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Study: 83% of CIOs Exceed Cloud Budgets, Only 2% Under Spend
📅 - Azul, a California-based provider of Java platforms optimized formodern cloud enterprises, has released its latest industry research, The CIO Cloud Trends Survey & Report. Based on responses from 300 CIOs across the United States, the report sheds light on how enterprise IT leaders are navigating the dual pressures of cloud-driven transformation and rising infrastructure costs.
The data reveals that 83% of CIOs are overspending on cloud infrastructure and applications, exceeding initial budgets by an average of 30%. Only a marginal 2% reported staying under budget. Despite these overruns, 80% still perceive cost savings as a result of cloud adoption - highlighting a paradox in current [...][... Check source for end of article ...]
📅 - CoreWeave Claims AI Inference Record with NVIDIA GB200 - U.S.-based AI hyperscaler CoreWeaveclaims to have set a new benchmark for AI inference performance using NVIDIAs latest GB200 Grace Blackwell Superchips, according to results released through the MLPerf v5.0 benchmark suite. The company reports achieving 800 tokens per second (TPS) on the open-source Llama 3.1 405B model using a single instance equipped with two NVIDIA Grace CPUs and four NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs.
The MLPerf benchmarks are widely recognized as an industry standard for evaluating machine learning system performance under real-world conditions, particularly focusing on inference speed - how quickly a trained model can produce usable outputs.
Inference speed is a key factor in [...]
📅 - Northern Data, Gcore Form Strategic Alliance for Edge AI Infrastructure - Photo: "Gcore and our enterprise customers will have access to one of the largest liquid-cooled GPU clusters and significant data center capacity worldwide thanks to our partnership with Northern Data," said Andre Reitenbach, CEO of Gcore.
Northern Data AG (ETR: NB2) andGcore, a global provider of edge AI, cloud, network, and security solutions to major business clients with over 500 workers worldwide, have inked a commercial cooperation agreement. Through their business agreement, Northern Data Group and Gcore will establish themselves as top suppliers of AI as a Service, AI delivery, and networking solutions to model developers and enterprise clients.
The collaboration creates their [...]
📅 - TelCables West Africa Connects to US, EU via Megaport - A new partnership between global Network as a Service (NaaS) provider Megaport and TelCables West Africa, a subsidiary of Angola Cables, is set to significantly enhance digital connectivity for businesses across West Africa. The collaboration promises access to over 300 cloud nodes and more than 930 data centers worldwide, offering improved access to global digital markets at significantly reduced network costs.
Through Angola Cables robust international backbone network, TelCables customers in markets such as Nigeria, Ghana, and other West African nations will benefit from virtual connections to major cloud providers including AWS, Microsoft Azure, Oracle, Google Cloud, and Alibaba. The [...]
📅 - NetActuate Expands NYC Data Center with Major Upgrades - With about 20 million citizens, New York is a significant hub for digital consumption, a major gateway to global markets, and a global center for business, entertainment, and finance. With direct access to neighboring carrier hotels at 111 Eighth Avenue and 60 Hudson Street, NetActuate's data center is located in the Telehouse high-security LGA1 building at 85 10th Avenue.
"NetActuate's continuous investment in New York reflects our commitment to providing best-in-class network performance and reliability to this critical market," stated Mark Mahle, CEO of NetActuate. "Whether companies are gearing up for major AI innovations or preparing for increased market volatility and new product [...]
📅 - Study: QA Professionals Embrace AI Despite Job Security Concerns - The role of Quality Assurance (QA) professionals is undergoing a fundamental shift, according to the newly released 2025 State of Software Quality Report by Katalon, provider of AI-augmented software testing. Drawing insights from over 1,500 QA professionals across North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region, the report outlines how artificial intelligence is not only reshaping testing workflows but redefining QA's position in the broader software development lifecycle.
While adoption of AI in software testing is accelerating, the report highlights a notable contradiction: the very professionals who are leading the integration of AI into their testing strategies are also those most [...]
📅 - Raxio Lands $100M from IFC for African Data Center Expansion - The World Bank Group's International Finance Corporation (IFC) has agreed to provide $100 million in funding to Raxio Group, a data center platform operating in Sub-Saharan Africa. The money is meant to hasten Raxio's development of facilities that support vital technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and digital financial services - all of which are essential for fostering digital inclusion and economic growth in Africa.
With the loan financing from IFC, Raxio says it will be able to treble the number of high-quality colocation data centers it deploys in three years, meeting the increasing demand in underdeveloped regions around the continent. The business is [...]
