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Cisco fixes two critical make-me-root bugs on Identity Services Engine components

A 10.0 and a 9.8 – these aren’t patches to dwell on

Datacenter Networking Nexus26 Jun 2025 | 4

The SmartNIC revolution fell flat, but AI might change that

Analysis The idea of handing off networking chores to DPUs persists even if it hasn't caught on beyond hyperscalers

Datacenter Networking Nexus26 Jun 2025 | 4

Rack-scale networks are the new hotness for massive AI training and inference workloads

Analysis Terabytes per second of bandwidth, miles of copper cabling, all crammed into the back of a single rack

Datacenter Networking Nexus25 Jun 2025 | 2

HPE Aruba boasts that when network problems come along, its AI will whip them into shape

NetAdmins may be mere years away from devolving into babysitters for bots

Datacenter Networking Nexus25 Jun 2025 | 6

Microsoft is about to retire default outbound access for VMs in Azure

Interview 'Things will break,' Aviatrix CPO tells El Reg

Datacenter Networking Nexus24 Jun 2025 | 28

Ivanti makes dedicated fans of Chinese spies who just can't resist attacking its buggy kit

If it ain't broke?

Datacenter Networking Nexus23 May 2025 | 1

Human error and power glitches to blame for most outages

Blackouts less frequent in 2024, still a PITA when the datacenter downtime demons visit

Datacenter Networking Nexus07 May 2025 | 8

Hyperconverged infrastructure is so hot right now it needs liquid cooling

Lenovo brings its Neptune cold plates to servers packing sixth-gen Xeons to run VMware, Nutanix, and AzureStack

Datacenter Networking Nexus24 Apr 2025 | 3

Asia reaches 50 percent IPv6 capability and leads the world in user numbers

India and China deliver a nice milestone, with help from ancient internet history

Datacenter Networking Nexus23 Apr 2025 | 42

Why wait to build a datacenter when you can just unpack one?

Prefab SmartRun kit from Vertiv promises 85% faster deployment and fewer plumbing headaches

Datacenter Networking Nexus15 Apr 2025 | 5

UALink debuts its first AI interconnect spec – usable in just 18 short months

No-Nvidia networking club is banking on you running different GPUs on one network

Datacenter Networking Nexus08 Apr 2025 |

Nvidia punts silicon photonic switches to keep GPUs fed with data

GTC Power sipping bandwidth bottleneck busters – or that's the hope, anyway

Datacenter Networking Nexus18 Mar 2025 | 2

Expired Juniper routers find new life – as Chinese spy hubs

Fewer than 10 known victims, but Mandiant suspects others compromised, too

Datacenter Networking Nexus12 Mar 2025 | 5

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Datacenter Networking Nexus

The Register explores the latest in modern datacenter networking. This week offers insights into how organizations can optimize their infrastructure for performance, scalability, and security.

How Broadcom is quietly plotting a takeover of the AI infrastructure market

Cisco punts network-security integration as key for agentic AI

Before the megabit: A trip through vintage datacenter networking

The network is indeed trying to become the computer

Cisco fixes two critical make-me-root bugs on Identity Services Engine components

The SmartNIC revolution fell flat, but AI might change that

Rack-scale networks are the new hotness for massive AI training and inference workloads

HPE Aruba boasts that when network problems come along, its AI will whip them into shape

Microsoft is about to retire default outbound access for VMs in Azure

Ivanti makes dedicated fans of Chinese spies who just can't resist attacking its buggy kit

Human error and power glitches to blame for most outages

Hyperconverged infrastructure is so hot right now it needs liquid cooling

Asia reaches 50 percent IPv6 capability and leads the world in user numbers

Why wait to build a datacenter when you can just unpack one?

UALink debuts its first AI interconnect spec – usable in just 18 short months

Nvidia punts silicon photonic switches to keep GPUs fed with data

Expired Juniper routers find new life – as Chinese spy hubs

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