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Data centers are increasingly causing problems and wearing out their welcome in many localities, for a variety of reasons. The two most commonly referred to issues are power consumption driving up everyone’s electric bill, and noise from the generators disrupting surrounding neighborhoods. But there is another reason to add to the list: water consumption. According to the International Energy Age…

Network resiliency is about more than just DNS redundancy and using multiple regions and providers. It also requires extending resiliency to network configuration. That’s the challenge that cloud infrastructure automation startup ControlMonkey is now taking on. ControlMonkey launched its Cloud Configuration Disaster Recovery capability in 2025, targeting AWS, Azure and GCP infrastructure. Today t…

AI tools allow attackers to identify and exploit enterprise security weaknesses faster than ever, but most network invaders still rely on unpatched vulnerabilities, credential theft, and misconfigurations to wreak havoc on corporate resources, according to IBM. The vendor today released the 2026 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index , which analyzes data from incident response engagements, the dark w…

Netskope has updated its NewEd ge private cloud with AI Fast Path , a new solution announced this week that allows enterprises to reduce latency for AI applications while maintaining security controls. As enterprise companies continue to adopt generative AI tools , security teams are grappling with how to enforce AI governance controls without causing end users to bypass security, according to Ne…

More processor coverage on Network World: Intel news and insights | Nvidia news and insights AMD continues to make gains in processor and data center markets thanks largely to its EPYC processors, which has chipped away at Intel’s long-standing dominance. According to AMD’s Q1 2025 results, revenue increased 36% over the same quarter in 2024 to $7.4 billion. More specifically, its data center seg…

Meta and AMD have announced the deal whereby the social media giant would purchase up to 6 gigawatts worth of CPUs and GPUs from AMD. The first GW worth of chips is set for delivery to Meta in the second half of this year and consists of a custom version of AMD’s Instinct MI450 GPU accelerators and 6th Generation AMD Epyc CPUs, codenamed “Venice” and “Verano,” so Meta is serving as the launch cus…

Cisco’s new AI Technical Practitioner (AITECH) certification marks a key moment in AI’s transition from an interesting experiment to a core technical requirement. Unveiled at Cisco Live EMEA , the AITECH certification reinforces the idea that AI is a core skill for mainstream IT professionals, not just data scientists and ML researchers. AI is now part of the infrastructure job versus something t…

HPE is taking the wraps off two new router families aimed at helping customers build the infrastructure needed to support large‑scale AI fabrics , distributed cloud environments, and data center interconnects (DCI). At next week’s Mobile World Congress 2026, the vendor will introduce the additions to its core Juniper PTX Series routers : the high-end Juniper PTX12000 family, and the compact Junip…

New Relic this week updated its observability platform with new capabilities designed to tie application health and performance directly to business outcomes . The updates will help enterprises that are embedding AI into revenue-generating applications and using code generation tools in their software development processes, New Relic says. Brian Emerson , New Relic’s chief product officer, says t…

Nvidia has extended its collaborations with a handful of security vendors in an effort to improve real-time threat detection and response across operational technology (OT) environments and industrial control systems (ICS). “Many of these systems were originally designed for reliability and longevity, not for today’s threat techniques,” wrote Itay Ozery , director of product marketing for network…

Pure Storage has changed its name to Everpure and bought data classification company 1touch, the company announced on Monday. It’s moving to become not just a storage company but also a data management company that aims to help its enterprise customers make data usable for AI. The vendor now known as Everpure is a significant player in the enterprise storage market and has racked up acknowledgeme…

If you’re considering a Wi-Fi 7 upgrade , now’s the time because prices are unusually low, according to the latest research from Dell’Oro Group. A number of factors contributed to establish initial Wi-Fi 7 pricing far lower than normal for a new technology, says Siân Morgan , research director at Dell’Oro Group and lead author of the company’s latest quarterly Wireless LAN 5-Year Forecast Report …

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced early this year that the new Vera Rubin processor, which is twice as powerful as the previous Grace Blackwell chip, doesn’t require its cooling water to be at a very cold temperature. In fact, the Vera Rubin can be cooled with water that’s 45 degrees Celsius, which is 113 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s hotter than the recommended settings for a hot tub. And it’s one …

Cisco and AT&T have expanded their partnership to offer IoT and private network services via a dedicated 5G backbone that supports ultra-low latency, high speeds, security, and simplified management. Specifically, Cisco will integrate its Mobility Services Platform, IoT Control Center, and Converged Core products with AT&T’s 5G Standalone service. The AT&T service, like other standalone offerings…

AI’s insatiable demand for chips has already had an effect on the IT market, and it could be about to get worse: Nvidia has entered into a multi-year strategic partnership with Meta to fill the social network’s new AI data centers with its cutting-edge processors. Nvidia will supply Meta with millions of its Blackwell and Rubin GPUs, and Meta will integrate Nvidia Spectrum-X Ethernet switches int…