IBM roadmap promises a 1,121-qubit quantum computer by 2023 IBM outlined plans to deliver a series of quantum computers over the next three years culminating with IBM Quantum Condor, a 1,121-qubit system capable of solving complex problems.

Mega Hopex update focuses on aligning IT to business goals Mega's Hopex upgrade adds IT Business Management, Information Architecture and Risk Management features designed to help users keep their technology in line with business goals.

Top 2020 data center industry trends include edge, private cloud IT infrastructure isn't just an on-premises data center anymore. The '2020 State of the Data Center' report shows growing interest in private cloud, edge and colocation.

IBM quantum system reaches a quantum volume of 64 IBM's quantum technology continued its march forward, announcing one of its quantum computers achieved a quantum volume of 64, double that of its quantum systems from last year.

IBM debuts Power10 processor, aimed at hybrid clouds IBM's Power10 chip promises to make life easier for IT pros installing hybrid clouds -- but they will have to wait until late next year to see for themselves.

IBM Z mainframes revived by Red Hat, AI and security It's not quite the glory days of the 1960s, but IBM mainframes are getting by with a little help from open source friends. IBM discusses the boost and plans for security and AI.

Big Blue ties its IBM Z Series tighter to hybrid clouds In its ongoing mission to keep mainframes relevant, IBM rolled out a raft of hardware and software offerings that move it closer to the heart of IT shops' hybrid cloud strategies.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 beta released The latest beta of Red Hat Enterprise Linux has new System Roles for logging and environmental metrics, along with improvements to help developers create more stable applications.

New IBM Power systems offer pay-as-you-go pricing IBM rolled out a low-end Power system with pay-as-you-go pricing to make it easier for users to deploy hybrid clouds for mission-critical applications.

Honeywell touts quantum computer speed, but how fast is fast? Honeywell has delivered what it believes is the industry's fastest quantum computer. But analysts say it will take more than superior speed to win over most IT users.

IBM layoffs target services, marketing employees IBM layoffs under newly appointed CEO Arvind Krishna largely affect its Global Technology Services and marketing groups.

Microsoft supercomputer looks to create AI models in Azure Microsoft has expanded its AI initiative up to the supercomputer market, unveiling a system focused on helping users build large AI models that work with its Azure cloud platform.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux still central to Red Hat's strategy While it may be overshadowed by OpenShift and Kubernetes, Red Hat Summit attendees were reminded that Red Hat Enterprise Linux still has a strategic role to play.

IBM's new CEO makes commitment to IT, reports cloud gains IBM cloud revenues saw incremental first quarter growth, despite the March slump due to COVID-19, and the new CEO promised to pursue a more aggressive cloud and AI strategy.

Lower-cost IBM z15 mainframes add security for multi-clouds Two new low-end IBM z15 mainframes and security software aim to help users better prevent internal attacks, as well as monitor workloads across on-premises and multi-cloud environments.

Tech giants aim supercomputers, clouds at finding a COVID-19 cure The new COVID-19 HPC consortium comprised of tech giants, national labs and academia are using supercomputers and clouds to speed research to identify a cure.

Honeywell quantum computing system passes IBM out of the gate Honeywell joined the quantum computing race this week with a system featuring a new quantum architecture with a Quantum Volume rating of 64 -- double that of existing systems.

Mainframe software market shrinks with BMC-Compuware deal The BMC acquisition of Compuware leaves BMC as the last major independent mainframe software company. But its new portfolio should help users transition to modern world of DevOps.

New Dell EMC PowerEdge servers are built for the rugged edge New Dell Streaming Media Platform includes two small form factor PowerEdge servers and a Modular Data Center. Dell aims the products for use in harsh IT environments.

Quantum computing strides continue with IBM, Q Network growth IBM literally doubled down on its commitment to quantum computing with the addition of 60 more high-profile IBM Q Network members and news that it has doubled its Quantum Volume metric to 32.

IBM acquisitions may be best path back to the top With internal AI and cloud projects such as Watson failing to deliver much revenue, analysts think IBM needs to acquire, not build, its way back to sustainable growth.

U.S. facility may have best data center PUE The data center energy efficiency metric, power usage effectiveness, or PUE, is not improving. But one supercomputer data center is showing that big improvements are possible.

HPE gets trove of U.S. sensor data to aid exascale computing HPE will be working with the National Renewable Energy Lab to develop AIOps aimed at improving exascale computing efficiency. The lab has a trove of data that may help.

Microsoft quantum development turns toward hardware Microsoft revealed plans to jump into the quantum hardware business with a chip capable of running quantum software.

