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Home Consumer All Your Questions About Flights to Cuba: Answered!
All Your Questions About Flights to Cuba: Answered!
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Tuesday morning, the United States and Cuba signed a historic agreement that will allow the resumption of commercial flights from the U.S. to the island nation. As part of the deal, American carriers will now be able to fly to nine Cuban airports, with up to 20 regular daily flights to Havana and another 90 daily flights to be divided between the island's nine remaining hubs, like Cienfuegos, Camaguey, and Santa Clara. Details beyond that are still murky—if only because there's a long process ahead for solidifying them. During the next two weeks, airlines will get to put in their route requests. Then it will take months—at least until summer, but possibly until fall—for Cuban authorities to decide who gets to fly where.
Of all the questions that this agreement raises, Google has pinpointed the five most commonly asked. Here are the answers to your burning questions about flying to Cuba.
What airlines fly to Cuba?
Currently, no major American carriers offer commercial flights to Cuba. However, since last July, JetBlue has been offering weekly charter flights to Havana and Santa Clara, Cuba from New York City, Tampa, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Since December, American Airlines has also been operating charter flights from Los Angeles. Aside from those two major carriers, most charter flights can be booked via Cuba Travel Services, HavanaAir, or directly with the online travel agency, Cheapair.com.
How do you travel to Cuba?
Aside from flying in, there are several new ways to get to Cuba. We outlined nine great options right here, including cruises, ferries, sailboats, and more.
How do you fly to Cuba?
Just like anywhere else, you can book your own ticket and hop on a plane to Cuba. The only difference is that you'll have to go through one extra step before hitting the checkout button. Travelers to Cuba must vouch that their trip applies to one of 12 approved categories of travel currently authorized by the U.S. government (think humanitarian aid, journalistic trips, or the most common, people-to-people trips, which are broadly meant to show support for Cubans). Check one of these boxes when you're prompted, and you'll be on your merry way.
What can you do in Cuba?
Check out this video highlighting the five can't-miss things to do in Cuba (spoiler: art and booze are involved), then read this feature by humor novelist Gary Shteyngart about what it's like to be a traveler on the ground in the world's hottest new destination. The inspiration is practically endless.
Will Southwest Airlines fly to Cuba?
So far, American Airlines has been the most transparent about its intentions to compete for U.S. to Cuba flight routes—it has expressed interest in several routes departing from Miami, specifically. Few other carriers have made such explicit comments with regards to today's deal, but Southwest's CEO has previously indicated interest in the destination, having put it on its road map for expansion over a year ago. That said, Southwest has a long road map for expansion, with hot destinations like Hawaii and Alaska still unrepresented on its route maps.
By Nikki Ekstein, Travel & Leisure, for SouthFloridaReporter.com, Feb. 17, 2016
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Christmas cards are my favorite part of Christmas. Well, that plus the food, lights, socializing with friends and The Nutcracker ballet.
All my cards are sent out, I hope they make it there in time and none gets lost. Yay!
Amythetempermental - I received my first card !! Thank you !! I wasn't sure how Canada would do with the postal strike backlog....that was great!!
Thank you for helping Vanillacream I really appreciate it.
Someone has been accidentally missed on the list and their PMs have said that that they would very much like to be included in the Christmas card exchange. I've added them to the top.
Soresoul - exchange with multiples, e cards please.
Fingers crossed. All cards sent out from my end.
Thank you for the E Card Kaetic!! So cute!
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Karungi järnvägsstation är en tidigare järnvägsstation i Karungi norr om Haparanda, längs Haparandabanans dåvarande sträckning. Under första världskriget var Karungi en knutpunkt i transporten av gods mellan öst och väst. Det var på den tiden världens största postkontor där bland annat 13 ton brev, mestadels krigsfångebrev som omlastades till hästvagnar för vidare transport till Haparanda.

År 1915 fördes statistik som räknade samman både Karungi och Haparandas godsmängd som uppgick till 31 700 ton inkommande gods och 84 070 ton för utgående gods.

Historik
År 1913 nådde järnvägsarbetet med Haparandabanan fram till Karungi. Vid krigsutbrottet hösten 1914 var Karungi slutstationen för den svenska järnvägen. På grund av kriget stängdes all järnvägstrafik direkt mellan Centraleuropa och Ryssland. All post som gick från och till Finland, Ryssland, Kina och Iran samlades i Karungi där den forslades vidare med vägtransport över Haparanda. Godsmängden överrumplade Karungi station som inte hade tillräckliga spår och godsmagasin.

Juni 1915 kunde slutligen banan fram till Haparanda och dess provisoriska järnvägsstation öppnas. 1913–1915 gick det nattågstrafik direkt från Stockholm till Karungi. 1917 gick det även ett tåg från Haparanda hamn - Charlottenberg. År 1992 upphörde persontrafiken mellan Haparanda-Karungi-Boden.

Statsbanan Karungi-Övertorneå
I Karungi fanns det anslutningar mot Övertorneå på den så kallade Statsbanan Karungi–Övertorneå och 1984 lades persontrafiken ner på banan. Godstrafiken till Övertorneå upphörde 1986 och rälsen revs upp 1992.

Stängningen av bandelen
Mellan 2006 och 2012 byggdes en ny sträckning av Haparandabanan vilket ledde till att sträckan Morjärv-Karungi-Haparanda lades ner för gott och upphörde med sin godstrafik. Den nya sträckningen av Haparandabanan går idag via Morjärvs station-Kalix-Haparanda.

Källor

Byggnader i Haparanda kommun
Nedlagda järnvägsstationer i Norrbottens län
Sverige under första världskriget

