Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
CIOs are looking at ways to avoid single points of failure and are re-evaluating their cloud strategies to prevent any 'blue screen of death' incidents.
Attempts to mitigate a novel Windows threat caused systems running CrowdStrike’s Falcon sensor to crash.
A bad software update from security software vendor CrowdStrike has paralyzed Windows machines around the world.
DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative will work to validate the progress of quantum computer hardware development.
British chip designer Graphcore has been acquired by Japan's SoftBank Group, which retains significant control over Arm Holdings, its earlier semiconductor investment.
Software for Open Networking in the Cloud (SONiC) is an open-source networking operating system that has the potential to become 'the Linux of networking,' experts say.
Network as a service (NaaS) promises to give enterprise organizations quick access to new technologies and improved performance while also filling critical skills gaps, according to EMA Research.
The Dell PowerEdge XE9680 ships with Instinct MI300X accelerators, AMD's high-end GPU accelerators that are designed to compete with Nvidia Hopper processors.
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.
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.
Google reportedly offered CISPE €14 million in cash and €455 million in software licenses to maintain its complaint with the EU, but ultimately CISPE decided to settle with Microsoft.
To speed its ability to innovate, AWS builds its own network operating systems and network devices, including NICs, switches, and routers.
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.
AWS says Graviton4 is its most powerful and energy efficient processor, suited for a broad range of workloads running on Amazon EC2.
The lawmakers want an assessment before the investment moves to the second phase, which involves the transfer of export-restricted semiconductor chips and model weights.
Ransomware actors often prioritize gaining initial access to targeted networks, says Cisco’s Talos security intelligence group.
A design flaw in the decades-old RADIUS authentication protocol allows attackers to take over network devices from a man-in-the-middle position by exploiting MD5 hash collisions.
Other cloud providers, including Google and AWS, seem unhappy with the settlement, saying they hope regulators would continue to investigate Microsoft’s licensing practices.
AMD's acquisition of Europe’s largest private AI lab is its third AI-themed deal in less than a year, the latest installment in its plan to build an AI stack to rival Nvidia's.
The UK’s new Labour government is pushing ahead with plans for economic growth, including encouraging the construction of more data centers.
FortiGate-as-a-Service offerings lets customers choose the hardware they want, and Fortinet will handle the firewall management.
The latest announcement indicates the options ahead for Chinese AI tech companies.
The expansion will be aided by technology from US-based electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla, according to reports from Chinese news outlets.
According to Gartner, Broadcom’s new licensing models, which transition from enterprise license agreements to more complex consumption models, can force businesses to pay 2-3 times more.
Investing in sustainability can cut corporate costs, especially for electricity and water usage. But Google acknowledges that some moves can both reduce and expand costs and that ROI can take a long time to materialize.
The moderate-severity vulnerability has been observed being exploited in the wild by Chinese APT Velvet Ant.
Customers struggling with managing systems able to handle the scale and power needs of soaring generative AI and cloud operations is fueling the deal.
Enforcement of charges could significantly impact global AI markets and customers, prompting operational changes.
Lenovo’s updated liquid cooling addresses the heat generated by data centers running AI workloads, while new services help enterprises get started with AI.
Researchers from Qualys say regreSSHion allows attackers to take over servers with 14 million potentially vulnerable OpenSSH instances identified.
The data centers in Mumbai and Sydney are expected to close in July and September respectively, a notice from the company read.
Updates in VMware Edge Compute Stack 3.5 include zero-touch orchestration capabilities, pull-based architecture, and edge fleet management.
Updated infrastructure-as-code management capabilities and expanded SLAs are among the new features from Pure Storage.
Demand for higher speeds, AI network development and energy efficiency are driving advances in optical networking technologies.
Hybrid work, SD-WAN, and digital-first adoption make enterprises more vulnerable to attack, increasing the need for SSE solutions, the company says.
The latest action reflects the administration’s ongoing approach to regulating Chinese companies that access sensitive data for business operations in the US.
SASE provider Cato Networks introduces a new program to help MSPs more quickly deliver security services to customers.
The factory’s location is still shrouded in mystery and shrink wrap.
Updated Network+ certification validates core skills needed to configure, optimize, and secure computer networks.
With Sonaris, an internally developed tool, AWS continuously monitors its systems to pre-empt attacks on customer data.
But there’s no need for data center managers to fret over the probe, says an analyst.
HPE and Nvidia want to help companies accelerate the adoption of gen-AI solutions with a joint portfolio of products beginning with HPE Private Cloud AI.
With power consumption projected to skyrocket, the companies have launched an enhanced modular data center that recovers heat generated in its operations for reuse elsewhere.
The chipmaker’s market cap reached $3.34 trillion on Tuesday, outpacing Microsoft’s $3.32 trillion and Apple’s $3.27 trillion.
The Linux packager’s SUSE AI Early Access Program could interest companies wanting to run generative AI on premises.
‘I'm not sure yet whether I'm going to regret this or not,' said Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as he revealed 2026 plans for the company’s Rubin GPU platform.
Fighting ransomware, watching for deepfakes, and implementing network segmentation in complex enterprise environments are top-of-mind issues for today’s security practitioners. New approaches are needed, says Cisco exec.
Enhancements to Netskope’s cloud access security broker (CASB) module aim to secure the use of genAI and SaaS applications.
Fortinet will integrate Lacework's technology across its secure access service edge (SASE) and Security Fabric packages.
Work has already begun to integrate Splunk, AppDynamics, and ThousandEyes as Cisco strengthens its observability lineup.
