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Autonomous Cars Could Drive a Deluge of Data Center Demand

By Rich Miller - May 24, 2017

Intel estimates that autonomous cars could generate 4 terabytes of data per day. That could mean big business for data centers. (Image: Intel)

Autonomous vehicles will be like supercomputers rolling down the highway, generating up to 4 terabytes of data per day. That could translate into massive demand for data centers and wireless infrastructure.

Tagged With: 5G, Autonomous Cars, Google, Intel

Vapor IO Targets Telecom Towers for Edge Computing

By Rich Miller - February 22, 2017

The components of the Vapor Edge for Telecom system to bring edge computing capabilities to telecom towers. (Image: Vapor IO)

Vapor IO has launched Vapor Edge for Telecom, a platform to enable rapid deployment of edge capacity by wireless network operators and real estate investment trusts (REIT) specializing in the telecom tower business.

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Data Center First: Intel’s Vision For A Data-Driven World

By Rich Miller - February 13, 2017

Intel says new technologies like AI, the IoT and virtual reality will create an explosion of data, driving demand for new infrastructure and an “interconnectedness of everything.” The data center is central to this vision.

Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Intel

Dean Nelson to Head Uber Compute Infrastructure

By Rich Miller - September 19, 2016

Data center industry veteran Dean Nelson. (Photo: Colleen Miller)

Uber has hired industry veteran Dean Nelson, the former head of data centers at eBay, as Head of Uber Compute. The hiring suggests Uber is ready to super-size its growing data infrastructure.

Uber Scales Up Its Data Centers to Support Growth

By Rich Miller - January 12, 2016

Ride-sharing startup Uber has leased large chunks of data center space in three major markets during 2015, expanding the future capacity of the real-time data platform driving its growing global transportation logistics empire.

Tagged With: Connected Cars, Uber

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Technology Takes on Agriculture — the Role of Agrotech and Data Centers in Farming Success

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Edge Computing is Poised to Remake the Data Center Landscape

Data center leaders are investing in edge computing and edge solutions and actively looking at new ways to deploy edge capacity to support evolving business and user requirements.

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Northern Virginia Data Center Market: The Focal Point for Cloud Growth

The Northern Virginia data center market is seeing a surge in supply and an even bigger surge in demand. Data Center Frontier explores trends, stats and future expectations for the No. 1 data center market in the country.

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