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The Aurora site would strengthen US Signal's presence in the greater Chicago metropolitan area, one of the largest and most competitive enterprise technology markets in North America, and responds to sustained demand for local colocation, cloud, and connectivity [...]
Twentie is positioned as an account-aware assistant rather than a standalone productivity tool. By operating directly inside the hosting platform, it has access to live account data, configuration details, and performance metrics. This enables the assistant to generate insights and reports that are specific to a customer's [...]
Abstract Security, Netskope Bring Real-Time Stream Threat Detection - 📅 - Streaming security analytics provider Abstract Security now partners with cloud security firm Netskope to enable joint customers to detect threats directly within live security data streams, reducing reliance on traditional log indexing workflows. The collaboration targets organizations operating cloud-first and hybrid environments that struggle with growing security data volumes, rising storage costs, and delayed threat detection.
The integration focuses on Netskope One telemetry generated across security service edge (SSE) environments. By ingesting high-fidelity Netskope data directly into Abstract Security's streaming-first analytics pipeline, customers can analyze, enrich, and route [...]
The integration focuses on Netskope One telemetry generated across security service edge (SSE) environments. By ingesting high-fidelity Netskope data directly into Abstract Security's streaming-first analytics pipeline, customers can analyze, enrich, and route [...]
Funding Concerns Mount Over Oracle’s AI Data Center Expansion - 📅 - Investment bank TD Cowen has warned that Oracle may need to take drastic steps to address growing concerns around its ability to finance one of the largest data center expansion programs in the technology sector. According to a recent TD Cowen research note, Oracle could seek to ease funding pressure by laying off as many as 30,000 employees and potentially divesting its health technology unit Cerner.
The warning comes as Oracle pushes forward with a massive data center construction program tied to a reported $300 billion, five-year infrastructure commitment to OpenAI, alongside additional builds for Meta and NVIDIA.
TD Cowen estimates Oracle's total infrastructure obligations across [...]
The warning comes as Oracle pushes forward with a massive data center construction program tied to a reported $300 billion, five-year infrastructure commitment to OpenAI, alongside additional builds for Meta and NVIDIA.
TD Cowen estimates Oracle's total infrastructure obligations across [...]
D-Wave Advances Toward Broader Quantum Deployment - 📅 - Quantum computing firm D-Wave Quantum enters 2026 with rising commercial traction, expanding infrastructure, and steady technology progress. New enterprise contracts, defense-sector collaborations, and geographic expansion indicate growing customer demand for practical quantum systems, positioning the company beyond experimental use toward broader real-world deployment.
At the technology level, D-Wave is extending the scope of its annealing-based quantum computing systems by strengthening integration with traditional computing approaches. Its hybrid solver platform now supports the direct insertion of machine learning models into quantum optimization workflows, allowing clients to [...]
At the technology level, D-Wave is extending the scope of its annealing-based quantum computing systems by strengthening integration with traditional computing approaches. Its hybrid solver platform now supports the direct insertion of machine learning models into quantum optimization workflows, allowing clients to [...]
Gartner: 35% of Countries Face Regional AI Lock-In by 2027 - 📅 - A growing push for digital sovereignty is set to reshape the global artificial intelligence landscape, with Gartner predicting that by 2027, more than a third of countries will be locked into region-specific AI platforms.
According to the research firm, the share of nations effectively tied to localized AI ecosystems will rise sharply from just 5% today to 35% within the next three years, driven by geopolitical tensions, regulatory pressure, and national security concerns.
"Countries with digital sovereignty goals are increasing investment in domestic AI stacks as they look for alternatives to the closed U.S. model, including computing power, data centers, infrastructure and models [...]
According to the research firm, the share of nations effectively tied to localized AI ecosystems will rise sharply from just 5% today to 35% within the next three years, driven by geopolitical tensions, regulatory pressure, and national security concerns.
"Countries with digital sovereignty goals are increasing investment in domestic AI stacks as they look for alternatives to the closed U.S. model, including computing power, data centers, infrastructure and models [...]
The deployment, delivered in collaboration with NEXTDC, Lenovo, and VAST Data, reflects growing demand from enterprises, governments, and research institutions for large-scale, locally hosted AI compute capable of supporting advanced workloads.
The new cluster will be housed at NEXTDC's M3 facility, a Tier IV-certified site designed for high-density, mission-critical workloads. According to the companies involved, the data center has been purpose-built [...]
Industry data cited in Hosted.com's recent web hosting trends analysis indicates that businesses are reassessing the environmental impact of their online footprint, including web hosting, cloud services, and data storage.
SMEs are increasingly influenced by sustainability requirements from suppliers, partners, and customers. Environmental reporting [...]
iXAfrica Partners With Oracle on Kenya Cloud Region - 📅 - Kenya is set to gain its first public cloud region through a collaboration between iXAfrica Data Centres and Oracle, marking a significant milestone for East Africa's digital infrastructure landscape. The initiative, announced in January 2024 by President William Ruto and now moving into execution, will see iXAfrica host an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) region in Nairobi to meet growing enterprise and government demand for cloud services.
The partnership positions iXAfrica, one of East and Central Africa's largest hyperscale, carrier-neutral data center operators, as the colocation host for Oracle's public cloud deployment in Kenya. Oracle's selection reflects iXAfrica's readiness to [...]
The partnership positions iXAfrica, one of East and Central Africa's largest hyperscale, carrier-neutral data center operators, as the colocation host for Oracle's public cloud deployment in Kenya. Oracle's selection reflects iXAfrica's readiness to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]