Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
The silicon photonics startup has announced new products to tackle interconnect bottlenecks costing enterprises millions in wasted computing power.
Silicon Motion MonTitan SSD promises 14GB/s speeds, 3.3M IOPS, and AI-optimization
A feature that was supposed to harden the OS can by bypassed, say researchers.
The new submarine cable infrastructure is expected to significantly enhance Indian enterprises’ ability to connect with global AI and cloud infrastructure.
Kyndryl/Google Cloud service offers customers Generative AI-driven help to migrate mainframe applications to cloud.
NextHop AI takes on hyperscale networking challenges with $110 million investment.
Expect Nvidia GTC 2025 to feature AI advancements, Jensen Huang's keynote, new GPUs, edge AI and CUDA updates. Stay tuned for previews and event coverage..
The partnership is designed to help enterprises derisk mainframe modernizations, the companies said.
Based on the easing of exclusivity by the two companies, analysts say these moves aren’t surprising, but they do have broader market implications.
Red Hat has expanded its AI portfolio with tools designed to simplify the transition from experimentation to production environments.
The Ethernet Alliance celebrates the tenth anniversary of its Ethernet roadmap which spells out massive opportunities for high-speed, scalable Ethernet networking, particularly as AI workloads proliferate.
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise teams with Celona to offer turnkey private 5G service.
'Chaos Monkey brings chaos to your cloud and ControlMonkey brings control,' said Aharon Twizer, CEO of the cloud infrastructure automation startup.
Networking, liquid cooling, infrastructure plans, and partners will all play a big role in Nvidia’s future.
Information on the critical flaw was made public in September; patches should be applied ASAP, says SANS Technology Institute.
The tech giant is collaborating with prominent quantum computing companies and academia to solve some of quantum computing’s most complex challenges at the new Accelerated Quantum Research Center in Boston.
Keysight Technologies is adding AI capabilities to its Vision packet brokers and also allowing third-party applications to run inside their packet brokers to boost AI-driven network intelligence.
PEAK:AIO server features Nvidia’s Mellanox CX7’s cryptographic networking technology for data protection
The move follows Arm’s recent foray into direct chip sales with the Meta deal, signaling a major shift in the data center processor landscape.
The market has more than doubled since 2020, with non-x86 server sales continuing to outpace those of x86.
Although genAI hardly needs more market validation, the new energy members, GE Vernova and NextEra Energy, may help support the massive power needs of AI data centers.
New collaborations between IBM and Nvidia have yielded a content-aware storage capability for IBM’s hybrid cloud infrastructure, expanded integration between watsonx and Nvidia NIM, and AI services from IBM Consulting that use Nvidia Blueprints.
The SaaS-based observability platform monitors Nvidia GPUs, large language models, and AI applications, among other components.
In the age of AI, high-speed optical networking is more important than ever. Co-packaged optics removes the need for pluggable optics, simplifying network design while increasing resiliency.
AMI MegaRAC baseband management controller vulnerability enables attackers to bypass authentication on the Redfish API and deploy malware implants or brick servers.
The open-source inferencing software increases throughput and reduces the cost of LLM token generation, the chipmaker said.
HPE news from Nvidia GTC includes a new Private Cloud AI developer kit, Nvidia AI blueprints, GPU optimization capabilities, and servers built with Nvidia Blackwell Ultra and Blackwell architecture.
Servers powered by AWS’ Trainium chip could democratize access for enterprises looking to experiment with AI, but who can’t get access to or afford Nvidia’s infrastructure.
Nvidia is going larger and grander with its upcoming chips and systems through 2028, but power consumption is still a question.
The joint offering, called Cisco Secure AI Factory with Nvidia, combines Cisco networking and security, Nvidia DPUs, and third-party storage options.
The company also announced new data center and desktop systems with Blackwell Ultra and Blackwell GPUs.
Cloudflare enters security posture management arena using network-based discovery.
IonQ and Alice & Bob have each announced breakthroughs that bring quantum computing closer to reality.
Multi-model AI support, faster chips and AI accelerators are among forthcoming mainframe upgrades that promise big changes.
The chip giant must try to maintain x86 dominance while adapting to AI-driven computing and emerging architectures.
D-Wave explains how quantum supremacy can be used to handle more than theoretical problems
Police searched houses in Belgium, ordered European Parliament offices sealed, and made arrests in two countries over allegations of bribery said to benefit Huawei.
VergeIO wants to win over companies that are discontent with Broadcom's VMware changes. Its latest VergeFabric SDN release includes more advanced BGP routing, security monitoring, and traffic-management capabilities.
Tan is a software expert who knows Intel and semiconductor design well.
The threat group UNC3886 uses stolen credentials and custom malware implants to compromise end-of-life routers from Juniper Networks still in use by enterprises and ISPs.
Arista adds cluster load balancing to its flagship operating system and AI job management capabilities to its CloudVision network observability platform.
The SASE provider says its NGFW will improve security by closing the window between vulnerabilities and patch updates.
After operating as an independent open-source foundation since 2012, OpenInfra and the OpenStack project are moving to the Linux Foundation.
Altera sees use in robotics, factory automation systems and medical equipment server scenarios
Fortinet adds ruggedized switches and firewalls, OT-specific threat visibility, and AI improvements to its OT Security Platform.
The SaaS platform now tracks how end users experience applications on browsers and mobile devices to expedite problem resolution and boost performance.
The acquisition will bring customers agentic AI-powered self-service and enterprise search technologies
LzLabs is found to have unlawfully reverse-engineered IBM mainframe technology.
The new API holds out the possibility of European independence from US hyperscalers — but will enough European cloud providers use it to overcome market inertia?
The entry-level AI server is designed to do AI inferencing in space-constrained environments, and it has been engineered to reduce air flow requirements and power consumption.
