26 companies have submitted their testing solutions to the Sandbox Blockchain
Sandbox Blockchain is a free test environment, based on the hyperledger fabric technology, launched in November 2020 – and created by the cooperation of KIR, PKO Bank Polski, IBM, Chmura Krajowej, KNF, Fintech Poland Foundation and the KIR Foundation for Cyberium Digitization.
“The task of the Sandbox project is to stimulate innovation, which is why we want as many companies as possible to test new solutions, regardless of their size or country of origin. We believe that blockchain has enormous potential that can find practical application in any sector of the economy. (…) “- said Michał Wetoszka, director of the Initiative and Project Office at KIR, quoted in the announcement.
Polish telco Netia has opened its new data center outside Warsaw.
The Netia Data Center Mind facility in Jawczyce, just outside the capital, offers 1,000 sqm (10,700 sq ft) of server space across four rooms, allowing for the colocation of nearly 520 racks, as well as nearly 700 sqm (7,500 sq ft) of office space.
Rather than using conventional (static) uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), the facility is using two DRUPS Hitec PowerPRo2700 with a power of 2MW each. DRUPS (Diesel Rotary UPS) do not use batteries, but store kinetic energy in a rotating mass, and can be more energy efficient.
Within weeks of opening, the facility is reportedly already one-third occupied. One of the facility’s first customers is Polish technology firm CloudFerro.