IBM quantum computers' usefulness in sight -- using binoculars IBM's Bob Sutor discusses Big Blue's new quantum systems and computation center, the realities of quantum computing today and how IT pros will code for these systems in the future.

New Dell EPYC servers embrace AMD Rome chips Dell EMC goes from Naples to Rome with a new line of EPYC servers, including Ready Solutions for high-performance computing and Ready Nodes for vSAN hyper-converged infrastructure.

IBM z15 mainframe secures data across multi-cloud environments IBM unveiled the latest in its line of mainframes capable of processing 1 trillion web transactions a day. The IBM z15 mainframe's software can manage data across multiple clouds.

Iran says it's building an AI supercomputer, despite sanctions In a tweet, Iran said it is building a new supercomputer. Other nations are doing the same because high performance computing platforms lend themselves to AI development.

IBM Power chip instruction set now open source IBM opened up its Power server Instruction Set Architecture allowing the open source community to develop more innovative hardware components for IBM's Power servers.

Big Switch updates its Cloud-First Networking portfolio Big Switch Networks' new products and features aim to help solve issues such as lack of operational consistency, visibility and management in hybrid environments, and shadow IT.

Cray exascale computer to modernize aging nuclear weapon stockpile The U.S. is buying an exascale system from Cray Inc., its third from the company which is now being acquired by HPE. The $600 million system will be used in nuclear weapons development.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 tailored for hybrid, multi-clouds Red Hat released RHEL version 7.7 with features that make it easier to marry its legacy systems with the latest cloud-native applications, while urging users to move to RHEL 8.

AI hardware demands drive biggest server, chip deals in 2019 Many top-tier server hardware suppliers redoubled their efforts to deliver products such as supercomputers to capture a piece of the AI and machine learning hardware market.

IBM mainframes face competitive pressures inside and out IBM's mainframe business continues to be under pressure from cloud-based competitors, and perhaps even its own Power server. But analyst opinions vary about its long-term fate.

Data center managers avoid cloud migration risks Many corporate IT users are flocking to the cloud, but a majority surprisingly remain reluctant to migrate their on-premises mission-critical workloads to a public cloud.

Exascale computing, now at $2.8B, described as critical to U.S. The race to build exascale supercomputers is a project of big governments -- China, Japan, the European Union and the U.S. Initial systems are planned in the 2020 to 2021 time frame.

HPE-Cray deal brings supercomputers to enterprises for AI HPE's $1.3 billion deal to acquire supercomputing pioneer Cray Inc. should better position the company in the HPC market among IT shops looking for added muscle to run AI workloads.

IBM mainframe pricing overhaul inspired by cloud model IBM's new Tailored Fit Pricing model gives enterprises more flexibility in the types of workloads they run on the z/OS platform.

Solarflare Cloud Onload aims to improve server efficiency Solarflare Cloud Onload, a new application acceleration platform, was designed to improve data center efficiency and remove waste from today's cloud infrastructure investments.

RHEL 8 launches with AI, container and hybrid cloud focus Red Hat rolled out its long-awaited Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, designed to work across corporate data centers and multiple clouds and anchor its container and AI strategies.

IBM-Red Hat merger timing, fairness in question Six months after IBM revealed plans to acquire Red Hat, some IT industry experts have reason to believe approvals will take longer than the companies have suggested.

IBM quantum computing may arrive sooner than expected If IBM continues doubling the performance of its quantum computers, as recent benchmarks indicate, it could deliver the first commercial system in the next three to five years.

Nvidia acquires Mellanox against growing AI, data competition Nvidia acquires Mellanox for $6.9 billion, as competition increases for platforms that can handle AI and other data-intensive platforms.

IBM quantum computer roadmap moves full speed ahead With IBM releasing its latest benchmark, the company's quantum computer appears to be consistently, if not slowly marching toward commercial reality.

IBM adds Power to Watson Machine Learning While they debuted few whiz-bang offerings, IBM did roll out a handful of products that allow users to run AI technologies across more platforms, including Power Systems servers and competitor clouds.

Carbon Relay debuts AI-based software for data center cooling Newcomer Carbon Relay has introduced two products that use artificial intelligence to help IT pros manage data center efficiency.

France, HPE are building Europe's most powerful AI supercomputer France is building a supercomputer that can perform both traditional high-performance computing workloads and AI-specific workloads. The converged design is becoming increasingly common.

Broadcom execs: Here's how the CA acquisition works Broadcom explains why its surprising acquisition of CA Technologies can work, citing complementary portfolios and the long-term viability of mainframe software.

IBM quantum computing system, apps lab seek commercial users IBM finally introduced its first integrated quantum computer that is designed for commercial accounts. But the emergence of commercial apps may take some time.

