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In the news | UCL News
New technique may enable all-optical data-centre networks
A new technique that synchronises the clocks of computers in under a billionth of a second can eliminate one of the hurdles for the deployment of all-optical networks, potentially leading to more efficient data centres, according to a new study…
In the news | UC Santa Barbara
Next-Gen Cloud Computing
UC Santa Barbara selected as charter member of Microsoft’s Optics for the Cloud Research Alliance. At an ever-increasing rate, people around the world are turning to the cloud — a globally distributed computer network connected by the internet — to…
Optics for the Cloud Research Alliance establishes collaborative research approach to improving cloud technology
| Tom Empson and Scarlet Schwiderski-Grosche
The cloud is an enormous success story. Microsoft Azure, the company’s cloud offering, was launched in 2010. It has grown by more than ten times in the past five years and is now operating in 54 regions around the world.…