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AMD boosts Ryzen AI P100 chips for edge industrial use

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AMD expands Ryzen AI Embedded P100 chips with up to 80 TOPS and ROCm support, targeting edge AI in factories, robots and medical systems.
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Google warns of surge in enterprise zero-day attacks

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Google warns attackers are shifting from browsers to corporate systems, as tracked zero-day exploits climb and enterprise edge devices surge.
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Phoenix consultant is UK's first female VCF Knight

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Phoenix consultant Leaha Torres becomes the UK's first female Broadcom VCF Knight - NSX at 25, bolstering the firm's VMware expertise.
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Ten essential tips for buying reliable server memory

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Choosing the right server memory means balancing type, capacity, speed and reliability to match workloads and future growth.
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Broadcom previews AI-native VMware Telco Cloud 9 for MNOs

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Broadcom has previewed AI-native VMware Telco Cloud Platform 9, targeting MNOs with cost savings, GPU sharing and sovereign cloud controls.
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Broadcom unveils VMware Telco Cloud to cut costs, power

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Broadcom launches VMware Telco Cloud Platform 9, promising operators up to 40% TCO savings and 30% lower power use in data centres.
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Dell extends Private Cloud to Nutanix for multi-hypervisor

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Dell broadens Private Cloud to run Nutanix AHV on its infrastructure, targeting multi-hypervisor strategies and reduced vendor lock-in.
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Codific maps five cyber paths threatening power grids

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Codific warns power grids face repeat cyberattack patterns and urges utilities to bolster resilience to outages and cascading disruption.
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AMD, Nutanix team on open hybrid agentic AI platform

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AMD and Nutanix will co-develop an open hybrid agentic AI platform, backed by AMD's USD $250 million investment in Nutanix and joint R&D.
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AI-driven cyber threats grow as breakouts accelerate

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AI-fuelled ransomware, rapid cloud intrusions and identity abuse are transforming cyber risk, slashing response times for defenders.
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HPE launches AI‑native telecom kit spanning core to edge

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HPE debuts AI-native telecom kit from core to edge, unifying Juniper routing, ProLiant telco servers and new cloud ops software stack.
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Most enterprises unprepared for HPE's virtualisation reset

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Most enterprises are unprepared for HPE's 'Great Virtualization Reset' even as two‑thirds plan major strategy changes within two years.
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Big firms slowly unwind VMware reliance after Broadcom deal

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Big firms edge away from VMware after Broadcom deal, shifting select workloads to cloud while keeping core systems in place for now.
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LockBit 5.0 ransomware targets Windows, Linux, ESXi

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New LockBit 5.0 ransomware hits Windows, Linux and ESXi in single campaigns, widening blast radius across mixed and virtualised environments.
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Phoenix gains top VMware partner & consulting status

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Phoenix secures VMware Pinnacle and Expert Advantage consulting status, signalling top-tier cloud and data centre expertise in the UK market.
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MoD signs Red Hat deal to boost hybrid cloud and AI

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UK Ministry of Defence signs Red Hat enterprise deal to standardise hybrid cloud, automation and AI platforms across Defence Digital Foundry.
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Dell adds Nutanix AHV support to its Private Cloud

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Dell adds Nutanix AHV to its Private Cloud, offering multi-hypervisor choice and disaggregated compute-storage options on PowerEdge.
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OpenNebula integrates Nvidia Spectrum-X for AI clouds

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OpenNebula links its cloud orchestration with Nvidia Spectrum-X Ethernet to power multi-tenant AI Factory infrastructure at scale.
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StorMagic hires Scott Mann to drive global edge sales

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StorMagic names Scott Mann global SVP of sales to turbocharge channel-led expansion in edge and on-site virtualisation worldwide.
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OVHcloud unveils Bare Metal 2026 servers with AMD chips

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OVHcloud launches Bare Metal 2026 AMD servers for ML, blockchain, gaming and HPC, promising higher performance and energy efficiency.