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- May 18, 2026
18 May'26
Soma Energy launches to optimize AI data center energy use
Soma Energy, led by CEO Ath Caramanolis, launches an AI-driven platform to optimize energy use for data centers, addressing growing demands and enhancing grid efficiency.
- May 15, 2026
15 May'26
Enterprises fleeing Broadcom move to OpenShift Virtualization
One company moved 100 VMs after its VMware bill shot up ninefold; converts also cited compliance, growing feature parity and expanding partner support.
- May 14, 2026
14 May'26
IT orgs face tricky cost calculus for self-hosted AI inference
Red Hat's twofold strategy to lower AI inference costs -- self-managed hybrid infrastructure and open-weight models -- has potential, experts say, but must be proven in practice.
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- May 13, 2026
13 May'26
IBM Think: AI transformation aims to shrink process, lift people
Executives at IBM Think want to use AI to remove friction for their people in the mid-to-long term, but understand significant change is necessary to get there.
- May 12, 2026
12 May'26
Dell Technologies World 2026 news and conference coverage
This guide to Dell Technologies World 2026 is your window to vendor announcements and news from the conference floor. Check it out to see the highlights from this year's event.
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Sponsored News
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How Utilities Are Turning AI Ambition Into Operational Reality with Hybrid AI
Sponsored by Dell and NVIDIA - To translate AI capabilities into operational impact, utilities need to evaluate where AI workloads run. As workloads grow more complex and cybersecurity needs change, utilities need a hybrid approach that pairs the unique benefits of both cloud computing and dedicated on-premises and edge processing, bringing AI closer to where speed, reliability, and data sovereignty matter most. See More
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Why now is the moment for high-density flash storage
Sponsored by Dell Technologies - AI workloads have caused an enterprise data storage rethink. As training sets and AI inference requirements drive up data volumes, 83% of IT shops are scrambling to upgrade capacity this year, according to research from ESG. Eighty per cent of those survey respondents also dumped more data into the public cloud due to AI needs. They face a double whammy of on-prem capacity constraints and potentially eye-watering plus egress bills that make it difficult to support the AI models they want. See More
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Real-world lessons for building an EDC blueprint
Sponsored by Pure Storage - Enterprises are at a tipping point. Traditional storage applications, built decades ago, are not meeting the demand for unified, instant data access. It's essential, however, to acknowledge that past infrastructure decisions were the right ones at the time—but AI has changed the requirements. See More
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Intelligent threat detection: Your last layer of storage defense
Sponsored by Dell Technologies - Don't feel too pleased that you just completed your quarterly cybersecurity audit; today's attackers are moving faster than you are. See More
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- May 12, 2026
12 May'26
From perceptron to Concert: The operations data model at IBM Think '26
IBM positions Concert as a graph-driven operations platform that combines observability, policy, risk and AI agents into a shared enterprise context layer.
- May 12, 2026
12 May'26
Red Hat AI updates target mounting cost, sovereignty worries
Red Hat furthers its hybrid cloud AI push with Model-as-a-Service and sovereignty features amid growing enterprise concerns about ROI and geopolitical risk.
- May 11, 2026
11 May'26
Red Hat Summit 2026 news and conference guide
Informa TechTarget's guide to Red Hat Summit 2026 covers the latest trends, emerging technologies and information from the annual open source conference.
- May 08, 2026
08 May'26
Quantum moves from promise to practice at IBM Think 2026
Quantum computing is becoming a reality at major companies, from Boeing to Allstate. Quantum -- especially when paired with AI -- promises better business outcomes.
- May 07, 2026
07 May'26
Google's Agentic Data Cloud extends AI data management
In this episode of IT Ops Query, Andi Gutmans, VP and GM of Data Cloud at Google, explores announcements from Google Cloud Next '26 and what they mean for AI data management.
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- May 06, 2026
06 May'26
Atlassian MCP updates take aim at AI token usage
Atlassian's Teamwork Graph adds MCP and CLI tools to refine data exchange with third-party AI agents, an emerging factor in enterprise AI ROI.
- May 05, 2026
05 May'26
ServiceNow reintroduces itself as an AI 'security company'
ServiceNow pulls ahead of other agent orchestrators with expanded AI security features, experts say, as enterprises proceed cautiously toward agent autonomy.
