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Brazil Tech Roundup, Jul. 12, 2019 | Health tech continues to grow in Brazil

You’re reading The Brazilian Report‘s weekly tech roundup, a digest of the main news concerning technology and innovation in Brazil. This week’s topics: ICT infrastructure, health tech, and data protection. Happy reading!


AC Cloud’s new data center in Brazil

Telecommunications company Angola Cables recently launched their cloud service, just a few months after the inauguration of their data center in Fortaleza.

Among other benefits, the ‘Infrastructure as a Service’ (IaaS) promises connection speeds up to six times faster along their three

subsea cable routes, a 24-hour IT team, and customizable cybersecurity settings.

The rise of cloud computing serves as a useful reminder that sharing, saving, and using information doesn’t just happen on its own. Our ability to do everything from sending emails to hosting websites requires an entire infrastructure of people, things, and space—a whole lot of space! In 2015, Itaú (Brazil’s largest private bank) inaugurated a data center that reportedly takes up 815,000 square meters—over 80 football fields. 

Data centers house all the hardware necessary for computing and data storage. Servers and other IT equipment are obvious; less so are all the supporting systems that keep the hardware from crashing. Appropriate standards...

Juliana Costa

Juliana is a growth strategist and worked as a contributor to The Brazilian Report in 2019.

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