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Artificial intelligence

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

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.

fromFast Company

Artificial intelligence

The AI race won't be won in the cloud

Community consent and trust are essential for the success of AI infrastructure, which must be built responsibly and transparently.

fromNetwork World

Artificial intelligence

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.

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.

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.

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.

fromFast Company

The AI race won't be won in the cloud

Community consent and trust are essential for the success of AI infrastructure, which must be built responsibly and transparently.

fromNetwork World

Artificial intelligence

Engineers rush to master new skills for AI data centers

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The European cloud of the future is built using actual, physical containers

Cloud workloads increasingly utilize physical containers through initiatives like the Modular Integrated Sustainable Datacenter (MISD) project.

The hyperscalers are pricing themselves out of AI workloads

AI is challenging traditional cloud pricing models, as buyers seek exceptional value beyond brand recognition and familiar pricing strategies.

Hyperscaler datacentres set to dominate by 2031 | Computer Weekly

Hyperscalers are projected to dominate global datacentre capacity, reaching 67% by 2031, driven by AI growth.

fromSitePoint Forums | Web Development & Design Community

When cloud giants neglect resilience

Cloud outages highlight reliability issues as providers prioritize cost-cutting over service stability, raising questions about acceptable levels of unreliability.

Agriculture

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.

European startups

18 hours ago

The European cloud of the future is built using actual, physical containers

Cloud workloads increasingly utilize physical containers through initiatives like the Modular Integrated Sustainable Datacenter (MISD) project.

The hyperscalers are pricing themselves out of AI workloads

AI is challenging traditional cloud pricing models, as buyers seek exceptional value beyond brand recognition and familiar pricing strategies.

Hyperscaler datacentres set to dominate by 2031 | Computer Weekly

Hyperscalers are projected to dominate global datacentre capacity, reaching 67% by 2031, driven by AI growth.

fromSitePoint Forums | Web Development & Design Community

When cloud giants neglect resilience

Cloud outages highlight reliability issues as providers prioritize cost-cutting over service stability, raising questions about acceptable levels of unreliability.

Agriculture

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.

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.

fromwww.dw.com

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.

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.

Environment

The data center gold rush is warping reality

fromTechRepublic

Artificial intelligence

What Are the Pros and Cons of Data Centers?

fromwww.dw.com

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.

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.

fromwww.dw.com

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.

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.

Environment

The data center gold rush is warping reality

fromTechRepublic

Artificial intelligence

What Are the Pros and Cons of Data Centers?

Artificial intelligence

Snowflake Intelligence and Cortex Code become the agentic AI control layer

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.

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.

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.

fromZDNET

11 hours ago

Scaling agentic AI demands a strong data foundation - 4 steps to take first

Trusted quality data is essential for scaling agentic AI adoption in organizations.

Web frameworks

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.

Microsoft wants to build the infrastructure behind the AI internet

Microsoft is creating a two-sided marketplace to compensate publishers for content used by AI products, ensuring fair use and collaboration.

DevOps

Ease into Azure Kubernetes Application Network

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

Marketing tech

14 hours ago

Microsoft wants to build the infrastructure behind the AI internet

Microsoft is creating a two-sided marketplace to compensate publishers for content used by AI products, ensuring fair use and collaboration.

Ease into Azure Kubernetes Application Network

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

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

18 hours ago

Artificial intelligence

How to mitigate the risk of AI implementation in enterprise environments

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.

18 hours ago

How to mitigate the risk of AI implementation in enterprise environments

Only about 5% of AI projects deliver measurable business value despite high expectations.

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.

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.

Kubernetes attack surface explodes: number of threats quadruples

Kubernetes faces a surge in cyberattacks, with a 282% increase in attempts, particularly targeting the IT sector and crypto exchanges.

Enterprises are rethinking Kubernetes

Kubernetes is losing its status as the default choice for enterprise application deployment due to operational complexities and rising expectations.

Bringing databases and Kubernetes together

Automating Kubernetes workloads with Operators can provide DBaaS functionality while avoiding provider lock-in.

2 weeks ago

Understanding Kubernetes Architecture is a MUST

Understanding Kubernetes architecture is essential for effective cloud-native deployment and troubleshooting.

Information security

Kubernetes attack surface explodes: number of threats quadruples

Kubernetes faces a surge in cyberattacks, with a 282% increase in attempts, particularly targeting the IT sector and crypto exchanges.

Enterprises are rethinking Kubernetes

Kubernetes is losing its status as the default choice for enterprise application deployment due to operational complexities and rising expectations.

Bringing databases and Kubernetes together

Automating Kubernetes workloads with Operators can provide DBaaS functionality while avoiding provider lock-in.

2 weeks ago

Understanding Kubernetes Architecture is a MUST

Understanding Kubernetes architecture is essential for effective cloud-native deployment and troubleshooting.

more#kubernetes

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

Scala

Lakehouse Tower of Babel: Handling Identifier Resolution Rules Across Database Engines

Open table formats standardize data semantics but lack SQL dialect interoperability, complicating identifier resolution across different engines.

fromFortune

11 hours ago

Google Cloud's next big moment-and what it needs to continue its ascent | Fortune

Google's AI advancements are revitalizing its cloud division, with significant revenue growth and a focus on addressing bottlenecks in AI implementation.

