A single Google search requires half a millilitre of water, while ChatGPT consumes 500 millilitres for every five to 50 prompts. Multiply these figures by billions of daily interactions, add streaming services and cloud storage, and the result is staggering: data centre water consumption has reached crisis levels, with some facilities using more water annually than entire cities. This […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Microsoft is preparing to run Elon Musk’s Grok AI model on its cloud platform Azure, according to a source familiar with the company’s internal discussions, as reported by The Verge. Engineers at Microsoft have been directed to ready the company’s infrastructure in case a deal with Musk’s xAI moves forward. The Grok model would likely […]
Managed service providers (MSPs) are facing growing pressure on all sides. Customers want more, talent is harder to find and cloud environments are becoming increasingly complex — stretching teams and squeezing margins. For Vadim Vladimirskiy, CEO and founder of Nerdio, this is exactly where MSPs have an opportunity to stand out. We sat down with […]
Nerdio, a provider of solutions that help organisations manage and optimise Microsoft cloud tech, today unveiled the winners of its annual Partner of the Year Awards at NerdioCon 2025 in La Quinta, USA. The awards celebrate managed service providers (MSPs) and enterprise partners who have shown outstanding expertise, growth and dedication in delivering Microsoft Azure […]
Facing rising client expectations and growing price pressure, managed service providers (MSPs) are turning to automation not just to save money but to stay competitive. At NerdioCon 2025 in La Quinta, California, we caught up with Jeremy Wallace, principal cloud architect at IT services company Safari Micro, to chat about how the MSP landscape is […]