Hardware & Infrastructure


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    Cloud spend rises as hyperscalers race to meet demand

    AI infrastructure investments soared as global cloud spend reached $110 billion in the final quarter of 2025, according to an Omdia report.

    By March 27, 2026
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    Bank of America’s wealth management firms roll out AI tool

    AI-Powered Meeting Journey leans on Salesforce CRM data to gather materials, summarize meetings and provide natural language assistance to financial advisors.

    By March 26, 2026
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    AI inference costs set to plunge: Gartner

    But CIOs likely won't see any savings as model sizes go up and functionality becomes more advanced, the analyst firm said.

    By March 25, 2026
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    Data center buildouts slowed late last year — finally

    Despite ongoing hyperscaler infrastructure investments and record compute demand, construction declined for the first time since 2020, CBRE research found.

    By Matt Ashare • March 24, 2026
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    For vendors, Nvidia GTC is now a ‘tour of dependency’

    Nvidia is "the picks-and-shovels merchant for the entire AI gold rush,” said Alan Pelz-Sharpe, founder of Deep Analysis.

    By March 17, 2026
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    IBM, Nvidia tackle AI data woes

    Infrastructure integrations will speed up queries, improve document scanning and expand storage capabilities, the two companies said Monday at GTC 2026.

    By Matt Ashare • March 16, 2026
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    Banks struggle to scale AI as legacy tech devours IT budgets

    With AI initiatives stuck in the pilot phase, more than 80% of executives are failing to see anticipated gains from investments, a Capgemini report found.

    By March 16, 2026
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    Dallas Cowboys’ CIO breaks down data silos amid modernization

    CIO Matt Messick said the IT unit plans to launch an AI dashboard at AT&T Stadium, where FIFA World Cup games will take place in June.

    By March 12, 2026
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    HPE warns of rising server and storage prices

    The company is preparing to navigate commodity shortages in 2026 and anticipates higher prices to continue into 2027.

    By March 10, 2026
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    Broadcom expects AI to power VMware revenue growth

    “We are confident that the growth in generative and agentic AI will create the need for more VMware, not less,” CEO Hock Tan said.

    By March 5, 2026
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    Dell reacts to memory chip crunch as PC, server revenues soar

    “We're compressing discounting,” COO Jeff Clarke said Thursday. “Our quotes are valid for the shortest period of time they've ever been.”

    By Matt Ashare • March 2, 2026
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    AWS gains enterprise edge with OpenAI partnership

    The tech giant’s deal to exclusively distribute OpenAI Frontier is a “gamechanger,” said Gartner Distinguished VP Analyst Jason Wong.

    By Feb. 27, 2026
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    HSBC names generative AI a leading investment area

    The global bank plans to use the technology for employee assistance, process reengineering and customer experience.

    By Feb. 26, 2026
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    Intel, SambaNova link up to support AI compute

    The collaboration aims to cut costs for enterprises deploying agents and cloud-scale inference capabilities.

    By Feb. 24, 2026
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    Banks boost venture deals to scale AI

    Wells Fargo and Citigroup topped the leaderboard for AI VC investments as the financial services industry works to build and scale the technology.

    By Feb. 20, 2026
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    Anthropic, Infosys to build AI agents for regulated industries

    The partnership marks the latest vendor effort to develop industry-specific AI agents, including for financial services.

    By Feb. 19, 2026
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    TD Bank US head of AI weighs in on agents

    Successful AI projects hinge on envisioning the full production environment where employees and customers will engage with the technology, Ted Paris said.

    By Feb. 18, 2026
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    Global sovereign cloud spend to increase 35.6% in 2026

    Cloud customers will seek more local infrastructure options in an effort to retain full control of their data, according to Gartner.

    By Feb. 10, 2026
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    US banks wrestle with regulation amid rising AI spend

    Despite the challenges, financial services firms in the U.S. lead their global counterparts in AI maturity, according to a Finastra report.

    By Feb. 10, 2026
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    Amazon adds $200B to AI spend blitz

    “We’re monetizing capacity as fast as we can install it,” said CEO Andy Jassy. The company joins Google and Microsoft in escalating 2026 capital expenditures.

    By Feb. 6, 2026
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    UBS deploys AI programs to unlock efficiency

    The financial services firm is seeing AI adoption increase across its operations, according to UBS Group CEO Sergio Ermotti.

    By Feb. 5, 2026
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    IT leaders grapple with AI agent sprawl

    Businesses are struggling to implement multiagent systems, leading to disconnected workflows and redundant automation, according to a report.

    By Feb. 5, 2026
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    Citi pilots AI-assisted collaboration feature for employees

    CTO David Griffiths said Spaces will help teams work together on projects within the financial services firm’s AI platform.

    By Feb. 3, 2026
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    Microsoft AI investments raise questions about long-term strategy

    CEO Satya Nadella reported rising interest in cloud and AI sovereignty, which analysts warned could lead to more selective enterprise buying patterns.

    By Jan. 29, 2026
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    Nvidia backs CoreWeave with $2B to fuel AI infrastructure

    The investment will help the neocloud vendor add five gigawatts of AI-optimized compute by 2030, the two companies said Monday.

    By Jan. 26, 2026