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Nokia lands five-year extension on Microsoft Azure datacentre networking deal | Computer Weekly

Nokia extends its contract with Microsoft for five years to supply routers and switches for Azure datacentres, enhancing connectivity and scalability.
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Lightning looks to make managing AI a piece of cake | TechCrunch

74% of organizations struggle to derive value from their AI investments, indicating significant challenges in AI implementation.
#microsoft

Microsoft plans to accelerate AI in the Nordics, commits $3.2B to Sweden

Microsoft plans to invest $3.2 billion in Sweden to expand AI and cloud infrastructure, aiming to boost the country's competitiveness in AI sector.

Custom AMD chip powers Microsoft's new Azure HPC instances

Microsoft introduces custom processors and HSMs for Azure, enhancing performance for high-performance computing applications in its HBv5 instances.

Euro-cloud consortium issues ultimatum to Microsoft

European cloud infrastructure providers issue ultimatum to Microsoft over pricing and feature discrimination.
CISPE files a complaint with EU antitrust cops against Microsoft for unfair practices.

Microsoft and Euro cloud group in talks over software spat

The Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe (CISPE) association is back at the negotiating table to resolve its lawsuit against Microsoft over alleged anti-competitive licensing policies.
The lawsuit hinges on the higher costs of buying and running Microsoft products in cloud infrastructure outside of Azure, as well as the policy change that requires customers to buy separate licenses for non-Azure clouds.

Microsoft reportedly in discussions with CISPE to remedy 'unfair' cloud software licensing practices | Computer Weekly

Microsoft is in discussions with the Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe (CISPE) trade body regarding concerns about how customers are charged when using Microsoft's online productivity tools on competitors' public clouds.
CISPE filed a formal complaint against Microsoft in November 2022, urging the European Commission to investigate the alleged anti-competitive licensing practices by Microsoft.

Microsoft plans to accelerate AI in the Nordics, commits $3.2B to Sweden

Microsoft plans to invest $3.2 billion in Sweden to expand AI and cloud infrastructure, aiming to boost the country's competitiveness in AI sector.

Custom AMD chip powers Microsoft's new Azure HPC instances

Microsoft introduces custom processors and HSMs for Azure, enhancing performance for high-performance computing applications in its HBv5 instances.

Euro-cloud consortium issues ultimatum to Microsoft

European cloud infrastructure providers issue ultimatum to Microsoft over pricing and feature discrimination.
CISPE files a complaint with EU antitrust cops against Microsoft for unfair practices.

Microsoft and Euro cloud group in talks over software spat

The Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe (CISPE) association is back at the negotiating table to resolve its lawsuit against Microsoft over alleged anti-competitive licensing policies.
The lawsuit hinges on the higher costs of buying and running Microsoft products in cloud infrastructure outside of Azure, as well as the policy change that requires customers to buy separate licenses for non-Azure clouds.

Microsoft reportedly in discussions with CISPE to remedy 'unfair' cloud software licensing practices | Computer Weekly

Microsoft is in discussions with the Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe (CISPE) trade body regarding concerns about how customers are charged when using Microsoft's online productivity tools on competitors' public clouds.
CISPE filed a formal complaint against Microsoft in November 2022, urging the European Commission to investigate the alleged anti-competitive licensing practices by Microsoft.
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#cicd

Announcing the General Availability of Managed DevOps Pools (MDP) for Azure DevOps - Azure DevOps Blog

Managed DevOps Pools improves developer productivity by providing a customizable platform to streamline CI/CD processes.
The service allows for tailored DevOps environments that enhance scalability and maintainability.

Job Vacancy: Infrastructure/Backend Engineer (f/d/m) // Maya Climate | IT / Software Development Jobs | Berlin Startup Jobs

Seeking Infrastructure/Backend Engineer with cloud expertise, database management skills, CI/CD experience, and devotion to security and reliability.

Announcing the General Availability of Managed DevOps Pools (MDP) for Azure DevOps - Azure DevOps Blog

Managed DevOps Pools improves developer productivity by providing a customizable platform to streamline CI/CD processes.
The service allows for tailored DevOps environments that enhance scalability and maintainability.

