Tata Electronics Pvt. Ltd. (TEPL) anunció el viernes la adquisición de una participación de control del 60 por ciento en el fabricante por contrato taiwanés. pegatrón Unidad de India, fortaleciendo su posición como actor importante en el sector de fabricación de productos electrónicos de la India.
Los detalles financieros de las transacciones no fueron revelados.
Pegatron India es una subsidiaria de la taiwanesa Pegatron Corporation, que se dedica a brindar servicios de fabricación de productos electrónicos (EMS) por contrato a gigantes globales como manzana.
Se espera que el último acuerdo fortalezca y fortalezca la posición de Tata como proveedor de Apple. iPhone Planos de fabricación.
Al anunciar la adquisición del 60 por ciento de participación, Tata Electronics dijo que Pegatron Technology se someterá a una marca de fabricación para reflejar la nueva estructura de propiedad y dirección comercial mientras continúa brindando servicios de fabricación de productos electrónicos de calidad.
El último movimiento de la rama de electrónica del grupo Salt to Gadgets se produce tras la adquisición de las operaciones de Wistron en India (con sede en Narsapura, Karnataka) hace menos de un año, en marzo de 2024.
De hecho, en su mensaje de Año Nuevo a los empleados, el presidente de Tata Sons, N Chandrasekaran, afirmó que a medida que las cadenas de suministro globales continúan cambiando a favor de la India y las empresas más grandes del mundo aportan un nuevo equilibrio entre agilidad y eficiencia, la fabricación tiene el potencial de transformar la economía del país. economía. .
Chandrasekaran la llamó “una nueva edad de oro para la India”.
El viernes, el director ejecutivo y director general de Tata Electronics, Randhir Thakur, dijo que la adquisición de una participación mayoritaria en Pegatron Technology India encaja en la estrategia de Tata Electronics para aumentar su huella de fabricación.
“Esperamos una nueva era de inteligencia artificial, fabricación digital y tecnología basada en tecnología a medida que implementemos estas nuevas instalaciones y expandamos nuestras operaciones en India”, dijo Thakur.
Además de adquirir una participación mayoritaria en Pegatron Technology India, las dos empresas integrarán sus equipos para operar sin problemas.
El grupo Tata ha presentado un plan agresivo para la fabricación de productos electrónicos y semiconductores.
Tata Electronics está construyendo su primera fábrica en Dholera, Gujarat, con una inversión total de 91.000 millones de rupias. Además, se invertirán otros 27.000 millones de rupias en una instalación nueva en Jagiroad, Assam, para el ensamblaje y prueba de chips semiconductores. Juntas, estas instalaciones producirán chips semiconductores para aplicaciones en automoción, dispositivos móviles, inteligencia artificial (IA) y otros sectores clave para atender a clientes de todo el mundo.
Chandrasekaran había dicho en octubre del año pasado que el grupo Tata crearía 5 lakh de puestos de trabajo en el sector manufacturero en los próximos cinco años en sectores como semiconductores, vehículos eléctricos e industrias relacionadas.
Los mejores mandamases aseguraron a los hijos de Tata que la India no puede alcanzar los objetivos de ser una nación desarrollada si el país no puede crear empleos manufactureros.
Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) en India lanzó por primera vez una moneda universitaria basada en blockchain llamada Bimcoin. El token está diseñado para facilitar transacciones seguras y transparentes dentro del ecosistema del instituto para estudiantes, administradores y proveedores. La declaración oficial de lanzamiento distribuida por el instituto dice que la iniciativa está inspirada en los esfuerzos relacionados con la moneda digital del banco central (CBDC) de la India y tiene como objetivo abordar la “creciente necesidad” de integrar blockchain en los sistemas existentes del mundo real, como las finanzas.
“A diferencia de los sistemas financieros tradicionales, Bimcoin aprovecha la naturaleza descentralizada de la cadena de bloques, garantizando la transparencia e integrando funciones programables como contratos inteligentes”. declaración Dicho desde BIMTECH.
Pruebas beta de Bimcoin
Bimcoin se ha sometido a pruebas beta con la moneda del campus y se han completado 1.100 transacciones. Durante las pruebas, se identificaron algunos problemas relacionados con la configuración del usuario y otros procesos de integración técnica, indicó el instituto. BIMTECH afirmó haber realizado “pruebas iterativas y capacitación de usuarios” para solucionar los problemas encontrados durante la fase piloto.
