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• Does Claude's watermark solve the AI transparency problem?

  Anthropic now watermarks text generated or processed by Claude. Here's how the hidden pattern works, its limitations and why the approach has drawn criticism.  Continue Reading

• Networking takes center stage at HPE Discover 2026

  HPE unveils AI-focused networking strategy at Discover 2026, emphasizing Juniper integration, Agentic Mesh and new data center hardware platforms.  Continue Reading

• HPE Discover 2026: Lessons in optimizing AI economics

  HPE Discover 2026 highlighted four ways to improve AI ROI: modernize networks, control token costs, automate IT ops and reduce legacy infrastructure expenses.  Continue Reading

• 7 highlights from Pure Accelerate 2026

  Fresh off a major rebranding, Everpure (formerly Pure Storage), rolled out a promising collection of new capabilities aimed at helping admins focus on adding business value.  Continue Reading

• DASH 2026: Datadog goes from watching code to writing it

  Bits Code turns Datadog's telemetry into pull requests, which raises an important question: Who owns the code your monitoring vendor writes?  Continue Reading

• Cisco advances AI infrastructure services at Cisco Live

  Cisco Live 2026 showcased advancements in AI infrastructure, emphasizing AI-ready data centers, digital resilience and the new Cisco Cloud Control for better management.  Continue Reading

• Dell Technologies World responds to the four winds of AI

  AI's rapid adoption is fundamentally transforming enterprise IT infrastructure. Learn how Dell is responding to these changes from its announcements at Dell Technologies World.  Continue Reading

• Turning data into intelligence for the AI native era

  Dell addresses AI implementation challenges -- data differentiation, hybrid workloads, token costs and infrastructure flexibility -- through its expanded AI portfolio.  Continue Reading

• Preparing for the vital but complex era of AI

  AI is becoming essential, but its complexity pushes businesses to modernize legacy systems, consolidate platforms and expand AI-driven automation.  Continue Reading

• The storage modernization imperative in a fast-changing IT landscape

  As IT leaders push for storage modernization, Omdia study finds 80% of IT leaders believe it critical to IT effectiveness for five of the following reasons.  Continue Reading

• SUSECON 2026: The push to operationalize AI

  At SUSECON 2026, SUSE outlined a sovereignty-driven strategy for AI and infrastructure, pairing agentic operations with partnerships spanning NVIDIA, Switch and Cloudbase.  Continue Reading

• Comparing DevOps vs. Agile vs. Waterfall methodologies

  DevOps, Agile and Waterfall offer distinct approaches to software delivery, varying in speed, flexibility, risk management and suitability based on project needs and goals.  Continue Reading

• What IT leaders should know from Nutanix .NEXT

  At this year's .NEXT conference, Nutanix is strengthening its position beyond hyperconverged infrastructure, broadening support for AI, VM and container environments.  Continue Reading

• KubeCon EU 2026: Infrastructure catches up to AI

  AI is reshaping infrastructure demands. At KubeCon EU 2026, vendors focused on Kubernetes abstraction, GPU management and automation to move AI from pilot to production.  Continue Reading

• KubeCon EU 2026: AI tightens the dev-prod loop

  AI is reshaping platform engineering. At KubeCon EU 2026, vendors showcased autonomous troubleshooting, observability-driven agents and tools to manage shadow AI.  Continue Reading

• Infrastructure highlights from Nvidia GTC 2026

  Nvidia GTC 2026 underscored surging AI infrastructure demand and ecosystem growth. Tokenomics and inferencing are emerging as key drivers of future value.  Continue Reading

• Strap in for the next wave of AI

  Nvidia's GTC highlights AI-driven storage innovations like CMX and STX, redefining data strategies for scalable inference and agentic AI.  Continue Reading

• Can AI save the storage admin?

