Hardware & Infrastructure: Page 11


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    EY, Dell tackle industry-tailored edge computing

    The two companies launched an initiative to create industry-specific capabilities through integrations of the EY.ai and Dell NativeEdge software platforms.

    By Matt Ashare • Feb. 7, 2024
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    Enterprise cloud spend jumped in Q4, nudged upward by AI

    The power balance among AWS, Microsoft and Google Cloud shifted slightly as infrastructure services saw the largest ever quarter-over-quarter market expansion recorded by Synergy Research Group.

    By Matt Ashare • Feb. 5, 2024
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    AWS expands cloud footprint, extends useful life of servers

    Amazon saw cloud segment revenue grow to more than $90 billion in 2023, as customers began easing cost optimization efforts.

    By Matt Ashare • Feb. 2, 2024
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    Microsoft, Google build out cloud capacity as AI powers consumption

    Both hyperscalers expect to increase data center infrastructure investments this year to meet growing customer demand for AI computing.

    By Matt Ashare • Jan. 31, 2024
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    IBM leans hard on consulting, governance to drive AI business

    “Just as we quickly ramped a meaningful practice around Red Hat to address the hybrid cloud opportunity, we are on a similar trajectory with generative AI,” CEO Arvind Krishna said.

    By Matt Ashare • Jan. 25, 2024
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    IT teams grapple with AI data complexity

    Skills gaps, compliance issues and siloed data slow enterprise modernization as generative AI adoption puts infrastructure to the test.

    By Matt Ashare • Jan. 23, 2024
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    Can FinOps save cloud from itself in 2024?

    Mistakes were made. Budgets ballooned. Repatriations commenced. Now, enterprises are learning from costly migrations.

    By Matt Ashare • Jan. 22, 2024
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    IBM buys Advanced’s mainframe modernization unit to deepen consulting bench

    The deal also bolsters IBM’s broader hybrid cloud strategy, complementing the application refactoring capabilities of watsonx Code Assistant for Z.

    By Matt Ashare • Jan. 19, 2024
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    PC price hikes loom as enterprises enter device refresh cycle

    The market declined nearly 15% in 2023, but Gartner expects sustained positive growth lies ahead.

    By Matt Ashare • Jan. 18, 2024
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    Nvidia unveils laptop AI chip, developer toolkit

    The GPU manufacturer is expanding its enterprise IT ambitions and portfolio as the race to deploy LLMs closer to the business user intensifies.

    By Matt Ashare • Jan. 10, 2024
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    Should CIOs worry about the GPU shortage?

    Chipmakers, hyperscalers and other IT providers are rushing to deliver the processors enterprises need for generative AI initiatives.

    By Matt Ashare • Jan. 4, 2024
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    Intel infuses PCs with AI chips as enterprise refresh rush nears

    The chipmaker’s Core Ultra mobile processors will power more than 230 PC models from Dell, Lenovo, Microsoft and others.

    By Matt Ashare • Dec. 18, 2023
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    Oracle embarks on data center building spree

    The company had “billions of dollars more in contracted demand than we currently can supply," CTO Larry Ellison said Monday.

    By Matt Ashare • Dec. 12, 2023
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    ‘Tis the season for a retail tech-stack rethink

    An influx of in-store technologies has CIOs leaning toward cloud for integration solutions, according to research by Bain and Aptos.

    By Matt Ashare • Dec. 12, 2023
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    Cloud customers undeterred by cost, billing complexity

    Most companies are satisfied with their primary provider, Forrester research found. But compliance, resilience and flexibility are luring them to multicloud.

    By Matt Ashare • Dec. 11, 2023
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    AWS is still trying to cut cloud costs

    Just weeks after joining the FinOps Foundation, the leading hyperscaler unveiled infrastructure and service enhancements to help customers optimize data, spending and compute.

    By Matt Ashare • Nov. 29, 2023
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    Nvidia revenues soar amid hyperscaler AI rush

    The chipmaker's products underpin the AI services at the center of an enterprise adoption wave, but research and development are still underway.

    By Matt Ashare • Updated Feb. 22, 2024
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    3 reasons to avoid cloud repatriation: Forrester

    Migrations don’t always go as planned, but shifting applications back to on-prem data centers isn’t a slam dunk either.

    By Matt Ashare • Nov. 9, 2023
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    Normalized billing, sovereignty to shape cloud in 2024: Forrester

    Bowing to customer demand, providers will also address data center sustainability and introduce prompt engineering services, the firm expects.

    By Matt Ashare • Nov. 2, 2023
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    Inside Kyndryl’s sprint to decouple IT from IBM

    Ahead of a Nov. 3 deadline, CIO Michael Bradshaw detailed the company’s push to rebuild IT, moving 1,800 applications to an all-cloud infrastructure in two years.

    By Matt Ashare • Oct. 31, 2023
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    Microsoft grows cloud business, banks on full-stack AI strategy

    Large language models and the generative AI tools they power aren’t the only driver of Azure usage and revenue growth — but the technology has gained traction.

    By Matt Ashare • Oct. 25, 2023
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    Hyperscaler data center capacity to nearly triple by 2029

    Cloud providers are building new infrastructure and retrofitting systems to prepare for high-intensity generative AI workloads, according to Synergy Research Group.

    By Matt Ashare • Oct. 20, 2023
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    Google challenges AWS, boosts cloud database speed, performance

    Upgrades to the company’s Cloud Spanner service increase transaction efficiency by 50%, effectively cutting costs in half, according to the company.

    By Matt Ashare • Oct. 12, 2023
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    PC market set to shake prolonged post-pandemic contraction

    “The business PC market is ready for the next replacement cycle, driven by the Windows 11 upgrades,” Gartner Director Analyst Mikako Kitagawa said.

    By Matt Ashare • Oct. 10, 2023
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    UK regulators ‘concerned’ about AWS, Microsoft amid cloud market probe

    Following a yearlong inquiry into competitive practices, Ofcom referred the public cloud infrastructure market to the Competition and Markets Authority for further investigation.

    By Matt Ashare • Oct. 5, 2023