Está previsto que Bimcoin se someta a pruebas de red antes de implementarse en todo el campus. El instituto no compartió un cronograma para completar las pruebas e implementar Bimcoin a mayor escala. BIMTECH tampoco reveló el nombre de la moneda base cadena de bloques.
Planes BIMTECH para Bimcoin
A través de esta iniciativa, la Escuela de Administración pretende brindar a sus estudiantes y profesores la oportunidad de explorar una solución de pago basada en blockchain.
“Más que una simple solución de pago, BIMCOIN sirve como una herramienta educativa, que brinda a los estudiantes experiencia práctica en tecnología blockchain, monedas digitales y sistemas financieros del mundo real”, señala el comunicado.
En el futuro, el instituto planea hacer que blockchain también forme parte de su plan de estudios académico.
“Este es un paso importante para fomentar una cultura de innovación y preparar a los futuros líderes para prosperar en la economía digital”, dijo Pratibha Rajib, directora de BIMTECH. “En línea con la visión de Digital India, el dinero digital aprovecha la tecnología autorizada con cifrado avanzado, controles de acceso estrictos y protocolos de privacidad de datos, lo que garantiza los más altos estándares de seguridad”.
Estudiantes indios y blockchains
Las partes interesadas y los reguladores de Web3 han instado a las instituciones educativas de todo el mundo a implementar iniciativas de concientización sobre los sistemas blockchain y criptográficos.
En enero de 2023, universidades como IIT, ISB y NIT en Delhi, Madras, Kanpur y Roorkee fueron involucradas por la empresa de criptomonedas Mudrex para una serie de iniciativas de criptomonedas bajo un programa llamado “Wagmi”.
Y el IIT-Madras también fue recientemente Integración Blockchain en los sistemas de elección estudiantil. En ese momento, el instituto le dijo a Gadgets 360 que sus experimentos con blockchain no deberían verse como una “apuesta por las criptomonedas”, sino más bien como un experimento piloto para explorar la tecnología de contabilidad distribuida de manera más amplia.
manzana Safari Technology Preview 208 ha sido lanzado para Impermeable Jueves. Es la última actualización de la versión beta de Safari en macOS para desarrolladores, donde las próximas tecnologías web se introducen por primera vez con fines de prueba antes de su lanzamiento general en el navegador web de la empresa. Según Apple, Safari Technology Preview 208 ofrece soluciones para problemas relacionados con CSS, Javascript, renderizado, Web API y WebRTC, así como otras mejoras del sistema.
Vista previa de la tecnología Safari 208: novedades
En su emisión NotasApple dice que Safari Technology Preview 208 está disponible para dispositivos que ejecutan macOS Sonoma y macOS Sequoia. Resuelve un problema con la apariencia del control deslizante al cambiar la combinación de colores. La actualización también corrige un problema de WebRTC con la búsqueda por voz que no vuelve a solicitar el permiso de la cámara o el micrófono y garantiza que el navegador los retenga en instancias de navegación del mismo origen.
Se ha informado que las versiones anteriores de Safari Technology Preview manejan mal el procesamiento de los mapas de origen. La última actualización del navegador de Apple soluciona estos problemas, según el registro de cambios. También contiene una solución para un problema que provocaba que no se aplicara el cambio de tamaño al contenido generado.
Además de las correcciones de errores, Apple dice que Safari Technology Preview 208 introduce nuevas características como soporte para Iterator Helpers, implementación conveniente de instrucciones SIMD para la selección de rutas, soporte para bloqueadores de contenido de URL a menos y soporte alternativo para attr().
En particular, Safari Technology Preview no requiere que los usuarios tengan una cuenta de desarrollador de Apple. Puede ejecutarse junto con el navegador Safari estándar en dispositivos macOS. 208 se puede descargar a través de la opción de actualización de software yendo al archivo Preferencias del sistema En Mac.
La última actualización se basa en el lanzamiento de Safari Technology Preview 207 lanzado a principios de este mes, y trae correcciones de errores para Carga, Redes, Extensiones web e Inspector web, así como otras mejoras de rendimiento del sistema.
