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Amazon data centers Amazon Web Services (AWS) has effectively created the cloud market and continues to be a leader in the cloud computing sector. AWS provides an incredible array of services on top of their cloud platform, from storage and networking, to machine learning and game development. Amazon continuously innovates at every level of computing, from the design of their hyperscale data centers down to the semiconductors in their servers.

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AWS Graviton3 Instances Showcase the Power of Custom Cloud Chips

By Rich Miller - May 25, 2022 Leave a Comment

The new AWS Graviton3 processor, an Arm chip designed to provider more powerful and energy-efficient instances on the Amazon Web Services cloud platform. (Image: Amazon)

Amazon Web Services has rolled out new instances based on its Graviton3 processors, a custom chip based on the Arm architecture that AWs says can boost the performance and energy efficiency for cloud power users.

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Cloud Platforms, Data Center Builders Join iMasons Accord to Slash Carbon

By Rich Miller - April 26, 2022 Leave a Comment

Google, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services and Meta are among more than 70 companies joining the iMasons Climate Accord, which calls for new steps to track and reduce the environmental impact of the data centers that power the Internet.

Tagged With: Amazon Web Services, Google, Infrastructure Masons, Meta, Microsoft

AWS Adds Cloud Interconnection Hubs in QTS Data Centers

By Rich Miller - March 21, 2022

The QTS Chicago data center is the first data center to receive UL 3223 certification. (Photo: Rich Miller)

Amazon Web Services has deployed components of its network infrastructure in QTS data centers in Chicago, Atlanta, and Piscataway, N.J., The multi-megawatt agreement boosts access to AWS, as well as QTS’ efforts to make interconnection more distributed.

Tagged With: Amazon Web Services, QTS Realty

Top 10 Data Center Stories for February 2022

By Rich Miller - March 1, 2022

An illustration of the 960,000 square foot data center that Meta will be building in Kuna, Idaho. (Photo: Meta)

Hyperscale computing, the Northern Virginia market and edge computing deployments were the big newsmakers in February at Data Center Frontier. Here are the 10 most popular stories for February 2022.

Tagged With: Akamai, Amazon Web Services, Apple, Corscale Data Centers, Google, Meta, Sabey Data Centers

AWS Steps Up Edge Investment, Will Add 32 Local Zones Across the World

By Rich Miller - February 16, 2022

Amazon Web Services is beginning to expand its Local Zones for edge computing. (Image: AWS)

Amazon Web Services will deploy edge computing infrastructure in 32 cities around the world, building upon the 16 existing zones in the United States. The huge expansion is a sign that investment in edge computing infrastructure is beginning to accelerate.

Tagged With: Amazon Web Services, Netflix

Sturdier Servers: Cloud Platforms Say Servers Living Longer, Saving Billions

By Rich Miller - February 14, 2022

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The top cloud platforms are extending the life of their server and storage gear, citing studies of equipment reliability and refinements in software. AWS now says its servers have a ‘useful life” of five years, while Google and Microsoft expect servers to last for four years.

Tagged With: Amazon Web Services, Google, Microsoft

Cloud Titans Were the Largest Buyers of Renewable Energy in 2021

By Rich Miller - February 11, 2022

The Amazon wind far in Texas that helps provide green energy for the AWS cloud. (Photo: Jordan Stead/ Amazon)

The top cloud computing companies accelerated their purchases of renewable energy last year accounting for more than half of all corporate clean energy power purchase agreements in 2021. The data confirms that data center operators are stepping up their sustainability efforts.

Tagged With: Amazon Web Services, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind

The Top 10 Data Center Stories of 2021

By Rich Miller - December 20, 2021

Bubbles rise from servers insider a tank of cooling liquid in the Microsoft lab., where the company is testing two-phase liquid cooling technology (Image: Microsoft)

Online platforms have become central to our daily lives. That’s why outages have become big news, a fact reflected in the year’s Top 10 stories at Data Center Frontier, which were topped by high-profile outages for Facebook and OVH.

Tagged With: Amazon Web Services, Editors Choice 2, Equinix, Facebook, Microsoft, SpaceX

Problems With AWS Network Devices Caused Widespread Cloud Outage

By Rich Miller - December 7, 2021

Amazon Web Services data centers in Loudoun County, Virginia. (Photo: Rich Miller)

Problems with several network devices in Northern Virginia caused a major outage at Amazon Web Services, with the ripples spreading across the Internet to interrupt service for many popular web services that run their infrastructure on the AWS cloud.

Tagged With: Amazon Web Services, Downtime

The Everywhere Cloud: AWS Extends Its Reach to the Edge

By Rich Miller - December 6, 2021

The highly-automated Amazon Go store in Seattle, an example of how cloud technologies can bring new capabilities to retail at the edge. (Image: Amazon)

Amazon Web Services is extending its edge computing operations with more Local Zones, including a private local zone for capital markets inside a Nasdaq data center in New Jersey. The Nasdaq deal highlights how AWS is targeting vertical markets.

Tagged With: Amazon Web Services, Edge Computing

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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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