Cloud stories
Optimaze has raised AUD $3 million to combat cloud waste, using AI to help Australian enterprises cut costs and energy use in cloud computing.
Assured Data Protection partners with Telarus to offer managed cloud data backup and disaster recovery, enhancing cyber resiliency for mid-sized firms.
AC3's Managed Cloud platform has achieved PROTECTED IRAP status, enhancing secure, compliant cloud services for Australian and New Zealand government and regulated sectors.
OVHcloud unites Chairman and CEO roles, appointing founder Octave Klaba to lead the firm's next five-year strategic expansion in cloud and AI.
Zadara and Micro Support Group partner to offer sovereign AI cloud solutions with NVIDIA GPUs in the US Northeast, providing VMware alternatives with enhanced data sovereignty.
MariaDB launches its Enterprise Platform 2026, uniting AI, analytics and cloud capabilities to simplify data management and boost real-time insights for businesses.
Platform Engineering Labs releases open source formae, an IaC platform designed to simplify cloud infrastructure management and reduce complexity for engineers.
Datadog has launched Updog.ai, a free AI-driven platform offering near real-time status monitoring of major AWS and SaaS services for enhanced reliability insights.
Vultr launches VX1 Cloud Compute plans with AMD EPYC CPUs, promising up to 77% better performance per dollar and 33% lower vCPU costs for enterprises.
Siemens launches Designcenter Solid Edge 2026 with AI tools, boosting engineering productivity via cloud and desktop design, smarter assembly, and auto documentation.
Couchbase 8.0 launches enhanced vector search and security features, boosting AI applications with faster, scalable data management and developer-friendly tools.
Defakto has raised $30.75 million to develop a platform securing non-human identities across enterprises, tackling risks from static credentials and AI agents.
Australia's data centre boom faces delays as power and utility access bottlenecks slow construction amid rising AI-driven demand.
STACK Infrastructure secures a JPY ¥39.7bn green loan to fund its 36MW TKY01 data centre in Greater Tokyo, enhancing sustainable digital infrastructure capacity.
The UK government has unveiled plans for an AI Growth Lab, a regulatory sandbox to foster innovation in AI with robust safety and oversight measures.
Trustmarque and Ultima are merging to form a UK IT giant with GBP £1bn revenue, combining expertise in cloud, cybersecurity, and digital innovation.
AI data centre cooling patent filings have surged over 50% since 2019, reflecting efforts to tackle the rising energy demands of AI technologies.
Aligned and Calibrant plan a 31MW battery system at a Pacific Northwest data centre to ease power delays, starting operation in 2026 to boost grid access.
Chiang Mai University joins IBM and National University of Singapore to boost AI and quantum research, tackling regional challenges across ASEAN.
NetApp and Cisco have launched a converged AI infrastructure, combining advanced storage and networking to boost enterprise AI performance and scalability.