  AI initiatives have created a surge of data, making traditional storage management insufficient. How much can AI help solve the issue it is creating?  Continue Reading

• Minding the gap between prototype and production

  Five software releases targeting one problem: getting from "it works" to deployed.  Continue Reading

• 5 cloud trends to watch for in 2026

  Discover the top cloud trends for 2026 as organizations rethink strategies to tackle rising costs and security challenges, as well as embrace AI, multi-cloud and edge innovations.  Continue Reading

• 3 essential transformations to escape AI stagnation in 2026

  Despite initial hype and investment, many IT orgs are not seeing returns on AI initiatives -- but a shift is coming. Will this be the year that AI changes business as we know it?  Continue Reading

• 6 networking resolutions for 2026

  As 2026 begins, leaders must rethink enterprise networking to meet AI and ROI demands. Focus areas include AI-ready infrastructure, automation, and network and security alignment.  Continue Reading

• Software development in 2026: A hands-on look at AI agents

  The agentic workflows that software teams are transitioning to in 2026 are fundamentally changing the economics of writing, testing and releasing code.  Continue Reading

• 5 storage industry predictions for 2026

  2026 will likely see a number of trends regarding storage and infrastructure. Much of these trends come from already developing spaces like AI, security and digital sovereignty.  Continue Reading

• AWS re:Invent 2025 signals a shift in multi-cloud networking

  AWS re:Invent 2025 introduced Interconnect - multicloud, a platform aimed at simplifying multi-cloud and hybrid networking and enabling secure, high-speed connectivity.  Continue Reading

• AWS re:Invent 2025: Agentic AI leaves the POC graveyard

  These five announcements from re:Invent are aimed at helping developers reclaim productivity by streamlining overhead cloud infrastructure and DevOps tasks with AI.  Continue Reading

• Breaking down Palo Alto Networks' $3.35B Chronosphere deal

  Palo Alto Networks acquired observability platform Chronosphere for $3.35 billion. The deal aims to enable AI-driven autonomous operations and create self-healing infrastructure.  Continue Reading

• Enterprise WLAN & Wi-Fi upgrades: What leaders should know

  Organizations that strategically balance technical capabilities with operational realities will be best positioned to leverage wireless infrastructure as a competitive advantage.  Continue Reading

• 3 questions to ask to avoid a common AI pitfall

  Most organizations fail to see returns from AI investments. Success requires committed leadership, specific process-focused use cases and rapid value delivery.  Continue Reading

• NetApp aims to transcend storage roots with vision to make data AI-ready

  NetApp is redefining its role beyond storage with new AI-focused data infrastructure unveiled at its Insight conference.  Continue Reading

• Low-code tool n8n bridges gap between AI models and business

  Many organizations struggle to realize AI projects. N8n aims to bridge the gap between AI engineers and business users, empowering non-technical staff to build AI workflows.  Continue Reading

• AI agents are accelerators, not developer replacements

  The central challenge with integrating AI into application development isn't its capacity to assist, but rather the extent to which we can confidently delegate control.  Continue Reading

• IT leaders face data infrastructure gaps as AI workloads grow

  While AI is no doubt vital to IT strategy, Enterprise Strategy Group research shows that implementation challenges persist when it comes to data and storage infrastructure.  Continue Reading

• Is storage the weak link in your cyber-resilience strategy?

  While challenges exist in applying cyber resilience to storage platforms, vendors are starting to make it easier for organizations to add that needed layer of protection.  Continue Reading

• Cloud becoming vital for VMware modernization

  Businesses are experiencing an increase in their VMware pricing. Could modernization with public cloud provide businesses with the cost efficiency they need?  Continue Reading

• AI dominates 2025 Future of Memory and Storage conference

  Techs discussed at the Future of Memory and Storage event included high-capacity and high-performance SSDs, all against the backdrop of AI. Explore expert analysis from the show.  Continue Reading

• Nasuni enters new era with enhanced intelligence, exec changes

  The combination of new product capabilities, strategic vision for AI readiness and leadership additions suggests Nasuni is entering a new era -- focused on actionable intelligence.  Continue Reading

• Storage innovation surges to keep pace with AI shift to inference

  Several top storage vendors continue to explore ways to address AI-related challenges. Keep an eye on the evolving market of AI inferencing capabilities.  Continue Reading

• FinOps evolution evident in 2025 AWS compute usage study

  The recent study on AWS compute usage patterns highlights evolving financial management practices in cloud computing.  Continue Reading

