45k user reviews & 1 million votes, over 29k web hosting brands & 85k plans since 2004!
X
Menu
WHTop → 📋 News → Gartner: Global AI Spending to Reach $2.5T in 2026
Jan, 2026 : Gartner: Global AI Spending to Reach $2.5T in 2026
📅 - Gartner has projected that worldwide spending on artificial intelligence will reach $2.52 trillion in 2026, marking a 44% year-over-year increase and underscoring the continued transformation of enterprise technology priorities. The forecast reflects accelerating investment in AI infrastructure, software, and services as organizations move beyond experimentation and focus on scalable, outcome-driven deployments.
According to Gartner, AI infrastructure will be the largest contributor to overall spending growth. Investment in AI-optimized servers alone is expected to rise 49% in 2026, accounting for roughly 17% of total AI expenditure. In parallel, technology providers building foundational [...][... Check source for end of article ...]
📅 - Dispersive Joins Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program - U.S. based Dispersive, a company delivering stealth networking for ultra-secure, high-performance communications, has secured a place in Google Cloud Partner Advantage. This formalizes its entry into Google Cloud's global ecosystem of approved technology partners and signaling deeper alignment with enterprise cloud security strategies.
The approval positions Dispersive to support organizations running mission-critical workloads on Google Cloud that require high-performance connectivity without exposing networks, applications, or data in motion to reconnaissance or cyberattack. For enterprises operating across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, the move reflects growing demand for [...]
📅 - Templus Expands Data Centers in Spain with Grupo Aire Deal - Templus has expanded its European footprint through the acquisition of three data centers from Grupo Aire, strengthening its position as a regional data center operator focused on distributed, carrier-neutral infrastructure across Southern and Western Europe.
The transaction covers facilities located in Lisbon, Madrid, and Valencia, marking a strategic step for Templus as it broadens its presence in key Iberian connectivity hubs. As part of the agreement, Grupo Aire becomes a strategic partner of Templus, retaining its existing customer base within the transferred data centers while gaining access to Templus' broader platform. This partnership enables Grupo Aire to extend its service [...]
📅 - CyrusOne, Eolian Accelerate 200MW Data Center Development in Texas - CyrusOne and Eolian have announced a partnership to accelerate the deployment of a large-scale data center campus in Fort Worth, Texas, highlighting a growing trend toward closer alignment between digital infrastructure development and existing power grid assets.
The project, known as DFW7, is currently under construction and is designed to deliver up to 200 megawatts of data center capacity to meet rising demand from hyperscale cloud providers and large enterprise customers.
The collaboration brings together CyrusOne, a global data center owner and operator, and Eolian, a company with experience developing and operating battery energy storage systems across the United States. By [...]
📅 - Micron Expands Global DRAM Output with Taiwan Fab Acquisition - Micron Technology has moved to significantly expand its global DRAM manufacturing footprint by signing an exclusive Letter of Intent to acquire Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation's P5 fabrication facility in Tongluo, Miaoli County, Taiwan, in a transaction valued at US$1.8 billion in cash.
The deal centers on an existing 300mm semiconductor fabrication site featuring a 300,000-square-foot cleanroom, positioning the U.S.-based memory supplier to accelerate DRAM output as demand for memory continues to exceed available supply worldwide.
The acquisition is designed to strengthen Micron's core DRAM production capabilities rather than add greenfield capacity. By taking [...]
📅 - BharathCloud Taps JLL for $100M AI-Ready Sovereign Cloud - BharathCloud has appointed JLL as its exclusive advisory partner to support the development of AI-ready sovereign cloud infrastructure across India and selected international markets. The partnership underpins BharathCloud's plan to invest up to USD 100 million over the next five years in building a distributed cloud and data center footprint designed to meet growing demand for secure, compliant, and high-performance digital infrastructure.
The proposed investment, which remains subject to board approvals, financing arrangements, regulatory clearances, and market conditions, is aimed at delivering edge and metro cloud facilities across major Indian cities including Mumbai, Hyderabad, [...]
📅 - Sabey Partners With OptiCool to Advance AI Data Center Cooling - Sabey Data Centers has entered into a strategic partnership with OptiCool Technologies to accelerate the deployment of advanced cooling solutions designed for high-density and AI-driven workloads. The collaboration brings OptiCool's two-phase refrigerant pumped cooling systems into Sabey's integrated cooling technologies partnership program, with the goal of simplifying adoption of liquid cooling across Sabey's multi-tenant data center portfolio.
The partnership reflects mounting pressure on data center operators to address escalating rack densities driven by artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, and next-generation enterprise workloads. As compute power increases, [...]