Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
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.
Additions include the new N9100 switch, Blackwell GPU support, and security enhancements for AI workloads.
After data centers in Dubai and Bahrain were targeted in drone attacks, the physical security of data centers is in the spotlight.
Palantir AI OS Reference Architecture covers everything from hardware acquisition to application deployment
The startup says it has achieved record fidelity for entangled logical qubits on a superconducting quantum computer. It’s using an AI-powered digital twin platform that simulates real-world hardware noise.
Google, Elon Musk, and an army of startups are trying to make space data centers a thing.
News that a Korean smelter is in talks with US firms to extract rare earths viewed as ‘a structural shift … inside the global technology infrastructure economy.’
Meta has announced four new generations of its MTIA training and inference accelerator chips.
Arista’s XPO technology offers 12.8Tbps of bandwidth, large ecosystem of photonics developers.
The new architecture shows how quantum processors could work alongside classical HPC, creating hybrid environments to tackle scientific problems neither can solve alone.
AI startup FluidCloud launches a Large Infrastructure Model to simplify multicloud networking, automate Terraform translation, and enable faster, safer cloud migrations across providers.
Cisco adds Open Transport 3000 Series, a multi-rail open line system that integrates optical networking components.
F5 introduces new AI security controls, observability features, and NGINX enhancements to secure and manage modern application traffic.
Datalec focuses on enterprises, hyperscale AI infrastructure teams that need to add capacity quickly
Tech companies have announced more than 45,000 layoffs since the start of 2026, as firms across the industry restructure operations and shift resources toward AI and automation investments.
AI networking startup Eridu launches with $200M in funding to redesign AI data center networking using a clean-sheet network switch and customer silicon.
Cisco ties Splunk technology with its Nexus Dashboard for data center and campus network observability.
Surging DRAM and NAND costs, which now account for more than half the price of a standard server, are expected to keep prices elevated well into 2027.
Cisco is making Linear Pluggable Optics (LPO) options for its Silicon One family.
Generative AI is raising the risk of dangling DNS attack vectors, as the orphaned resources are no longer just a phishing nuisance.
A CBRE report reveals that delays in obtaining permits, zoning approvals, and power are putting a major dent in overall new construction activity across NA.
