Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
To keep atomic clocks and those based on the earth’s rotation in sync, GCWM periodically adds a second to UTC; the prospect of having to subtract one, potentially causing major disruption, is prompting it to rethink leap seconds entirely.
The patch addresses two critical vulnerabilities and five other high-severity bugs impact Cisco’s carrier-grade routing OS, with potential paths to RCE and unauthorized access.
BackBox launches Kilter AI to apply artificial intelligence to network automation without relinquishing control, treating AI as an advisor rather than a decision-maker.
Tape storage has the capacity needed for AI’s massive data sets.
They say it’s for home use, but it would work with spare enterprise desktop compute capacity too.
Campus and branch networking sales climbed, driven by customers looking to modernize their aging edge infrastructure and deploy AI-driven network operations, HPE said.
At VMware Explore 2026, Broadcom detailed what’s next for networking in VCF 9.1 as well as how both AI for networking and networking for AI will have an impact.
The company is struggling to keep pace with the infrastructure demands of the agentic AI boom, with shortages now stretching across servers, storage, and other critical infrastructure components.
The company said there are no defensive workarounds for the flaws that include one enabling unauthenticated remote attacks; it has issued patches.
Arista is preparing to release a higher-than-usual amount of security advisories affecting Arista EOS and VeloCloud.
Palo Alto says Console's technology will expand the agentic capabilities of its Cortex security operations platform.
BMC’s annual mainframe survey shows the changing role of AI in mainframe environments.
Fire Ant’s compromise of TACACS servers and manipulation of router telemetry shows how control of core network systems can leave defenders with incomplete evidence while exposing paths toward sensitive connected networks.
Nvidia’s High Bandwidth Memory architecture, NVHBM, promises more bandwidth and lower power consumption.
VMware Explore kicks off with AI announcements including a new VMware AI Factory infrastructure stack, new agent governance platforms, and a new focus on open-source security.
New capabilities include a DNS filtering service from partner Control D, and Tailscale PAM, a privileged access management product.
Part of the plan involves deploying several thousand certified consultants, a move that analysts said could prove meaningful.
New scheduling capabilities were built for AI and machine-learning training jobs that need groups of pods to start and scale together.
Intel plan covers client, server, training and inference from rack to edge
Cisco is expanding its Secure AI Factory with Nvidia architecture with the addition of high-density servers from Supermicro.
Cisco wants Teleport to help it bring infrastructure identity everywhere.
The AI-powered assessments could speed up the creation of cloud migration business cases, but CIOs will still need deeper technical validation before moving workloads, analysts say.
Gartner has raised its 2026 semiconductor forecast, with revenue now expected to jump 92%. Memory alone will account for more than half of industry growth.
Consultants and analysts say that CIOs likely have little choice but to accept that AI pricing is going to continually rise, and switching to another supplier, even if possible, likely won’t sidestep these increases.
The dual-architecture mainframe processor will be able to run Arm and IBM Z instructions in the same cores, which will allow software that was built for Arm to run on a mainframe without first being ported.
AI agents are changing cybersecurity threats, which requires enterprises to rethink IT job roles and reprioritize skills to prepare for what comes next.
Nvidia’s change represents a significant restructuring of chip giant’s role in financing the planned facility.
Vendors will combine Palo Alto’s AI-powered cybersecurity platforms with NTT Data's managed services.
Foote Partners data shows employers are paying more for network architecture and advanced networking certifications as automation reduces the value of routine network operations work.
Direct wafer links reduce latency and networking hardware requirements, though enterprises may need a separate management stack alongside existing GPU infrastructure.
IBM's modular cryogenic fridges will let hundreds of processors be connected into larger systems.
AMD/Google technology could combine AI acceleration with conventional computing.
With up to 1,200 MHz of additional spectrum available in the U.S., 6 GHz Wi-Fi effectively triples wireless capacity compared with legacy bands. It's the first major innovation Wi-Fi has seen in years, and it should be on the radar for all industrie
The alliance embeds frontier models and OpenAI-trained forward-deployed engineers into IBM consulting services in a joint effort to accelerate AI-centric transformation.
State attorney generals had questioned the legitimacy of the $14 billion deal.
Project goal is to create a standard power delivery system to while reducing operational expenses.
Cisco's record-breaking results confirm that networking is at the heart of the AI wave. For IT leaders, AI success depends on making the right investments in silicon programmability, campus Wi-Fi 7, PQC compliance, and AI-driven management.
AI-related hardware and software are driving growth across Cisco's product portfolio.
Data centers are expanding into fresh locations, but power limits, land obtainability and public pushback are growing challenges.
Here’s what you need to know about the AI and processor giant’s latest product and company news.
Planned OCI service will provide cloud-based access to Quantinuum’s Helios system, integrating quantum computing with AI and HPC environments.
The partnership with a half-dozen major finance firms wants to make AI chip financing easier, but its impact for enterprise IT operations is tricky to predict.
IBM and Together AI have signed $240 million deal to run an Nvidia-powered AI inference cluster on IBM Cloud.
Rising component costs are forcing the European cloud operator to increase bare metal and public cloud prices for new and existing customers.
Hyperscalers are driving equipment shortages across the board, with no relief in sight this year. But analysts, VARs, and vendors have advice on how to keep AI and other projects moving even if you have to wait for the gear you really want.
Today, the Tor network's biggest threat is centralization, not surveillance, says cofounder Roger Dingledine.
Alongside the disclosure, runZero released OOBscan, an open-source tool that scans for vulnerable BMCs and other out-of-band management devices.
Samsung says AI infrastructure requirements will force memory architecture to be reimagined
More heat would not be welcomed by Poles suffering a record-breaking heatwave.
AMD is betting enterprises will embrace the chips, made to run a single AI model at lower cost, but analysts say the technology’s lack of flexibility means it is only suited to mature, high-volume workloads.
