Author Archives: Nicole Hemsoth
Nicole Hemsoth
GE Looks to Hadoop for the Industrial Internet
June 21st, 2013
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/hadoopge.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="71" border="0" />With a name as big as “The Industrial Internet,” it shouldn't come as a surprise that implementing the waste-reducing, machine-optimizing network will require much more than a factory full of sensors. ...
Datapipe Launches Green HPC Cloud Node
June 20th, 2013
Managed services and infrastructure provider Datapipe has launched its greenest and most high performance solution yet – in Iceland – in partnership with Verne Global.
Additive Manufacturing Leader Stratasys to Acquire MakerBot
June 20th, 2013
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/stratasysmakerbot.png" alt="" width="95" height="58" border="0" />In the rapidly growing world of additive manufacturing, there are two names that continue to stand out: on the industrial side sits Stratasys, while the startup MakerBot has quickly become synonymous ...
GreenBytes Cuts Data Down to Size
June 19th, 2013
As data growth continues its exponential climb, companies are looking for ways of reducing the storage burden. Why not start by eliminating the duplicates?
Top Predictions from the American Chemical Manufacturing Summit
June 19th, 2013
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/acms.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="63" border="0" />Tuesday marked the opening day of the 2013 American Chemical Manufacturing Summit, bringing players from the agrochemical sector to pharmaceuticals to discuss the state of the industry. And while many of ...
The State of E-Waste Exports
June 18th, 2013
A new report from the United States International Trade Commission concludes most e-waste stays state-side.
Robots Take the Keys at Ford’s New Test Track
June 18th, 2013
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/fordtruckrobot.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="63" border="0" />When it comes to testing a new line of trucks, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that automakers such as Ford aren’t afraid to be tough on their latest models. But ...
Data Megaliths
June 17th, 2013
Companies are building both corporate campuses and datacenters at record rates. Hardly a day goes by without an announcement of a new big site. While much has been made of the efficiency of consolidation, these sprawling mega-datacenters do raise ...
GE Turns to Makers to Bring 3D Printing to Aerospace
June 17th, 2013
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/TwoBrackets.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="68" border="0" />At 30,000 feet, equipment failure is simply not an option, which is part of why additive manufacturing has been a bit slow to catch on in the aerospace industry. But according ...
Arctic Facebook Datacenter Goes Live
June 14th, 2013
Facebook's newest datacenter in Luleå, Sweden, on the edge of the Arctic Circle, went live this week.
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