The cloud is extending to the stars. On the DCF Show Podcast, Rich Miller talks with satellite expert Doug Mohney about how Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure are using satellites to extend their cloud platforms beyond the atmosphere.
The Data Center Frontier Show Podcast takes a deep dive into the cloud-space connection, and the intersection of satellites and data centers. (Image: Amazon Web Service)
The Data Center Frontier Show podcast tells the story of the data center industry and its future. Our podcast is hosted by Rich Miller, editor of Data Center Frontier, who is your guide to the ongoing digital transformation.
Our topic today is the space-cloud connection. We’ll be talking with Doug Mohney, who writes about the intersection of space and the data center industry here at Data Center Frontier, as well as at Space IT Bridge, a site Doug founded to the convergence of the space and IT sectors.
DCF Podcast Episode 10: Data Centers in Space
In our conversation today, Doug and I discuss how the satellite industry has evolved, some of the use cases that you’ll see between data centers and satellites, and how the largest cloud computing players seek to extend the cloud beyond the atmosphere. Here’s our interview.
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Resources
For additional insights on satellites and data center storage, check out our Storage Channel on the DCF web site, as well as our story that examines this topic in greater depth:
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About the Author
Rich Miller
I write about the places where the Internet lives, telling the story of data centers and the people who build them. I founded Data Center Knowledge, the data center industry's leading news site. Now I'm exploring the future of cloud computing at Data Center Frontier.
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