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The Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration has avoided weeks it would take to process about 180,000 images from a Saturn mission on its own equipment by spinning up Amazon Web Services' cloud servers that got the job done in five hours, according to a GovInfoSecurity report.
JPL CTO Tod Soderstrom told GIS the researchers had started processing the images on the lab's own computers and after 15 days of around-the-clock processing the job was not finished. "We spun up 60 processors in Amazon's cloud and finished it in five hours;total cost of $200," Soderstrom said.
Micron unveils solid-state drive for enterprises
Micron Technology, the US maker of semiconductors, introduced its new solid-state drives for enterprises this week. The company's RealSSD P300 solid-state drive features a SATA 6Gbps interface and provides up to 44,000 reads and 16,000 writes per second.
The solution is available in 50Gb, 100Gb and 200Gb capacities. It is targeted primarily at enterprise applications, including blade and rack servers, storage arrays and high-end workstations. It is designed to fit a standard 2.5 inch form factor. Several customers have deployed the solution to sample it and Micron plans to start mass production in October.
ADC Krone launches new 1U patch panels to improve data center performance
Network infrastructure equipment maker ADC Krone has launched new patch panels, which it says quickly improve data center performance. With the new range of TrueNet Category 6A 24 and high-density 48-port 1U patch panels, the company aims to address high-performance requirements of today's data center environments.
ADC Krone's new 10 Gigabit Ethernet copper solutions support 10GBASE-T up to about 328ft (100m) and provide high-performance headroom at link lengths of less than about 50ft (15m). The solution is available in 24 and 48 port configurations with either flat UTP and STP or V-angled UTP and STP.
Level 3 now offers connectivity with BATS Europe
Provider of network connectivity services Level 3 announced availability of direct connectivity with the European Multilateral Trading Facility operated by the financial markets technology company BATS Europe. The deal gives Level 3's financial-service customers in Europe access to its international backbone and trading execution from Europe to North America.
The offering includes metro and inter-city connectivity options and direct connection to the provider's trans-Atlantic routes. Level 3 operates about 54,000 miles of long-haul fiber infrastructure and 27,000 miles of metro fiber, spanning 190 markets in 22 countries.
Juniper donates $2.5m to 100Gbps public network in US
Juniper, the Silicon Valley-based maker of networking equipment, has donated $2.5m in cash to a project to build a new nationwide 100Gbps network that will serve US community institutions like schools, libraries community colleges, health centers and public safety organizations.
The project, titled Internet2, is also funded by a US federal stimulus grant. The new network will be called the US Unified Community Anchor Network (US UCAN) and will support advanced applications current Internet infrastructure cannot support. US UCAN infrastructure will include Juniper's MX series 3D Universal Edge routers and T series routers.
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration has avoided weeks it would take to process about 180,000 images from a Saturn mission on its own equipment by spinning up Amazon Web Services' cloud servers that got the job done in five hours, according to a GovInfoSecurity report.
JPL CTO Tod Soderstrom told GIS the researchers had started processing the images on the lab's own computers and after 15 days of around-the-clock processing the job was not finished. "We spun up 60 processors in Amazon's cloud and finished it in five hours;total cost of $200," Soderstrom said.
Micron unveils solid-state drive for enterprises
Micron Technology, the US maker of semiconductors, introduced its new solid-state drives for enterprises this week. The company's RealSSD P300 solid-state drive features a SATA 6Gbps interface and provides up to 44,000 reads and 16,000 writes per second.
The solution is available in 50Gb, 100Gb and 200Gb capacities. It is targeted primarily at enterprise applications, including blade and rack servers, storage arrays and high-end workstations. It is designed to fit a standard 2.5 inch form factor. Several customers have deployed the solution to sample it and Micron plans to start mass production in October.
ADC Krone launches new 1U patch panels to improve data center performance
Network infrastructure equipment maker ADC Krone has launched new patch panels, which it says quickly improve data center performance. With the new range of TrueNet Category 6A 24 and high-density 48-port 1U patch panels, the company aims to address high-performance requirements of today's data center environments.
ADC Krone's new 10 Gigabit Ethernet copper solutions support 10GBASE-T up to about 328ft (100m) and provide high-performance headroom at link lengths of less than about 50ft (15m). The solution is available in 24 and 48 port configurations with either flat UTP and STP or V-angled UTP and STP.
Level 3 now offers connectivity with BATS Europe
Provider of network connectivity services Level 3 announced availability of direct connectivity with the European Multilateral Trading Facility operated by the financial markets technology company BATS Europe. The deal gives Level 3's financial-service customers in Europe access to its international backbone and trading execution from Europe to North America.
The offering includes metro and inter-city connectivity options and direct connection to the provider's trans-Atlantic routes. Level 3 operates about 54,000 miles of long-haul fiber infrastructure and 27,000 miles of metro fiber, spanning 190 markets in 22 countries.
Juniper donates $2.5m to 100Gbps public network in US
Juniper, the Silicon Valley-based maker of networking equipment, has donated $2.5m in cash to a project to build a new nationwide 100Gbps network that will serve US community institutions like schools, libraries community colleges, health centers and public safety organizations.
The project, titled Internet2, is also funded by a US federal stimulus grant. The new network will be called the US Unified Community Anchor Network (US UCAN) and will support advanced applications current Internet infrastructure cannot support. US UCAN infrastructure will include Juniper's MX series 3D Universal Edge routers and T series routers.