Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Moves reflect a growing rebellion against data centers across the US
Enterprise ambitions are high, but new IDC research reveals a widening gap between plans and execution—and mounting pressure on network infrastructure.
It’s the second time the supercomputer firm has been nationalised.
Attackers exploited a vulnerability scanner to steal 350GB of data that they then leaked on the dark web.
The Integrated Management Controller (IMC) flaw gives attackers admin access and remote control over servers even when main OS is shut down.
Kyndryl’s Agentic Service Management offering delivers a customized roadmap to help customers adopt agentic IT service management.
Google Research previews TurboQuant, a compression algorithm for large language models and vector search engines.
Huge sums invested by US tech companies are at risk as the Iranian strategy of targeting datacenters becomes clear.
Quantum computers are no longer a physics challenge but an engineering one, and quantum error correction is the heart of what's going to make quantum computing a reality. A new tool uses AI-powered digital twins to make it easier for researchers to s
The initiative targets regulated workloads that cannot move to the cloud, with a focus on security, data residency, and enterprise-grade controls.
Findings by academic researchers suggest that hyperscalers' AI data centers contribute to local warming, but not everyone agrees.
A simple prompt sent Claude Code on a mission that uncovered major security vulnerabilities in popular text editors — and then suggested ways to exploit them.
Open-source cloud infrastructure technology adds new compute and networking capabilities.
The regulator will commence its investigation in May, examining concerns emerging from its cloud market probe.
With enterprises mixing silicon and platforms, the focus is moving to how everything connects and runs together.
The move gives Cisco customers licensing flexibility and the ability to more easily add or upgrade cloud, virtualization, and hyperconvergence technologies.
The SASE vendor’s new adoption model lets organizations deploy security and connectivity modules independently, while still getting a converged platform underneath.
Lumen Technologies created a unified data model and deployed AI agents to transform overlapping legacy networks and accelerate service delivery.
Waivers for UAE and Bahrain datacenter customers won't affect access to billing data required for compliance, the company says.
The Commission says its internal IT systems weren’t affected, but it is still working to determine the attack’s impact.
Equinix Distributed AI Hub melds data centers, edge, or clouds and AI models or frameworks under centralized control
Decades after European regulators forced the separation of telephone and postal monopolies, two Italian communications businesses are considering a merger.
As the data center industry wrestles with a shallow talent pool and growing skills gaps, Uptime Institute shares ideas about how leaders can attract, train, and retain the next generation of data center talent.
Arm-designed CPU, Arm AGI, is purpose-built for AI data centers and Meta is its first customer
AI has moved optical connectivity to the forefront of network design.
The Japanese giant says hyperscalers have already locked up more than 80% of its output through 2029.
Open-source Meshery provides a workspace to design and operate Kubernetes-based infrastructure, showing engineering teams what their infrastructure looks like, how components relate, where configurations conflict, and the impact of proposed changes.
A weakness in a humble lobby account enabled Opswat researchers to elevate privileges.
Announced at RSAC 2026, the firewall updates aim to deliver clearer visibility and tighter control over AI usage.
The new release of Forescout's 4D platform uses a zone modeling approach to group devices, relying on device identity rather than network location.
Move targets consumer devices, but forces a rethink of remote work security and enterprise supply chain trust.
The company is also adding a new platform to manage digital certificates.
New offerings include DefenseClaw, an open-source agent framework designed to automate security and inventory, and AI Defense: Explorer Edition, which provides self-service tools for developers to test model and application resilience.
Inference is the core data-center workload, and tokens are the new commodity of the AI era, says Nvidia.
Updates to Nile's network-as-a-service platform include embedded microsegmentation capabilities along with native access-control features that are aimed at eliminating the need for standalone NAC appliances.
Component shortages are threatening server momentum
European cloud services providers share their views on planned protection measures.
The flaw in a legacy Telnet implementation enables pre-auth remote code execution, exposing affected systems to full compromise.
At the GTC conference this week, Nvidia shared its plans to bring AI and accelerated computing to space, joining a slew of other tech giants with out-of-this-world computing ideas.
New capabilities include a browser-native security layer that enforces VersaONE policy controls directly within browser sessions, and Inbound SSE, which inspects connections originating from the internet and destined for enterprise applications.
Microsoft is questioning whether OpenAI’s recent partnership with AWS conflicts with the existing Azure exclusivity arrangement.
Lenovo expands Hybrid AI Advantage with Nvidia package to speed AI adoption
MOSAIC ditches lasers for cheap MicroLEDs and medical imaging fiber, cuts cabling energy by up to 50%, and already fits in a standard transceiver after a proof-of-concept with MediaTek.
The company says its new architecture marks a shift from training-focused infrastructure to systems optimized for continuous, low-latency enterprise AI workloads.
As the Nvidia GTC conference kicks off, HPE is announcing enhancements to its AI portfolio and supercomputing systems featuring Nvidia's Vera platform.
Cato Neural Edge embeds Nvidia GPUs to enable real-time traffic inspection, and Cato AI Security unifies AI governance and runtime protection for enterprise AI adoption.
Analysts say enterprises face years of constrained memory supply, rising prices, and no easy workarounds.
Despite growing rivalry between the two chip makers, flagship AI systems from Nvidia will use CPUs from Intel to maintain x86 continuity across data‑center workflows.
The platform combines CPUs, GPUs, networking, interconnect, and data processing technologies into a unified system for large-scale AI workloads.
Built at telecom sites with ready access to fiber and power, the neocloud deployments are designed to come online in weeks or months rather than years.
