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

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

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    Data Storage and New Technologies for IaaS




    Apple Spends Billion on Chinese Data Center
    On Habré we talk not only about our own experience, but also share inter-industry events. Here we are talking about new legislation in the field of storing personal data of citizens of China and the need to comply with it. Apple - is actively investing in one of the Chinese provinces and is entering the "forefront" of cooperation with the local government.

    Microsoft will introduce DNA storage in one of its data centers
    Data Center in “a few cubes of sugar” - Microsoft's plan for 2020. Who and how is working on this, and what to expect after all, is in our article on Habré.

    How to standardize data centers: the Open19 Foundation will do this
    We talk about the collaboration of IT giants that offer to standardize the approach to creating data centers. To do this, they created a special working group.

    Energy Limit: New Data Center Cooling Technologies
    We deal with alternative solutions for cooling data centers, we are talking about natural forms of cooling and options using artificial intelligence.

    “How It Works”: Tier Data Center Classification
    A bit of theory on the topic of Tiers, 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.



    IaaS in practice




    Pros and cons of cloud services in the IaaS, PaaS, SaaS model: expert opinion
    Guest material from Stratoscale with discussion and comparison of models. All this is based on the opinions of several dozen experts representing a variety of IT companies.

    Hosting business-critical applications in the IaaS cloud: what to look for
    We talk about the requirements for IT infrastructure, understand the Business Critical Application (BCA) and the corresponding 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 options are there for solving various problems, and analyze the main pros and cons. Material from our corporate IaaS blog .

    PCI DSS Cloud Hosting: Service Details
    A little about "what it is eaten with" - on real examples of our customers. We talk in detail about the components of the service and the 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 storage policies are together with an example of using Storage Policy.

    IaaS Digest: “vCloud and His Friends”
    Our classic digest on vCloud and getting started with IaaS.



    PD and IB




    Personal data protection: a European approach
    We are discussing new regulations that were 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 placing government information systems in the cloud
    Here we look at the levels and classes of protection. Plus, we are talking about the requirements that a cloud provider must meet. Another post on our IaaS blog .

    Petya ransomware virus: how to avoid infection and protect your own systems
    Immediately after the well-known events, we analyzed the principle of Petya's work and talked about how to defeat the virus and prepare our system for its possible return.

    A cryptographer who doesn't need money
    We analyze the opinion of what goals the developers of the Petya-like cryptographic encryption company could pursue. Experts suggest not thinking about extorting money, but about an alternative version - damage to IT systems.



    Practical IaaS Cases




    IaaS Business Case Digest
    Another selection in the format of the IaaS digest, in which you will find materials about 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 technology in photogrammetry and agriculture
    A little about how in the process of creating 3D models from several images of one object, photographed from different angles, you can use cloud technology.

    The Power of IaaS: What Applications Do Cloud Automotive Applications Have?
    Virtual infrastructure can be applied at any stage of design, production or maintenance of a car. Today IaaS is already widely used in the field of smart cars and thematic services for car enthusiasts.



    High performance




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

    IBM has opened access to a new 16-qubit quantum processor
    A little bit about the follower of the 5-qubit computer from IBM, which can be worked with using the IBM Cloud cloud platform.

    Intel introduced the 18-core Core i9 Extreme from the Core X line
    Summary of Computex 2017 for Intel, which introduced the Core X series.

    IBM introduced the world's first 5-nanometer chip
    Note on a new product developed jointly with Samsung and GlobalFoundries.

    MIT Develops Photon Chip for Deep Learning
    We talk about the joint development of a team of researchers from MIT and other countries.

    Recording from 1 million neurons: new DARPA plans
    A little about the new order that DARPA will receive. What will they do and why.



    Miscellaneous




    “Friday's format”: How to extinguish a flame or 8 sure ways to ruin development
    We are talking about the difficulties faced by the leaders of the technical team and their wards. Here we discuss how to destroy any brilliant things.

    100 Practical Materials on Security, Economics, and IaaS Tools
    A mega-selection of our corporate IaaS blog posts. Here are collected manuals, practical tips on information security, networks and hardware. Plus, we presented the most interesting cases in the field of interaction between business and IaaS provider.

    Startup Node introduced a semantic platform
    Why investors have entrusted $ 16 million to Falon Fatemi, the founder and manager of the project, which intends to become something like “Google for meaning.”

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