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IoT network for Cairngorms National Park Authority<br />
Natural beauty spots across Scotland have seen an<br />
unprecedented surge in visitors amid the pandemic, the<br />
Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) is working with<br />
leading IoT service and solutions provider, North to accrue and<br />
access data that will help manage surges of tourism in a<br />
sustainable way.<br />
Through the installation of gateways and sensor devices<br />
connecting to North's IoT Scotland network framework, the<br />
National Park Authority and other local land managers will be<br />
able to use innovative technologies to monitor footfall, route<br />
usage and vehicle parking. The network will also be available to<br />
local businesses to deploy data gathering sensors, providing<br />
them with the opportunity to gain key data findings and insights<br />
on how they can improve their services.<br />
Funded by the Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise,<br />
Highlands and Islands Enterprise and North, the £6m IoT<br />
Scotland network provides the infrastructure for companies<br />
and organisations to tap into smart sensor applications. The<br />
proposed footfall and car park sensors will be installed<br />
around the Aviemore and Cairngorm areas and will<br />
communicate with the IoT Scotland network through the<br />
gateways set up at Glenmore Lodge, Ciste, Day Lodge and<br />
two buildings within Aviemore.<br />
Using the data from footfall around the area, the National Park<br />
Authority and partners will be able to monitor the most popular<br />
routes and car parks to ensure they are effectively managed to<br />
prevent degradation of the natural beauty spots. Additionally,<br />
sensors will be used to track real-time data to maximise visitor<br />
experience and safety, relieving car park pressures and<br />
encouraging drivers towards less populous areas. Local<br />
businesses will be able to access the network and adopt smart<br />
technology to improve their services in and around the local<br />
area, as they benefit from a surge in visitors from the easing of<br />
lockdown restrictions and flux in 'staycations'.<br />
Core Network Services for the Distributed Edge<br />
NS1 has unveiled its cloud-managed solution for DNS,<br />
DHCP, and IP address management (DDI), delivered<br />
through the NS1 Connect platform. NS1 Cloud-Managed DDI<br />
enables organisations to deliver core network services across<br />
their distributed network footprint with the agility of softwarebased<br />
deployment, the scale of cloud-native operations, and the<br />
operating efficiency of SaaS management.<br />
"Network teams managing application traffic and connectivity in<br />
distributed environments demand a new approach to delivering<br />
core services that can scale with the business," said David Coffey,<br />
chief product officer, NS1. "With the release of Cloud-Managed<br />
DDI on NS1 Connect, we have converged foundational services<br />
like external and internal DNS, DHCP, IPAM, and intelligent traffic<br />
steering on a single technology stack with internet scale<br />
infrastructure, centralised management, lightweight deployment,<br />
automated scalability, and global intelligence."<br />
Supermicro expands GPU system portfolio<br />
Super Micro Computer has released new systems based on<br />
the NVIDIA Ampere architecture GPUs and 3rd Gen Intel<br />
Xeon Scalable processors with built-in AI accelerators<br />
(Supermicro X12 series). These servers are designed for<br />
demanding AI applications where low latency and high<br />
application performance are essential.<br />
The 2U NVIDIA HGX A100 4-GPU system is suited for deploying<br />
modern AI training clusters at scale with high-speed CPU-GPU<br />
and GPU-GPU interconnect. The Supermicro 2U 2-Node system<br />
reduces energy usage and costs by sharing power supplies and<br />
cooling fans and supports a range of discrete GPU accelerators,<br />
which can be matched to the workload. Both of these systems<br />
include advanced hardware security features that are enabled by<br />
the latest Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX).<br />
Wi-Fi management added into WatchGuard Cloud<br />
WatchGuard Technologies has announced Wi-Fi in<br />
WatchGuard Cloud along with a new line-up of Wi-Fi 6-<br />
enabled access points (APs). The addition of Wi-Fi in<br />
WatchGuard Cloud provides cross-platform integration and<br />
centralised management of all WatchGuard products, while the<br />
new APs give customers enhanced connectivity, performance,<br />
and best-in-class security. The launch of AP130, AP330, and<br />
AP430CR comes as the availability of Wi-Fi 6-enabled devices<br />
continues to grow.<br />
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