Point2 aims to cut data center power consumption through smart cabling
AI applications and ML workloads account for nearly 20% of data center electricity consumption today, according to the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), and data centers are projected to...
View ArticleOracle offers price-performance boost with Exadata X11M update
The new version of Oracle’s Exadata platform, X11M, is now generally available, and promises improved performance on generative AI tasks such as retrieval augmented generation (RAG) for the same price...
View ArticleNvidia: Latest news and insights
When it comes to innovation and the technology to drive it, few companies today rival Nvidia. The company has leveraged its GPU expertise to become a dominant player in the AI market. Nvidia’s GPU...
View ArticleExamining disk space on Linux
There are many ways to evaluate disk space usage on Linux, and this post examines a number of commands that allow you to view used and available disk space. Using the df (disk free) command The df...
View ArticleNvidia launches blueprints to help jump start AI projects
Give Nvidia credit, it’s not just talking up big ideas, it’s helping its customers achieve them. The vendor recently issued designs for AI factories after hyping up the idea for several months. Now it...
View ArticleCisco in 2025: Lots of hard work ahead
For a company of its size, Cisco executed a fairly short list of technology rollouts in 2024 and made a surprising lack of major updates to its core networking portfolio, which might have contributed...
View ArticleAWS to invest $11 billion in Georgia to expand infra for gen AI
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is planning to invest $11 billion in the state of Georgia to expand its infrastructure in the US to support the growing demand for generative AI, AI, and other cloud...
View ArticleCompTIA bolsters penetration testing certification
CompTIA recently upgraded its PenTest+ certification program to educate professionals on cybersecurity penetration testing with training for artificial intelligence (AI), scanning and analysis, and...
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 ArticleNvidia year in review
2024 was Nvidia’s year. Its command of mindshare and market share was unequaled among tech vendors. Here’s a recap of some of the key events of 2024 that highlight just how powerful the world’s most...
View ArticleUAE 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...
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