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Alerify, Inc., a newly formed colocation firm, has acquired Elevated MSP’s data center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The 68,830 sq ft facility at 2330 Vartan Way will enhance Alerify’s hosting and colocation services in South Central PA. Founder Andy Kochanowski aims to leverage his industry experience to grow the business regionally. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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— sophie (@netcapgirl) July 31, 2024
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CalEthos is setting new standards with a 315-acre purchase in California’s Lithium Valley, boosting its data center project to 420 MW in its first phase. Positioned for optimal high-voltage power access and geothermal proximity, the site supports hyperscalers, cloud, and AI workloads, all powered by 100% renewable energy. This marks a significant leap towards sustainable tech infrastructure.
Earlier today, Microsoft Azure went down for New Zealand customers, disrupting Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange Online and Teams. The four-hour outage caused widespread frustration, particularly among administrators dealing with recent Azure and CrowdStrike issues. Users faced login problems, and public sector services like the New Zealand Police experienced email disruptions. The incident reignites debates on the reliability of cloud migration.
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Amazon has filed a lawsuit against Nokia, alleging that the Finnish company was utilizing 12 of its cloud computing-related patents illegally. The complaint, filed Tuesday in Delaware federal court, claimed that Nokia has stolen the cliff notes of certain Amazon Web Services (AWS) custom-services to deploy with its own cloud offerings. It comes after its patent lawsuit against Amazon over video tech. Amazon wants to stop the alleged infringement and be paid for damages.
In an unexpected move, Microsoft has announced an ad-free update for Skype, now available to testers in its Insider program. While this declutters the user experience, it doesn’t bring back the popular Split View feature that many users miss. Instead, the update focuses on new AI-powered image creation, leaving some long-time users frustrated.
