Network World First Look
May 01, 2025
AIâs energy appetite drives interest in nuclear power
Nuclear power plants produce virtually no greenhouse gas emissions during operation and require relatively little land compared to other energy sources. The first data centers powered by small modular nuclear reactors (SMR) will become operational by 2030, using sustainable power and fully independent of utility power distribution grids, Gartner predicts.
HPE Aruba boosts NAC security, adds GreenLake 'kill switch'
HPE Aruba Networking platforms gain tighter access controls, new zero-trust capabilities, and DDoS defense updates.
Juniper Beyond Labs tackles AI networking, quantum security
The R&D lab is charged with identifying networkingâs most difficult challenges and fostering Juniper's next big network and security products.
Tigera extends cloud-native networking with Calico 3.30
Open-source Calico 3.30 introduces staged policies that allow administrators to test network policy changes before implementation and flow logging capabilities that were previously only available in Tigera's commercial offerings.
Pantheon of college football gets a Wi-Fi upgrade
Beyond the stadium, Notre Dame is upgrading its entire network infrastructure, including switches, to meet the demands of Wi-Fi 6E.
Palo Alto unpacks security platform to protect AI resources
The Prisma AIRS AI security platform, Prisma SASE, and Cortex XSIAM are designed to protect enterprises rolling out AI apps, agents, models, and data.
AWS adds new cost metrics to its Budgets finance management tool
The new cost metrics would allow enterprises to calculate their actual invoiced costs, helping them further optimize their expenditures.
