Magnetic tape storage record by IBM and Fujifilm

A high-density magnetic tape cartridge with a record capacity of up to 580 TB was developed by IBM and Fujifilm for storage purposes in large “data centers”. As mentioned in an IBM post, this prototype provides 27 times more area density than today’s tape drives. It is noted that today there are more than 500 hyperscale “data Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Powerful new processor chip from IBM

IBM announced on Monday a new processor chip for “data centers”, which, as it says, will be able to lift three times the workload of its predecessor. According to Reuters, the company said that the “Power10” will be manufactured by Samsung and is intended for use by businesses in “data Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Big Data trends in 2020

The Big Data sector is expected to continue to boom in the new year. Global Data gives a perspective on how this field of Information Technology will be formed in the coming months. A field that is expected to be a common place for all entities managing or dealing with Big Data is that of centralized management,since the trend is to Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

China is losing space in the supercomputer race

The supercomputer race is alive and well; and China seems to be losing space to the list of top 500 supercomputers in the world, published every six months. As the BBC notes, the US has maintained its position, holding first and second places with the world’s two most powerful computers. Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

In the USA again the No1 supercomputer in the world

A new American supercomputer named “Summit” literally won the top of supercomputers, being the most powerful and “smart” in the world. “Summit” is based at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee and reaches 200,000 trillion petaflops. The title of the No. 1 supercomputer so far Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

IBM: Five technological developments that will change the world in the next five years

© Provided by: PROTO THEMA S.A. rompot-kosmos Every year, IBM Research, the research arm of the largest US IT company IBM, makes public its forecasts of the five major technological developments over the next five years that will have a major impact on society and the economy. IBM’s research laboratories Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Artificial Intelligence: What it is and how it dramatically changes our world

©naftemporiki.gr Artificial Intelligence: What it is and how it dramatically changes our world Artificial Intelligence has been impressively evolving in recent years and -although it is often a matter of exaggeration or even destruction scenarios- it is enough to focus on real technological progress to realize its exciting potential. By Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

The first quantum processor with 50 quantum ‘bits’ is true

Another milestone in the long way to creating quantum computing was achieved by the big US company IBM, which announced it has created the first processor with 50 quantum “bits” or qubits. This is the first time a company achieves this, which gives a comparative advantage to IBM against Google Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Data storage record on magnetic tape by Sony and IBM

Sony and IBM (IBM Research in Zurich in particular) announced that they achieved a record of data storage in a magnetic tape at 201 Gb / in² (gigabytes per square inch). As stated in the relevant Sony announcement, this achievement has been made possible by combining Sony’s new magnetic tape Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …