James Maguire

1 week ago | jdsupra.com | James Maguire

When litigants pursue claims against foreign defendants, the question of how to serve them is more than procedural – it’s jurisdictional. As many readers of this blog are aware, CPLR 308 authorizes alternate service methods when traditional methods are shown to be impracticable. A recent decision from Manhattan Commercial Division Justice Margaret A. Chan confirms that a lengthy time to complete service under the Hague Convention is not enough to invoke alternate service methods.

1 week ago | techstrong.it | James Maguire

What’s the best U.S. state for a data center? Virginia and Texas are widely considered the top choices, but a new report suggests that a rarely selected state offers a far better option. The report, released by infrastructure provider Applied Digital, details advantages like free cooling days and grid stability that make North Dakota a top choice.

1 week ago | techstrong.it | James Maguire

In an effort to comply with European companies’ rising call for greater data sovereignty, Microsoft has launched Microsoft 365 Local, which runs entirely within a customer’s own data center. The offering is part of a larger package called Microsoft Sovereign Cloud, an array of offerings that enables European cloud data to be stored and processed exclusively in Europe.

1 week ago | techstrong.it | James Maguire

A team of experts at the University of California San Diego has created a new liquid cooling technology that could significantly boost data center energy efficiency. The new technology passively drives heat loss through evaporation by using a complex fiber membrane, an advance that may support better cooling rates and lower water levels than current liquid cooling methods. The membrane at the center of this new liquid cooling system is low cost.

1 week ago | techstrong.it | James Maguire

AMD offered a clear message with its 2025 Advancing AI event: We’re a leading player in the enterprise AI market and are well-equipped to compete with NVIDIA. To support its message, AMD promoted an AI strategy that includes its Instinct MI350 series accelerators and a rack-scale AI infrastructure platform that it claimed will offer major strides in compute efficiency.