Job Vacancy: Infrastructure/Backend Engineer (f/d/m) // Maya Climate | IT / Software Development Jobs | Berlin Startup Jobs

Seeking Infrastructure/Backend Engineer with cloud expertise, database management skills, CI/CD experience, and devotion to security and reliability.
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Network complexity and visibility blind spots an issue for 80% of firms | Computer Weekly

The growing complexity of network operations due to remote work and cloud adoption demands better skills and tools for visibility and management.
#cybersecurity

A government watchdog hacked a US federal agency to stress-test its cloud security | TechCrunch

The Department of the Interior conducted a successful penetration test on its cloud infrastructure using fake data.
The OIG team was able to exfiltrate seemingly sensitive personal data without being detected by the Department's cybersecurity defenses.

Spear Phishing vs Phishing: What Are The Main Differences?

Phishing is the most common attack vector, with 1.6 billion potentially harmful emails sent in 2023.
Spear phishing is a highly targeted form of phishing that can cause greater damage.

Eon emerges from stealth with $127M to bring a fresh approach to back up cloud infrastructure | TechCrunch

Eon aims to transform cloud infrastructure backup, raising $127 million in funding to address modern data management complexities.
The shift to cloud computing has rendered traditional backup strategies inadequate, highlighting the need for innovative solutions.

AWS Previews Generative AI Tool for CloudTrail Activity Logs - DevOps.com

AWS introduced AI tool for data lake queries without SQL, emphasizing DevSecOps collaboration.

VMware advances private cloud and AI visions

VMware is enhancing its vDefend security portfolio with generative AI for better threat management and user-friendly insights.
Generative AI will provide actionable insights and quick remediation options for high-priority alerts in security operations.

Council Post: The Role Of Zero Trust In Protecting Modern Critical Infrastructure

Zero-trust security approach is essential in the modern borderless, cloud-driven world to counteract evolving cyber threats.

A government watchdog hacked a US federal agency to stress-test its cloud security | TechCrunch

The Department of the Interior conducted a successful penetration test on its cloud infrastructure using fake data.
The OIG team was able to exfiltrate seemingly sensitive personal data without being detected by the Department's cybersecurity defenses.

Spear Phishing vs Phishing: What Are The Main Differences?

Phishing is the most common attack vector, with 1.6 billion potentially harmful emails sent in 2023.
Spear phishing is a highly targeted form of phishing that can cause greater damage.

Eon emerges from stealth with $127M to bring a fresh approach to back up cloud infrastructure | TechCrunch

Eon aims to transform cloud infrastructure backup, raising $127 million in funding to address modern data management complexities.
The shift to cloud computing has rendered traditional backup strategies inadequate, highlighting the need for innovative solutions.

AWS Previews Generative AI Tool for CloudTrail Activity Logs - DevOps.com

AWS introduced AI tool for data lake queries without SQL, emphasizing DevSecOps collaboration.

VMware advances private cloud and AI visions

VMware is enhancing its vDefend security portfolio with generative AI for better threat management and user-friendly insights.
Generative AI will provide actionable insights and quick remediation options for high-priority alerts in security operations.

Council Post: The Role Of Zero Trust In Protecting Modern Critical Infrastructure

Zero-trust security approach is essential in the modern borderless, cloud-driven world to counteract evolving cyber threats.
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#platform-engineering

Platform Engineering: Overcoming Data Management Challenges

Platform engineering enhances application development by reducing infrastructure management complexities, allowing developers to concentrate on business value.

Job Vacancy: Principal Engineer - Security (SRE/Platform) // Ecosia | IT / Software Development Jobs | Berlin Startup Jobs

This role offers autonomy in both strategic and hands-on engineering tasks, with a focus on security, reliability, and developer experience.

Platform Engineering: Overcoming Data Management Challenges

Platform engineering enhances application development by reducing infrastructure management complexities, allowing developers to concentrate on business value.

