Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Having concluded its initial investigation into the proposed $61 billion deal, the EU Commission remains concerned the acquisition could restrict market competition, particularly for Fiber Channel host bus adapters.
Upgrades to the 12th generation of the company’s line of edge servers include improved processing power, better bandwidth for storage area networks, and expanded networking options.
Secure Data Recovery examined failure rates and lifespans of 2,007 hard drives from six manufacturers.
Generative AI is coming to both line-of-business data analysis as well as security, as Cohesity deepens its ties to Microsoft.
The Alveo-based card offloads video processing functions from the CPU to reduce latency and maximize channel density.
As countries globally look to boost homegrown chip production, Japan will increase support for IBM partner Rapidus, which aims to produce 2nm chips by 2025.
Google says its TPU v4 supercomputer is more powerful and efficient than ever, thanks to optical circuit switching technology and architecture, and challenges Nvidia.
Communications regulator Ofcom has proposed that the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority launch an inquiry into the country's cloud sector, in particular to examine AWS and Microsoft for potential anticompetitive practices.
Cisco brings an 800Gbps line card and better packet management to Silicon One-based 8000 Series routers as AI, 5G and video traffic demands grow.
HPE adds hardware and software to support file and block storage as part of its Green Lake on-prem leasing.
Ahrefs estimates it would cost $400 million over three years if it were to switch from its colocation environment to AWS.
The Fortinet FortiOS v. 7.4 operating system supports a single management console for SASE and SD-WAN and improves automation of its Security Fabric.
The second region, according to the company, will help address growing demand in Southeast Asia and also aid enterprises meet data residency regulations.
The company, which operates cloud regions across Sydney and Melbourne, will invest the majority share or approximately $7.45 billion to spruce up infrastructure in Sydney as part of the move.
IBM's new 18u z16 mainframes offer more data-center configuration options and additional edge use cases.
Uptime Institute says data-center outages are costing more to fix but becoming less severe and occurring at lower rates.
The new Middle East availability region, in Doha, joins an existing one in Tel Aviv; a third is planned.
Data center fires aren't common, but they can be devastating. As use of lithium-ion batteries grows, enterprises need to be aware of the risks, Uptime Institute warns.
The layoffs are part of a restructuring initiative aimed at improving efficiency and customer service, Kyndryl says.
Sierra Forest will be the first to use efficient cores for lower processing power.
Supermicro's new server uses a self-contained liquid cooling system, and vendors outside of the IT infrastructure market are showing interest in the technology.
Scaleway explains how it plans to use servers for a decade and why it's getting rid of RAID controllers.
F5 wants its new cloud application networking and cloud network connect services to provide a simplified, automated experience to enterprise customers.
New Nvidia hardware and software are tailored to supporting AI.
The co-creator of Ethernet reflects on its growth and weighs the impact of technologies from AI to geothermal power.
With Arista WAN Routing System the company explicitly targets routing use cases such as SD-WAN for the first time.
A new AI supercomputing service, dubbed Nvidia DGX Cloud, has been made generally available on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s Supercluster.
OpsRamp and HPE’s GreenLake edge-to-cloud offerings are expected to provide a unified approach to management of multicloud computing, networking, storage, and application resources.
In addition to sinking billions into OpenAI, Microsoft spent hundreds of millions on hardware, much of it from Nvidia.
Updates include enhanced AI for Palo Alto’s Prisma SASE plus a new controller and IoT capabilities for Prisma SD-WAN.
Dell teams with colocation services provider Cyxtera to provide on-demand access to PowerEdge infrastructure, while a partnership with ZutaCore gives Dell access to liquid cooling technology.
Aruba IoT Transport for Azure is a service that converts multiple types of IoT data into formats that are compatible with applications in the Azure cloud.
Intel boosts bandwidth per channel in latest FPGA, Marvell unveils low-latency Teralynx 10 switch chip, and Ranovus previews co-packaged optics platform with AMD.
Storage vendor Vast Data adds built-in metadata index, called the Vast Catalog, which details every bit of data stored on its arrays.
Competitors AMD and Nvidia are already working on high-performance computing processors that combine CPU and GPU cores.
Reported plans to extend US chip export controls to Inspur affiliates signal continuing supply chain upheaval.
The acquisition of Athonet will help HPE Aruba expand its private 5G network options, which is one area the vendor plans to focus on in 2023.
Pressured by the US, the Netherlands is moving forward with new export restrictions on chip-making technology to China, expected to affect the manufacture of advanced logic and DRAM modules.
VMware Workspace One upgrades are highlighted by a new containerized Workspace ONE SaaS microservices architecture.
Juniper introduces campus fabric workflow to reduce set-up time for wired networks, announces a new EX series campus switch.
FortiSASE can now link SASE resources to SD-WAN apps via multiple Fortinet SD-WAN hubs.
The most cited reason for using refurbished gear is reducing e-waste, an IDC survey found.
Data security and protection are the main upside for IBM’s upcoming storage offering, which combines the company’s own products with those from third parties.
The $6 billion investment, which will be carried out in phases over the next 14 years, will be the largest international technology investment in Malaysia till date, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar said.
Pure Storage wants to provide high-volume flash-based storage at a lower price point to attract users of unstructured data.
IBM says the z/OS 3.1 operating system will further integrate AI, embrace cloud stores, and improve performance of Linux workloads.
Nvidia says it will make it's brand of generative AI available through Oracle Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and other cloud providers.
The Cisco Intersight platform now has two-tiered licensing, and the company is offering a bundle that includes Intersight plus hardware.
Cisco grows its private 5G portfolio with additional agreements with NTT, NEC, and Qualcomm.
Ukraine faces daunting task of keeping Information and Communication Technology running in face of unrelenting warfare
