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Asia Pacific governments boost sovereign AI priorities
Hybrid Cloud

Asia Pacific governments boost sovereign AI priorities

Fewer than 1 in 20 governments have made major investment, even as concerns over resilience and security push sovereign AI up the agenda.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • This month
Amazon Web Services & Versent sign five-year AI pact
DevOps

Amazon Web Services & Versent sign five-year AI pact

Customers in regulated sectors will get faster AI roll-outs as the pact ties cloud migration, connectivity and sovereignty controls into one offer.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Cloudera hackathon highlights enterprise AI data challenges
Data Protection

Cloudera hackathon highlights enterprise AI data challenges

Only seven per cent of organisations are data ready, raising doubts over whether enterprise AI can move from prototypes to production.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • This month
Vultr, SUSE & Supermicro team up for AI edge cloud
Virtualisation

Vultr, SUSE & Supermicro team up for AI edge cloud

Enterprises running AI across multiple sites may cut latency and costs as the partners link cloud, edge hardware and Kubernetes management.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
BT & STACKIT link networks for sovereign cloud access
Data Protection

BT & STACKIT link networks for sovereign cloud access

Multinational groups in Europe will gain private links to an EU-based cloud, reducing exposure to public internet routes and sovereignty risks.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month
OVHcloud opens first Asia Pacific local zone in Auckland
Storage

OVHcloud opens first Asia Pacific local zone in Auckland

Businesses in New Zealand and Australia can now keep cloud data local as OVHcloud brings lower latency and residency compliance to Auckland.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month
amazee.ai launches managed OpenClaw hosting platform
Virtualisation

amazee.ai launches managed OpenClaw hosting platform

It could ease compliance and data residency worries for firms that want to run OpenClaw agents without managing infrastructure themselves.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • This month
Commvault posts record cash flow as SaaS revenue jumps
Data Protection

Commvault posts record cash flow as SaaS revenue jumps

Strong recurring revenue growth lifted Commvault’s full-year sales to USD $1.184 billion, while SaaS jumped 52% and cash flow hit a record.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month
Cyber sovereignty - Do we need to wrestle back control from the tech titans?
Data Protection

Cyber sovereignty - Do we need to wrestle back control from the tech titans?

UK businesses face a growing data security dilemma as US laws can force American tech giants to hand over customer information.

By Simon Chassar • 5 min read • Last month
SUSE unveils AI partnerships amid sovereignty push
Virtualisation

SUSE unveils AI partnerships amid sovereignty push

Many firms still struggle to turn digital sovereignty aims into action, despite SUSE's new AI and infrastructure deals with NVIDIA and others.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Elastic ties security platform to Google's air-gapped cloud
Hybrid Cloud

Elastic ties security platform to Google's air-gapped cloud

Regulated agencies can now use Elastic’s security tools inside disconnected Google cloud environments as threats grow more automated.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

Sovereign cloud stories

Argyll launches UK sovereign AI cloud for regulated firms
Data Protection

Argyll launches UK sovereign AI cloud for regulated firms

Argyll Data Development launches UK sovereign AI inference cloud with SambaNova, targeting regulated firms seeking local control over data and systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Rackspace and AMD unveil enterprise AI cloud tie-up
Private Cloud

Rackspace and AMD unveil enterprise AI cloud tie-up

Regulated businesses could gain a governed private AI stack as Rackspace plans to add AMD chips to its managed cloud offering.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Argyll launches UK sovereign AI cloud for organisations
Private Cloud

Argyll launches UK sovereign AI cloud for organisations

UK organisations can now keep sensitive AI workloads onshore as Argyll’s new cloud aims to ease compliance, trust and energy concerns.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Vertical Data opens New Delhi office for India AI push
Hyperscale

Vertical Data opens New Delhi office for India AI push

Demand for AI computing in India is outpacing domestic finance and data centre capacity, opening space for new entrants to move quickly.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Cohere, Aleph Alpha plan transatlantic sovereign AI tie-up
Data Protection

Cohere, Aleph Alpha plan transatlantic sovereign AI tie-up

Sovereign AI demand is drawing major backing as the planned Cohere-Aleph Alpha tie-up targets governments and regulated industries.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Last month
BlackBox Hosting partners Everpure for sovereign cloud
Storage

BlackBox Hosting partners Everpure for sovereign cloud

Growing concern over data sovereignty has pushed BlackBox Hosting to shift thousands of customer services onto Everpure's UK cloud platform.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
BT launches UK's first sovereign cloud & AI portfolio
Data Protection

BT launches UK's first sovereign cloud & AI portfolio

Greater control over sensitive data could help UK organisations adopt AI faster, with BT’s new sovereign portfolio aimed at regulated workloads.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month