| Time |
Event |
| 12:05p |
Packet Raises $25M Series B, Starts Deployment of Edge Computing Cloud
Cloud and edge computing startup Packet has raised a $25 million Series B funding round
• The company has started to build out the initial nodes on its planned edge computing network
• It’s hired a former SoftLayer executive as COO and brought on a Facebook veteran to oversee its hardware platform development
• Packet’s goal is to provide an AWS-like user experience for edge computing infrastructure |
| 5:07p |
Google's AI Cloud Star Leaves After Pentagon Deal Protests
Fei-Fei Li, chief scientist at Google’s cloud-computing division, is leaving after controversy over the use of the company’s AI technology and a deal with the Pentagon
• Andrew Moore, dean of the school of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh will become head of AI at Google Cloud at the end of 2018
• In early June, Google retreated from a Pentagon cloud contract following employee protests
• In internal emails, Li praised the contract but cautioned colleagues to avoid mentioning the AI component of the deal for fear that the public would latch onto concern about “weaponized” AI, The New York Times reported |
| 6:42p |
Intent-Based Networking in the Data Center: Cisco vs. Juniper
How the two networking technology giants’ visions for self-driving networks differ from each other. |
| 9:37p |
Building a Successful Data Lake: An Information Strategy Foundation
Data lakes have had their ups and downs, but they’re here to stay — and have the power to unlock data’s true value. |
| 10:31p |
When and How Liquid Cooling Becomes Necessary in the Data Center
With Moore’s Law having dead-ended, the ever-increasing power of processors has gone back to generating heat. Liquid cooling in its many forms is becoming a serious option once again. But is it really practical to mix flexible pipes and cooling plate |
| 11:35p |
Azure Outage Proves the Hard Way that Availability Zones are a Good Idea
A lightning strike exposes a glaring hole in Azure cloud’s availability strategy. |