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2023 was an epic year for artificial intelligence. In a year when industry raced faster than academia in machine learning (source), the state of the art for AI evolved to include increasingly larger amounts of data, and bringing to bear sufficient computing resources to support new use cases remained a challenge for many organisations. With the rise of AI, concerns were not far behind.

Fluctuations in network usage within organizations can occasionally surge due to several factors. For instance, increased traffic might stem from activities such as large-scale promotional campaigns, sudden software updates or patches, escalated remote work demands, or even unforeseen security incidents. An article published by the Financial Express claims e-commerce order volumes spiked by 23% in 2023 during Black Friday sales on the Unicommerce platform.

Internal Developer Portals and platforms do a lot—they're an all-in-one system of record, lever for defining and driving best practice, and vehicle for creating new software components. It's not hard to understand why undertaking such a project can be labor and resource intensive. But it doesn't necessarily have to be.

2023 was the year of Artificial Intelligence (AI). 2024 will build on the incredible momentum of the likes of ChatGPT, Google Bard, Microsoft CoPilot, and others, delivering applications and services that apply AI to every industry imaginable. A recent analysis piece from Schroders makes the point well: “The mass adoption of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) …has sparked interest akin to the Californian Gold Rush.”

If you want to bring down your monitoring costs, you need to shake up a decision paralysis in engineering.

Imagine a symphony where every musician plays their part flawlessly, but without a conductor to guide the orchestra, the result is just a discordant mess. Now apply that image to the modern IT landscape, where development and operations teams work with remarkable autonomy, each expertly playing their part. Agile methodologies and DevOps practices have empowered teams to build and manage their services independently, resulting in an environment that accelerates innovation and development.

Our CEO, Jad Jebara joins Digitalisation World podcast to provide insights as to how the data center industry, prompted by the requirement for meaningful environmental reporting, can work towards a truly sustainable future by focusing on the metrics that matter. See first-hand how modern DCIM software is being used to manage hybrid IT environments. Schedule a free one-on-one demo of Hyperview today.

As data centers grow more complex and power-hungry, rack PDUs are an increasingly important component of data center power circuits. Modern intelligent rack PDUs have many advanced features and work seamlessly with Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software to provide a complete solution for monitoring and managing data center infrastructure. Let’s delve into the key trends shaping rack PDU management in 2024 and beyond.