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Datadog Expands Observability in Australia and New Zealand with AWS
📅 - Cloud monitoring and security platform Datadog has launched its full suite of products and services in the Asia-Pacific (Sydney) region of Amazon Web Services (AWS), establishing local data storage capabilities for customers in Australia and New Zealand. The move is designed to help organizations meet increasingly stringent data residency, privacy, and security requirements in the region, particularly in highly regulated sectors such as finance, government, healthcare, and education.
The expansion enables Datadog's clients and partners to store and process data within the region, ensuring compliance with local regulations while improving performance through lower latency and faster [...][... Check source for end of article ...]
📅 - VMware Partner Program Ends, Shifts to Invite-Only Model - Broadcom's latest changes to the VMware partner ecosystem are prompting significant concerns across the cloud services landscape, particularly among small and mid-sized cloud service providers (CSPs) and their customers. This week, VMware CSP partners were notified that Broadcom will launch a new invite-only partner program on November 1, effectively cutting out a considerable number of existing partners.
CSPs that did not receive an invitation by today will be formally removed from the program and issued non-renewal notices. These providers may continue operating under current agreements until October 31, after which they will be excluded from VMware's official channel. The changes are [...]
📅 - ‘Chinese State-Backed Hackers Target Taiwanese Chip Industry’ - Between March and June 2025, at least three state-sponsored cyber threat actors believed to be aligned with the Chinese government launched a series of phishing campaigns targeting the Taiwanese semiconductor industry, according to new research from cybersecurity firm Proofpoint.
The attacks focused on espionage, with threat actors aiming to collect sensitive information from chip manufacturers, designers, testing firms, supply chain companies, and even financial analysts covering the sector.
The Proofpoint Threat Research team observed that these activities align with China's long-term strategic ambitions to bolster its domestic semiconductor capabilities. With the sector frequently [...]
📅 - Sparkle Strengthens Balkan Connectivity, Adds PoP in Greece - International telecom service provider Sparkle has launched a second network Point of Presence (PoP) in Thessaloniki, further expanding its presence in Greece and enhancing digital connectivity across the Balkan region. The new PoP, located in a neutral data center in northern Greece, is Sparkle's ninth in the country and is designed to meet rising demand for high-performance international connectivity in Southeastern Europe.
A subsidiary of Italy's TIM Group and a recognized global operator, Sparkle will offer Tier-1 IP transit and capacity services from this latest site. The company's offering targets a wide array of customers including enterprises, ISPs, over-the-top (OTT) providers, [...]
📅 - Firm Performance Partners with BigScoots for Legal Website Hosting - This collaboration gives Firm Performance clients a recommended vendor option to host their legal websites, via BigScoots Managed Hosting and Performance Services, for unparalleled security, reliability, and scalability.
In today's digital landscape, a law firm's website is its most critical asset, serving as the cornerstone of its online presence. This partnership directly addresses the unique needs of Firm Performance clients, where data security, consistent uptime, and the ability to handle varying traffic loads are paramount.
"We are thrilled to partner with BigScoots to recommend their exceptional managed hosting solutions to our clients," said Peter Webb, Founder and CEO of Firm [...]
📅 - Vertiv Acquires Custom Rack Solutions Manufacturer for $200M - Vertiv, a multinational supplier of vital digital infrastructure, has reached a $200 million deal to buy the Great Lakes Data Racks & Cabinets family of businesses. Great Lakes designs and manufactures the highly customized data rack enclosures and other integrated infrastructure solutions that are the foundation of contemporary data centers.
Vertiv's ability to provide pre-engineered, future AI-ready rack solutions tailored for the enterprise, edge, colocation, and hyperscale AI computing sectors is anticipated to be improved by the purchase.
Great Lakes was founded in 1985 and has its headquarters in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It runs assembly and production plants [...]
📅 - EU Issues AI Act Compliance Guidelines - In a significant step toward enforcing the European Union's sweeping Artificial Intelligence Act, the European Commission on Friday published a set of recommendations aimed at general-purpose AI developers. The guidance is designed to help companies understand and comply with the new law's obligations - particularly those that apply to models identified as carrying systemic risks.
The move is widely seen as a response to growing concern from technology firms about the potential regulatory burdens of the AI Act and the risk of substantial financial penalties for noncompliance.
The AI Act, adopted in 2024 and entering into effect for foundation and high-risk models on August 2, 2025, [...]
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