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Home » Mars partners with Broad Institute to create pet genome database
Mars partners with Broad Institute to create pet genome database
Source: Mars Petcare Science & Diagnostics
NEW YORK — On Jan. 9, Mars Petcare announced a partnership with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard to develop an open-access cat and dog genome database. According to Mars, the database will be one of the world's largest, building upon the company's BioBank initiative to help advance pet health care and nutrition.
Broad Institute is one of the world's leaders in genetic information, providing biobanks with data and creating databases and tools to further the study of genetics and disease.
"The opportunity to better understand cat and dog genetics through specifically designed gene sequencing studies is an important milestone that will help us deliver on our purpose: A Better World For Pets," said Nefertiti Greene, president of Mars Petcare Science & Diagnostics. "Together with our partners at the Broad Institute we hope to find several key ways to provide clinically focused, real-world data. This is essential for developing more effective precision medicines and that lead to scientific breakthroughs for the future of pet health."
Genomes from 20,000 dogs and cats in the MARS PETCARE BIOBANK™ project, which launched June 2022, will be sequenced during the next 10 years and included in the database to provide insights on pet health and helping to further individualized health care. The data will be publicly available via the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Sequence Read Archive, offering detailed pet breed ancestry, genetic mutations linked to pet diseases and pets' aging process.
"Our latest initiative with the Broad Institute is hugely exciting when it comes to advancing preventive pet care," said Jennifer Welser, DVM, DACVO, chief medical officer at Mars Veterinary Health. "This project could help us further understand how we can build individualized pet care solutions for each unique dog or cat, which has the potential to become part of routine healthcare practice.
"As veterinarians, we're always looking to improve patient outcomes and for new ways to solve some of the most pressing pet healthcare challenges such as obesity, skin conditions, dental disease, infectious and zoonotic diseases, orthopedic disorders and, of course, cancer," she added. "I look forward to seeing how the open access data can enable new insights supporting individualized pet health."
Mars will release the first genome sequence in 2023 with additional pet data to follow as more pets are enrolled in the project. Sequencing and analysis will be led by Elinor Karlsson, director of the Vertebrate Genomics Group at Broad Institute and professor of bioinformatics and integrative biology at UMass Chan Medical School. Data will be published in 2023.
"We're excited to partner with Mars Petcare to establish an open access resource of full-genome sequences for thousands of pet cats and dogs living in homes across the United States," Karlsson said. "Making this data fully accessible to the global scientific community will provide new insight into the ancient origins of dogs and cats — who have lived by our sides for thousands of years — and support research projects focused on improving healthcare for pets living today."
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Nepal records all time high single-day Covid-19 cases on Wednesday
Glitterati
By Glitterati
Published: 12:00 am Jan 28, 2005
Pastiche of pointless clichés: Was the 'Kisna' muse missing or too dishy to be missed, asks Govind Mishra
Subhash Ghai seems to be caught in a labyrinth comprising a number of grandiose wishes and designs in Kisna, losing his way hopelessly in the mess, allowing the movie to meander from mythological archetypes to historical eavesdropping, to modern-day media masala. He seems also to have been caught between the desire to woo the dollar/pound rich NRI audiences and the eternally emotional desi dewanas, stuck on the infallibility and grandeur of anything akin to 'Geeta' and the romance of Krishna-Radha-Meera triangle.
The heavily-accented firang ladies Antonia Bernath and others are supposed to, one reckons, pull at the pursestrings of NRIs. Meanwhile the rope-climbing, often-dancing, god-fearing and man-loving Isha Sharvani, by getting married to the hero towards the end of the movie, is supposed to please desi viewers with their idea of poetic justice and concept of dividends for devotion. Forget the fact that the hero's heart (also his flute and, one suspects, his music too!) remains in the safekeep of his true love in London.
Vivek Oberoi in the role of Kishna, as all other protagonists in the movie, is given one-dimensional, tin-type character, nay archetype, to flesh out. This poet writes one poem (we have evidence) and suddenly emerges as an unparalleled sword-wielder, killing dozens in a minute, without any prior notice in his character or life that he had it in him to do so. So much for the poet and warrior definition. The archetypal Meera (prem diwani) Isha Sharvani keeps dancing and gyrating her heart and muscles out, but one feels the storyline could have done without her. No disrespect meant, for all her hard work, she is breathtaking at times.
The other leading lady, Beranath, has a much more meaty role with greater emotive opportunities which she has carried through commendably well. Reminiscent of Brook Shields in her 'Blue Lagoon' dishabille, the young lady portrays a character that comes across as human.
The missed opportunities in the movie are what gall one. The film has neither used the opportunity of a period drama, set in the heartrending months leading up to the partition and independence of India nor has it touched the heartstrings as a wholesome love affair. The character of Amrish Puri had such diabolical or patriotic possibilities, depending on the choice, while Om Puri could have done more on the humane level to enrich the movie. In any case, his small bit at the prince's palace was a very welcome comic relief in the movie.
The dialogues often came threatening close to grandiloquence, a la Bhisma Pitamah of 'The Mahabharata'. Come on Mr Ghai, folks were old fashioned in Uttaranchal in 1947 alright, but they were not spouting such confusing religious sermons, not in such 'pariksha' style. One is willing to suspend disbelief, provided one gets some pleasure, at least an imaginative excursion!
Pleasure comes only in the form of a pleasant music score, panoramic cinematography and some daring choreography. But all this unfortunately does not help in creating a cohesive, rewarding whole. One does not suspect Ghai, unlike Mr Amir Khan and company, of having been aiming for the Oscars with this movie, but certainly of eyeing the rich foreign distribution channels more as a safety measure than anything else. But perhaps, just a good movie, irrespective of its locale, history or racial type succeeds. Ask Kurosawa.
SuperBowl spectre returns for Janet!
JACKSONVILLE, Florida:
A year after her startling Super Bowl wardrobe "malfunction", Janet Jackson is headed to another Super Bowl event. Attorney Willie Gary announced that Jackson will attend his celebrity scholarship party in Jacksonville on February 5, the eve of the Super Bowl. The Black Family Channel is sponsoring the party. During a halftime performance at the Super Bowl in Houston last year, Jackson's breast was exposed on national television while dancing and singing with Justin Timberlake. She said it was an accident. The game was seen by 90 million viewers and CBS was fined a record $5,50,000 by the Federal Communications Commission. Gary did not return phone calls seeking comment on Jackson's appearance. The event is open to the public by pre-sale tickets only. — AP
Ex-beau says Garner disliked 'Elektra'
LOS ANGELES:
Hollywood actor Michael Vartan revealed that 'Daredevil' star Jennifer Garner believes her latest film 'Elektra' is "awful" but she had to do it because it was in her contract. Vartan, who briefly dated his 'Alias' co-star in 2003 and still maintains a friendship with Garner, said the actress told him the 'Daredevil' spin-off was not her proudest piece of work. "I heard ('Elektra') was awful. (Jennifer) called me and told me it was awful. She had to do it because of 'Daredevil'. It was in her contract," Vartan was quoted as saying. Vartan, who dated Garner for a month and a half, said that he does not mind seeing pictures of his ex-girlfriend with her current beau, Ben Affleck, even though he still loves Garner "to death". "Why would it be weird? I don't know Ben. I don't know how happy they are," he said. — IANS
I feel like a Hindu now, declares Sting
Rock star Sting has declared himself something of a Hindu and an addict of India, in an e-mail interview with Friday's Hindustan Times ahead of two concerts. Gordon Sumner, who performs for tsunami relief on February 4 at Bangalore and February 6 in New Delhi, told the daily he loves the country. "In a sense I am more of a Hindu... I like the Hindu religion more than anything else at the moment. I have become addicted to India... I would want to spend the rest of my life discovering your beautiful country." The performances are being billed as the first full solo concerts by Sting in India. DNA Networks, which is staging the shows, says all the funds will go to assist tsunami victims in India where more than 16,000 people died in the December 26 tragedy. To coincide with the concerts, Universal Music is to release a special limited edition of the 2003 album, 'Sacred Love'. The album features Ravi Shankar's daughter Anoushka playing sitar in 'The book of my life'. — AFP
Swank — a true boxing pupil!
"My best champion is Hilary Swank," glows Panamanian boxing coach Hector Roca with pride, setting the Oscar-nominated actress above 13 fighters he's helped turn into world champs. In 'Million Dollar Baby', Swank plays Maggie Fitzgerald, a boxer trained by Clint Eastwood, who also directs the film. The film has been nominated for seven Academy Awards, and Roca plans to travel to Los Angeles to see if his star pupil wins the coveted best actress Oscar after already winning a Golden Globe for her performance in the film. The story of Roca's involvement with the film began when Bruce Silverglade, proprietor of Gleason's gym in the New York borough of Brooklyn, received a call to train the actress, already an Oscar winner for her performance in 'Boys Don't Cry'. Silverglade immediately thought of Roca. "I chose him for Hilary. I got a call from her people and they arranged for her to come over and when she was in she sized up the gym and she sized me up and at the same time I sized her up and chose Hector and it turned out to be a nice match," Silverglade said. "She started boxing like a real boxer." — AFP
Vivacious voices
Himalayan News Service, Kathmandu:
Combination II", an exhibition of paintings and sculptures presented by Aarya, Menuka, Chandani and Renuka as 'Petals', was inaugurated by Basudev, vice-chancellor of Royal Nepal Academy and Krishna Manandhar, campus chief of Lalit Kala Campus, on January 26. This is a second endeavour by 'Petals', a group comprising four undergraduate students of Lalit Kala Campus.
The exhibition is a veritable illustration of the persuasive powers of art. Aarya, Menuka, Chandani and Renuka have amply demonstrated their deftness in recreating artistic expression with consummate finesse. Aarya, who used acrylic oil and dry pastel in her paintings titled 'Life', and 'Natural Beauty, concentrates on beauty as perceived in life. Renuka has used oil, water colours and dry pastel in her paintings and they depict "Phases of Life' as the title suggests. Menuka's terracotta sculptures are titled "Cactus' and 'Affection'. Cactus represents the predicament of desolate women and since the cactus is without its thorns it suggests their vulnerability. Chandani's terracotta sculptures are based on a theme: 'elements of existence'.
Almost all the paintings reverberate with the voice of vivacious artists championing for peace and harmony amongst fellow human beings and at the same time seeking an end to violence and brutality visited on women. They question the status of women in a predominantly patriarchal social structure. The exhibition is open to all from January 26 to February 1 between 11am to 5pm.
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Q: How can I fix the following error when using the zip() function? TypeError: 'list' object is not callable I am using python 3.6.
I am attempting to take 2 python lists, and write them into a csv file. I need the first list to be in the first column, and the second list to be in the second column.
Many of the solutions I have found include using the zip() function as shown below, but I'm getting an error that I cannot seem to fix:
TypeError: 'list' object is not callable
 zip_codes = ['code', '64148', '67118', '40813', '18229']
 rates = ['rate', 190.32, 99.53, 228.42, 190.32]

 col_format = "{:<5}"*2 + "\n"

 with open('test.csv', 'w') as f:
      for sol in zip(zip_codes, rates): //ERROR OCCURS HERE
      f.write(col_format.format(*sol))

I'm expecting test.csv to contain 2 columns, whose values correspond to each list.

