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Datalec Precision Installations (DPI) has launched its next-generation Data Centre Modularization Solution designed to help organizations deploy critical infrastructure more quickly, flexibly and cost‑effectively. Modular data centers are a growing trend in the data center industry, due to the fact that they allow customers to start small and expand as needed rather than make a one-time large inv…

A new study from Enteligent found that shifting from traditional alternating current (AC) power to 800V direct current (800VDC) can dramatically reduce cost, energy waste, and infrastructure complexity in high-density AI data centers. But Enteligent is a developer of direct current (DC) power infrastructure for high-density loads, so it has a vested interest in such findings. But does that dimini…

A recent analysis by RationalFX found 45,363 job cuts globally so far this year—with roughly 68% or more than 30,000 occurring in the U.S.—highlighting ongoing workforce adjustments even as many major technology companies report strong revenue growth. The RationalFX report, which compiles layoff anno u ncements from sources including WARN filings, TrueUp, TechCrunch and Layoffs.fyi, points to a r…

Another startup is emerging to take on the challenge of AI networking . This time, it has a name taken from the mists of history. AI networking startup Eridu came out of stealth on Tuesday with more than $200 million in funding. The company is targeting what it says is a fundamental architectural mismatch between the scale demands of AI data centers and what current switching technology can deliv…

Cisco has integrated Splunk analytics directly into its core data-center network management package, which the company says will help customers significantly speed network fault detection, reduce times for root cause analysis, and automate remediation. Cisco bought Splunk for $28 billion in March 2024 and has been integrating its security and observability technology across the Cisco portfolio ev…

HPE has told customers that the prices quoted for servers and storage hardware may not be the prices they ultimately pay, as surging memory and storage costs have led the company to reserve the right to reprice orders before shipment. HPE CEO Antonio Neri disclosed the change in its terms and conditions during the company’s Q1 fiscal 2026 earnings call on Monday. “We have amended our quoting term…

Cisco has committed to developing Linear Pluggable Optics (LPO) options for its Silicon One family to address the growing need for lower power, high-throughput networking for AI . Cisco recently ratcheted up the speed of its Silicon One portfolio with the introduction of a 102.4 Terabit/sec G300 chip and switch family. As part of that launch, Cisco rolled out its first commercially available 800G…

When a company shuts down a testing environment, AWS bucket, an online app, or a SaaS instance, the DNS entry can sometimes remain active long after the fact, a zombie pointer to a resource that no longer exists. And nature might abhor a vacuum, but hackers love them. In the past, they’d jump on an opportunity to take over the old infrastructure in order to, say, lend credibility to a phishing ca…

New findings from commercial real estate services and investment firm CBRE Group reveal a dichotomy in the vibrant data center market across North America. At the same time as the sector set records in 2025 for overall activity, new facilities were not being built, not because demand was slowing, but due to the difficulty in obtaining construction permits and power. CBRE also observed that commun…

Cisco has handed security teams one of the largest ever patching workloads affecting its firewall products, including fixes for two ‘perfect 10’ vulnerabilities in the company’s Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software. Overall, the March 4 release , the first of its semiannual firewall updates for 2026, addresses 25 security advisories covering 48 individual CVEs. The biggest concerns wi…

Delays in regulatory action to deal with imbalances in the market for cloud services has prompted the resignation of the chair of an inquiry into the market. Companies deploying cloud services are being hampered by the dominance of Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services, a situation exacerbated by the glacial pace in which the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is reacting to the recom…

France made headlines recently when it announced it would ditch Microsoft Teams and Zoom for government use in favor of the French-made Visio platform. The decision followed a similar move by Austria’s Ministry of Economy, Energy, and Tourism, which rejected Teams in favor of an open-source collaboration suite running on the Ministry’s own servers. A large factor underlying both decisions is digi…

Cato Networks has introduced what it calls an auto-adaptive threat prevention engine, designed to stop multi-stage attacks before they cause damage or disruption. Cato Dynamic Prevention is integrated into the vendor’s secure access service edge (SASE) platform. It addresses attacks that unfold gradually and appear harmless when viewed as isolated events. Rather than relying solely on point-in-ti…

Cisco ( Nasdaq:CSCO ) is the dominant vendor in enterprise networking , and under CEO Chuck Robbins, it continues to shake things up. Cisco is focusing on strategic AI initiatives and partnerships across various regions to build and power AI data centers and ecosystems. This includes collaborations with major players like BlackRock, Global Infrastructure Partners, Microsoft and Nvidia to drive in…

AWS customers based in the Middle East (ME) are struggling to recover services following drone attacks on the cloud company’s ME data centers on March 1. Two availability zones in the UAE and one in Bahrain were impacted. The company has been providing regular updates as it works to restore operations, but has advised customers with workloads running in the Middle East to take action now to migra…