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Cloud computing

Edge clouds and local data centers reshape IT

Cloud computing is evolving towards a selectively distributed model to address latency, sovereignty, and resilience in smart cities and AI applications.

Why the cloud still runs on coal and gas

Data centers in the U.S. are straining energy grids, leading to increased reliance on fossil fuels and delaying renewable energy goals.

Data science

Eaton: AI data centers need aerospace-grade engineering

AI demands require a complete overhaul of data center infrastructure, moving from traditional cooling methods to advanced systems-level designs.

SF politics

Data center executives fret over the industry's increasingly toxic public image

The data center industry faces backlash over environmental and economic concerns, threatening major projects and requiring better public relations efforts.

fromwww.dw.com

6 hours ago

Why cloud computing still runs on coal and gas

Data centers' energy demands are straining U.S. power grids, leading to reliance on fossil fuels and delaying renewable energy goals.

fromAxios

The best and worst states for AI data centers

Texas is attracting data center investments with tax incentives, while Maine is implementing a moratorium to evaluate the impact of data centers.

fromTechRepublic

Artificial intelligence

What Are the Pros and Cons of Data Centers?

fromwww.dw.com

6 hours ago

Why the cloud still runs on coal and gas

Data centers in the U.S. are straining energy grids, leading to increased reliance on fossil fuels and delaying renewable energy goals.

Data science

Eaton: AI data centers need aerospace-grade engineering

AI demands require a complete overhaul of data center infrastructure, moving from traditional cooling methods to advanced systems-level designs.

SF politics

Data center executives fret over the industry's increasingly toxic public image

The data center industry faces backlash over environmental and economic concerns, threatening major projects and requiring better public relations efforts.

fromwww.dw.com

6 hours ago

Why cloud computing still runs on coal and gas

Data centers' energy demands are straining U.S. power grids, leading to reliance on fossil fuels and delaying renewable energy goals.

fromAxios

The best and worst states for AI data centers

Texas is attracting data center investments with tax incentives, while Maine is implementing a moratorium to evaluate the impact of data centers.

fromTechRepublic

Artificial intelligence

What Are the Pros and Cons of Data Centers?

Forget Nvidia: Why HPE Could Be the Overlooked AI Infrastructure Play of 2026

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is an overlooked investment opportunity in AI infrastructure with strong financial growth and expanding margins.

#ai-infrastructure

Artificial intelligence

Companies are hoarding AI compute because of FOMO and they're sitting on most of it

DevOps

95% of GPU capacity goes unused in Kubernetes clusters

fromMedium

18 hours ago

The AI Infrastructure Stack in 2026: Companies Building the Future of AI

AI infrastructure companies are transforming the deployment and scaling of artificial intelligence into full production systems with essential governance and observability.

Artificial intelligence

Your datacenter's power architecture called. It's not happy

Supermicro has dodged drama and delivered datacenters

Supermicro's AI-focused GPU systems drove rapid revenue growth to $12.7B in Q2 2026, while gross margins fell to 6.3%.

fromNetwork World

Engineers rush to master new skills for AI data centers

AI infrastructure growth is driving massive data center expansion and urgent need for skilled facilities staff amid unprecedented capex by major tech companies.

Companies are hoarding AI compute because of FOMO and they're sitting on most of it

Companies are overprovisioning GPU capacity, with average utilization at only 5%, leading to significant waste in AI infrastructure spending.

95% of GPU capacity goes unused in Kubernetes clusters

GPU and CPU usage remains low despite rising cloud costs, highlighting inefficiencies in resource utilization as Kubernetes adoption increases.

fromMedium

18 hours ago

The AI Infrastructure Stack in 2026: Companies Building the Future of AI

AI infrastructure companies are transforming the deployment and scaling of artificial intelligence into full production systems with essential governance and observability.

