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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…

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.

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.

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…

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…

Three startups have announced error-correction breakthroughs that could accelerate enterprise adoption of quantum computing.

The next-gen technology is still years away, but 6G wireless could enable futuristic high-bandwidth, low-latency applications.

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.

Regulatory pressure is driving IT teams to invest in more efficient servers and storage and improve their data-center reporting capabilities.

Right-sizing workloads, upgrading to newer servers, and managing power consumption can help enterprises reach their data center sustainability goals.

Manufacturing, transportation and logistics lead the way among the top industry verticals for private 5G deployments.

Flexibility and willingness to learn are prized over specialization. SASE, SD-WAN and ZTNA skills are in demand.

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.

Among the announcements at the VMware Explore conference is a new IBM-managed service based on VMware Cloud editions.

VMware NSX+ is a new cloud-managed service that enables consistent network operations and centralized security policy creation and enforcement in multicloud environments.

News from the VMware Explore conference includes a unified management platform for VMware’s SASE and edge computing stack, along with a new managed private mobile…

VMware Private AI Foundation with Nvidia will enable enterprises to customize models and run generative AI applications on their own infrastructure in their data centers,…

Different types of firewalls, including hardware, virtual, cloud-native, and firewall as a service, can be deployed and managed from a central interface with a hybrid…

Demand for cloud connects/interconnects is rising as enterprises commit to multicloud and SaaS application environments, and that’s driving greater interest in IaaS cloud networking services,…

Vendors are stacking their security service edge (SSE) suites with even more security functions, according to the latest Gartner Magic Quadrant.

Configuration errors and device vulnerabilities could allow attackers to move laterally across 5G network slices.

The potential for attackers to use quantum computers to crack public key cryptography algorithms is driving research and investment in developing quantum-safe networks.

Getting the full SASE stack of networking and security capabilities from a single vendor can simplify deployment and management, but there are downsides to consider.

Using a managed services provider to deliver SASE can streamline deployment and free up enterprise resources.

Managed SASE can be appealing for enterprises that want a single provider for deployment and management of WAN and security infrastructure, but there can be…

SASE certification options are expanding, with Palo Alto joining Cato Networks, Netskope and Versa Networks. Are they worth the effort?

Uncertainty about the length of backlogs for IT hardware means both vendors and enterprises are changing their purchasing strategies.

Reducing threats from enterprise IoT devices requires monitoring tools, software vulnerability testing, and network security measures including network segmentation.

New career-boosting certs are aimed at network automation, observability and programmability

Two arenas and a manufacturing center are deploying private 5G networks for tech gains that include low latency, high reliability, and support for massive numbers…