- May 05, 2026
05 May'26
IBM Bob AI coding agent ships, HashiCorp AIOps previewed
IBM Bob adds a new kind of interface for IBM systems as the vendor begins integrating AI automation components from multiple acquisitions.
- May 04, 2026
04 May'26
Bridging the gap: Legacy tools gain enterprise AI support
Getting AI to work reliably in production requires not just new tools, but integration with the legacy tools that still run critical systems of record at many large companies.
- April 23, 2026
23 Apr'26
Merck, Home Depot tap Gemini Enterprise for AI agent development
Blue chips will expand use of Gemini Enterprise AI agents on a revamped platform, but how far its appeal will extend beyond the Google Cloud user base remains to be seen.
- April 23, 2026
23 Apr'26
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform adds 'connective tissue' to Vertex AI
Gemini Enterprise expands multi-agent orchestration, data management and security features, flexing Google Cloud's infrastructure muscle.
- April 23, 2026
23 Apr'26
Cisco unveils quantum network advancements
Cisco's quantum switch prototype operates like a data center switch and supports four encoding modalities. It marks a step forward in making quantum computing 'broadly viable.'
- April 22, 2026
22 Apr'26
SUSECON 2026: The push to operationalize AI
At SUSECON 2026, SUSE outlined a sovereignty-driven strategy for AI and infrastructure, pairing agentic operations with partnerships spanning NVIDIA, Switch and Cloudbase.
- April 22, 2026
22 Apr'26
New Google TPUs multiply AI infrastructure efficiency
Google's new TPUs assault AI's 'memory wall,' slash AI inference latency and lower costs, setting up its enterprise cloud services to compete on price and power efficiency.
- April 16, 2026
16 Apr'26
Multi-cloud networking gains momentum with AWS and Oracle
With this partnership, customers can establish private and high-speed connectivity between Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and AWS.
- April 15, 2026
15 Apr'26
Edge and physical AI poised to upend enterprise networks
Just as the enterprise is wrapping its mind around scaling AI in data centers, another seismic shift is emerging on the outskirts of corporate networks.
- April 13, 2026
13 Apr'26
Cisco Galileo buy reflects blurring lines in AI observability
Cisco’s Splunk folds Galileo in with its IT ops products, but AI apps and observability introduce a new layer of management that's up for grabs in enterprises.
- April 10, 2026
10 Apr'26
ServiceNow AI pricing change takes on enterprise ROI struggles
ServiceNow's AI features are now embedded throughout its software platform in a bid to ease enterprise adoption.
- April 09, 2026
09 Apr'26
Oracle's Sudha Raghavan on AI's infrastructure renaissance
In this episode of IT Ops Query, Sudha Raghavan, senior vice president at OCI, talks AI infrastructure and the innovation opportunities it creates across cloud and data center.
- April 02, 2026
02 Apr'26
KubeCon EU 2026: Infrastructure catches up to AI
AI is reshaping infrastructure demands. At KubeCon EU 2026, vendors focused on Kubernetes abstraction, GPU management and automation to move AI from pilot to production.
- March 31, 2026
31 Mar'26
KubeCon EU 2026: AI tightens the dev-prod loop
AI is reshaping platform engineering. At KubeCon EU 2026, vendors showcased autonomous troubleshooting, observability-driven agents and tools to manage shadow AI.
- March 26, 2026
26 Mar'26
Komprise storage tiering service pledges flash savings
Komprise releases the Flash Stretch tool with an aim to reduce costs and optimize primary storage through analyzing storage tiering opportunities.
- March 26, 2026
26 Mar'26
Infrastructure highlights from Nvidia GTC 2026
Nvidia GTC 2026 underscored surging AI infrastructure demand and ecosystem growth. Tokenomics and inferencing are emerging as key drivers of future value.
- March 25, 2026
25 Mar'26
CNCF Ingress Nginx retirement could leave some users at risk
Some industry observers are concerned that users of the Ingress Nginx Kubernetes sub-project might not realize it's vulnerable until their environments are compromised.
