UAE company to invest $20B in U.S. AI data centers
A United Arab Emirates investment firm has pledged $20 billion to build new data centers targeting AI across a number of locations across the United States. Billionaire Hussain Sajwani, CEO and...
View ArticleAI experts tamp-down hype, project challenges for 2025
A trio of AI researchers and experts in Lithuania and England have tossed some cold water on the hype surrounding generative AI and predict that in 2025, companies and investors will have to lower...
View ArticleRed Hat completes Neural Magic acquisition
Jan. 13, 2025 update: Red Hat announced it has completed its acquisition of Neural Magic, a pioneer in software and algorithms that accelerate gen AI inference workloads. Red Hat first announced its...
View ArticleHPE Aruba targets retailers with IoT, edge computing launches
HPE Aruba Networking has rolled out a variety of new products for retailers that are aimed at boosting connectivity for in-store and IoT networks, improving analytics, and streamlining management. New...
View ArticleHPE beats Dell and Supermicro in $1B AI server deal with X
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has signed a contract exceeding $1 billion to provide AI servers for X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, according to Bloomberg. The deal represents a critical...
View ArticleNext-gen Ethernet standards set to move forward in 2025
2024 was a banner year for Ethernet, which has been a foundational element of networking for more than 50 years and is poised for more advancements as 2025 kicks off. Multiple standards and...
View ArticleEricsson unveils genAI assistant for 5G network operations
Telecommunications and networking provider Ericsson recently launched its generative AI-based virtual assistant that uses large language model (LLM) technology to read, understand, and generate new...
View ArticleA CSO’s perspective: 8 cyber predictions for 2025
As we step into 2025, the cyberthreat landscape is once again more dynamic and challenging than the year before. In 2024, we witnessed a remarkable acceleration in cyberattacks of all types, many...
View ArticleCisco offers AI application visibility, access control, threat defense
Cisco has rolled out a service that promises to protect enterprise AI development projects with visibility, access control, threat defense, and other safeguards. The vendor’s AI Defense package offers...
View ArticleQualcomm purloins Intel’s chief Xeon designer with eyes toward data center...
If Intel was hoping for a turnaround in 2025, it will have to wait at least a little bit longer. The chief architect for Intel’s Xeon server processors has defected to chip rival Qualcomm, which is...
View ArticleFrom Safety to Accountability: The Game-Changing Impact of Kazakhstan’s...
Technology innovations have made the digital transformation of public services essential to enhancing safety, efficiency, and accountability. Kazakhstan has taken a monumental step forward in this...
View ArticleNetwork convergence will drive enterprise 6G wireless strategies
The traditional separation between Wi-Fi and cellular networks — a cornerstone of enterprise wireless planning — is facing fundamental challenges according to a new 6G vision statement released this...
View ArticleNile dials-up AI to simplify network provisioning, operation
Network-as-a-service startup Nile has added an AI-based tool aimed at helping enterprise customers provision and operatethe vendor’s Campus Network-as-a-Service deployments. Founded by former Cisco...
View ArticleSASE 2025: Impact grows despite adoption hurdles
Secure access service edge technologies will garner a lot of attention in 2025, according to a recent survey, but despite the many benefits SASE promises, network and security leaders face an equal...
View ArticleBiden’s clean AI infrastructure plan could be hanging by a thread
An executive order from outgoing US president Joe Biden aimed at advancing the nation’s leadership in AI infrastructure is “welcome and needed in theory, but this one seems rushed and somewhat at odds...
View ArticleLenovo 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 vs. 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...
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