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and more scalable . But this type of all-in-one solution wasn ' t available in Europe ."
Sustainable operations form a core pillar for Circle B . It is committed to taking sustainability a few notches up , promoting more energy-efficient and easier to maintain solutions . " By offering these solutions that are efficient and easier to maintain , customers can easily replace parts so that they don ' t throw away a whole device when a small part ceases to work . With the modular design , it is much easier to make replacements of parts for the customers ," says Kortekaas .
" We are also working on open-source firmware development ," says Kortekaas , who compares this service to a mobile phone . " At some point , the manufacturer stops supporting the operating system , so the device no longer has new applications . The open-source firmware initiative called OpenBMC offers customers much longer support in these scenarios , supporting the firmware and updates to extend the life of the product ." organisers . By combining these skills , Circle B can focus on providing its customers with valuable solutions ," says Kortekaas .
Inspired to do something innovative , Kortekaas founded Circle B in 2015 . When working for a large consumer goods company , he began to see the shift from physical load balancers handled by a single person to an application that a team can manage . Kortekaas adds , " I saw that shift happening and was introduced to OCP hardware , which led me to the thought that it was a more innovative way to build servers . It ' s more energy-efficient , easy to maintain ,
ClusterVision Founded almost 20 years ago by Alex Ninaber , Director of High-Performance Computing ( HPC ), ClusterVision specialises in high-performance computing and managing extensive scale data . " Typically , we provide software solutions to complex business environments , along with HPC installations and knowledge to make these environments successful ," says Ninaber .
Ninaber adds , " one of the challenges in HPC is that generally , we are dealing with relatively large installations ; between € 300,000 and € 20mn . So , one of the challenges is that one needs a good financial underpinning to provide reliable solutions to the market . Taurus Group provides the
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