Large organizations often expect cloud projects to bring visibility and control. In practice, the work can introduce new layers of cost and complexity. This tension is now visible at the Bank of England, where a long-running effort to move internal systems to the cloud has gone over budget. Procurement records show that the total cost … Read more
Image: Envato Cloud data company Snowflake will buy AI observation leader Observe to expand its capabilities in the $50 billion IT operations management software market. Snowflake fiddled with the purchase price because it’s a secret. But the idea is to offer a unified platform that combines data storage, AI deployment and monitoring. Look at this … Read more
Building autonomous vehicles is no longer just a matter of sensors and software. It has become a test of how well companies can manage massive amounts of data, run large-scale simulations and verify safety in millions of scenarios before a vehicle even hits the road. For automotive companies working on self-driving systems, the ability to … Read more
CES 2026 showcases the arrival of the NVIDIA Rubin Platform along with proven Azure deployment readiness. CES 2026 showcases the arrival of the NVIDIA Rubin platform along with Azure’s proven deployment readiness. Microsoft’s long-range data center strategy was designed for just such moments, when NVIDIA’s next-generation systems slide right into infrastructure that anticipated their power, … Read more
Image generated by Google’s Nano Banana Scale is the theme that takes technology to 2026. AI systems are doing more, making more decisions and operating with less direct supervision as they spread across industries. As 2026 approaches, executives and leaders in security, infrastructure and artificial intelligence are beginning to agree on what will change at … Read more
Whether you’re improving the resilience of critical workloads or upgrading legacy systems; Azure Storage has a solution for you. Microsoft is redefining what’s possible in the public cloud and driving the next wave of AI-driven transformation for organizations. Whether you’re pushing the boundaries with AI, improving mission-critical resiliency, or modernizing legacy systems with cloud-native solutions, … Read more
The energy at Microsoft Ignite was electric. Over 20,000 attendees gathered in San Francisco and 200,000 digital attendees joined us to explore the future of cloud and AI. The energy at Microsoft Ignite was electric. More than 20,000 attendees gathered in San Francisco, with 200,000 joining us digitally to explore the future of cloud and … Read more
Source: IBM IBM has AI on its mind and plans to acquire Confluent, a data streaming company built on Apache Kafka, in an $11 billion deal. The deal announced today (Dec. 8) will see IBM buy all of Confluent’s remaining stock for $31 per share, bringing under its wing the platform used by thousands of … Read more
Image: Envato ByteDance TikTok plans to invest more than 200 billion reais ($37.7 billion) in a major data center project in Brazil. This is the first venture of this scale in Latin America and signals the rapid expansion of digital infrastructure across the region. The announcement underscores China’s broader ambitions in South America at a … Read more
Image: Envato Iberdrola and Echelon Data Centers have joined forces to develop and operate large-scale data centers across Spain. The duo created a new joint venture called Echelon Iberdrola Digital Infra. With investments exceeding €2 billion ($2.3 billion), it becomes the largest European joint venture between an energy company and a data center developer to … Read more
