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HPE's GreenLake for Large Language Models is supported by HPE supercomputers and AI software hosted in the cloud with LLM provided by a partner.
Accedian is already a Cisco partner that provides Skylight software to speed up deployment of network services, spot performance problems, and fix them.
An EU subsidy will underwrite an expanded plan for a major chip foundry in Magdeburg, Germany.
Cisco adds two new high-end programmable Silicon One devices that can support massive GPU clusters for AI/ML workloads.
Almost half of data center operators surveyed have had an outage because they couldn’t get needed parts.
New Lenovo ThinkEdge servers will deliver more processing power where data is being generated and enable enterprises to run real-time inferencing at the edge.
Eliminating quantum noise will significantly advance the technology for future applications, IBM says.
A single Instinct MI300X can do the work of several GPUs, said AMD CEO Lisa Su.
The company’s contact handling department also bore the brunt of the outage in its US-East-1 region, which affected at least 104 AWS services.
SASE platform vendor Cato Networks has demonstrated a 5Gbps encrypted connection using its edge SD-WAN device.
The provider had been trying to find a buyer or reduce its debt load for months.
Its Full-Stack Observability Platform correlates data from application, networking, infrastructure, security, and cloud systems to streamline troubleshooting and optimize performance.
Cisco Security Cloud and Webex will sport new features supported by its home-grown generative AI.
A minor bug can cause a system crash after 1,044 days of uninterrupted uptime. Be sure to reboot before then.
Cisco unveiled its SSE platform and announced Cisco Multicloud Defense, based on its recent acquisition of Valtix, at this week’s Cisco Live! customer event.
Software-defined networking (SDN) opens the door to automation, NetOps, and more
Cisco Networking Cloud will integrate multiple software and cloud offerings to intelligently manage and control all aspects of networking from a central location.
The new cloud region, which will have three data centers, is expected to contribute about $22.95 billion to the Italian economy over the next four years.
A proposal to have big tech companies that account for heavy internet traffic finance 5G and broadband expansion in Europe is facing criticism from ministers.
As popular locations such as Northern Virginia become saturated, data center developers are eyeing other US regions, including Atlanta, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, and Denver.
After several initial deals stalled, the Indian government is re-inviting applications for building semiconductor facilities in the country as the US-China chip trade war transforms the sector.
AI technologies are expected to play a central role in Cisco’s Secure Cloud strategy.
Google’s Cross-Cloud Interconnect can link customer workloads in Google Cloud to customer networks within Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, or Alibaba.
Nvidia CEO gives the strongest indication yet it will have Intel make some of its chips.
With Qualcomm facing challenges in the smartphone market, it has set its sights on supporting demanding AI workloads with its upcoming Snapdragon X75 chipset.
Nvidia's Grace Hopper CPU/GPU combo underpins its supercomputer the company claims can crank out nearly an exaFLOP of AI performance.
The DGX GH200 AI supercomputer is targeted toward developing and supporting large language models. Google Cloud, Meta, and Microsoft already have access to it.
Intel is switching up its data-center processor roadmap, and its proposed combination CPU and GPU, code-named Falcon Shores, will now be a GPU chip only.
After the Chinese government said it was banning the use of some Micron chips due to security risks, US lawmakers lobby for a ban on one of its biggest Chinese competitors.
The new processor is built around processing network workloads to take the load off the CPU.
The integration of Nvidia’s software suite will further help enterprises build, deploy, and manage applications based on large language models.
Project Helix will see Dell and Nvidia combine their hardware and software infrastructure to help enterprises build and manage generative AI models on-premises.
Its North Carolina facility may be the most valuable asset that Bed, Bath & Beyond has left to liquidate.
The FCC is performing a balancing act between satisfying the needs of satellite and terrestrial radio operators.
With the tech world celebrating Ethernet's 50th anniversary this week, the technology is adapting to evolving network demands as varied as AI, distributed computing, and virtual reality.
The top 10 supercomputers on the June 2023 list compiled by TOP500 remain the same as last time.
Two years after the UK government promised it would introduce forward a national semiconductor strategy, a new policy paper outlines its efforts to make the UK an industry leader.
The Facebook parent said that it is working on a new AI-optimized data center design and the second phase of its 16,000 GPU supercomputer for AI research.
The AmpereOnes promise two to three times the power savings over x86 with two to three times the cores.
The US Department of Energy is funding 15 projects aimed at developing energy-efficient cooling technologies for data centers.
IBM Hybrid Cloud Mesh is designed to simplify networking across private clouds, public clouds and edge environments.
The investment, which is aimed at meeting growing customer demand, is expected to add $23.3 billion to the country’s GDP by 2030 while generating 131,700 jobs annually for the next seven years, the company said.
Juniper is adding ChatGPT integration to its Mist management system, expanding its Zoom support capabilities, and offering a cloud-based NAC service.
NEO is developing a 3D DRAM architecture that uses memory stacking to solve the DRAM capacity bottleneck.
The A3 supercomputer's scale can provide up to 26 exaFlops of AI performance, Google says.
Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) upgrade melds Cisco's AppDynamics application observability and ThousandEyes network intelligence.
A Norwegian-led tech demonstration achieves a key advancement toward easier deployment for private 5G.
New manufacturing operation aims to support the growing demand from customers in India as well as globally to further strengthen and diversify Cisco’s supply chain.
New releases include the ExtremeCloud Edge cloud management system, a power-efficient Wi-Fi 6E access point, and additions to Extreme’s Universal Switch series.
The company’s latest storage updates include Ansible and Terraform integration, zero trust readiness and security, and an array of incremental enhancements.
