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Broadcom tosses VMware users a bone, extends vSphere 7 support six months

A six-month extension of vSphere 7.0 support has been announced, but VMware customers using AWS on-demand hosts need to move fast to keep running there. Also new: updates to VMware Cloud Foundation.

Jul 25, 2024 6 mins

Data Center Virtualization

Data center liquid cooling market heats up

Liquid cooling technologies for data centers are transitioning from niche options deployed in specific market segments to mainstream applicability, according to research firm Dell’Oro Group.

Jul 25, 2024 7 mins

CPUs and Processors Data Center

Oak Ridge seeks next-level supercomputer to blow away Frontier

The US government is shopping for the successor to the fastest supercomputer in the world. You might want to sit down before we tell you what it wants.

Jul 24, 2024 4 mins

Government IT Supercomputers

AI workloads: There’s room for Nvidia competition in the AI market

Diversity of AI workloads means there’s a market for many types of chips.

Jul 23, 2024 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence CPUs and Processors Data Center

Buyer’s guide: How to shop for network observability tools

Network observability tools can help enterprises more quickly identify, troubleshoot, and resolve performance issues across complex environments before they impact end-user productivity.

Jul 22, 2024 18 mins

Data Center Network Management Software Network Monitoring

DARPA program aims to sift through quantum computing hype

DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative will work to validate the progress of quantum computer hardware development.

Jul 18, 2024 5 mins

High-Performance Computing Networking Supercomputers

Dell updates servers with AMD AI accelerators

The Dell PowerEdge XE9680 ships with Instinct MI300X accelerators, AMD's high-end GPU accelerators that are designed to compete with Nvidia Hopper processors.

Jul 17, 2024 3 mins

Data Center Servers

Juniper advances AI networking software with congestion control, load balancing

Juniper continues to grow its AI-Native Networking Platform while HPE's $14 billion deal to acquire Juniper continues to advance through the requisite regulatory hurdles.

Jul 17, 2024 7 mins

Data Center Generative AI Networking

Gartner: AI spurs 25% surge in data center systems spending

Worldwide IT spending is expected to surpass $5 trillion in 2024, a 7.5% increase over 2023. Gartner's forecast reflects 'ravenous demand' for data center infrastructure.

Jul 16, 2024 3 mins

Data Center Generative AI Servers

Schneider Electric shares liquid cooling guidelines

As high-density data centers continue to add AI workloads, there’s growing interest in liquid cooling, thanks to its ability to transfer heat more efficiently than air cooling.

Jul 12, 2024 4 mins

Data Center