A: The reason why you're getting the TypeError: 'list' object is not callable error is likely because you have overridden zip as a variable by naming your list of zip codes as zip, which you apparently have corrected in the code you posted in the question but not in your actual code.
Moreover, your iteration variable for the for loop is named sol, which does not match the variable x you're unpacking for output.
With your variable names and indentation issues fixed, your code should look like:
zip_codes = ['code', '64148', '67118', '40813', '18229']
rates = ['rate', 190.32, 99.53, 228.42, 190.32]
col_format = "{:<6}" * 2 + "\n"
with open('test.csv', 'w') as f:
    for cols in zip(zip_codes, rates):
        f.write(col_format.format(*cols))

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Family Vacations: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
The museum displays thousands of aviation and space travel artifacts.
©Dane Penland, National Air and Space Museum
The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, an extension of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, was built to display the thousands of aviation and space travel artifacts that could not possibly fit into the popular Washington, D.C., museum. Opened in December 2003 in Chantilly, Virginia, it showcases famous aircraft, spacecraft, rockets, and satellites, and a wide assortment of other space exploration memorabilia.
The centerpiece of the museum is a cavernous hangar that is more than three football fields in length and ten stories high. It houses the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima; a Concorde that once traveled in and out of adjacent Dulles Airport; the world's fastest jet; and dozens of other aircraft displayed on three levels. The top levels can best be viewed from the elevated skywalks placed around the hangar. The space shuttle Enterprise, the Gemini VII space capsule, and the Mobile Quarantine Unit used when the Apollo 11 crew returned are also on display in the museum. Interactive exhibits include a simulation of a shuttle flight. Special activities for families are offered throughout the year.
Address: 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway, Chantilly, VA
Phone: 202/633-1000
Hours of Operation: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., daily
Learn more about family vacations:
Washington D.C. City Guide: Learn more about the Smithsonian and the many things to do and places to visit in Washington, D.C.
the Editors of Mobil Travel Guide "Family Vacations: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center" 26 April 2007.
HowStuffWorks.com. <https://adventure.howstuffworks.com/destinations/landmarks/museums-tours/family-vacations-steven-f-udvar-hazy-center.htm> 30 January 2023


Running may seem like a simple to do. However, running is actually a complex movement that puts stress on the ligaments, bones, and joints of the body. Selecting the correct running shoe is important for increasing performance and avoiding risk of injury. Running shoes should be selected based on your foot type. Considerations such as trail versus road shoes are important. Your foot type dictates the degree of cushioning, stability and motion control you require. The most accurate way to learn your foot type is to visit a local shop that specializes in running shoes. Professionals can measure your arch type, stride and gait and help you with your shoe needs.
The design of running shoes is created around the idea of pronation. Pronation is the natural rolling movement of your ankle from the outside to inside when your foot strikes the ground. If you run properly you strike the ground on the outside of your heel and roll in the direction of your big toe before pushing off once more. Pronation is beneficial because it assists the lower half of your body in absorbing shock and storing energy. Those considered neutral runners pronate correctly and do not need running shoes that help correct their form. Neutral runners can choose from a wide variety of shoes, including barefoot or minimal types. However, those who have arch problems or who adopt an incorrect form while running may experience too much or too little pronation. They may require running shoes that offer additional support.
Those who overpronate experience an over-abundance of ankle rolling. Even while standing, those who severely overpronate display ankles that are angled inward. It is not uncommon for them to have flat feet or curved legs. The tendency to overpronate may cause many injuries. Areas that tend to become injured are the knees, ankles, and Achilles tendon. If you find that you have a tendency to overpronate, you should look at shoes that provide extra stability and motion-control. Motion-control shoes are straight and firm. Shoes of this type do not curve at the tip. The restricted flexibility along the middle of the shoe prohibits the foot from rolling too far inward as your foot strikes the ground.
A less common problem is underpronation. Underpronation, also called supination, is when the feet are unable to roll inward during landing. Those who underpronate have feet that lack flexibility and high arches. This prevents any kind of shock absorption, even though it does place less rotational stress on ankles and knees. This added force can cause fractures, ligament tears, and muscle strains because the legs are trying to compensate for the impact. Those who underpronate need shoes with more cushioning and flexibility. If you have a tendency to underpronate, selecting stability or motion-control shoes may cause you more problems by continuing to prevent pronation.


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Q: i'm trying to work with xml linq xdocument in vb.net I'm trying to write a windows phone 7 app which reads from an xml using xdocument but i'm having a few problems.
If I do this:
Dim xml As XDocument = XDocument.Load(e.Result)
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(xml.ToString)

Or this:
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(xml.Elements.Value.ToString)

then the xml data is output to the immidiate window as a string proving that the data exists but if i do this:
Dim products = From product In xml.Descendants("product") _
                    Select title = product.Element("title").Value

For Each product In products
     System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Title" & product.title)
Next

I get nothing for product.title and I also get nothing when I do stuff like this:
Dim count As Integer = xml.Descendants("count").Value

What am I doing wrong?
Thanks.
xml looks something like this:
<productslist>
  <count>2</count>
  <products>
    <product>
        <productId>1</productId>
        <title>test item 1 </title>
        <price>4.99</price>
        <category>
            <categoryId>1</categoryId>
            <categoryName>cat 1</categoryName>
        </category>
    </product>
    <product>
        <productId>2</productId>
        <title>test item 2</title>
        <price>10.99</price>
        <category>
            <categoryId>2</categoryId>
            <categoryName>cat 2</categoryName>
        </category>
    </product>
 </productslist>

A: Your LINQ statement is not projecting into an anonymous type with a property of Title. You're getting an IEnumerable<string> back directly.
Try this instead:
Dim products = From product In xml.Descendants("product") _
               Select product.Element("title").Value

For Each product In products
     Debug.WriteLine("Title: " & product)
Next

That said, the variable products is better named titles. If you want to project into an anonymous type you need to use With New { .Prop1 = data, .Prop2 = other }. A dot must be prefixed to each property name. Here's an example:
Dim products = From product In xml.Descendants("product") _
               Select New With { .Title = product.Element("title").Value }

For Each product In products
     Debug.WriteLine("Title: " & product.Title)
Next

For your example it doesn't seem that an anonymous type is needed. If you have multiple properties to project into then it becomes worthwhile.
EDIT: in response to your comment, a namespace might be attached to your XML. If so, you would need to reference it to reference any element.
If your XML has a namespace it should have an xmlns specified, such as:
<productslist xmlns="http://domain.com/namespace">

You would then have to modify your code to get the namespace and concatenate it with your elements as follows:
Dim ns = xml.Root.GetDefaultNamespace()

Dim products = From product In xml.Descendants(ns + "product") _
               Select product.Element(ns + "title").Value

A: Sorry, I don't know VB But in C# this code will do-
var query = doc.Descendants("product").Select(x => new {Title= x.Element("title").Value});

            foreach (var item in query)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(item.Title);

            }

Also the xml you posted is missing </products>. node (end tag), I hope it's just a copy paste mistake.


