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At Microsoft Build 2025, Microsoft focused on agentic AI, making it central to their developer strategy. CEO Satya Nadella introduced the “agentic web,” where AI takes a bigger role in software creation. Key updates included evolving GitHub Copilot into a programming partner, new features for managing AI agents, and giving them identities and security controls. Microsoft also backed open standards like Agent2Agent and MCP. The event highlighted how AI will reshape developer roles, adoption challenges, and productivity gains, while noting the shift is still early. Success depends on real-world use, openness, and developer trust.Time Stamps:0:00 - Cold Open0:40 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown2:22 - Crunchy Data acquired by Snowflake5:27 - Broadcom Launches Ultra-Fast Chip for AI Data Centers9:46 - EU Group Urges Action on Broadcom's VMware Licensing14:27 - IBM Adds New Data Platform Capabilities18:27 - Amazon Investing $20 Billion in Pennsylvania for Cloud and AI Infrastructure22:44 - IBM Plans 'Starling' Quantum Computers by 202927:51 - Microsoft Centers Agentic AI Strategy around Development Community at Microsoft Build 202537:49 - The Weeks Ahead39:31 - Thanks for Watching The Tech Field Day News RundownFollow our hosts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tom Hollingsworth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alastair Cooke⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stephen Foskett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Tech Field Day ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X/Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mastodon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

New global tariffs are making it more expensive and complicated for enterprises to manage their cloud services across regions. These changes are causing unpredictable costs and creating challenges for global cloud strategies. To stay ahead, companies need to improve visibility, automate processes, and tailor governance to each region.Time Stamps:0:00 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown1:12 - AI Application Delivery: Same Old, Slightly Smarter4:29 - Is the Site Down? It's a Secret to Everyone7:43 - Is AI Inferencing the Edge's Long-Awaited Killer App?10:21 - VMware Unregisters Lowest Partner Tier13:21 - Walmart's Smart AI Agent Strategy Could Lead Enterprise Automation15:38 - RSA Encryption Closer to Quantum Breakthrough19:25 - Tariffs hit Enterprise Cloud26:34 - The Weeks Ahead28:10 - Thanks for Watching the Tech Field Day News RundownGuest Host: Brad Gregory, Principal and Cloud Networking Strategist, MCN StrategiesFollow our hosts ⁠⁠⁠⁠Tom Hollingsworth⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Alastair Cooke⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Stephen Foskett⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Tech Field Day ⁠⁠⁠⁠on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠, on ⁠⁠⁠⁠X/Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠, and on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Mastodon⁠⁠⁠⁠.

OpenAI has announced its largest acquisition to date, agreeing to acquire io, an AI device startup founded by former Apple executive Jony Ive, in an all-equity deal worth approximately $6.5 billion. The acquisition includes OpenAI's existing stake in io. As part of the merger, Jony Ive will assume significant creative and design responsibilities across both OpenAI and io. Despite the merger, Ive's design firm, LoveFrom, will continue to operate independently.Time Stamps: 0:00 - Cold Open 0:40 - Welcome the Tech Field Day News Rundown1:39 - AT&T Acquires Century Link4:43 - VAST Data Reveals their AI Operating System8:51 - Salesforce to Acquire informatica for $8 Billion12:01 - Red Hat's Linux Push for Smart Vehicles14:49 - Google's New Approach to AI Infrastructure19:01 - Datadog Broadens Its Observability Platform Vision22:16 - OpenAI Acquires io for $6.4 Billion27:16 - The Weeks Ahead28:25 - Thanks for Watching the Tech Field Day News RundownGuest Host: Kori Rongey, Founder of TotalPacketsFollow our hosts ⁠⁠⁠Tom Hollingsworth⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Alastair Cooke⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠Stephen Foskett⁠⁠⁠. Follow Tech Field Day ⁠⁠⁠on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠, on ⁠⁠⁠X/Twitter⁠⁠⁠, on ⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠, and on ⁠⁠⁠Mastodon⁠⁠⁠.

The US government signed a new act into law that has opponents concerned about the ramifications of what it will be used to do. The Take It Down Act was proposed to allow for the rapid takedown of non-consensual intimate images, or NCII, from the Internet. The law requires social media platforms to remove identified content within 48 hours and people convicted of violating the law could face up to three years in prison. What's the catch? According ot the EFF and other freedom organizations, the law has been written so broadly as to let it apply to a broad range of content, including political speech. The law also could be used to pressure companies into weakening encryption and security to allow for easier detection of content being shared. This and more on the Tech Field Day News Rundown. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown1:08 - ZT Systems Acquired by Sanmina4:15 - Arista Networks Rumored to Buy Velocloud from Broadcom9:19 - Microsoft open-sources Windows System for Linux12:35 - Palo Alto Networks and T-Mobile Team Up for SASE15:46 - Salesforce buys Convergence for more agentic AI18:48 - Charter to Buy Cox Communications for $21.9 Billion23:41 - HPE integrates Morpheus with Greenlake27:12 - US Signs Take It Down Act37:31 - The Weeks Ahead40:16 - Thanks for WatchingHosts: Tom Hollingsworth: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/⁠Stephen Foskett: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/⁠Alastair Cooke: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/⁠Follow Tech Field Day: Website: ⁠https://techfieldday.com/ ⁠LinkedIn:⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day/⁠X/Twitter: ⁠https://x.com/TechFieldDay ⁠Bluesky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/techfieldday.com

Last week saw the release of a big new report from the Futurum Group around cybersecurity. The research says that the market is going to grow by 11.6% per year for the rest of the decade. By then it should be worth almost $300 billion. Fernando Montenegro states that cybersecurity is a cornerstone of the boardroom and key part of the enterprise risk management strategy. Additionally there are some great suggestions about which areas of security need to be addressed by organizations in the coming years. This and more on the Tech Field Day News Rundown. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Cold Open0:37 - Welcome to the Tech Field News Rundown1:25 - Magic Kill Switch law for AI chips5:13 - Broadcom wants those patches back9:20 - Nutanix adds more NVIDIA to enterprise AI 12:50 - Cisco Unveils Quantum Networking Advances17:10 - Economic uncertainty is taking IT jobs20:47 - sudo Replace This Command24:58 - Futurum Group Foresees Cybersecurity Futures32:04 - Upcoming Tech Field Day Events33:08 - Thanks for WatchingHosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/Stephen Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/Alastair Cooke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/Follow Tech Field Day: Website: https://techfieldday.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day/X/Twitter: https://x.com/TechFieldDay Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/techfieldday.com

The demand for AI services is driving more growth in public cloud platforms, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google have all continued investment in the public cloud platforms to keep up with generative AI. Andy Jassy highlighted triple-digit growth in AI revenues, Microsoft has committed to 40% more capacity in Europe, and Google is investing $17 Billion in cloud infrastructure.Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown1:13 - Amazon Internet from Space in 20263:07 - Palo Alto Networks buys Protect AI5:44 - Forescout and NVIDIA Team Up for Operational Technology8:29 - Cloud Costs are Higher than Expected, Value to the Business is Even Higher11:24 - Chatbots aren't Giving Good Health Advice14:18 - Huawei AI chips to take on NVIDIA and beat US controls17:13 - AI Growth Driving Cloud Provider Investment21:27 - The Weeks Ahead22:21 - Thanks for WatchingHosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/Stephen Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/Alastair Cooke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/Follow Tech Field Day: Website: https://techfieldday.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day/X/Twitter: https://x.com/TechFieldDay Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/techfieldday.com

Intel is still looking to smooth out their operations under new CEO Lip-Bu Tan. The announcement came last week that Intel is going to be cutting more positions. Initial reports rumored that it could be as much 20,000 employees but CFO David Zinsner refuted that number last Friday. Instead, each department will assess their structure and decide whether to cut positions or offer voluntary packages. Zinsner cautioned that not all buyout offers would be accepted. Additionally, early retirements would not be offered, as previously these had led to other issues in the long term. This and more on the Tech Field Day News Rundown. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown1:36 - Native Sidecars Land in Kubernetes 1.335:39 - Q-CTRL Reveals Quantum Navigation System10:24 - TSMC Launches A14, Targets AI Speed14:06 - Factory Settings added to Commvault's Cleanroom Recovery17:46 - Safeguarding NATS and Open Source23:13 - HPE Expands Cybersecurity Across Platforms26:54 - Another Round of Layoffs for Intel as they Streamline33:44 - The Weeks Ahead36:17 - Thanks for WatchingHosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/Stephen Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/Alastair Cooke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/Follow Tech Field Day: Website: https://techfieldday.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day/X/Twitter: https://x.com/TechFieldDay Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/techfieldday.com

