Category: Infrastructure

Your infrastructure still needs work, even if you move every asset to the cloud. You still need a company network and maybe even some local storage server(s) to handle the basic office workload. Managing infrastructure and choosing the right solution for your office, or even for your own datacenter, requires the right information.

Many companies still operate at least two infrastructures: the first one is their office network, the second one is their datacenter. Within the new cloud era, maybe one of them will disappear, but you cannot replace all your infrastructure. At the other end, maybe a new infrastructure will take its place, if you are moving into the Internet of Things for example.

Enterprise Storage

If you have a lot of data that needs to be available fast or if you need fast storage in your datacenter you cannot do this without an enterprise storage solution: solutions Cisco, Dell EMC, HPE, NetApp, Nutanix and many others can offer you. However, how do you pick the right one?

Servers

Running your own datacenter is still a common use case. In the future, many big IT vendors, like AWS, expect that companies will limit their own datacenters to a minimum, but before that, it just is a fact that you need servers. Servers that can carry your workload and if its possible, more intelligent server that can be combined. For example, a hyper-converged infrastructure that can be extended when you need more resources, instead of buying plain old servers. Companies want a more intelligent, maybe even a leased datacenter solution, or a completely autonomous datacenter which is virtualised by VMware.

Network

Managing your own infrastructure is only possible with a high-quality network. Putting a switch between a couple of servers and plugging in the network cable is easy. However, that’s yesterdays innovation. You want a software-defined network, where you can easily manage all devices that are connected to your network, and where you can manage who is allowed to talk to who. This ensures that security is implemented at the highest level.

IoT

Within many infrastructures a new innovation will come in, maybe it already is in place or maybe its on the way. The Internet of Things will connect devices to the internet which never had a connection in the past. So, they can be monitored or managed remotely. For example, industry machines get connected or sensors are being added to legacy devices to monitor them more frequently. In some markets, the IoT will revolutionise the way business is being done. In agriculture, crops can grow much faster by optimising the complete process. Sensors are added to the soil and continuously measure what can be done to improve conditions.

TP-Link introduces Omada cloud-based controller

TP-Link introduces Omada cloud-based controller

TP-Link added a managed cloud-based controller to its Omada network management portfolio. The release should provide administrators with more flexibility and reduced complexity. Unlike TP-Link's existing on-prem appliances with cloud functionality, the new Omada controller is fully cloud-based. ... Read more

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European Commission investigates Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware

European Commission investigates Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware

The European Commission will investigate whether Broadcom's acquisition of VMware affects competition. Among other things, the regulator wants to assess whether VMware remains compatible with processors from other suppliers. Many of the network devices in the datacenters running VMware's softwar... Read more

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ForwardOne raises €145 million for European tech companies

ForwardOne raises €145 million for European tech companies

ForwardOne closes a €145 million investment fund for European tech companies. The Dutch venture capitalist wants to invest the fund in startups and small businesses in Scandinavia, Germany and the Netherlands. Most of the money was raised from family funds and entrepreneurs, according to Dutc... Read more

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‘Intel puts brakes on German chip factory’

‘Intel puts brakes on German chip factory’

Intel has stepped back from its original target of opening a chip factory in Germany's Magdeburg in the first half of next year. The report comes from Volksstimme, a regional newspaper which said the chip giant wants more public subsidies. The plant is critical to German and European Union initi... Read more

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Intel launches processor optimization toolkit oneAPI 2023

Intel launches processor optimization toolkit oneAPI 2023

Intel renewed its oneAPI toolkit. In addition to supporting Intel's latest and upcoming datacenter processors, the new version extends compatibility with third-party processors. Enterprise IT environments commonly include processors from various manufacturers. Database workloads typically run o... Read more

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QNAP launches compact Layer 2 rackmount switch

QNAP launches compact Layer 2 rackmount switch

QNAP introduced a Layer 2 rackmount switch with six 2.5GbE and four 10GbE ports. The so-called QSW-M2106PR-2S2T has half the width of a standard model. Most of the ports support PoE. QNAP designed the switch for small and medium-sized businesses. The half-width design allows two switches to be ... Read more

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ETSI launches working group for Terahertz 6G technology

ETSI launches working group for Terahertz 6G technology

The European standards group will investigate the use of Terahertz frequencies for next-gen telecommunications. The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has introduced a new Industry Specification Group (ISG) to undertake preliminary work on the potential use of terahertz frequ... Read more

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Arista launches 800G switches for data-hungry cloud giants

Arista launches 800G switches for data-hungry cloud giants

Arista is extending the 7050X4 Series en 7060X5 Series of spine and leaf datacenter switches, including support for 800Gbps connections. The advanced automation capabilities enable organizations to manage IT environments with ease and efficiency. These switches boast an impressive range of featu... Read more

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Kyndryl launches Cloud Native Services portfolio

Kyndryl launches Cloud Native Services portfolio

Kyndryl introduced the Kyndyl Cloud Native Services portfolio, a range of services that help customers build and manage cloud-based applications. With the new portfolio, the IT service provider wants to simplify transitions to the cloud. The services within the Kyndyl Cloud Native Services portf... Read more

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