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SODA Foundation Announces 2021 Data & Storage Trends Survey
Featured, Linux Foundation, Press Release, Projects, Research, Storage
Data and storage technologies are evolving. The SODA Foundation is conducting a survey to identify the current challenges, gaps, and trends for data and storage in the era of cloud-native, edge, AI, and 5G. Through new insights generated from the data and storage community at large, end-users will be better equipped to make decisions, vendors can improve their products, and the SODA Foundation can establish new technical directions — and beyond!
The SODA Foundation is an open source project under Linux Foundation that aims to foster an ecosystem of open source data management and storage software for data autonomy. SODA Foundation offers a neutral forum for cross-project collaboration and integration and provides end-users quality end-to-end solutions. We intend to use this survey data to help guide the SODA Foundation and its surrounding ecosystem on important issues.
Please participate now; we intend to close the survey in late May.
Privacy and confidentiality are important to us. Neither participant names, nor their company names, will be displayed in the final results.
The first 50 survey respondents will each receive a $25 (USD) Amazon gift card. Some conditions apply.
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Thank you for taking the time to participate in this survey conducted by SODA Foundation, an open source project at the Linux Foundation focusing on data management and storage.
This survey will provide insights into the challenges, gaps, and trends for data and storage in the era of cloud-native, edge, AI, and 5G. We hope these insights will help end-users make better decisions, enable vendors to improve their products and serve as a guide to the technical direction of SODA and the surrounding ecosystem.
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What are the data & storage challenges faced by end-users?
Which features and capabilities do end users look for in data and storage solutions?
What are the key trends shaping the data & storage industry?
Which open source data & storage projects are users interested in?
What cloud strategies are businesses adopting?
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We will summarize the survey data and share the learnings during SODACON Global 2021 – Virtual on Jul 13-14. The summary report will be published on the SODA website. In addition, we will be producing an in-depth report of the survey which will be shared with all survey participants.
SODACON GLOBAL 2021
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April 15, 2021 /by The Linux Foundation
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SODA Foundation and SNIA to Advance Education for Data and Storage Management
Press Release, Projects, Storage
San Francisco, Calif., February 2, 2021 – In a move that advances a common goal of increasing education for a unified framework and standardization for data and storage management, the SODA Foundation and Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) are pleased to announce they have entered into a marketing alliance.
The SODA Foundation is an open source project under the Linux Foundation that seeks to foster an ecosystem of open source data management and storage software for data autonomy, while SNIA is dedicated to developing standards and education programs to advance storage and information technology.
"Working with SNIA in a marketing capacity is an ideal stepping stone to combining our expertise for the advancement of storage management technology," said Steven Tan, VP & CTO, Futurewei and SODA Foundation Chair. "Together, we will contribute to creating a more engaged and informed developer ecosystem and emphasize the importance of the standardization of storage management APIs."
The alliance facilitates marketing collaboration to promote the SODA Foundation and SNIA standards through educational content that will include webcasts, social media, email campaigns, newsletters and inclusion in news and events.
"The goal of this alliance is to educate our respective communities on the importance of open source storage management standards and lay the groundwork for future collaborative technological developments, particularly leveraging SNIA's work developing the SNIA Swordfish™ specification," said Michael Oros, Executive Director, SNIA. "We are excited to be working closely with the SODA Foundation and look forward to the results of our joint efforts."
To gain insight into how alliances work in SNIA, watch SNIA Board Advisor and storage architect Richelle Ahlvers during the video presentation replay of SODACON 2020, Day 2 here.
About SODA Foundation
Previously OpenSDS, the SODA Foundation is part of the Linux Foundation and includes both open source software and standards to support the increasing need for data autonomy. SODA Foundation Premiere members include China Unicom, Fujitsu, Huawei, NTT Communications and Toyota Motor Corporation. Other members include China Construction Bank Fintech, Click2Cloud, GMO Pepabo, IIJ, MayaData, LinBit, Scality, Sony, Wipro and Yahoo Japan.
About SNIA
The Storage Networking Industry Association is a not-for-profit global organization, made up of member companies spanning the global storage market. SNIA's mission is to lead the storage industry worldwide in developing and promoting standards, technologies, and educational services to empower organizations in the management of information. To this end, the SNIA is uniquely committed to delivering standards, education, and services that will propel open storage networking solutions into the broader market.
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February 2, 2021 /by Kristin O'Connell
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SODA Foundation Announces New Framework Release to Support Data Mobility from Edge to Core to Cloud, Welcomes New Members
SODA Foundation's open data framework Greenland release simplifies data storage in heterogeneous environments; Japan Data Storage Forum and Seagate Technology become newest contributors
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 22, 2020 STORAGE DEVELOPER CONFERENCE — The SODA Foundation, which hosts the open source, unified and autonomous data management framework for data mobility from edge to core to cloud, today announced the Greenland release of its open data framework and that Japan Data Storage Forum (JDSF) and Seagate are joining the Foundation. The Greenland release simplifies data storage in heterogeneous environments, while the new members will further accelerate data mobility and autonomy across the industry. The Greenland release will be available at the end of September.
"The demand for and complexity of data mobility between cloud, on premise and the edge is resulting in rapid collaboration and development on the SODA Foundation's open data framework," said Steven Tan, chairman, SODA Foundation and VP & CTO of Cloud Solution at Futurewei. "The Greenland release represents this rapid collaboration and important advances in data storage. We are also welcoming some of the world's most significant leaders in the data storage space. We're looking forward to contributions from JDSF and Seagate Technology."
JDSF is the first and leading storage-related organization in Japan and is a source for the latest information for manufacturers, systems integrators and users who require storage network system verification and data backup operations standards.
"The SODA Foundation represents a global collaboration on the future of data mobility in every environment," said Takatsuna Chikaraishi, Chairman at JDSF. "It's a natural move for us to join the Foundation and help advance an open data framework for everyone."
Seagate Technology is a world leader in data storage and management solutions and helps to maximize humanity's potential by innovating world-class, precision-engineered data management solutions with a focus on sustainable partnerships.
"We see the SODA Foundation's open source approach to data movement and management API's enabling hybrid cloud storage architecture management as key to datasphere growth," said Ken Claffey, Vice President, Enterprise Data Solutions, Seagate Technology."
Also announced today is the release of Greenland, the 2.0 version of SODA Foundation's open data framework. It includes Storage Performance Monitoring (SPM), SODA CSI plug-and-play, multi-cloud file services, KubeEdge integration and file support for NetApp ONTAP, among others. Details include:
SPM offers a unified view in heterogeneous storage environments and integrates with tools such as Prometheus and Kafka to provide deep visibility and insights into cloud native environments.
SODA CSI plug-and-play enables multi-vendor CSI storage to be managed by the SODA Open Data Framework, simplifying storage management for Kubernetes.
Multi-cloud file services offer support for Google Cloud Platform in addition to AWS and Azure
KubeEdge integration experimental feature provides a first glimpse into edge data
management with SODA.
File Support for NetApp ONTAP and more South Bound Drivers enables more on-premise Data Center use cases.
Greenland builds on the previous Faroe release, which included support for block, file, and object storage, multi cloud data control, telemetry, resource management across heterogeneous storage, Container Storage Interface (CSI) storage plug-and-play as an experimental feature that simplifies Kubernetes storage management by abstracting CSI storage with SODA.
As data moves between the cloud, on premise and, increasingly, the Edge, data management is becoming more complex. And the increasing number of technologies supporting data management has created even more difficulty, including unintentional silos for data storage. During a time when data mobility and autonomy is more important than ever, it's critical to simplify management, unify storage pools and provide a vendor neutral forum and platform that can accelerate innovation for end users. SODA Foundation seeks to reduce silos by integrating efforts across platforms for overall data mobility and autonomy.
Additional Member Comments
"The SODA v2.0 Greenland release has extremely useful features for unified data management across multi cloud and on premise and new file support for NetApp ONTAP. We are happy to be integrating VMWare support for heterogeneous storages for our on-premise data center use cases. SODA engineering team and community welcomes priorities from end users like us," said Kei Kusunoki, Storage Manager, Innovation Center, NTT Communications.
"We are happy to see the Greenland release with its features for heterogeneous storage . The SODA community is actively providing very good support for this integration and always open for improvements and new features," said Yusuke Sato, Storage Architect, Yahoo! JAPAN.
About the SODA Foundation
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September 22, 2020 /by The Linux Foundation
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Open Mainframe Project Announces the Full Schedule for the Inaugural Open Mainframe Summit on September 16-17
The open source mainframe virtual event features keynote speakers from Broadcom, Hyperledger, IBM, and The Linux Foundation
SAN FRANCISCO, July 30, 2020 – The Open Mainframe Project (OMP), an open source initiative that enables collaboration across the mainframe community to develop shared tool sets and resources, today announces the complete schedule of the inaugural Open Mainframe Summit. The virtual event takes place September 16-17 and will feature Ross Mauri, General Manager of IBM Z and LinuxONE at IBM; Greg Lotko, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Mainframe Division at Broadcom; Brian Behlendorf, Executive Director of Hyperledger; and The Linux Foundation's Jim Zemlin, Executive Director, and John Mertic, Director of Program Management.
Open Mainframe Summit will focus on all open source projects and technologies impacting the mainframe. The event enables a collaborative environment that offers seasoned professionals, developers, students and leaders a forum to share best practices, discuss hot topics, and network with like-minded individuals who are passionate about the mainframe industry.
Conference Sessions Include:
COBOL and the Modern Mainframe Movement – Jessielaine Punongbayan, Senior Software Engineer and Richelle Anne Craw, Senior Software Engineer, Broadcom
Beyond the Mainframe Security Features, it is Time to Learn about Open Source Software Security – Javier Perez, Open Source Program Office Manager, IBM
How Two Millennials Built a Mainframe Security Model on Top of Zowe in Six Weeks (and yes it works on all ESMs) – Kyle Beausolei, Software Engineer and Jordan Filteau, Software Engineer, Rocket Software
Cloud Foundry Orchestrated by Kubernetes on Linux on IBM Z – Vlad Iovanov, Software Engineer, SUSE and Dan Pavel Sinkovicz, Student Mentee
How Zowe and Open Source Made me Talk to the Mainframe (literally) – Youngkook Kim, Z/LinuxONE Solutions Architect, Vicom Infinity
Zowe Conformance: High-reliability Extensions for Mainframe Tools, Guaranteed – Rose Sakach, Global Product Manager, Broadcom
Open Source infrastructure-as-a-Service Automation for IBM z/VM – Mike Friesenegger, Solutions Architect, SUSE and Ji Chen, IBM Cloud Infrastructure Center Architect, IBM
A 360 Degree View on LinuxONE Security & Compliance – Pradeep Parameshwaran, Technical Security Lead, LinuxONE & Linux on IBM Z, IBM
See the full conference schedule here. Conference Registration for the online event is $50 for general attendance and $15 for academia.
Open Mainframe Summit is made possible thanks to Platinum Sponsor Broadcom and Gold Sponsors SUSE and Vicom Infinity. For information on becoming an event sponsor, click here.
Members of the press who would like to request a press pass to attend should contact Maemalynn at maemalynn@linuxfoundation.org.
About the Open Mainframe Project
The Open Mainframe Project is intended to serve as a focal point for deployment and use of Linux and Open Source in a mainframe computing environment. With a vision of Open Source on the Mainframe as the standard for enterprise class systems and applications, the project's mission is to build community and adoption of Open Source on the mainframe by eliminating barriers to Open Source adoption on the mainframe, demonstrating value of the mainframe on technical and business levels, and strengthening collaboration points and resources for the community to thrive. Learn more about the project at https://www.openmainframeproject.org.
The Linux Foundation is the organization of choice for the world's top developers and companies to build ecosystems that accelerate open technology development and commercial adoption. Together with the worldwide open source community, it is solving the hardest technology problems by creating the largest shared technology investment in history. Founded in 2000, The Linux Foundation today provides tools, training and events to scale any open source project, which together deliver an economic impact not achievable by any one company. More information can be found at www.linuxfoundation.org.
July 30, 2020 /by Maemalynn Meanor
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SODA Foundation Gains New Investments, Expands Charter to Address Increasing Need for Data Autonomy
China Unicom, Fujitsu, Huawei, NTT Communications and Toyota Motor Corporation lead list of participants advancing open source software and standards for data mobility and autonomy
China Unicom contributes its S3-compatabile object storage YIG project
Foundation releases Faroe, the 1.0 version of its Open Data Framework software for cloud native and more
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 29, 2020 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced the SODA Foundation, previously OpenSDS, is expanding to include both open source software and standards to support the increasing need for data autonomy. SODA Foundation hosts an open source, unified and autonomous data management framework for data mobility from edge to core to cloud.
