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News•Feb 24, 2026
From Packets to Prompts: What Cisco’s AITECH Certification Means for IT Pros
Cisco launched the AI Technical Practitioner (AITECH) certification, a role‑oriented credential that validates applied AI skills for infrastructure professionals. The 60‑minute 800‑110 exam covers generative AI, prompt engineering, ethics, security, data analysis, and workflow automation. AITECH targets network engineers, AIOps teams, and technical architects, positioning AI as a core competency alongside traditional networking expertise. It forms part of Cisco’s broader AI Infrastructure certification track, reinforcing the company’s shift toward AI‑enabled hardware and services.
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News•Feb 24, 2026
Nvidia Lines up Partners to Boost Security for Industrial Operations
Nvidia announced expanded partnerships with Akamai, Forescout, Palo Alto Networks, Siemens and Xage to embed AI‑driven security into operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS). Using Nvidia BlueField DPUs, the collaborations offload security workloads from host CPUs, enabling hardware‑isolated,...
By Network World (sitewide)
News•Feb 19, 2026
Data Stored in Glass Could Last over 10,000 Years, Microsoft Says
Microsoft’s Project Silica has demonstrated that a 120 mm × 120 mm borosilicate glass plate, only 2 mm thick, can store 4.8 TB across 301 layers and survive accelerated aging tests suggesting a lifespan of at least 10,000 years. The research replaces costly fused‑silica with widely produced...
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News•Feb 18, 2026
Arista Hints at In-the-Works Telemetry Tools to Manage AI Fabrics
Arista Networks announced extensions to its telemetry stack aimed at AI‑driven environments, adding host‑level data such as RDMA counters, NIC buffering, and flow‑control metrics to its CloudVision platform. The new capabilities will merge in‑network and host telemetry into a single,...
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News•Feb 18, 2026
Spirent Luma Brings Agentic AI to Network Testing, Slashes Triage Time
Spirent Communications, now part of Keysight, launched Luma, an agentic AI platform that automates network test case generation, root‑cause analysis, and knowledge retrieval. Built on a domain‑specific knowledge graph, deterministic rule engine and a suite of 10‑12 specialized AI agents,...
By Network World (sitewide)
News•Feb 18, 2026
ECL Targets AI Data Centers with Fuel-Agnostic Power Platform
ECL unveiled FlexGrid, a power‑agnostic platform that lets modular data centers draw electricity from hydrogen, natural gas, renewables or diesel. The system is designed for AI training and inferencing workloads, allowing operators to start with modest 2‑10 MW grid connections and...
By Network World (sitewide)
News•Feb 18, 2026
AI Likely to Put a Major Strain on Global Networks—Are Enterprises Ready?
Enterprise networks face unprecedented strain as AI workloads surge, generating unpredictable, high‑volume traffic across regions. A recent Broadcom study shows only 49% of organizations believe their networks can meet AI’s bandwidth and latency demands, despite 99% adopting cloud strategies. Retrieval‑augmented...
By Network World (sitewide)
News•Feb 17, 2026
CompTIA Launches SecAI+ Certification
CompTIA unveiled SecAI+, its first Expansion Series certification, aimed at securing AI systems and leveraging AI tools within cybersecurity operations. The credential builds on foundational certifications such as Security+, CySA+ and PenTest+, requiring three to four years of IT experience...
By Network World (sitewide)
News•Feb 14, 2026
FTC Digs Deeper Into Microsoft’s Bundling and Licensing Practices
The FTC has intensified its antitrust investigation into Microsoft by issuing civil investigative demands to at least six competing firms in the business‑software and cloud markets. Regulators are probing Microsoft’s practice of bundling AI, security and identity tools with Windows,...
By Network World (sitewide)
News•Feb 13, 2026
AI Agent Traffic Drives First Profitable Year for Fastly
Fastly reported its first profitable fiscal year, posting $172.6 million in Q4 2025 revenue, a 23% year‑over‑year increase. The growth is driven by a surge in AI agent traffic, which now represents 29% of all web requests on Fastly’s edge network....
By Network World (sitewide)
News•Feb 13, 2026
Network Jobs Watch: Hiring, Skills and Certification Trends
Network and infrastructure roles are rapidly evolving as AI‑driven automation, multicloud, and zero‑trust solutions gain traction. Recent Foote Partners data show a 1.9% decline in pay premiums for traditional network administration, while network architecture commands an 18% premium and AI‑related...
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News•Feb 13, 2026
IT Bonuses Reward Network, Security Skills that Can’t Be Automated
Foote Partners’ Q4 2023 IT Skills and Certifications Pay Index reveals that premium pay is shifting from routine, execution‑level tasks to high‑order engineering, architecture, and risk‑ownership roles. Security‑focused skills such as risk analytics, security architecture, and threat detection command cash...
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