Data Center

Agentic AI could force a rethink of enterprise AI server design, researchers say

Microsoft Azure and University of Texas researchers found that multi-step AI workflows create CPU-GPU bottlenecks that conventional inference infrastructure struggles to handle efficiently.

Top network and data center events of 2026

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

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.

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.

Bringing the data processing unit (DPU) revolution to your data center

Data center developer eyes disused newpaper printing plant

Just as the web is replacing newspapers, so data centers could replace their printing presses, taking over large buildings with existing grid connections close to urban centers.

Broadcom patches vulnerabilities all over VMware

Three of the five security issues are critical.

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

Dell, Nutanix combo expands virtualization, private cloud choices

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

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.