KIOXIA, Dell Unveil High-Capacity SSDs for AI-Scale Workloads
📅 - KIOXIA has introduced a new class of high-capacity, high-efficiency storage solutions in collaboration with Dell Technologies, targeting the performance and sustainability requirements of AI-scale workloads. The joint effort leverages KIOXIA's LC9 Series 245.76-terabyte NVMe solid-state drives (SSDs) to equip Dell systems with the ability to manage multi-petabyte datasets while modernizing infrastructure for generative AI and machine learning applications.
The LC9 Series delivers PCIe 5.0 performance in high-density form factors, including 2.5-inch, E3.S, and E3.L, offering up to 245.76 TB of flash-based storage per drive. This capacity represents a potential replacement for numerous [...][... Check source for end of article ...]
📅 - Cologne University Boosts Research with Liquid-Cooled HPC RAMSES - The new system, known as RAMSES (Research Accelerator for Modeling and Simulation with Enhanced Security), replaces the aging CHEOPS platform and marks a significant leap in Germany's HPC capabilities for scientific research. The liquid cooling technology helped increase cooling efficiency of the data center by 30-40%.
Founded in 1388, the University of Cologne is one of Europe's largest and most research-active institutions, hosting four Clusters of Excellence. Its Regional Computing Center (RRZK) has long supported computationally intensive projects across disciplines such as astrophysics, quantum physics, and genomics. RAMSES takes that mission further, offering 4.8 PFLOPs of [...]
📅 - Delska’s 10MW Latvian Data Center Earns Tier III Design Certification - Northern European data center operator Delska has reached a major milestone with its upcoming EU North Riga LV DC1 facility, which has been awarded Uptime Institute Tier III Design Certification ahead of its planned launch later this year. The designation guarantees stringent redundancy and availability standards, ensuring 99.982 percent uptime and uninterrupted operations, even during maintenance windows.
For businesses running mission-critical workloads, the certification represents assurance that the Riga site will deliver stable and resilient infrastructure.
The 10 MW data center is being developed with next-generation applications in mind, offering up to 250 kW per rack to [...]
📅 - Hurricane Electric Opens New Toronto PoP at Coloware YTZ-1 Data Center - Hurricane Electric, operator of one of the world's largest IPv6-native Internet backbones, has expanded its presence in Canada with the launch of a new Point of Presence (PoP) inside the Coloware YTZ-1 data center at 151 Front Street, Toronto. The location, known as the country's most connected carrier hotel, provides direct access to hundreds of service providers and TorIX, Canada's largest Internet exchange.
By selecting this facility, Hurricane Electric strengthens its regional reach while enabling businesses to leverage next-generation IP services with improved resilience and performance.
Toronto's role as a technology and economic hub makes the expansion strategically significant. [...]
📅 - F5 Acquires MantisNet to Boost Cloud-Native Observability and Security - F5 has acquired MantisNet, a specialist in cloud-native observability and real-time network intelligence, in a move designed to expand the capabilities of the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP). Looking ahead, F5 says the integration will allow customers across industries to move to cloud-native architectures with greater confidence.
With observability deeply embedded in the application delivery and security stack, organizations can expect more reliable automation, enhanced security for encrypted traffic, and accelerated deployment of services in environments ranging from internal enterprise applications to public 5G infrastructure.
The deal would underscore a growing [...]
📅 - Coral Bridge Subsea Cable Now Connects Egypt and Jordan - Telecom operator Telecom Egypt, one of the biggest subsea cable operators in the region, and NaiTel, a licensed telecom service provider in Jordan and the telecom division of Aqaba Digital Hub (ADH), have announced the completion of the construction of the express subsea cable ‘Coral Bridge' that connects Egypt and Jordan.
After making a successful landing at Taba, Egypt, the Coral Bridge subsea system was deployed across the Gulf of Aqaba before landing in Aqaba, Jordan. Coral Bridge is a significant milestone in the development of the region's digital infrastructure as it is the first direct underwater cable to connect the two nations in more over 25 years. It offers an express [...]
📅 - IDC: Asia-Pacific Public Cloud to Hit $131B by 2029, Driven by AI Growth - The Asia-Pacific public cloud market is entering a new phase of expansion that could see spending more than double by the end of the decade. According to the International Data Corporation's (IDC) latest Worldwide Software and Public Cloud Services Spending Guide, the region's public cloud market is projected to grow from $53 billion in 2024 to $131 billion by 2029.
This acceleration, driven by artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and IT infrastructure modernization, represents a compound annual growth rate of 19.8% over the five-year period.
The surge reflects a broad shift across industries to adopt Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and [...]
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