• HPE Discover highlights AI factories, OpsRamp and Morpheus

  AI factories, Morpheus and OpsRamp promise to become central parts of HPE's hybrid cloud strategy.  Continue Reading

• A look at HPE's strategy with Juniper, networking for AI

  HPE's recent networking advancements and the completion of its Juniper Networks acquisition aim to reshape networking strategies for AI.  Continue Reading

• Virtualization alternatives and AI: Lessons from HPE Discover

  IT vendors continue to deliver VMware alternatives and expand infrastructure systems they offer to support enterprise AI workloads.  Continue Reading

• Flash, AI and cloud: 3 IT takeaways from Pure Accelerate

  Significant innovations in storage infrastructure from Pure and other major vendors have emerged recently, giving IT pros ways to lower costs and simplify systems.  Continue Reading

• Pure//Accelerate 2025 showcases cyber-resilience, sustainability

  Pure Storage did not go over the top with AI discussion at its Accelerate user conference, instead focusing on a data protection partnership and sustainability.  Continue Reading

• Cisco Live 2025 set the tone for AI, security in networking

  The networking giant's latest products underscore the importance of agentic AI and security within computing infrastructure.  Continue Reading

• ServiceNow unveils new AI capabilities

  ServiceNow's AI Platform announcement during Knowledge 2025 shows an evolution in IT service management -- one that prioritizes predictive capabilities and true autonomy.  Continue Reading

• FinOps X 2025: IT cost management evolves for AI, cloud

  FinOps is evolving beyond cloud cost management to include AI, SaaS and IT asset management, offering new frameworks for measuring and optimizing IT spending.  Continue Reading

• Container-native infrastructure: The missing link between DevOps and enterprise scale

  Configuration drift breaks containers in production. RHEL 10 image mode applies container principles to Linux systems for uniform OS environments across fleets with minimal risk.  Continue Reading

• Agentic AI for networking: Catalyst or distraction?

  Though many networking platforms claim to be agentic, few truly are. Here's how to determine whether a platform is agentic and what this AI wave means for IT.  Continue Reading

• AI and private cloud: 2 lessons from Dell Tech World 2025

  Two key insights emerged for IT professionals around enterprise AI integration and private cloud infrastructure.  Continue Reading

• How AIOps enables next-generation networking

  As networks grow more complex, management becomes more difficult. AIOps can help network administrators transition to and manage next-generation networks.  Continue Reading

• The state of quantum computing: What businesses need to know

  Quantum computing's potential and steady advancement make the technology worth investigating, but adopters still need to deal with conflicting claims and uncertain market timing.  Continue Reading

• My first attempt at vibe coding

  Can you teach an old programming dog a new trick?  Continue Reading

• Palo Alto Networks pushes platformization, AI for security

  At Ignite in New York, the vendor laid out plans to use AI and platformization to consolidate cybersecurity tools and data to combat increasingly sophisticated attacks.  Continue Reading

• MWC 2025: Enterprise networking in a jungle of mobility

  The latest private 5G, FWA and several DAS/neutral host choices were on display at this year's Mobile World Congress event.  Continue Reading

• The future of storage is disaggregated, however you cut it

  The benefits of HCI can be profound, but so can the drawbacks. Disaggregated storage might offer more flexibility and efficiency for enterprise AI workloads.  Continue Reading

• Security, cost attention mark new era of storage modernization

  According to recent research, enterprises are prioritizing cybersecurity and cost management. Storage vendors such as NetApp are making these elements a focal point of products.  Continue Reading

• 5 ways enterprise AI will transform IT infrastructure in 2025

  Enterprise AI will take a massive step forward in 2025. Don't let the year slip by without a strategy to turn the AI hype into real value for your IT organization.  Continue Reading

• 5 resolutions for enterprise networking in 2025

  Had your fill of “best-of” and “top ten” 2024 lists? Instead of looking back or predicting the future, blend what you know with what to prioritize going forward.  Continue Reading

• Level up with these 10 soft skills for software developers

  Standing out in today's competitive market requires more than just exceptional technical skills. Review topical advice for building must-have soft skills for software developers.  Continue Reading

• 5 data storage and infrastructure megatrends to watch in 2025

  2025 looks to pick up where 2024 left off in the storage and infrastructure departments, with potential advancements in AI, object storage and hybrid cloud.  Continue Reading

• Could the AI era open a new frontier for object storage?

