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As the networking stack shifts toward automation and the edge, we examine the key players and features driving enterprise Linux in 2026. www.networkworld.com/article/4114...
The State of Enterprise Linux for networking
Discover the state of Enterprise Linux for networking in 2026. Compare RHEL 10, SLES 16, and Ubuntu alongside NOS leaders like SONiC and Nvidia Cumulus.
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January 8, 2026 at 3:54 PM
As the networking stack shifts toward automation and the edge, we examine the key players and features driving enterprise Linux in 2026. www.networkworld.com/article/4114...
Lenovo Group Ltd. has introduced a range of new enterprise-level servers designed specifically for AI inference tasks. The servers are part of Lenovo’s Hybrid AI Advantage lineup, a family of inferencing devices. www.networkworld.com/article/4113...
Lenovo unveils purpose-built AI inferencing servers
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January 8, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Lenovo Group Ltd. has introduced a range of new enterprise-level servers designed specifically for AI inference tasks. The servers are part of Lenovo’s Hybrid AI Advantage lineup, a family of inferencing devices. www.networkworld.com/article/4113...
Veeam says that four vulnerabilities could allow a person with certain oversight roles for its flagship Backup & Replication suite to do serious damage to – but not destroy – a backup database.
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Holes in Veeam Backup suite allow remote code execution, creation of malicious backup config files
The vendor has issued a patch to close four holes in its flagship Backup & Replication suite; version 13 users are advised to audit their backup config files and closely monitor backup jobs.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Veeam says that four vulnerabilities could allow a person with certain oversight roles for its flagship Backup & Replication suite to do serious damage to – but not destroy – a backup database.
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Lenovo is pitching a faster path to enterprise AI infrastructure, pairing its liquid-cooled systems and networking with Nvidia platforms to deliver what it calls “AI cloud gigafactories” designed to reduce deployment timelines from months to weeks. www.networkworld.com/article/4113...
Lenovo-Nvidia partnership targets faster AI infrastructure rollouts
Lenovo’s “AI Cloud Gigafactory” model promises speed and scalability for enterprises, but experts caution that utility, cooling, and fiber bottlenecks could slow adoption.
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January 7, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Lenovo is pitching a faster path to enterprise AI infrastructure, pairing its liquid-cooled systems and networking with Nvidia platforms to deliver what it calls “AI cloud gigafactories” designed to reduce deployment timelines from months to weeks. www.networkworld.com/article/4113...
Arista is looking for additional growth in two network specific markets that hold tremendous promise but also some risks as it steers toward a head-on collision with Cisco.
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Arista rides AI wave, but battle for campus networks looms
Arista has outmaneuvered competitors while focused on high-performance data center and cloud networks. But as it eyes a greater role in enterprise campus and branch infrastructure, it needs to strengt...
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January 6, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Arista is looking for additional growth in two network specific markets that hold tremendous promise but also some risks as it steers toward a head-on collision with Cisco.
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The Top 500 list of supercomputers has come and gone again, and vendors have engaged in their usual round of self-congratulations and performance posting. All the talk of FLOPs can get a little confusing, so we’re going to try and cut through the marketing speak. www.networkworld.com/article/4112...
Everything you needed to know about FLOPs
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January 5, 2026 at 8:01 PM
The Top 500 list of supercomputers has come and gone again, and vendors have engaged in their usual round of self-congratulations and performance posting. All the talk of FLOPs can get a little confusing, so we’re going to try and cut through the marketing speak. www.networkworld.com/article/4112...
Google parent Alphabet is taking steps to enable speedier addition of capacity to feed AI’s increasing demands with its announcement of plans to buy data center and energy company Intersect. www.networkworld.com/article/4110...
Google agrees to acquire infrastructure builder Intersect to accelerate capacity development
Google will work with Intersect to explore emerging technologies and increase and diversify energy supply, the tech giant says.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Google parent Alphabet is taking steps to enable speedier addition of capacity to feed AI’s increasing demands with its announcement of plans to buy data center and energy company Intersect. www.networkworld.com/article/4110...
AI-powered applications are driving enterprises to upgrade legacy compute, storage and network resources as well as consider private cloud options for AI and HPC, according to new research from World Wide Technology.
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Enterprises to prioritize infrastructure modernization in 2026
AI-powered applications are driving enterprises to upgrade legacy compute, storage and network resources as well as consider private cloud options for AI and HPC, according to new research from World ...
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December 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
AI-powered applications are driving enterprises to upgrade legacy compute, storage and network resources as well as consider private cloud options for AI and HPC, according to new research from World Wide Technology.
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Nvidia has taken a strategic step deeper into the AI software stack with its acquisition of SchedMD, the developer of Slurm, a widely used open-source workload manager for high-performance computing and AI clusters.
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Nvidia moves deeper into AI infrastructure with SchedMD acquisition
By acquiring the developer of Slurm, Nvidia is strengthening its influence over how AI workloads are scheduled across GPUs and data center networks.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Nvidia has taken a strategic step deeper into the AI software stack with its acquisition of SchedMD, the developer of Slurm, a widely used open-source workload manager for high-performance computing and AI clusters.
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Last week, the FinOps Foundation announced the release of the FOCUS 1.3 specification. The update aims to address three persistent technical challenges. www.networkworld.com/article/4105...
FinOps Foundation sharpens FOCUS to reduce cloud cost chaos
FinOps Foundation releases FOCUS 1.3 to address cloud cost management data gaps.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Last week, the FinOps Foundation announced the release of the FOCUS 1.3 specification. The update aims to address three persistent technical challenges. www.networkworld.com/article/4105...
