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Global Cloud Services Trends
AI workload volatility raises data centre power waste
AI training volatility forces data centres to run secondary workloads, raising energy use, cooling demand and grid pressure.
Global Cloud Services Trends
OpenAI IPO turns compute procurement into a market test
OpenAI’s compute procurement affects hyperscale cloud demand, data centre buildout, GPU supply chains and power infrastructure planning.
Global Cloud Services Trends
Sparkle and Xebia close university cloud delivery gap
Sparkle and Xebia partner to help European universities move from OCRE AWS access to secure cloud production.
Global Datacenter Trends
Data centre design becomes civic infrastructure
Data centre design is shifting from industrial boxes to civic infrastructure as operators use architecture to win urban acceptance.
Global Datacenter Trends
Salute says AI data centre growth needs more engineers
Salute says AI data centre growth needs more engineers as liquid cooling and AI Factory deployments raise operational demands.
Global Cloud Services Trends
LARUS launches LARUS ONE partnership framework
LARUS launched LARUS ONE at NANOG 97 to certify BYOIP operators and turn IP identity continuity into a partner product.
Global Datacenter Trends
Google taps Voltus VPPs for PJM data centre capacity
Google and Voltus use VPPs to unlock PJM grid capacity for data centre growth without new transmission lines.
Global Datacenter Trends
Pure DC brings German biomethane to Dublin data centre
Pure DC uses German biomethane for its Dublin data centre, proving a certified Scope 1 route for gas-linked sites.
Global Datacenter Trends
AI demand outruns data centre delivery
Jefferies' capacity analysis gives BTW readers a quantified signal on the gap between AI infrastructure demand and deployable data centre supply.
Global Datacenter Trends
Microsoft targets AI data centre optical bottlenecks with MicroLED
Microsoft is developing MicroLED cabling and Hollow Core Fibre to cut AI data centre power use, distance limits and latency.
Global Datacenter Trends
Foxconn and Intel team up for rack-scale AI infrastructure
Foxconn and Intel partner on rack-scale AI infrastructure, combining chips, cooling and system integration for data centres.
Global Datacenter Trends
Siemens and Infineon harden AI data centres
Siemens and Infineon partner on semiconductor circuit breakers to help AI data centres cut electrical fault risk faster.
Global Cloud Services Trends
Meta weighs equity raise for AI buildout
Meta weighs a large equity raise as AI infrastructure spending pushes Big Tech deeper into capital markets.
Global Cloud Services Trends
IBM and Google scale enterprise AI agents
IBM and Google Cloud launch a new practice to help enterprises deploy governed AI agents across hybrid systems.
Global National Telecom Trends
AT&T deepens connected car push with Rivian
AT&T expands Rivian 5G support and adds LiveOne content as connected cars move from SIM access to vehicle service platforms.
Global Cloud Services Trends
Anthropic brings AI vulnerability hunting to critical infrastructure defence
Anthropic expands Project Glasswing to bring AI vulnerability hunting into critical infrastructure defence.
Global Datacenter Trends
Submer expands AI campus play with Rubix
Submer is expanding from sustainable cooling and neocloud infrastructure into powered land, data centre campus development and AI infrastructure operations.
Global Cloud Services Trends
Samsung and MediaTek lift 5G uplink ceiling
Samsung and MediaTek test a 3Tx five-layer 5G uplink setup, reaching 670 Mbps across n66 and n77 spectrum.
Global Cloud Services Trends
Pinterest commits $4bn to AWS AI infrastructure
Pinterest commits $4bn to AWS through 2031 to scale AI training, inference and visual discovery infrastructure.
Global Cloud Services Trends
TSMC weighs AI chip price rises amid shortages
TSMC says AI chip demand remains strong as it weighs price rises, faces upstream shortages and delays in US advanced-node capacity.