IBM, Microsoft and Boeing mark advances in quantum computing
The world’s top quantum researchers, investors, and government officials gathered in D.C. for the third annual Quantum World Congress last week, and, even though we’re…
Quantum networking takes off… into space
Boeing announced today that its quantum satellite, named Q4S, will launch in 2026 to demonstrate quantum entanglement swapping capabilities on orbit. When it comes to…
Red Hat delivers AI-optimized Linux platform
Open-source powerhouse Red Hat jumped into the generative AI space three months ago, announcing a new AI-focused vision for its Linux operating system at its annual summit.…
Broadcom’s vision for VMware highlights private clouds, private AI
A year ago, VMware’s big annual VMware Explore conference was all about generative AI – specifically, about companies running AI applications within a hybrid cloud infrastructure. This year,…
VMware Cloud Foundation gains AI model store, other updates
OpenAI nearly imploded last fall when the company fired its CEO and most of its employees threatened to quit, reminding enterprise adopters about the risks of putting…
VMware upgrades software-defined edge for AI workloads
VMware announced a number of improvements to its software-defined edge products at its annual VMware Explore conference today. Improved connectivity and traffic-management features are aimed at helping…
With Project Cypress, VMware brings generative AI to cyberdefense
Attackers have been quick to jump on the generative AI bandwagon, using the new technology to increase both the volume and the complexity of their…
Main Line Health readies networks for ‘at home’ hospitals
Aaron Weismann joined Main Line Health as CISO in the summer of 2020 at the height of the pandemic, and the organization faced an enormous…
NIST finally settles on quantum-safe crypto standards
After years of review, the National Institute of Standards and Technology officially picked the world’s first three post-quantum encryption algorithms as the basis for its post-quantum…
Post-quantum encryption: Crypto flexibility will prepare firms for quantum threat, experts say
Quantum computers may be here sooner than we thought, according to a survey of more than 900 quantum professionals released this month by quantum computing…
Microsoft Entra Suite is late to the SSE pool but will still make waves
General availability of the Microsoft Entra Suite is expected to shake up the nascent SSE industry, putting particular pressure on smaller vendors. SSE – secure service edge…
Proof-of-concept quantum repeaters bring quantum networks a big step closer
Three teams – in Boston, in China, and the Netherlands – have simultaneously announced that they’ve figured out ways to store entangled photons without breaking…
Red Hat seeks to be the platform for enterprise AI
Red Hat went all-in on generative AI at its annual summit last week, offering a wide range of tools for operational and development teams to…
Red Hat unveils image mode for its Linux distro
At the Red Hat Summit this week, the company unveiled a new container image deployment method for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The new option is…
Red Hat extends Lightspeed generative AI tool to OpenShift and Enterprise Linux
Red Hat’s generative AI-powered Lightspeed tool was first announced last year for the Red Hat Ansible automation platform. This morning, as the Red Hat Summit kicks…
Red Hat introduces ‘policy as code’ for Ansible
Red Hat Ansible’s new “policy as code” capabilities will help users of the infrastructure automation platform to increase efficiency, reduce human error and improve the…
Intel builds world’s largest neuromorphic system
Quantum computing is billed as a transformative computer architecture that’s capable of tackling difficult optimization problems and making AI faster and more efficient. But quantum…
What Microsoft’s error-correction milestone means for usable quantum computing
Microsoft, in collaboration with quantum-computing company Quantinuum, announced that they have reached a new high in quantum error correction, which finally moves the industry into a new…
Data centers warm up to liquid cooling
Growing adoption of artificial intelligence and other power-intensive workloads, along with regulatory pressure to reduce energy consumption, is driving a slow but steady transition to liquid…
Error-correction breakthroughs bring quantum computing a step closer
Quantum computing is still in its infancy, easily beaten by traditional computers. One of the biggest challenges? The fact that quantum bits — qubits —…
AI-powered 6G wireless promises big changes
The next evolution in wireless communication, 6G is expected to arrive in 2030, driven by ever-increasing demands for speed and bandwidth from the explosive growth…
5 data center predictions: Surging demand and tighter rules squeeze operations
Five key data center trends will impact operators in the coming year, according to the Uptime Institute. The research firm highlighted the top trends –…
Data centers unprepared for new European energy efficiency regulations
Europe’s new Energy Efficiency Directive goes into effect next May, but the vast majority of data center operators aren’t able to collect the capacity and utilization…
5 ways to boost server efficiency
IT is under greater pressure to address energy efficiency in the data center, particularly as global regulations aimed at sustainability come into play. A key area of…
8 top industries for private 5G
Private 5G networks promise lower latency, higher bandwidth, better security and broader coverage, particularly in challenging environments like mines and factories, compared to more established…
Hot (and not hot) networking skills
Today’s network engineers have to be flexible and adaptable, understand the new infrastructure-as-code paradigm, and stay on top of the latest developments in cloud, security,…
Generative AI dominates VMware Explore news
There were some cloud announcements this week at VMware Explore in Las Vegas, but AI was the star, as it has been at nearly every tech company…
VMware Cloud gains faster ransomware recovery, expanded management capabilities
VMware announced a raft of improvements to its VMware Cloud platform at this week’s VMware Explore conference in Las Vegas. Previously, VMware’s on-premises private cloud…
VMware NSX+ centralizes cloud networking and security for multicloud environments
VMware customers that have both on-prem and cloud-based architecture can now manage networking and security for both in a single management console. Unveiled at this…
VMware combines SASE and edge management in new orchestration platform, announces private 5G service
Combining things to make them easier to manage and secure is a recurring theme at this week’s VMware Explore conference in Las Vegas. To that end, VMware…