Cisco is tying together the intelligence of AI with the power of the cloud to deliver a system it says will proactively protect distributed applications, devices and data located across public and private data centers and clouds. The new architecture, called Hypershield, is comprised of AI-based software, virtual machines, and other technology that will ultimately be baked into core networking components, such as switches, routers or servers. It promises to let organizations autonomously segment their networks when threats are a problem, gain rapid exploit protection without having to patch ..read more

The most obvious way to remove a file on a Linux system is to simply use the rm (remove) command. However, even though you will no longer see the file once it’s been deleted, this doesn’t mean that the file’s contents have been so thoroughly wiped from the disk that they can’t be recovered. Content will often sit on the disk until the space is used by a new file. Another option – one that overwrites the file and optionally deletes it too – is called “shred”. As the name implies, the shred command will repeatedly change and rearrange the file’s data so that it can’t be recovered. It will also ..read more

Intel and Altera, an Intel company, announced new edge-optimized processors that are specifically aimed at major vertical industries such as retail, manufacturing, healthcare, and aerospace. Unveiled at the Embedded World conference, the lineup consists of FPGA processors from Altera as well as Atom and Core CPUs and Arc discrete graphics. One of the advantages of Intel’s edge AI processors is they are integrated into other Intel products and tied together with Intel’s OneAPI library. “This next generation of Intel edge-optimized processors and discrete GPUs unleashes powerful AI capabilitie ..read more

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has filed a lawsuit against Chinese tech conglomerate Inspur Group for infringing upon several of its server patents. The case, lodged in the Northern District of California, also implicates several of Inspur’s subsidiaries, including Inspur Electronic Information Industry Company, Aivres Systems Inc., Betapex Inc., Inspur USA Inc., and KAYTUS Singapore Pte. Ltd. The complaint centers on allegations of widespread patent infringements that purportedly extend across multiple Inspur products. HPE’s Allegations HPE has accused Inspur and its associated entities o ..read more

From Sydney to Seoul to New Delhi, a new type of cloud is casting a long shadow over technology strategies. Sovereign clouds, designed to keep a nation’s data firmly within its borders, are upending traditional approaches to cloud computing for global enterprises operating in the Asia-Pacific (APAC). Although it’s still in the early days, IDC’s survey shows that 19% of APEJ (Asia Pacific except Japan) organizations expect to increase their spending on sovereign cloud this year. According to Capgemini’s research, in Australia alone, 64% of organizations are actively investigating a sovereign ..read more

Global IT spending is forecast to hit $5.06 trillion in 2024, an increase of 8% from 2023, according to new data from Gartner. The hike puts worldwide IT spending on track to surpass $8 trillion well before the end of the decade, the research firm projects. Spending on data center systems, in particular, is expected to see a notable jump in growth. In 2023, worldwide spending on data center systems grew 4%. In 2024, Gartner is forecasting 10% growth, in large part due to planning for generative AI, according to John-David Lovelock, distinguished vice president analyst at Gartner. “We ar ..read more

Many adults today remember a time before smartphones were the hub of daily life. However, millions of young people worldwide do not. Today, we’re at a similar inflection point, only this time it’s the convergence of two technologies: 5G and AI. Enabling AI-powered solutions to cost-effectively perform real-time tasks everywhere will fundamentally change how we live, work, and play in ways that were futuristic dreams not long ago. This is being made possible by higher-performance, lower-latency 5G and private 5G (P5G) networks, as AI applications are vastly more compute- and network-intensive ..read more

The first question most IT organizations ask when they kick off network automation projects is: Do we build or buy? In reality, most network teams end up doing both. “We have a hybrid strategy,” an IT tools architect at a Fortune 500 media company recently told Enterprise Management Associates (EMA). “We can buy some commercial tools where it makes sense. But we are also developing tools internally where we can’t get the capabilities we need from vendors. Commercial tools can meet about 80% of our needs.” Network teams often perceive a binary choice with network automation. Some lean toward ..read more

Microsoft is expanding its partnership with UAE-based AI research, cloud computing, and data center service-providing firm G42 by investing $1.5 billion in the company. The investment will see Microsoft President Brad Smith join the board of G42. As part of the deal, G42 will run its AI applications and services on Microsoft Azure and partner with Microsoft to deliver advanced AI-based services or offerings to global public sector clients and large enterprises, the companies said in a joint statement. G42 and Microsoft will also work together to bring advanced AI and digital infrastructure t ..read more

We are honored to share that GigaOm has recognized HPE Aruba Networking as a “Leader” in their inaugural 2024 Secure Access Secure Edge (SASE) Radar report. HPE Aruba Networking is one of only five vendors to be named a Leader in this report. The GigaOm Radar Report for SASE examines 18 of the top SASE single-vendor solutions in the market and compares offerings against capability and business criteria. The report includes a summary of each vendor’s solution and an assessment of their strengths and challenges. HPE Aruba Networking is positioned as a Leader and Outperformer, which validates o ..read more