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Myriad360 buys Advizex to build AI-led IT platform

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Myriad360 buys Advizex, creating a global AI-focused IT services platform with more than USD $900 million in annual run-rate revenue.
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Endeavour unveils TurboCell to stabilise AI power demand

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Endeavour launches TurboCell, a modular hybrid power system to smooth volatile AI data centre loads and bridge long grid connection delays.
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Fluke unveils CertiFibre Max for dense AI data centres

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Fluke Networks launches CertiFibre Max test set to speed high-density fibre certification in AI-driven data centres and cloud networks.
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Fortinet moves AI data centre security onto NVIDIA DPUs

Wed, 17th Dec 2025
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Fortinet embeds its FortiGate firewall on NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUs, offloading AI data centre security from host CPUs to isolated hardware.
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CommScope highlights key cabling considerations for AI data centers

Wed, 24th Jul 2024
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CommScope outlines essential cabling strategies for AI data centres, highlighting how innovative approaches can optimise performance, reduce costs, and support AI growth.
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Seagate unveils eco-friendly Exos CORVAULT at IBC 2023

Fri, 15th Sep 2023
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Seagate unveils its innovative Exos CORVAULT storage solution at IBC 2023, helping media organizations reduce their carbon footprint.
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NVIDIA releases Spectrum-4, an Ethernet platform built for AI

Thu, 24th Mar 2022
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NVIDIA has announced NVIDIA Spectrum-4, enabling the networking performance and security needed for data center infrastructure at scale.
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Juniper Networks makes enhancements to Apstra Software

Thu, 17th Mar 2022
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Enhancements to the Juniper Apstra platform will simplify the deployment, troubleshooting and operations of data center networks.
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NVIDIA expands collaboration with Lenovo to include VMware's Project Monterey

Thu, 7th Oct 2021
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NVIDIA has announced an extension of its collaboration with Lenovo to include participation in the early access program, Project Monterey.
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Interview: Assessing the challenges in securing emerging technologies

Tue, 22nd Jun 2021
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In his almost 20 years in the cybersecurity industry, Infosys CISO Vishal Salvi has watched threats change — and how they've ramped up in the last 18 months.
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HPE, Facebook and Microsoft open up patent books in effort to tackle climate change

Fri, 30th Apr 2021
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As part of the Low-Carbon Patent Pledge, the three companies have made 'hundreds' of royalty free patents available.
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Trend Micro launches cloud security platform on AWS Marketplace

Tue, 20th Apr 2021
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Organisations that build on AWS are now able to leverage Trend Micro Cloud One to protect their cloud-based environments.
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NVIDIA buys Cumulus Networks in push to grow software-defined data centres

Tue, 5th May 2020
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NVIDIA is set to acquire Cumulus Networks to bolster its push into software-defined data centres, leveraging Cumulus NetQ for enhanced control and analytics.
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It's official: NVIDIA completes its acquisition of Mellanox for US$7 billion

Tue, 28th Apr 2020
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NVIDIA has finalised its US$7 billion acquisition of Mellanox Technologies, merging computing and networking expertise to revolutionise data centres.
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Western Digital goes all in on Zoned Storage to face zettabyte era

Thu, 13th Jun 2019
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Zoned storage architecture leverages standardisation of ZNS and SMR enabling more efficient, zettabyte-scale architectures for data centre customers.
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Red Hat and VMware announce new reference architecture for OpenShift

Mon, 13th May 2019
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Red Hat and VMware unveil a new reference architecture, streamlining deployment of OpenShift on VMware's SDDC stack, aiming to bolster hybrid cloud strategies.
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Dell EMC embeds security in latest servers

Mon, 17th Dec 2018
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Dell EMC's 14th generation of PowerEdge servers has comprehensive management tools to provide security across hardware and firmware.
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5G needs IT and telco to converge in distributed cloud data centers

Fri, 21st Sep 2018
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The convergence of IT and telco in distributed cloud data centres is crucial for 5G's expansion, promising lower latency and enhanced scalability.
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Dell EMC unveils latest fabric switch focusing on the 'modern data centre'

Thu, 16th Aug 2018
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The new Z-series fabric doubles the capacity of its predecessor and is targeted at the US$19.9 billion market.
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5 data center ideas that would never have been imagined 50 years ago

Thu, 28th Jun 2018
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From power backup to predictive maintenance, modern data centers have come a long way. Embracing new technology is key for businesses to stay competitive.