RapidScale earned VMware Cloud Foundation as-a-service partner of the year recognition, reflecting how enterprises are rethinking cloud strategies. Organizations now favor managed private cloud to gain tighter control over costs, security, and performance. As complexity grows in public cloud environments, service providers like RapidScale are taking a more central role in helping businesses design, deploy, and operate modern infrastructure. Read all
The Competition and Markets Authority has spent considerable time examining the UK public cloud market. It has acknowledged that harm exists. What remains absent, at least for now, is a decision that actually does something about it. Read all
Versa has integrated its SD-WAN platform with Zscaler Internet Access to reduce the operational friction that often slows SASE deployments. By automating tasks such as PoP selection and tunnel provisioning, the integration addresses challenges tied to multi-vendor environments. The shift highlights how enterprises are prioritizing simplified, scalable network security as AI-driven workloads expand and increase pressure on existing infrastructure. Read all
SAP has launched a sovereign cloud offering in France, aligning with strict national regulations and growing demand for locally governed data infrastructure. Delivered via Bleu’s platform, the move targets public sector and regulated industries handling sensitive information. It signals a broader shift across Europe, where organizations increasingly prioritize legal control, compliance, and resilience as cloud adoption deepens under tightening data sovereignty requirements. Read all
The European Central Bank selected OVHcloud this week to supply cloud infrastructure supporting the digital euro, placing the French provider at the center of a financial technology initiative that carries as much political significance as it does technical complexity. Read all
Tenable and OX have introduced an approach that connects cloud security risks directly to the code and teams responsible, aiming to reduce delays in remediation. By linking vulnerabilities to real production impact and developer ownership, the model shifts focus from detection to actionable fixes. The move reflects growing pressure on organizations to cut through fragmented security workflows and respond faster to exploitable threats. Read all
WordPress.com expanded its Model Context Protocol integration this week, moving beyond read-only access to give AI agents like Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor the ability to actively create and manage content on connected sites. Read all
Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech has introduced a cloud platform that blends analog and digital quantum systems with classical computing, aiming to make experimentation more accessible. The launch signals a shift toward hybrid models as the industry searches for near-term use cases. By lowering hardware barriers, the platform offers researchers and enterprises a way to explore quantum workloads without waiting for fully mature, fault-tolerant systems. Read all
Nebius is raising up to $4 billion through convertible notes as it accelerates investment in AI-focused data centers and infrastructure. The move follows major commercial momentum, including a multibillion-dollar capacity agreement with Meta. As demand for high-performance computing surges, the company is scaling its global footprint, signaling how capital-intensive AI cloud expansion is becoming in an increasingly competitive hyperscale market. Read all
Italy was always going to be part of this story eventually. Scaleway, the French cloud provider backed by telecom group iliad, officially opened a cloud region in Milan this week, stepping into a market where US hyperscalers have operated largely unchallenged for years. Read all
NetActuate has introduced a managed Kubernetes service built around a network-first design, aiming to ease global application deployment. By offloading control plane management and enabling distributed clusters, the platform helps developers run latency-sensitive workloads closer to users. The launch reflects growing demand for simplified multi-region infrastructure, as organizations seek to balance performance, scalability, and operational efficiency in increasingly complex cloud-native environments. Read all
Cloud infrastructure in Europe is quietly going through a hardware shift, and Ampere Computing sits closer to the center of that change than most people outside the industry currently realize. Read all
Deskpro has joined the AWS European Sovereign Cloud ecosystem, positioning its AI-powered help desk platform for organizations navigating strict EU data rules. The move reflects rising demand for in-region data control, particularly among regulated sectors such as healthcare and finance. By supporting deployments within AWS’s sovereign infrastructure, Deskpro is adapting to a market where compliance, data residency, and governance increasingly shape cloud adoption decisions. Read all