  Object storage has seen a steady progression over the years. Explore this evolution and several products that seek to capitalize on its performance, specifically for AI.  Continue Reading

• Cloud experts share predictions for AWS re:Invent 2024

  It's that time of year again: AWS re:Invent! Read on to learn what our cloud experts predict will be announced at this year's conference.  Continue Reading

• Blueprint for hybrid observability: AI and its 4 key enablers

  There are four elements that create a foundation for AI-driven observability. The ability to automatically detect new or updated components is just one of them.  Continue Reading

• Modernizing storage with purpose in the AI era

  With the latest updates delivered at Insight 2024, NetApp aims to deliver data storage simplification that enterprises will require to succeed in the AI era.  Continue Reading

• Why the AI era requires an intelligent data infrastructure

  NetApp aims to build infrastructure to 'bridge the chasm' that exists between cloud-based AI models and an organization's on-premises data management environment.  Continue Reading

• The 'on-premises as-a-service' genie is out of the bottle

  While on-premises storage as a service has been around for a few years, it's having a moment. Organizations seek simplicity, and vendors are ready with offerings.  Continue Reading

• Oracle CloudWorld 2024 delivers AI, database and OCI updates

  Oracle delivered more AI features at its conference, including over 50 AI agents and a new generative AI RAG Agent in OCI, as well as a long-awaited partnership with AWS.  Continue Reading

• Can VMware's private cloud spur the demise of siloed tech?

  The private-cloud-centric future VMware presents could benefit enterprises if it continues to innovate and deliver an integrated, full-stack private cloud its customers want.  Continue Reading

• Decipher the true meaning of cloud native

  The term 'cloud native' is a popular buzzword among IT pros, but what does it mean? Discover the meaning of cloud native, and learn why this concept is so difficult to define.  Continue Reading

• HPE to acquire Morpheus Data, expanding cloud experience

  HPE has announced its acquisition of Morpheus Data, a move intended to bolster the hybrid, multi-cloud experience of HPE GreenLake and to complement HPE’s OpsRamp acquisition.  Continue Reading

• VergeIO reveals rapid virtual machine migration tech

  Data center modernization offers a competitive advantage to organizations, along with maximizing hyperscale infrastructure. VergeIO's VM migration tool helps saves time and money.  Continue Reading

• Software testing lessons learned from the CrowdStrike outage

  After the recent CrowdStrike outage, organizations are keen to prevent and prepare for potential future disruptions. These key security and quality lessons can help.  Continue Reading

• Hitachi Vantara expands in hybrid and multi-cloud storage

  As enterprises increasingly need cross-cloud consistency, hybrid capabilities and on-premises technology, storage vendors like Hitachi Vantara are trying to rise to the occasion.  Continue Reading

• NetApp expands multi-cloud capabilities to empower AI

  Capacity, performance, agility and consistency are some of the key areas of focus for vendors as they approach multi-cloud storage and AI requirements.  Continue Reading

• On-premises storage, infrastructure evolves to keep pace with AI

  Pure Storage is the latest infrastructure vendor to add Nvidia DGX SuperPod certification and new product offerings to support generative AI workloads.  Continue Reading

• It's time to rethink enterprise storage for the AI era

  Pure's platform-centric storage strategy will enable customers to scale their storage infrastructure to keep pace with the fast-evolving AI landscape.  Continue Reading

• HPE Discover 2024: Aruba Networking moves to center stage

  HPE has made enterprise networking a critical part of its portfolio, with updates around AI, Aruba's networking tools, and the upcoming acquisition of Juniper.  Continue Reading

• Artificial intelligence, Nvidia took center stage at HPE Discover 2024

  With many organizations developing or evaluating generative AI initiatives, HPE increased its commitment to the space through a broad partnership with Nvidia.  Continue Reading

• First thoughts from Cisco Live: Generative AI, Splunk and more

  During its annual conference, Cisco shined up ThousandEyes, added Splunk integrations and shared details regarding its generative AI strategy.  Continue Reading