Chris Krebs is a well-known figure in the cybersecurity space. As the former head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Krebs was responsible for directing security for the US federal government starting 2018. Krebs was fired from CISA in 2020 by President Donald Trump for his stance on the 2020 election. Last week, President Trump stripped Krebs of his security clearances for this 4-year-old issue. Krebs then announced that he would be stepping down from his role at security company SentinelOne in order to prevent the company from being harmed by what appears to be a personal issue between the president of the United States and a private citizen that dared to disagree with him. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown0:55 - Zoom Comes to a Halt for 90 Minutes2:47 - VMware Brings Back Free ESXi6:00 - AI Can Write Code, But Struggles With Debugging8:05 - Hammerspace Gains Investors for AI Data Performance Standard11:32 - Google Ad Tech Deemed Monopolized by Federal Judge13:47 - HPE Stake Rises with Elliott Engagement17:45 - Chris Krebs Resigns from SentinelOne24:25 - The Weeks Ahead26:16 - Thanks for Watching Guest Host: Romeo Gardner, President and CEO of NehlosLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/romeog/Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/Stephen Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/Alastair Cooke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/Follow Tech Field Day: Website: https://techfieldday.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day/X/Twitter: https://x.com/TechFieldDay Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/techfieldday.com

At Intel Vision 2025, CEO Lip-Bu Tan emphasized a customer-centric strategy, focusing on advancements in AI PCs, Gaudi 3 accelerators, and the 18A process node. He introduced the concept of “Physical AI,” highlighting Intel's commitment to integrating AI into hardware solutions across various sectors. Tan's leadership aims to position Intel at the forefront of AI-driven innovation by enhancing its product portfolio and foundry capabilities. This and more on the Tech Field Day News Rundown. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Cold Open0:45 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown2:01 - Trump Shifts Stance on NVIDIA Chip Ban7:29 - Remember Windows 11 Recall? It's Back!11:31 - Solo.io Adds MCP Gateway to API Platform14:43 - Dell Launches PowerEdge Servers with Intel Xeon 6 Chips20:27 - Google Cloud Paving the Way for AI Transformation from Google Cloud Next26:32 - Intel to Sell off 51% of Altera Chip Business to Silver Lake31:08 - Embracing Physical AI at Intel Vision 202540:50 - The Weeks Ahead42:54 - Thanks for WatchingFollow our hosts ⁠⁠⁠Tom Hollingsworth⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Alastair Cooke⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠Stephen Foskett⁠⁠⁠. Follow Tech Field Day ⁠⁠⁠on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠, on ⁠⁠⁠X/Twitter⁠⁠⁠, on ⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠, and on ⁠⁠⁠Mastodon⁠⁠⁠. #TFDRundown, #cybersecurity, #AI, @TechFieldDay, @NetworkingNerd, @SFoskett, @Intel, @IntelBusiness, @Google, @Broadcom, @VMware, @Checkpoint, @TechstrongIT,

Half a century is a long time for an IT business, and Microsoft is justified in making a lot of noise to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary. The celebration brought together three Microsoft CEOs: Gates, Balmer, and Nadella. Microsoft CoPilot isn't quite as old as the company, but it was still at the center of the celebrations. Many Microsoft products have come and gone over fifty years. Is CoPilot going to be one of the keepers? This and more on the Tech Field Day News Rundown. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown1:20 - NVIDIA AI Servers Immune to US Tariffs4:14 - Ivanti Hardware Hacked by Chinese Group7:42 - Oracle Cloud Admits Breach12:07 - Juniper Networks and Palo Alto Products are Being Probed15:55 - IBM launches the AI Mainframe20:05 - HPE Announces Aruba Central VPC Options24:32 - Microsoft Turns Fifty33:09 - The Weeks Ahead35:42 - Thanks for WatchingFollow our hosts ⁠⁠⁠Tom Hollingsworth⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Alastair Cooke⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠Stephen Foskett⁠⁠⁠. Follow Tech Field Day ⁠⁠⁠on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠, on ⁠⁠⁠X/Twitter⁠⁠⁠, on ⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠, and on ⁠⁠⁠Mastodon⁠⁠⁠. #TFDRundown, #Cybersecurity, #AI, #CoPilot, #Mainframe, @Microsoft, @NVIDIA, @Ivanti, @Oracle, @OracleCloud, @JuniperNetworks, @PaloAltoNtwrks, @IBM, @HPE, @NetworkingNerd, @DemitasseNZ, @TechFieldDay, @TheFuturumGroup,

During the keynote for Intel VIsion 2025, new CEO Lip-Bu Tan told the attendees about his vision for the return of Intel. He said that intel needs to attract engineering talent, fix the balance sheet issues, and look at manufacturing processes. One of the biggest ways to take care of those last two that was proposed was Intel spinning off non-core business units. He also asked customers to be "brutally honest" with the company going forward. He also reiterated his focus in going to be on engineering talent, either by hiring new engineers or encouraging former Intel employees to return. This and more on the Tech Field Day News Rundown. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day Rundown1:25 - Techstrong.IT Launches7:33 - Check Point Breached10:39 - Broadcom Raises Minimum VMware Core Count15:22 - Google Suggestions Change TLS Certificates19:48 - CoreWeave IPO Cools Down26:43 - Broadcom Debuts Networking Chips for AI Workloads31:06 - Lip-Bu Tan Lays Out Intel Recovery PlansFollow our hosts ⁠⁠Tom Hollingsworth⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Alastair Cooke⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠Stephen Foskett⁠⁠. Follow Tech Field Day ⁠⁠on LinkedIn⁠⁠, on ⁠⁠X/Twitter⁠⁠, on ⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠, and on ⁠⁠Mastodon⁠⁠. #TFDRundown, #cybersecurity, #AI, @TechFieldDay, @NetworkingNerd, @SFoskett, @Intel, @IntelBusiness, @Google, @Broadcom, @VMware, @Checkpoint, @TechstrongIT,

For shownotes, head to the episode website postThis week has been a big one for messaging privacy. The news broke on Monday that the Editor-in-Chief for The Atlantic magazine was accidentally added to a Signal group where members of the US government were talking about highly classified military actions. The report kicked off a firestorm of Congressional hearings about the nature of data sharing and privacy for not only government officials but members of the defense and intelligence community. This has also raised questions about the way that those same officials will often circumvent policy to facilitate communications. While the nature of the group and their discussion topic is highly political in nature let's focus on the communications aspect. Why did they use Signal? How can we be sure it's safe? And what does this mean for government agencies that still want to create backdoors into secure protocols? This and more on the Tech Field Day News Rundown. Time Stamps: 1:13 - Employers target engineers with LLM skills4:09 - Google Acquires Wiz for $32 Billion after Previous Offer Falls Through8:33 - AI Applications are putting cloud workloads at risk12:09 - SoftBank to Acquire Ampere16:47 - Cloud FinOps is driving application repatriation23:27 - Dynamo is the NVIDIA operating system for your AI Factory 27:16 - Just How Secure Is Signal?Follow our hosts ⁠Tom Hollingsworth⁠, ⁠Alastair Cooke⁠, and ⁠Stephen Foskett⁠. Follow Tech Field Day ⁠on LinkedIn⁠, on ⁠X/Twitter⁠, on ⁠Bluesky⁠, and on ⁠Mastodon⁠. #Rundown, #cybersecurity, #AI, @TechFieldDay, @NetworkingNerd, @DemitasseNZ, @NVIDIA, @Softbank, @Google, @AmpereComputing, @Wiz_io,

