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Western Digital launches open-source zettabyte storage initiative
Western Digital's Zoned Storage initiative uses new technology to create more efficient zettabyte-scale data storage for data centers by improving how data is organized when it is stored.
Oracle updates Exadata at long last with AI and machine learning abilities
Oracle announced an update to its Oracle Exadata Database Machine X8 server line that includes artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning capabilities, plus support for hybrid cloud.
Data centers should sell spare UPS capacity to the grid
Distributed Energy is gaining traction, providing an opportunity for data centers to sell excess power in data center UPS batteries to the grid.
Uptick in cloud repatriation fuels rise of hybrid cloud
Cloud offers many benefits, but that doesn’t mean public cloud is the right fit for every app. Enterprises continue to increase investments in private cloud to improve security, boost performance, and control costs.
The carbon footprints of IT shops that train AI models are huge
Artificial intelligence model training can generate five times more carbon dioxide than a car does in a lifetime, researchers at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst find.
New switches, Wi-Fi gear to advance Arista’s campus architecture
Campus leaf switches and a Wi-Fi 6 access point will be available this fall to flesh out Arista’s grand plan for more efficient campus networks called Cognitive Campus.
For enterprise storage, persistent memory is here to stay
Persistent memory – also known as storage class memory – has tantalized data center operators for many years. A new technology promises the key to success.
Self-learning sensor chips won’t need networks
Scientists working on new, machine-learning networks aim to embed everything needed for artificial intelligence (AI) onto a processor, eliminating the need to transfer data to the cloud or computers.
Data center workloads become more complex despite promises to the contrary
The data center is shouldering a greater burden than ever, despite promises of ease and the cloud, a new Uptime Institute report finds.
With Cray buy, HPE rules but does not own the supercomputing market
In buying supercomputer vendor Cray, HPE has strengthened its high-performance-computing technology, but serious competitors remain.
Benchmarks of forthcoming Epyc 2 processor leaked
Benchmarks of AMD's second-generation Epyc server, code-named “Rome,” briefly found their way online and show the chip is larger but a little slower than the Epyc 7601.
French IT giant Atos enters the edge-computing business
Atos takes a different approach to edge computing with a device called BullSequana Edge that's the size of a suitcase.
HPE to buy Cray, offer HPC as a service
High-performance computing offerings from HPE plus Cray could enable things like AI, ML, high-speed financial trading, creation digital twins for entire enterprise networks.
Will 5G be the first carbon-neutral network?
Increased energy consumption in new wireless networks could become ecologically unsustainable. Engineers think they have solutions that apply to 5G networks, but all is not certain.
NVMe over Fabrics creates data-center storage disruption
By delivering high speed and low latency storage over a network fabric, NVMe over Fabrics promises to take demanding applications to a new level of performance. Here's what you need to know.
HPE’s CEO lays out his technology vision
In an exclusive interview, HPE CEO Antonio Neri unpacks his portfolio of technology initiatives, from edge computing to tomorrow’s memory-driven architecture.
Supermicro moves production from China
Supermicro was cleared of any activity related to the Chinese government and secret chips in its motherboards, but it is taking no chances and is moving its facilities.
When it comes to uptime, not all cloud providers are created equal
Cloud uptime is critical today, but vendor-provided data can be confusing. Here's an analysis of how AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure compare.
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