Artificial intelligence

Your datacenter's power architecture called. It's not happy

Tech industry

Supermicro has dodged drama and delivered datacenters

fromNetwork World

Artificial intelligence

Engineers rush to master new skills for AI data centers

more#ai-infrastructure

SUSE AI Factory brings coherence to AI ideals

SUSE launched AI Factory to bridge the gap between AI plans and implementations, addressing the challenges of AI adoption.

Web frameworks

15 hours ago

Cloudflare Introduces Project Think: A Durable Runtime for AI Agents

Cloudflare's Project Think introduces durable AI agents with a kernel-like runtime, enabling long-lived workloads and preserving execution progress during platform restarts.

HP's remote desktop push retreats as Anyware heads for EoL

HP is discontinuing its Teradici-derived remote desktop business, including HP Anyware and zero client hardware, by May 2026.

#ai

London startup

AI is reshaping Britain's datacenter map away from London

fromTNW | Opinion

Silicon Valley

Op-Ed: SaaS is not dead. You are just being sold the funeral

Artificial intelligence

AI Compute Demand is Running Way Ahead of Supply - A Stock I'd Buy on That Signal

London startup

AI is reshaping Britain's datacenter map away from London

UK AI datacenter capacity may shift from London due to power shortages and planning constraints, making other locations more appealing.

Silicon Valley

fromTNW | Opinion

Op-Ed: SaaS is not dead. You are just being sold the funeral

AI will not replace human creativity and traditional software is not dead despite prevailing narratives.

AI Compute Demand is Running Way Ahead of Supply - A Stock I'd Buy on That Signal

AI-driven power demand is outpacing supply, creating a significant energy shortfall that may impact top energy producers.

more#ai

fromTelecompetitor

Business intelligence

Comcast Business unveils Innovation Lab for next-gen enterprise solutions

Comcast Business launched the Innovation Lab to co-develop and test enterprise solutions with customers and technology partners.

Broadcom brings secure AI agent environment to VMware Tanzu

Broadcom's VMware Tanzu Platform Agent Foundations provides a secure environment for autonomous AI applications with zero-trust networking and automated management.

New Scale Computing gets new Velocity Partner Program

Scale Computing revamps its partner program to address market changes and strengthen relationships with partners amid industry challenges.

Scale sets edge platform's software ever more free from hardware constraints

Scale Computing is reducing hardware requirements for its software, allowing more flexibility for partners and customers in choosing hardware platforms.

Scala

New Scale Computing gets new Velocity Partner Program

Scale Computing revamps its partner program to address market changes and strengthen relationships with partners amid industry challenges.

Scale sets edge platform's software ever more free from hardware constraints

Scale Computing is reducing hardware requirements for its software, allowing more flexibility for partners and customers in choosing hardware platforms.

more#scale-computing

Storage implications of a modern IT architecture | Computer Weekly

Organizations are increasingly using containers to modernize applications and manage both cloud-native and traditional workloads with Kubernetes.

#snowflake

Snowflake offers help to users and builders of AI agents

Snowflake enhances its Intelligence and Cortex Code for better automation and data source access, aiming for a unified enterprise AI experience.

Artificial intelligence

Snowflake Intelligence and Cortex Code become the agentic AI control layer

Snowflake updates Intelligence and Cortex Code to enhance data integration and AI capabilities for the Agentic Enterprise.

Snowflake offers help to users and builders of AI agents

Snowflake enhances its Intelligence and Cortex Code for better automation and data source access, aiming for a unified enterprise AI experience.

Snowflake Intelligence and Cortex Code become the agentic AI control layer

Snowflake updates Intelligence and Cortex Code to enhance data integration and AI capabilities for the Agentic Enterprise.

Microsoft closes book on rogue Windows Server 2025 upgrades

Microsoft has resolved the Windows Server 2025 upgrade issue, but new problems have emerged with the cumulative update KB5082063.

World news

Microsoft hints at bit bunkers for war zones

Microsoft is redesigning datacenters in conflict-prone regions due to Iranian attacks targeting Middle Eastern facilities linked to US military operations.