Visit ⁠Episode Post for Show NotesNVIDIA unveiled new AI-focused chips at its GTC conference, including the Blackwell Ultra series launching this year and the next-gen Vera Rubin GPUs set for 2026. CEO Jensen Huang emphasized the company's shift to an annual release cycle, a departure from its previous biennial schedule. This move reflects NVIDIA's response to the growing AI market and increasing competition. This and more on the Rundown. Episode Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown2:29 - Taara Spun Out from Google's Parent Company Alphabet6:41 - Intel Names Lip-Bu Tan as New CEO12:38 - DevOps Gets Empowered by Semaphore Going Open Source16:38 - Microsoft's New Quantum Chip Greeted with Major Skepticism22:04 - Solo.io Launches Kagent for Agentic AI-Driven Cloud Ops25:37 - Amazon, Google, and Meta Nuclear Datacenters by 205029:38 - NVIDIA Reveals Rubin AI and Blackwell Ultra40:58 - The Weeks Ahead44:02 - Thanks for WatchingFollow our hosts Tom Hollingsworth, Alastair Cooke, and Stephen Foskett. Follow Tech Field Day on LinkedIn, on X/Twitter, on Bluesky, and on Mastodon. #Rundown, #NVIDIAGTC, #AI, @SFoskett, @DemitasseNZ, @TechFieldDay, @TheFuturumGroup, @TechstrongTV, @Google, @Intel, @IntelBusiness, @NVIDIA, @AWSCloud, @GoogleCloud, @Meta, @Microsoft,

Visit Episode Post for Show NotesWe've spoken at length about the CHIPS Act for the past year or so and you know that we've been big proponents of bringing semiconductor manufacturing back to the US. The latest news from the federal governement isn't so rosy though. According to reports, the current administration is trying to find ways to prevent the funding for the act from being disbursed. Options floated include firing the staff at NIST responsible for sending out the money as well as clawing back the funding for "non-performance" which is the only way for the money to be returned to the government. The news comes as the administration is contemplating tariffs on TSMC even after the announcement of $100 billion in US funding.Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown3:26 - VAST Data Business Update9:03 - X Knocked Offline by Dark Storm DDOS13:16 - ASML Opening Chinese Facility18:18 - Druva Powering Enhanced Azure Data Security21:55 - Cerebras Opening New AI Accelerator Datacenters28:20 - Is The CHIPS Act Crushed?41:17 - The Weeks Ahead46:15 - Thanks for WatchingHosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/Stephen Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/Alastair Cooke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/Follow Tech Field Day: Website: https://techfieldday.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-field-day/X/Twitter: https://x.com/TechFieldDay Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/techfieldday.com #Rundown, #CHIPSAct, #NIST, @VAST_Data, @X, @ASML, @DruvaInc, @CerabrasSystems, @TechFieldDay, @NetworkingNerd, @SFoskett, @TechFieldDayPod, @FuturumGroup, @TechstrongTV,

I want to take you back to the halcyon days of just a few weeks ago when we discussed the ways that NVIDIA AI chips were showing up in China even though they were under US embargo not to be able to get this advanced technology. This came as a result of a last minute policy decision from the outgoing Biden administration that blocked the Chinese from buying these chips. Now, companies like Microsoft are urging the new presidential administration to rescind the ban to give them access to the growing AI market in China. Chinese authorities are firing back at the ban by tellling their researchers to avoid visiting the US. And third parties are making a fortune reshipping shipments of restricted items to China from places like Singapore, where police just arrested three men charged with running an operation of that nature. This and more on the Rundown. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 1:35 - Intel Pushes Ohio Fab Again to 20304:45 - Nokia Acquires Infinera 7:55 - Qualcomm and IBM Raise GenAI Competitive Stakes11:00 - Microsoft hangs up on Skype14:56 - US Enterprises waste $44.5B on needless cloud spend20:13 - Aviz Next ONES to Support Spectrum-X24:44 - China is Getting Banned Blackwell?34:11 - The Weeks Ahead 36:40 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/Alastair Cooke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/Follow Gestalt ITWebsite: https://www.GestaltIT.com/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltITLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT

We've talked about quantum computing before but Microsoft created a quantum quake in the tech space last week. They announced a new quantum computer chip that took seventeen years to make. The Majorana-1 uses a brand new Topological Core technology that reduces error rates significantly and could create chips with as much as one million qubits of processing power per unit. Microsoft's researchers reportedly created a new state of matter in the accompanying research paper published to Nature to help them create the method for increasing the power of the chip. This and more on The Rundown.Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown1:15 - Docker Pauses Pull Plans5:30 - Default Passwords Strike Again8:12 - Apple is Betting on AI Infrastructure12:00 - Cisco and NVIDIA Expand Their Partnership15:57 - T-Mobile Dials Up Cloud Efficiency Drive with Red Hat OpenShift19:37 - HP Ends 15 Minute Tech Support Wait Time24:37 - Microsoft's Quantum Computing Breakthrough with Majorana 1 Chip33:29 - The Weeks Ahead35:25 - Thanks for WatchingHosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/Alastair Cooke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/Follow Gestalt ITWebsite: https://www.GestaltIT.com/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltITLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT #Rundown, #AI, #Majorana1, @Docker, @Microsoft, @Apple, @HP, @TMobile, @Cisco, @NVIDIA, @GestaltIT, @NetworkingNerd, @DemitasseNZ, @TechFieldDay,

A report this week claims that Broadcom is investigating Intel's chip design business and is contemplating an acquisition. The news comes from the Wall Street Journal and says that while Broadcom is interested in chip design they are not interested in the foundry business. Analysts are intriguied because that means that Broadcom could either use Intel's designs to augment their existing lineup or perhaps package the businesses for sale to other partners or even competitors. Keith, do you think Broadcom is going to invest in Intel?Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown1:35 - Nokia Upgrades Internet Exchange Backbone4:38 - Veeam Loses Data in Restore Debacle7:47 - SanDisk Looks to Petabyte SSDs10:18 - SonicWall Gets Hit with Cyberattack13:43 - HPE Announces Gen12 Ahead16:24 - OpenSSH Found to Be Vulnerable to MITM Attacks20:12 - Broadcom Wants Intel Chip Designs?25:30 - The Weeks Ahead27:16 - Thanks for Watching Hosts:Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/Keith Townsend: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kltownsend/#Rundown, #Storage, @ @HPE, @SonicWall, @Broadcom, @IntelBusiness, @Intel, @SanDisk, @Veeam, @Nokia, @NokiaIndustries, @GestaltIT, @TechFieldDay, @TheFututumGroup, @TheCTOAdvisor, @NetworkingNerd,

A group of investors, led by Elon Musk's startup xAI and other backers, has made a $97.4 billion bid to take control of OpenAI, aiming to refocus the organization on open-source AI and safety amid rising tensions between Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over its shift to a for-profit model. Meanwhile, OpenAI is advancing its AI hardware strategy with plans to launch a custom-designed AI chip in 2024, fabricated by TSMC using 3-nanometer technology to reduce reliance on Nvidia. Initially deployed on a limited scale, the chip is designed to optimize AI model performance, with OpenAI's expanding chip team already working on future iterations with enhanced capabilities. This and more on The Rundown. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown2:44 - Turn/River Capital Acquires SolarWinds5:21 - WEKA Restructure to Focus on AI9:23 - Cisco One Silicon Shows Big at Cisco Live EMEA12:50 - Hammerspace is Changing the AI Training Game17:31 - French President to Invest $112B in AI22:36 - Huawei Shows Revenue Growth Despite Ban26:49 - Sam Altman Says OpenAI is Not for Sale 33:06 - OpenAI to Take On NVIDIA with Proprietary Chip38:13 - The Weeks Ahead39:44 - Thanks for WatchingFollow Gestalt ITWebsite: https://www.GestaltIT.com/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltITLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT #Rundown, #AI, #ITNews, @SolarWinds, @WEKAIO, @Cisco, @CiscoNetworking, @Hammerspace_Inc, @Huawei, @OpenAI, @GestaltIT, @TechFieldDay, @DemitasseNZ, @SFoskett, @TheFuturumGroup, @TechstrongTV,

