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Are QR Codes the Secret to Greener Data Centers?

Aligned Data Centers claims its OriginMark system can identify and quantify the embodied carbon of all materials that make up a data center. Read more.

Enterprise IT Spend to Cool, Asia Security Spend Remains Hot

Growing ransomware threats will be a key driver for Singapore enterprises to increase security spending, GlobalData's Saurabh Daga said. Read more.

Google Data Dives Into a BigLake

The cloud giant is also part of a new group targeted at making it easier for enterprises to manage data across an organization. Read more.

O-RAN Alliance Targets ‘Open Intelligence’ in Release 2

The community also said it increased activities with other industry bodies and standards development organizations throughout 2021. Read more.