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Salesforce opens UK’s first renewable energy-powered data centre
Salesforce has opened its first UK data centre powered entirely by renewable energy in part of a move that will see the firm open a number of new facilities across Europe. The initiative to open a...
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Amazon uses Intel Xeon chip for C4 virtual machine instances
Amazon has commissioned a customised Xeon chip from Intel to power its new high-performance C4 virtual machine instances on the AWS cloud computing platform. In a move which will mean the company can...
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Qualcomm to enter server market with ARM-based server chips
Chipmaker Qualcomm has announced it will expand beyond its stronghold in smartphone chips and enter the server market with processors targeting data centre applications. Qualcomm is already the world...
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Juniper Networks introduces its first virtualised router
Juniper Networks has introduced a virtualised version of its MX Series 3D Universal Edge Routing platform, which the firm promises will deliver the “industry’s first” carrier-grade virtualised router....
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HP’s Q4 revenue and profits decline
HP has posted a disappointing set of results for its fourth quarter, as the firm carries on with plans to split into two businesses. HP posted revenues of $28.4bn for the three months to 31 October,...
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Lenovo to bash out 50 cloud computing hubs across China
PC manufacturer Lenovo will build 50 cloud computing hubs in China in a bid to crack the booming enterprise service market. Investing $48.7 million, the Chinese firm also aims to establish the centers...
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PlayStation 5 could be completely cloud based, says Sony
Sony’s next PlayStation 5 (PS5) gaming console could be based in the cloud as opposed a physical product, the firm’s executive vice president, Masayasu Ito has said. Making the bold claim in an...
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iDrive adds 1TB and 2TB WiFi drives with encrypted backup and cloud storage
Cloud storage and backup company iDrive has launched its first hardware product sold directly to consumers and businesses, with the debut of the new iDrive Wi-Fi. The encrypted external drive offers...
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Canonical finally unveils first cloud OS Ubuntu smartphone
Canonical has unveiled the first phone to be powered by the open source software Ubuntu platform, which runs to the server and the cloud. Created in association with Spanish electronics company BQ, the...
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Facebook scares Cisco with 6-pack network switch platform update
Facebook is building a fresh network by itself to support its own operations, but, in a move that should worry networking equipment giant Cisco, is giving the software and designs for it away for free....
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TelecityGroup and Interxion unite to create one huge European data centre
UK data centre provider TelecityGroup has merged with competitor Interxion in a $2.2 billion deal to create one big European data center provider. In a bid to mitigate the demand for data centres in...
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Arm teams with IBM to launch Internet of Things mbed starter kit
Arm has teamed up with IBM to launch an Internet of Things (IoT) starter kit, called the mbed Device Platform. Touted as a starter kit with cloud support, the IoT device offering developer tools with...
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Dell gives its Intel and Nutanix-powered XC Series a density upgrade
Dell has updated its XC Series of converged appliances that combine Dell server hardware with Nutanix software to offer greater storage density and a boost in performance. Powered by the latest Intel...
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HP wins 10 year multi-billion deal to power Deutsche Bank with Helion
HP has won a 10 year “multi-billion” deal with Deutsche Bank to provide software, storage and a dedicated data center built with HP’s cloud technology Helion. HP will be helping Deutsche Bank build a...
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Microsoft reportedly building a cloud-first Nano Server
Microsoft is building a ‘Nano Server’, leaks from notorious Microsoft mole WZor have suggested. Windows Server 2016 was expected to be previewed at the start of the year, and Microsoft said it didn’t...
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Onyx ploughs £1m into 10Gb network
Onyx Group is set to inject £1m into upgrading its core infrastructure to a 10Gb network in order to reduce latency levels across its data centre and managed WAN estate. As part of its plan to become a...
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Fujitsu 1U rack-mount workstation offers remote HPC access
Fujitsu has unveiled a rack-mount workstation capable of serving up to eight remote users thanks to a combination of Intel Xeon E5 v3 processors and Nvidia Grid GPU technology. Set to be available from...
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Sony to start PlayStation Now private beta trial this spring
Sony has announced that it will be starting a private beta trial of the PlayStation Now cloud-powered gaming streaming service from this spring. PS Now essentially offers PlayStation 4 (PS4) owners...
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Google will use Samsung 3D Nand flash drives in data centres
Google has signed a deal to use Samsung’s 3D NAND flash drives in its own data centres. 3D NAND drives see flash memory blocks stacked on top of each other, enabling a higher density of memory cells....
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Dell reveals 1GbE and 10GbE X-Series switches for SMBs
Dell has unveiled a range of switches aimed at the small to medium business (SMBs) market. Consisting of smart-managed 1 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) and 10GbE switches offering a configurable enterprise...
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