Ease into Azure Kubernetes Application Network

Microsoft has introduced an ambient-based service network for AKS to simplify service mesh scaling and management.

Microsoft closes book on rogue Windows Server 2025 upgrades

Microsoft has resolved the Windows Server 2025 upgrade issue, but new problems have emerged with the cumulative update KB5082063.

World news

Microsoft hints at bit bunkers for war zones

Microsoft is redesigning datacenters in conflict-prone regions due to Iranian attacks targeting Middle Eastern facilities linked to US military operations.

Ease into Azure Kubernetes Application Network

Microsoft has introduced an ambient-based service network for AKS to simplify service mesh scaling and management.

Speed at Scale: Optimizing the Largest CX Platform Out There

Optimizing performance in customer experience platforms involves addressing challenges rather than focusing solely on the latest technologies.

fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Users complain of UK Azure capacity problems

Azure UK is full. Like full full. There's no additional quota available in any UK region, meaning no new VMs or AKS clusters can be created.

Tech industry

Web design

Seven leading hosting providers for small businesses that need reliable performance - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Small business owners should prioritize uptime, speed, and support quality when choosing a hosting provider.

European startups

NodeWeaver: Perpetual licensing beats VMware nickel-and-dime

Nodeweaver offers a cost-effective alternative for VMware customers, focusing on edge computing solutions without the complexity of traditional virtualization.

SUSE seeks to make VMware migrations a "non-event"

SUSE partners with Cloudbase to integrate Coriolis for seamless migration of virtual machines from VMware and public clouds.

SUSE becomes Oracle-native in Marketplace and on OCI

SUSE's full portfolio is now available on Oracle Marketplace, simplifying deployments for enterprises using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

SUSE seeks to make VMware migrations a "non-event"

SUSE partners with Cloudbase to integrate Coriolis for seamless migration of virtual machines from VMware and public clouds.

SUSE becomes Oracle-native in Marketplace and on OCI

SUSE's full portfolio is now available on Oracle Marketplace, simplifying deployments for enterprises using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

more#suse

London startup

Data dive: A new American Century in the datacentre pipeline? | Computer Weekly

US datacentre capacity is projected to triple, while the UK will slip in global rankings for datacentre capacity.

Engineering Stable, Secure and Scalable Platforms: A Conversation with Matthew Liste

I was always a tinkerer, I guess. I grew up in the age where computers were not ubiquitous or common. An experience as a kid was instrumental in how my career happened.

DevOps

IOWN targets datacenter interconnects to spread AI infra

IOWN Global Forum focuses on datacenter interconnect use cases to enhance AI infrastructure connectivity and reduce costs for users.

Salesforce wants to be the leader in ITSM

Salesforce's Agentforce IT Service aims to proactively resolve 80% of IT issues with a native AI solution, challenging the ITSM industry.

22 hours ago

This Is When ServiceNow Proves It Can Survive the SaaS-Pocalypse

ServiceNow's Q1 2026 results will reveal if stock decline is due to fundamental issues or overreaction to AI fears.

Commvault has a Ctrl+Z for rogue AI agents

Commvault's AI Protect monitors AI agents in cloud environments and can roll back actions to enhance AI resilience.

OpenSearch is enterprise-ready with long-term support and version 3.6

OpenSearch has launched a long-term support program, ensuring 18 months of support per major release, starting with version 3.6.

3 days ago

Cloudflare can remember it for you wholesale

Agent Memory enhances AI by providing persistent memory for better recall and smarter interactions.

fromDevOps.com

From Code to Cloud: How Full-Stack Developers are Taking Over DevOps - DevOps.com

Full-stack engineers now integrate DevOps practices, managing the entire software process from code to cloud, emphasizing early testing and automation.

