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Alleged leaks from AMD indicate big performance gains in upcoming Epyc refresh

Next-gen Milan will see up to 20% better core performance while Genoa will change in other ways.

Sep 1, 2020 2 mins

Researchers set a new world-record Internet speed

Researchers have logged the fastest ever data speed over optical fiber, using methods that could be applied to upgrade existing networks.

Aug 31, 2020 2 mins

Data Center Internet

Pure Storage unveils an all-flash hybrid-storage killer

With massively increased capacity, the FlashArray//C storage platform from Pure Storage eliminates the need for hard-disk storage, the company claims.

Aug 27, 2020 4 mins

Data Center Enterprise Storage

Information could be half the world’s mass by 2245, says researcher

Because of the amount of energy and resources used to create and store digital information, the data should be considered physical, and not just invisible ones and zeroes, according to one theoretical physicist.

Aug 27, 2020 3 mins

Data Center Networking

Pluribus bolsters software-defined data center software, Broadcom support

Pluribus rolls out new Netvisor One software; adds new Broadcom white box switch support

Aug 20, 2020 4 mins

Data Center Networking

Apstra ramps-up intent-based networking software, bolsters Juniper, SONiC support

Apstra adds operational features to Apstra Operating System; enhances impact of IBN

Aug 19, 2020 6 mins

Data Center Networking

How to make sure data that should be backed up gets backed up

Using selective exclusion to determine what data gets backed up may result in storing some useless data, but it avoids having no backup for the important stuff.

Aug 17, 2020 5 mins

Backup and Recovery Data Center

How AI can create self-driving data centers

Early adopters are driving the use of AI to optimize power and cooling systems, automate predictive maintenance, and improve workload distribution in enterprise data centers.

Aug 10, 2020 10 mins

Computers and Peripherals Data Center Data Center Management

Microsoft uses AI to boost its reuse, recycling of server parts

Get ready to hear the term 'circular' a lot more in reference to data center gear.

Aug 7, 2020 3 mins

Data Center

Federated learning improves how AI data is managed, thwarts data leakage

Researchers from Penn Medicine are studying new AI models using federated learning to improve how brain tumors are detected and treated.

Aug 6, 2020 4 mins

Data Center Internet of Things