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Mainframe shops tap AI for system insights and recommendations

BMC’s annual mainframe survey shows the changing role of AI in mainframe environments.

By Michael Cooney

Sep 1, 20265 mins

Artificial IntelligenceHigh-Performance ComputingMainframes

Broadcom unveils packaged AI infrastructure stack dubbed VMware AI Factory

By Maria Korolov

Aug 31, 202610 mins

Artificial IntelligencePrivate CloudVirtualization

Intel unwraps three-pronged architecture strategy to go after agentic AI

By Andy Patrizio

Aug 26, 20264 mins

Artificial IntelligenceCPUs and ProcessorsServers

Cisco bulks up AI infrastructure portfolio with Supermicro liquid-cooled servers

By Michael Cooney

Aug 25, 20263 mins

Cooling SystemsData Center DesignServers

IBM moves closer to fault-tolerant quantum computing with modular cryogenic systems

By Lynn Greiner

Aug 19, 20263 mins

High-Performance ComputingSupercomputersTechnology Industry

Enterprise Buyer’s Guides

Buyer’s guide: High-performance computing (HPC) for AI

High-performance computing (HPC) aggregates multiple servers into a cluster that is designed to process large amounts of data at high speeds to solve complex problems. HPC is particularly well suited for artificial intelligence (AI) processing, a tec…

Oct 28, 2024 12 mins

Data Center Enterprise Buyer’s Guides High-Performance Computing

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Google, Microsoft and Nvidia back 800V DC standard for AI data centers

Project goal is to create a standard power delivery system to while reducing operational expenses.

By Andy Patrizio

Aug 13, 2026 3 mins

Artificial IntelligenceData Center DesignEnergy Efficiency

Five takeaways from Cisco’s Q4 and what they mean for IT pros

Cisco's record-breaking results confirm that networking is at the heart of the AI wave. For IT leaders, AI success depends on making the right investments in silicon programmability, campus Wi-Fi 7, PQC compliance, and AI-driven management.

By Zeus Kerravala

Aug 13, 2026 7 mins

Artificial IntelligenceNetwork Management SoftwareNetwork Security

North American data center vacancy holds at just 1%

Data centers are expanding into fresh locations, but power limits, land obtainability and public pushback are growing challenges.

By Andy Patrizio

Aug 12, 2026 3 mins

Data Center DesignData Center ManagementTechnology Industry

Oracle set to bring quantum computing to OCI for hybrid AI workloads

Planned OCI service will provide cloud-based access to Quantinuum’s Helios system, integrating quantum computing with AI and HPC environments.

By Gyana Swain

Aug 12, 2026 4 mins

Artificial IntelligenceData CenterHigh-Performance Computing

Why KVM-over-IP is becoming the backbone of modern infrastructure management

As IT teams manage infrastructure across data centers, colocation facilities, and test labs, software-dependent remote access tools are leaving critical gaps that only hardware-level KVM access can close.

By Jeff Miller

Jul 29, 2026 4 mins

Critical InfrastructureData CenterSecurity Hardware

Server prices to rise by up to 87% at OVHcloud

Rising component costs are forcing the European cloud operator to increase bare metal and public cloud prices for new and existing customers.

By Peter Sayer

Aug 11, 2026 4 mins

Artificial IntelligenceCloud ComputingServers

IT infrastructure shortages are real and lasting. Here’s how to cope

Hyperscalers are driving equipment shortages across the board, with no relief in sight this year. But analysts, VARs, and vendors have advice on how to keep AI and other projects moving even if you have to wait for the gear you really want.

By Paul Desmond

Aug 11, 2026 13 mins

Enterprise RoutersEnterprise StorageNetworking Devices

DEF CON research calls IPMI 'sanctioned backdoor' into enterprise networks

Alongside the disclosure, runZero released OOBscan, an open-source tool that scans for vulnerable BMCs and other out-of-band management devices.

By Sean Michael Kerner

Aug 10, 2026 6 mins

Data CenterNetwork SecurityServers

Polish data center plans to send its waste heat to the neighbors

More heat would not be welcomed by Poles suffering a record-breaking heatwave.

By Maxwell Cooter

Aug 7, 2026 2 mins

Cooling SystemsData CenterData Center Design

AMD to buy Taalas, maker of model-specific AI chips for enterprise inference

AMD is betting enterprises will embrace the chips, made to run a single AI model at lower cost, but analysts say the technology’s lack of flexibility means it is only suited to mature, high-volume workloads.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Aug 7, 2026 4 mins

Artificial IntelligenceCPUs and ProcessorsData Center Design

Agentic AI could force a rethink of enterprise AI server design, researchers say

Microsoft Azure and University of Texas researchers found that multi-step AI workflows create CPU-GPU bottlenecks that conventional inference infrastructure struggles to handle efficiently.

By Gyana Swain

Aug 7, 2026 4 mins

Data CenterServers