Apple is reportedly working with Chinese server vendor Inspur as it seeks to bring the infrastructure for its cloud services in-house.Apple currently relies on third-party companies to host its cloud content,most of the capacity currently if by Microsoft and Amazon Web Services, with Google also recently joining the roster. However, or the company is said to be working on developing its own data network and infrastructure in a project codenamed McQueen.
While portion of the motivation will be cost,it was also recently reported that security is another significant consideration, Apple being concerned that servers received from third-parties may have been tampered with prior to delivery … more…
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Source: 9to5mac.com