High-speed cable assemblies can support higher-bandwidth in datacentre says Siemon report

Siemon published a new product and application guide that provides datacentre designers and operators with valuable insight into the benefits that high-speed cable assemblies can deliver in support of higher-bandwidth, low-latency applications in the datacentre.

Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, edge computing and other emerging technologies are widely adopted in enterprise businesses today. This drives the need for datacentre server and storage systems to deliver speeds well beyond 10 Gbps in support of these applications. Siemon’s new guide details how Direct Attached Cables, DACs and Active Optical Cables, AOCs can deliver performance, reliability, scalability and power efficiencies to cost-effectively adopt these emerging technologies.

A key focus in the guide is datacentre topology and how fixed lengths DACs and AOCs can support shorter in cabinet connections or connect servers across multiple racks in End of Row or Middle of Row configurations.

In addition to providing a detailed overview of the cable options available to scale and support transmission speeds all the way to 400 Gbps, the guide also addresses the rising challenge of latency. With latency impacting real-time technologies such as virtual reality, high frequency trading and blockchain, direct attach copper high-speed cable assemblies deliver distinct benefits over and above structured cabling for increased network performance.

Dell Technologies announces Concept Luna sustainable PC that reduces waste and emissions

Dell Technologies has introduced Concept Luna, a sustainable PC design which illustrates the company’s vision of how to reduce waste and emissions, reuse materials and achieve next-level innovation. Dell’s Experience Innovation Group engineers have worked over the last year to further refine the modular design of Concept Luna, eliminating the need for adhesives and cables, and minimising the use of screws. These refinements make it easier to repair and dismantle a system. Concept Luna could dramatically simplify and accelerate repair and disassembly processes, making components more accessible and expanding opportunities for reuse.

Once the device itself is truly at the end of life, it’s refurbished and recycled to incorporate the same materials into next-generation laptops, monitors or phones. It’s a future where nothing goes to waste and the mountain of electronics discarded every year, more than 57 million tons, globally, to be exact is dramatically reduced. Not only is technology dematerialised, but the materials used fuel a robust circular economy. Thereby, reducing the need for new, raw materials.

Key concept highlights include: l New automation capabilities l Disassembly robotic micro-factories that reduce hours-long processes to minutes or even seconds, for optimised component harvesting, reuse and refurbishment l Dell’s Experience Innovation Group engineers have refined the modular design of Concept Luna to eliminate the need for adhesives and cables and minimise the use of screws, making it easier to repair and dismantle systems. The result is a device that can be disassembled in mere minutes, as opposed to the current technology that takes recycling partners over an hour to disassemble. l New design features improve performance and reliability, while also making the overall concept easier to disassemble for quicker repair, refurbishment, and recycling at scale l Advanced intelligent telemetry to accurately diagnose component health, informing proactive repairs and maximising the longevity of component reuse

Mozn releases AI-enabled anti-fraud product at LEAP, part of anti-money laundering platform

Mozn, a market leader in enterprise artificial-intelligence technologies, announced an advanced AI-powered Anti-Fraud product capable of proactively identifying suspicious patterns and preventing criminals from targeting organisations and their clients to profit from financial crime.

FOCAL Anti-Fraud can confirm the identity of payees automatically by checking data input against the destination account’s records. The product combats fraud by combining a wealth of datapoints to score

Fraud risk and then compare the derived score against custom risk appetite thresholds. The innovative new product automatically selects the best next action based on their assessed legitimacy, thereby minimising impact for the customers of financial institutions.

To date, FOCAL has been able to successfully complete more than 1 billion security and identity checks for its clients, detect hundreds of millions in Saudi Riyals worth of fraud and money laundering crimes in Saudi Arabia, in the past few months only. FOCAL has also been able to monitor more than 3 Million customers and SAR 8 Billion worth of transactions – providing financial institutions the ease of mind needed to grow and innovate and secure digital finance for humanity.

FOCAL Anti-Fraud’s sophisticated design means it can expose fraudulent activity through the application of deep AI network analysis to identify devices, Geo, IP addresses, and other attributes commonly used in the detection of criminal activity. The platform’s reporting system instantly flags suspicious activity and integrates it into the Fraud Score to strengthen ongoing protections.