AWS Snowcone Comes To Singapore and Tokyo Regions

 

AWS Snowcone service has now been made available for customers in the Singapore and Tokyo regions. Customers in these regions can use the Snowcone service to deploy applications at the edge.

With this availability in AWS Asia Pacific (Singapore) and, AWS Asia Pacific (Tokyo) Regions customers can also collect data, process it locally, and move it to AWS either offline or online. Snowcone is now available in AWS Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Canada (Central), Asia Pacific (Sydney), EU (Frankfurt), EU (Ireland), US East (N. Virginia), and US West (Oregon) Regions.

For data center IT equipment, edge locations do not have enough space, power, and cooling that is needed to run applications but with Snowcone (approximately 9 inches x 6 inches x 3 inches, weighs 4.5 lbs.) this problem is solved. The service supports operation via battery for mobility and runs on 2 CPUs, 4GB of memory, and 8 TB of usable storage.

Snowcone can be setup and managed through AWS OpsHub. DataSync comes pre-installed on the device that helps move data online to and from Amazon S3, Amazon EFS, or Amazon FSx for Windows File Server, as well as between AWS Storage services.

 

Alienware’s sustainability in the Indian gaming market will receive a massive boost following the latest launch

For gaming enthusiasts worldwide, Alienware has been the pinnacle in the premium PC gaming market. While we know that the gaming segment is filled with competitors trying their best to deliver a premium experience, Dell is confident that it will continue to focus on a small group of enthusiasts. This has helped the company find a niche, even though the competition for the same is on the rise. When a gamer decides to join a Pro League and compete, that’s when the likes of Alienware will play an essential role because it is very consistent in delivering a more controlled product with better customization options.

Alienware is gearing up to take the Indian gaming segment by storm with its new 17-inch and 15-inch X-Series gaming laptops. The new Alienware x17 and x15 models have Nvidia’s newer graphic chips and Intel’s latest mobile processors. The x17 is reported to be 0.822 inches thick, and the x15 is reported to be 0.625 inches thick. The latest offering from Alienware is based on its Legend 2.0 designs, and it is the successor of the 1.0. The x17 and 15 laptops are now available for purchase, and it is priced at Rs 290,990 and Rs240,990 respectively.

Barclays Announces over $400 million for its operation in India

 

Barclays has announced that it will be pumping in $400+ million (Rs. 3,000 crore) for its growth in India. This investment from the multinational banking behemoth will be targeting the bank's corporate and investment banking and private clients businesses.

With this investment Barclays' total investment capital in India will increase to Rs. 8,300 crore. The bank is clearly enamored by the potential in the country. It has built a splendid presence in the country where it offers best-in-class financing, advisory and risk management businesses within the Investment Bank, the entire suite of Corporate Banking capabilities, including cash management and trade finance.

“The capital infusion in the Bank reflects the success and strong track record of our India franchise built over the last three decades. We have ambitious growth aspirations, and the investment will help accelerate that as we look to leverage the attractive opportunities that the present situation offers,” said Jaideep Khanna, Head of Barclays, Asia Pacific and Country CEO, India.

Barclays was named as the Best Bond House in India by the IFR Asia Awards in 2019 for its dominance in debt capital markets and recognized by the industry for its ability to deliver offshore financings for a wide range of clients. The bank's Corporate Banking franchise has also been recently recognized with five awards in The Asset Triple A Treasury, Trade, SSC (Sustainable Supply Chain) and Risk Management Awards 2021 in India.

 

One of the Largest Eyewear Retailer Lenskart Opens New Tech Center in the US

 India's largest eyewear retailer Lenskart, in a recent press meet, has announced that it has officially entered into the USA market and plans to open its maiden tech center in the retail capital city—New York. The company is also looking to expand its market in Singapore and the Middle East with an aim to achieve maximum growth of about $15 billion by 2025.

