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OpenNebula integrates Nvidia Spectrum-X for AI clouds

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OpenNebula links its cloud orchestration with Nvidia Spectrum-X Ethernet to power multi-tenant AI Factory infrastructure at scale.
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Fortinet brings AI data centre security to NVIDIA DPUs

Thu, 18th Dec 2025
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Fortinet embeds FortiGate firewalls on NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUs to secure AI data centres without stealing CPU or GPU performance.
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Ingram Micro brings virtualisation intelligence to NZ

Mon, 20th Jul 2020
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Runecast Analyzer has been added to Ingram's books, providing analytics and automated security compliance analysis for VMware and Amazon Web Services.
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What happens when you run Linux on a toaster?

Mon, 25th May 2020
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Running Linux on a toaster highlights a problem in today's data centres: reliance on generic hardware undermines efficiency and performance gains.
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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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Lenovo and its partners making HCI easy for data centres

Fri, 1st Feb 2019
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Lenovo's new HCI solution provides the benefits of traditional converged systems with the addition of a software-defined scale-out architecture.
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Rackspace to deliver fanatical support for VMware Cloud on AWS

Tue, 29th Aug 2017
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Rackspace announced that it intends to offer Fanatical Support for VMware Cloud on AWS through VMware's Managed Service Provider (MSP) program early n.
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Rackspace adopts VMware's cloud foundation

Tue, 22nd Aug 2017
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The project is designed to deliver a Software Defined Data Centre with enhanced lifecycle management capabilities.
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VMware updates vRealize cloud management offerings for software defined data centers

Wed, 7th Jun 2017
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VMware aims to improve software-defined data center operations and accelerate application and infrastructure service delivery across hybrid clouds.
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APAC software-defined market to grow faster than anywhere else

Fri, 20th Jan 2017
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A study from Research and Markets put forward a global forecast for the software-defined anything market to 2022.
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Software-defined data centre technology taking the world by storm

Thu, 5th May 2016
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cloud services
Sophisticated security technologies are boosting interest in software-defined data centers, with 93% of executives recognizing their benefits.
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Software defined everything: The way of the future

Tue, 23rd Feb 2016
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Technavio forecasts a 32% CAGR in the SDx market by 2020, driven by the need for simplified network management and cost efficiency.
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Why the software defined data centre may not be right for you

Mon, 28th Sep 2015
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​Gartner is urging IT managers to get ready for the software defined data centre, but cautions that it isn't the right option for everyone now.
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The software defined data centre may not be right for your customer

Mon, 28th Sep 2015
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Gartner says the future of data centres lies in software defined data centre, but is cautioning that it isn't the right option for everyone now.