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Data center provider fakes Tier 4 data center certificate to bag $11M SEC deal

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Deepak Jain, CEO of a Maryland-based IT services firm, has been indicted for fraud and making false statements after allegedly falsifying a Tier 4 data center certification to secure a $10.7 The Tier 4 data center certificates are awarded by Uptime Institute and not “Uptime Council.”

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Data centers in space

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Imagine a world in which data centers were deployed in space. Using a satellite networking system, data would be collected from Earth, then sent to space for processing and storage. The system would use photonics and optical technology, dramatically cutting down on power consumption and boosting data transmission speeds.

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Bridging continents: The role of connectivity in Africa’s digital transformation

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While expanded internet access drives digital growth and opens opportunities for the adoption of more digital solutions, challenges remain in meeting the continents connectivity needs. It launched a Regional Information Infrastructure Project, enabling access to the international internet backbone through undersea cables.

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Are data centers obsolete in the age of AI? Not on our watch…

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In my role as CTO, I’m often asked how Digital Realty designs our data centers to support new and future workloads, both efficiently and sustainably. Digital Realty first presented publicly on the implications of AI for data centers in 2017, but we were tracking its evolution well before that.

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Singapore-based Transcelestial uses lasers to build affordable internet networks

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Transcelestial is on a mission to make the internet more accessible by building a network of shoebox-sized devices that send lasers to one another, creating a fiber-like network. The two say current internet infrastructure is the main reason so many people lack reliable internet access. Transcelestial plans to enter the U.S.

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Freedom to securely create and collaborate from anywhere

CIO

A digital workspace is a secured, flexible technology framework that centralizes company assets (apps, data, desktops) for real-time remote access. Digital workspaces encompass a variety of devices and infrastructure, including virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), data centers, edge technology, and workstations.

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11:11 Systems: Empowering enterprises to modernize, protect, and manage their IT assets and data

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11:11 Systems offers a wide array of connectivity services, including wide area networks and other internet access solutions that exceed the demanding requirements that a high-performance multi-cloud environment requires. We enable them to successfully address these realities head-on.”