Premiere members include China Unicom, Fujitsu, Huawei, NTT Communications and Toyota Motor Corporation. Other members include China Construction Bank Fintech, Click2Cloud, GMO Pepabo, IIJ, MayaData, LinBit, Scality, Sony, Wipro and Yahoo Japan.
As part of the expansion, China Unicom is contributing its S3-compatible object storage YIG project to the SODA Foundation. YIG is the first in a line of projects that are joining the Foundation through the SODA Incubator program designed to foster an ecosystem of data and storage projects by supporting their growth through community outreach, collaboration and adoption.
The SODA Foundation today is also announcing the release of Faroe, the 1.0 version of its Open Data Framework software for cloud native and more. With support for block, file, and object storage, multi cloud data control, telemetry and resource management across heterogeneous storage, Faroe eliminates data silos, delivers integrated data management and enables seamless data mobility between on-premise and multicloud. Faroe also includes Container Storage Interface (CSI) storage plug-and-play as an experimental feature that simplifies Kubernetes storage management by abstracting CSI storage with SODA.
"Providing a neutral forum where both vendors and end users can contribute to building and integrating data management solutions for mobility and autonomy is our goal," said Steven Tan, chairman, SODA Foundation and VP & CTO of Cloud Solution at Futurewei. "These new investments and our expanding scope will help us support a growing community of open source data professionals who are pushing the envelope on these technologies."
As data moves between the cloud, on premise and, increasingly, the Edge, data management is becoming more complex. And the increasing number of technologies supporting data management has created even more difficulty, including unintentional silos for data storage. During a time when data mobility and autonomy is more important than ever, it's critical that we simplify management, unify storage pools and provide a vendor neutral forum and platform that can accelerate innovation for end users. SODA Foundation seeks to reduce silos by integrating efforts across platforms for overall data mobility and autonomy.
"With data privacy and treatment at the top of every company's priority list, the SODA Foundation serves an important role across industries," said Mike Dolan, senior vice president and GM of projects at the Linux Foundation. "With new membership commitments, from vendors and end users alike, and an expanded scope to integrate software and standards, we believe this community will have an incredible impact in the coming months and years."
For more information about the SODA Foundation, please visit: https://sodafoundation.io/
Member Statements
China Construction Bank Fintech
"CCB Fintech is a financial technology subsidiary of China Construction Bank. We are always interested in the open source community contribution and it's our honor to join SODA. Glad to see its breakthroughs in multi-cloud environments and heterogeneous storage management. We will work with SODA to solve the container storage management challenges in cloud-native scenarios from now on. Hope to see more pioneers of the financial industry join SODA and join us to improve the innovation and development of open source technology in the global financial area," said CCB Fintech Technology Platform Department General Manager Zhan Shu.
"It's a great honor for China Unicom Wo Cloud to join the SODA community. We think the openness of the SODA project is great. In fact, we have been very active in this project in the previous year. We contributed the core code of our object storage project named YIG to the community. On Wo Cloud Summit 2019, we have witnessed the launch of SODA in China with many other partners. In the future, we will bring more friends into this community and make more innovations together," said Zhong Xin, CTO, China Unicom Wo Cloud.
"FUJITSU LIMITED has been supporting society as an IT company. Over the years, we have been providing comprehensive storage solutions. Now, as we are transforming into a DX company, we are looking to support our customers to transform their business model and to help them to create new businesses by modernizing systems and leveraging cloud native technologies. SODA is a powerful solution for simplifying storage management that has been very complex for many years, and enabling ties to the cloud. FUJITSU believes that SODA will accelerate the accomplishment of its mission and has been contributing to the ecosystem since OpenSDS, the direct predecessor of SODA," said Shinya Hamano, manager, development department, infrastructure software division, Fujitsu.
"Managing the data coming from heterogeneous sources and formats is an interesting problem along with the regulatory requirements. SODA foundation attempts to address these challenges in an open manner which would help companies build reliable AI enabled solutions," said Rakesh Jain, SODA Foundation board member and Researcher & Architect at IBM Corporation.
"Storage silos in our services make a barrier among customers and the services. The barriers like individual storage software/API have hindered not only us from managing our services, but also customers from utilizing their data across the services. We're expecting SODA to help service providers and customers overcome the barrier by using an open data management platform," said Kei Kusunoki, Storage Architect, Innovation Center, NTT Communications.
"Scality supports SODA Foundation because we share the belief that data proliferation has a huge impact on data management challenges. Organizations are increasingly leveraging the benefits of hybrid cloud, which brings new challenges that demand proven solutions to store, govern and orchestrate massive volumes of data across geographies and clouds. We believe that collaborating with the open source community is vitally important as the velocity of change demands faster, better delivery of solutions," said Paul Speciale, Chief Product Officer, Scality.
"As a cold data archive system provider, we are excited about joining the SODA. We have just released the third generation of Optical Disc Archive, and we believe that integrating it into the SODA system will provide more diverse and rich value to this community and its customers. We are looking forward to collaborating with other SODA members to create a full data lifecycle management platform in the aim of solving data/storage management challenges," said Mikio Kita, VP, Sony Corporation, Senior General Manager of Media Solution Business Div. Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc.
"Connected vehicles on a street would generate significant volume of data, and they are widely spread in many locations. Managing those data and data storage is going to be a key challenge for us to get a variety of benefits from those data," said Kenichi Murata, Project General Manager of Connected Strategy, Toyota Motor Corporation. "We expect that SODA Foundation would be the best place to seek the solution of our future issues, and we would be happy to collaborate in the Foundation with many people who have the same issues."
"Wipro is proud of its association with the SODA foundation. Our passion for latest technology, and access to a diverse ecosystem to deliver value to our customers has been the foundation for Wipro's EngineeringNXT offerings. Driven by our deep domain expertise in Data management and storage across industries, Wipro understands and supports the need for open standards in data management for advanced storage solutions. Being part of the SODA foundation will not only enable us to innovate in this space and deliver cloud-and-vendor agnostic solutions for hybrid cloud data management, but also give us a platform to connect and collaborate with like-minded members for thought leadership and industry best practices," said Supriyo Das, Vice President, Industrial & Engineering Services (I&ES)
Yahoo Japan
"As our services continue to grow, data is getting bigger day by day. We are facing the challenge of managing storage systems more efficiently. We strongly endorse the purpose of SODA to provide a standardized API between multiple storage backends and multiple cloud systems. We believe that SODA can help reduce storage complexity," said Yusuke Sato, Storage Architect, Yahoo! JAPAN.
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The Linux Foundation Launches Ceph Foundation To Advance Open Source Storage
More than 30 members join new Ceph Foundation to manage the massive growth in data and information generated from cloud, container and AI applications
CEPH DAY BERLIN – Nov. 12, 2018 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announces over 30 global technology leaders are forming a new foundation to support the Ceph open source project community. The Ceph project develops a unified distributed storage system providing applications with object, block, and file system interfaces.
Founding Premier members of Ceph Foundation include Amihan, Canonical, China Mobile, DigitalOcean, Intel, OVH, ProphetStor Data Services, Red Hat, SoftIron, SUSE, Western Digital, XSKY Data Technology, and ZTE. The Ceph Foundation will organize and distribute financial contributions in a coordinated, vendor-neutral fashion for immediate community benefit. This will help galvanize rapid adoption, training and in-person collaboration across the Ceph ecosystem.
"Ceph has a long track record of success when it comes to helping organizations with effectively managing high growth and expanding data storage demands," said Jim Zemlin, Executive Director of the Linux Foundation. "Under the Linux Foundation, the Ceph Foundation will be able to harness investments from a much broader group to help support the infrastructure needed to continue the success and stability of the Ceph ecosystem."
Ceph is used by cloud providers and enterprises around the world, including financial institutions (Bloomberg, Fidelity), cloud service providers (Rackspace, Linode), academic and government institutions (Massachusetts Open Cloud), telecommunications infrastructure providers (Deutsche Telekom), auto manufacturers (BMW), software solution providers (SAP, Salesforce), and many more.
Ceph is also used by Rook, a Cloud Native Computing Foundation project that brings seamless provisioning of file, block and object storage services into the Kubernetes environment, running the Ceph storage infrastructure in containers alongside applications that are consuming that storage.
Efficient, agile, and massively scalable, Ceph significantly lowers the cost of storing enterprise information in the private cloud and provides high availability to any object, file, and block data. Unstructured data makes up 80% and more of enterprise data, is growing at the rate of 55% to 65% per year, and is common with rich-media, predictive analytics, sensors, social networks, and satellite imagery.[1] Block and file storage are critical to any IT infrastructure organization and are important components of infrastructure platforms like OpenStack and Kubernetes. According to recent user surveys, roughly two-thirds of OpenStack clouds use Ceph block storage.
The growth of new cloud, container and artificial intelligence/machine learning applications are driving increased use of Ceph. For example, Ceph combined with analytics and machine learning enables enterprises to comb through mass amounts of unstructured data to quickly spot patterns with customer behavior, online customer conversations and potential noncompliance scenarios.
The Ceph Foundation is the successor framework to the Ceph Advisory Board, which was formed in 2015. Get involved in the Ceph community at https://ceph.com/get-involved/ or learn more about membership at https://ceph.com/foundation.
Project Creator and Leadership Quotes
"A guiding vision for Ceph is to be the state of the art for reliable, scale-out storage, and to do so with 100% open source," said Sage Weil, Ceph co-creator, project leader, and chief architect at Red Hat for Ceph. "While early public cloud providers popularized self-service storage infrastructure, Ceph brings the same set of capabilities to service providers, enterprises, and individuals alike, with the power of a robust development and user community to drive future innovation in the storage space. Today's launch of the Ceph Foundation is a testament to the strength of a diverse open source community coming together to address the explosive growth in data storage and services."
"Ceph was designed and built for scalability, initially with supercomputers and later with cloud infrastructure in mind. A key design premise was that the storage system needs to provide a highly reliable and available service in a dynamic and increasingly heterogeneous hardware environment where everything can potentially fail," said Carlos Maltzahn of University of California, Santa Cruz, a co-founder of the research project that first created Ceph over a decade ago.
Cephalocon and KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2019
The Ceph Foundation plans to host the second Cephalocon conference in Barcelona, Spain from May 19 – 20, 2019, co-located with KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2019, May 20-23. The first Cephalocon took place in March 2018 in Beijing, China, bringing together 1000 attendees consisting of Ceph vendors, users, and developers from all over the world.
For updates, subscribe to the Ceph project's announcement mailing list and follow Ceph on Twitter @Ceph.
Founding members of the Ceph Foundation at the Premier level include Amihan, Canonical, China Mobile, DigitalOcean, Intel, OVH, ProphetStor Data Services, Red Hat, SoftIron, SUSE, Western Digital, XSKY Data Technology, and ZTE.
Ceph Foundation General members include Ambedded Technology, Arm, Catalyst Cloud, Croit GmbH, EasyStack, Intelligent Systems Services, Pingan Technology, QCT, Sinorail, and Xiaoju Science Technology.
Associate members include Boston University Information Services and Technology, CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research), FAS Research Computing – Harvard, Greek Research and Technology Network (GRNET), Monash University, South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), and University of California Santa Cruz's Center for Research in Open Source Software (CROSS).
Supporting Quotes
"As a founding member of the Ceph Foundation, Amihan is committed to contributing its knowledge and expertise in cloud-native infrastructure to the advancement of the Ceph project. Building on Ceph has allowed us to provide our enterprise clients with the most reliable foundation for digital transformation."
Winston Damarillo, executive chairman, Amihan
"Ceph delivers enterprise-grade storage with best-in-class economics. Given the exponential growth we are witnessing in our customers' data requirements, we recognize it to be a fundamental part of the open source private cloud stack. Our participation in the launch of the Ceph Foundation underlines our commitment to accelerating its adoption, technology base and developer community."
Christian Reis, VP, Data Centre Field Engineering at Canonical
"China Mobile always embraces Open Source and gives back to Open Source. Ceph is the best implementation of Open Source Software Define Storage, and it has been widely used in China Mobile's data center. We are very happy to join Ceph Foundation and make Ceph more closer to enterprise storage level."
Junwei Liu, vice general manager of cloud computing department, China Mobile (Suzhou) software technology Co., Ltd.
"Open source has been a key part of our business from the start. Ceph is a core component of our fast-growing storage infrastructure and one of the many open source projects we use at DigitalOcean to accelerate innovation and deliver great products for our customers. We are proud to be a founding member of the Ceph Foundation. As a leading cloud provider we believe it is our responsibility to give back to the open source community and support the projects that help developers build amazing apps."