We heard the rumors back in November that the HPE deal to acquired Juniper Networks was getting a closer look from the Department of Justice. Last week we got confirmation that the DoJ will be filing suit to half the deal. The arugument from the government is that the result of the deal would be 70% of the market for networking equipment being held by just two companies. Specifically cited was the wireless LAN component, where the DoJ said there were only three major players. This was refuted quickly by both HPE and Juniper. The UK Competition and Markets authority and the EU have both cleared the deal. This and more on The Rundown. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to The Rundown 1:10 - Intel Not Bringing Falcon Shores GPU to Market 3:52 - NVIDIA Accelerates Storage Networking 7:42 - Phishing attacks against Microsoft ADFS 11:31 - Ventev Acquired by Hubbell Inc 14:25 - AI and Cloud costs are driving a closer look at FinOps tools 17:33 - Microsoft Stops TPM Bypass for Win11 Installs 22:16 - DoJ Blocks HPE Juniper Deal 31:22 - The Weeks Ahead 33:46 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/ Alastair Cooke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/ Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT #Rundown, #FalconShores, #DoJ, #AI, @Intel, @IntelBusiness, @NVIDIA, @Microsoft, @Ventev, @JuniperNetworks, @HPE, @GestaltIT, @NetworkingNerd, @DemitasseNZ, @TechFieldDay, @TheFuturumGroup,

As we mentioned earlier, the early days of a US government change invovle a lot of new orders and announcements. After a week in office the current US administration announced a plan to impose import tariffs on Taiwan for a variety of goods, including pharmaceuticals, steel, and chips. The tariff was reported to be 25% but could be as high as 100%. In further comments the president said the goal of the move was to lure companies back to the US to manufacture chips domestically. However, the CHIPS Act was specifically called out as being problematic because it simply gave money away instead of punishing companies with additional taxes to change their behavior. This is definitely a developing situation but lets dive in. Al, what's the ultimate goal here? This and more on the Gestalt IT Rundown. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to The Rundown 1:23 - Pure Storage Gets Hyperscale Win 4:31 - Salt Typhoon Probe Potentially Disrupted 7:47 - AI Gets Trapped in a Maze 11:35 - Swedes Seize Ship Slashing Subsea Stuff 14:56 - OpenAI Announces Operator Agent AI 18:23 - DeepSeek Causes Deep Thoughts Among Tech 23:53 - TSMC Tariffs Could Cause Chaos 31:40 - The Weeks Ahead 33:12 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/ Alastair Cooke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/ Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT #Rundown, #DeepSeek, #SaltTyphoon, #AI, #Hyperscalers, @GestaltIT, @TechFieldDay, @TheFuturumGroup, @NetworkingNerd, @DemitasseNZ, @PureStorage, @OpenAI, @TWSemicon,

We spoke last week about the executive order issued by former President Biden around AI export controls. There has been some more information released about the reasoning behind the controls. One of those was that, as mentioned, third party actors are shipping restricted hardware to countries that were already banned from receiving it. Still others were able to access those systems through cloud computing in countries such as Malaysia and Brazil. The AI Diffusion Framework names 18 "friendly" countries with no restrictions and designates 23 countries under embargo with restrictions and caps on certain AI chips. The remaining nations of the world are categorized into a kind of limbo. The restrictions are based on a Total Processing Performance (TPP) metric that restricts exports based on the power of the chip. This and more on the Gestalt IT Rundown. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 1:05 - Futurum Asks CEOs About AI 6:40 - HPE Investigating IntelBroker Claims 9:51 - Former Meta Exec leads Microsoft's New AI Team 13:41 - Gartner Says VM Migrations Won't Be Easy 17:53 - Lenovo Acquires Infinidat 22:05 - More on AI Diffusion Regulations 37:24 - The Weeks Ahead 39:55 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd Stephen Foskett: https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT #Rundown, #AIDiffusion, #AI, @GestaltIT, @TechFieldDay, @TheFuturumGroup, @NetworkingNerd, @SFoskett, @HPE, @Meta, @Microsoft, @Lenovo, @Infinidat,

The Biden presidential administration might be winding down but thre are still some things that are making news. Yesterday the president proposed a new framework for the export of chips used to developer AI. The rules seek to limit exports of the chips to some 120 countries, including Mexico, Israel, and Switzerland. The rules appear to be aimed at protecting US national security and the undercurrent in the order is aimed squarely at China. The administration says this is designed to close some of the loopholes in currently existing regulations on chip exports. NVIDIA released a statement calling the rules "misguided" due to the fact that they could impact the largest AI hardware company in the world. This and more on the Rundown. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 1:16 - Cohesity's CERT Service Boosted by Added Partners 3:43 - Building GenAI Apps Creating Headaches 7:01 - Eutelsat's 2-Day Outage and Resiliency 10:52 - Web Apps Exposed by AWS Configuration 14:28 - Oracle to battle for JavaScript Trademark 20:03 - An IT Exodus is Happening 23:46 - NVIDIA Comments on AI Diffusion 32:56 - The Weeks Ahead 33:34 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd Stephen Foskett: https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett Alastair Cooke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/ Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT #Rundown, #AI, #CyberSecurity, @GestaltIT, @NetworkingNerd, @DemitasseNZ, @TechFieldDay, @TheFututumGroup, @NVIDIA, @Cohesity, @Oracle, @OracleCloud, @AWSCloud,

At CES 2025, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang introduced Cosmos, a new AI model trained on 20 million hours of video to help machines better understand and interact with the physical world, available via Hugging Face and NVIDIA's GPU Cloud. He also urged businesses to adopt a three-computer AI system, featuring tools like Project DIGITS for AI development and the Llama Nemotron models for autonomous agents. Meanwhile, Dell announced a full rebrand, replacing familiar names like XPS and Latitude with Dell, Dell Pro, and Dell Pro Max, along with Plus and Premium tiers, aiming to attract customers seeking AI-powered PCs. Critics noted the naming is familiar, but it could help Dell appeal to new users. This and more on the Gestalt IT Rundown. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 1:38 - Anthropic Raising More Money 6:15 - Net Neutrality Neutralized 10:01 - GlobalFoundries and IBM Find Their New Years Resolution 14:56 - FCC Opens Lower 6GHz Band for Low Power Devices 19:54 - HashiCorp Acquisition by IBM Reviewed by UK 24:41 - Ingram Micro To End Relationship with Broadcom/VMware 28:59 - Big News from CES 29:33 - NVIDIA Cosmos Brings AI Into the Real World 43:48 - Dell to Rebrand PC Line 54:24 - The Weeks Ahead 55:26 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd Stephen Foskett: https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT #Rundown, #CES2025, #AI, @GestaltIT, @TechFieldDay, @NVIDIA, @AMD, @IBM, @DellTech, @Broadcom, @VMware, @IngramMicroUSA, @HashiCorp, @GlobalFoundries, @TheFuturumGroup, @AnthropicAI,

We're looking back at our reporting on the biggest enterprise IT stories of 2024 and telling you the trends that will be discussion points well into 2025. We're reconsidering Broadcom's moves with VMware, the fall of Intel, HPE's acquisition of Juniper, that fab CHIPS act, the evolution of data protection companies to security, power-hungry GPUs, Co-Pilot PCs, lots of AI infrastructure, a whole lot of hacks, including Snowflake and Salt Typhoon, and the government's actions against big tech.  Time Stamps: 0:00 - Programming Note 1:10 - Welcome to the Rundown 2:04 - The Fall of Intel 10:09 - Broadcom and VMware 20:53 - That's HPE's Juniper Buy! 26:59 - Fabulous Fabs and CHIPS! 34:37 - Transforming Data Protection 41:29 - Nuking GPUs in Pennsylvania 46:09 - My Co-Pilot is a Dog 52:44 - AI Infrastructure Baby! 1:00:10 - It's Snowing Data (Breaches) 1:03:25 - Crowd Strikes Back 1:07:14 - Salt Typhoon 1:10:18 - DOJ Gonna DOJ 1:14:53 - Thanks for Joining Us in 2024 Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd Stephen Foskett: https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett Alastair Cooke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/ Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT

The big story this week is the continued fallout from Salt Typhoon. The US government is feeling the heat from the exposure of so many telecom companies and they want answers. FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has announced a proposed set of rules that would require companies that participate in the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) to have a yearly requirement to certify their cybersecurity risk management plans to prevent hackers from getting in. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon has gone even further and proposed a draft bill to secure telecom networks with the FCC implementing specific requirements instead of simple certifications. 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 1:21 - StormForge Rightsizes JVMs 4:11 - Cisco Switches Vulnerable to Verification Exploit 7:29 - VMware by Broadcom Welcomes Partners Back to the Top 11:16 - Google Stabilizes Quantum Qubit for an Hour 16:49 - Open Source Flooded by Bad AI Bug Reports 21:52 - Salt Typhoon Storms the Government 32:57 - The Weeks Ahead 34:19 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd Stephen Foskett: https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT #Rundown, #SaltTyphoon, #JVMs, #Cybersecurity, #QuantumQubit, #OpenSource, @VMware, @Broadcom, @Cisco, @StormforgeIO, @Google, @GoogleCloud,

The biggest news of the holiday weekend dropped on Monday. Pat Gelsinger has retired from Intel, effective immediately. David Zinsner, CFO, and Michelle Johnston Holthaus, newly named CEO of the Intel Product subunit, have been named as Co-CEOs while the board searches for a permanent member. Gelsinger has been the CEO since 2021. He has been focused on returning Intel to dominance in the chip market while also facing headwinds from industry transitions to mobile and AI computing. Intel stock prices rose on the news. This and more on The Gestalt IT Rundown. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 1:14 - AWS Announces Nova AI Models 5:35 - UK Company Bails on Broadcom Due to 1,000% Hike 9:36 - Chinese Say US Chips No Longer Safe 14:20 - EnGlobal Fighting Cyberattack 17:49 - Intel Forced to Control Their Own Fabs for CHIPS Cash 21:52 - Pat Gelsinger Retires from Intel 36:50 - The Weeks Ahead 38:30 - Thanks for Listening Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd Stephen Foskett: https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT #Rundown, #PatGelsinger, #CHIPSAct, #Cybersecurity, #AI, @AWSCloud, @EnGlobal, @Intel, @IntelBusiness, @GestaltIT, @TechFieldDay, @TheFuturumGroup, @SFoskett, @NetworkingNerd,

The week before Thanksgiving is always busy and this year was packed with great conferences. Super Computing 24 took place in Atlanta and there was plenty to discuss with over 17,000 attendees learning about the latest technology. Let's dive in to a few key announcements. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 1:29 - Clumio Backtrack Announced by Commvault 7:11 - Aryaka Unveils New Survey Report Exploring Network Security Trends in Manufacturing 11:16 - Techstrong Launches PlatformEngineering.com 15:25 - ISPs Say Their Customer Service is Great 20:23 - Red Hat Donates Tools to CNCF 23:56 - Cybercrime Costs Brits Billions of Bills 28:27 - Announcements from Supercomputing 2024 43:41 - The Weeks Ahead 45:40 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd Stephen Foskett: https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT #Rundown, #Supercomputing24, #Cybersecurity, #Networking, #AI, @ClumioInc, @Commvault, @Aryaka, @TechstrongGroup, @TechstrongTV, @RedHat, @NVIDIA, @HPE, @HammerspaceInc, @Solidigm, @Purestorage, @AMD,

The US Department of Justice is looking at two big IT companies, potentially making waves in the enterprise IT space. They are asking a federal judge to force Google to sell or spin off its Chrome browser, arguing that integration with Google's other products, particularly Android, Search, and the Play store, is anti-competitive. At the same time, the DOJ is also looking at the proposed acquisition of Juniper Networks by Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 2:09 - NIST Can Hear When Your Battery is Going to Catch Fire 4:48 - StarTree Cloud Powers Real-Time Data 9:44 - Itential Debuts Automation Service at Networking Field Day 17:11 - SentinelOne reports on The State of Cloud Ransomware in 2024 21:38 - Cyber Defense Agencies reveal Most Exploited Vulnerabilities in 2023 25:34 - Lightbend Launches Akka 3 29:40 - US Antitrust Actions Challenge Tech Deals 38:44 - The Weeks Ahead 39:28 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Stephen Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/ Alastair Cooke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/ Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #Rundown, #Ransomware, #Cybersecurity, @Lightbend @NIST, @StartreeData @RonWestfallDX, @Google, @JuniperNetworks, @HPE, @SFoskett, @DemitasseNZ, @TheFuturumGroup, @GestaltIT, @TechFieldDay,

Pay rates for IT security professionals are rising faster than inflation, but burnout and stress are growing faster. A survey of UK security professionals revealed the fast pace of modern security and the risk of unknown failure is causing skilled practitioners to leave the field. Would yet more pay fix the problem, or is there another way to address IT security staff retention? This and more on the Rundown. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 1:19 - Can AMD Top NVIDIA? 3:50 - Quantum AI Isn't a Thing 7:13 - MinIO Introduces AIStor 12:23 - Amazon Employee Details Exposed in MoveIt Breach 15:20 - Marslink is Further Away than Starlink 18:19 - AI is writing Google's Code 22:05 - Amazon Won't Go Nuclear 26:41 - Is IT Security Too Stressful for the Money? 35:45 - The Weeks Ahead 37:23 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/ Alastair Cooke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/ Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT #Rundown, #AI, #AIStor, #CyberSecurity, #AWS, @NetworkingNerd, @DemitaasseNZ, @GestaltIT, @TechstrongTV, @TheGuturumGroup, @TechFieldDay, @AMD, @NVIDIA, @MinIO, @GoogleCloud, @Google, @AWSCloud,

Another Trump presidency could bring significant implications for enterprise tech, particularly through a focus on deregulation, increased M&A, and expanded Big Tech investments. this also extends to advancements in military technology, Israel's influence on cybersecurity, the impact of initiatives like StarLink and rural broadband on connectivity, nuclear energy, AI, the CHIPS Act, and the expanding space industry. Altogether, these insights suggest that a pro-deregulation agenda, aiming to remove ten regulations for each new one introduced, could profoundly shape the future of enterprise technology. This and more on the Gestalt IT Rundown. Hosts: Stephen Foskett: Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/ Jack Poller: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackpoller/ Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT #Rundown, #AI, #CHIPsAct, #CyberSecurity, #PrivateCloud, @GestaltIT, @TechFieldDay, @TheFuturumGroup, @SFoskett, @Poller, @MitchellAshley, @OktaDev, @AWSCloud, @Microsoft, @Cloudera, @Google, @GoogleCloud, @Supermicro_SMCI, @NVIDIA,

Hatfields and McCoys. Lakers and Celtics. GIF versus GIF. The rivalries of our time are always storied. One of the biggest seems to be cooling, however. AMD and Intel have announced a new partnership aimed at countering the surge of ARM-based designs. The companies are trying to standardize aspects of the x86 instruction set in order to make it easier for ISVs to write code that runs on both Intel and AMD chips without a fragmented code base that reduces performance and encourages developers to move to a more unified architecture like ARM. This and more on this week's Gestalt IT Rundown. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 1:41 - Platform9 Launches Private Cloud Director 5:45 - xAI Builds The Biggest AI Supercomputer 9:53 - Evading Sanctions for Profit 15:34 - Satya Nadella Takes Pay Cut for Security Issues 19:06 - OpenAI in Talks with Broadcom for Custom Chips 24:13 - Salt Typhoon Sweeps Up Political Audio 28:40 - AMD and Intel Reach Historic Partnership 41:08 - The Weeks Ahead 44:34 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd Stephen Foskett: https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT #Rundown, #PrivateCloud, #AISuperComputer, #CyberSecurity, @Platform9Sys, @xAI, @AMD, @Intel, @IntelBusiness, @Microsoft, @NVIDIA, @SFoskett, @NetworkingNerd, @TheFuturumGroup, @TechstrongTV, @GestaltIT, @TechFieldDay, #CFD21, #AIFD5,

