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IDC: Asia-Pacific Public Cloud to Hit $131B by 2029, Driven by [...]
IDC: Asia-Pacific Public Cloud to Hit $131B by 2029, Driven by AI Growth
📅 - The Asia-Pacific public cloud market is entering a new phase of expansion that could see spending more than double by the end of the decade. According to the International Data Corporation's (IDC) latest Worldwide Software and Public Cloud Services Spending Guide, the region's public cloud market is projected to grow from $53 billion in 2024 to $131 billion by 2029.
This acceleration, driven by artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and IT infrastructure modernization, represents a compound annual growth rate of 19.8% over the five-year period.
The surge reflects a broad shift across industries to adopt Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and [...][... Check source for end of article ...]
📅 - Coral Bridge Subsea Cable Now Connects Egypt and Jordan - Telecom operator Telecom Egypt, one of the biggest subsea cable operators in the region, and NaiTel, a licensed telecom service provider in Jordan and the telecom division of Aqaba Digital Hub (ADH), have announced the completion of the construction of the express subsea cable ‘Coral Bridge' that connects Egypt and Jordan.
After making a successful landing at Taba, Egypt, the Coral Bridge subsea system was deployed across the Gulf of Aqaba before landing in Aqaba, Jordan. Coral Bridge is a significant milestone in the development of the region's digital infrastructure as it is the first direct underwater cable to connect the two nations in more over 25 years. It offers an express [...]
📅 - F5 Acquires MantisNet to Boost Cloud-Native Observability and Security - F5 has acquired MantisNet, a specialist in cloud-native observability and real-time network intelligence, in a move designed to expand the capabilities of the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP). Looking ahead, F5 says the integration will allow customers across industries to move to cloud-native architectures with greater confidence.
With observability deeply embedded in the application delivery and security stack, organizations can expect more reliable automation, enhanced security for encrypted traffic, and accelerated deployment of services in environments ranging from internal enterprise applications to public 5G infrastructure.
The deal would underscore a growing [...]
📅 - KIOXIA, Dell Unveil High-Capacity SSDs for AI-Scale Workloads - KIOXIA has introduced a new class of high-capacity, high-efficiency storage solutions in collaboration with Dell Technologies, targeting the performance and sustainability requirements of AI-scale workloads. The joint effort leverages KIOXIA's LC9 Series 245.76-terabyte NVMe solid-state drives (SSDs) to equip Dell systems with the ability to manage multi-petabyte datasets while modernizing infrastructure for generative AI and machine learning applications.
The LC9 Series delivers PCIe 5.0 performance in high-density form factors, including 2.5-inch, E3.S, and E3.L, offering up to 245.76 TB of flash-based storage per drive. This capacity represents a potential replacement for numerous [...]
📅 - BT Expands AWS Deal to Accelerate Cloud and AI Services - BT Group has deepened its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) through a new five-year strategic agreement aimed at modernizing its infrastructure and accelerating the delivery of smarter, more resilient, and customer-centric digital services. The deal builds on an existing relationship between the companies and aligns with BT's "Build, Connect, Accelerate" strategy, which seeks to overhaul legacy systems and improve customer experience through cloud-native innovation.
At the heart of this agreement is a shift from simply migrating workloads to cloud environments to building applications natively in the cloud, supported by AWS Professional Services. By adopting microservices [...]
📅 - Crusoe Acquires Atero for GPU Efficiency Opens Tel Aviv Office - Crusoe, a U.S.-based company positioning itself as the industry's first vertically integrated AI infrastructure provider, has announced the acquisition of Israeli startup Atero in a move aimed at strengthening its AI cloud capabilities and expanding its global presence. The deal, whose financial details were not disclosed, will give Crusoe access to Atero's technology for GPU memory optimization and management while establishing its first Middle East office in Tel Aviv.
The acquisition is designed to accelerate Crusoe's mission of delivering more reliable, efficient, and high-performance AI infrastructure through its Crusoe Cloud platform. By integrating Atero's patented techniques into [...]
📅 - NVIDIA Unveils Spectrum-XGS to Unite Data Centers for Giga-Scale AI - NVIDIA has unveiled Spectrum-XGS Ethernet, a new technology designed to connect dispersed data centers into unified, giga-scale AI ‘super-factories.' The launch adds a new dimension to NVIDIA's Spectrum-X Ethernet platform, offering what the company describes as the third pillar of AI computing: scale-across infrastructure.
Unlike traditional approaches that focus solely on scaling up within a single system or scaling out across servers in one facility, Spectrum-XGS extends AI clusters across multiple, geographically distributed data centers to function as one.
The announcement comes at a time when the demand for AI infrastructure is rapidly outpacing the capacity of individual [...]
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