RHEL 8 beta looks to speed development of cloud-based apps Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 updates the software's DevOps capabilities with Application Streams, and boosts its appeal to both developers and line-of-business managers.

In IBM deal's wake, Red Hat RHEL 7.6 targets hybrid cloud After its acquisition by IBM, Red Hat wasted little time unveiling the next version of its flagship product, RHEL 7.6, which supports hybrid clouds and updated security.

GPU-buffed servers advance Cisco's AI agenda Cisco's latest UCS servers with Nvidia's GPUs aim to help larger IT shops more quickly run AI and machine learning workloads -- and help Cisco keep pace with Dell and HPE.

Dell EMC HCI gear pushes multi-cloud strategy Dell EMC will use its HCI systems when it bundles software to encourage multi-cloud environments and push adoption of the company's own multi-cloud strategy.

IBM Power9 servers add reliability, reduce maintenance costs IBM looks to grab high-end hardware market share from archrival Intel with the introduction of two Power9 servers that offer greater uptime and reduced maintenance costs.

IBM boosts security, reliability in Power Systems server additions IBM's upcoming Power Systems servers add more security and reliability for cloud environments and promise to lower maintenance costs over the systems' life span.

Rackspace colocation program hosts users' legacy servers Rackspace now has a managed colocation program that it hopes to upsell its customers with additional services, once their servers are in-house.

Broadcom acquisition of CA seeks broader portfolio Broadcom has acquired CA Technologies in a move some believe is largely financially motivated, while others see an opportunity for the companies to integrate core offerings.

Managed private cloud gives IT a cost-effective option Cloud evaluation requires planning and cost analysis. With available technology and managed service providers, IT can reduce long-term expenditures and management headaches.

HPE's HCI system takes aim at space-constrained data centers HPE has complemented its recent high-end hyper-converged system with another HCI system to fit the space-constrained environments of branch offices or SMBs.

Dell's return to public markets sidesteps VMware query In a complex stock deal Dell once again becomes a public company to flex its muscles against major legacy IT rivals, but sidesteps questions about VMware's autonomy.

HPE gives its memory-driven computing initiative another try HPE has brought its memory-driven computing architecture back into the spotlight, this time with a little help from its friends to meet enterprises' future IT infrastructure needs.

HPE edge computing strategy reroutes data, apps around the cloud HPE's edge computing strategy hinges on converged infrastructure systems to help enterprises manage data outside their data centers and the cloud, and help the company regain market traction.

IBM's Cloud Private for Data brings on-prem data closer to the cloud IBM rolled out its Cloud Private for Data platform designed to make it easier for users' on-premises data to interact with not just IBM's public cloud, but those of AWS and Google.

Plexxi buy bolsters HPE composable infrastructure strategy HPE strengthened its composable infrastructure strategy with the acquisition of Plexxi, a startup that adds a networking element crucial to the company's success in that market.

Dell HCI, server upgrades flex hardware muscle for software plans Upgrades to Dell's high-end PowerEdge servers, along with HCI servers to run machine learning workloads, illustrate the company's balancing act to address corporate users' needs for server hardware and hybrid cloud.

How IBM's data science team quickens users' AI projects In this Q&A, IBM's Seth Dobrin discusses the rising user interest in machine learning and AI projects and the help inexperienced users need to launch those projects.

IBM trots out 'skinny mainframe' to widen big iron appeal IBM hopes to attract born-in-the-cloud startups that never considered buying a full-blown z14 mainframe, with its little brother, the 'skinny mainframe.'

Pivotal's IPO highlights concerns about Dell's debt resolution Pivotal Software's intention to go public once again draws attention to Dell Technologies' ongoing efforts to pay down the mountain of debt incurred with its whopping $67 billion acquisition of EMC ...

Ireland's data centers are strategic connection hubs for Interxion Interxion's Dublin-based data center business continues to grow as an increasing number of American and European companies see Ireland as a strategic connection hub.

SD-WAN benefits emerge as public cloud adoption climbs Public cloud computing is driving more interest in the SD-WAN market as IT departments look to streamline management of network traffic leaving the data center.

IBM Cloud services to secure mainframes out to the edge Big Blue will introduce IBM Cloud services that use blockchain, containers and its z14 mainframes to deliver improved security across cloud and on-premises environments.

IBM Power9 servers seek market inroads to AI, cloud IBM follows up its first Power9 server with a raft of systems designed to appeal to a wider array of markets -- most notably, AI and cloud deployments.

Dell HCI portfolio dismantled to improve chances in the CI market Market pressures and manufacturing synergies drove Dell to integrate its HCI and CI products with its core business units, but opinions differ whether users will benefit.

