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Liz Goldsmith

FBI cuts ribbon for new Idaho data center

The FBI and the Department of Justice (DOJ) cut the ribbon on the FBI’s new data center in Pocatello, Idaho on 11/18. The new data center provides the FBI and DOJ with140,000 square feet of additional space, accommodating both data center and office space capacity and allows them to consolidate almost 100 data centers throughout the DOJ.

R&M integrates optical cabling, DCIM for data center and edge mastery

R&M has launched its latest fiber-optic platform, Netscale 72, which offers RFID-based automated port documentation and visual guidance of work orders. The Netscale 72 fiber-optic distribution platform natively supports the two parallel optical cabling types — BASE8 and BASE12. This means that distribution modules for both applications fit into the same drawers of the system. Via the platform, data centers can customize trunk cabling within existing racks and enclosures, simply by changing or adding cassettes.

Credo joins OCP to spur 400G connectivity for hyperscale data centers and telecom

Credo, a specialist in serializer-deserializer (SerDes) semiconductor technology driving high-performance, low power connectivity for 100G, 400G, and 800G port enabled networks, has joined the Open Compute Project (OCP) as a community member. OCP is an open consortium aiming to design and enable the delivery of the most efficient server, storage, and data center hardware for scalable computing.

Training videos educate on fiber inspection and cleaning

Sticklers Fiber Optic Cleaners has created three training videos focused on best practices for fiber cleaning. As the demand for faster and more-reliable networks increases, inspecting and cleaning each and every fiber-optic connection has never been more important. Whether installing a new fiber network or maintaining an existing one, it is essential for service providers to implement proper fiber cleaning procedures to ensure its performance.

Gartner’s Top 10 Technology Trends For 2020 That Will Shape The Future

Edge computing will become a dominant factor across virtually all industries and use cases as the edge becomes empowered with more sophisticated and specialized compute resources and more data storage. The focus on the edge currently stems from the need for Internet of Things (IoT) systems to deliver disconnected or distributed capabilities into the embedded IoT world.