Moving away from mainframes using AI proves unfeasible for many companies

Phasing out mainframes is often unfeasible for large organizations due to overestimated AI capabilities in modernization projects.

fromArs Technica

Mozilla launches Thunderbolt AI client with focus on self-hosted infrastructure

Thunderbolt client by Mozilla supports various AI interfaces and is available for multiple platforms, with enterprise deployment options under development.

Event-Driven Patterns for Cloud-Native Banking - What Works, What Hurts?

Event-driven architecture in regulated industries offers benefits and challenges that need careful consideration.

fromSecurityWeek

TeamPCP Moves From OSS to AWS Environments

TeamPCP has exploited compromised credentials to target open source software, leading to significant data exfiltration and supply chain attacks.

Gadgets

fromComputerworld

Dell: Cut AI cloud costs with data-center class desktops

High-performance AI desktop computers offer powerful processing capabilities but consume significant electricity and command premium prices exceeding $97,000.

fromBusiness Matters

The Role of Dedicated Servers in Scaling Modern Businesses

Infrastructure investment is crucial for SMEs to ensure reliability, performance, and user experience in a competitive digital landscape.

Oracle's New AWS Partnership Just Put It Ahead of Azure and Google Cloud

Multicloud setups are essential for enterprise AI, enabling seamless data movement and integration across different cloud providers.

AI, energy, and the new rules of cloud sustainability competition | Computer Weekly

Cloud providers offer sustainability metrics, but lack standardization makes it difficult for enterprises to compare workloads effectively.

#aws

DevOps

AWS Launches Agent Registry in Preview to Govern AI Agent Sprawl Across Enterprises

DevOps

AWS Introduces S3 Files, Bringing File System Access to S3 Buckets

AWS Launches Agent Registry in Preview to Govern AI Agent Sprawl Across Enterprises

AWS Agent Registry provides a centralized catalog for managing AI agents, tools, and skills across organizations, addressing agent sprawl and compliance issues.

AWS Introduces S3 Files, Bringing File System Access to S3 Buckets

AWS S3 Files allows users to mount S3 buckets for standard file system access, optimizing data access for various applications.

The agent tier: Rethinking runtime architecture for context-driven enterprise workflows

Digital workflows in large enterprises struggle to adapt to contextual variations, leading to increased complexity and challenges in customer onboarding processes.

Miscellaneous

AWS Introduces Nested Virtualization on EC2 Instances

AWS now supports nested virtual machines within EC2 instances using KVM or Hyper-V on C8i, M8i, and R8i instances, enabling app emulation and hardware simulation.

Cloudflare Launches Code Mode MCP Server to Optimize Token Usage for AI Agents

Cloudflare's Model Context Protocol significantly reduces API interaction costs for AI agents, enhancing efficiency and enabling better task reasoning.

fromDevOps.com

FinOps Isn't Slowing You Down - It's Fixing Your Pipeline - DevOps.com

Cost visibility should be integrated into DevOps workflows to manage cloud efficiency effectively.

Nutanix to add KubeVirt support to run VM on K8s at the edge

Nutanix plans to support KubeVirt to enable running both containers and VMs on the edge, enhancing resource efficiency.

As IT complexity escalates, Nutanix fights back

Nutanix is prioritizing flexibility and aims to be a leading agentic AI platform amidst external IT developments.

Nutanix to add KubeVirt support to run VM on K8s at the edge

Nutanix plans to support KubeVirt to enable running both containers and VMs on the edge, enhancing resource efficiency.

As IT complexity escalates, Nutanix fights back

Nutanix is prioritizing flexibility and aims to be a leading agentic AI platform amidst external IT developments.

Inside the race to build data centers | Fortune

Mega-scale AI data centers are driving AI growth, transforming landscapes, straining energy and water resources, and creating major political and economic conflicts.

Nutanix introduces platform for large-scale deployment of agentic AI

Nutanix launches Agentic AI software enabling enterprises to deploy autonomous AI agents at scale for complex business processes beyond traditional chatbots.

