As global data center spending surges past $466 billion, ADCC West 2025 in Salt Lake City will bring industry leaders together to address AI-driven infrastructure, power constraints, and sustainable construction. Experts from Microsoft, Google, and Compass Datacenters will share insights on accelerating build times, optimizing energy use, and meeting next-gen computing demands in an era of rapid expansion. Read all
Nvidia broke all previous records for data center income in fiscal year 2025 due to its extraordinary success. The computer giant’s profits from this division alone increased by 142% to an incredible $115.2 billion. Equally impressive was the fourth quarter, which brought in $35.6 billion, a 93% year-over-year improvement and a 16% increase from the prior quarter. Read all
Google has laid off fewer than 100 employees in its cloud division, primarily in sales operations, as part of a broader strategy to reallocate resources toward AI and cloud growth. Despite reporting nearly $12 billion in cloud revenue last quarter, Google aims to optimize spending while ramping up its $75 billion capex investment in data centers and infrastructure. Read all
Amazon has introduced Alexa+, an AI-enhanced version of its voice assistant designed to deliver a more personalized and proactive experience. The upgraded Alexa can track user habits, manage smart home devices, and even summarize security footage. With expanded memory, document parsing, and real-time updates, Alexa+ aims to be both a household companion and a productivity tool. The new experience rolls out later this year. Read all
Microsoft has completed its EU Data Boundary initiative, ensuring European cloud customers can store and process data within the EU and EFTA regions. This move helps businesses comply with GDPR and other local regulations while addressing long-standing concerns from EU regulators over data privacy. The initiative applies to Microsoft 365, Azure, and Dynamics 365, reinforcing Microsoft’s commitment to European data sovereignty. Read all
Meta is reportedly scouting locations in Louisiana, Texas, and Wyoming for a potential $200 billion AI data center campus, aiming to scale its compute power. While the company denies the report, Meta has already committed up to $65 billion in data center investments this year, with a 2GW Louisiana site and an 800,000 sq ft Wyoming facility in development. Read all
Akamai Technologies has strengthened its status as a leading cloud computing provider by securing a $100 million multi-year cloud infrastructure deal with an unidentified major technology company. The transaction indicates growing industry interest in Akamai’s full-stack cloud computing capabilities, even though the firm has not disclosed the identity of its new partner. Read all
Vultr has become the first cloud provider to offer AMD Instinct MI325X GPUs, enabling enterprises to scale AI workloads with unmatched efficiency. Deployed in its Chicago data center, this launch strengthens Vultr’s AI infrastructure, integrating AMD’s ROCm ecosystem for optimized performance. The move follows Vultr’s $3.5 billion valuation, reinforcing its commitment to advancing AI-native cloud solutions on a global scale. Read all
