Andy Patrizio
Andy Patrizio is a freelance journalist based in southern California who has covered the computer industry for 20 years and has built every x86 PC he’s ever owned, laptops not included.
The opinions expressed in this blog are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of ITworld, Network World, its parent, subsidiary or affiliated companies.
Data center power efficiency increases, but so do power outages
An Uptime Institute survey finds the power usage effectiveness of data centers is better than ever. However, power outages have increased significantly.
Intel continues to optimize its products around AI
Intel made a series of processor and memory announcements aimed at the data center and artificial intelligence, including new Xeon chips and its Intel Optane DC persistent memory.
Chip maker TSMC will lose millions for not patching its computers
Chip-making giant TSMC will lose hundreds of millions of dollars for failing to patch its Windows 7 computers, which were infected by the WannaCry virus.
Intel ends the Xeon Phi product line
Intel quietly ended the life of the Xeon Phi processor line on July 23. Forthcoming Xeon chips have all the features of the Phi, no separate chip or add-in card needed.
Seagate announces new flash drives for hyperscale markets
Seagate is expanding its Nytro portfolio of SSD products for read-intensive workloads such as big data and AI, and it is updating its Seagate Secure data protection tool.
Nutanix expands on-premises desktop offerings with Frame buy
The purchase of Frame will help Nutanix expand its virtual desktop infrastructure and allow it to cover both ends of the network.
SSDs poised to get a lot cheaper
Oversupply and seasonal weakness combine for a potential big drop in prices on solid-state drives (SSD).
Samsung could upset the AI and HPC markets with GPU entry
Nvidia has vaulted to the lead of the AI chip race with its GPUs. But Samsung looks to be making a move and could take some of its thunder.
Google finally throws some weight behind on-premises services
The Kubernetes service included in Google's new Cloud Services Platform works on both on-premises servers and the in cloud, and you won't know the difference.
Lenovo gets into the on-premises cloud game with ThinkAgile CP
Lenovo's new product line is meant to simplify the deployment of internal cloud-designed systems.
How edge networking and IoT will reshape data centers
With edge computing to process a surge in data produced by the internet of things, the function of enterprise data centers will shift to handling long-term data aggregation and analysis.
Amazon denies reports it is targeting the network switch market
Amazon Web Services has denied that it is targeting Cisco’s bread-and-butter network switching market. But like so many denials, there is wiggle room.
Amazon rumored to be entering the networking market
Amazon is rumored to be targeting the network switching business. The move would put it in direct competition with Cisco, HPE, Juniper Networks, and Arista.
Two studies show the data center is thriving instead of dying
Despite the rapid growth and adoption of the cloud, companies still need on-premises systems.
Baidu takes a major leap as an AI player with new chip, Intel alliance
Baidu, which started as a search engine, now plays in a variety of AI fields thanks to a new chip and an alliance with Intel. Sounds a lot like Google, doesn't it.
Softening chip market hit harder by trade wars
Problems in the chip market are being made worse by trade disputes between the U.S. and China.
While no one was looking, California passed its own GDPR
The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 is similar to the EU's GDPR. Companies that hold data on more than 50,000 people and do business in California must comply.
The Lustre HPC file system has another new home -- and it’s the right one
The Lustre file system, which is popular in high-performance computing, is finally in the hands of a company that makes sense: enterprise storage company DataDirect Networks.
