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Oracle offers price-performance boost with Exadata X11M update

Network World

The new version of Oracles Exadata platform, X11M, is now generally available, and promises improved performance on generative AI tasks such as retrieval augmented generation (RAG) for the same price as the old version.

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Oracle inks deal with AWS to offer database services

CIO Business Intelligence

In continuation of its efforts to help enterprises migrate to the cloud, Oracle said it is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to offer database services on the latter’s infrastructure. This is Oracle’s third partnership with a hyperscaler to offer its database services on the hyperscaler’s infrastructure.

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5 alternatives to VMware vSphere virtualization platform

Network World

Customers can choose either of two approaches: Azure Stack HCI hardware-as-a-service, in which the hardware and software are pre-installed. Or, an enterprise can buy validated nodes and assume the responsibility for acquiring, sizing and deploying the underlying hardware. In addition, all storage is pooled.

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AMD to cut 4% of workforce to prioritize AI chip expansion and rival Nvidia

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Public cloud providers, including Microsoft and Oracle Cloud, along with several AI startups, also adopted MI300X instances. Major clients like Microsoft and Meta too expanded their use of MI300X GPUs , with Microsoft using them for Copilot services and Meta deploying them for Llama models.

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Intel, AMD forge x86 alliance

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Other members of the consortium include Broadcom, Dell, Google, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Lenovo, Meta, Oracle, Microsoft and Red Hat. The group wants to improve compatibility between different hardware and software platforms, simplify software development, and identify “new architectural requirements and functions.”

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Microsoft, Oracle deliver direct access to Oracle database services on Azure

CIO Business Intelligence

Looking ahead to a future in which customers will move their entire data center workloads to the cloud, Microsoft and Oracle on Thursday expanded their partnership. Ellison says the offering, dubbed Oracle Database@Azure, will help many of its customers fully migrate from on-premises infrastructure to the cloud.

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20 powerful women shaping the networking industry

Network World

When joining F5 , she reflected on her career and said, F5s evolution from hardware to software and SaaS mirrors my own professional journey and passion for transformation. > Her team manages Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Platform Services to ensure top-tier security, compliance, and support.

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