Safari Technology Preview 196 incluye correcciones y actualizaciones para Canvas, CSS, JavaScript, Web API, Web Inspector, WebGL y WebRTC.
La versión actual Safari Technology Preview es compatible con dispositivos que ejecutan macOS Ventura y Mac Sonomala última versión del sistema operativo macOS lanzada por Apple en septiembre de 2023.
La actualización Safari Technology Preview está disponible a través del mecanismo de Actualización de software en Preferencias del sistema o Configuración del sistema para cualquier persona que tenga El navegador ha sido descargado.. Las notas de la versión completas están disponibles para la actualización. En el sitio web de Safari Technology Preview.
El objetivo de Apple con Safari Technology Preview es recopilar comentarios de desarrolladores y usuarios sobre el proceso de desarrollo del navegador. Safari Technology Preview puede ejecutarse junto con el navegador Safari existente y, aunque está diseñado para desarrolladores, no requiere una cuenta de desarrollador para descargarlo.
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En mayo, Sonos decidió ingresar al mercado de los auriculares con el lanzamiento de los auriculares Sonos Ace. Los auriculares Sonos Ace de $ 449 presentan algunos elementos de diseño atractivos y características que no verá en los auriculares de Apple, por lo que pensamos en compararlos con los AirPods Max de $ 549 para ver cuál es, en última instancia, mejor. Suscríbase al canal de YouTube MacRumors para ver más videos. En términos de diseño, ambos…
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Folium se ha convertido en el primer emulador de Nintendo 3DS para iPhone disponible en la App Store, aunque hay que tener en cuenta algunas advertencias. Sobre todo, este es el primer emulador de Nintendo en la App Store que cuesta dinero. El desarrollador de Folium, Jarrod Norwell, cobra 4,99 dólares por la aplicación, una elección audaz teniendo en cuenta que Nintendo demandó recientemente a los desarrolladores de Yuzu, un emulador de Nintendo Switch.
In its latest crackdown designed to curb China’s dominance in the tech sector, and amid continued geopolitical tensions, the United States has revoked certain licenses permitting the sale of chips to Shenzhen-based Huawei.
The news, confirmed by the US Department of Commerce (via CNBC), fails to detail the specific licenses that have been revoked.
According to the agency, the decision aligns with the US’s ongoing assessment of how best to safeguard its national security interests amid a dynamic digital threat landscape.
US revokes certain China licenses
This isn’t the US’s first anti-Huawei campaign – in 2019, the US added Huawei to an “entity list” over its concerns that the Chinese company had ties to the country’s military.
Despite recent stringent trade regulations, Huawei has shown tremendous resilience, particularly in its consumer business. The recent launch of the Mate 60 Pro has been a significant factor in the company’s global success – the smartphone uses chips produced by the country’s top chipmaker, SMIC, which addresses and bypasses restrictions imposed by the US and other governments.
Though Huawei doesn’t make it into the list of top five smartphone brands for global shipments, the company saw a colossal 70% year-on-year increase in shipments in mainland China, when in Q1 2024, it accounted for 17% of the entire market.
OPPO, HONOR, vivo and Apple accounted for between 15-16% each, highlighting the level of digital diversity in China.
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More broadly, the US government’s actions come amidst escalating tensions between the two nations – President Biden recently signed legislation that could potentially ban TikTok in the US unless it splits from its Chinese parent company.
In recent years, the intertwined nature of economic and geopolitical interests has become increasingly apparent, but the slow development of such restrictions has given both sides time to adapt accordingly, rendering many of the bans ineffective at best.
Apple today announced that it is tweaking the terms of the 0.50 euro Core Technology Fee (CTF) that apps distributed using the new EU business terms must pay, introducing a solution that would keep small apps that go viral from being bankrupt.
First, independent and small developers who earn no revenue at all will not have to pay the CTF. Students, hobbyists, and freeware app developers who distribute free apps and earn no money will not be charged the fee. Developers will need to declare their non-commercial status on an annual basis, and to maintain this status, developers must have no revenue in or out of the App Store for their app product.
Second, to address fears of the CTF causing outrageous fees for an app that suddenly goes viral, Apple has implemented a three year on-ramping process for small developers. The three year period begins when a developer agrees to the new App Store business terms, and during this time, if an app goes viral and exceeds the one million annual install threshold that triggers the CTF, the CTF won’t be charged if the developer earns less than 10 million euros in global business revenue, and the fee is reduced after that.
