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Amazon confirms abrupt departure of AWS data center chief Chris Vonderhaar

GeekWire

GeekWire File Photo The Amazon Web Services executive who oversaw the cloud giant’s massive network of data centers is suddenly gone, without explanation. Amazon confirmed the departure of Chris Vonderhaar, who had been at the company for nearly 13 years, in response to a GeekWire inquiry on Tuesday.

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Private Data Center Trends for 2014 and Beyond

CTOvision

Today’s data centers are being built at the forefront of industry standards. Within the past five years, the way we construct data centers has changed dramatically. David Cappuccio, the Chief of Infrastructure Research at Gartner, told CIO that “Data centers will no longer be constrained by one specific site.

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Facebook Ready to Begin Second Data Center in Iowa

Data Center Knowledge

Facebook hasn''t even finished its first massive data center building in Altoona, Iowa. But the social networking company is ready to begin construction on a second 476,000 square foot building. Featured'

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5 reasons to move to a network platform

CIO Business Intelligence

In today’s era of dynamic disruption, IT leaders are taking center stage in navigating a complex and vast network. On top of that, how do you build a resilient network that can protect your people, systems, and data from external threats? The answer is the network platform.

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Enabling new, data-driven 5G services through a digital network twin

TM Forum

A TM Forum project is using a digital twin network (DTN) to demonstrate how telcos can build network twins to help manage the greater automation required by B2B2x and industrial 5G services. Network configuration is mostly done offline and requires manual interventions, making it slow and inflexible.

Network 130
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1&1 contracts Rakuten for German 5G Open RAN network

TM Forum

Germany’s 1&1 AG has given a fillip to Open RAN and the Rakuten Communications Platform (RCP) by contracting Rakuten Group to help build its new mobile network, which will be Germany’s fourth. Its choice of partner to build a virtualized Open RAN 5G network points to Rakuten’s potential to shake up the telecoms industry.

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Australia’s Vocus Buys Two Data Centers, Enters Fiber Construction Joint Venture

Data Center Knowledge

Sells half of fiber construction business gained in FX Networks deal to Spark New Zealand Read More. Asia-Pacific colocation Connectivity Deals'