Microsoft is putting more money into its operations in Switzerland. The company plans to invest $400 million to expand its data centre infrastructure and AI capabilities across the country. The move builds on more than three decades of activity in Switzerland and comes as demand for cloud and AI tools continues to grow. The investment […]
Microsoft’s first cloud region in Malaysia, known as Malaysia West, has been officially opened. Located in Greater Kuala Lumpur, the new region includes three availability zones and provides cloud services to meet local data storage needs. With this launch, Malaysian organisations will be able to access Microsoft’s services, such as Azure and Microsoft 365, as […]
Red Hat and AMD are deepening their work together to improve support for AI workloads and modernise virtualised infrastructure. Their goal is to offer more options for organisations dealing with growing data demands and a mix of applications running across both on-premise and cloud systems. As AI use grows, so does the need for data […]
Dell is offering a private cloud product that doesn’t behave like the private clouds people are used to. Instead of tying customers to one software stack or platform, the new service lets them build private clouds using tools from VMware, Nutanix, and Red Hat on Dell’s hardware. The company calls this Dell Private Cloud, though […]
Taiwan is planning to build a large-scale AI supercomputer as part of a collaboration between NVIDIA, Foxconn, and the National Science and Technology Council. The goal is to provide local researchers, startups, and industries easier access to high-performance computing for AI development. The system will be built on NVIDIA’s latest Blackwell platform and managed by […]
Kyndryl is adding more services to its Distributed Cloud lineup, expanding how it works with Microsoft’s cloud stack. The update aims to help companies manage and modernise their tech setups more easily – especially when juggling hybrid, multicloud, edge, and IoT systems. The new services have been designed to fit into existing IT setups without […]
More than 400 partners from in Asia Pacific gathered in Thailand on May 9 for Huawei Cloud’s annual partner conference. The event focused on how companies can use AI to build better services and meet rising demand in industries. This year’s theme was “Go Together, Grow Together.” Jacqueline Shi, who leads Huawei Cloud’s global marketing […]
IBM is expanding its AI efforts via an expanded collaboration with Oracle. The company will integrate its watsonx AI tools into Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), with the aim of making it easier for businesses to run and manage AI agents in platforms. AI agents – software tools that perform tasks based on user input – […]
Chinese cloud providers are progressively expanding their presence in the Middle East, challenging the dominance of established US tech companies by aligning more closely with local government priorities and regulations. While Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Oracle have operated regional data centres for several years, companies like Huawei, Alibaba, and Tencent are gaining traction through targeted […]
Amazon’s first-quarter results showed a slower pace of growth in its AWS cloud computing business, compared to expectations and to recent gains reported by competitors. CNBC reported that AWS’s revenue increased 16.9% year over year to $29.27 billion, just under forecasts that predicted 17.4% growth and $30.9 billion in sales. The shortfall marked the slowest […]