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CIOs are rethinking how they use public cloud services. Here’s why.

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Increasingly, however, CIOs are reviewing and rationalizing those investments. The reasons include higher than expected costs, but also performance and latency issues; security, data privacy, and compliance concerns; and regional digital sovereignty regulations that affect where data can be located, transported, and processed.

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Trade routes of the digital age: How data gravity shapes cloud strategy

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Cities like Samarkand, Constantinople and Alexandria became gravitational hubs, attracting merchants, culture and commerce due to their strategic locations. Merchants had to navigate complex toll systems imposed by regional rulers, much as cloud providers impose egress fees that make it costly to move data between platforms.

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How today’s enterprise architect juggles strategy, tech and innovation

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Observer-optimiser: Continuous monitoring, review and refinement is essential. enterprise architects ensure systems are performing at their best, with mechanisms (e.g. They ensure that all systems and components, wherever they are and who owns them, work together harmoniously.

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Former SpaceX engineers bring autonomous, electric rail vehicle startup out of stealth

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Parallel Systems, a company founded by three former SpaceX engineers to build autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles, came out of stealth mode on Wednesday with a $49.55 million Series A raise. The company, which has raised $53.15 million to date, including a $3.6 The company, which has raised $53.15 million to date, including a $3.6

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EVs to power Kenya’s bus rapid transit system

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The BRT is a bus-based public transport system that delivers fast, comfortable and cost-effective services within metropolitan areas. This is due to several challenges, including weak electricity grids, insufficient charging infrastructure and a general lack of awareness.

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SmartRyde, a Japanese online platform for airport transfers, spurs global expansion with Series A

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SmartRyde , a Japanese online pre-booked airport transfers service platform, is a marketplace that connects travelers to local transportation operators/online travel agencies (OTAs). Due to the impact of COVID-19, there has been a change in the way people travel, such as avoiding congestion. since December 2020, as per its statement.

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Optibus taps $100M at a $1.3B valuation for its AI-based mass transit operations platform

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Optibus , which uses AI to help public transportation bodies and their mass transit partners plan and operate their networks, has raised $100 million, funding that it will be using to continue expanding its product set and wider business footprint, CEO and co-founder Amos Haggiag said in an interview in London this week.