Peyush Bansal, CEO and Co-Founder of Lenskart, has stated that this expansion will boost the company and bring the company a step close to revolutionizing the vision of the world. He is confident that Lenskart will bring new dynamism to the way customers look at the eyewear sector in the US with its wide range of over 2000 product styles. He further emphasized that the company will aim to provide a never-seen-before customer experience backed by robust technology and innovation.

Also, Lenskart will now be providing a fully operational website, lenskart.us, on the android play, and an iOS app store with free delivery across all regions in the US, which is similar to its current practice in India, Singapore, and Middle East Asia. With this move, Lenskart is now geared up to provide every American with access to best-quality designer glasses at reasonable rates.

 

Renders and specs of Moto E20 has been leaked ahead of the official launch

 

Fresh render and specs of the new Moto E20 have been leaked online ahead of its official launch. The leaked render gives us a 360-degree view of the phone’s design. The latest smartphone from Lenovo-owned Motorola is expected to come with a waterdrop-type notch, and it will also have an audio jack. The new device from Moto may have come with a dual rear camera setup with the module being placed on the top left corner. The leak also has reported that the phone will feature an octa-core processor and 4000mAh battery.

Evan Blass, a popular tipster, had leaked the render along with key specs of the new Moto E20. The tipster had also confirmed the previously shared renders were also for Moto E20. The phone from Moto is expected to feature a 6.5-inch display, and it will run on Android 11. Tips from various sources also suggest that the Moto E20 is codenamed Aruba, and XT215-1 will be its model number. The latest render leak indicated that the new phone would have a textured back, and the fingerprint scanner is also placed behind the phone. As usual, the phone’s power button and volume button will be placed on the right side, whereas the sim tray will be featured on the left.

 

Mirantis Partners with Westcon-Comstor, to reduce Kubernetes Complexity for Customers

The open cloud company Mirantis has announced that it has partnered with Westcon-Comstor for a distribution agreement across APAC that will simplify Kubernetes for its customers. This partnership will help Westcon's partners to ship code faster across Asia-Pacific.

This distribution partnership means that Westcon is now the Mirantis distribution partner in Australia, China, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

"Mirantis partners with the world’s top cloud infrastructure providers that Westcon-Comstor has extensive experience working with," said EJ La Fontaine, VP and region director APAC of Mirantis. "Westcon-Comstor works with Mirantis’ solutions to eliminate Kubernetes complexity with one consistent cloud experience for app and devops portability, a single pane of glass, and automated full-stack lifecycle management."

A global technology distributor that operates in over 70 countries, Westcon-Comstor creates business value and opportunity by connecting IT vendors with a channel of system integrators, service providers, and technology resellers.

Commenting on the partnership, Patrick Aronson, the Westcon-Comstor executive VP of APAC said that this partnership will help its partners eliminate Kuberenetes complexity for its customer and provide them with a single "consistent cloud experience."

 

Princeton Digital Group to Invest $150M to Establish a New Data Center in Indonesia

Asia's leading data center provider Princeton Digital Group (PDG) has announced $150 million to develop a new data center facility in Jakarta, Indonesia. The move comes as the company looks to expand its presence in its footprint across Asia.

Since its establishment less than four years ago PDG has built 19 data centers. Recently, the company also announced $1 billion to open a 100 MW flagship data center campus in Japan.

The new data center in Jakarta will be a 22 MW data center named Jakarta Cibitung 2 (JC2). This data center is being built within the same 19,550m2 facility that houses PDG's existing data center JC1. The expanded campus of 35 MW will serve global cloud companies, domestic internet companies, and enterprises.

"Jakarta is an exciting market, Cibitung being the pre-eminent cloud cluster in the region. With the expanded campus, PDG has become a significant player in the Indonesian market. With the explosive economic growth and rapid digitalization by both government and private sectors in Indonesia, the market is core to PDG’s strategy," said Stephanus Tumbelaka, PDG’s Managing Director of Indonesia.

With the ever-increasing adoption of cloud-based services in the public and private sector in Indonesia, the new data center in Jakarta will help deliver unmatched scalability, connectivity, and reliability.