Under 10 million euros: No CTF during the three year period.
Between 10 million and 50 million euros: CTF must be paid, but it is capped at one million euros per year for the three year period.
Beyond 50 million euros: Benefit is no longer available, and the full CTF has to be paid.
After three years: Developers will pay for each first annual install after the initial one million first annual installs per year.
Note that this ramp up period is only available to small developers who have not previously exceeded one million first annual installs, and it is calculated based on global business revenue rather than just App Store revenue.
Apple says that 99 percent of developers will not be subject to the CTF to begin with, but the new ramp up period will go further to make sure that small developers who get a breakout hit will have time to scale their businesses before having to pay fees.
Back in March, developer Riley Testut spoke with Apple officials at a workshop on the Digital Markets Act, and he asked what would happen if a young developer had an app go viral and unwittingly racked up millions in fees. Testut asked the question because when he was a high school student, he released GBA4iOS outside of the App Store. It was unexpectedly downloaded more than 10 million times, and that would have bankrupted him had he been subject to the Core Technology Fee.
In response, Apple VP of regulatory law Kyle Andeers said that Apple was working on a solution because the company is not trying to stifle innovation. Apple believes that a free app going viral and being subject to exorbitant fees will be a rare occurrence, but the changes will keep that from happening. The CTF update will also be a welcome change for those who want to release entirely free apps outside of the App Store.
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Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser Apple first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed the Safari Technology Preview to test features that may be introduced into future release versions of Safari.
Safari Technology Preview 193 includes fixes and updates for Accessibility, CSS, Forms, JavaScript, Rendering, Web API, and Web Inspector.
The current Safari Technology Preview release is compatible with machines running macOS Ventura and macOS Sonoma, the latest version of macOS that Apple released in September 2023.
The Safari Technology Preview update is available through the Software Update mechanism in System Preferences or System Settings to anyone who has downloaded the browser. Full release notes for the update are available on the Safari Technology Preview website.
Apple’s aim with Safari Technology Preview is to gather feedback from developers and users on its browser development process. Safari Technology Preview can run side-by-side with the existing Safari browser and while designed for developers, it does not require a developer account to download.
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Instant Vortex 9-quart Air Fryer with VersaZone Technology: One-minute review
Instant has long been a leader in the air fryer space and its latest model, the Vortex 9-quart Air Fryer with VersaZone Technology (also called Vortex Plus VersaZone Air Fyer 8.5L in the UK and Vortex Plus Versazone XXL Air Fryer 8.5L in Australia) aims to make air frying even more versatile, thanks to a large capacity basket that can be divided into two separate sections.
A large 9-quart / 8.5L basket makes it an obvious choice for families, with plenty of capacity to comfortably feed four, but singles and couples will also appreciate the compartments – which are 4.5q / 4.25L each – to cook mains and sides in one go. Moreover, the intuitive cooking programs ensure everything finishes cooking at the same time.
I found Instant’s latest air fryer a joy to use and it made me fall in love with cooking again. It does most of the grunt work for you with consistently good results… just as long as you know how to use some of the dedicated programs. I had to go through a bit of trial and error with my first few cooking sessions, but once I learnt them, there was no stopping me.
The expansive cooking basket does mean it’s a physically imposing air fryer of course, so if you lack kitchen counter space or don’t have much in the way of storage, you may struggle to find a proper home for it. I do think it’s attractive though, as much as an air fryer can be, so I had no issue leaving it on my kitchen counter. If you do need to store it away, I found it to be relatively lightweight, so moving it in and out of cupboards shouldn’t prove too much of an issue.
Instant Vortex 9-quart Air Fryer with VersaZone Technology: Price & availability
List price: $199.95 / £199.99 / AU$399
Available directly from Instant Brands and third-party retailers
Regular sales and bundles
Considering its size and raft of features, the Instant Vortex 9-quart Air Fryer with VersaZone Technology is competitively priced in my opinion, especially when compared to its closest rival in the Ninja Foodi FlexBasket 11qt / 10.4L dual air fryer. It’s available directly from Instant in the UK and Australia along with a host of third-party retailers. While it is listed on the US website, you’re not able to buy it directly. Instead you can find it from retailers such as Walmart.
