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Project Silica proof of concept stores Warner Bros. ‘Superman’ movie on quartz glass
Microsoft and Warner Bros. have collaborated to successfully store and retrieve the entire 1978 iconic “Superman” movie on a piece of glass roughly the size of a drink coaster, 75 by 75 by 2 millimeters thick. It was the first…
In the news | Digital Trends
DNA, laser-etched glass, and beyond: A peek into the future of data storage
For most of us, data storage has only gotten easier. Rather than messing around with computer hard drives with limited storage, floppy disks, and rewritable CDs or DVDs, today we just hit “save” on whatever file we’re working on and…
In the news | CRN
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s 5 Biggest Statements At Ignite 2019
With its latest wave of product announcements, Microsoft is focused squarely on turning every company into a tech company, CEO Satya Nadella said Monday during the Microsoft Ignite 2019 conference. Ignite, Microsoft’s conference for IT professionals and developers, is being…
In the news | PCWorld
Microsoft’s ‘Project Silica’ targets glass as the archival storage medium of the future
Microsoft has the broadest portfolio of software of any company, and at the firmâs annual Ignite conference, it proved it by introducing a raft of new products and services in cloud, development, security and management, and productivity. These include Azure…
Microsoft collaborates with SilverCloud Health to develop AI for improved mental health
| Danielle Belgrave and Anja Thieme
One in four of us, at some point in our lives, will be affected by a mental health condition. Good mental health and well-being are fundamental to our general health and quality of life. It enables us to build resilience…
In the news | Microsoft Blog
CyberPeace Institute fills a critical need for cyberattack victims
Today, with the launch of the CyberPeace Institute, the world will gain an important new ally in understanding the impact of cyberattacks, in working to develop rules for proper conduct in cyberspace and in helping the most vulnerable victims of…
Efficient inference for dynamical models using variational autoencoders
| Neil Dalchau
Dynamical systems theory provides a mathematical framework for studying how complex systems evolve over time, such as the neurons in our brains, the global climate system, or engineered cells. But predicting how these systems will behave in the future or…
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.…