Hyper-converged infrastructure disperses for edge computing The improved price-performance and remote management software capabilities of hyper-converged systems for edge computing could prove fortuitous as edge comes into vogue.

IT navigates software-defined data center market The software-defined data center market is growing, but IT pros must first grapple with the high price tag of an SDDC. While some head toward adoption, others hesitate.

Top data center industry news stories of 2017 It's essential to stay ahead of the data center industry news, as the market moves quickly. See which product launches and acquisitions made headlines in 2017.

Micro data centers garner macro hype and little latency As Gartner stresses edge and micro data centers, IT pros explore potential use cases. But a saturated market and other concerns can make the decision to adopt a difficult one.

IBM Power9 bulks up for AI workloads IBM's first Power9 servers, fueled by Nvidia technology, aim to establish a foothold in the AI market, as well as loosen Intel's iron grip on the server market.

CA mainframe tools ante up with AI CA mainframe tools with AI and machine learning software extends CA Technologies' relevance in a world increasingly focused on cloud and DevOps.

CA Technologies strategy pivots to embrace cloud, devops With its own digital transformation underway, CA Technologies wants to lead legacy mainframe software users into the world of cloud computing and agile development.

Future data center systems await memory innovation The search is on to replace DRAM in the future data center, one of many evolutions to come for data center hardware, one industry expert says.

Hungry data center vendors may be good for buyers Data center hardware spending remain soft, but that could empower enterprise buyers who see the benefits of better performance and control of their own gear. The overall server market remains ...

Hybrid cloud platforms look to liberate VMware, Azure tie-in Vendor-focused hybrid cloud platforms such as VMware Cloud on AWS and Microsoft Azure Stack get a lot of attention, but some new hybrid cloud platforms eschew vendor allegiances.

More users flub evals of colocation data center providers Colocation data center buyers are needlessly captivated by impressive features at data centers that distract them from important decision-making information.

Microsoft Azure Stack arrives to hybrid cloud party... Or has it? Microsoft says Azure Stack is ready to order, but users will have to wait a bit longer to get their hands on the product, while OEMs finish their tests and certifications.

Cisco Intersight rolls up data center management software Cisco is folding its data center management software into a cloud-based product, called Cisco Intersight, which will harness the collective intelligence of its customers.

IBM mainframes plot course for container security market Continuing efforts to make the mainframe technically fashionable, IBM offers a system promising rock-solid container security to compete against other container management tools.

IT buyers will make up their own mind, even if GE went with Dell GE's software will run on Dell Technologies hardware from now on – but most enterprises don't care much about big-name endorsements. A Dell-GE deal last week made Dell the primary IT infrastructure ...

New managed private cloud services hoist VMware workloads The all-in-one appeal of VMware Cloud Foundation is aimed at VMware shops that want someone else to run their private cloud on a modern, software-defined data center stack.

CI tried, but did not eliminate data center specialists The emergence of converged and hyper-converged infrastructure has increased the role of data center generalists, which leaves a question about the role of specialists.

Cisco-Springpath deal to expand users' hyper-converged options Cisco's purchase of Springpath could open the door to further use of hyper-converged software across the Cisco portfolio, including in its Unified Computing System.

Public vs. private cloud cost comparison finds enterprise winners Nearly half of enterprises do not save money with the public cloud, and say they have figured out how to beat public cloud costs with their own private cloud.

Blockchain hardware in your data center might not solve any problems Blockchain mostly runs in the cloud today, but some hardware vendors have considered how it might fit into the data center -- despite the few benefits that it will create.

Azure Stack scale limits could delay launch for some enterprises Azure Stack will bring the services of Azure public cloud into the enterprise data center when it goes GA in September, but initially it won't be ready for large deployments.

Data center acquisitions can cause price and services upheaval Enterprises that rent racks inside one of the many data centers that have changed hands in 2017 should carefully evaluate changes to connectivity options, service and prices.

Redfish server management gets vendors' nod in new server hardware Vendors are keen to push their own server management tools with extra capabilities, but they lack the cross-vendor capabilities provided by Redfish's open standards.

Tier IV data center comes online as new certification players emerge New options for data center certification, including UL's debut and the Tier 5 standard from Switch, aim to more easily prove data center resiliency and reliability.

IBM to debut z Systems mainframe with beefed-up security IBM is poised to leap forward in cybersecurity with a refreshed z Systems mainframe built to handle pervasive encryption.

Edge data centers push to new limits with cell tower deal Where in the world is an edge data center? That's a question IT pros might ask, as more companies try to define where these facilities are located and who uses them.