A shift is underway in how large retailers run their physical stores. What once depended on manual stock checks and fixed supply chains is now moving away from siloed systems toward software-driven operations powered by cloud and AI. Amazon’s latest retail initiative offers a clear example of this change taking shape inside real-world environments. Amazon […]
It’s often the nature of the job that cloud security teams work with only partial visibility when trying to identify and assess cyber risk. Even when an issue has been identified, assigning ownership for the necessary remediation is an additional possible stumbling block. The result is a speed of fix that’s sub-optimal – and the […]
Cloud demand is starting to change in a way that reflects how companies are building and running AI systems. The change is about the type of workloads moving into cloud environments. Recent comments from Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon, point to a much larger market than previously expected, driven by enterprise AI adoption. At a […]
Large healthcare companies are turning to cloud platforms as they try to connect fragmented health data and create new digital services for patients. A new initiative from CVS Health shows how one of the largest healthcare providers in the US is using cloud infrastructure to build a system designed to link data and care providers […]
AI is pushing technology companies to rethink the foundations of cloud computing. As more businesses adopt AI tools, the industry is spending heavily on the hardware and data centres needed to run them. Much of the current spending is focused on infrastructure rather than software. Chips, networking equipment, power systems, and large data centres are […]
Samsung moved artificial intelligence closer to live telecom infrastructure at MWC 2026, where it demonstrated AI running alongside radio functions inside a cloud-native network stack. At MWC in Barcelona, Samsung Electronics showcased an AI-native, software-driven network architecture built around its virtualised radio access network (vRAN) platform. Samsung integrated its vRAN software with accelerated computing from […]
New enterprise integrations linking AI assistants to workplace apps suggest that for many large companies, the cloud is becoming the layer that connects data and automated workflows in the business. Recent enterprise deployments highlight this. Financial information firm Thomson Reuters and RBC Wealth Management use new AI plug-ins that connect cloud-hosted models to workplace platforms […]
European data rules shape how cloud services are built and deployed, pushing software providers to offer options that keep data and control inside the region. A new move by customer experience software firm Genesys shows how vendors are preparing for that shift, as more organisations weigh compliance risks when choosing where to run cloud workloads. […]
The way people shop online and in stores is changing. Large retailers are trying new ways to make search, product discovery and support feel more fluid and more personalised. The Australian retail group Wesfarmers unveiled a partnership with Google Cloud designed to do just that, using advanced AI tools to build a new customer experience […]
Alphabet’s expanding AI cloud infrastructure push shows how demand is putting real pressure on the systems that power enterprise computing. Hyperscale providers are responding by sharply increasing spending on compute capacity, but supply remains tight as AI workloads grow faster than data centre buildouts. Alphabet’s latest earnings call offered a clear window into that tension. […]