Alibaba Cloud opens first Dutch public cloud region
about 4 hours agoThe Amsterdam site expands the group's European footprint as customers seek to keep AI and data workloads inside the region.
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UK firms face GBP £3.8bn tech overspend on AI costs
Unexpected AI and infrastructure bills are forcing UK firms to divert money from hiring and investment, with overspend put at GBP £3.8 billion a year.
Kao Data launches site to explain data centres to public
The site aims to calm local concerns over energy, water and noise by answering basic questions about the infrastructure behind everyday digital services.
Runpod launches batch inference for cheaper AI workloads
It lets developers shift non-urgent AI jobs onto off-peak capacity at discounts of up to 30%, reducing inference costs without extra infrastructure.
Olatti lets Claude & ChatGPT send messages for users
Users must approve the wording first, as Olatti now lets Claude and ChatGPT draft and send messages inside its business phone platform.
BT completes upgrade of Scotland's public sector network
More than 5,000 Scottish hospitals, schools and councils now have upgraded connectivity after BT finished a £350 million network programme early.
North East data centre hub names John Paul speaker
Growing data centre investment is putting the North East's supply chain in focus as the Hub prepares to hear from John Paul Construction's Colin Crowley.
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DesignVerse is targeting U.S. aviation, defence and finance clients with on-premise AI tools as data sovereignty concerns reshape vendor choice.
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Existing customers get six years of support as Cloudera shifts new AI and analytics workloads to a Hadoop-free platform due in November.
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Blueshift outlines thermal plan for orbital data centres
Rising onboard computing power is forcing spacecraft designers to rethink thermal control as orbital data centres face extreme temperature swings and heat loads.
Honeywell Technologies adds AI tools for building operations & safety
Building operators could gain conversational AI tools and alarm support as Honeywell expands software across fire, security and energy systems.
Hitachi Vantara deploys low-power cooling in Netherlands
The system could free up more of a data centre's existing power for AI workloads, as cooling can account for up to 40% of energy use.
Sparxity lands Series A to build AI sparsity chips
Fresh backing could help cut the cost and energy demands of AI inference, as Sparxity targets specialised chips for sparse workloads.
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Denodo named Gartner leader for seventh year in row
The ranking underscores rising demand for governed data access as businesses adapt their systems to support AI workloads and automation.
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Check Point launches AI-scale security orchestrator 200
Rising east-west traffic in data centres is pushing organisations to inspect encrypted AI workloads without slowing performance, Check Point says.
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Extreme previews on-prem AI zones for enterprise networks
Enterprises could keep AI workloads on site and still use cloud models where allowed, as Extreme targets tighter data control and lower latency.
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InfrOS launches tool to tune cloud AI infrastructure
Businesses are being pushed to rework cloud estates faster, as InfrOS says AI-optimised infrastructure spending will climb 96% to USD $42 billion in 2026.
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