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Data center investments simplify IT and cloud modernization

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We have invested in the areas of security and private 5G with two recent acquisitions that expand our edge-to-cloud portfolio to meet the needs of organizations as they increasingly migrate from traditional centralized data centers to distributed “centers of data.”

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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

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This includes spending on strengthening cybersecurity (35%), improving customer service (32%) and improving data analytics for real-time business intelligence and customer insight (30%). CIOs anticipate an increased focus on cybersecurity (70%), data analysis (55%), data privacy (55%), AI/machine learning (55%), and customer experience (53%).

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6 deadly sins of enterprise architecture

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For all its advances, enterprise architecture remains a new world filled with tasks and responsibilities no one has completely figured out. But doing the work yourself means managing — and paying for — a staff, a data center, and more. No one knows anything. Finding the right balance may be impossible.

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4 paths to sustainable AI

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Everything from geothermal data centers to more efficient graphic processing units (GPUs) can help. Use more efficient processes and architectures Boris Gamazaychikov, senior manager of emissions reduction at SaaS provider Salesforce, recommends using specialized AI models to reduce the power needed to train them. “Is

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CIOs sharpen cloud cost strategies — just as gen AI spikes loom

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To be sure, enterprise cloud budgets continue to increase, with IT decision-makers reporting that 31% of their overall technology budget will go toward cloud computing and two-thirds expecting their cloud budget to increase in the next 12 months, according to the Foundry Cloud Computing Study 2023.

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5 things CIOs must understand about AI infrastructure

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Physical data center design is foundational, and the silent, longtail impact of an incorrectly provisioned system can mean launching into a “false start” deployment based on incorrect power, cooling, and network elements. Consider a system with 1,000 nodes, each connected by ten network cables and multiple complex network fabrics.

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How to enhance and secure cloud communications between government agencies

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The May 2021 release of Executive Order 14028, Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity , the growing attack surface due to cloud adoption, and the January 2022 Federal Zero Trust memorandum have all added urgency to the federal government’s move to implement better network security through solutions based in Zero Trust architecture.