European startups

fromTNW | Launch

14 hours ago

OpenAI takes Codex into enterprise software shops worldwide

OpenAI partners with consulting firms to expand Codex's reach into enterprises lacking internal capabilities for implementation.

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.

Software development

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.

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.

Information security

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.

Tech industry

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.

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.

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.

Google's TurboQuant Compression May Support Faster Inference, Same Accuracy on Less Capable Hardware

TurboQuant compresses language models' Key-Value caches by up to 6x with near-zero accuracy loss, enabling efficient use of modest hardware.

fromFortune

Data centers now account for half of all new U.S. electricity use, just as Americans start to sour on AI | Fortune

Data centers accounted for around 50% of all electricity demand growth in the U.S. last year, according to the IEA, far surpassing the rise in electricity usage in the residential, industrial, and transport sectors.

Environment

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.

11 hours ago

Enterprise AI in Practice: 6 Must-Watch Sessions on Scaling Agentic Systems

Enterprise AI is transitioning from experimentation to execution, presenting challenges in governance, scaling, and measurable business impact.

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.

23 hours ago

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.

23 hours ago

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.

23 hours ago

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

2 days ago

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

Anthropic bites back in the compute wars with Amazon partnership

Anthropic is investing heavily in compute capacity to enhance its Claude models, competing directly with OpenAI's infrastructure advantage.

fromDevOps.com

21 hours ago

Grafana Labs Extends Observability Reach Deeper Into AI - DevOps.com

Grafana Labs has enhanced its observability platform with AI capabilities and introduced new tools for AI application monitoring and data collection.

fromTearsheet

17 hours ago

Why the back office comes first in AI deployments and failures that keep reappearing - Tearsheet

67% of banks and credit unions are implementing AI, but only 16% have a coherent strategy for it.

fromAzure DevOps Blog

15 hours ago

Azure DevOps MCP Server April Update - Azure DevOps Blog

Azure DevOps MCP Servers receive updates including new WIQL query tools, annotations for safer tool use, and personal access token support.

#amazon

17 hours ago

Amazon's $5B Anthropic bet is really about compute, not just cash

Amazon invests $5 billion in Anthropic to secure long-term compute capacity and alleviate infrastructure constraints amid rising AI demand.

Amazon creates 'Project Houdini' to make data center delays disappear

Amazon's Project Houdini aims to speed up data center construction by moving processes to factories, addressing AI demand and capacity constraints.

17 hours ago

Amazon's $5B Anthropic bet is really about compute, not just cash

Amazon invests $5 billion in Anthropic to secure long-term compute capacity and alleviate infrastructure constraints amid rising AI demand.

Amazon creates 'Project Houdini' to make data center delays disappear

Amazon's Project Houdini aims to speed up data center construction by moving processes to factories, addressing AI demand and capacity constraints.

The DBMS chart that shows Oracle's crown is slowly slipping

Dominant database vendors are losing market share to emerging competitors, with only Microsoft showing growth since 2011.

fromTNW | Insider

The question AI providers hope VPs of Engineering never ask

Most engineering leaders focus on AI coding tool usage rather than actual outcomes, leading to significant blind spots in code deployment.

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.

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.

GitHub Acknowledges Recent Outages, Cites Scaling Challenges and Architectural Weaknesses

GitHub acknowledged recent service disruptions due to rapid growth and infrastructure limitations, impacting developer workflows and confidence in the platform.

fromnews.bitcoin.com

2 days ago

Nvidia Releases Nemotron 3 Super, a 120B Open AI Model Built for Agentic Workloads

Nvidia launched Nemotron 3 Super, a 120 billion parameter model that significantly reduces AI compute costs and increases throughput.

2 days ago

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.

3 days ago

Cloudflare can remember it for you wholesale

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

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.

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.

AWS Announces General Availability of DevOps Agent for Automated Incident Investigation

AWS has launched DevOps Agent, an AI-powered assistant for troubleshooting and automating tasks in AWS environments.

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

Tech industry

AWS adds nested virtualization option for handful for EC2

AWS EC2 now supports nested virtualization on C8i, M8i, and R8i instances, enabling hypervisors and nested VMs inside those instances.

AWS Announces General Availability of DevOps Agent for Automated Incident Investigation

AWS has launched DevOps Agent, an AI-powered assistant for troubleshooting and automating tasks in AWS environments.

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.

Tech industry

AWS adds nested virtualization option for handful for EC2

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.

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.

US politics

fromFortune

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.

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.

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.

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.

Software development

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.

fromTechRepublic

1 month ago

Inside the Gas Engine Strategy Powering AI's Next Wave

Gas reciprocating engines are emerging as a critical power solution for AI data centers, with manufacturers like Caterpillar securing multi-gigawatt orders to meet demand that exceeds grid and turbine capacity.

AWS turns its S3 storage service into a file system for AI agents

S3 Files simplifies access to Amazon S3, enhancing its role as a primary data layer for AI and modern applications.

Tech industry

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.

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 Hidden Cost Centers in Kubernetes No One Tracks-Until the Cloud Bill Explodes

Kubernetes clusters incur hidden costs through idle workloads, oversized resource requests, and poor scheduling practices that drain budgets without delivering proportional value.

1 month ago

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.

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

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.