#cloud-computing

#cloud-computing

Colocation capacity in North American datacenters has dropped to a record low of 2.3 percent, with the construction pipeline mostly pre-leased, significantly constraining growth.

Foxconn's Cloud & Networking revenue has jumped 47%, driven primarily by AI server demand, overtaking its consumer electronics business for the first time.

"Critical data would become inaccessible, websites would go dark, and essential state services like hospital IT systems would be thrown into chaos," says Robin Berjon, a digital governance specialist who advises EU policymakers.

According to figures from researchers at Omdia, the annual datacenter capex of cloud giant Amazon alone now exceeds $100 billion, making it roughly comparable to the entire GDP of Costa Rica.

A startup torches $120K in 72 hours because autoscaling had no ceiling; a DDoS popped up, the cluster spun 2,000 m5.24xlarges, and by the time anyone parsed the Slack noise, the bill looked like a phone number.

"Trust in public cloud providers is being eroded, especially among businesses operating outside the United States, and driving a growing movement toward sovereign and private cloud solutions."

We are grateful for AWS's partnership as GSA continues to equip agencies with modern solutions at scale and at savings. Through this unique partnership, the federal government is poised to deliver on President Trump's AI Action Plan and solidify its position as the global AI leader.

Amazon not only dominates the cloud computing market with a 30% share but also leads in e-commerce, capturing approximately 38% of the U.S. market.

When a pod is created, Kubernetes goes through a series of steps to ensure the pod is properly initialized and ready to serve traffic. This includes scheduling, resource allocation, and networking.

OpenAI announced two open-weight reasoning models with capabilities on par with its o-series, and Amazon announced that the new models would soon be available as a service on AWS.

Multi-cloud refers to the use of multiple cloud computing services in a single architecture. This approach leverages the benefits of various public and private clouds to optimize efficiency and flexibility.

Dependence on American cloud giants has become risky in a world where geopolitical tensions can directly affect digital infrastructure, according to Bernd Wagner, CEO of Stackit.

Pinterest's Hadoop Control Center (HCC) automates the management of Hadoop clusters, transforming manual workflows into a fully automated system that enhances efficiency and scalability.

AI is evolving fast, but security isn't keeping up. Discover why zero-trust architecture is critical for safe, scalable AI agent deployment.

"Disaster recovery must be viewed as more than a compliance checkbox; it's a business viability issue," says Darrel Kent, field CTO for storage and recovery at GigaOm.

The challenge was substantial: modernize and streamline agent-related data by migrating from aging legacy systems to more scalable and accessible platforms.

Go 1.21 introduces a port targeting the WASI preview 1 syscall API through the new GOOS value wasip1, enhancing support for WebAssembly applications.

Compute Optimizer provides intelligent recommendations for reducing compute usage, helping with cost savings and performance while maintaining effective system observability.