Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
At the tail end of a year that has seen significant investments funnel into Japan’s semiconductor industry, the government has announced further funding to bolster its manufacturing and R&D efforts.
VMware’s do-it-yourself private AI program has two new partners, offering users more options for in-house generative AI training and deployments.
IT organizations that invest in observability tools can recover services faster, remediate security events sooner, and identify the impact of incidents better, according to Splunk’s annual observability research.
As part of the UK government’s £900 million ($1.1 billion) spending package to drive the country’s AI research and innovation capabilities, the universities of Bristol, Cambridge, and Edinburgh will open three world-leading supercomputers over the n
The layoffs are happening in the wake of a market retraction, Splunk CEO Gary Steele said.
The vendors are combining Cisco 8000 series routers, Aviz Networks’ SONiC management software, and 24-7 support to accelerate SONiC deployments in private and edge clouds.
AI hardware is expensive to acquire and operate, and many enterprise customers may opt to have hyperscalers do it for them.
Use of managed service providers, system integrators, and other channel partners is on the rise as IT teams grapple with security, supply chain, and skills challenges.
The goal is to accelerate development of Neoverse CSS-based systems.
With Secure SD-LAN, Versa software is deployed on Ethernet switches and access points to tie together switching, routing, security, and network services.
PowerMaxOS version 10.1 is aimed at helping enterprises to improve storage efficiency, strengthen cybersecurity and build more energy-efficient data centers.
The HPE subsidiary’s new release of NetConductor boosts application visibility and policy-enforcement capabilities to give enterprises greater control across distributed networks.
IT inventory and asset management virtual appliance can now discover cloud components.
Cloud spending and cybersecurity investments will be the biggest drivers of enterprise IT spending growth in the coming year.
Palo Alto competes in the market for cloud-native application protection platforms (CNAPP) along with Microsoft, CrowdStrike, Zscaler and others.
The telecom giant said it will embark on a host of cost-cutting measures over the next three years, which includes a workforce reduction plan.
Juniper’s new Security Distributed Services Architecture includes AI-based predictive threat support.
Integrated capabilities can enable network managers to automate OS upgrades, network configuration updates, and multiple levels of remediation.
Gartner’s top predictions for enterprise IT organizations are dominated by AI, which is influencing trends including employee unionization, application modernization, and smart robots.
AI factories are data centers with infrastructure specially built for processing, refining, and transforming vast amounts of data into valuable AI models and tokens.
GenAI will be a workforce partner for 90% of companies worldwide by 2025, Gartner predicts.
Networking and security teams are consolidating or being asked by management to improve collaboration between the two groups.
All things AI will dominate the enterprise in 2024, while cloud services, security and sustainability are also rising in influence.
Standard Power is deploying 24 of NuScale's small modular reactors to power data centers in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
The acquisition is expected to help AMD compete better against chipmaker Nvidia.
Many enterprises prioritize innovation without adequately addressing the security risks posed by generative AI, IBM warns.
As demand for generative AI technology grows, chip shortages are not the main reason behind developing custom silicon, experts say.
The units are designed for edge processing and boast an amazing PUE ratio.
The FortiSwitch 600 access switch and FortiSwitch 2000 campus core switch include ties to Fortinet’s security platform and AIops tools.
New services and validated designs include blueprints for customization so enterprises can tailor genAI models to accomplish specific tasks with their proprietary data.
New threat detection and response services from IBM leverage AI models that learn from real-world client data and are engineered to automatically close low priority and false positive alerts based on enterprise-defined parameters.
Restructuring comes amid growth in Juniper's enterprise networking gear and AI software.
The move to split off its programmable chip unit isn't the first time Intel has spun out a specialized business. Last year, it made Mobileye a standalone company.
High switching fees, technical restrictions on interoperability, and committed spend discounts offered by cloud providers are outlined as concerns by communications regulator Ofcom.
Cisco recommends HyperFlex customers migrate to the new, integrated HCI system, called Cisco Compute Hyperconverged with Nutanix.
Recent deals with Cisco, Fortinet, Microsoft and Nokia have filled out Kyndryl’s managed security services portfolio.
The power and cooling demands of AI processing are far beyond what standard hardware configurations can deliver, according to Schneider Electric.
Japanese government funds are expected to help Micron’s factory in Hiroshima produce more advanced chips to power AI and quantum workloads.
The company plans to make Cloud for Sovereignty generally available in December.
Chips from SambaNova are positioned as an alternative to expensive and power-hungry GPUs for AI processing.
When choosing the appropriate archive option, enterprise storage professionals need to consider data preservation, accessibility, and resource optimization.
While France’s competition watchdog did not confirm the identity of the entity being investigated, it said that the raids were conducted in the graphics cards sector.
Cisco, Fortinet, HPE Aruba, Palo Alto and VMware are leading the SD-WAN market, IDC says.
AI running in serverless configurations on GPUs is coming to Cloudflare’s global network.
Changes to HPE's organizational structure and executive leadership include a new hybrid cloud business unit helmed by HPE CTO Fidelma Russo.
Upgrades include routing management features, integration with Microsoft Sentinel and Skyhigh Security systems, and a new Catalyst edge device.
New managed service from Oracle will support LLMs to help organizations automate business processes.
A new range of AI integrations is coming to IBM’s mainframes, operating systems and private clouds.
Mullvad’s privacy VPN capabilities coupled with Tailscale peer-to-peer mesh connections can provide secure internet browsing from any location while preserving user anonymity.