It was launched in July 2023 and, since then, has gotten some discounts – directly from Instant and at third-party retailers. The offers tend to change, but if this air fryer is of interest, I’d recommend waiting to pick it up during a big sale like Black Friday, which makes it even better value than it already is.
Instant Vortex 9-quart Air Fryer with VersaZone Technology: Design
One 9qt / 8.5L basket that can be divided into two zones
Large enough for a family of four
Simple touchscreen and manual controls
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The Instant Vortex VersaZone is a large machine, make no mistake, although with its dimensions coming in at 15.9 x 12.5 x 15.1in / 40.3 x 31.7 x 38.4cm, it is smaller than its Ninja competitor. However, the Ninja Foodi FlexBasket does have a larger capacity for the individual compartments to justify its size. The VersaZone is lighter too, tipping the scales at 7kg, meaning most people shouldn’t have too much of a problem manoeuvring it around their kitchen.
You do of course need to factor in extra space for airflow at the rear, as well as in the front so you can actually open the basket to get your food in for cooking. I was able to find a perfect permanent spot for it in my kitchen, but those with smaller counters and who are limited on space may have to carefully consider if this is the best air fryer for you.
I feel the Instant Vortex VersaZone to be quite an attractive air fryer – as attractive as air fryers can be anyway – employing just a single physical button in the form of a control dial on its front surface. All other controls are handled via a touch-sensitive panel on the front. When not in use, all you see is the shiny black top section, the basket handles and the silver control dial. This, coupled with the angled design of the top section, make it a slick-looking machine, and certainly helps to disguise its size compared to if it was a large black box.
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Do note that the shiny nature of the top section does mean the Instant Vortex VersaZone is a serious fingerprint magnet. When you’ve been handling food before putting it into the cooking basket and using the touch control panel, you’ll soon find it builds up a large fingerprint collection, so you’ll be spending a lot of time keeping it clean.
The main basket has a removable tray and a divider, the latter fitting into the former to split the compartment into two equally sized cooking sections. There are some rubber grips on the cooking tray and divider that help them to stay in place during cooking, but they do provide a fair amount of friction, so be prepared to use a little more force than you may have initially assumed to get them into place.
The air frying basket, cooking tray and divider are all dishwasher safe, making clean-up relatively easy. However, if you don’t have a dishwasher, then you’ll need to factor in the sink space required to wash the whole basket.
Instant Vortex 9-quart Air Fryer with VersaZone Technology: Performance
Large basket makes cooking a meal a breeze
Good results achievable once you learn the functions
Pre-heating times can be annoying
The Instant Vortex 9-quart Air Fryer with VersaZone Technology can air fry (obviously), roast, bake, grill, dehydrate and reheat various foods. Each program has its own default settings, including the minimum and maximum temperatures they reach. The grill program reaches the highest maximum temperature of 450°F / 232°C for a maximum of one hour. Air fry, roast and bake can all reach a high of 401°F / 205°C for an hour also.
Anytime you wish to use the Instant Vortex 9-quart Air Fryer with VersaZone Technology, it needs to spend a few minutes preheating before it notifies you when to add food. While I can appreciate this is needed, it became increasingly annoying that the air fryer needed to preheat when I went to make a second dish immediately after a cooking program had finished. I found this a bit strange, since the cooking basket would surely have still been hot. I also noticed the preheating time for the second cooking session wasn’t that much quicker than the initial preheat from cold.
The Instant Vortex 9-quart Air Fryer with VersaZone Technology also has SyncCook and SyncFinish modes to help streamline your cooking and to ensure certain dishes don’t go cold while you wait for something else to cook. SyncCook allows you to use both cooking compartments and have them cook with the same time and temperature settings. SyncFinish is used when you have two separate dishes on either side of the divider that require different cooking times, but you want them to finish at the same time.
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I used the SyncFinish mode the most, as I would cook a chicken breast or a piece of salmon, for example, on one side and some green beans or asparagus on the other. Setting up SyncFinish is simple: a quick double press of the control dial puts it into dual cooking mode and from here you can adjust the time and temperature individually for both sides. Once you’ve made your adjustments, just press the SyncFinish button, followed by Start, and you’re away. The side with the shortest time will remain on hold while the other preheats and begins cooking. The Instant Vortex 9-quart Air Fryer with VersaZone Technology will then begin preheating the second cooking section so that it’s ready to begin cooking when the time remaining aligns on both sides.
