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A matter of time: 3 metrics that demonstrate the value of immersion cooling

Network World

It reduces hotspots and thermal cycling (temperature fluctuations), which could cause wear on hardware components over time. The improved thermal environment could lead to fewer hardware failures, such as fan failure rates, extending the lifespan of equipment.

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Supermicro unveils AI-optimized storage powered by Nvidia

Network World

These units support 400Gb Ethernet or InfiniBand networking and provide hardware acceleration for demanding storage and networking workloads. BlueField-3 accelerates networking traffic through hardware support for RoCE (RDMA over converged Ethernet), GPU direct storage and GPU initiated storage.

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Your ‘new’ Seagate data center hard drive is likely a used one

Network World

Organizations should establish strict procurement policies to mitigate the risks posed by counterfeit hardware in their IT infrastructure. Higher product quality and longevity make hardware repurposing a lucrative market, sometimes mixing unauthorized resales within official channels.

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The present and future of Zero Trust segmentation at Gray Television

Network World

Improved business agility and scalability : The cloud-based Zscaler architecture allows us to easily add new users, devices, and locations without the need for complex hardware installations or upgrades. Watch Brian Morris from Gray Television’s full Zenith Live ’24 presentation. To learn more, visit Zscaler here.

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How to talk to your board about tech debt

CIO Business Intelligence

Present a balanced solution Here’s where many CIOs stumble: presenting technical debt as a problem that needs to be eliminated. This balances debt reduction and prioritizes future strategic innovations, which means committing to continuous updates, upgrades, and management of end-user software, hardware, and associated services.

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Eliminating Lateral Threat Movement INSIDE factory, branch, and campus networks

Network World

These legacy systems and services present significant risks, providing potential entry points for attackers to move laterally within a network. Zscaler deploys in hours and works seamlessly with existing infrastructure – no hardware upgrades or VLAN re-addressing required. Furthermore, IoT malware attacks have been on the rise.

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AI networking draws a crowd at ONUG summit

Network World

The challenges of AI on WAN connectivity With the immense hardware and bandwidth requirements of AI, the challenges for AI connectivity across the WAN are numerous. Automation has already been present in networking, but the key difference with AI is the shift from pure automation to augmentation.

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