Shiven Ramji, VP of Product, DigitalOcean
"OVH is thrilled to join the newly created Ceph Foundation as a Premier member. Its Open Source values fit in very well with our own DNA, which is marked by openness, innovation and freedom of choice. With Ceph being the de-facto standard Software Defined Storage solution for OpenStack, it was only logical for us to adopt Ceph as part of our Public Cloud block storage. We have been using Ceph for many years and have since contributed numerous patches that went upstream in Ceph, co-hosted the Ceph Day in Warsaw and shared our experience with Ceph at various events. As one of the founding sponsors of the Ceph Foundation, we are now excited to make an even stronger contribution to the Ceph community and help take it to the next level."
Alain Fiocco, EVP Chief Technology Officer, OVH
"The incredible growth of data generated by connected devices, services, and modern software requires an advanced, adaptable storage platform to help gain the greatest value from all this information. Ceph's open innovation is key for the industry to address these demands. Intel is proud to join the Ceph Foundation and support the redefinition of data storage."
Imad Sousou, Corporate vice president and general manager Open Source Technology Center, Intel Corporation
"Ceph is the future of storage. We at ProphetStor are proud to have contributed our machine learning technology to its community to help bring it to the forefront of the storage industry."
Jeremy Wei, VP of Corporate Business Development, ProphetStor
"Red Hat is honored to be deeply involved as a leader in open source communities as modern enterprises pivot toward an open hybrid cloud model. The creation of the Ceph Foundation brings to bear collaboration across the industry to enable rapid adoption of advanced data services and cloud-native technologies."
Sarangan Rangachari, Vice President and General Manager, Red Hat Storage
"Ceph is quickly becoming the de facto standard for storage at scale. We are proud to be a part of that success and support the new Ceph Foundation. Ceph is a shining example of how open source software can squeeze out inefficiencies in very large markets."
Tim Massey, CEO, SoftIron
"The formation of the Ceph Foundation under the Linux Foundation umbrella reflects the professional growth of the Open Source community and increasing industry participation. The new framework will lead to more community collaboration, outreach, inclusion and market awareness. SUSE is pleased and committed to be a top tier contributor to both the technical community and the foundation to help facilitate innovation in software-defined storage and represent the interests of our customers and partners."
Lars Marowsky-Brée, Distinguished Engineer, SUSE
"As a technology leader enabling cutting-edge technologies with data infrastructure, we understand and believe in open standards, open software, and open ecosystems. The establishment of the Ceph Foundation is an important milestone that we are proud to support."
Allen Samuels, Engineering Fellow at Western Digital, Inc
"With the establishment of Ceph Foundation, Ceph is opening a new era in global development. Together with other members, XSKY will spare no effort to push forward the construction of a broader Ceph ecosystem and explore commercial models for open-source software. We aim to achieve a landing storage approach of high-availability and high-reliability for users in mass data era."
Haomai Wang, CTO, XSKY
"It has been my pleasure to see the growth in popularity of Ceph in China over the last several years, and the power of Ceph of transforming numerous organizations' IT infrastructure. Open source is a huge opportunity for organizations to work cooperatively to improve software and to benefit from each others' hard work, and the establishment of Ceph Foundation will definitely accelerate its development and bring us a real future of storage."
Xinyu Chen, General Manager of Telecom Cloud & CoreNet Product, ZTE Corporation
About the Ceph Foundation
Ceph is a unified distributed storage system providing applications object, block, and file system interfaces in a single unified storage cluster—making Ceph flexible, reliable and easy for you to manage. Ceph is built on the Reliable Autonomic Distributed Object Store (RADOS), which provides a highly available and scalable fabric that can either be consumed directly or via higher-level object, block and file services that are built on top. The Ceph Foundation is a directed fund under The Linux Foundation. It provides a neutral home for the Ceph community to collaborate and grow, and is supported by members across multiple industries.
The Linux Foundation is the organization of choice for the world's top developers and companies to build ecosystems that accelerate open technology development and industry adoption. Together with the worldwide open source community, it is solving the hardest technology problems by creating the largest shared technology investment in history. Founded in 2000, The Linux Foundation today provides tools, training and events to scale any open source project, which together deliver an economic impact not achievable by any one company. More information can be found at www.linuxfoundation.org.
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Wednesday, January 13, 2021 1:00 am
Construction set to begin at ex-GE site
Developer closed on financing for Electric Works
SHERRY SLATER | The Journal Gazette
Construction is set to begin this week on Electric Works after RTM Ventures closed Tuesday on $286 million in project financing, the developers announced.
Weigand Construction will create about 2,000 construction-related jobs while working on the west campus, which is expected to open in late 2022.
Estimates call for the work to generate almost $300 million in economic impact during construction and almost $400 million in annual local economic impact when the campus opens.
Josh Parker, a partner in RTM Ventures, said the developers are ready to make the community's vision a reality for the mixed-use redevelopment of the former General Electric campus.
"Getting to this important point took the collaboration, commitment and passion of many, many people," he said in a statement. "We are grateful to our public and private sector partners for their continued support and belief in the potential of Fort Wayne and this project – and the profound positive impact it will have on the city, the region and the state."
The developers are updating dilapidated brick buildings to bring them up to today's standards. Electric Works will comprise office, co-working, research, retail and entertainment space in addition to a food hall and public market, a STEAM high school, primary care clinic and pharmacy.
The west campus – the first phase – includes more than 700,000 square feet and is more than 60% pre-leased.
Tenants will include Do it Best Corp., Parkview Health, Fort Wayne Community Schools, Medical Informatics Engineering, Ruoff Mortgage, Fort Wayne Metals, IU Ventures and Indiana Tech.
The complex financial closing took more than three weeks and involved more than 100 legal and finance professionals nationwide, the developers said. They describe the project as having the potential to play "a pivotal and critical role in helping the local and regional economy recover and regain its momentum."
Tim Ash, CEO of Fort Wayne-based Ash Brokerage and a partner in RTM Ventures, described Electric Works as "a once-in-a-generation opportunity for our city and our region."
"2020 was a historically challenging year on many levels, and we are incredibly fortunate as a community to have a project of this scale and impact ready to go," he said in a statement. "It is an example of how Fort Wayne is going to be a 'net winner' in attracting and retaining talent and creating new jobs."
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A new report from Navigant sounds the alarm for commercial and industrial customers who simply cannot afford to lose power: there may just be one solution.
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To balance financial losses, Navigant says customers are looking to advanced batteries and distributed energy storage system technology to do double duty. In addition to providing uninterruptible power, they can also provide grid ancillary services to utilities and competitive markets, along with helping companies manage demand changes.
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The report does not cover standalone advanced batteries without these capabilities.
Able to be recharged with renewables everyday, unlike finite fuels, "further increas[ing] system resiliency."
Battery use cases have moved far beyond simple backup power. In addition to grid services and demand response, they are now being considered as a challenge to gas peaker plants.
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Look Inside The One&Only Palmilla, Voted One Of The World's Best Resorts
There's a reason the One&Only Palmilla is called the 'one and only.' There's literally nothing quite like it. From its breathtaking location to its unrivalled service, it's exactly what a holiday should be.
Situated in Los Cabos, Mexico, itself was built in 1956 but it's the recent renovation (or should we say complete makeover?) that's causing quite a stir. Since its refresh in 2015, the One&Only has picked up a collection of 'world's bests' from one of the world's best chefs to the world's best bartender, even labelled one of the world's best resorts.
But it's no surprise why. We made a recent trip to see what all the fuss was about. What did we find? The O&O is so much more than a resort. It's less a place of accommodation as it is an experience. Here's Why.
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+ The service is unrivalled
With so many people opting for Airbnb, apartment-style accommodation, the One&Only reminds us what it's like to be looked after on a holiday—and how much we missed it. The overhaul has brought new, state-of-the-art facilities but the traditional dedication to service—that only exists in true luxury hotels—still remains.
The ambience is just exquisite
Case in point: every single guest is served by a butler whose role is to cater to each guest's comfort, need and whim and there are masseuses who come to massage your feet when you're sunbaking poolside!
+ The location is exquisite
Located on the cape of the Baja Peninsula, the resort has a view that's more worthy of a film than reality. Whether dining at one of the exquisite restaurants with uninterrupted floor-to-ceiling views of the Sea of Cortez, lounging poolside, framed by the vista of the Pacific Ocean, or drifting off to sleep with the lull of the waves outside your window, every space seems to have a tropical island backdrop that never loses its awe.
Oceans views from every room
The view from Seviche
+ The dedication to wellness is above and beyond
As part of the recent changes, the One&Only Spa and Fitness Centre were completely transformed to cater to the needs of active, healthy travellers. There is a fully equipped gym for DIY workouts and personal training or you can join a group for boot camp, Pilates or sunrise yoga.
Bianca practising sunrise yoga at the wellness centre and down on the beach
As for recovery, the spa can cater to your needs with an a la carte menu of specialised therapies. Nestled in lush tropical gardens, with hot and cold rock pools, steam rooms and saunas, bespoke treatments ensure the experience is both holistically therapeutic and deeply personal. A service ensured by the 13 private treatment villas, each set within its own secluded landscaped courtyard, many complete with plunge pool, rain showers and swinging day beds.
The staircases leading to the beaches, one of the many beautiful features of the resort.
The One&Only Massage rooms
Last but not least is the latest innovation at the resort, the OBO Salon by Jonathan & George. O&O partnered with Beverly Hills celebrity stylists, Jonathan Antin and Amanda George, to open their first offsite venture which caters to all your beauty needs whether that be for a wedding or a quick touch up before dinner.
+ The food is world-renowned
If your idea of a holiday is all about wining and dining, you've come to the right place. Michelin-starred Chef, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, is behind the new and improved culinary delights at the O&O. He brings his internationally renowned signature style to the brand-new steakhouse, SEARED, which showcases the finest steaks in a glass-walled curing room.
Adjacent, you'll find Suviche, offering an array of fresh seafood, straight from the Pacific Ocean. With an alabaster bar and a sushi bar—headed by masterful, Japanese Chef, Yoshiaki Akaike—that allow guests to closely watch the craft of the expert chefs. And of course, the resort wouldn't be complete without the finest local Mexican cuisine, which you can enjoy at Aqua By Larbi.
Aqua By Larbi
If you're after something more casual, check out Breeze, the open terrace dining, sip a margarita poolside or stay sandy in your swimmers at the Pelican Beach Grill.
+ There's so much to do—or not do
Whether you're a foodie, the active obsessed or simply want to relax and unwind, the One&Only caters for your needs.
With beachfront access to one of the few swimmable beaches in the entire region, watersports are abundant. Daily activities include stand up paddle boarding, surfing, kayaking, snorkelling, scuba diving, fishing and whale watching. Not to mention, you can spend a day aboard the O&O Palmilla yachts exploring the rugged beauty of the surrounds.
One&Only Palmilla herb garden
For those more inclined to land, there are three tennis courts, a basketball court and a 27-hole golf range. Not to mention horse riding facilities and art and cooking classes. And for those more into relaxing, there's not one but two ocean view infinity pools with plenty of lounge space. Oh, and did we mention the amazing kids club that will allow you to truly unwind?
Spacious rooms with a view
+ It's the small things that matter
We could go on and on about the amazing facilities at the One&Only but, as we all know, it's the small gestures that make the biggest difference. For us, these are the little things that made their mark.
The tile patterns and walkways, one of the many beautiful features of the resort.
The resort burns incense in the flowerbeds all over the hotel to give the guests a sensory experience and elicit a positive cognitive association. At night, the maids come into the rooms, light all the candles and burn relaxing aromatherapy oils. It's so soothing when you walk into your air-conditioned room after being out in the Mexican heat. And finally, we can't forget to mention the ocean hammocks that you can reserve. Lying in them when the tide comes up, reading a book or resting your eyes was the perfect way to while away the afternoon.
Bianca relaxing on the ocean hammock
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Abu Hassan Ali ben Nafi (dit Ziriab ou bien Ziryab) ce qui signifie « eau dorée »), né dans un village kurde près de Mossoul en 789 et mort  à Cordoue en 857, est un musicien et savant d'origine  kurdo-perse. Il est l'une des principales figures de l'histoire de la musique arabo-andalouse au , dont il est considéré comme le père. Il introduisit le oud (luth arabe) en Andalousie après lui avoir ajouté une cinquième corde et en développant le jeu au plectre. C'est ce luth qui s'est ensuite répandu dans le reste de l'Europe. D'après le musicologue Azzouz El Houri, la Chanson de Roland fut sans doute jouée sur un luth de ce type. Ziryab était également homme de lettres, astronome et géographe. Il aurait influencé l'art de vivre en Andalousie : c'est lui qui aurait établi un ordre d'arrivée des plats et importé de l'Orient des recettes et une façon de faire.