- March 20, 2026
20 Mar'26
The 'observability tax,' AI and the SaaSpocalypse
In this episode of IT Ops Query, Ari Zilka, CEO of the observability startup MyDecisive.ai, discusses the observability tax, the SaaSpocalypse and taking humans out of the loop.
- March 19, 2026
19 Mar'26
Dell Data Orchestration Engine joins AI data pipeline fray
Dell jumps into the ring with NetApp and Vast Data, unveiling a new AI data orchestration product built on its Dataloop acquisition as Nvidia STX shakes up the storage industry.
- March 18, 2026
18 Mar'26
Vibe coding is killing open source, increasing software risk
AI-driven coding is adding maintenance debt to OSS projects, adding a new dimension of risk to software supply chains. Learn how the OSS ecosystem and the orgs that rely on it should adapt.
- March 17, 2026
17 Mar'26
Nvidia NemoClaw, JFrog shore up OpenClaw security
OpenClaw's viral popularity shows AI agents have arrived, according to Jensen Huang, but it's also highlighted the new application security risks they pose.
- March 16, 2026
16 Mar'26
IT leaders share enterprise AI change management tips
An Insight Enterprises CTO, an ex-Google AI lead, and SRE leaders from Telus offer tips to enterprise IT leaders struggling to cut through AI noise and realize business value.
- March 13, 2026
13 Mar'26
NanoClaw AI agents find a home in Docker Sandboxes
The minimal, containerized alternative to the viral OpenClaw gets an added dose of isolation from Docker microVMs, as 'AI claws' proliferate.
- March 11, 2026
11 Mar'26
After rebrand, Everpure extends high availability to files
The company formerly known as Pure Storage is opening new competitive fronts with ActiveCluster for files and plans to add data intelligence from its 1touch acquisition.
- March 10, 2026
10 Mar'26
Microsoft 365 E7 adds AI governance; prices draw critiques
Microsoft's Agent 365 is the vendor's answer to enterprise AI agent qualms, but a pricey tie-in for the "work-in-progress" platform with Microsoft 365 raised eyebrows this week.
- March 09, 2026
09 Mar'26
Last year in AWS with Corey Quinn
In this episode of IT Ops Query, Duckbill's Corey Quinn discusses the highs and lows of last year in AWS, advice for enterprise IT buyers dealing with the cloud giant and more.
- March 05, 2026
05 Mar'26
AppDev leaders eye Postman AI tools for API development
Postman's agentic automation could add efficiency and ease of use, plus specialized context and governance guardrails, as AI apps reshape API development.
- March 05, 2026
05 Mar'26
SaaSpocalypse? Maybe not, but SaaS applications are changing
It's unlikely that SaaS is undergoing an extinction-level event, IT leaders say, but AI is disrupting software in ways that enterprises must learn to navigate effectively.
- February 27, 2026
27 Feb'26
Harness Artifact Registry strengthens supply chain governance
Harness makes its artifact registry generally available beyond early preview customers, with a security twist that could challenge established players such as JFrog.
- February 26, 2026
26 Feb'26
ServiceNow touts AI governance for its Autonomous Workforce
As an enterprise trust gap persists for autonomous AI agents, ServiceNow pledges strong platform controls for a new set of specialist agents, beginning with the L1 service desk.
- February 24, 2026
24 Feb'26
New Relic plans to expand AI agent observability
New Relic will update its observability tools with new agentic AI features but will stick to its domain of expertise and a partnership strategy for broader forms of IT automation.
- February 24, 2026
24 Feb'26
Red Hat, Nvidia tighten integration with AI Factory
Red Hat and Nvidia knit together a software stack, called AI Factory, meant to get AI in enterprise production faster. Red Hat also rolled out a new AI Enterprise product bundle.
- February 23, 2026
23 Feb'26
AWS Kiro 'user error' reflects common AI coding review gap
Even internal AWS Kiro users haven't always peer-reviewed AI code output, as evidenced by a reported December outage that overshadowed recent product updates.
- February 20, 2026
20 Feb'26
Kelsey Hightower's advice for platform engineers as AI looms
In this episode of IT Ops Query, Kelsey Hightower breaks down the current state -- and future -- of platform engineering in the AI era, plus skills development tips for IT leaders.
