#cloud-providers

#cloud-providers

The Dutch government risks losing control over sensitive data by relying on foreign cloud providers, urging the need for decisive action on data sovereignty.

Sovereign cloud primarily serves public-sector needs, focusing on national control over cloud environments rather than just data sovereignty.

Major cloud providers are focusing on data sovereignty with the introduction of sovereign cloud solutions tied to specific regions or countries.

Google Cloud is emphasizing partnerships to offer sovereign cloud solutions while renewing its focus on data sovereignty.

Demand for generative AI significantly drove datacentre hardware and software spending to record highs in 2024, reaching over $280 billion.

Gartner forecasts a 7.5% increase in IT spending, with significant growth in datacentre investments driven by demand for generative AI.

Google Cloud's 35% revenue surge signals strong growth potential for cloud computing and AI-powered services, benefitting competitors like Microsoft and Amazon.

Google Cloud offered extensive financial incentives to European cloud providers to support their complaint against Microsoft.

Google unveiled Axion, its first custom Arm-based CPUs for data centers at Google Next '24 conference.

Redis's shift to more restrictive licenses is aimed at competing effectively with major cloud providers.

CEO Rowan Trollope cites commoditization of Redis' innovations as the reason for the licensing change.

Redis switched licensing to Source Available License and SSPL due to large cloud providers commoditizing their investments.

A fork of Redis, Valkey, emerged backed by The Linux Foundation and major cloud providers, maintaining an open-source license.

Sustainability is a top priority when choosing cloud providers for AI services, focusing on renewable energy use and data management for environmental impact mitigation.

Organizations need to track cloud spending before managing it.

Most organizations fail to take advantage of built-in hyperscaler discounts.

AWS offers free egress traffic for customers leaving the cloud

Credits apply exclusively to DTO charges when moving away from the cloud

AWS waives egress fees for data migration out of platform

AWS offers DTO credits for data transfer needs exceeding the monthly limit

AWS expands free credits program to include major AI models from other providers like Meta and Cohere.

Investing in AI models can be costly, with OpenAI CEO mentioning $100 million for developing their advanced AI model.