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The aforementioned chicken breast came out juicy and tender, while the salmon was buttery soft and fell apart when I cut into it with a fork. I did have a few teething problems when cooking some hand-cut sweet potato wedges however. I hoped they would come out crispy but, upon my first try, they did seem a little raw still. I put this down to both shortening the cooking time I would normally use for an oven, and the wedges themselves being relatively thick in size.
Throwing some chicken tenders into the basket also proved successful. What was especially handy (and as I’ve been noticing more and more with food packets lately) is that they had specific air frying instructions on the pack. I followed these to a tee and the results were sublime. They were hot, the breadcrumbs had a great crisp to them and they were juicy inside.
It did take me a bit of time to adjust to cooking with an air fryer compared to a conventional oven or frying pan, predominantly with cooking times as opposed to temperatures. I had expected the Instant Vortex VersaZone to cook food slightly quicker than the old-school method but, in reality, it took the same amount of time or occasionally longer. I found this to be a fair compromise as the cooking results were superb.
I also tried out the bake function to make some chocolate chip cookies. I loved the fact the basket was big enough to cook what most people would call a batch, but what I would call a single serving. I’ve made these cookies before, using a fan-forced oven to bake. I followed the same recipe, cooking time and temperature using the bake function on the Instant Vortex VersaZone air fryer but found they came out slightly under baked. If I were to bake them again, I would keep the temperature the same but leave them in for a few minutes longer.
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The only niggle I found with the SyncFinish and SyncCook functions were that they won’t allow you to change temperatures and cooking times midway through the program. During an instance when I was cooking a chicken breast on one side and broccoli in the other, I wanted to adjust the temperature of the meat, but with the SyncFinish function activated, this wasn’t possible. You first have to cancel the program, make your adjustments and then start it again – this also causes the air fryer to preheat again.
My advice here would be to make sure you know the exact temperature and time you want before pressing the all-important start button.
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How I tested the Instant Vortex 9-quart Air Fryer with VersaZone Technology
Used air fry, roast and bake presets
Cooked salmon, chicken, fries and vegetables
I used both the dual zone and the large single basket
I used the Instant Vortex VersaZone air fryer to cook a variety of food. I would most often cook some meat or fish in one side of the basket and some accompanying vegetables or potatoes in the other. I also attempted to bake some cookies. This allowed me to test the various synchronised cooking functions of the air fryer, as well as determining how well it actually cooked food.
I also used it for more basic cooking tasks, such as air frying hash browns or fries for a quick hot snack.
Spectra Logic has introduced the Spectra Cube tape library, a cloud-optimized system for on-premise, hybrid cloud, and IaaS environments that is designed to be quickly deployed, dynamically scaled, and easily serviced without tools or downtime.
The Spectra Cube library is managed by the company’s recently announced LumOS library management software, which provides secure local and remote management and monitoring.
The tower is compatible with LTO-6, LTO-7, LTO-8, and LTO-9 technology generations and will reportedly support LTO-10 when it becomes available. LTO-6 support allows users to read old tapes all the way back to LTO-4 with an LTO-6 tape drive. The solution features high tape cartridge exchange performance, a TeraPack Access Port for easy tape handling, and drive interfaces including Fibre Channel and SAS.
Up to 30PB of native capacity
With a capacity-on-demand expansion model, the Spectra Cube allows for additional tape slots and drives to be enabled via software without downtime. The library offers up to 30PB of native capacity and supports up to 16 partitions for shared or multi-tenant environments.
“As cloud data continues to grow rapidly, the escalating costs of public cloud storage have forced a reckoning, leading to significant interest in moving data to more economical locations including on-prem clouds and hybrid clouds,” said Matt Ninesling, senior director of tape portfolio management at Spectra Logic.
“Compared to typical public cloud options, Spectra Cube solutions can cut the costs of cold storage by half or more, while providing better data control and protection from existential threats like ransomware.”
The price of a fully-fledged Spectra Cube library ranges from under $60,000 to over $500,000 depending on configuration, number of tape drives, amount of media, and other additions to the base library.
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Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser Apple first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed the Safari Technology Preview to test features that may be introduced into future release versions of Safari.
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