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Hungry for resources, AI redefines the data center calculus

CIO

The AI revolution is driving demand for massive computing power and creating a data center shortage, with data center operators planning to build more facilities. But it’s time for data centers and other organizations with large compute needs to consider hardware replacement as another option, some experts say.

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Will VMWare’s licensing changes push devirtualization of data centers?

CIO

The landscape of data center infrastructure is shifting dramatically, influenced by recent licensing changes from Broadcom that are driving up costs and prompting enterprises to reevaluate their virtualization strategies. What’s driving this trend ? Again, VMWare licensing changes have been attributed to this trend by Gartner.

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Energy Efficiency and the Data Center

DevOps.com

The data center is well-known as a voracious data consumer. But the data center consumption findings keep pace with the trend. The post Energy Efficiency and the Data Center appeared first on DevOps.com. Reducing emissions is good for the environment and for the corporate bottom line.

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Flexential – Providing Enterprises with the Interconnected Data Center and Hybrid Cloud Solutions They Need

CIO

They must also deliver the speed and low-latency great customer experiences require in an era marked by dramatic innovations in edge computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, the Internet of Things, unified communications, and other singular computing trends now synonymous with business success.

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7 cloud market trends and how they will impact IT

CIO

While generative AI is certainly the hottest trend in the cloud market, there are others that CIOs need to be aware of. Here are the top cloud market trends and how they are impacting CIO’s cloud strategies. The gen AI gold rush — with little clarity on cost “It’s the year of AI,” declares Forrester Research.

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Enterprise Storage Trends That CIOs Need to Grasp for the Remainder of 2022

CIO

Being on the forefront of enterprise storage in the Fortune 500 market, Infinidat has broad visibility across the market trends that are driving changes CIOs cannot ignore. The following five trends can be summed up in eight words: cyber resilience, automation, hybrid cloud, performance, availability, and consolidation. .

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Gartner projects major IT spending increases for 2025

CIO

growth this year, with data center spending increasing by nearly 35% in 2024 in anticipation of generative AI infrastructure needs. Data center spending will increase again by 15.5% in 2025, but software spending — four times larger than the data center segment — will grow by 14% next year, to $1.24