As Meta begins building a digital metaverse to house a future version of the Facebook social network, it is rolling out new networking hardware and software to power its effort. Here’s a closer look at today’s announcements from the OCP Summit.
Data Bytes: Hyperscale Buying Boosts Market for ODM, Open Compute Gear
The pandemic has boosted sales of hyperscale hardware, especially custom servers and storage from ODM vendors and Open Compute specialist Inspur, according to new data from Synergy Research Group and IDC.
Facebook Unveils New Hardware to Manage Data Center Traffic
Facebook has designed a distributed networking system to support the massive flows of data moving between its data centers. The debut of Fabric Aggregator lays the groundwork for even larger cloud campuses to come.
Facebook Accelerates its Data Center Expansion
Facebook is kicking its infrastructure growth into a whole new gear. The company has accelerated its data center construction program, announcing five new cloud campuses in 15 months.
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