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Microsoft expands G42 partnership with $1.5 billion investment

Apart from expanding its partnership on Azure’s AI and other cloud services, the investment will see Microsoft President Brad Smith join the board of G42.

Apr 16, 2024 4 mins

Data Center Microsoft Azure

BackBox strengthens automation platform with configuration management capabilities

Automation provider BackBox adds network configuration management tools and ServiceNow integration to its platform to improve security, optimize performance, and accelerate problem resolution.

Apr 10, 2024 4 mins

Data Center Network Management Software Network Security

Mainframe turns 60 with no plans for retirement

Decades after some predicted its demise, the mainframe is as vital as ever, even in the era of AI.

Apr 10, 2024 3 mins

Data Center Mainframes

TSMC gets $6.6 billion in CHIPS funding for third Arizona fab

Despite a long lead time, the new TSMC fab capacity should bolster US-sited production capabilities.

Apr 8, 2024 3 mins

CPUs and Processors Data Center

What Microsoft’s error-correction milestone means for usable quantum computing

In an achievement claimed to usher in a new era of quantum computing, Microsoft and Quantinuum showcase logical qubits with error rates up to 800 times lower than physical qubits.

Apr 8, 2024 7 mins

Data Center High-Performance Computing

IBM mainframes unscathed after earthquake rattles US East Coast

200 mainframes in IBM's Poughkeepsie, NY, facility were undamaged following the 4.8 magnitude earthquake on April 5.

Apr 5, 2024 3 mins

Disaster Recovery Mainframes

Network connectivity issues are leading cause of IT service outages

Uptime Institute finds networking problems are the root cause of most IT service-related issues, while power is the primary source of data center downtime, and cyberattacks are becoming a significant contributor to outages.

Apr 4, 2024 8 mins

Data Center Network Management Software Network Security

Microsoft claims quantum computing breakthrough, customers to benefit soon

Microsoft said that a new qubit-virtualization system designed to correct errors in quantum computing has completed over 14,000 error-free experiments when applied to Quantinuum’s ion-trap hardware.

Apr 4, 2024 4 mins

High-Performance Computing

Cisco: AI networking adds to data center sustainability challenges

When data centers are designed with sustainability in mind, IT teams need to consider the network implications, cooling challenges and performance requirements of AI workloads, a Cisco exec notes.

Apr 3, 2024 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Data Center Data Center Design

HPE-Juniper’s AI story resonates, but customer concerns linger

The combined company will target Cisco with a focus on AI, but HPE must address concerns about product overlap, talent retention and channel partner conflicts.

Apr 2, 2024 9 mins

Data Center Networking