Hardware & Infrastructure

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    Windows 10 end-of-support boosts global PC shipment growth

    Despite the global rush to upgrade PCs before Windows 10 support ended, North America saw only modest growth, according to Gartner.

    By • Oct. 17, 2025
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    AI-optimized IaaS spend will more than double in 2026

    Infrastructure as a service for AI is skyrocketing among enterprises while tech giants continue to forge partnerships and make their own deep investments. 

    By • Oct. 15, 2025
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    CIOs will gravitate toward purpose-built infrastructure in 2026

    Companies are preparing to align their systems with growing AI use as executives seek lower cloud costs, according to Info-Tech Research Group.

    By • Oct. 10, 2025
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    OpenAI taps AMD for massive compute buildout

    The two companies will deploy six gigawatts of GPU capacity beginning next year, the latest effort to build out data center infrastructure.

    By • Oct. 6, 2025
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    Legacy tech woes fuel IT upgrades as CIOs grapple with costs

    Maintaining old systems slows down modernization efforts as enterprises rush to adopt agentic and generative AI.

    By • Sept. 26, 2025
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    Data center crunch leads businesses to play the long game

    A rise in demand for AI services is propelling IT leaders to plan for capacity as far as five years in advance. 

    By • Sept. 23, 2025
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    Nvidia forges $5B Intel alliance

    The chipmakers will integrate GPUs with CPUs to “lay the foundation for the next era of computing,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Thursday.

    By • Sept. 18, 2025
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    Microsoft, Nvidia pour billions into UK data center buildout

    The U.S. tech giants are joining the largest AI infrastructure rollout in the country’s history, Nvidia said Tuesday.

    By • Sept. 17, 2025
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    Global AI spending to approach $1.5 trillion this year: Gartner

    Hyperscaler investments in GPUs and accelerators will nearly double the size of the AI server market, the analyst firm said Wednesday.

    By • Sept. 17, 2025
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    Mainframe skills gain traction with younger techies

    Millennials make up more than half of the mainframe workforce as generative AI workloads proliferate on the platform, according to a BMC study.

    By • Sept. 16, 2025
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    Why CIOs can’t afford another modernization failure in 2026

    Broken delivery models cost enterprises billions. If you’re in 2026 budget cycles, here's a must-read framework for 50–70% faster, de-risked legacy systems modernization.

    Sept. 15, 2025
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    5 tech executive insights on the future of cloud

    Generative AI is broadening the cloud customer base beyond IT as enterprise adoption efforts accelerate, executives said Tuesday at a Goldman Sachs conference.

    By • Sept. 12, 2025
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    Oracle trumpets $6M private data center amid AI spending blitz

    The company added $10 billion to its capital investment plans for the fiscal year, reaching $35 billion, CEO Safra Catz said Tuesday.

    By • Sept. 10, 2025
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    HP sees earlier than expected spike in AI PC shipments

    “We see CIOs making that decision to refresh their installed base with AI PCs because they don't want to be outdated in a year or two,” CFO Karen Parkhill said Monday.

    By • Sept. 9, 2025
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    Broadcom enters ‘second phase’ of VMware consolidation

    The company converted its largest customers to subscription software bundles. Now it wants to help them find value in private cloud.

    By • Sept. 5, 2025
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    Dell, HPE reap revenue gains from AI server demand surge

    “We have shipped more AI servers in the first half of this year than all of last,” Dell COO Jeff Clarke said during an earnings call last week.

    By • Sept. 4, 2025
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    Nvidia CEO praises open-source AI as enterprises deploy GPU servers

    “Open-source models are opening up large enterprises, SaaS companies, industrial companies, robotics companies to now join the AI revolution,” Jensen Huang said.

    By • Aug. 28, 2025
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    Data center vacancies plummet amid power supply constraints

    Colocation vacancy rates in North America dropped to an historic low during the first half of the year, according to JLL.

    By • Aug. 18, 2025
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    Cisco banks on hardware refresh as AI boosts enterprise segment

    The company expects network traffic to reach “unprecedented levels” as agentic AI and inferencing workloads proliferate, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins said Wednesday.

    By • Aug. 14, 2025
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    Cloud’s big 3 continue to rule infrastructure services

    AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud commanded more than 70% of global IaaS spend in 2024, according to Gartner.

    By • Aug. 11, 2025
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    Trump plans 100% tariffs for semiconductor imports

    Chips are one of several product types currently under Section 232 investigation by the White House, a frequent precursor to duties.

    By Philip Neuffer • Aug. 7, 2025
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    The humble printer highlights overlooked security flaws

    “You cannot ignore the print infrastructure and expect that malicious bad actors are going to ignore it as well,” HP Chief Technologist for Security Research and Innovation Boris Balacheff said.

    By • Aug. 7, 2025
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    Amazon leans on AWS’ size, security as Q2 cloud market nears $100B

    “We have a meaningfully larger business in the AWS segment than others,” CEO Andy Jassy said during the company’s Q2 2025 earnings call Thursday.

    By • Aug. 1, 2025
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    Intel gets a boost from AI-enabled PCs as its foundries flounder

    The storied chipmaker cut management layers by half and plans to reduce its overall workforce by 15% amid a broader austerity push.

    By • July 28, 2025
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    Google Cloud jacks up CapEx to build more cloud

    The hyperscaler boosted its AI infrastructure investment plan for the year by 13% to $85 billion, executives said during a Wednesday earnings call.

    By • July 24, 2025