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Top network and data center events of 2026

Network World's guide to data center, I&O, and network conferences around the world.

Aug 6, 2026 3 mins

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing Data Center

With FCC ban on new Chinese-made optical transceivers for DCs likely, it may be time to stock up

Availability and price are critical concerns, but IT must first decide how seriously to take the cybersecurity risks: consultants are divided.

Aug 4, 2026 9 mins

Artificial Intelligence Laws and Regulations Networking Devices

Nvidia moves to accelerate storage access, boost industry cooperation

Nvidia is open-sourcing its cuFile APIs and putting its weight behind the Storage-Next initiative.

Aug 4, 2026 4 mins

Artificial Intelligence Data Center Enterprise Storage

Data center energy constraints and moratoriums are mounting. Expect to see stalled AI projects

Numerous jurisdictions around the world already have moratoriums in place on data center construction, while power and other constraints are delaying even more projects. Will this stall the AI boom?

Aug 4, 2026 12 mins

Artificial Intelligence Data Center Data Center Management

Network automation to the rescue in the data center

In 2024 and beyond, networking requirements have now moved past what box-by-box configuration solutions can offer. Learn more today.

Jan 10, 2024 4 mins

Data Center

Broadcom patches vulnerabilities all over VMware

Three of the five security issues are critical.

Jul 31, 2026 2 mins

Cloud Security Data Center Virtualization

Most corporate IT is off premises. Data center costs, staffing remain difficult, Uptime reports

Companies are allocating a larger share of IT workloads to colocation and cloud providers (46%) than to enterprise-owned data centers (44%), Uptime Institute finds. Data center owners and operators are grappling with AI-driven capacity planning chall

Jul 30, 2026 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Data Center Data Center Management

Dell, Nutanix combo expands virtualization, private cloud choices

Dell PowerStore on Nutanix Cloud Platform: Integrated offering targets enterprises looking to modernize their virtualization infrastructure.

Jul 29, 2026 3 mins

Enterprise Storage Storage Management Software Virtualization

AI data centers in the US may face power cuts under PJM reliability proposal

Facilities lacking independent power sources would face curtailment under a proposal aimed at preserving grid reliability across 13 states and Washington, D.C.

Jul 29, 2026 6 mins

Data Center Data Center Management

A 13-year-old flaw is exposing tens of thousands of data center management systems

Lava researchers found more than 36,000 internet-exposed baseboard management controllers vulnerable to a 13-year-old IPMI flaw, giving attackers a path beneath the operating system.

Jul 28, 2026 6 mins

Data Center Management Servers Vulnerabilities