Hitachi Vantara has announced an alliance with BMC Software to innovate and optimize faster on mainframe and open systems environments. This collaboration will combine Hitachi Vantara’s advanced storage platforms with BMC’s software offerings, enabling enterprises to improve their IT operations while maximizing the value of their data. As organizations increasingly adopt hybrid cloud technologies, they face […]
Western Digital held the company’s Investor Day, announcing a vision and strategy for the future as the planned separation of the company’s Flash business nears its expected completion on February 21, 2025. CEO Designate Irving Tan reinforced Western Digital’s leadership in delivering world-class, sustainable storage solutions at scale. With a deep legacy in HDD technology […]
Databricks has announced the launch of SAP Databricks, a strategic product and go-to-market partnership with SAP that natively integrates the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform within the newly launched SAP Business Data Cloud. The partnership combines the most important business data that is in SAP with the Databricks platform for data warehousing, data engineering, and AI all governed […]
Microsoft Arabia and the National IT Academy (NITA) announced the launch of the first Microsoft Datacenter Academy (DCA) in the Middle East in Saudi Arabia. The Microsoft DCA is a two-year commitment to empower students with a focus on building applied datacenter skills, thereby enhancing their employability
Vertiv has announced the launch of Vertiv Liquid Cooling Services. This offering provides customers with the tools to enhance system availability, improve efficiency, and navigate the evolving challenges of advanced liquid cooling systems with confidence. The offering is now globally available. Vertiv has been delivering these services for more than a year to regional early adopters, […]
CyberKnight announced a strategic reseller partnership with MinIO, a pioneer in high-performance object storage. As a MinIO reseller, CyberKnight will bring MinIO AIStor to companies across the region, enabling them to consolidate all their data into a single,
NEOM, the sustainable region taking shape in northwest Saudi Arabia, and DataVolt, a Saudi-based international developer, investor and operator of data centers, signed an agreement, marking a significant step toward realizing the Kingdom’s vision for a sustainable, data-driven economy. The development will take a phased approach, with phase one – funded by an initial investment […]
Cisco has announced a family of data center Smart Switches, disrupting traditional data center network design by enabling networking and security services in a compact all-in-one solution. Utilizing programmable AMD Pensando data processing units (DPUs), the switch functions as a high-capacity, multifunctional service-hosting device, architecturally transforming data centers to simplify their design and make them more […]
NXP Semiconductors has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Kinara, a company providing high performance, energy-efficient and programmable discrete neural processing units (NPUs). These devices enable a wide range of edge AI applications, including multi-modal generative AI models. The acquisition will be an all-cash transaction valued at $307 million and is expected to close […]
Juniper Networks and Liberty Global announced the completion of a joint proof-of-concept (POC) designed to deliver a high-quality, seamless user experience for customers with data and applications spread across multiple cloud environments.
