Microsoft opens fourth cloud region in India

Microsoft has opened its fourth cloud region in India, adding new computing capacity in Hyderabad as companies move more workloads and AI applications onto cloud infrastructure. The India South Central region became generally available in Hyderabad, Telangana, and joins Microsoft’s existing regions in Pune, Chennai, and Mumbai. Microsoft also operates two data centres in India […]

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Microsoft opens fourth cloud region in India

Microsoft has opened its fourth cloud region in India, adding new computing capacity in Hyderabad as companies move more workloads and AI applications onto cloud infrastructure. The India South Central region became generally available in Hyderabad, Telangana, and joins Microsoft’s existing regions in Pune, Chennai, and Mumbai. Microsoft also operates two data centres in India […]

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Azure Just Crossed $100 Billion, and Enterprise IT Teams Are Feeling the Strain

Microsoft closed its 2026 fiscal year with a number that would have looked unlikely a few years ago: Azure’s annual revenue passed $100 billion, up 41% from the year before. The company’s finance chief told investors to expect Azure growth near 45% in the current quarter. For a cloud platform already this large, that pace […]

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Volta lands $10B AI cloud deal as GPU clouds expand

AI infrastructure startup Volta has emerged from stealth with a $2.4 billion valuation and a $10 billion agreement to provide cloud computing capacity in Europe alongside Bitdeer Technologies. The seven-month-old company said the six-year agreement will support an unnamed AI company through infrastructure at a Bitdeer-operated data centre in Norway. Bloomberg reported that the customer […]

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AWS cloud growth accelerates as AI demand strains capacity

AWS recorded its fastest growth in more than four years during the second quarter, but Amazon said it still lacked enough computing capacity to meet customer demand despite raising its 2026 capital spending forecast to $220 billion. AWS revenue rose 37% year over year to $42.2 billion in the quarter ended June 30. The result […]

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How to Secure a Linux VPS Environment for Open Business Applications

Web applications today are essential for businesses of every size. They not only help to service customers, but also aid in managing operations and provide support to remote teams as well. No matter if you are hosting a customer portal or an e-commerce store, a Linux Virtual Private Server (VPS) is very important to gain […]

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AMD secures up to 2.5 GW of Core Scientific data centre capacity

AMD has signed an agreement with Core Scientific for access to more than 500 megawatts of AI-ready data centre capacity in the US beginning in 2027. The arrangement can be expanded to as much as 2.5 gigawatts. AMD customers will be able to use the capacity to deploy AI systems based on the company’s hardware […]

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Nvidia in talks to back OpenAI’s $500bn Ohio data centre

Nvidia is reportedly discussing a $250 billion financing guarantee linked to a 10GW data centre project that OpenAI is considering leasing in Ohio. The proposed arrangement would extend Nvidia’s role beyond supplying computing and networking equipment by adding financial support for the infrastructure project. The facility would be developed by SB Energy, a SoftBank subsidiary, […]

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Microsoft expands Azure AI with Databricks and Mistral

Microsoft has expanded its partnerships with Databricks and French AI company Mistral, covering Azure usage, custom processors, European computing capacity, and AI model distribution. Databricks said its expanded Microsoft partnership will continue into the 2030s. The data and AI software company will increase its use of Azure for its internal business operations and analytics, while […]

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Strengthening Cloud Perimeters Through DNS Filtering and Site Controls in 2026

Cloud environments don’t sit still anymore. What used to be a tidy, well-defined boundary around your data has turned into something more like a moving target, and attackers know it. They’re probing constantly, looking for the seams where speed and convenience have quietly pushed security down the priority list. DNS filtering and smarter site controls […]

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