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Ethernet roadmap: AI drives high-speed, efficient Ethernet networks

Network World

There are lots of different ideas and development we are just trying to get them all going the same direction, Peter Jones, president of the Ethernet Alliance, told Network World. All are interested in enabling networking technology to better support AI. The IEEE in January began an 802.3

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Arista financials offer glimpse of AI network development

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Arista Networks is expecting a potential revenue spike of $1.5 billion from AI-based networking growth through 2025. Arista has between 10 and 15 classic enterprise accounts that are trialing AI networks, but they have a very low number of GPUs involved in the pilots, Ullal said. 30, an increase of 7.1%

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What is AI networking? How it automates your infrastructure (but faces challenges)

Network World

Today’s networks face a multitude of challenges as they become more complex and distributed. But AI holds the potential to improve IT networks. But AI holds the potential to improve IT networks. So what exactly is AI networking, how does it work and what are its top use cases?

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Data center spending to top $1 trillion by 2029 as AI transforms infrastructure

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AI servers can be $100,000 to $200,000, especially when equipped with the latest Nvidia CPUs, Fung tells Network World. The deployment of dedicated AI servers also has an impact on networking, power and cooling. Networking will be heavily impacted by AI. AI is also very power-hungry. You have to future-proof.

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HPE cuts 2,500 jobs, expects Juniper buy to close year-end ’25, faces tariff issues

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Despite a mostly positive revenue report for the first quarter of its fiscal 2025, HPE executives detailed a number of challenges the company will face in the coming months, including layoffs, a court case over its proposed buy of Juniper Networks, and the U.S. governments tariff plan. Revenues were up $7.9 Justice Department.

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Wi-Fi 7 in 2025: Will this be the year?

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Wi-Fi Certified 7 was introduced in January 2024 and is seeing strong momentum, Maureen Gallagher, vice president of marketing at Wi-Fi Alliance, told Network World. All the major enterprise Wi-Fi networking vendors now have Wi-Fi 7 in their respective portfolios. Whether or not that actually occurred is a matter of perspective.

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AI driving a 165% rise in data center power demand by 2030

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That will likely be followed by a moderation starting in 2027, as more data centers come online and AI-driven demand growth slows, Schneider stated. By 2027, that number jumps to 84 GW, with AI growing to 27% of the overall market, cloud dropping to 50%, and traditional workloads falling to 23%, Schneider stated.