Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Nutanix gets closer tech ties to Nvidia, Pure Storage, Google Cloud and Canonical
SonicWall continues to evolve from hardware-first firewall vendor to comprehensive cloud-native security services.
Cease-and-desist letters target expired support contracts, compelling enterprises to reconsider software strategies.
RIKEN scientists tap into AI to find a smarter method for fixing quantum errors, cutting resource demands for stable quantum machines.
The German IT user association VOICE accuses Broadcom of violating competition law and files a complaint with the EU Commission.
Broadcom appears to have sent the letters to users shortly after their support contracts expired, regardless of whether they continued using VMware.
Updates include new support for external storage offerings, a containerized version of Nutanix's storage technology that doesn't require a hypervisor, and deeper integration with Nvidia AI Enterprise.
Uptime Institute’s 7th annual outage report reveals networking issues, the challenges of infrastructure complexity, and configuration-related mishaps impact data center reliability.
Executives from OpenAI, Microsoft, AMD, and CoreWeave urge lawmakers to modernize energy infrastructure to sustain AI growth.
This could give enterprises access to a 3D, AI-accelerated future without requiring investment in costly GPU-scale infrastructure.
The LinuxONE Emperor 5 is a mix of old-school technology and AI for the modern world.
Juniper broadens the role of Marvin Minis and extends digital twin functions into public and private cloud environments and applications.
Collaboration will bring on-prem LLM training support and chat-accessible intelligent storage this quarter.
Using lifecycle assessment to determine potential end-to-end impact, Microsoft researchers assess the pros and cons of cold plate liquid cooling and one-phase and two-phase immersion cooling.
IBM wants to simplify the design, management and orchestration of AI agents, which will be critical to the billion new applications that will be built with genAI in the coming years.
AI Control Tower will enable enterprises to govern, manage, and secure AI agents, models, and workflows from one unified platform.
Cisco debuts its quantum network entanglement chip and opens a new lab in Santa Monica for advancing quantum networking technologies.
The Google Threat Intelligence Group tracked 75 zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in 2024.
The CX4800-56F switch from Zyxel Networks targets network environments where high-bandwidth backbone connectivity is essential.
With the Quantum Valley initiative, India is signaling its intent to lead in quantum tech, though analysts warn the race hinges on talent and scale.
ExtraHop unifies network security and visibility with new all-in-one sensor.
Google's Threat Intelligence Group reports that 75 different zero-day vulnerabilities were exploited in 2024.
The first data centers powered by small modular nuclear reactors (SMR) will become operational by 2030, using sustainable power and fully independent of utility power distribution grids, Gartner predicts.
The fear of losing one's job due to AI varies around the world, according to a recent study.
Open-source Calico 3.30 introduces staged policies that allow administrators to test network policy changes before implementation and flow logging capabilities that were previously only available in Tigera's commercial offerings.
The new cost metrics would allow enterprises to calculate their actual invoiced costs, helping them further optimize their expenditures.
HPE Aruba Networking platforms gain tighter access controls, new zero-trust capabilities, and DDoS defense updates.
Oracle now runs thousands of Nvidia Blackwell GPUs on its Oracle Cloud
The Prisma AIRS AI security platform, Prisma SASE, and Cortex XSIAM are designed to protect enterprises rolling out AI apps, agents, models, and data.
Organization admits it ‘lost’ access to its signing key; an expert says this shows the need for object management by CISOs.
The acquisition will help power Palo Alto Networks’ Prisma AIRS AI security platform.
The improper input validation flaw allows attackers with admin access to modify firmware and run arbitrary code on affected SAN environments.
IBM also pledged to invest $150 billion in the U.S. over the next five years, including spending on facilities for manufacturing mainframe and quantum computers.
At RSA Conference 2025, Cisco unveiled agentic AI capabilities in Cisco XDR, the latest version of Splunk SOAR, and an open-source AI security management model.
Research recent shows only 4% of EU orgs have a quantum threat plan and just 2% of pros feel familiar with it.
While Huawei’s latest AI chip aims to challenge Nvidia’s dominance, analysts say a true catch-up could still be years away.
Linux security still too reliant on eBPF-based agents, says Armo.
Lenovo adds 21 new AI-optimized storage systems and infrastructure appliances aimed at enterprise data centers.
Built in collaboration with the Ministry of Electronics and IT, the TCS SovereignSecure Cloud solution is designed to keep sensitive workloads within India’s borders.
Lenovo patches have now appeared as the slow-motion industry effort to fix the issue trundles on.
It’s still only halfway, but it’s a big deal for the region’s digital infrastructure.
AWS is the latest hyperscaler reported to be scaling back its plans for leasing new colocation capacity — but the moves should not affect enterprises for now, analysts say.
The company plans expansion in the US, with two advanced packaging facilities to be constructed near its Arizona chip fabs.
Western Digital and Microsoft are testing new ways to recover precious materials from old hardware as trade tariffs and other geopolitical issues change the economics of recycling.
Networking startup Cloudbrink has achieved 300 Gbps data center throughput for its SASE platform while expanding globally through channel partnerships in Latin America, Korea, and Africa.
Battle scars, not AI, are the key driver of open-source Linker 2.18 service mesh update.
Data center customers and operators worry about their environmental impact, but few let the problem influence procurement practices. CIOs should step up before signing deals.
Co-packaged copper is yet another option for building switch, GPU and accelerator connectivity.
This offers a viable alternative for enterprises operating in or sourcing from China, especially amid tightening US export controls.
With Google and AWS lowering costs on key services, CIOs advise locking in savings if contracts stay flexible and aligned with business needs.
