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Equinix to cut 3% of staff amidst the greatest demand for data center infrastructure ever

Network World

“We’re seeing mixed signals with the overall tech labor market, with certain industries, including the tech sector, seeing bumpy hiring,” Forrester principal analyst Fiona Mark told Network World. According to Goldman Sachs , data center demand in the US alone is projected to nearly triple by 2030, driving more than $1 trillion in investment.

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Data center certifications target newcomers, experts, and sustainability pros

Network World

AI is a transformative technology that requires a lot of power, dense computing, and fast networks, says Robert Beveridge, professor and technical manager at Carnegie Mellon Universitys AI Engineering Center. Format: Five-day instructor-led training program delivered in person or remotely in a virtual environment.

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What is NaaS? Providers, delivery models, and benefits explained

Network World

Network as a service (NaaS) is a cloud service model thats designed to let enterprise IT professionals order network infrastructure components from a menu of options, have them configured to fit their business needs, and have the whole thing delivered, running and managed in a matter of hours instead of weeks. What is NaaS?

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5 network automation startups to watch

Network World

To meet digital transformation initiatives, businesses across the economy are seeking ways to automate network operations. According to a report from Mordor Intelligence , the network automation market should top $25 billion by the end of 2024, expanding to more than $71 billion in 2030.

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9 steps to take to prepare for a quantum future

Network World

And the US federal government is requiring its vendors to have quantum-safe encryption in place by 2030, Dawson says. But encryption keys are, relatively speaking, pretty short, making them a good fit for the first quantum networks. On the plus side, theres more than just customer demand forcing them to step up.

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5 reasons the enterprise data center will never die

CIO Business Intelligence

Advances in server power and efficiency, new data storage techniques, liquid cooling, virtualization, containers, software-defined networking, and so on, enable organizations to modernize their data centers and make them more efficient and more cloud-like.

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Gartner: Top 10 strategic technology trends for 2025

Network World

AI, security, energy-efficient computing , robotics, and virtual computing interactions are among the research firm’s top 10 strategic technology trends, which were unveiled at Gartner’s annual IT Symposium/XPO in Orlando. Agentic AI offers the promise of a virtual workforce that can offload and augment human work, Alvarez stated.

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