À Bagdad
Fils unique d'une famille kurde et persane, plutôt pauvre dont aucun autre enfant ne survécut, son père Nafi décida de s'installer à Bagdad alors que Ziryab dit egalement Abu Hassan Ali Ibn Nafi n'était qu'enfant. Il put y étudier la science, la littérature, la géographie et l'astronomie et fut un élève brillant. Mais il allait exceller dans un tout autre domaine (la musique) auprès de son maître perse Ishaq al-Mawsili (767-850) , originaire de Mossoul, fils d'Ibrahim Al-Mawsili, qui avait introduit la musique dans la cour du Calife, et avait fondé à Bagdad le premier conservatoire de ce qui allait ensuite être appelé « musique arabo-musulmane. »

On dit qu'à l'âge de douze ans, Ziryab savait déjà chanter à merveille et jouer de l'oud. À 19 ans, il améliora cet instrument d'origine, en lui ajoutant une cinquième corde et des barrettes. Ce luth à 5 cordes, à manche court, sans touche, à la caisse en forme d'amande fut considéré dans tout l'Orient comme le roi des instruments de la musique savante.

Le monarque séduit par sa voix d'or et ses mélodies originales, le combla de cadeaux somptueux. En quelques années, le prestige du jeune chanteur surpassa celui d'Ibrāhīm al-Maws̩ilī « le rossignol kurde » (743-806), le plus célèbre musicien du royaume. Son maître Ishaq al-Mawsili en prit ombrage et succombant à la jalousie le menaça de prison ou de mort.

