📅 - The global market for external enterprise storage systems returned to firmer growth in 2025, as delayed infrastructure refresh cycles, stronger all-flash demand and stable spending by large organizations helped lift vendor revenues despite ongoing component cost volatility. New figures from IDC show the sector ended the year ahead, even as geopolitical and pricing pressures continued shaping buyer behavior.
According to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker, the external OEM enterprise storage systems market generated $9.7 billion in vendor revenue in the fourth quarter of 2025, representing 5.5% year-over-year growth. For the full 2025 calendar year, the market [...][... Check source for end of article ...]
📅 - Pure DC Achieves 100% Gas Decarbonization Using Biomethane - Pure Data Centres Group (Pure DC) said it achieved full decarbonization of its natural gas consumption in 2025 through Europe's first biomethane proof-of-concept for hyperscale data center operations. The initiative matched all operational gas use with certified renewable biomethane, signaling how data center developers are exploring transitional energy solutions as demand for AI infrastructure accelerates.
The company, which develops and operates hyperscale cloud and AI data centers across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, said the milestone was reached during 2025 through a program that matched every megawatt-hour of natural gas consumption with independently certified renewable gas [...]
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📅 - Eaton Finalizes Boyd Thermal Deal to Bolster AI Data Centers - Eaton has completed its acquisition of Boyd Thermal, strengthening its position in the fast-growing market for data center infrastructure as artificial intelligence workloads drive demand for more advanced cooling and power systems. The move gives Eaton expanded liquid-cooling capabilities and supports its strategy to deliver integrated "grid-to-chip" solutions for data center operators worldwide at scale.
Intelligent power management company Eaton said the completed transaction brings the Boyd Thermal business of Boyd Corporation into its portfolio, following the acquisition from Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Boyd Thermal is known for thermal components, liquid-cooling systems and [...]
📅 - Hetzner Deploys Nokia’s Network Security to Protect European Cloud - German cloud provider and data center operator Hetzner has adopted Nokia's AI-driven Deepfield Defender platform to strengthen distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) protection across its European infrastructure. The deployment follows extensive testing and reflects rising cybersecurity risks as hyperscale workloads and AI-driven applications place increasing pressure on cloud networks.
Hetzner said the technology is now being used to protect traffic across its data center footprint in Europe, enabling earlier detection of attacks and automated mitigation before malicious traffic reaches customer environments. The company operates hundreds of thousands of servers across facilities in [...]
📅 - Taiwan’s Asia New Bay Area Emerges as Global AI Innovation Hub - Taiwan is reinforcing its growing influence in the global artificial intelligence ecosystem this week as more than 20 Taiwanese technology companies are unveiling AI hardware, infrastructure, and software innovations at NVIDIA's annual GTC conference. The showcase highlighted the rapid emergence of the Asia New Bay Area in Kaohsiung as a key hub for developing and exporting integrated AI solutions worldwide.
As the global artificial intelligence boom continues to reshape enterprise technology strategies, Taiwan is positioning itself at the center of the transformation. The island's technology sector showcased its growing AI capabilities during NVIDIA's annual GTC summit, widely regarded [...]
📅 - NVIDIA Pushes Groq 3 to Lead AI Inference Shift - At its GTC conference Monday in San Jose, California, NVIDIA spotlighted its new Groq 3 language processing unit, signaling a strategic push into AI inference. The move, unveiled alongside broader infrastructure updates, reflects rising enterprise demand for faster, scalable execution of AI models and positions NVIDIA to compete more directly with emerging inference-focused chipmakers.
The company introduced a range of integrated hardware and software systems, anchored by its new Vera Rubin platform and the Groq 3 language processing unit. Together, these technologies are designed to address a critical shift in artificial intelligence - from model training toward real-time inference and [...]