Fierce Network Research Bulletin

Scroll down to get the latest news and analysis from our Chief Analysts, Linda Hardesty and Mitch Wagner.

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Data center labor poaching drives up customer costs: Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain's Mark Kidd says the industry's answer to its labor shortage — hiring from each other — drives up wages that customers eventually pay.

Mitch Wagner Aug 7, 2026 8:23am

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Calix bets agentic AI can offset broadband's aging workforce

Aug 5, 2026 7:40am

Palo Alto: AI broke the patch window — We can fix it

Aug 4, 2026 9:17am

AMD is 1:1 with Nvidia in many neoclouds, says VAST exec

Aug 3, 2026 10:00am

Retro comic style action panel of a multi-person brawl erupting in a 1930s lab centered around a giant brain contained withi

China races ahead in open AI — America freaks out

Jul 29, 2026 11:03am

Retrofuturistic illustration of people observing a contained glowing AI brain within a large glass architectural structure

Open-weight AI cuts costs and lock-in — with a catch

Jul 28, 2026 6:05pm