L'exil à Cordoue

Ziryab choisit l'exil, quitta Bagdad pour un séjour de quelques années à la cour des Aghlabides à Kairouan (Tunisie) où fêté comme à Bagdad, il s'attira les foudres de l'émir pour un poème frondeur.
Il s'établit ensuite à Cordoue en 822, où l'Émir omeyade Abd al-Rahman II l'accueillit princièrement et le traita avec les plus grands honneur.

Ali ben Nâfi reçut deux cents pièces d'or par mois, d'abondants dons en nature, des maisons, des jardins et des champs valant une fortune. Ziryab avait un goût certain pour le luxe. Il introduisit à Cordoue des modes vestimentaires venues de Bagdad et les notables imitèrent son élégance et ses manières distinguées. C'est aussi lui qui fit découvrir le jeu d'échecs et le jeu de polo en Espagne.

Musicien et poète de génie

À son arrivée à Cordoue, il créa une école de musique, premier conservatoire d'Europe ouvert à tous, financé par la cassette du calife. Outre ses travaux qui firent le succès et le raffinement de la musique arabo-andalouse, Ziryab, artiste de génie, eut à son actif bien d'autres inventions artistiques majeures.

Chanteur, il mit au point les techniques poétiques et vocales tel le mouachah ou zagal qui donnèrent naissance au flamenco. Compositeur, il créa un millier de poèmes mélodiques qui seront joués et chantés en Andalousie et dans tout le bassin méditerranéen.

C'est encore Ziryab qui introduit à la cour le système des noubas, fondement de la tradition musicale andalouse. Nouba veut dire "attendre son tour". Chaque musicien, en effet, attendait son tour pour chanter devant le calife. Indissociable de la danse, la nouba est une suite de pièces vocales et instrumentales dont le nombre de mouvement et de pièces, basé sur les modes, s'est enrichi au fil des siècles. Ziryab introduisit dans les chœurs de la nouba des "chanteurs n'ayant pas mué", ces fameux castrats dont la voix charmera les mélomanes jusqu'à Rome, dans la chapelle pontificale.

Technicien précis, Ziryab codifia le chant, limitant les improvisations. Pédagogue, il fit travailler ses élèves en les initiant à la pratique des vocalises.

Musicien extraordinaire, il va explorer et tenter d'assimiler les musiques du Nord, les romanceros profanes, les musiques religieuses chrétiennes comme le chant grégorien qu'il transposera dans le malouf.

Grâce à sa prodigieuse mémoire, c'est par lui que des milliers de chansons orientales de lointaine origine gréco-persane entrèrent en Andalousie.

Mais Ziryab se révéla aussi un fin lettré, un poète précieux, qui perfectionna le sawf, délicat poème monorime. Il fut un conteur intarissable.

Maître de l'élégance

Par son charisme et son talent, il devint l'arbitre de l'élégance d'Al-Andalus, y révolutionna les modes vestimentaires et la cosmétique. Il imposa à la Cour l'art raffiné de la cuisine orientale, celle des Mille et Une Nuits, et un ordre protocolaire strict pour l'ornement de la table et l'ordonnancement des mets.

C'est au raffinement de Ziryab et à ses préceptes que l'on doit le remplacement des nappes en lin par celles de cuir ouvragé et celui des gobelets d'or ou d'argent par les coupes de cristal.
Il apporta également dans une société musulmane réputée austère et fermée, surtout celle des femmes, et plus particulièrement aux recluses des harems et à leurs eunuques, les recettes secrètes de la magie et de la divination chaldéenne.

Ziryab, au courant de tous les secrets de la cour, eut une grande influence sur l'émir Abd al-Rahman II et fut un de ses confidents et conseillers les plus écoutés.

La petite histoire lui attribue de nombreuses bonnes fortunes, tant féminines que masculines.

Notes et références

Annexes

Bibliographie
Jesús Greus, Ziryab, Phébus, 1993
Daniel Chaput, Le Serment de l'almée (une vie romancée de Ziriab), Sipayat, 2020

Liens externes
 La musique voyageuse : maqâm et flamenco
  Al-Andalus
 Musique andalouse

Musicien kurde
Musicien irakien
Artiste kurde d'Irak
Naissance à Mossoul
Esclave
Oudiste irakien
Poète de l'émirat de Cordoue
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Poète irakien
Personnalité kurde du IXe siècle
Personnalité perse du VIIIe siècle
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Personnalité d'Al-Andalus au IXe siècle
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