Job Vacancy: Principal Engineer - Security (SRE/Platform) // Ecosia | IT / Software Development Jobs | Berlin Startup Jobs

This role offers autonomy in both strategic and hands-on engineering tasks, with a focus on security, reliability, and developer experience.
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#investment

Fal.ai, which hosts media-generating AI models, raises $23M from a16z and others | TechCrunch

Fal.ai raised $23 million for its platform providing AI-generated audio, video, and images, indicating strong investor confidence in generative media technology.

GMI Cloud secures $82M in Series A for its GPU cloud infrastructure | TechCrunch

GMI Cloud has shifted focus from Bitcoin services to AI cloud infrastructure in response to the growing GPU demand.

Microsoft announces $2.2bn AI, cloud investment in Malaysia

Microsoft announces $2.2bn investment in Malaysia for AI and cloud infrastructure, including training 200,000 people.

Amazon to invest $9bn in Singapore to expand cloud services

Amazon plans $9bn investment in Singapore to expand cloud infrastructure.

Fal.ai, which hosts media-generating AI models, raises $23M from a16z and others | TechCrunch

Fal.ai raised $23 million for its platform providing AI-generated audio, video, and images, indicating strong investor confidence in generative media technology.

GMI Cloud secures $82M in Series A for its GPU cloud infrastructure | TechCrunch

GMI Cloud has shifted focus from Bitcoin services to AI cloud infrastructure in response to the growing GPU demand.

Microsoft announces $2.2bn AI, cloud investment in Malaysia

Microsoft announces $2.2bn investment in Malaysia for AI and cloud infrastructure, including training 200,000 people.

Amazon to invest $9bn in Singapore to expand cloud services

Amazon plans $9bn investment in Singapore to expand cloud infrastructure.
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Amazon Lays Out Its Next $50 Billion Opportunity In Advertising | AdExchanger

Amazon Ads is redefining the landscape of media and advertising, leveraging its strengths in content, cloud services, and AI.

Nebius to resume Nasdaq trading after severing ties with Russia and Yandex | TechCrunch

Nebius, formerly Yandex, aims to become a top player in Europe's GPU-as-a-service market amid its shift back to public trading.
#hashicorp

Billion-dollar company with cloud growing pains? HashiCorp is happy to help

HashiCorp addresses high costs and management issues in multi-cloud environments, offering solutions for large companies seeking long-term relationships.

HashiCorp unveils 'Terraform 2.0' at HashiConf

The upcoming IBM acquisition cast a shadow over HashiConf 2023, despite the unveiling of important updates.
HashiCorp's Terraform Stacks entered public beta, improving resource management for practitioners.

Billion-dollar company with cloud growing pains? HashiCorp is happy to help

HashiCorp addresses high costs and management issues in multi-cloud environments, offering solutions for large companies seeking long-term relationships.

HashiCorp unveils 'Terraform 2.0' at HashiConf

The upcoming IBM acquisition cast a shadow over HashiConf 2023, despite the unveiling of important updates.
HashiCorp's Terraform Stacks entered public beta, improving resource management for practitioners.
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#kubernetes

Feature Gates in Client-Go: Enhancing Control and Simplifying Feature Adoption in Kubernetes

Kubernetes' integration of feature gates into client-go allows for improved control and management of features, addressing inconsistencies through a centralized mechanism.

How to Optimize Kubernetes for Large Docker Images | HackerNoon

The cluster upgrade led to excessive docker image pulls, causing high disk utilization and pod startup failures.

Persistent Volume Troubleshooting in Kubernetes

Kubernetes storage management ensures data persistence for stateful applications using PVs, PVCs, and SCs.

Feature Gates in Client-Go: Enhancing Control and Simplifying Feature Adoption in Kubernetes

Kubernetes' integration of feature gates into client-go allows for improved control and management of features, addressing inconsistencies through a centralized mechanism.

How to Optimize Kubernetes for Large Docker Images | HackerNoon

The cluster upgrade led to excessive docker image pulls, causing high disk utilization and pod startup failures.

