Cloud capacity is becoming one of the main constraints on enterprise AI adoption, and Amazon’s latest spending plans show how providers are responding. The company is preparing to commit roughly $200 billion in capital expenditure, much of it aimed at expanding AWS data centres, custom chips, and related AI infrastructure, according to reporting by the […]
In a move that underscores the changing role of sovereign cloud and artificial intelligence beyond traditional markets, Abu Dhabi-based technology group G42 has signed an agreement with a Vietnamese consortium to build national-scale cloud and AI infrastructure in Vietnam. The pact, announced in Ho Chi Minh City this week, calls for up to $1 billion […]
China’s cloud market is entering a new phase, shaped less by basic storage and more by who can support large AI workloads at scale. Established providers still dominate, but the list of serious contenders is starting to change. ByteDance, long tied to consumer apps like TikTok and Douyin, is now making a clearer push into […]
The cloud market has long been shaped by a familiar group of hyperscalers. What is changing now is not just who runs cloud platforms, but who is starting to build the infrastructure behind them. Recent reporting that Brookfield Asset Management is preparing to launch a cloud business points to a broader shift in how large […]
Oracle expects its cloud infrastructure business to create $166 billion in revenue by fiscal year 2030, accounting for nearly three-quarters of its total sales, the company says. Reuters reported that the forecast was shared by Chief Executive Officer Clay Magouyrk during a meeting with analysts on Thursday, when he said new cloud bookings are coming […]
Oracle is reducing staff in its cloud division, a move aimed at managing costs while the company continues to pour money into AI infrastructure. Sources familiar with the matter said employees were told this week that their positions had been cut. Some of the layoffs were tied to performance, and hiring is still underway in […]
Oracle is set to expand into Indonesia by leasing data centre space from DayOne Data Centres, according to people with knowledge of the deal. The move would mark Oracle’s first cloud services operation in the country and deepen its relationship with a regional player that counts ByteDance as its biggest client. DayOne, based in Singapore, […]
OVHcloud has released an updated version of its Environmental Impact Tracker, a tool designed to help users measure emissions linked to their cloud usage. The new version builds on its earlier carbon calculator by covering more cloud services and moving toward broader environmental metrics beyond just carbon output. At launch, the tracker works with Baremetal, […]
Ooredoo has launched AI cloud services in Qatar, powered by Nvidia’s Hopper GPUs and hosted entirely within the country. The setup gives businesses access to use high-performance computing without relying on overseas providers—part of a broader move toward national control over digital infrastructure. The services are hosted in local data centres and are aimed at […]
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 […]