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Daily Digest June 9, 2016 Why free university 42 breaks all the rules for educating engineers, and is coming to the US French entrepreneur Xavier Niel and educator Nicolas Sadirac have crazy ideas about how to train software developers and run a university. Could 42 transform higher education in the US, or is it just an edge case? Resource of the day Practical Considerations for Implementing Prefabricated Data Centers Implementing prefabricated modular data centers results in well-understood benefits including speed of deployment, predictability, scalability, and lifecycle cost. The process of deploying them – from designing the data center, to preparing the site, to procuring the equipment, to installation – is quite different than that of a traditional data center. This paper presents practical considerations, guidance, and results that a data center manager should expect from such a deployment. New at TechRepublic How to stream the Apple WWDC 2016 keynote Google Maps meets AI: Carnegie Mellon's Terrapattern can find and map every pool in New York City HPE makes huge IoT push with converged systems, upped security, GE partnership HPE partners with Docker on hybrid infrastructure play Be on the lookout for keystroke-logging USB chargers Why Amazon Lambda could be the worst thing to happen to open source As Netflix attempts to limit VPN use, IPv6 users lose out New research shows that Swarm AI makes more ethical decisions than individuals 3 ways to outsmart disruptors before your company becomes the next Blockbuster or Kodak Big data is a big reason government IT is embracing Amazon Web Services How Gawker Media became a social technology company New from Tech Pro Research New equipment budget policy This Tech Pro Research policy enables the IT department to coordinate equipment purchases, standardize components based on job responsibility, and prepare for maintenance, repairs and upgrades. Sign up for a Free Trial of Tech Pro Research and preview our articles, tools, policies, and templates. Today's recommended downloads The Drivers and Benefits of Edge Computing (APC by Schneider Electric) Ten Cooling Solutions to Support High-density Server Deployment (Schneider Electric) Practical Considerations for Implementing Prefabricated Data Centers (APC by Schneider Electric) Classification of Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) Tools (APC by Schneider Electric) Preventive Maintenance Strategy for Data Centers (APC by Schneider Electric) A special feature from TechRepublic and ZDNet Building the Software Defined Data Center Building a powerful back end for your business is less and less about buying big, expensive boxes. There are massive efficiencies, agility, and manageability benefits of virtualizing your data center and running it from software. TechRepublic newsletters Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Click the newsletter title below to subscribe. Election Tech 2016 TechRepublic Cover Stories Connect with TechRepublic Visit the Subscription Center to get other free newsletters, manage your account settings or to be removed from TechRepublic communications. The e-mail address for your subscription is habib2best@gmail.com. Unsubscribe | Send Feedback | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy © 2016 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.