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HPE builds a new supercomputer for renewable energy research
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado, has chosen Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Co. to build a new supercomputer it’s planning to use to power its research in energy efficiency. The “Eagle” supercomputer, announced today, will be installed within one of the NREL’s data centers this summer before coming online in January next year. NREL says ...
IT services company Cloudreach acquires Relus Cloud
Public cloud services providers Cloudreach and Relus Technologies LLC, which does business as Relus Cloud, are looking to join forces in a bid to become more relevant and offer new capabilities to their enterprise customers. Cloudreach today announced its intention to acquire Relus Cloud in order to scale up its business and add the Relus’ ...
Zscaler’s Zero Trust security framework wins U.S. government approval
With remote workers increasingly using cloud networks to access sensitive data, organizations are embracing new security models to ensure that data cannot be leaked. The Zero Trust philosophy is one such model, providing organizations with a way to maintain control of their corporate data, as well as insights into how that data is being used ...
With Azure Stack for Government launch, Microsoft eyes lucrative cloud contracts
Microsoft Corp. today made good on its promise to release a version of its Azure Stack on-premises cloud platform for U.S. government agencies. The initial release of the hardware/software combination stack gives Microsoft an opening into the on-premises government cloud market. That may give it more of a chance at winning some of the highly ...
Nvidia debuts new Turing chip architecture for real-time computer graphics
Chipmaker Nvidia Corp. late Monday unveiled the next generation of its graphics processing technology based on its long-awaited Turing architecture. The announcement represents a major upgrade from its Pascal chips that were introduced in 2016. Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang (pictured) introduced the new chips and architecture during the annual SIGGRAPH computer graphics event in Vancouver, announcing ...
Amazon’s Aurora Serverless database is now live
Cloud computing leader Amazon Web Services Inc. Thursday said its Amazon Aurora Serverless database is now generally available after launching in beta test last November at its AWS re:Invent conference. The company said Amazon Aurora Serverless is essentially just a new deployment option for its popular MySQL and PostgreSQL-compatible relational database Amazon Aurora. The new deployment option ...
VMware buys Dell EMC’s Service Assurance Suite to boost its networking services
VMware Inc. has done some more wheeling and dealing with its parent company Dell Technologies Inc., announcing a definitive agreement Thursday to acquire the technology and team behind Dell EMC’s Service Assurance Suite platform. The Service Assurance Suite comprises software for monitoring the health and performance of information technology networks, and for performing root cause ...
Dropbox stock jumps, then crashes, as its COO departs
Dropbox Inc.’s stock took a tumble Thursday after initially riding high following a second-quarter earnings report that beat Wall Street estimates. But the company, which provides cloud-based file sharing and collaboration tools, also announced that Chief Operating Officer Dennis Woodside (pictured) will be stepping down, with no replacement for the foreseeable future. Dropbox reported earnings ...
Box intros Live App for Quip to boost collaboration and productivity
File sharing, storage and collaboration tools provider Box Inc. is integrating with Quip LLC to create a unified content experience across both platforms. The integration comes via Box’s new Live App for Quip, enabling users of both platforms to access relevant content from a single, centralized portal. The app will go live later this month. ...
Samsung Heavy Industries using AWS to build an autonomous shipping platform
Amazon Web Services Inc. today said it has landed a significant win in the shipping industry, signing up Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. as a customer on its public cloud platform. Samsung Heavy Industries is a major shipbuilder that also builds computer systems and other technology for seafaring vessels. The company is currently developing an ...