Google claims breakthrough with Willow quantum computing chip but no real-world use yet
Google’s breakthrough in speed and error correction with its new quantum chip, while not immediately useful for most businesses, accelerates the timeline for quantum-safe security…
Data center certifications target newcomers, experts, and sustainability pros
Data center certifications remain valuable for IT career advancement even as the industry transforms, with programs adapting to cover everything from traditional infrastructure to AI,…
Cloudera jockeys for AI platform prominence
Cloudera is using partnerships and acquisitions in its bid to become the platform of choice for data, analytics, and enterprise AI .
IBM, Microsoft and Boeing mark advances in quantum computing
IBM today announced its Quiskit Functions Catalog, a collection of services that are designed to make it easier for enterprise developers to experiment with quantum…
Quantum networking takes off… into space
Boeing plans to send a satellite into space to facilitate quantum communications, the company announced at the Quantum World Congress.
Red Hat delivers AI-optimized Linux platform
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI is aimed at making it easier and cheaper for enterprises to deploy generative AI technologies with open-source tools sets and…
Broadcom’s vision for VMware highlights private clouds, private AI
This week’s VMware Explore conference was all about AI, along with an unexpected focus on private clouds.
VMware Cloud Foundation gains AI model store, other updates
At the VMware Explore conference this week, Broadcom announced expanded AI support, including a new AI model store for VMware Private AI running on VMware…
VMware upgrades software-defined edge for AI workloads
VMware added connectivity options and traffic-management capabilities to its software-defined edge products to better support generative AI workloads.
With Project Cypress, VMware brings generative AI to cyberdefense
VMware announced the addition of a generative AI copilot to its vDefend cybersecurity platform at the VMware Explore conference this week.
Main Line Health readies networks for ‘at home’ hospitals
Modernizing Main Line Health’s networking, device management, and cybersecurity helped the organization respond to work-from-home mandates and the rise in telehealth and positions it for…
NIST finally settles on quantum-safe crypto standards
After years of review, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has chosen three encryption algorithms as the basis for its post-quantum security strategy.
Post-quantum encryption: Crypto flexibility will prepare firms for quantum threat, experts say
NIST standards for quantum-safe encryption are due out this summer. As quantum computing advances, enterprises need to consider their encryption infrastructure and post-quantum security strategies.
Microsoft Entra Suite is late to the SSE pool but will still make waves
Despite being late to market, Microsoft’s secure service edge (SSE) offering has some advantages, including cost and ties to Microsoft’s identity access management services.
Proof-of-concept quantum repeaters bring quantum networks a big step closer
Secure quantum networks that use existing fiber to transmit entangled protons are a step closer to reality as three different teams in US, China and…
Red Hat seeks to be the platform for enterprise AI
Red Hat went all-in on generative AI at its annual summit last week, offering a wide range of tools for operational and development teams to…
Red Hat unveils image mode for its Linux distro
New container image deployment method for Red Hat Enterprise Linux is aimed at helping enterprises streamline operations and management.
Red Hat extends Lightspeed generative AI tool to OpenShift and Enterprise Linux
Red Hat’s Lightspeed, a gen AI-powered assistant, will be extended to RHEL and OpenShift to help enterprises that want to use Linux, automation, and hybrid…
Red Hat introduces ‘policy as code’ for Ansible
New ‘policy as code’ capability for the Red Hat Ansible automation platform is aimed at reducing human error and the cost of implementing compliance directives.
Intel builds world’s largest neuromorphic system
Code-named Hala Point, the brain-inspired system packs 1,152 Loihi 2 processors in a data center chassis the size of a microwave oven.
What Microsoft’s error-correction milestone means for usable quantum computing
In an achievement claimed to usher in a new era of quantum computing, Microsoft and Quantinuum showcase logical qubits with error rates up to 800…
Data centers warm up to liquid cooling
AI, machine learning, and high-performance computing are creating cooling challenges for data center owners and operators. As rack densities increase and temperatures rise, more data…
Error-correction breakthroughs bring quantum computing a step closer
Three startups have announced error-correction breakthroughs that could accelerate enterprise adoption of quantum computing.
AI-powered 6G wireless promises big changes
The next-gen technology is still years away, but 6G wireless could enable futuristic high-bandwidth, low-latency applications.
5 data center predictions: Surging demand and tighter rules squeeze operations
Rising workloads, tougher sustainability regulations, and cost pressures will increasingly squeeze data center operators in 2024 and force tradeoffs between business expansion and infrastructure reliability.
Data centers unprepared for new European energy efficiency regulations
Regulatory pressure is driving IT teams to invest in more efficient servers and storage and improve their data-center reporting capabilities.
5 ways to boost server efficiency
Right-sizing workloads, upgrading to newer servers, and managing power consumption can help enterprises reach their data center sustainability goals.
8 top industries for private 5G
Manufacturing, transportation and logistics lead the way among the top industry verticals for private 5G deployments.
Hot (and not hot) networking skills
Flexibility and willingness to learn are prized over specialization. SASE, SD-WAN and ZTNA skills are in demand.
Generative AI dominates VMware Explore news
Highlights include a private AI platform developed with Nvidia that lets enterprises run generative AI applications on their proprietary data within VMware’s hybrid cloud infrastructure.