Skip to content

Data Center

Data center networking: switches, routers, Ethernet speeds, hypervisors, colocation, and the silicon powering modern data centers.

Extreme Networks Advances its AI Offerings at Extreme Connect 2026

We just returned from Extreme Connect 2026 in Orlando, Florida, where Extreme Networks convened customers, partners, and industry leaders for its flagship event and used the occasion to make three formal announcements that underscore the company’s sharpened focus on AI-powered autonomous networking. The company had numerous impressive customers on stage,… Read More »Extreme Networks Advances its AI Offerings at Extreme Connect 2026

Higher Radix Switches Unlock Efficiency Gains Across AI Data Centers

Higher RADIX Switching Drives Faster Training and Lowers Inference Costs IntroductionAI cluster expansion increases the networking demand and requires a new networking scale to expand with the number of XPU/GPUs efficiently. Higher radix switches meet this need directly. Newer advanced designs integrate more ports per ASIC and deliver higher aggregate… Read More »Higher Radix Switches Unlock Efficiency Gains Across AI Data Centers

In the AI Era, Ethernet Set to Surge in Scale-Out and Ramp in Scale-Up

How Ethernet is Poised to Expand in the Entire AI Networking Landscape IntroductionIn the rapidly evolving world of AI infrastructure, the debate between scale-up and scale-out architectures has shaped market dynamics. As we enter 2026, Ethernet’s trajectory suggests it will surge in Scale-Out and move from proof-of-concept to production in… Read More »In the AI Era, Ethernet Set to Surge in Scale-Out and Ramp in Scale-Up

Marvell’s CPO Story Unfolds at its Industry Analyst Meeting

We attended the Marvell Industry Analyst Day in Santa Clara, California today. The company focused almost exclusively on the Data Center market opportunities the company is pursuing. Numerous spokespersons said that it thinks it has enough manufacturing capacity to hit its 2026 plans and it is working with customers and its suppliers… Read More »Marvell’s CPO Story Unfolds at its Industry Analyst Meeting

Extreme Networks Holds Upbeat Investor and Analyst Day

We attended Extreme Networks’ Investor and Analyst Day at NASDAQ’s New York City facilities earlier this week.  The company was decidedly upbeat and emphasized that it has an opportunity to pursue customers currently served by its competitors.  The company reiterated that its Extreme Platform ONE (its cloud and AI management… Read More »Extreme Networks Holds Upbeat Investor and Analyst Day

Design Smarter Networks: AI for Networking is Shaping the Future of Network Operations

Introduction In today’s resource-scarce world, network reliability and efficiency are essential to helping IT teams scale, as finding skilled IT staff is increasingly complex. Without a move to AI for operations, the number of devices and applications will overwhelm existing staff and increase an organization’s exposure to security vulnerabilities and… Read More »Design Smarter Networks: AI for Networking is Shaping the Future of Network Operations

Capturing the AI Wave: New Revenue Models for Service Providers and Colocation Operators

Introduction Service Providers (SP) and Colocation (Colo) Providers play a pivotal role in enabling and scaling the AI economy. AI workloads, whether training, inference, agentic, consumer, or enterprise, have fundamentally different compute, storage, networking, and power requirements than traditional applications. Organizations must process massive volumes of sensitive, mission-critical data, redefining… Read More »Capturing the AI Wave: New Revenue Models for Service Providers and Colocation Operators