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    Cloud becoming vital for VMware modernization

    Businesses are experiencing an increase in their VMware pricing. Could modernization with public cloud provide businesses with the cost efficiency they need?

    Scott Sinclair • Aug. 25, 2025
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    AI dominates 2025 Future of Memory and Storage conference

    Techs discussed at the Future of Memory and Storage event included high-capacity and high-performance SSDs, all against the backdrop of AI. Explore expert analysis from the show.

    Jim Handy • Aug. 22, 2025
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    Nasuni enters new era with enhanced intelligence, exec changes

    The combination of new product capabilities, strategic vision for AI readiness and leadership additions suggests Nasuni is entering a new era -- focused on actionable intelligence.

    Jon Brown • Aug. 20, 2025
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    Storage innovation surges to keep pace with AI shift to inference

    Several top storage vendors continue to explore ways to address AI-related challenges. Keep an eye on the evolving market of AI inferencing capabilities.

    Simon Robinson • Aug. 4, 2025
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    FinOps evolution evident in 2025 AWS compute usage study

    The recent study on AWS compute usage patterns highlights evolving financial management practices in cloud computing.

    Jon Brown • July 30, 2025
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    HPE Discover highlights AI factories, OpsRamp and Morpheus

    AI factories, Morpheus and OpsRamp promise to become central parts of HPE's hybrid cloud strategy.

    Torsten Volk • July 8, 2025
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    A look at HPE’s strategy with Juniper, networking for AI

    HPE's recent networking advancements and the completion of its Juniper Networks acquisition aim to reshape networking strategies for AI.

    Jim Frey • July 8, 2025
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    Virtualization alternatives and AI: Lessons from HPE Discover

    IT vendors continue to deliver VMware alternatives and expand infrastructure systems they offer to support enterprise AI workloads.

    Scott Sinclair • July 7, 2025
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    Flash, AI and cloud: 3 IT takeaways from Pure Accelerate

    Significant innovations in storage infrastructure from Pure and other major vendors have emerged recently, giving IT pros ways to lower costs and simplify systems.

    Scott Sinclair • July 1, 2025
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    Pure//Accelerate 2025 showcases cyber-resilience, sustainability

    Pure Storage did not go over the top with AI discussion at its Accelerate user conference, instead focusing on a data protection partnership and sustainability.

    Jon Brown • June 24, 2025
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    Cisco Live 2025 set the tone for AI, security in networking

    The networking giant's latest products underscore the importance of agentic AI and security within computing infrastructure.

    Jim Frey • June 24, 2025
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    ServiceNow unveils new AI capabilities

    ServiceNow's AI Platform announcement during Knowledge 2025 shows an evolution in IT service management -- one that prioritizes predictive capabilities and true autonomy.

    Jon Brown • June 13, 2025
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    FinOps X 2025: IT cost management evolves for AI, cloud

    FinOps is evolving beyond cloud cost management to include AI, SaaS and IT asset management, offering new frameworks for measuring and optimizing IT spending.

    Jon Brown • June 9, 2025
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    Container-native infrastructure: The missing link between DevOps and enterprise scale

    Configuration drift breaks containers in production. RHEL 10 image mode applies container principles to Linux systems for uniform OS environments across fleets with minimal risk.

    Torsten Volk • June 5, 2025
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    Agentic AI for networking: Catalyst or distraction?

    Though many networking platforms claim to be agentic, few truly are. Here's how to determine whether a platform is agentic and what this AI wave means for IT.

    Jim Frey • June 4, 2025
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    AI and private cloud: 2 lessons from Dell Tech World 2025

    Two key insights emerged for IT professionals around enterprise AI integration and private cloud infrastructure.

    Scott Sinclair • May 28, 2025
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    How AIOps enables next-generation networking

    As networks grow more complex, management becomes more difficult. AIOps can help network administrators transition to and manage next-generation networks.

    Kerry Doyle • May 19, 2025
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    The state of quantum computing: What businesses need to know

    Quantum computing's potential and steady advancement make the technology worth investigating, but adopters still need to deal with conflicting claims and uncertain market timing.

    John Moore • April 8, 2025
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    My first attempt at vibe coding

    Can you teach an old programming dog a new trick?

    Tyler Shields • April 7, 2025
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    Palo Alto Networks pushes platformization, AI for security

    At Ignite in New York, the vendor laid out plans to use AI and platformization to consolidate cybersecurity tools and data to combat increasingly sophisticated attacks.

    John Grady • April 3, 2025
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    MWC 2025: Enterprise networking in a jungle of mobility

    The latest private 5G, FWA and several DAS/neutral host choices were on display at this year's Mobile World Congress event.

    Jim Frey • March 14, 2025
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    The future of storage is disaggregated, however you cut it

    The benefits of HCI can be profound, but so can the drawbacks. Disaggregated storage might offer more flexibility and efficiency for enterprise AI workloads.

    Simon Robinson • March 11, 2025
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    Security, cost attention mark new era of storage modernization

    According to recent research, enterprises are prioritizing cybersecurity and cost management. Storage vendors such as NetApp are making these elements a focal point of products.

    Simon Robinson • Feb. 24, 2025
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    Zero-trust strategies leave networks open to lateral threats

    Zero trust assumes a network is already compromised. However, new EMA research shows enterprises are more concerned with securing remote access than internal lateral threats.

    Shamus McGillicuddy • Feb. 20, 2025
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    How network engineers can prepare for the future with AI

    The rapid rise of AI has left some professionals feeling unprepared. GenAI is beneficial to networks, but engineers must have the proper tools to adapt to this new change.

    Verlaine Muhungu • Feb. 12, 2025