Microsoft Blames "Severe Weather" for Azure Cloud Outage
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Robots Now Annihilate Hard Drives in Google Data Centers
Google has deployed robots to destroy decommissioned hard drives in its data centers
• Industrial robots puncture and shred the drives much faster than human technicians can
• Automating this function has been especially helpful during mass upgrades, J… Continue reading Robots Now Annihilate Hard Drives in Google Data Centers
Microsoft to Open-Source Its Secret Weapon Against Cloud Network Outages
Microsoft researchers said they’re planning to open-source Open Network Emulator, the system that simulates the entire network that powers the company’s hyperscale cloud platform
• The company has been using it for about a year to test changes made to … Continue reading Microsoft to Open-Source Its Secret Weapon Against Cloud Network Outages
Google is Building a Version of Kubernetes Engine for On-Prem Data Centers
Google Cloud is building a version of its Kubernetes Engine service users can run in their own data centers
• Currently in alpha, GKE On-Prem is meant to give enterprises a consistent way to manage their application infrastructure in-house and in the p… Continue reading Google is Building a Version of Kubernetes Engine for On-Prem Data Centers
AWS Turns Snowball Appliance into Shippable Edge Compute Device
Amazon has launched new cloud VM instances for Snowball Edge
• Originally designed for efficient transfer of lots of data to AWS, the appliance now supports EC2
• The product is aimed at customers that need temporary edge computing capacity
• They can … Continue reading AWS Turns Snowball Appliance into Shippable Edge Compute Device
AWS Turns Snowball Appliance into Shippable Edge Compute Device
Amazon has launched new cloud VM instances for Snowball Edge
• Originally designed for efficient transfer of lots of data to AWS, the appliance now supports EC2
• The product is aimed at customers that need temporary edge computing capacity
• They can … Continue reading AWS Turns Snowball Appliance into Shippable Edge Compute Device
Intuit Sells Quincy Data Center to H5 at a Loss as It Moves to AWS
Intuit has sold its Quincy, Washington, data center to H5 Data Centers
• The software maker behind TurboTax and QuickBooks has moved most of its core applications to Amazon Web Services
• Intuit, which will keep a lot of computing infrastructure in the… Continue reading Intuit Sells Quincy Data Center to H5 at a Loss as It Moves to AWS
Intuit Sells Quincy Data Center to H5 at a Loss as It Moves to AWS
Intuit has sold its Quincy, Washington, data center to H5 Data Centers
• The software maker behind TurboTax and QuickBooks has moved most of its core applications to Amazon Web Services
• Intuit, which will keep a lot of computing infrastructure in the… Continue reading Intuit Sells Quincy Data Center to H5 at a Loss as It Moves to AWS
Google’s Cloud Data Centers for Hollywood Come Online in Los Angeles
Google has launched a cloud availability region in Los Angeles
• It is marketed primarily to the area’s media and entertainment industry
• The company says the vertical’s bursty workloads are uniquely suited for cloud
• Users in California can now enjo… Continue reading Google’s Cloud Data Centers for Hollywood Come Online in Los Angeles
VMware Cloud CTO: Launching VMware on AWS Has Been a Heavy Lift
Integrating VMware with Amazon’s cloud infrastructure has been a big job for engineering teams on both sides of the partnership
• Both have had to make major changes to their architectures and create new operational processes, VMware’s cloud CTO Kit Co… Continue reading VMware Cloud CTO: Launching VMware on AWS Has Been a Heavy Lift