Persistent Volume Troubleshooting in Kubernetes

Kubernetes storage management ensures data persistence for stateful applications using PVs, PVCs, and SCs.
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#automation

System Initiative Launches DevOps Platform to Address Cloud Stack Drift

System Initiative offers a solution to the challenges of cloud infrastructure management, aiming to eliminate issues arising from static configurations.

Red Hat's OpenStack Services are now generally available on its OpenShift platform | TechCrunch

Red Hat integrates OpenStack with OpenShift to revolutionize virtualization strategies for enterprises, improving scaling and resource management.

Which are the Top 5 DevOps Tools for Cloud Infrastructure?

Automation and efficiency are key benefits of using DevOps tools for cloud infrastructure.
Collaboration and communication are improved with DevOps tools, leading to reduced risk and downtime.

System Initiative Launches DevOps Platform to Address Cloud Stack Drift

System Initiative offers a solution to the challenges of cloud infrastructure management, aiming to eliminate issues arising from static configurations.

Red Hat's OpenStack Services are now generally available on its OpenShift platform | TechCrunch

Red Hat integrates OpenStack with OpenShift to revolutionize virtualization strategies for enterprises, improving scaling and resource management.

Which are the Top 5 DevOps Tools for Cloud Infrastructure?

Automation and efficiency are key benefits of using DevOps tools for cloud infrastructure.
Collaboration and communication are improved with DevOps tools, leading to reduced risk and downtime.
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#oracle

OCI GenAI Agents from Oracle

OCI GenAI Agents enhance AI integration for businesses with retrieval-augmented generation capabilities, streamlining operations and improving access to innovations.

Oracle cloud AI will enable mass surveillance, says Ellison

Oracle, as identified by Larry Ellison, is positioned to lead in AI infrastructure essential for mass surveillance applications.

Oracle Cloud: A discussion about public cloud, dedicated regions and Alloy | Computer Weekly

Oracle emphasizes distributed cloud strategy with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) database in Microsoft Azure datacentres.
Development of Oracle Alloy platform for service providers and large enterprises mirroring OCI's public cloud services.

OCI GenAI Agents from Oracle

OCI GenAI Agents enhance AI integration for businesses with retrieval-augmented generation capabilities, streamlining operations and improving access to innovations.

Oracle cloud AI will enable mass surveillance, says Ellison

Oracle, as identified by Larry Ellison, is positioned to lead in AI infrastructure essential for mass surveillance applications.

Oracle Cloud: A discussion about public cloud, dedicated regions and Alloy | Computer Weekly

Oracle emphasizes distributed cloud strategy with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) database in Microsoft Azure datacentres.
Development of Oracle Alloy platform for service providers and large enterprises mirroring OCI's public cloud services.
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Civo's FlexCore aims to ride the repatriation wave

Civo introduces FlexCore as a private cloud solution for enterprises with compliance needs, ensuring scalability and ease of use.
#aws

Leaked Amazon documents reveal 9 top factors customers consider before buying AI models and services

AWS provides sales guidelines to help address competition from AI rivals like OpenAI, focusing on key customer considerations for generative AI purchases.

Archera helps customers access deep cloud discounts | TechCrunch

Companies struggle with cloud costs despite discounts from providers.

Spain is rolling in hyperscaler data center investment

AWS is planning a significant investment in cloud and AI infrastructure in Spain, indicating a boost to the region's technological innovation and economic development.

US-EAST-1 is not unreliable says AWS Compute boss

US-EAST-1 region is where AWS operates at a bigger scale, stressing services the most
Graviton CPUs originated from Nitro cards, allowing servers to focus on workloads

Competition in the cloud: Microsoft's 'unfair' licensing tactics go under the microscope | Computer Weekly

Microsoft's share of the global cloud infrastructure market is increasing at the expense of AWS.
Microsoft's anti-competitive software licensing practices are raising concerns in the industry.

Leaked Amazon documents reveal 9 top factors customers consider before buying AI models and services

AWS provides sales guidelines to help address competition from AI rivals like OpenAI, focusing on key customer considerations for generative AI purchases.

