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VAST Data Targets SSD Shortages with New Optimization Push
📅 - As artificial intelligence workloads place growing strain on enterprise infrastructure, storage efficiency is emerging as a critical bottleneck. VAST Data, developer of an AI-focused operating system for modern data platforms, has unveiled VAST Amplify, a new capacity optimization initiative aimed at helping organizations extract significantly more usable capacity from their existing SSD investments.
The announcement comes at a time when SSD shortages, longer procurement cycles, and rising flash costs are forcing enterprises and service providers to rethink how they design and operate data platforms.
VAST Amplify is positioned as a structured engagement model rather than a standalone [...][... Check source for end of article ...]
📅 - AWS Secures $581M U.S. Air Force Cloud Contract - Amazon Web Services has secured a major U.S. defense cloud contract, underscoring the continued acceleration of cloud adoption across military and government IT environments. The U.S. Air Force has awarded AWS a firm fixed-price contract valued at $581.3 million to deliver cloud services under the Department of Defense's Cloud One program.
The U.S. Airforce contract was announced this week and will run through December 7, 2028, with administration handled by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center in Massachusetts.
The agreement covers AWS cloud support for the U.S. Air Force and affiliated defense customers operating within AWS regions located in the contiguous United States. At the [...]
📅 - MacWeb Unveils MiniCluster Bare-Metal Mac Clusters - Without the expense of virtualization, MiniCluster unites specialized Apple M4 Pro Mac mini systems into a single, private compute cloud for GitHub runners, scientific and technical computing, creative pipelines, CI/CD, and production workflows.
MacWeb's US West (Silicon Valley) area now offers MacWeb MiniCluster on demand. The statement comes after MacWeb recently opened its cloud service in the US East region in the New York metropolitan area, indicating a growing footprint from coast to coast.
With sequential public IPv4 addresses, a 10G internet port, and private Thunderbolt 5 networking between nodes (up to 80 Gbps), each MiniCluster functions as a dedicated private compute cloud. [...]
📅 - Telefónica Selects Netskope for Managed Security Edge - Shares of cloud security specialist Netskope rose on Tuesday following the announcement that Telefónica Tech UK & Ireland has launched a fully managed ‘Security Edge' cyber security service built on the Netskope One platform.
The development underscores growing enterprise demand for managed Secure Service Edge (SSE) and SASE capabilities as organizations adapt to hybrid work, cloud-native architectures, and increasingly complex cyber threats.
Netskope's stock traded actively on the news, with nearly 3.6 million shares changing hands. The share price fluctuated between $15.41 and $16.75 during the session, ultimately closing up 3.2% at $15.92. The market reaction reflected investor [...]
📅 - PENTA INFRA EXPANDS INTO MUNICH WITH NEW 20 MW COLOCATION DATA CENTER - The facility will be fully modernized and expanded into a state-of-the-art colocation data center with 20 MW of IT capacity. Designed to meet the evolving needs of customers, the facility will offer flexible deployment options including high-density colocation with liquid cooling for customers running AI and HPC workloads. The facility will be operational in 2028.
Munich represents a strategic expansion into one of Europe's most dynamic enterprise markets. The Bavarian capital is home to DAX-listed corporations, global automotive manufacturers, leading insurers, and technology R&D centers. As these organizations navigate increasingly complex requirements around data governance, [...]
📅 - atNorth to Add Stockholm Data Center, Expanding Nordic Footprint - Nordic data center operator atNorth has announced plans to build a new high-density data center in Stockholm, expanding its regional footprint as demand for sustainable digital infrastructure accelerates across Europe. The project, revealed this week in Stockholm, will bring atNorth's total number of Nordic data centers to eleven and reflects growing enterprise and hyperscale requirements for energy-efficient, resilient colocation capacity.
The new facility, named SWE02, will be a 30-megawatt metro data center located near atNorth's existing Swedish campus, SWE01, which became operational in March 2022. The site will be developed in the Kista area, a well-established technology hub in the [...]
📅 - Foley Report Flags U.S. Power Risks in AI Data Center Boom - A new data center industry report from law firm Foley & Lardner LLP is signaling a potential inflection point for the U.S. data center market, as the rapid expansion driven by artificial intelligence collides with mounting concerns over power availability, permitting delays, and long-term sustainability.
The law firm's latest data center development report titled ‘Data Center Outlook 2026: AI Demand, Energy, and Growth' examines how the AI boom is reshaping infrastructure investment across the United States and asks whether the pace of development fueling that growth can realistically be maintained.
The report, based on surveys and interviews with U.S.-based executives and experts across [...]