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02/02/2025

💡 Project Stargate: A $500B Investment to Lead the AI Race

OpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle, Nvidia, and others join forces to launch Project Stargate.

$500 billion will be invested over four years to bolster U.S. AI infrastructure.
Goal: Achieve Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) faster than competing nations like China.
Immediate plans include 10 massive data centers in Texas, with 20 more under evaluation.
Oracle and Nvidia will lead the computing system build, while Microsoft retains key rights in the partnership.
The project promises job creation, national security advancements, and energy infrastructure development.

👉 Read the full story to learn how Project Stargate will reshape AI leadership: https://trib.al/jStW3h8

The project is designed to keep the US ahead of competing nations, such as China, in AI.

02/01/2025

🚀 Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins on AI: The Pressure to Deploy Is Real

➡️AI is making waves in healthcare and manufacturing, with real-time adjustments on manufacturing floors and smarter processes.
Despite the hype, only 13% of enterprises feel AI-ready. Yet, 90% are feeling the heat to stay ahead.
Cisco’s Chuck Robbins predicts 2025 will be the turning point for widespread AI deployment in enterprises.
AI isn’t just about algorithms—it’s driving massive demand for GPUs, CPUs, networking, and infrastructure.
Robbins highlighted an enormous opportunity: corporate data. "The future lies in unleashing private data alongside public data to unlock AI's true potential," he said.

🔗 Read more about Cisco’s vision for AI: https://trib.al/Vf9FT4W

Cisco’s Chuck Robbins said the vendor is seeing early AI applications in the healthcare and manufacturing industries.

01/29/2025

⚡ New Linux Kernel Tweak Could Cut Data Center Power by 30%

A small change in Linux v6.13 could mean big energy savings for data centers.

🔹 30 lines of code optimize network traffic handling
🔹 Dynamically switches between polling & interrupt-driven processing
🔹 More efficiency, less power waste—without sacrificing performance

A tiny tweak with huge implications for data center costs and sustainability.

📖 Read more: https://trib.al/TkfgpiB

A relatively small addition to the v6.13 Linux kernel could trim data center costs by optimizing how data is delivered to an application based on network traffic conditions.

01/28/2025

Meta's $65B Investment in AI: Building the Future

💡 Meta is making bold moves in AI:

Spending $60-$65 billion on AI infrastructure in 2025.
Constructing a 2GW data center in Louisiana, almost as big as Manhattan.
Ending the year with 1.3M GPUs and unmatched computing power.
🌱 Committed to 100% renewable energy and investing $200M+ in local infrastructure improvements.

📖 Read the full story to see how Meta is shaping the future of AI and connectivity.

🔗 https://trib.al/RXA4rUg

The company plans to spend up to $65 billion on infrastructure for AI in 2025, and is planning a data center with a footprint almost as large as Manhattan.

01/26/2025

🚀 Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins on AI: The Pressure to Deploy Is Real

➡️AI is making waves in healthcare and manufacturing, with real-time adjustments on manufacturing floors and smarter processes.
Despite the hype, only 13% of enterprises feel AI-ready. Yet, 90% are feeling the heat to stay ahead.
Cisco’s Chuck Robbins predicts 2025 will be the turning point for widespread AI deployment in enterprises.
AI isn’t just about algorithms—it’s driving massive demand for GPUs, CPUs, networking, and infrastructure.
Robbins highlighted an enormous opportunity: corporate data. "The future lies in unleashing private data alongside public data to unlock AI's true potential," he said.

🔗 Read more about Cisco’s vision for AI: https://trib.al/gkwrv6N

Cisco’s Chuck Robbins said the vendor is seeing early AI applications in the healthcare and manufacturing industries.

01/25/2025

Sustainability, grid demands, AI workloads will challenge data center growth in 2025

Uptime Institute predicts the data center industry in 2025 will face pressure over resource consumption, grid integration challenges, and AI infrastructure requirements.

01/24/2025

💡 Project Stargate: A $500B Investment to Lead the AI Race

OpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle, Nvidia, and others join forces to launch Project Stargate.

