Alibaba Cloud has announced the launch of its second data center in Thailand. The addition aims to increase local capacity in response to the rising demand for cloud computing services, particularly in supporting generative AI applications, while supporting the government’s initiatives for fostering digital innovation and sustainable technology development. “Our latest data center strengthens our […]
According to a recently published report from Dell’Oro Group, worldwide data center capex is projected to surpass $1 trillion by 2029. AI infrastructure spending will maintain its strong growth momentum despite ongoing sustainability efforts. “We project that data center infrastructure spending could surpass $1 trillion annually within five years. While AI spending has yet to […]
Hitachi Vantara has announced a new co-engineered solution with Cisco designed for Red Hat OpenShift, the Kubernetes-powered Hybrid Cloud platform. The Cisco and Hitachi Adaptive Solutions for Converged Infrastructure joint solution combines Cisco’s compute and networking systems with Hitachi Vantara’s Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) arrays using Red Hat OpenShift container management tools. The integrated infrastructure […]
Bharti Airtel, Indian telco, has landed the new SEA-ME-WE 6 (Southeast Asia-Middle East-West Europe-6, or SMW6) in Chennai. The company had already landed the cable in Mumbai on December 30, 2024. These cable landings were completed by SubCom, a leading supplier of subsea fiber optic cable data systems responsible for the engineering, manufacture and installation […]
In partnership with center3, Zoom has established its first node in Saudi Arabia. This initiative implements high-performance infrastructure to address the increasing demand for low-latency conferencing, thereby delivering enhanced service performance for users across the region. “As part of our mission to provide seamless and reliable communications globally, this node deployment in Saudi Arabia represents […]
Ooredoo Group and Iron Mountain have announced a strategic partnership, which will see the global leader in information management services take a minority equity stake in Ooredoo’s carrier-neutral data centre company, MENA Digital Hub. The partnership will enable Ooredoo to expand its MENA footprint of hyperscale and AI data centre infrastructure, combining the strength of […]
Core42, a G42 company specializing in sovereign cloud, AI infrastructure, and digital services, has announced the launch of the AI Playground in UAE data centers. Built on the Qualcomm Cloud AI family of accelerators and Qualcomm AI Inference Suite for Cloud, this free-to-access platform equips developers and AI engineers with ready-to-use high-performance AI applications and […]
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has shipped its first NVIDIA Blackwell family-based solution, the NVIDIA GB200 NVL72. This rack-scale system by HPE is designed to help service providers and large enterprises quickly deploy very large, complex AI clusters with advanced, direct liquid cooling solutions to optimize efficiency and performance. “AI service providers and large enterprise model builders are under tremendous pressure to […]
Hitachi Vantara has announced an alliance with BMC Software to innovate and optimize faster on mainframe and open systems environments. This collaboration will combine Hitachi Vantara’s advanced storage platforms with BMC’s software offerings, enabling enterprises to improve their IT operations while maximizing the value of their data. As organizations increasingly adopt hybrid cloud technologies, they face […]
Western Digital held the company’s Investor Day, announcing a vision and strategy for the future as the planned separation of the company’s Flash business nears its expected completion on February 21, 2025. CEO Designate Irving Tan reinforced Western Digital’s leadership in delivering world-class, sustainable storage solutions at scale. With a deep legacy in HDD technology […]
