center campuses for hyperscale customers, a fast-growing niche in the Interent infrastructure business.
CloudHQ Unveils Massive New Manassas Data Center
CloudHQ has completed its 43 megawatt data center in Manassas, Virginia, which includes a 35-megawatt lease with an anchor tenant. The massive facility marks CloudHQ’s entry into the Northern Virginia market.
Switch License Deal With Schneider Shines Focus on Design Patents
Switch has licensed its data center design patents to Schneider Electric, while signaling that it stands ready to pursue legal action to defend its intellectual property.
The Antenna Boom: Small Cells, DAS Emerge As Key Enablers for 5G
Telcos hope to deploy tens of thousands of small cell and DAS antenna systems to support next-generation 5G wireless broadband connectivity. Here’s a look at what this may mean for data centers.
Frontier Spotlight: The Top Data Center Stories for July 2017
Power is the lifeblood of the data center industry, and continues to engage data center thought leaders, as seen in the most popular stories on Data Center Frontier for July 2017.
Iron Mountain Acquires FORTRUST, Expanding its Data Center Footprint
Iron Mountain has agreed to purchase Denver-based FORTRUST for $128 million, continuing the consolidation in the data center industry.
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