IaaS-digest: 30 materials on working with PD, new technologies, information security and high performance

Here we will find the latest content from our IaaS blog. We talk about promising developments in the field of high performance, new technologies for the data center and share practical experience in setting up a virtual infrastructure .



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Data storage and new technologies for IaaS

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Apple will spend a billion on Chinese data center

At Habré we talk not only about our own experience, but also share inter-sectoral events. Here we are talking about new legislation in the field of storage of personal data of Chinese citizens and the need to comply with it. Apple is actively investing in one of the Chinese provinces and goes to the "advanced" cooperation with the local government.

Microsoft will introduce DNA storage in one of its data centers

Data Center in “Multiple Sugar Cubes” - Microsoft’s 2020 plan. Who and how works over it, and what to expect all the same - in our note on Habré.

How to standardize data center: Open19 Foundation will do it

We talk about the collaboration of IT giants who offer to standardize the approach to the creation of a data center. To do this, they created a special working group.

Energy Limit: New Data Center Cooling Technologies

We understand the alternative solutions for cooling data centers, talking about natural forms of cooling and options using artificial intelligence.

“How it works”: Tier data center classification

A little theory on the topic of Tier'ov, a story about the classification of the Uptime Institute and an explanation of the logic of choosing the right approach for use on your own data center.

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IaaS in practice

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Pros and cons of cloud services in IaaS, PaaS, SaaS models: expert opinion

Stratoscale guest material with discussion and comparison of models. All this is based on the opinions of several dozen experts representing a variety of IT companies.

Placing business-critical applications in the IaaS cloud: what to look for

We are talking about the requirements for IT infrastructure, we are working with Business Critical Application (BCA) and related solutions from VMware (vSphere 6.5, vMotion, VMware DRS, etc.).

Disaster recovery as a service: advantages and disadvantages

We write about how it works, what are the options for solving various problems, analyze the main advantages and disadvantages. Material from our corporate IaaS blog .

PCI DSS Cloud Hosting: Service Details

A little bit about “what it is eating with” - on real examples of our clients. We tell in detail about the constituent services and possibilities for solving your problems.

What to look for when choosing a cloud PCI DSS hosting service

Various nuances associated with the provision of services.

vCloud Director 8.10: granular Storage Policy management

Thematic note in the context of virtual disks. About what are the policies of the repository, along with an example of using the Storage Policy.

IaaS Digest: “vCloud and His Friends”

Our classic digest on vCloud and start working with IaaS.

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PD and IB

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Personal data protection: a European approach

We are discussing new regulations that we adopted in 2016, and talk about how personal data (PD) is transferred to the clouds.

"The letter of the law": A little about the protection of personal data

Continuation of the analytical analysis of the situation with PD, new legislation, the relevant provisions of the “Spring package” and practical nuances.

On the protection of personal data in the Russian and European markets

Addition to the two materials that we cited above, telling about new realities and optimal solutions in the field of working with personal information in Russia and Europe.

Features of the deployment of public information systems in the cloud

Here we consider the levels and classes of protection. Plus, we are talking about the requirements that must be met by the cloud provider. Another material on our IaaS blog .

Petya ransomware virus: how to avoid infection and protect your own systems

Immediately after the well-known events, we conducted an analysis of the principle of operation of Petya and talked about how to defeat the virus and prepare its system for its possible return.

Cipherman who doesn't need money

We analyze the opinion of what goals could be pursued by the developers of a Petya-like cryptographer. Experts suggest thinking not about extortion of money, but about an alternative version - damage to IT systems.

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Practical IaaS-cases

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Business Case Digest for IaaS

Another selection in the format of IaaS-digest, in which you will find materials on the use of cloud technologies in sports, music, cinema, the automotive industry, the game industry, e-commerce and even in the work of airlines and Formula 1.

Cloud technologies in photogrammetry and agriculture

A little bit about how in the process of creating 3D-models from several images of one object, photographed from different angles, you can use cloud technologies.

“The Power of IaaS”: What is the use of cloud technologies in the automotive industry

Virtual infrastructure can be applied at any stage of the design, production or maintenance of cars. Today, IaaS is already fully used in the field of "smart" cars and thematic services for car enthusiasts.

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High performance

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Google plans to introduce cloud computing service for quantum computing.

A brief note about the plans of the company, which is going to open online access to its quantum machines for scientists and researchers of AI. We are talking about why this is necessary.

IBM has opened access to a new 16-qubit quantum processor

A little about the follower of the 5-qubit computer from IBM, which is possible to work with using the cloud platform IBM Cloud.

Intel introduced the 18-core Core i9 Extreme Core X line

The results of the exhibition Computex 2017 for Intel, which presented a series of Core X.

IBM introduced the world's first 5-nanometer chip

A note about the new product developed in conjunction with Samsung and GlobalFoundries.

MIT developed a photon chip for deep learning

We talk about the joint development of a team of researchers MIT and other countries.

Record from 1 million neurons: new plans DARPA

A little about the new order, which will receive DARPA. What will do and why.

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miscellanea

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"Friday format": How to extinguish the flame or 8 sure ways to ruin the development

We talk about the difficulties faced by the leaders of the technical team and their wards. Here we discuss how to destroy any ingenious things.

100 practical materials on safety, economics and IaaS tools

Mega compilation of our blog on corporate IaaS. Here are collected guides, practical tips on information security, networks and hardware. Plus, we brought the most interesting cases in the field of interaction between business and IaaS-provider.

Startup Node introduced the semantic platform

Why investors have entrusted $ 16 million to Falon Fatemi (Falon Fatemi), the founder and project manager who intends to become something like “Google for meaning”.