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

Network World

trillion by 2029, up from $430 billion in 2024, according to DellOro Group. And the proportion will increase to 41% by 2029. AI servers can be $100,000 to $200,000, especially when equipped with the latest Nvidia CPUs, Fung tells Network World. Networking will be heavily impacted by AI. Much of this growth is due to AI.

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AT&T to eliminate landlines by 2029

Network World

AT&T said it will retire the old copper infrastructure while at the same time expanding its much faster fiber networks. By 2029, AT&T expects to reach about 50 million total locations with its fiber service. The Copper network is incredibly inefficient, said a company spokesperson in an email.

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Kyndryl expands Palo Alto deal to offer managed SASE service

Network World

Kyndryl has expanded its alliance with Palo Alto Networks to add secure access service edge ( SASE ) services to its managed services offerings. Kyndryl has security and networking relationships with other partners as well, including Cisco, Microsoft, Nokia and Fortinet.)

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AI dominates Gartner’s 2025 predictions

CIO Business Intelligence

By 2029, 10% of global boards will use AI guidance to challenge executive decisions that are material to their business. AI-generated insights will have far-reaching impacts on executive decision making and will empower board members to challenge executive decisions. “The

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Connecting the dots of smart manufacturing and networking

CIO Business Intelligence

In 2025, Mordor Intelligence values the region’s connected manufacturing industry at US$54 billion, rising to more than $80 billion by 2029. How an AI-driven network drives Industry 4.0 To find a place in this new technological frontier, proactive manufacturers must turn to AI-driven networks. initiatives.

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More used Seagate HDDs disguised as new: Fraudsters make it tough to spot the difference

Network World

The production date on the sticker is quite recent, the SMART values are fresh, and a warranty query shows a remaining warranty period until 2029. We have no evidence right now, but I believe there must be cases because Seagate is not alone in the storage world, Luis Labs, who authored the investigation report, told Network World.

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Enterprise spending on cloud services keeps accelerating

Network World

By 2029, that share will have dropped to just a little over 20%, Synergy said. The big change in data center capacity will come from hyperscale operators – in 2029, hyperscale operators AWS, Microsoft, and Google will have eight times as much capacity in their data center footprints as they had back in 2017.