Archera helps customers access deep cloud discounts | TechCrunch

Companies struggle with cloud costs despite discounts from providers.

Spain is rolling in hyperscaler data center investment

AWS is planning a significant investment in cloud and AI infrastructure in Spain, indicating a boost to the region's technological innovation and economic development.

US-EAST-1 is not unreliable says AWS Compute boss

US-EAST-1 region is where AWS operates at a bigger scale, stressing services the most
Graviton CPUs originated from Nitro cards, allowing servers to focus on workloads

Competition in the cloud: Microsoft's 'unfair' licensing tactics go under the microscope | Computer Weekly

Microsoft's share of the global cloud infrastructure market is increasing at the expense of AWS.
Microsoft's anti-competitive software licensing practices are raising concerns in the industry.
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Data center water consumption is spiraling out of control

Data center water consumption has increased 64% since 2019, raising concerns for sustainability amidst the surge in AI and cloud infrastructure.
#google-cloud

UniSuper's Entire Infrastructure Deleted by Internal Google Cloud Error

Lack of disaster recovery plan caused significant outage for UniSuper fund members.

Google goes all in on generative AI at Google Cloud Next | TechCrunch

There was barely a mention of core cloud tech.

Securing data in GCP: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

Confidential computing involves protecting data during operations in the cloud using technology like cryptographic isolation.
Collaboration between Google and hardware partners like AMD, Intel, Nvidia is crucial for maintaining security in cloud environments.

UniSuper's Entire Infrastructure Deleted by Internal Google Cloud Error

Lack of disaster recovery plan caused significant outage for UniSuper fund members.

Google goes all in on generative AI at Google Cloud Next | TechCrunch

There was barely a mention of core cloud tech.

Securing data in GCP: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

Confidential computing involves protecting data during operations in the cloud using technology like cryptographic isolation.
Collaboration between Google and hardware partners like AMD, Intel, Nvidia is crucial for maintaining security in cloud environments.
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#investments

AI demonstrates the changing face of cloud infrastructure

Cloud providers are significantly increasing investments in AI server infrastructure, impacting their traditional server hardware refresh cycle.

Alkira connects with $100M for a solution that connects your clouds | TechCrunch

Enterprise startups are gaining traction for tools to manage cloud usage.

AI demonstrates the changing face of cloud infrastructure

Cloud providers are significantly increasing investments in AI server infrastructure, impacting their traditional server hardware refresh cycle.

Alkira connects with $100M for a solution that connects your clouds | TechCrunch

Enterprise startups are gaining traction for tools to manage cloud usage.
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#market-growth

Cloud infrastructure revenue approached $80 billion this quarter | TechCrunch

AI driving cloud infrastructure market growth

Cloud revenue accelerates 21% to $76 billion for the latest earnings cycle | TechCrunch

The cloud infrastructure market has experienced significant growth driven by generative AI and data requirements.

Cloud infrastructure revenue approached $80 billion this quarter | TechCrunch

AI driving cloud infrastructure market growth

Cloud revenue accelerates 21% to $76 billion for the latest earnings cycle | TechCrunch

The cloud infrastructure market has experienced significant growth driven by generative AI and data requirements.
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Mastering Real-Time Data: Rahul Chaturvedi's Strategies for Building Reliable Data Platforms | HackerNoon

Processing massive volumes of real-time data is crucial for competitive advantage, but building reliable data platforms poses significant challenges.

Alibaba Cloud built its edge network on Intel ethernet ASICs

Alibaba Cloud uses Intel Tofino ASICs in its edge networking hardware to optimize network performance and support diverse functions in a compact 2U box.
#modifi

Job Vacancy: Senior DevOps Engineer // MODIFI | IT / Software Development Jobs | Berlin Startup Jobs

MODIFI aims to drive global business growth with innovative solutions in payments, trade financing, and trade management.

