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A. What’s Brewing Today: Technology News
1. Research - Hyperscale Data Centers:. There are now 659 hyperscale data centers worldwide, more than double the figure since mid-2016, according to Synergy Research Group. Amazon, Microsoft and Google collectively account for over half of the data center footprint. Also, the United States and China represent over half of the major cloud and Internet data center sites, the market research firm says.
2. Financial Services & Cloud Data Management: Snowflake has unveiled the Financial Services Data Cloud. The targeted cloud "unites Snowflake’s industry-tailored platform governance capabilities, Snowflake- and partner-delivered solutions, and industry-critical datasets, to help Financial Services organizations revolutionize how they use data to drive business growth and deliver better customer experiences," the company asserts.
3. Executive Talent - IT Consulting: Prolifics has hired Dennis Martin as global head of sales. Martin will lead Prolifics' sales strategy and teams; develop and nurture relationships with existing clients, tech partners and vendors; expand Prolifics’ footprint; and enhance the continued value of solutions and services, the company says.
4. Executive Talent - Hewlett Packard Enterprise: HPE has hired VMware veteran Fidelma Russo as CTO. She succeeds Kumar Sreekanti, who announced plans to retire in August 2021.
