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FYI Collaborates with IBM to Manage the Business of Creation Using Generative AI

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023

ARMONK, N.Y., June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a new collaboration with will.i.am and FYI (Focus Your Ideas) to leverage the transformative power of secure and trustworthy generative AI for creatives. The FYI app is engineered to inspire and empower artists, creators and innovators to collaborate seamlessly on projects and help them manage their business with everything from storyboarding, messaging and video calls to high-resolution file sharing and scheduling all in one place — tracking the creative process end-to-end.

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  • FYI and IBM Consulting will work together to integrate watsonx , a new AI and data platform for business, to scale AI and embed responsibility, transparency and explainability into the creative process.
  • FYI currently runs on IBM Cloud and is enabled by IBM technology to harness cryptography with secured messaging for projects from end-to-end.
  • "Collaborating with IBM, a trusted partner and expert in the generative AI field, will enable both FYI and the creative community to scale."
  • "Together, FYI and IBM aim to transform the creative collaboration process with simple and highly efficient generative AI powered workflows."

AMD Expands Leadership Data Center Portfolio with New EPYC CPUs and Shares Details on Next-Generation AMD Instinct Accelerator and Software Enablement for Generative AI

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, at the “Data Center and AI Technology Premiere,” AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) announced the products, strategy and ecosystem partners that will shape the future of computing, highlighting the next phase of data center innovation. AMD was joined on stage with executives from Amazon Web Services (AWS), Citadel, Hugging Face, Meta, Microsoft Azure and PyTorch to showcase the technological partnerships with industry leaders to bring the next generation of high performance CPU and AI accelerator solutions to market.

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  • AMD highlighted how the 4th Gen AMD EPYC processor continues to drive leadership performance and energy efficiency.
  • AMD introduced the 4th Gen AMD EPYC processors with AMD 3D V-Cache™ technology, the world’s highest performance x86 server CPU for technical computing3.
  • AMD revealed new details of the AMD Instinct™ MI300 Series accelerator family, including the introduction of the AMD Instinct MI300X accelerator, the world’s most advanced accelerator for generative AI.
  • AMD showcased a robust networking portfolio including the AMD Pensando™ DPU, AMD Ultra Low Latency NICs and AMD Adaptive NICs.

Exclusive Research Report on Worldwide Data Center Market by Arizton - Investment Prospects in 9 Regions and 51 Countries

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023

They are involved in the development of several cloud regions globally, which will increase data center investments.

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  • They are involved in the development of several cloud regions globally, which will increase data center investments.
  • Meta (Facebook) Puts Expansion Projects on Hold to Develop AI-Optimized Data Center Designs, Highlighting Importance of Advanced Cooling Technologies.
  • Tax Incentives Drive Data Center Market Growth, with the U.S. and India Leading the Way
    Data Center Market Growth Fueled by Tax Incentives as Countries Compete for Operators.
  • The company aims to design a new AI data center and redesign its data center facilities for artificial intelligence workloads.

Exclusive Research Report on Worldwide Data Center Market by Arizton - Investment Prospects in 9 Regions and 51 Countries

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023

They are involved in the development of several cloud regions globally, which will increase data center investments.

Key Points: 
  • They are involved in the development of several cloud regions globally, which will increase data center investments.
  • Meta (Facebook) Puts Expansion Projects on Hold to Develop AI-Optimized Data Center Designs, Highlighting Importance of Advanced Cooling Technologies.
  • Tax Incentives Drive Data Center Market Growth, with the U.S. and India Leading the Way
    Data Center Market Growth Fueled by Tax Incentives as Countries Compete for Operators.
  • The company aims to design a new AI data center and redesign its data center facilities for artificial intelligence workloads.

Dizzion Acquires Frame from Nutanix to Accelerate Growth in DaaS Market

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Combining Dizzion with Frame will create one of the largest independent DaaS companies, with industry-leading service capabilities delivered globally.

Key Points: 
  • Combining Dizzion with Frame will create one of the largest independent DaaS companies, with industry-leading service capabilities delivered globally.
  • "Together, Dizzion and Frame deliver the most comprehensive DaaS offering available globally, from vendor-assembled to vendor-managed services that support the overall market and customer trends to Managed DaaS."
  • "The combined strengths of Dizzion and Frame will enable customers to deploy leading-edge DaaS solutions," said Tarkan Maner, Chief Commercial Officer, Nutanix.
  • "We look forward to collaborating with Dizzion to provide a complete DaaS solution including our Nutanix Cloud Platform to our joint customers.

