AI data bursts force rethink of data center networking at Backblaze
Cloud storage provider Backblaze has been ripping out its 100-gigabit links and replacing them with 400-gigabit links because AI has changed how traffic flows inside their data center. AI workloads running on neocloud providers like CoreWeave and Lambda are creating bursty, unpredictable flows that overwhelm traditional capacity planning models designed for traditional, steady-state cloud traffic.…