📅 - Network Infrastructure as a Service (NIaaS) pioneerAlkirahas announced the release of its Load Balancer as a Service (LBaaS), which will further improve its Marketplace for Network and Security Services. With this innovation, clients may easily integrate LBaaS, improving scalability and performance for internal and external applications alike.
With this launch, Alkira's platform will offer top load balancing solutions from various suppliers, allowing businesses to use the best solution to achieve their goals. With more solutions to come, F5 BIG-IP is the first vendor to be integrated into Alkira's platform, giving clients more options and flexibility.
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📅 - Eviden Launches Next-Gen Enterprise Servers for AI and Critical Applications - These servers are ideal for enterprises, cloud providers, and hyperscalers because they combine a performance increase, an unparalleled scale-up design, and distinctive eco-efficient technologies, allowing them to reliably deploy their vital and artificial intelligence applications.
Bullsequana SH serversEven while cloud adoption and virtualization have encouraged scale-out deployments, they are not ideal for big data, analytics, and real-time business processing (like SAP HANA), which demand the highest computing capacity to handle enormous volumes of data. A scale-up design, which provides a high number of processors in close proximity and a significant quantity of memory capacity, can [...]
📅 - European Businesses Turning to Managed Network Services Providers - According to a new study report released by Information Services Group (ISG), a worldwide AI-centered technology research and consultancy group, businesses around Europe are increasingly looking to managed network services providers to further their digital transformation agendas.
Businesses are looking for managed network services (MNS) providers to help them deal with the increasing complexity of contemporary ICT infrastructures and the growing threat of cyberattacks, according to the 2024 ISG Provider Lens Enterprise Managed Network Services report for Europe. This is frequently due to the fact that these companies lack the internal skills necessary to manage their networks.
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📅 - EU Launches Action Plan to Strengthen Submarine Cable Security - The European Union has launched an action plan aimed at bolstering the security and resilience of itssubmarine cable infrastructurein response to recent incidents that disrupted critical power and communication networks. This initiative, led by the European Commission and the High Representative, underscores the growing need to protect vital subsea infrastructure from emerging geopolitical and security threats.
The European Union has introduced a comprehensive set of measures focused on prevention, detection, response, recovery, and deterrence. These measures are designed to enhance threat monitoring, improve crisis response, and ensure the prompt repair of damaged cables.
A key [...]
📅 - Together AI Raises $305M at $3.3B Valuation to Expand AI-First Cloud - Together AI has announced a $305 million Series B funding round, led by General Catalyst and co-led by Prosperity7, marking a significant expansion in its AI Acceleration Cloud. This latest funding round, which values Together AI at $3.3 billion, will fuel the companys ambitious expansion plans, including the large-scale deployment of NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs.
The investment would strengthen Together AIs position as a leading platform for working with open-source AI models, catering to a growing base of more than 450,000 AI developers and enterprise clients, including Salesforce, Zoom, SK Telecom, and The Washington Post.
The investment round also saw participation from a distinguished [...]
📅 - IonQ Acquires IDQ to Advance Quantum Networking and Security - IonQ has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in ID Quantique (IDQ), a global provider of quantum-secure networking and sensing, through a definitive agreement with SK Telecom and IDQ. The acquisition, which integrates IDQ's expertise and growing quantum networking business into IonQs expanding quantum ecosystem, would further strengthen IonQs position in next-generation secure communications.
IDQ operates in Geneva, Switzerland, with offices in Seoul, South Korea; Vienna, Austria; and Boston, USA.
As part of the deal, IonQ will issue common shares as transaction consideration. Upon completion, the acquisition will bring IonQs total portfolio of issued and pending patents to [...]
📅 - Telehouse, HGC, and AMS-IX Boost Asia-Europe Connectivity - Telehouse, HGC Global Communications (HGC), and AMS-IX have announced a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing connectivity between Asia and Europe. The collaboration seeks to optimize cross-continent traffic flow between Bangkok and London, strengthening infrastructure and improving digital communication for businesses operating between these regions.
Leveraging Telehouse Bangkok and Telehouse London, HGC has deployed a new transmission infrastructure designed to bridge capacity gaps between continents. The initiative will expand peering between AMS-IX Bangkok and AMS-IX Amsterdam, ensuring seamless cross-border content exchange. Clients in both regions will also benefit from direct, [...]