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The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Google Cloud to accelerate the adoption of cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies within the UK defence sector.
News of the technology tie-up between the two organisations was announced by Paul...
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The promotion of Scotland as a viable alternative location for hyperscale and colocation datacentre operators to site their facilities is continuing apace, with the publication of a report flagging 20 locations north of the border that would be suitable for large-scale server farm developments.
The report,...
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Keytrade Bank is moving from legacy core banking technology to a cloud-based platform from Infosys’s Finacle subsidiary in a move that will help it “leapfrog” in-house development.
The Benelux-based online bank, with operations in Belgium and Luxemburg, is replacing its legacy core banking system with Infosys...
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RISC-V, the open standard instruction set architecture (ISA) alternative to Intel and ARM, held its first European summit on 5 to 9 June 2023 in Barcelona.
Originally developed in 2010 at University of California, Berkeley, Risc-V is an open source hardware and software platform managed by...
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Skills shortages are the most common reason why enterprises are struggling to realise their multicloud ambitions, suggests the third annual State of cloud strategy survey.
The Forrester Consulting poll, commissioned by cloud infrastructure automation firm HashiCorp, revealed high levels of interest in adopting and investing in...
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Questions remain about the potential impact on datacentres from generative artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, even when it comes to the need for more processing, storage and power. One thing for certain is that there will be an impact.
Slawomir Dziedziula, application engineering director at Vertiv, warns...
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In this podcast, we talk with Mathieu Gorge, CEO of Vigitrust, about subjects discussed at the recent RSA 2023 event in San Francisco. These included the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on storage, backup and compliance, as well as the uses of AI in areas such as...
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What is a microfarad?
The microfarad -- symbolized as µF using the Greek symbol mu -- is a unit of capacitance, equivalent to 0.000001 or 10-6 farad (F). The microfarad is a moderate unit of capacitance. In utility alternating current (AC) and audio frequency circuits,...
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Enterprises want to consolidate data storage, extend its useful life and control costs. But what we often see are silos of storage tied to specific applications, workflows and suppliers.
These systems may perform well, but they are not always the most efficient or flexible.
Software-defined storage...
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What is Parallels (software company)?
Parallels is a software company best-known for its software that allows users to run Microsoft Windows systems on Apple Macintosh computers. The software is known as Parallels Desktop for Mac. It includes numerous one-touch tools that simplify everyday tasks in...