Job Vacancy: Senior DevOps Engineer // MODIFI | IT / Software Development Jobs | Berlin Startup Jobs

MODIFI is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join their team in Berlin.
The role involves maintaining and advancing the cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines, as well as supporting junior team members.

Job Vacancy: Senior DevOps Engineer // MODIFI | IT / Software Development Jobs | Berlin Startup Jobs

MODIFI aims to drive global business growth with innovative solutions in payments, trade financing, and trade management.

Job Vacancy: Senior DevOps Engineer // MODIFI | IT / Software Development Jobs | Berlin Startup Jobs

MODIFI is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join their team in Berlin.
The role involves maintaining and advancing the cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines, as well as supporting junior team members.
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Vendor lock-in hurts UK govt ability to negotiate spending

UK government admits vendor lock-in affecting cloud infrastructure spending negotiation power.
Continued dominance of AWS and Azure could lead to limited government leverage over pricing and services.
#data-protection

Keepit brings backup and restore to unprotected SaaS applications | Computer Weekly

Organizations use various SaaS services that require backup, as they are largely unprotected by default.
Keepit provides cloud-to-cloud backup solutions to protect SaaS application data with independent datacentre capacity.

France first to intro law to tackle cloud licensing excesses

French lawmakers agree on fair software licensing for cloud customers.
Competition agencies investigate Microsoft's cloud software licensing policies in Europe.

Keepit brings backup and restore to unprotected SaaS applications | Computer Weekly

Organizations use various SaaS services that require backup, as they are largely unprotected by default.
Keepit provides cloud-to-cloud backup solutions to protect SaaS application data with independent datacentre capacity.

France first to intro law to tackle cloud licensing excesses

French lawmakers agree on fair software licensing for cloud customers.
Competition agencies investigate Microsoft's cloud software licensing policies in Europe.
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IT leaders are finding the right balance between on-premise and cloud | Computer Weekly

Organizations have found a balance between public and private cloud infrastructure.
Cost benefits and data security are key factors driving infrastructure choices.

Announcing Generative AI CDK Constructs | Amazon Web Services

Generative AI CDK Constructs is an open-source extension of AWS CDK that provides well-architected multi-service patterns for generative AI projects.
The initial release includes five CDK constructs for generative AI capabilities like question and answering, summarization, and model deployment.

DoorDash Uses Service Mesh and Cell-Based Architecture to Significantly Reduce Data Transfer Costs

DoorDash optimized its cloud infrastructure costs by implementing zone-aware routing with its Envoy-based service mesh.
Zone-aware routing reduced cross-AZ data transfer costs by directing traffic within the same availability zone (AZ).

Oracle share prices slide as it misses revenue expectations

Oracle's market valuation has decreased due to lower than expected revenue growth in Q2 of its fiscal 2024.
The acquisition of Cerner, a health software firm, has impacted Oracle's earnings.

Microsoft Debuts Custom Chips for Cloud and AI: Azure Maia AI Accelerator and Azure Cobalt CPU

Microsoft has unveiled two custom-designed chips for its cloud infrastructure, the Azure Maia AI Accelerator and Azure Cobalt CPU.
The Maia AI chip is optimized for AI tasks and will power Microsoft's internal AI workloads on Azure while the Azure Cobalt is tailored for general-purpose compute workloads on the Microsoft Cloud.

How to Manage Cloud Services with Terraform

Terraform is an open source tool for managing cloud infrastructure through code.
Over 60,000 companies globally are using Terraform today.
Terraform offers a unified interface for managing multicloud and on-premises infrastructure.

SAP customers warned on risks in unofficial route to cloud

SAP customers should be cautious when choosing infrastructure support for ERP software to avoid long-term risks and higher total cost of ownership (TCO).

Amazon has invested more than $82 billion in Germany since 2010 - but its latest funding pledge shows it isn't stopping there

Amazon to invest €10 billion in Germany for logistics and cloud infrastructure.

O2 Telefonica, Ericsson renew core network partnership | Computer Weekly

O2 Telefonica in Germany extends partnership with Ericsson to launch advanced 5G standalone network slicing services.
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