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. @NetworkMediaGr1 Panel Session - Telco Energy Efficiency: Gain the Ecosystem Perspective on Telco AI in Reducing Network Energy Use w/ @Azure @AMD @Lenovo & @Vodafone Mar 5, 2024, 2:00 PM - Mar 8, 2024, 2:00 PM (your local time) shorturl.at/FGZ58 @johnlusher @BillRuff_

This trend will continue for many years

The Starship V3 heat shield held well

. @Veeam's DataAI Evolution: Redefining Enterprise Trust Through Unified Governance, Post-Quantum Security & Autonomous Resilience: Unified trust architecture advances active, governed sources of truth for the agentic AI era shorturl.at/U7cQy @Veeam_EMEA @StevenDickens3

. @nebiusai: Reshaping the AI Cloud Landscape Through Gigawatt-Scale Infrastructure, Triple-Digit Growth & Full-Stack Integration: Swiftly evolving into a prominent, vertically integrated AI-native hyperscaler shorturl.at/i4P8x @werner_tech @StevenDickens3 @nebiusgroup

. @nokia Redefines the Last Mile: Introducing Agentic AI to Private & Operator Broadband Network: Integrating autonomous, agentic AI across its fixed network portfolio to advance self-optimizing, cognitive ecosystems shorturl.at/L5S9t @nokianetworks @StevenDickens3 $NOK

Life at SUSE = global voices, unique perspectives, one team 🌍 Different cultures, backgrounds & ideas - all welcome. No matter who you are or what your role is, your perspective matters here. And your ideas have the power to shape what comes next 💚 #LifeAtSUSE #OpenSource #SUSE

Big results. Bigger momentum. 📈 Lenovo Infrastructure Solutions Group delivered record Q4 revenue, up 37% year over year, alongside our strongest performance to date, including a record annual revenue of 19.2 billion. More exciting news from @Lenovo’s FY25/26 earnings lnv.gy/4dXVdLA

Fresh from Dell Tech World, and one thing is clear: AI infrastructure has moved from hype to execution. Michael Dell’s keynote laid out an ambitious vision, but more importantly, a practical one. This wasn’t just about future potential; it was about how enterprises can operationalize AI today. From rack-scale infrastructure and AI-optimized systems to the emergence of AI desktops, Dell is building for end-to-end AI deployment across the enterprise. The real story, though, is the shift from experimentation to production. Several themes stood out: * “Useful AI” over experimental AI * The rise of AI factories as a new operating model * Sovereign AI and data residency are becoming critical design points * A clear push to bring AI infrastructure on-prem and into enterprise-controlled environments This is a notable shift. AI is no longer just the domain of hyperscalers, it is becoming embedded in enterprise data centers, where control, compliance, and performance matter most. Jensen Huang’s appearance on stage reinforced this moment: tightly integrated infrastructure is now central to scaling AI effectively. In this video, I break down what Dell’s strategy signals for the market, and what it means for organizations looking to deploy secure, scalable, and production-ready AI. youtube.com/watch?v=BCO3ej…

Veeam Data Platform v13 NTLM, Veeam Data Cloud for Salesforce, SOBR swap — Lots of great content to catch up on this weekend. Join @RickVanover and @MadiCristil as they dive into what’s new with the @VeeamCommunity. bit.ly/49hrmLC

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Congratulations @SpaceX team on an epic first Starship V3 launch & landing! You scored a goal for humanity.

Today's IT environment requires inventive formulas to overcome the substantial cost increases across your data center infrastructure, especially enterprise storage. Not only have enterprises seen huge cost increases, but also extremely long lead-times. Join enterprise storage leader @Infinidat at our detailed sessions on how to overcome the dramatic impact of high costs & prolonged lead-times: • 💶 EMEA: 27 May at 1pm UK time/2pm CET - bit.ly/4nDEHnp • 💵 Americas: May 27 at 10am PT/1pm ET - bit.ly/4tF3GYI • 💷 💴 💰 Global: 4 June at 7am PT/10am ET/3pm UK/4pm CET - bit.ly/42FS8cU @KarineInfinidat @BeccaKraushaar @StevenDickens3 @RonWestfallDX @HyperFRAME_Res @NANDResearch @ForbesCommCncl @ForbesTech @Forbes @ForbesTechCncl @WSJTech @BBCTech @cnntech @nytimestech @sjmercnews @SJMCTech @Mill_All @TheChannelCo @msp_insights @EvanKirstel @lisamartinmedia @Scott_Sin @ESGLab @OmdiaHQ @SFoskett @CTOAdvisor @WillTownTech @ChiefDS @CRN @cyberdefensemag @theCUBE @theCUBEresearch @SiliconANGLE @Bill_Basinas @INFINIDAT_EMEA @Infinidat_Japan @Lenovo

. @ExtremeNetworks Platform ONE Redefining Enterprise Networking Through Agentic AI & Universal Orchestration: Transforming the networking landscape by evolving Platform ONE into a software-defined orchestrator shorturl.at/2ieEn @EXTR_LATAM @ben_culp @StevenDickens3 $EXTR

Given today's incredibly high IT and data infrastructure costs, it is very difficult to take any risks. Go with the safe bet for high-end enterprise storage - cyber storage leader Infinidat. With so many Global Fortune 500 and large enterprise customers publicly talking about how Infinidat continually exceeds their expectations, you can rest assured you are going with the best of the best. See the powerful business and technical value Infinidat provides our Global Fortune 500 and larger enterprise customers - bit.ly/4wssS7y @INFINIDAT_EMEA @Infinidat @Lenovo @EvanKirstel @lisamartinmedia @BlocksandFiles @Chris_Mellor @Bill_Basinas @KarineInfinidat @WSJTech @nytimestech @BBCTech @cnntech @ForbesTech @ForbesTechCncl @ForbesCommCncl @CRN @msp_insights @TheChannelCo @CTOAdvisor @ChiefDS @SFoskett @KarineInfinidat @Stephan_Rath_ @StevenDickens3 @RonWestfallDX @WillTownTech

Proud papa moment, at @blueorigin open house yesterday with Chris, who is working on the New Glenn rocket! BE-4 and 3U engines in the background.

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. @Veeam Combines Resiliency & Security into Unified Trust Architecture for the Agentic AI Era: #VeeamON 2026 debuts trust framework that combines resiliency, security, governance, compliance & contextual recovery around AI infrastructure shorturl.at/cUMdd @StevenDickens3

Brookings Institution: "New Evidence on Data Center Employment Effects" (2024) brookings.edu/articles/new-e… 2,000-4,000 total jobs per county from a single large data center (5-6 years post-entry) +11% construction employment boost +22% Information sector employment (IT/telecom/software ecosystem effects) +4-5% total private employment Uses synthetic control method on 770 data centers across 93 counties — real causal analysis, not just correlation

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

A lot can happen in one day — #VeeamON NYC: CONVERGE delivered fresh ideas, practical insights, and most importantly, meaningful connections. 🤝 A big thank you to everyone who joined us in NYC and online today!