- February 17, 2026
17 Feb'26
AI brings storage admin challenges of trust, tech and liability
Storage admins should stock up on aspirin as the continued enterprise AI adoption throughout 2026 will continue to create new challenges in trust, technology and legal liability.
- February 13, 2026
13 Feb'26
IBM FlashSystem adds 105 TB modules with agentic AI smarts
IBM FlashSystem refresh includes a high-capacity flash module amid a memory supply crunch and automated data placement at block storage speed.
- February 11, 2026
11 Feb'26
Cisco G300 AI network chip, AgenticOps parry Broadcom, HPE
Cisco's entrée into 102.4 Tbps silicon boasts in-place programmability and new AgenticOps features as enterprise AI infrastructure spending ramps up.
- February 06, 2026
06 Feb'26
GenAI drives $119B cloud revenue in Q4
Q4 cloud infrastructure service revenues reach $119.1 billion, bringing the 2025 total to $419 billion. See how much market share AWS, Microsoft and Google hold.
- February 06, 2026
06 Feb'26
HoloMem demos backward-compatible holographic storage
Holographic data storage has the potential to compete with existing magnetic tape drives for cold storage, and one company has a plan to make it commercially viable.
- February 06, 2026
06 Feb'26
Cloud infrastructure suffers AI growing pains
Will $5 trillion in AI infrastructure investment be enough? Cloud providers facing that question must also yield a return, prompting questions about pricing hikes for users.
- February 05, 2026
05 Feb'26
OpenAI Frontier AI agent platform targets enterprises
HP, Intuit, Oracle, State Farm, Thermo Fisher and Uber are signed on to work with OpenAI engineers on overcoming what the vendor describes as "the capability overhang."
- February 04, 2026
04 Feb'26
AI security worries stall enterprise production deployments
From Big Tech executives at Cisco's AI Summit this week to market research, the industry is waking up to a major hindrance in enterprise AI adoption.
- February 03, 2026
03 Feb'26
Dynatrace bets on causal intelligence for AI observability
At Perform 2026, Dynatrace unveils an agentic operations system that anchors probabilistic AI to deterministic truth. Learn how causal intelligence gives agents a reality check.
- February 02, 2026
02 Feb'26
Atlassian Rovo AI platform grows to 3 million monthly users
In this episode of IT Ops Query, Atlassian's Jamil Valliani discusses how the company grew its Rovo AI user base by eliminating adoption barriers and meeting users where they are.
- January 29, 2026
29 Jan'26
Microsoft Maia 200 AI chip could boost cloud GPU supply
Industry watchers predict ancillary effects for enterprise cloud buyers from Microsoft's AI accelerator launch this week, from GPU availability to Nvidia disruption.
- January 28, 2026
28 Jan'26
Dynatrace AI agents draw on new observability integrations
Dynatrace rolls out AI agents grounded in a newly consolidated observability data back end and user interfaces, as enterprise AI ROI now hinges on context engineering.
- January 23, 2026
23 Jan'26
DevSecOps AI agents add platform context, woo enterprises
GitLab and Harness rolled out new AI agents, drawing interest from IT organizations with platform context and pricing.
- January 22, 2026
22 Jan'26
Upstart cloud provider Railway turns heads with speed
Railway began as a PaaS provider but now looks to disrupt hyperscalers with a bespoke back-end hardware design and built-in infrastructure best practices for developers.
- January 15, 2026
15 Jan'26
IBM prepares hybrid cloud twist for sovereign AI
IBM Sovereign Core proposes a control plane for AI apps that doesn't rely on any single public cloud provider, which will appeal to some large enterprises, analysts said.
- January 15, 2026
15 Jan'26
Why did TypeScript become GitHub's fastest growing language?
TypeScript recently became the fastest growing language on GitHub. Explore the reasons for the shift and what it means for the broader development ecosystem.
- January 14, 2026
14 Jan'26
Dynatrace DevCycle buy continues observability consolidation
The combination boosts users' direct control over software rollouts, but it's far from the only newly diversified tool available for shops looking to consolidate.
- January 13, 2026
13 Jan'26
Dell PowerStore adds 30 TB QLC drive amid market supply woes
Dell touts the strength of its supply chain as analysts anticipate a memory shortage will put a premium on efficiency for enterprise IT organizations this year.
