10 April

AWS and Azure named finalists for the Pentagon’s $10B JEDI cloud contract

The Pentagon narrowed its list of contenders for the $10B cloud contract, removing Oracle and IBM from the list. The business will go to a Seattle-area company, with a slight advantage going to AWS for the work it has already done for the CIA. With the two smaller vendors out of the way, the bake-off […]

9 April

The Evolving Role of the Modern Developer

Marcus Merrell takes a new approach to the full stack developer, revealing an evolved computer scientist who moves her or his organization forward. Successful developers are well-rounded, high functioning team members who also write great code. These developers are resourceful, high EQ (emotional intelligence) contributors to all aspects of the business and the broader developer […]

8 April

How to Build a Hyperscale Data Center

Tim Prickett Morgan sat down with Kushagra Vaid, GM of Azure infrastructure to understand best practices from the second largest data center company in the world. TPM asks how Azure can meet demand when there are other hyperscale data centers simultaneously placing bids for servers. There have been times when the hyperscalers and cloud builders […]

7 April

Intel Unveils New Chips to Keep AMD, Custom Silicon at Bay

Intel, the largest maker of computer processors, announced a new range of server chips aimed at maintaining its dominance over one of the most profitable segments of the semiconductor industry. The company is introducing 90 different versions of the Xeon processor aiming to expand the type of work its most lucrative model can handle. At […]

5 April

Kyocera to Build Data Center Cooled by Snow

Kyocera Communication Systems plans to build a data center solely powered by wind, solar and biomass in Ishikari City, Hokkaido, Japan. Construction on the “zero-emission” data center is due to start later this month, with the facility set to be ready for operation in 2021. But, the site will only start running on renewable energy […]