Intel invests $30million in cloud, embedded research centres
Intel Labs has announced plans to open two new Intel Science and Technology Centres at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, focused on cloud and embedded computing research.
The chip giant said it will invest $30million in the new centres over the next five years, as part of its larger $100m programme to increase university research and accelerate innovation in a handful of key areas. The company described the investment is an extension of its Cloud 2015 vision, which is aimed at improving cloud implementation in data centers.
"These new centres are expected to open amazing possibilities," said Justin Rattner, Intel's cto. "Imagine, for example, future cars equipped with embedded sensors and microprocessors to constantly collect and analyse traffic and weather data. That information could be shared and analysed in the cloud so that drivers could be provided with suggestions for quicker and safer routes."
