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Cisco, Google Cloud offer enterprises new way to connect SD-WANs

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Users can dynamically extend connectivity to new regions and sites in a matter of minutes, wrote Raj Chopra, senior vice president and chief product officer with Ciscos security business group, in a blog about the news.

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Nvidia releases reference architectures for AI factories

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The chipmaker has released a series of what it calls Enterprise Reference Architectures (Enterprise RA), which are blueprints to simplify the building of AI-oriented data centers. Nvidia has been talking about AI factories for some time, and now it’s coming out with some reference designs to help build them.

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Juniper unveils EX4000 access switches to simplify enterprise network operations

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Juniper has expanded its access layer options with a new switch family it says will help customers use automation and AI-based support to streamline enterprise operations.

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IBM Cloud speeds AI workloads with Intel Gaudi 3 accelerators

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IBM Cloud is broadening its AI technology services with Intel Gaudi 3 AI accelerators now available to enterprise customers. With Gaudi 3 accelerators, customers can more cost-effectively test, deploy and scale enterprise AI models and applications, according to IBM, which is said to be the first cloud service provider to adopt Gaudi 3.

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IBM: 78% of mainframe shops are piloting, operating AI apps

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AI is reinvigorating the mainframe and causing enterprises to rethink their plans for mainframe modernization. Most enterprises have built tech estates on hybrid cloud architecture, the researchers stated. “In In fact, 91% of IT executives agree that their organization promotes hybrid architectures.

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

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While the IEEE P802.3dj project is working toward defining 200G per lane for Ethernet by late 2026, the industry is (loudly) asking for 400G per lane yesterday, if not sooner, Jones wrote in a recent Ethernet Alliance blog. Enterprise and campus networks represent a massive market for Ethernet, with over a billion ports shipping annually.

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Nvidia launches blueprints to help jump start AI projects

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The blueprints were announced at both Consumer Electronics Show, where CEO Jensen Huang delivered a keynote and discussed blueprints among many other announcements, and in a blog post by Justin Boitano, vice president for Enterprise AI.