2 weeks ago

OpenStack Gazpacho simplifies operations and VMware migrations

OpenStack 2026.1 emphasizes operational simplicity, live migration for VMware workloads, and hardware flexibility, positioning itself as a sovereign alternative to major cloud providers.

fromMedium

2 weeks ago

Fair Multitenancy-Beyond Simple Rate Limiting

Fair multitenancy ensures equitable infrastructure access for customers, balancing simplicity, performance, and safety in shared environments.

2 weeks ago

Replacing Database Sequences at Scale Without Breaking 100+ Services

Validating requirements can simplify complex problems, and embedding sequence generation reduces network calls, enhancing performance and reliability.

fromUnited States Edition

Spotlight report: Accelerating Data Center Modernization

Data center modernization is critical for AI deployment, requiring integrated infrastructure solutions across servers, storage, networking, and security.

AWS expands EC2 with support for nested virtualization

AWS enables nested virtualization on C8i, M8i, and R8i EC2 instances, permitting virtual machines to host additional VMs using Intel Xeon 6 processors and Nitro.

How to build an enterprise-grade MCP registry

MCP registries are essential for integrating AI agents with enterprise systems, requiring semantic discovery, governance, and developer-friendly controls.

Cloud Cloning: A new approach to infrastructure portability

Cloud Cloning captures complete cloud infrastructure snapshots and maps them onto target cloud services and configurations to enable accurate cloud portability.

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure: The bare metal facts | Computer Weekly

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is strategically significant, with $4.9bn revenue and a focus on high-performance, low-cost cloud services.

KubeVirt focuses on multi-hypervisor support

KubeVirt 1.8 enhances Kubernetes compatibility, introduces hypervisor abstraction, improves security, and optimizes performance for AI workloads.

Rethinking VM data protection in cloud-native environments

KubeVirt enables Kubernetes to manage both VMs and containers, requiring new strategies for VM lifecycle management and data protection.

KubeVirt focuses on multi-hypervisor support

KubeVirt 1.8 enhances Kubernetes compatibility, introduces hypervisor abstraction, improves security, and optimizes performance for AI workloads.

Rethinking VM data protection in cloud-native environments

KubeVirt enables Kubernetes to manage both VMs and containers, requiring new strategies for VM lifecycle management and data protection.

The next 10 years for cloud computing

Enterprises are abandoning unquestioning public cloud adoption due to high costs, limited productivity gains, and vendor lock-in, prompting providers to change strategies.

fromFast Company

Stop trying to replace your servers

Use AI to automate back-of-house operations and integrate tech stacks to preserve guest-facing hospitality while preparing for consumer-facing AI ordering channels.

fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Signs it's time to move to dedicated server hosting - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Dedicated server hosting becomes necessary when traffic surges cause performance degradation, complex database operations require absolute resource isolation, and security demands exceed virtual environment capabilities.

Five MCP servers to rule the cloud

Major cloud providers now offer official MCP servers that let AI agents automate cloud operations using existing cloud credentials and natural language commands.

The private cloud returns, for AI workloads

A North American manufacturer spent most of 2024 and early 2025 doing what many innovative enterprises did: aggressively standardizing on the public cloud by using data lakes, analytics, CI/CD, and even a good chunk of ERP integration. The board liked the narrative because it sounded like simplification, and simplification sounded like savings. Then generative AI arrived, not as a lab toy but as a mandate. "Put copilots everywhere," leadership said. "Start with maintenance, then procurement, then the call center, then engineering change orders."

Artificial intelligence

Do neoclouds mean a world where anything is possible? | Computer Weekly

Neoclouds are emerging GPU-as-a-service providers gaining investment and market attention as alternatives to dominant hyperscalers, filling real demand for AI and large language model training infrastructure.

The death of reactive IT: How predictive engineering will redefine cloud performance in 10 years

Predictive engineering enables autonomous, anticipatory cloud operations that prevent outages, optimize resources, and replace reactive war-room operations.