• Lessons in AI from Dell Technologies World 2024

  A main focus of the Dell Technologies World 2024 conference was AI and how it impacts infrastructure environments. Dell spotlighted three AI infrastructure strategies to consider.  Continue Reading

• Lessons from deploying private 5G

  Enterprises that have deployed private 5G cite both technical and business benefits, but they might not be what organizations expect. See how expectations compare with reality.  Continue Reading

• The state of the serverless market in 2024

  Serverless computing continues to grow in popularity to build modern applications. Evaluate the risks and rewards, as well as recent developments related to IoT and containers.  Continue Reading

• Unified storage for AI trend highlighted in Hitachi Vantara shifts

  A rejuvenated Hitachi Vantara, in product and leadership direction, is one of the many major vendors tackling the issue of how to approach AI and storage.  Continue Reading

• How to optimize AI investments through cloud modernization

  Cloud-focused services will help with AI workloads. Users also plan to use on-premises storage for AI and should take the opportunity to modernize infrastructure.  Continue Reading

• Could AI be the killer app for cold data?

  Enterprises are beginning to use cold data they still need to store as a way to train AI models and gain more value from data they thought had served its purpose.  Continue Reading

• Key takeaways from KubeCon 2024 in Paris

  KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2024 offered attendees a look into the growing popularity of AI but also covered key areas such as sustainability, observability and FinOps.  Continue Reading

• Nvidia GTC 24: Are you ready for the future of AI?

  The 2024 Nvidia GTC conference focused on the company's new Blackwell GPU Platform. With advancements in AI taking off, companies need to decide how and when they will join the world of AI.  Continue Reading

• Cybersecurity highlights from KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe

  New AI features took the spotlight at the conference, but security teams must prepare to support AI use with the right policies, controls and access.  Continue Reading

• AI, storage, infrastructure in focus at KubeCon Europe 2024

  Takeaways at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2024 included the continued prevalence of AI in infrastructure and the increasing value of Kubernetes storage management.  Continue Reading

• IBM focuses on platform-based plan for hybrid cloud and AI

  For decades, pundits have suggested that IBM has lost relevance. IBM wasn't in trouble then, and it's not in trouble now. See how IBM's cloud focus provides great advantages.  Continue Reading

• Is hyperscale NAS the future of storage in the AI era?

  Storage for AI workloads will require high capacity and performance. Some vendors have started to tackle this issue, for example with global file system technology.  Continue Reading

• Will 2024 herald an on-premises infrastructure renaissance?

  The storage market and buyer feelings have changed considerably in just a few years. Enterprises often see more benefits to on-premises infrastructure than the cloud.  Continue Reading

• Start preparing now for the 50 TB-plus HDD era

  With Seagate's launch of its higher-capacity HDDs, organizations will find several benefits and must also navigate a few challenges. Impacts include cost and data management.  Continue Reading

• Juniper goes AI-native with its networking platform

  Juniper Networks' recent announcements point to its overarching plans to provide end-to-end network context and support GenAI strategies with its networking platform.  Continue Reading

• What HPE-Juniper tells us about the future of infrastructure

  HPE's planned $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks stands to add to its power in the market, and can have long-term implications for the entire infrastructure industry.  Continue Reading

• Security implications of HPE's plan to buy Juniper Networks

  While networking is the main driver of HPE's plan to acquire Juniper Networks, security is a big part of the strategy as well.  Continue Reading

• Why HPE plans to acquire Juniper Networks

  With its blockbuster acquisition of Juniper Networks, HPE gains more data center networking and AI technologies as well as other important advantages.  Continue Reading

• How 2024 GenAI investment will transform data centers

  Companies are quickly adopting generative AI, and with this, the focus has shifted toward hybrid cloud environments, which spans from data center services on and off premises.  Continue Reading

• New dev tools at AWS re:Invent shape the future of cloud

  Noteworthy tools and updates for developers at AWS re:Invent 2023 included AWS Fault Injection Service, Amazon Q Code Transformation and GenAI features to improve productivity.  Continue Reading