At Open Compute Summit this past week, key trends shaping the future of computing and infrastructure were discussed. One major concern is the global data center energy consumption, which is projected to triple by 2030, highlighting the urgent need for more efficient energy solutions. As technology advances, the shift from a 3nm process to a 2nm process is proving costly, with design costs estimated to reach a staggering $725 million, according to ARM. In response to both power demands and design challenges, liquid cooling is gaining momentum, emerging as a vital technology to improve efficiency and manage the increasing heat output from advanced computing systems. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 1:36 - BMC Starts Two New Companies 4:06 - CEO Indicted for Fraud 7:10 - Microsoft goes agentic AI 10:37 - Amazon Teams Up with US Department of Justice 14:30 - Perplexity Is getting Sued by Media Giants 16:44 - Sophos Acuires Secureworks 20:00 - Exciting Developments from Open Compute Summit 31:41 - The Weeks Ahead 32:56 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/ Jon Swartz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonswartz/ Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT #Rundown, #OCPSummit24, #AgenticAI, @NetworkingNerd, @JSwartz, @GestaltIT, @TechstrongGroup, @TechstrongTV, @TheFuturumGroup, @BMCSoftware, @Microsoft, @AWSCloud, @Sophos, @Secureworks, @perplexity_ai, @OpenComputePrj,

At Commvault SHIFT 2024, The Futurum Group's Daniel Newman and Patrick Moorhead sat with CEO Sanjay Mirchandani, who discussed Commvault's strategic pivot towards a cloud-first approach in cyber resilience. This shift involves key acquisitions, such as Appranix and Clumio, and new partnerships with AWS and Google, aimed at enhancing cloud data protection and recovery. Mirchandani also introduced the concept of "Continuous Business," highlighting its distinction from traditional business continuity by emphasizing ongoing readiness and adaptability in a dynamic digital landscape. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 2:57 - Chip Boom Continues with Record-Breaking Demand 5:47 - Accenture Pushes Agentic AI Built on NVIDIA 10:53 - AMD AI Chips to Challenge NVIDIA 13:22 - Geopolitics' Impact on Digital Infrastructure 16:53 - Cisco sells their stake in Rubrik 20:49 - CTERA's Data Intelligence Enhances GenAI with File Data 25:28 - Commvault Shift's Cyber Resilience for the AI Era 38:51 - The Weeks Ahead 40:21 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Stephen Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/ Alan Shimel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanshimel/ Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT #Rundown, #CommvaultShift, #AgenticAI, @Accenture, @NVIDIA, @AMD, @GarethEdwards86, @RubrikInc, @Cisco, @CTERA, @Commvault, @TheSixFiveMedia, @TheFuturumGroup, @SFoskett, @GestaltIT, @TechFieldDay, @TechstrongTV, @AShimmy,

A big cyberattack attributed to groups backed by the Chinese government has telecom providers worried. In this new report, investigators have determined that the group, known as Salt Typhoon, has had months-long access into the network infrastructures of companies like AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen Technologies. That access includes visibility over the infrastructure used for lawful intercept, which is the Internet version of tapping a phone. Per the report, the Salt Typhoon hackers appeared to be engaged in a data collection mission, trying to obtain as much data as possible from US businesses as well as those that they do business with. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 1:06 - Samsung Begins 1TB QLC 9th-Gen V-NAND Production 4:26 - Dust Bunnies on the Attack: Datacenter Maintenance Issues Pose Security Threats 7:41 - Equinix joint venture to spend $15B building 1.5GW of AI datacentres 11:28 - Cisco Teams Up With Coreweave 14:58 - Commercial Wordpress hosting stoush 18:51 - Oscium Acquires MetaGeek 22:24 - Nation State Actors Tap the Taps 31:12 - The Weeks Ahead 33:09 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/ Alastair Cooke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/ Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT #Rundown, #Datacenter, #AI, #CyberSecurity, @GestaltIT, @NetworkingNerd, @DemitasseNZ, @TheFuturumGroup, @TechFieldDay, @Samsung, @Oscium, @MetaGeek, @Wordpress, @Cisco, @Coreweave, @Equinix,

Microsoft has revamped its AI-powered Recall feature, shifting from automatic to opt-in use with enhanced security measures like full encryption and Windows Hello authentication, addressing privacy concerns. California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed SB-1047, which aimed to regulate AI models, citing concerns that smaller models outside the regulation's scope might pose greater risks. Meanwhile, OpenAI is facing a leadership shakeup as CTO Mira Murati and other key executives depart, coinciding with a shift in the company's focus toward a more traditional startup model under Sam Altman's leadership. This and more on the Gestalt IT Rundown. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 0:58 - Rackspace Gets Attacked, Logically 4:09 - Hurricane Helene Disrupts Critical Supply Chain 8:34 - Tech Giants and Government Support Spark a New Nuclear Renaissance? 14:11 - F5 Launches NGINX One 17:34 - NIST Gives Tips on Passwords 22:20 - AI Safety Roundup 40:39 - The Weeks Ahead 42:37 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/ Jack Poller: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackpoller/ Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT #Rundown, #Cybersecurity, #AISafety, #AI, @GestaltIT, @TheFuturumGroup, @TechFieldDay, @NetworkingNerd, @Poller, @Rackspace, @NGINX, @NIST, @OpenAI, @Microsoft,

We're happy to have Dr. Bob Sutor joining us this week on the Rundown, since he covers quantum and advanced computing for The Futurum Group. IBM made two important announcements in the quantum space this week. The first announcement was Qiskit, a quantum SDK that runs on Python for quantum computers. This promises to bring quantum compute to a more mainstream audience and converting the underlying code to Rust. This solution is much faster than competing solutions from Google, Amazon, and Quantinuuum. IBM is also putting together an app store for quantum applications and runtime functions, including from third-party developers. This matches the moves that we have seen in areas like cloud and AI, and serves to push IBM as the leader in quantum computing. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 1:57 - Qualcomm to Buy Intel? 4:11 - Kioxia No Longer Planning IPO 6:42 - Announcements from Dreamforce 16:32 - Commvault Buys Clumio 20:07 - CISA Wants to Say Ciao to Ivanti EOL Units 22:47 - Veeam Acquires Alcion 25:29 - Qiskit and IBM's New Quantum Innovations 34:27 - The Weeks Ahead 35:48 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Stephen Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/ Bob Sutor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobsutor/ Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT #Rundown, #QuantumComputing, #Qiskit, #Dreamforce, @IBM, @Veeam, @Alcion, @Commvault, @Clumio, @Salesforce, @Qualcomm, @Intel, @IntelBusiness, @SFoskett, @GestaltIT, @TechFieldDay, @TheFuturumGroup,

We have talked at length this year about Intel's efforts to turn the ship and add more profitability to the ledger. One of the crown jewels in that portfolio is the foundry business. It has been the recipient of a large amount of government funding through the CHIPS Act. But it is also playing catch up with TSMC and others. New broke yesterday that Intel has announced that the foundry business will be spun off into separate susidiary entity. The new unit will have it's own board and be free to seek outside funding, perhaps even going public at some point. Intel stock jumped 8% in after hours trading on the news. This follows a long string of changes for the company during Pat Gelsinger's tenure. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 0:55 - OpenAI and o1 3:22 - Fortinet Suffers Data Breach (Again) 6:18 - Salesforce, NVIDIA get together to develop AI-powered avatars. 9:35 - Mastercard Acquires RecordedFuture 12:17 - HPE Pursues $4 Billion in Damages 14:36 - Kubecost Acquired by IBM 18:56 - Intel Foundry Business To Become Subsidiary 28:59 - The Weeks Ahead 30:41 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/ Jon Swartz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonswartz/ Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #Rundown, #AI, #CyberSecurity, #GenAI, #Security, @OpenAI, @Fortinet, @NVIDIA, @Mastercard, @RecordedFuture, @HPE, @Kubecost, @IBM, @Intel, @IntelBusiness, @NetworkingNerd, @JSwartz, @GestaltIT, @TheFuturumGroup, @TechstrongGroup, @TechFieldDay,

AT&T has decided enough is enough. They have filed a lawsuit over the tactics they claim are putting first responders and critical government services at risk. AT&T is claiming breach of contract because of the new support policy enacted by Broadcom after the VMware acquisition. The key point comes in an amendment in their support agreement that says that AT&T can renew their current support contracts for up to two more years provided they do so before the expiration of their current contract. They are exercising that option now but VMware by Broadcom is not honoring the renewal. AT&T stated they don't have an issue with the business model change, just that it affects them right now and is making them pay more. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 1:05 - Juniper Enhanced Data Center Networking with AI 4:01 - AWS and Oracle Team Up 8:36 - Feds Force Focus on Fixing Flaws in BGP 12:40 - Broadcom Earnings Show Issues with Chips 19:09 - Airvine Debuts Concrete-Proof Ethernet 23:20 - Broadcom Sued by AT&T 34:17 - The Weeks Ahead 36:15 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/ Ron Westfall, Research Director at The Futurum Group: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-westfall-b7679a/ Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #Rundown, #Networking, #BGP, @NetworkingNerd, @RonWestfallDX, @TheFuturumGroup, @TechFieldDay, @GestaltIT, @ATT, @Broadcom, @VMware, @AWSCloud, @OracleCloud, @Oracle, @WaveCore, @JuniperNetworks,

