Lenovo to acquire Infinidat to expand its storage folio
Lenovo Group has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Tel Aviv-based enterprise storage provider Infinidat, for an undisclosed sum, to expand its storage offerings. The startup provides...
View ArticleOracle updates Exadata systems to speed database operations
If you had forgotten that Oracle was in the hardware business, it’s easy to understand why, as Oracle has not exactly promoted the business very well. Oracle’s hardware is descended from Sun...
View ArticleCloud infrastructure spending more than doubles in the third quarter of 2024
Spending on compute and storage infrastructure for cloud deployments has surged to unprecedented heights, with 115.3% year-over-year increase in the third quarter of 2024. The spending reached a...
View Article5 hot network trends for 2025
Networking has been a relatively stable industry for decades. On the vendor side of the equation, it’s been Cisco versus everyone else. On the tech side, a slow, steady progression of incrementally...
View ArticleDelays in TSMC’s Arizona plant spark supply chain worries
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has said it is unlikely to equip its new US plant in Arizona with its most advanced chip technology ahead of its Taiwan factories, raising concerns...
View ArticleRed Hat unveils Kubernetes connectivity solution to tame multi-cloud chaos
Integrating traffic management, policy enforcement, and role-based access control, Red Hat Connectivity Link is a new technology from IBM’s Red Hat business unit that’s aimed at simplifying how...
View ArticleUS GPU export limits could bring cold war to AI, data center markets
The US Biden administration, during its final week in office, issued a rule limiting sales of powerful AI chips to more than 100 countries, to keep the technology out of the hands of Chinese companies...
View ArticleSustainability, grid demands, AI workloads will challenge data center growth...
Data centers this year will face several challenges as the demand for artificial intelligence introduces an evolution in AI hardware, on-premises and cloud-based strategies for training and inference,...
View ArticleOpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle lead $500B Project Stargate to ramp up AI infra in...
Several large technology firms including OpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle, Nvidia, and MGX have partnered to set up a new company in the US to ramp up AI infrastructure in the country. Named Project Stargate,...
View ArticleNetwork jobs watch: Hiring, skills and certification trends
Network and infrastructure roles continue to shift as enterprises adopt technologies such as AI-driven network operations, multicloud networking, zero trust network access (ZTNA), and SD-WAN. Here’s a...
View ArticleStratoshark brings Wireshark-style analysis to cloud system calls
The open-source Wireshark network protocol analyzer has been a standard tool for networking professionals for decades. In recent years, organizations have increasingly moved workloads to the cloud,...
View ArticleWhat Intel needs to do to get its mojo back
While 2024 was a banner year for some chip companies – notably Nvidia and Broadcom – Intel had a year it would rather forget. Another CEO was forced out, it lost market share, and its stock dropped...
View ArticleCisco CEO Robbins on AI: Pressure to deploy is real
Interest in AI has exploded over the last two or three years, but enterprises are only just beginning to think about how they’re going to take advantage of it, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins told the...
View ArticleAI at Work: How SOS 102 is Building Safer Communities in Kazakhstan
Emergency response systems worldwide are undergoing rapid transformation, and Kazakhstan is no exception. With the introduction of the SOS 102 app, the country has set a new standard for public...
View Article81% of firms back a Zero Trust approach to cyber defense
A recent survey of cybersecurity professionals indicates that 81% of organizations are turning to zero trust as the foundation of their cybersecurity strategies. With growing concerns over advanced...
View ArticleWi-Fi 7 in 2025: Will this be the year?
Wi-Fi 7 gear began to emerge in 2024, but it looks like 2025 will be the big year for rollouts. Wi-Fi 7 is currently the leading edge of wireless internet standards, providing more bandwidth, lower...
View Article3 hidden benefits of Dedicated Internet Access for enterprises
Reliable Internet connectivity is crucial for businesses to function efficiently and remain competitive in today’s digital world. While standard broadband connections may work for basic tasks, they...
View ArticlePalo Alto Networks firewalls have UEFI flaws, Secure Boot bypasses
Researchers have discovered that next-generation firewalls from Palo Alto Networks contain years-old known vulnerabilities in their UEFI firmware — a finding that provides yet more evidence of a...
View ArticleAMD’s unpatched chip microcode glitch may require extreme measures by CISOs
Due to a partner disclosure, AMD has found itself in the unenviable position of having to confirm the existence of a major cybersecurity problem in its chip microcode before it could post a fix. But...
View ArticleFortiGate admins advised to run a compromise assessment
Network administrators with Fortinet’s FortiGate next generation firewall in their IT environments are being warned to thoroughly scrutinize systems for possible compromise, following last week’s dump...
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