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GridCARE Launches with $13.5M to Speed AI Data Center Power Access
📅 - GridCARE, a startup driving the AI revolution, came out of stealth. The business has secured a $13.5 million seed fundraising round that was heavily oversubscribed and sponsored by Temasek-backed deep technology venture capital firm Xora.
AI's rapid development has led to an unprecedented demand for electricity, which is predicted to more than quadruple by 2050. Much of the grid's capacity is still hidden as developers of AI infrastructure race to find new power sources for data centers. By using cutting-edge AI, GridCARE unlocks this unrealized potential, allowing developers to ensure dependable electricity without having to wait for new construction and at a fraction of the time and [...][... Check source for end of article ...]
📅 - Microsoft Opens Its First Cloud Region in Malaysia - In a strategic move to support Malaysia's national digital and AI ambitions, Microsoft has announced the public launch of Malaysia West, its first cloud region in the country. Located in Greater Kuala Lumpur and equipped with three availability zones, the new region is designed to deliver hyperscale infrastructure, embedded with artificial intelligence capabilities, to support Malaysian businesses and public sector institutions.
The Malaysia West region represents a significant investment in cloud capacity and technological infrastructure within the country. Microsoft's latest deployment is tailored to meet local enterprise needs for secure, scalable, and low-latency cloud services with [...]
📅 - MariaDB Acquires Codership to Enhance Enterprise Database Uptime - MariaDB has announced its acquisition of Codership Oy, a Finnish software company known for developing Galera Cluster, a synchronous multi-master database clustering technology. This move would mark a significant step in MariaDB's ongoing effort to enhance its high availability and replication capabilities across enterprise environments. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Galera Cluster has played a foundational role in MariaDB's platform for nearly a decade, having been integrated as a standard component of MariaDB Server for more than nine years. The cluster technology enables zero data loss, high uptime, and seamless scalability - qualities that are increasingly [...]
📅 - AWS Unveils Aurora DSQL for Global Distributed SQL Applications - Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the general availability of Amazon Aurora DSQL, a serverless, distributed SQL database designed to support the development of highly available, low-latency, and globally consistent applications. With this launch, AWS aims to eliminate the traditional trade-offs between latency and strong consistency that have long challenged developers building globally distributed systems.
Aurora DSQL is now broadly accessible in eight AWS regions across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, with additional regions expected to come online soon. This release is a significant milestone in AWS's database evolution, marking a shift toward offering high-performance, [...]
📅 - Trump Orders Boost Nuclear Power for AI Data Centers - In a significant policy move aimed at bolstering U.S. artificial intelligence capabilities, President Donald Trump has signed a series of executive orders designed to double the nation's nuclear energy development over the next 25 years. These directives form a cornerstone of his strategy to secure high-density, resilient power sources to meet the surging energy demands of AI technologies and to compete globally, particularly with China.
The new orders specifically call for the rapid construction and deployment of advanced nuclear reactors, classifying them as essential military electric infrastructure. These next-generation facilities are expected to serve as stable, secure energy [...]
📅 - INTROSERV Created a Remote Office Based on Proxmox for its Client - The Challenge Our client, a rapidly growing company, faced an urgent need to establish a remote office for their expanding team. They required a complete technological infrastructure that would maintain their operational standards while supporting remote work capabilities. The solution needed to be implemented quickly without compromising on security or reliability.
The project required addressing the following technical and operational goals:
Fast server delivery to meet urgent migration needs
Seamless integration of servers into existing environments
Secure and scalable virtualization using Proxmox VE
Reliable and verified backup solutions
Custom server configuration and disk [...]
📅 - Blue Owl, Chirisa, PowerHouse Propel $5B AI JV with $750M Investment - Blue Owl Capital, Chirisa Technology Parks (CTP), and PowerHouse Data Centers have announced the next phase of their landmark $5 billion joint venture to develop high-performance AI and HPC (high-performance computing) data center infrastructure. The group completed $750M funding to expand next-gen facilities, supporting AI cloud growth for AI-native cloud firms like CoreWeave.
The partnership, formalized in August 2024, is designed to allocate up to $5 billion for AI-focused data center developments. The most recent capital injection will support the construction of 120 megawatts (MW) of new data center capacity at CTP's expansive 350-acre Chesterfield, Virginia campus. This initial [...]