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The Department of Management Office of the Chief Information Officer ( OCIO ) has announced expanded scalable security services for educational institutions and non-profit organizations in Iowa .
The OCIO listened to feedback from customers to create a special rate for schools , school districts and non-profits . This rate makes it easier for schools to utilize the state-of-the-art cybersecurity services offered by the OCIO .
This service will provide next-generation Endpoint Detection and Response ( EDR ) for managed endpoints including PCs , servers and other devices . The service also includes state-of-the-art around the clock 24x7 security incident monitoring and response for schools and non-profits .
Tennessee Tech University professors and a handful of students are taking technology from video games and applying it to technology designed to predict floods and in turn save lives . A partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory has enabled them to produce the program , which is called the Two-dimensional Runoff Inundation Toolkit for Operational Needs – or TRITON .
“ This flood model is the advanced version of the flood model from my Ph . D . project ,” said Alfred Kalyanapu , Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering . “ But during my masters , I realized that most of the computer software that was available to run floods , hydrology , etc . was very slow . You really need a large computer to even make it worth your while .”
The OCIO is excited to offer this service to increase the cybersecurity protection throughout Iowa to protect students , teachers and schools .
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Women Business Enterprises Canada Council ( WBE Canada ) has announced that Ericsson has become its newest corporate member , adding to the number of telecommunications companies that support Canadian women-owned businesses through their supplier diversity programs and WBE Canada membership .
“ We ’ re delighted to join WBE Canada as a corporate member ,” said Donna Erhardt , Supplier Diversity Lead at Ericsson . “ Not only is supplier diversity good business , but it ’ s the right thing to do to support the communities in which we operate . At Ericsson , the foundation of our supplier diversity program consists of a holistic approach to inclusive diversity with results that enable success for all our stakeholders . We can ’ t wait to work with WBE Canada as we continue to grow our award-winning program through expansion into new markets on a global scale .”
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Involta has announced the expansion of its Independence data center in the sought-after Cleveland market . The hybrid IT , cloud computing and data center services company has added 14,000 square feet of space and an additional 1MW of much-needed power to the facility to meet the increasing demand for enterprise colocation in Ohio ’ s northeast corridor .
Involta introduced its Independence data center in 2017 . Backed by capital from the Carlyle Group , the expanded facility now spans 40,000 square feet and brings Involta ’ s total capacity across Ohio to 10MW . As a hybrid IT provider , customers of the facility will also be able to leverage Involta ’ s advanced portfolio of cloudbased solutions and cybersecurity services to empower secure , compliant Digital Transformation .
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