CISPE, the association of Cloud Infrastructure Providers in Europe, is continuing its legal fight to unwind Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, citing the harm it is doing to VMware customers. www.networkworld.com/article/4105...
Cloud providers continue to push EU court to undo Broadcom-VMware merger
CISPE is pursuing its legal action in the General Court of the European Union to overturn the European Commission’s 2023 approval of Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, saying that the deal has harmed c...
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December 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
CISPE, the association of Cloud Infrastructure Providers in Europe, is continuing its legal fight to unwind Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, citing the harm it is doing to VMware customers. www.networkworld.com/article/4105...
Network engineers have waited decades for freedom from vendor lock-in. P4 delivers it—custom protocols, real-time visibility, and smarter security without waiting years for feature requests. Learn why P4 is redefining infrastructure.
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December 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Network engineers have waited decades for freedom from vendor lock-in. P4 delivers it—custom protocols, real-time visibility, and smarter security without waiting years for feature requests. Learn why P4 is redefining infrastructure.
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Nvidia has released new open-source software that gives data center operators deeper visibility into the thermal and overall health of its AI GPUs, aiming to help enterprises manage heat and reliability challenges. www.networkworld.com/article/4104...
New Nvidia software gives data centers deeper visibility into GPU thermals and reliability
The open-source tool tracks power, temperature, airflow and interconnect health across thousands of GPUs, helping operators spot issues early and prevent throttling.
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December 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Nvidia has released new open-source software that gives data center operators deeper visibility into the thermal and overall health of its AI GPUs, aiming to help enterprises manage heat and reliability challenges. www.networkworld.com/article/4104...
Some of the biggest M&A deals of 2025 were a long time coming — it took more than 18 months for HPE to finally close the Juniper Networks deal, for example. Some came with blockbuster price tags (like Palo Alto Networks’ $25 billion CyberArk buy). www.networkworld.com/article/4102...
Most significant networking acquisitions of 2025
Arista, AT&T and Palo Alto made some of the largest networking buys in a busy year for tech M&A.
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December 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Some of the biggest M&A deals of 2025 were a long time coming — it took more than 18 months for HPE to finally close the Juniper Networks deal, for example. Some came with blockbuster price tags (like Palo Alto Networks’ $25 billion CyberArk buy). www.networkworld.com/article/4102...
Arm has become standard issue in every smartphone and tablet on the market. It has also found some success in low-end notebooks, particularly Chromebooks. But outside of SmartNICs, the enterprise remains elusive. www.networkworld.com/article/4102...
What does Arm need to do to gain enterprise acceptance?
Arm was founded as a company 35 years ago. It rules mobility and is gaining client share, but the enterprise seems out of reach.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Arm has become standard issue in every smartphone and tablet on the market. It has also found some success in low-end notebooks, particularly Chromebooks. But outside of SmartNICs, the enterprise remains elusive. www.networkworld.com/article/4102...
Micron Technology, the third largest memory maker in the world, is shutting down its Crucial consumer business worldwide by the end of February 2026.
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Short memory supply forces Micron to abandon consumer market, prioritize enterprise
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December 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Micron Technology, the third largest memory maker in the world, is shutting down its Crucial consumer business worldwide by the end of February 2026.
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After exploring its options, Intel has cancelled plans to divest itself of its Network and Edge Group, commonly referred to as NEX.
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Intel decides to keep networking business after all
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December 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
After exploring its options, Intel has cancelled plans to divest itself of its Network and Edge Group, commonly referred to as NEX.
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IBM announced a cloud-based service that is expected to help enterprises decrease the risk of DNS outages and protect corporate assets across multicloud environments. www.networkworld.com/article/4101...
IBM boosts DNS protection for multicloud operations
IBM Cloud Sync supports AWS' Route 53 DNS service. Future releases will add support for Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Cloudflare, and other DNS services.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
IBM announced a cloud-based service that is expected to help enterprises decrease the risk of DNS outages and protect corporate assets across multicloud environments. www.networkworld.com/article/4101...
Cloudflare’s network suffered a brief but widespread outage Friday, after an update to its Web Application Firewall to mitigate a vulnerability in React Server Components went wrong.
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Cloudflare firewall reacts badly to React exploit mitigation
In attempting to fix one problem, Cloudflare caused another.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Cloudflare’s network suffered a brief but widespread outage Friday, after an update to its Web Application Firewall to mitigate a vulnerability in React Server Components went wrong.
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HPE CEO Antonio Neri took the stage at the company's major annual European event, held December 3-4 in Barcelona. Neri shared HPE’s roadmap, which is centered on three technological pillars: networking, cloud and artificial intelligence. www.networkworld.com/article/4101...
HPE CEO Neri highlights first fruits of Juniper takeover
Antonio Neri unveiled the first joint HPE-Juniper products, took stock of HPE's 10 years as an independent player, and reflected on a future that leverages network, cloud and AI technologies.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
HPE CEO Antonio Neri took the stage at the company's major annual European event, held December 3-4 in Barcelona. Neri shared HPE’s roadmap, which is centered on three technological pillars: networking, cloud and artificial intelligence. www.networkworld.com/article/4101...
“With this launch, we’re enabling customers to deploy dedicated AI infrastructure for AWS in their own data centers for exclusive use for them,” CEO Matt Garman said during his keynote speech at the AWS re:Invent customer conference.
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With AI Factories, AWS aims to help enterprises scale AI while respecting data sovereignty
AWS is changing the cost equation for enterprises weighing up where to put AI infrastructure for processing sensitive data.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
“With this launch, we’re enabling customers to deploy dedicated AI infrastructure for AWS in their own data centers for exclusive use for them,” CEO Matt Garman said during his keynote speech at the AWS re:Invent customer conference.
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