2025 global network outage report and internet health check
The reliability of services delivered by ISPs, cloud providers and conferencing services is critical for enterprise organizations. ThousandEyes, a Cisco company, monitors how providers are handling...
View ArticleCisco: Latest news and insights
Cisco (Nasdaq:CSCO) is the dominant vendor in enterprise networking, and under CEO Chuck Robbins, it continues to shake things up. Cisco is focusing on strategic AI initiatives and partnerships...
View ArticleLinux Foundation launches Essedum 1.0 to simplify AI integration in network...
Back in April, Infosys helped to start the Essedum open-source networking project for AI at the Linux Foundation’s LF Networking (LFN) division. This week the project hit a major milestone with its...
View ArticleIntel touts efficiency and performance in new 288-core Xeon processor
The Hot Chips conference was the backdrop for Intel’s newest Xeon processor, the all-E-core codenamed Clearwater Forest and the first Xeon built on the company’s next-generation 18A process node. Hot...
View ArticleAI networking success requires deep, real-time observability
As enterprises adopt AI applications, network infrastructure teams are scrambling to optimize their networks for AI traffic, from the data center and the cloud to the WAN edge. Most projects are...
View ArticleKubernetes v1.34 brings networking refinements for cloud-native infrastructure
Kubernetes 1.34 made its debut this week, bringing with it a host of updates that will help to improve cloud-native operations. Among the enhancements are several significant networking upgrades that...
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 ArticleAlibaba is developing an AI inference chip amid US export curbs
Alibaba is reportedly developing a new AI chip designed for inference workloads. The AI chip is currently in testing and will be manufactured in China, according to a report. Alibaba has not yet...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s hollow core fiber delivers the lowest signal loss ever
Microsoft has achieved a breakthrough in the hollow core fiber technology, reducing data transmission loss to just 0.091 dB per kilometer, the lowest ever achieved and significantly below the 0.14...
View ArticleRunning the numbers on VMware Cloud Foundation: How one midsize enterprise is...
VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) combines compute, storage and network virtualization into a single platform that’s priced on a subscription basis. This is a departure from the past, when customers were...
View Article7 career-boosting Wi-Fi certifications
Wireless networking is a hot area for professionals looking to bolster their skills and expand their certifications. Whether you’re just beginning a career in IT, working in the field since before...
View ArticleQuinas readies UltraRam, flash memory with DRAM speed
It’s a familiar promise: memory capable of retaining its content like flash memory, but with the speed of DRAM. Intel and a slew of startups have tried and failed at the product, but a UK startup may...
View ArticleAlibaba Cloud tweaks software for networking efficiency gains
Alibaba Cloud has figured out ways to improve network throughput in its data centers without adding more hardware, and next week its researchers will present their discoveries at the ACM SIGCOMM 2025...
View ArticleSAP data sovereignty service lets customers run cloud workloads inside their...
SAP customers will be able to achieve a new level of data sovereignty and independence by running workloads entirely within their own datacenters, the German ERP giant has promised. SAP Sovereign...
View ArticleFor many NFL teams, a new season means infrastructure modernization
We’ve reached Labor Day, and for many of us football fans, that means the start of the next NFL season. Fantasy football aficionados have their draft lists prepared, rosters are being cut down to 53...
View ArticleInside the AI-optimized data center: Why next-gen infrastructure is...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving faster than enterprises can keep up, with rapid-pace innovations constantly expanding its capabilities. Because AI is the next frontier of technology, it...
View ArticleNvidia networking roadmap: Ethernet, InfiniBand, co-packaged optics will...
Nvidia’s networking roadmap includes technology upgrades designed to transform data center compute, connectivity, and storage infrastructure into giant GPU-driven and network-defined AI factories....
View ArticleCato Networks acquires AI security startup Aim Security
Cato Networks has acquired startup Aim Security to further expand its secure access service edge (SASE) cloud platform and to help enterprises securely adopt AI agents and applications. “AI...
View ArticleCisco, Nvidia, VAST team to offer turnkey AI infrastructure components
Cisco is using its Nvidia partnership in collaboration with VAST Data to offer customers a turnkey AI infrastructure package including compute, network, storage and data. The combined package will...
View ArticleGoogle adds Gemini to its on-prem cloud for increased data protection
Google has announced the general availability of its Gemini artificial intelligence models on Google Distributed Cloud (GDC), making its generative AI product available on enterprise and government...
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