- January 12, 2026
12 Jan'26
Nvidia's new KV cache makes waves in enterprise storage
Nvidia's KV cache system overlaps with storage partners, notably NetApp, and stokes fears of a worsened memory shortage that could lead to higher prices for IT buyers.
- January 12, 2026
12 Jan'26
Enterprise IT awaits ripple effect from Nvidia Vera Rubin
Mainstream enterprises are unlikely to own an Nvidia Vera Rubin rack-scale system, but could feel its effect on cloud services, according to analysts and early AI adopters.
- January 09, 2026
09 Jan'26
Flexera acquires ProsperOps, Chaos Genius for AI capabilities
Flexera's New Year's resolution for 2026 is to build the ultimate AI-driven FinOps platform that moves past visibility and into execution.
- December 12, 2025
12 Dec'25
AWS re:Invent 2025 signals a shift in multi-cloud networking
AWS re:Invent 2025 introduced Interconnect - multicloud, a platform aimed at simplifying multi-cloud and hybrid networking and enabling secure, high-speed connectivity.
- December 05, 2025
05 Dec'25
New HPE node enriches data in real time for AI pipelines
At HPE Discover Barcelona 2025, HPE unveils data intelligence nodes that enrich, organize and prepare data for advanced analytics and machine learning applications.
- December 05, 2025
05 Dec'25
AWS re:Invent 2025: Agentic AI leaves the POC graveyard
These five announcements from re:Invent are aimed at helping developers reclaim productivity by streamlining overhead cloud infrastructure and DevOps tasks with AI.
- December 04, 2025
04 Dec'25
HPE Discover Barcelona 2025 unveils AI networking advances
At HPE Discover Barcelona 2025, HPE shares its aim to create a generation of networks with self-driving capabilities, as well as new hardware to advance AI goals.
- December 02, 2025
02 Dec'25
AWS launches frontier agents
The new agents are autonomous, capable of performing multiple tasks simultaneously, and can complete their work with minimal intervention.
- December 02, 2025
02 Dec'25
AWS, Google link up to ease multicloud deployments
Microsoft Azure will also join the service in 2026. It’s the latest hyperscaler move to ease interoperability.
- November 21, 2025
21 Nov'25
Breaking down Palo Alto Networks' $3.35B Chronosphere deal
Palo Alto Networks acquired observability platform Chronosphere for $3.35 billion. The deal aims to enable AI-driven autonomous operations and create self-healing infrastructure.
- November 20, 2025
20 Nov'25
The big three grab two-thirds of $107B cloud market in Q3
Cloud dominance intensifies as AWS, Microsoft and Google capture 63% of the $107B market. AWS leads at 29%, despite erosion, while Microsoft and Google rise with AI-driven growth.
- November 14, 2025
14 Nov'25
Kubernetes AI progress in 2025 and the road ahead
Presentations at KubeCon 2025 detailed efforts since last year's conference to enhance support for AI on Kubernetes platforms and previewed what's ahead.
- November 13, 2025
13 Nov'25
CNCF surveys highlight cloud-native AI connections
Cloud-native infrastructure aligns closely with AI in two new CNCF surveys, thanks in part to platform engineering and other abstractions that make it more user-friendly.
- November 12, 2025
12 Nov'25
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2025 news coverage
This guide to KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025 features updates from the event, related news to prep for the show and highlights from this year's European conference.
- November 10, 2025
10 Nov'25
Microsoft Ignite 2025 conference coverage
Our guide to Microsoft Ignite 2025 has everything you need to know about the annual conference, including live news updates, expert analysis and highlights from last year's show.
- October 30, 2025
30 Oct'25
GitHub Universe: Large IT orgs share AI automation gains
Nordstrom saved 15,000 developer hours during a migration with AI agents, while Copilot Autofix helped Cathay Pacific address DevSecOps challenges, but there are also caveats.
- October 28, 2025
28 Oct'25
GitHub Agent HQ opens platform to third-party coding agents
GitHub will support and orchestrate agents from partners including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and xAI through an agent control plane and mission control interface.
