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Beacon AI Centers Launches, Plans 1.8 GW Campus in Alberta
📅 - Beacon AI Centers, a data center development company founded by Nadia Partners, has officially emerged from stealth mode, unveiling plans to establish one of North Americas largest single-site data center campuses. With a planned capacity of 1.8 GW and a pipeline reaching a total of 3.8 GW, the company aims to address the rising demands of the AI-driven digital economy through an innovative energy-first approach.
Unlike traditional developers focused primarily on land acquisition, Beacon prioritizes scalable and sustainable power solutions. This strategy is designed to overcome critical bottlenecks in the North American data center industry, particularly for hyperscalers requiring vast [...][... Check source for end of article ...]
📅 - European Tech Sector Unveils Sovereign Edge Cloud Initiative - TheEuropean Unions tech landscape has achieved a significant milestone with the launch of virt8ra, Europe's first sovereign edge cloud infrastructure. Spearheaded by OpenNebula Systems and backed by 3 billion in funding under the Important Project of Common European Interest on Next Generation Cloud Infrastructure and Services (IPCEI-CIS), this initiative promises to redefine how cloud and edge computing are deployed across the continent.
Virt8ra is the collaborative product of eight European IT leaders: Arsys, BIT, Gdask University of Technology, Infobip, IONOS, Kontron, MONDRAGON Corporation, and Oktawave. Together, they aim to provide computing and storage capabilities across six EU [...]
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Additionally, users can select their preferred styles such as brandable, short phrases, creative spellings, compound words, or even real-world terms. This level of detail helps ensure results that resonate with [...]
📅 - Broadcom Launches SAN Switch for Rack-Based Infrastructure - With its fixed port switches, modular directors, extension switches, and administration software, the Brocade G710 switch adds to the 64G SAN offering that is the most comprehensive and wide-ranging in the business. It displays Broadcom's dedication, creativity, and dominance in fiber channel technology. The Brocade G710 is designed specifically for small and mid-sized enterprises, offering affordable access to Gen 7 Fibre Channel technology. It is the lowest latency fiber channel switch in the market, with a port-to-port latency of 460 ns at 64G speed. With an average power demand of about 65 watts, it is the most energy-efficient fiber channel switch available.
According to Dennis [...]
📅 - Rackspace: Hybrid Cloud and AI to Drive IT Innovation in 2025 - Organizations continue to move away from a single cloud strategy and toward more flexible hybrid cloud environments, according to a new global survey called the 2025 State of Cloud Report, which was carried out by managed hosting provider Rackspace Technology.
Over 90% of the more than 1,400 IT decision-makers surveyed said they intend to significantly alter their cloud approach in the next two years. 48% of those surveyed said that throughout the next 12 to 24 months, a hybrid cloud for multi-environment deployment would be essential to their IT operations.
Furthermore, the findings showed that 20% want to invest in private cloud, and 22% will speed up the implementation of hybrid [...]
📅 - CSA, Whistic Partner to Promote Secure, Responsible AI Development - To promote the responsible and secure development, use, and management ofartificial intelligence (AI) technologies, the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), an organization devoted to defining and increasing awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment, and Whistic, an AI-first modern platform for comprehensive third-party risk management, have announced a strategic partnership.
With a particular emphasis on the creation of an AI extension to STAR certification and the Compliance Automation Revolution (CAR), which will be revealed later this month, Whistic's involvement and support of the CSA AI Safety Initiative will be a crucial component of the [...]
📅 - Accenture and Telstra Announce Global AI Joint Venture - Photo: Telstra CEO Vicki Brady (right) and Accenture Chair and CEO Julie Sweet marking their groundbreaking partnership to advance AI-driven innovation in the telecommunications sector.
Telstra and Accenture have announced a groundbreaking global partnership aimed at accelerating Telstra's data and AI strategy through a proposed joint venture (JV). The partnership is set to bolster Telstras network leadership, enhance customer experiences, and streamline operations with advanced AI capabilities.
Accenture will hold a 60% stake in the venture, while Telstra will maintain a 40% share, retaining oversight of its AI and data roadmap, with the JV acting as an enabler.