Five Minute Briefing - Data Center
October 20, 2025
Five Minute Briefing - Data Center: October 20, 2025. Published in conjunction with SHARE Inc., a bi-weekly report geared to the needs of data center professionals.
News Flashes
Digital Realty, the largest global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions, is partnering with Lumen Technologies to deliver high-capacity, AI-ready connectivity services (AI WAN) across major U.S. metro markets.
IBM and Anthropic are partnering to accelerate the development of enterprise-ready AI by infusing Anthropic's Claude into IBM's software portfolio to deliver measurable productivity gains, while building security, governance, and cost controls directly into the lifecycle of software development.
IBM announced new AI agents now available on the Oracle Fusion Applications AI Agent Marketplace. The three new agents are designed to help Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications' customers achieve new levels of operational efficiency.
IBM announced the upcoming general availability of the IBM Spyre Accelerator, an AI accelerator enabling low-latency inferencing to support generative and agentic AI use cases, while prioritizing the security and resilience of core workloads.
Think About It
Data breaches are a constant, lurking threat in our interconnected world and database administrators are the front-line guardians of their organization's most valuable asset: its data. The modern database environment, with its mix of on-premises, cloud, and hybrid systems, can feel like a minefield. Navigating it successfully requires more than just technical skill—it demands a proactive, strategic approach to security.