AirTrunk, a key player in hyperscale data centres in Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ), is stepping up its commitment to Malaysia. The company has unveiled plans for JHB2, its second cloud and AI-ready data centre in Johor’s Iskandar Puteri region. Once fully built, JHB2 will deliver over 270 megawatts (MW) of capacity, catering to the […]
European cloud company evroc plans to boost Europe’s standing in artificial intelligence by building a 96 MW data centre in Mougins, France, tailor-made for AI workloads. Construction is expected to wrap up in 2025, and the facility’s capacity will expand in phases over time. What sets an AI factory apart? evroc terms what it’s building, […]
Alibaba Cloud has jumped on the DeepSeek bandwagon, making the Chinese AI startup’s models available on its platform. The company’s decision is similar to other tech giants’: offering DeepSeek’s open-source systems to its users. In a WeChat post, Alibaba Cloud said that users can now use the LLM – from training to deployment and inference […]
AWS has taken its partnership with the Australian Government’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) to the next level. The two have signed a new Whole-of-Government agreement, making it easier for government agencies to tap into cloud and emerging technologies. This new agreement, which sets for an initial three-year term, builds on a previous deal from 2019, […]
As AI is gaining traction, many cloud solutions are enhanced to better support AI use cases. One of the biggest advantages of AI-enhanced clouds is their ability to optimise infrastructure resources to fit the particular AI Inference needs of any business. Whether a company is working on tasks like financial planning, improved customer support, or […]
A recent global survey by Recon Analytics, commissioned by Seagate Technology, paints an interesting picture of the future of AI and data storage. Business leaders from 15 industries in 10 countries are bracing for an explosion of data as AI adoption grows, with many expecting cloud-based storage forming the centre of data repositories in the […]
One Data GmbH is a German software company and a specialist in the use of applied artificial intelligence (AI). With over 200 employees in Passau, Munich, Frankfurt and Berlin, One Data offers an AI-powered Data Product Builder for innovative and collaborative data teams, which enables organisations to realise the full potential of their data. The […]
Alibaba Cloud LLM pricing strategy has taken a dramatic turn as the company announces an unprecedented 85% reduction in access costs for its most sophisticated large language models. The announcement, made via WeChat and reported by the South China Morning Post, positions the company’s flagship Qwen-VL-Max model at just 0.003 yuan ($0.00041) per thousand tokens, […]
Cloud heavyweights AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) are positioning themselves to use AI as a key driver of cloud infrastructure growth. According to IoT Analytics, Microsoft is emerging as a cloud AI leader, particularly in genAI, passing both AWS and Google. Microsoft leads in generative AI Microsoft accounted for 45% of new […]
The data centre industry is rapidly evolving, driven by advances in AI, cybersecurity, and sustainability. Despite these changes, certifications remain essential for IT career growth. According to NetworkWorld, certifications have emerged to match the demands of cutting-edge technologies. For IT professionals, the appeal of certifications is clear—enhanced career prospects, higher salaries, and greater job security. […]