$500 billion will be invested over four years to bolster U.S. AI infrastructure.
Goal: Achieve Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) faster than competing nations like China.
Immediate plans include 10 massive data centers in Texas, with 20 more under evaluation.
Oracle and Nvidia will lead the computing system build, while Microsoft retains key rights in the partnership.
The project promises job creation, national security advancements, and energy infrastructure development.

👉 Read the full story to learn how Project Stargate will reshape AI leadership: https://trib.al/TqvyRJw

The project is designed to keep the US ahead of competing nations, such as China, in AI.

01/24/2025

Oracle updates Exadata systems to speed database operations

Oracle Exadata servers are designed for cloud and data centers oriented around transaction processing Credit: PeopleImages.com - Yuri A / Shutterstock If you had forgotten that Oracle was in the hardware business, it’s easy to understand why, as Oracle has not exactly promoted the business very we...

01/23/2025

🚀 Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins on AI: The Pressure to Deploy Is Real

➡️AI is making waves in healthcare and manufacturing, with real-time adjustments on manufacturing floors and smarter processes.
Despite the hype, only 13% of enterprises feel AI-ready. Yet, 90% are feeling the heat to stay ahead.
Cisco’s Chuck Robbins predicts 2025 will be the turning point for widespread AI deployment in enterprises.
AI isn’t just about algorithms—it’s driving massive demand for GPUs, CPUs, networking, and infrastructure.
Robbins highlighted an enormous opportunity: corporate data. "The future lies in unleashing private data alongside public data to unlock AI's true potential," he said.

🔗 Read more about Cisco’s vision for AI: https://trib.al/0cDHRro

Cisco’s Chuck Robbins said the vendor is seeing early AI applications in the healthcare and manufacturing industries.

01/23/2025

Red Hat unveils Kubernetes connectivity solution to tame multi-cloud chaos

Red Hat's new Connectivity Link is aimed at bridging the multi-cloud management gap.

01/22/2025

🌐 Simplify Multi-Cloud Management with Red Hat Connectivity Link

Red Hat has unveiled Connectivity Link, a powerful solution to tackle multi-cloud complexity. Designed to streamline application connectivity across distributed environments, this technology offers:

Advanced traffic management and routing
Policy enforcement and role-based access control (RBAC)
Security features like authentication, rate limiting, and TLS certificate handling
Powered by the open-source Kuadrant project, Connectivity Link combines tools enterprises typically manage separately, all in one platform.

👉 Read the full article to explore how Red Hat is redefining multi-cloud connectivity: https://trib.al/SyteQ3g

Red Hat's new Connectivity Link is aimed at bridging the multi-cloud management gap.

01/22/2025

US GPU export limits could bring cold war to AI, data center markets

The Biden export limits, enacted during his last days in office, may drive data center construction to US allies while forcing China and Russia to develop their own AI chips.

01/22/2025

🤖 Is your business under attack by bots? You’re not alone—but you don’t have to put up with it!

On the next episode of Demo on CIO.com this Wednesday, January 22, we’re joined by Nick from Kasada, who will unveil their cutting-edge bot mitigation platform and show you why it’s a must-have for companies battling bots. 🛡️

✨ Don’t let bots win—watch the promo now and take the first step to protecting your business! 📺

01/21/2025

Delays in TSMC’s Arizona plant spark supply chain worries

Major tech firms may have to remain dependent on Taiwan-based plants, increasing their exposure to geopolitical risks.

01/21/2025

5 hot network trends for 2025

Expect to hear more about AI's influence on networking in the coming year, evidenced through M&A activity, increasingly fast Ethernet switches, the maturation of AIOps, and the continued rise of single-vendor SASE.

01/20/2025

Cloud infrastructure spending more than doubles in the third quarter of 2024

With shared cloud dominating 62% of total spending, AI-driven infrastructure investments are redefining enterprise strategies globally.

01/20/2025

From Safety to Accountability: The Game-Changing Impact of Kazakhstan’s Surveillance System

Credit: IDC Technology innovations have made the digital transformation of public services essential to enhancing safety, efficiency, and accountability. Kazakhstan has taken a monumental step forward in this regard by implementing a continuous video surveillance system across 78 correctional facili...