#cloud-providers

#cloud-providers

Bare-metal cloud services provide unique benefits that many organizations can leverage from various providers.

Sovereign cloud primarily serves public-sector needs, focusing on national control over cloud environments rather than just data sovereignty.

Demand for generative AI significantly drove datacentre hardware and software spending to record highs in 2024, reaching over $280 billion.

Gartner forecasts a 7.5% increase in IT spending, with significant growth in datacentre investments driven by demand for generative AI.

Google Cloud's 35% revenue surge signals strong growth potential for cloud computing and AI-powered services, benefitting competitors like Microsoft and Amazon.

Google Cloud offered extensive financial incentives to European cloud providers to support their complaint against Microsoft.

Google unveiled Axion, its first custom Arm-based CPUs for data centers at Google Next '24 conference.

Major cloud providers are focusing on data sovereignty with the introduction of sovereign cloud solutions tied to specific regions or countries.

Google Cloud is emphasizing partnerships to offer sovereign cloud solutions while renewing its focus on data sovereignty.

Sustainability is a top priority when choosing cloud providers for AI services, focusing on renewable energy use and data management for environmental impact mitigation.

Organizations need to track cloud spending before managing it.

Most organizations fail to take advantage of built-in hyperscaler discounts.