- October 22, 2025
22 Oct'25
NetApp aims to transcend storage roots with vision to make data AI-ready
NetApp is redefining its role beyond storage with new AI-focused data infrastructure unveiled at its Insight conference.
- October 11, 2025
11 Oct'25
Low-code tool n8n bridges gap between AI models and business
Many organizations struggle to realize AI projects. N8n aims to bridge the gap between AI engineers and business users, empowering non-technical staff to build AI workflows.
- September 18, 2025
18 Sep'25
Harness takes aim at AI 'bottleneck' with DevSecOps agents
The vendor's new agentic features are included in products that already have a track record in AI-driven automation, as coding agents swamp software delivery pipelines.
- September 12, 2025
12 Sep'25
Splunk preps OpenLLMetry tie-ins for deeper AI monitoring
Detailed visibility into internal communications will be essential to enterprise trust in AI agents, and something Splunk and the OpenTelemetry project intend to offer.
- September 10, 2025
10 Sep'25
Under Cisco, Splunk AI roadmap tees up pricing overhaul
Splunk's plans to develop a federated AI data management platform for Cisco will include a new pricing program that lowers data ingestion costs.
- September 08, 2025
08 Sep'25
Cisco-Splunk strategy shift unveiled with Data Fabric
Cisco Data Fabric emphasizes bringing Splunk analytics to data where it lives, rather than a central ingestion point, and will add more third-party data sources such as Snowflake.
- September 02, 2025
02 Sep'25
New VMware private AI infrastructure rethinks Tanzu, again
Broadcom's VMware finally abandons a long effort to unify Kubernetes with Cloud Foundry as it battles cloud and virtualization rivals on multiple fronts.
- August 27, 2025
27 Aug'25
Broadcom CEO doubles down on private cloud at VMware Explore
Hock Tan talked only for several minutes during the keynote at VMware Explore 2025, but in that time, he laid the groundwork for a host of VMware updates.
- August 26, 2025
26 Aug'25
VMware adds to AI 'jump ball' effect with Tanzu upgrades
Broadcom's virtualization software business is fortifying its Tanzu offerings with a focus on AI and security.
- August 25, 2025
25 Aug'25
Experts: Intel government stake won't fix long-term woes
A deal giving the U.S. federal government a 10% stake in Intel in exchange for funds won't necessarily ensure the company's ultimate survival, according to industry analysts.
- August 22, 2025
22 Aug'25
AWS launches virtual servers with custom Intel Xeon 6 chips
The companies tout a collaboration that will offer better price performance and memory bandwidth for memory-intensive workloads.
- August 15, 2025
15 Aug'25
Nvidia introduces entry-level RTX Pro GPU
The company's RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPU and RTX Pro Server offer companies using smaller-scale enterprise infrastructure a way to do more AI on-premises.
- August 13, 2025
13 Aug'25
Cisco data center SVP on AI, cloud evolution and competition
The company's data center and internet infrastructure leader said Cisco's strategy aims to match explosive artificial intelligence innovation.
- August 12, 2025
12 Aug'25
August Patch Tuesday addresses 107 vulnerabilities
Admins have no zero-days this month, but organizations that still rely on Exchange Server or SharePoint Server will have several serious flaws to resolve.
- August 11, 2025
11 Aug'25
Trump fee for Nvidia, AMD China exports could face legal battle
The administration's unprecedented move may conflict with the U.S. Constitution's rules against export taxes.
- August 07, 2025
07 Aug'25
Credit Karma leader shares AI governance lessons learned
Start slow and break things -- that's how the head of data and AI at the fintech says enterprises should start building AI governance frameworks.
- August 07, 2025
07 Aug'25
Agile methodology reborn as COVID, AI transform enterprises
Enterprises grew disillusioned during the past decade with efforts to scale Agile, but global upheavals since 2020 have pushed some business transformations over the finish line.
- August 05, 2025
05 Aug'25
Google adds Gemini CLI for GitHub Actions coding agent
The beta version of Google Gemini CLI for GitHub Actions starts simple and builds in security, but overall, the 'honeymoon phase' for coding agents might be ending.
- August 05, 2025
05 Aug'25
Broadcom's Jericho4 boosts data center AI networking
The company's latest networking chip promises better bandwidth, security and connectivity throughout and between data centers.