Feb, 2025 : NextLight Streamlines Network Management with Smartoptics
📅 - With the help of a Smartoptics solution, NextLight, the municipal fiber supplier in Longmont, Colorado, USA, has improved its high-capacity fiber network. The solution is controlled by the Smartoptics SoSmart software package and connected with Calix broadband access solutions. This enables NextLight to expand its network's 100G and 400G connections as needed. Smartoptics is a company headquartered in Norway.
For the past 10 years, NextLight has been providing fiber internet to the people of Longmont, with almost 70% of houses now having fiber. PC Magazine has often named the municipal fiber provider one of the fastest ISPs in the United States, and the vast majority of its customers have [...][... Check source for end of article ...]
📅 - Alibaba Cloud Expands AI Solutions for Developers Globally - Alibaba Cloud has introduced a range of new support programs, infrastructure solutions, and advanced AI development tools to strengthen its global presence in thegenerative AIsector. These initiatives, announced at the companys annual developer summit, aim to empower international developers and startups by providing scalable, cost-effective AI solutions that facilitate innovation across industries.
A major highlight is the expansion of Alibaba Clouds generative AI development platform, Model Studio, which now offers access to its latest proprietary large language models (LLMs), including the Qwen2.5 series with sizes ranging from 7 billion to 72 billion parameters. Developers can also [...]
📅 - DataBank Secures $250M Investment and $600M Secondary Share Sale - DataBank, a provider of edge colocation, connectivity solutions and managed services has secured a $600 million secondary share sale alongside a $250 million equity investment from private equity firm TJC. This latest funding follows strong investor interest in DataBanks $2 billion primary equity round announced in October 2024, bringing the companys total debt and equity financing to approximately $5 billion over the past 18 months.
The secondary share sale involved purchases from existing investors, highlighting continued demand for high-quality investments in the data center sector, particularly as artificial intelligence (AI) accelerates the need for scalable digital infrastructure. [...]
Global data center operatorEquinixhas collaborated with London-based fashion designer Maximilian to create a unique dress crafted from repurposed internet cables. The project, blending technology with design, highlights the physical infrastructure behind the Internet, a system often perceived as intangible despite its reliance on vast networks of cables, data centers, and engineering expertise.
The dress artistically represents digital connectivity while showcasing innovative material repurposing.The dress, made from decommissioned optical fiber and Cat 5 [...]
📅 - Oracle and Google Cloud Expand Database Services Globally - Oracle and Google Cloud have announced an expansion of Oracle Database@Google Cloud, with plans to introduce the service in eight additional regions over the next year. This initiative aims to enhance flexibility, improve resilience, and reduce costs for enterprises migrating mission-critical workloads to a multicloud environment.
Alongside the regional expansion, the partnership introduces advanced features, including cross-region disaster recovery for Oracle Autonomous Database Serverless and single-node dedicated infrastructure options for Oracle Exadata Database Service.
The upcoming regional availability includes U.S. Central 1 (Iowa), North America-Northeast 1 (Montreal), North [...]
📅 - Equinix Employs Heat Recovery Initiative in Amsterdam Area - Global data center colocation provider Equinixhas inked a statement of intent with the Municipality of Diemen in the Amsterdam area to investigate the possibility of residual heat exchange from its AM4 data center located in Science Park, Amsterdam, within a year. This program demonstrates Equinix's continued dedication to using its infrastructure to help local sustainability objectives and the shift to a more environmentally friendly future.
The agreement with the Municipality of Diemen is part of a larger initiative to reuse excess heat from data center operations to lower carbon emissions. The partnership will look into the viability of incorporating leftover heat into a district [...]
📅 - Microsoft, CoreWeave Join NJ AI Hub to Boost AI Innovation - The NJ AI Hubhas gained significant momentum with Microsoft and CoreWeave joining as founding partners. Launched last winter by Governor Phil Murphy and Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber, the initiative aims to position New Jersey at the forefront of artificial intelligence innovation and economic development.
The announcement underscores the state's commitment to fostering collaboration between government, academia, and industry to drive AI-driven research, commercialization, and workforce development.
The NJ AI Summit, held in April last year, brought together more than 600 leaders from government, business, and academia to define New Jersey's role in AI's future. [...]
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