Server news

Here are some recent news and updates from the server and technology world:

Cloud Computing

• Amazon Web Services (AWS) launches new Lake Formation service for data warehousing and analytics (Source: AWS Blog)
• Microsoft announces general availability of Azure Arc, a hybrid cloud platform for managing on-premises and cloud-based resources (Source: Microsoft Azure Blog)

Server Hardware

• Intel announces new Xeon W-3175X processor, a 28-core, 56-thread CPU with a 3.2 GHz base clock speed (Source: Tom's Hardware)
• AMD launches new EPYC 7000 series processors, featuring up to 64 cores and 128 threads (Source: AMD Blog)

Server Software

• Red Hat announces general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4, featuring improved security and performance (Source: Red Hat Blog)
• VMware announces general availability of vSphere 7.0, featuring improved virtualization and cloud management (Source: VMware Blog)

Data Center and Colocation

• Equinix announces plans to build new data centers in Japan and the UK (Source: Equinix Press Release)
• Digital Realty announces expansion of its data center footprint in Europe and Asia (Source: Digital Realty Press Release)

Cybersecurity

• Google announces new security features for Google Cloud, including improved threat detection and incident response (Source: Google Cloud Blog)
• Microsoft announces new security features for Azure, including improved threat protection and compliance (Source: Microsoft Azure Blog)

Other News

• The Open Compute Project (OCP) announces new members and projects, including a new data center design initiative (Source: OCP Blog)
• The Linux Foundation announces new members and projects, including a new edge computing initiative (Source: Linux Foundation Blog)