Worldwide Data Center Construction Market Report 2023 - Sector to Reach $73.43 Billion by 2028 at a 6.4% CAGR

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

DUBLIN, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Worldwide Data Center Construction Market - Investment Prospects in 9 Regions and 51 Countries" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • DUBLIN, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Worldwide Data Center Construction Market - Investment Prospects in 9 Regions and 51 Countries" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The global data center construction market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.50% from 2022 to 2028.
  • In 2022, the global data center construction market witnessed investments of over USD 50 billion owing to investments from colocation operators, such as Equinix, Digital Realty, Vantage Data Centers, STACK Infrastructure, Iron Mountain, QTS Realty Trust, NTT Global Data Centers, DataBank, and ST Telemedia Global Data Centres.
  • In 2022, the data center construction market witnessed supply chain-related challenges to support infrastructure providers.

Console Connect and Vultr Collaborate to Deliver On-Demand Cloud Access Worldwide

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Today, Vultr is integrated with the Console Connect platform in multiple regions, enabling businesses to directly connect to Vultr servers from over 900 data center locations in more than 50 countries worldwide.

Key Points: 
  • Today, Vultr is integrated with the Console Connect platform in multiple regions, enabling businesses to directly connect to Vultr servers from over 900 data center locations in more than 50 countries worldwide.
  • As businesses accelerate their multi-cloud journey, they require secure, direct connection services to all major cloud providers, including AWS, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud and more.
  • Extended network support – through the Console Connect MeetingPlace, businesses can also order cloud compute, Cloud GPU, Bare Metal, and cloud storage solutions from Vultr, combining their connectivity and cloud solutions on one easy-to-use platform.
  • Unlike other NaaS platforms, Console Connect delivers connectivity to the Vultr cloud across its own high-performance network, which features a redundant and resilient global subsea cable network.

Encora Appoints Ian McMaster as New Head of Partnerships and Ecosystem Alliances

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Encora, a global next-gen product engineering provider, today announced Ian McMaster has been appointed as its new Senior Vice President of Partnerships and Ecosystem Alliances. In this role, McMaster will be responsible for collaborating with cross-functional teams across Encora to create programs and solutions that drive business growth through alliances. McMaster joins Encora from Cognizant, where he served as Assistant Vice President, Global Head AI & Analytics Alliances.

Key Points: 
  • In this role, McMaster will be responsible for collaborating with cross-functional teams across Encora to create programs and solutions that drive business growth through alliances.
  • McMaster joins Encora from Cognizant, where he served as Assistant Vice President, Global Head AI & Analytics Alliances.
  • "Partnerships and alliances with industry leaders is a key enabler to our ability to better serve clients with the latest innovations in software development," said Anand, CEO, Encora.
  • "Ian has very impressive experience in securing these types of partnerships through his work at Microsoft, IBM and Cognizant.

Cologix Announces New Sustainable Scalelogix(SM) Data Center in Montréal, Québec

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023

DENVER, May 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cologix , North America’s leading network-neutral interconnection and hyperscale edge data center company, today announced that it has started construction of its latest Scalelogix facility, Montréal MTL8 data center.

Key Points: 
  • DENVER, May 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cologix , North America’s leading network-neutral interconnection and hyperscale edge data center company, today announced that it has started construction of its latest Scalelogix facility, Montréal MTL8 data center.
  • Currently being built by CML Construction with an expected completion by mid-2024, MTL8 is an expansion of Cologix’s existing data center footprint in Montréal .
  • The Cologix data center is further proof that economic prosperity, innovation and environmental protection can be successfully combined."
  • "We are thrilled to launch our newest data center in Montréal Technoparc," said Daniel Laurin, Executive Vice President, Engineering and Client Solutions at Cologix.

CIOReview Names Cobalt Iron a 2023 Top IBM Solution Provider

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Thursday, May 25, 2023

Cobalt Iron Inc. announces that CIOReview magazine has named it a 2023 Top 25 IBM Solution Provider.

Key Points: 
  • Cobalt Iron Inc. announces that CIOReview magazine has named it a 2023 Top 25 IBM Solution Provider.
  • The designation is thanks to the company’s Compass® enterprise SaaS backup platform for monitoring, managing, provisioning, and securing the entire enterprise backup landscape.
  • A technology partner for IBM, Cobalt Iron ensures cyberprotection and resiliency for backup environments.
  • “Many Spectrum Protect users rely on Cobalt Iron Compass to manage their Spectrum Protect ecosystem,” said Andy Hurt, CMO at Cobalt Iron.