This year, at the smallest VMware conference in many years, Broadcom made some important announcements. As we've previously discussed, VMware Cloud Foundation 9 was detailed, along with Tanzu Platform 10, an enhanced Edge Orchestrator platform, VeloCloud Software-Defined Edge, and more. Although we miss the community coming together at VMworld every year, this smaller VMware Explore conference is very much in line with the direction taken by Broadcom since their acquisition of the company. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 1:40 - AnandTech Shuts its Doors 3:02 - Rumors Fly that Intel is Changing Course 6:43 - Cloud providers consuming all the GPUs for AI 9:54 - Hammerspace Pulls Out a Server 12:25 - AMD Is Ready to Take On NVIDIA 15:13 - California Readies an AI Kill Switch 18:05 - A Smaller VMware Explore Still Delivers News 28:02 - The Weeks Ahead 29:09 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Stephen Foskett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfoskett/ Alastair Cooke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastaircooke/ Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT #Rundown, #VMwareExplore, #AI, @VMware, @Broadcom, @AMD, @NVIDIA, @Intel, @IntelBusiness, @AnandTech, @DemitesseNZ, @SFoskett, @GestaltIT, @TechFieldDay, @TheFuturumGroup,

This week kicked off the annual Hot Chips conference and AI has once again dominated the conversation. There were a lot of stories to talk about, from wafer scale chips to silicon photonics, Cerebras' giant leap into AI Inferencing, Microsoft Azure's MAIA 100 AI Accelerator, IBM's On-Chip DPU, Broadcom's AI Compute ASIC, Intel's Guadi 3, and more. Let's dive in on this episode of The Rundown. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to The Rundown 0:54 - Kioxa Files for IPO 4:18 - Cisco to Acquire Robust Intelligence 7:46 - NVIDIA Previews Blackwell Datacenter GPUs 11:56 - Apica Ascent adds Multiple Agent Central Telemetry Data Management 13:37 - VMware Reveals VCF9 17:51 - Veeam Overtakes Veritas in Market Share 20:58 - Announcements from Hot Chips 40:57 - The Weeks Ahead 43:29 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd Stephen Foskett: https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #Rundown, #HotChips2024, #AI, @Kioxa, @Cisco, @RobustHQ, @NVIDIA, #Blackwell, @Apica, @VMware, @Boradcom, @VeritasTechLLC, @Veeam, @Cerebras, @Microsoft, @Azure, @IBM, @Intel, @IntelBusiness, @SFoskett, @NetworkingNerd, @GestaltIT, @TheFuturumGroup,

Our big story this week is from AMD. They're opening up their wallet to the tune of nearly $5 billion to buy ZT Systems. The two companies have had a preexisting partnership, with ZT having collaborated on the EPYC processor lines. ZT's biggest customers are AWS and Azure, as ZT specializes in hyperscale AI systems that are bought by the rack. This move follows a very recent acquisition of Silo AI, which we covered on the Rundown, as well as their last big acquisition of Xilinx. There's a lot to unpack here and the Futurum Group has had some amazing coverage of this deal so far. Stephen, let's start with you. What does ZT Systems have that makes them so attractive to AMD. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 1:48 - Morpheus Data Acquired by HPE 5:31 - Launchable Acquired by CloudBees 8:26 - Kioxia Reveals Broadband SSD 12:43 - DigiCert to Acquire Vercara to Expand Security Portfolio 16:25 - Western Digital Races Past NetApp with All-Flash OpenFlex 20:11 - Massive Data Leak From Plaintext Passwords 24:34 - ZT Systems to be Acquired by AMD 40:15 - The Weeks Ahead 42:19 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd Stephen Foskett: https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #Rundown, #CyberSecurity, #EPYC, @AMD, @ZTSystems, @WesternDigital, @NetApp, @DigiCert, @Vercara, @Kioxia, @Launchable, @CloudBees, @MorpheusData, @HPE, @GestaltIT, @TechFieldDay, @TheFuturmGroup, @Sfoskett, @NetworkingNerd,

Black Hat was last week and Hacker Summer Camp never fails to disappoint. There were some big takeaways from the show, such as Moxie Marlinspike telling DevOps they're the problem with security as well as a whole host of exploits, like the ones we've covered above. However, AI is king in 2024 and we knew everyone was going to be talking about it. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to The Rundown 1:13 - IBM Storage Scale using Blue Vela AI supercomputer 4:46 - AMD Chips Hit with Sinkclose 8:24 - BMC Uses AI For Mainframe Operations 12:38 - NIST Finalizes Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards 17:00 - RedHat's OpenShift Gets GenAI 20:32 - Pliops Kalray Merger Falls Through 23:14 - Announcements and Takeaways from Black Hat 23:48 - HPE Leverages AI for Security 28:18 - Copilot Insecure by Design 33:36 - More from Black Hat 38:20 - The Weeks Ahead 40:00 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd Stephen Foskett: https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #Rundown, #BlackHat2024, #Copilot, #AI, @IBM, @AMD, @BMCSoftware, @RedHat, @OpenShift, @Pliops, @Karlay, @HPE, @Microsoft, @NetworkingNerd, @SFoskett, @GestaltIT, @TheFuturumGroup, @TechstrongTV,

It's not a great day for Intel and some 15,000 workers. In the earning call last week the CPU giant revealed that while they hit their revenue target numbers this past quarter there are storm clouds on the horizon. Challenges from AI companies as well as issues with some of their most recent chip designs has Pat Gelsinger looking to cut costs. The way that was expressed to the industry was through massive layoffs. Intel is shedding 15% of their overall workforce and suspending the payment of dividends through the end of the year. Analysts, including our own Daniel Newman, have said that Intel is facing some headwinds and they have projects on the table that they need to deliver upon. This is a pretty big story so I'm going to let you start, Jon. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 1:16 - Delta Unhappy with Crowdstrike 3:54 - European Commission Approves HPE's Juniper Networks Acquisition 8:04 - Google Loses Antitrust Suit 12:03 - US DoJ Says Crawl to NVIDIA's Run:ai Acquisition 17:32 - Intel's Mass Layoffs 26:41 - The Weeks Ahead 28:42 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/ Jon Swartz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonswartz/ Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #Rundown, #@Delta,CyberSecurity, #europeancommission. @Crowdstrike, @JuniperNetworks, @HPE, @Google, @Intel, @IntelBusiness, @NetworkingNerd, @GestaltIT, @TheFuturumGroup, @TechstrongTV,

Microsoft has released an accountability notice after the big Crowdstrike outage. According to the release, Microsoft is going to change and innovate in the area of end-to-end resilience. This includes things like VBS enclaves, which require no kernel mode drivers, as well as Azure Attestation, which determines secure boot posture. The messaging indicates that Microsoft sees kernel access is their biggest issue and they are going to try and develop new tools that eliminate the need for it. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 1:24 - SK hynix Considers US IPO for Solidigm 6:37 - Marvell Teralynx Leaps into Production 10:54 - Marvell Structures DDR4 With CXL 2.0 15:08 - Secure Boot Totally Insecure 20:46 - VMware Takes Group Authentication Exploit to New Highs 26:02 - DigiCert Underscores Certificate Revocation Woes 30:40 - Microsoft's Resiliency Notice And Path Forward 44:43 - The Weeks Ahead 46:29 - Thanks for Watching! Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd Stephen Foskett: https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #Rundown, #MicrosoftCrash, #CrowdstrikeUpdate, @Microsoft, @Solidigm, @SKHynix, @RonWestfallDX, @TheFuturumGroup, @MarvellTech, @VMware, @DigiCert, @TechFieldDay, @GestaltIT, @SFoskett, @NetworkingNerd,

Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 1:03 - NVIDIA's B20 AI Chip 5:35 - Wiz Denies Google's $23 Billion 9:15 - AMD Acquires Silo AI 14:07 - BMC Announces Mainframe AI Integration 18:04 - Einstein Service Agent Released by Salesforce 22:18 - Swiss Government Mandates Open Source 26:58 - Crowdstrike Update Strikes Microsoft's Cloud Services 43:46 - The Weeks Ahead 46:11 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd Stephen Foskett: https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #Rundown, #MicrosoftCrash, #CrowdstrikeUpdate, @NVIDIA, @Google, @Wiz_io, @AMD, @Silo_AI, @StevenDickens3, @TheFuturumGroup, @BMC, @Salesforce, @Microsoft, @Crowdstrike, @SFoskett, @GestaltIT, @NetworkingNerd, @TechFieldDay,

Google is looking to make their biggest acquisition ever. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal on Sunday, Alphabet will be making a bid to purchase Wiz for $23 billion. Wiz has spent the past four years developing a cloud security platform that has detected some big problems in a number of providers, including one in Microsoft Bing. Google is finding itself increasingly under fire from a varity of attackers. The move comes as Google is facing antitrust charges from the Department of Justice and could have even called off a potential purchase of HubSpot. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 1:18 - Cerabyte's Laser Etched Petabyte-Scale Storage 7:02 - Veeam a Target in Malware Attack 9:00 - Mirantis Updates its Kubernetes Platform 12:27 - Snowflake Says Yay to MFA 15:29 - RAG Optimized by Qdrant BM42 Vector Search Algorithm 18:56 - Google Looking to Make Magic with Wiz 26:18 - The Weeks Ahead 28:12 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/ Jon Swartz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonswartz/ Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #Rundown, #CyberSecurity, Storage, @Veeam, @Merantis, @SnowflakeDB, @Qdrant_Engine, @Google, @Wiz_io, @TechstrongGroup, @NetworkingNerd, @TheFuturumGroup, @TechFieldDay, @GestaltIT,

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a comprehensive guide to bolster operational security (OPSEC) for election officials. This guide aims to enhance the security of election infrastructure by offering detailed strategies for identifying and mitigating potential risks within the election context. This and more on The Rundown. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 1:34 - Japan Bids Farewell to Floppy Disks 4:15 - NetApp to Focus on AI Integration and Data Resilience 9:04 - Broadcom Launches Omnissa while Streamlining VMware 12:26 - Billions upon Billions of Passwords Published on the Dark Web 16:02 - Douglas Gourlay Takes the Reins at Qumulo 20:27 - Cloudflare Shields Users From Data-Harvesting AI Bots 23:59 - CISA Focuses on Election Security 36:33 - The Weeks Ahead 38:43 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Stephen Foskett: https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett Jack Poller: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackpoller/ Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT

The US government is worried there might not be enough trained workers to fill the needs of the CHIPS act. President Biden has announced a Workforce Partner Alliance (WFPA) to ensure the gap for skilled workers will be closed as soon as possible. WFPA is designed to reward providers with grants of between $500,000 and $2 million to provide the training for these new chip facilities. Is this something that we can count on? Or will it turn into another boondoggle like ITT Tech? This and more on this week's Rundown. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to The Rundown 1:19 - CIQ Offers a CentOS Bridge 6:12 - CyberRatings Gives Cisco's Enterprise Firewall a "Caution" Rating 10:32 - AI Innovation in Oracle HeatWave GenAI 17:35 - OpenSSH A Little TOO Open 21:39 - AI Power Draw Dims Net Zero Promises 29:06 - Nokia to Acquire Infinera 33:27 - CHIPS Act to Train Workers to Avoid Labor Shortages 44:49 - The Weeks Ahead 46:30 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth: https://www.twitter.com/NetworkingNerd Stephen Foskett: https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #Rundown, #CHIPSAct, #CentOS, #Linux, @TheFuturumGroup, @TechstrongGroup, @TechstrongTV, @CyberRatings, @Cisco, @Oracle, @RonWestfallDX, @Google, @Nokia, @Infinera, @SFoskett, @NetworkingNerd, @GestaltIT,

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has launched a private cloud solution leveraging the KVM hypervisor, aiming at customers upset by the Broadcom-VMware merger. This is added to the existing bare-metal and container solutions in HPE's Private Cloud offering. HPE is also the latest major IT vendor to partner with NVIDIA on a suite of private cloud solutions designed to accelerate the deployment of generative AI in enterprise environments. This includes a complete turn-key AI hardware solution, including new servers equipped with the latest NVIDIA H200 accelerators, which are also available on-demand through GreenLake. HPE is also announcing the OpsRamp AI copilot for automated IT operations and HPE Private Cloud AI to accelerate customer AI application deployment. Time Stamps:0:00 - Cold Open0:24 - Welcome to the Rundown1:11 - OpenAI Acquires Rockset to Target the Enterprise4:05 - Hack Takes Down 15,000 Car Dealerships7:17 - SUSE Offers CentOS Customers a Liberty Linux Lite Lifeline11:33 - Broadcom Radically Simplifies VMware Offerings15:57 - Announcements from Pure Accelerate 2420:33 - Discovering the Latest News from HPE, Including Aruba Networking35:11 - The Weeks Ahead37:05 - Thanks for Watching

Amazon Web Services recently held their re:Inforce conference, as the company attempts to partner with customers to deliver a securre environment. Following the shared responsibility model concept that was the focus last year, it seems that the company is emphasizing that security is a job for everyone in the modern cloud. We also saw product announcements from AWS, including enhancements to Nitro that control access to the underlying infrastructure. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Cold Open 0:54 - Welcome to the Rundown 1:47 - Veeam Looks to Cyber-Resiliency 6:21 - Enthusiasm for AI in the Enterprise is Waning 10:44 - Microsoft to Improve Security after Recall Delay 14:16 - Oracle, Microsoft, and OpenAI Join Forces 17:33 - Pure Storage Confirms Unauthorized Access 19:53 - Google Shares the Scope of Enterprise Cloud at Cloud Field Day 25:16 - Announcements from AWS re:Inforce 37:33 - The Weeks Ahead 39:56 - Thanks for Watching Hosts: Stephen Foskett: https://www.twitter.com/SFoskett Krista Macomber, Research Director of Cybersecurity at The Futurum Group: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krista-macomber/ Follow Gestalt IT Website: https://www.GestaltIT.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT Tags: #Rundown, @Veeam, @Microsoft, @OpenAI, @Oracle, @PureStorage, @SnowflakeDB, @Google, @GoogleCloud, @AWSCloud, @TheFuturumGroup, @GestaltIT, @SFoskett, @Krista_Lee, @TechFieldDay,

The US Justice Department and FCC have announced an agreement that gives them each a role to play in potential antitrust investigations against the biggest players in the AI market. Nvidia, Microsoft, and OpenAI were named in the agreement specifically according to insider reports. This follows reports that antitrust investigators have big concerns about AI and how companies developing it get their data to train the models. This agreement is modeled on a similar one from 2019 that eventually saw lawsuits brought against Meta, Amazon, and Google for antitrust violations. Back in January the US FTC had asked many companies to provide investment information as well as partnerships with generative AI companies. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown 0:57 - Broadcom Axes AWS Elasticity 2:38 - Snowflake's Security Continues to Melt 5:53 - Intel halts $25B fab investment in Israel 7:15 - FCC Plans to Require BGP Security 11:09 - Citrix Follows Broadcom Steps? 13:20 - Fortinet Ties Up Plans for Lacework 17:30 - NVIDIA, Microsoft, and OpenAI Face Potential Investigation 30:25 - The Weeks Ahead Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/networkingnerd/⁠ Max Mortillaro: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxmortillaro/⁠ Follow Gestalt IT Website: ⁠https://www.GestaltIT.com/⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/GestaltIT⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/Gestalt-IT ⁠ Tags: #Rundown, #AI, #FCC, @Broadcom, @AWSCloud, @SnowflakeDB, @Intel, @IntelBusiness, @Citrix, @Fortinet, @Lacework, @OpenAI, @Microsoft, @NVIDIA, @TechFieldDay, @GestaltIT, @NetworkingNerd, @MaxMortillaro, @TheFuturumGroup,