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DE-CIX expands to Norway with new Internet Exchanges
ecosystem globally , has announced its newest Internet Exchanges in Oslo and Kristiansand ( Norway ) are ready for service . The inauguration was celebrated in a well-attended ceremony in the Norwegian capital , Oslo , together with the BULK Infrastructure Group AS . BULK Infrastructure is Norway ’ s leader in building and operating sustainable digital infrastructure , data centres , colocation , fibre networks and industrial real estate .
The new DE-CIX IXs are available in the BULK data centres in Oslo ( OS-IX ) and Kristiansand ( Campus N01 ), with more enabled sites to be announced . The DE-CIX Apollon interconnection and cloud platform include cloud routing services for companies of all sizes to manage their hybrid and multi-cloud scenarios and gain control of their data beyond the public Internet .
DE-CIX , a world-leading Internet Exchange ( IX ) operator and home to the largest carrier- and data centre -neutral interconnection
With the approach of one access , all clouds and every network , DE- CIX is bringing its so-called InterconnectionFLEX service to Norway , which provides enterprises with a complete interconnection package as a holistic solution for peering , cloud connectivity and private network interconnects ( PNIs ). Customers can benefit from direct access to over 50 clouds , 2000 + local and international networks and over 250 data centres in Germany , Southern Europe and the US – with one single contract and full flexibility , including a comprehensive interconnection consultation .
University of Leeds increases diversity in data science
The University of Leeds is offering scholarships for students to study data science-related Masters courses , which will help increase diversity and improve skill gaps in the digital workforce .
Applications are now open for 18 scholarships to study three data science-related Masters courses in the 2023 – 24 academic year , following the university ’ s successful bid for funding from the Office for Students ( OfS ).
The scheme aims to encourage more women , black students , disabled students and those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds into data science and AI industries .
A report from Ipsos Mori has emphasised that the current workforce in AI and data science is not representative of the wider population . Over half ( 53 %) of the AI-related firms surveyed said none of their employees were female and 40 % had no employees from an ethnic minority background .
Funding for the scholarships comes from the Department for Science , Innovation and Technology ( DSIT ) and Office for Artificial Intelligence ( OAI ). Professor Paul Baxter , Director of Education and Training at Leeds Institute for Data Analytics ( LIDA ), said : “ Recruiting and supporting students that are representative of the wider community is really important for the future data science workforce . By working together through Leeds Institute for Data Analytics , we have been able to secure masters scholarships for under-represented groups across three data science-related MSc programmes at Leeds .”
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