The public cloud market in Asia-Pacific is no longer in its early stages. It is entering a new chapter that analysts believe will more than double spending within five years. IDC estimates that the region will move from $53 billion in 2024 to around $131 billion in 2029, an expansion that reflects a compound annual growth rate close to 20 percent. Read all
VMware will port its Cloud Foundation suite and flagship hypervisor to Arm, aiming to serve AI, edge, and telco workloads where Arm’s efficiency shines. The phased rollout begins with Nvidia servers, with broader Arm features expected by 2026. While hyperscalers already tout Arm performance-per-watt gains, VMware is focusing first on service providers and on-premises users—signaling a shift in strategy as energy efficiency reshapes enterprise computing. Read all
The European hosting sector has entered another round of consolidation, with Hosting.fr confirming that it will take over French registrar Netim.com. The deal, tied to parent company hosting.de, highlights how scale is quickly becoming the deciding factor in who thrives and who fades in the domain business. Read all
BT Group has signed a fresh five-year pact with Amazon Web Services, pushing its cloud journey beyond simple workload migration into full cloud-native upgrades. The telco aims to modernize legacy systems, weave AWS tech into its mobile networks, and tap AI for predictive, self-healing operations. By shifting toward agility and resilience, BT is betting on cloud-native transformation to sharpen service delivery in the digital-first era. Read all
F5 has acquired MantisNet, a cloud-native observability specialist, to strengthen its Application Delivery and Security Platform. The deal highlights a growing demand for real-time visibility into encrypted and containerized traffic, where legacy monitoring falls short. By embedding MantisNet’s eBPF-powered telemetry into its stack, F5 aims to help enterprises, telecom operators, and governments secure cloud-native and 5G environments while simplifying operations in increasingly dynamic, software-defined networks. Read all
NexGen Cloud is adding new weight to the race for high-performance AI infrastructure by incorporating Nvidia’s RTX Pro 6000 SE into its Hyperstack platform. The move gives researchers, startups, and enterprises access to one of Nvidia’s most powerful GPUs without the heavy capital expense typically tied to such hardware. Read all
Green Energy Hosting, a Canadian-owned provider, is redefining web hosting with servers fully powered by renewable energy and housed exclusively in Canada. Since its 2023 launch, the company has prioritized PIPEDA compliance, advanced cybersecurity, and eco-friendly infrastructure. By pairing local data protection with global accessibility, it offers businesses a way to scale online while reducing digital carbon footprints—demonstrating how security, sustainability, and compliance can coexist in modern hosting. Read all
Meta just locked in a six-year cloud contract with Google worth north of $10 billion. Not something you see every day, given how much these two usually compete head-to-head. The primary focus? AI infrastructure. Basically, Meta’s ramping up its backend to handle more advanced AI workloads, and Google’s cloud is getting the call. If you’re tracking the AI arms race, this deal’s a pretty loud signal—Meta’s all-in on scaling up, and apparently, Google’s the tech partner they trust to handle the heavy lifting. Read all
JPMorgan and MUFG are finalizing a $22 billion loan to finance Vantage Data Centers’ $25 billion Frontier campus in Shackelford County, Texas. Spanning 1,200 acres, the 1.4GW site will host 10 data centers totaling 3.7 million sq ft, with the first phase due in 2026. The project underscores Wall Street’s growing role in funding mega-scale digital infrastructure as AI-driven demand reshapes global capital flows. Read all
Federal investigators dismantled RapperBot, a Mirai-based botnet linked to more than 370,000 DDoS attacks in 80 countries. Agents arrested Ethan Foltz, 22, in Oregon and seized his servers during Operation PowerOFF. The botnet unleashed attacks peaking above 6 Tbps against targets ranging from defense systems to gambling sites. AWS and other tech firms aided the effort, showing how public-private teamwork can cripple large-scale cybercrime. Read all
Lumen Technologies is extending its high-speed connectivity footprint across 16 U.S. metro markets, aiming to provide the infrastructure backbone needed for businesses navigating the surge of artificial intelligence and data-intensive workloads. The expansion enables Ethernet and IP services of up to 400Gbps in more than 70 third-party data centers, all prepared for cloud on-ramps. Read all
Liquid Web, in partnership with BrightEdge, is hosting a webinar on August 26 to help ecommerce teams navigate AI-driven search trends ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The session will share exclusive insights on how generative AI is reshaping product discovery and purchasing, while highlighting the role of high-performance hosting in meeting surging holiday demand. Speakers will also outline a 60-day action plan to prepare brands for peak traffic. Read all
Patchstack recently published a case study that really puts traditional WordPress hosting security under the microscope. Honestly, while the big-name defenses—think Cloudflare’s WAF or those bundled server-side protections—handle generic attacks like SQLi or XSS decently, they’re not exactly bulletproof when it comes to WordPress-specific threats. You know, the stuff that slips in through vulnerable plugins or themes? That’s where things get shaky. Read all
