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CXL 4.0 doubles bandwidth, introduces bundled ports for data centres

The CXL Consortium unveils CXL 4.0, doubling bandwidth to 128GTs and adding bundled ports to boost data centre performance and scalability.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025

Data governance

Elastic named leader for observability in IDC MarketScape 2025

Elastic has been named a leader in the IDC MarketScape 2025 for observability platforms, praised for its scalable architecture and AI-driven data management tools.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025

Virtualisation

Broadcom expands VMware Cloud Foundation for AI & open cloud

Broadcom expands VMware Cloud Foundation with AI ReadyNodes and open networking, enhancing private cloud flexibility and easing AI integration for enterprises.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 12th Nov 2025

Virtualisation

CNCF brings AI discipline to Kubernetes deployments

The CNCF has launched a Certified Kubernetes AI Conformance Program to set open standards for deploying AI workloads across platforms.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Wed, 12th Nov 2025

Edge Computing

SUSE unveils SLES 16 with integrated agentic AI & 16-year support

SUSE launches SLES 16, the first enterprise Linux with built-in agentic AI and a 16-year support lifecycle for enhanced automation and stability.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Wed, 5th Nov 2025

EduTech

Siemens wins ABET nod for digital industry microcredential pilot

Siemens' Expedite - Skills for Industry microcredential has earned ABET recognition, setting a new standard in digital industry workforce development.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 27th Oct 2025

Network Infrastructure

Dell unveils open rack-scale AI systems with 60% cooling savings

Dell launches modular AI rack systems with 60% cooling savings, featuring PowerCool eRDHx and open standards for efficient enterprise deployments.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Thu, 16th Oct 2025

DataCentre infrastructure

AMD unveils Helios rack built for Meta's AI data centre vision

AMD unveils Helios, a rack-scale AI platform built to Meta's new Open Rack Wide standard, designed for high-performance AI and HPC data centres.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Wed, 15th Oct 2025

Hyperscale

Dell unveils IR9000 rack & PowerCool eRDHx for AI efficiency

Dell launches the IR9000 rack and PowerCool eRDHx cooling system to enhance AI efficiency with up to 60% reduced cooling costs and open-standard design.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Wed, 15th Oct 2025

Digital Transformation

Hitachi Energy, NVIDIA unveil 800 VDC power system for AI data centres

Hitachi Energy and NVIDIA have launched an 800 VDC power system to boost efficiency and sustainability in AI data centre operations worldwide.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Tue, 14th Oct 2025

Unified Communications

PagerDuty unveils AI agents & 150 updates for operations teams

PagerDuty's Fall '25 update launches AI agents and 150+ improvements, cutting incident resolution times by 50% and easing workloads for ops teams.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 9th Oct 2025

Crypto

Cloudflare unveils NET Dollar stablecoin to power AI agent web

Cloudflare launches NET Dollar, a US dollar-backed stablecoin, to enable fast, secure payments for AI-driven services on the emerging agentic web.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Fri, 26th Sep 2025

Physical Security

Delinea unveils open-source MCP Server to secure AI agent access

Delinea has launched its open-source MCP Server, enabling secure, policy-driven access for AI agents to manage credentials and workflows efficiently.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Sep 2025

Crypto

Cloudflare & Coinbase launch x402 for unified online payments

Cloudflare and Coinbase have launched the x402 Foundation to create a unified, open standard for seamless digital payments across the internet.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Sep 2025

Firewalls

OpenID launches first global standards for real-time security alerts

The OpenID Foundation has launched the first global standards enabling real-time sharing of security alerts across digital identity systems, boosting online protection.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Sep 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Open Standards stories

Hybrid Cloud

7 Risks of tech monocultures for UK Organisations

Over 69% of UK firms rely on cloud, risking tech monocultures that limit flexibility, inflate costs and threaten innovation and data governance.

By Sachin Agrawal • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2025

Smart Cities

Itron & CLS partner to deliver smart lighting across Australia

Itron partners with Connected Lighting Solutions to expand smart street lighting across Australian cities, enhancing safety and cutting energy costs.

By Melania Watson • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025

Hybrid Cloud

How to escape the pull of data gravity

Data gravity increasingly hinders cloud flexibility and innovation, urging businesses to adopt hybrid strategies to avoid costly vendor lock-ins and outages.

By Terry Storrar • 5 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025

Cloud Security

Falco adds threat analysis features with Stratoshark integration

Sysdig enhances Falco with Stratoshark integration, boosting open source cloud threat analysis for faster incident response and forensic investigation.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 14th Nov 2025

DevOps

Cisco launches Data Fabric to harness machine data for AI era

Cisco unveils Data Fabric, a new architecture using machine data to boost AI capabilities, powered by the Splunk platform and launching advanced real-time insights.

By Melvin Hipolito • 5 min read • Wed, 10th Sep 2025