Anthropic expects its cloud spending to reach $80 billion through 2029, underscoring the escalating infrastructure demands behind generative AI. The startup distributes workloads across Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, and AWS, while also sharing revenue from AI sales on those platforms. The projections highlight how hyperscale partnerships increasingly shape the economics of large-scale AI model development. Read all
Amazon Web Services has introduced two federal accelerator programs totaling up to $100 million in cloud credits to support U.S. defense and energy research initiatives. The Warfighter and Genesis programs will fund access to AWS cloud and generative AI tools for applications spanning battle management, cybersecurity, quantum computing, and nuclear research over the next three years. Read all
The Nigerian cloud infrastructure market remains on a consolidation spree as GigaLayer announces the acquisition of Registeram, a domain registration and hosting services company established in 2008. Read all
CrowdStrike and Microsoft have expanded their alliance, enabling organizations to purchase the Falcon cybersecurity platform through Microsoft Marketplace using existing Azure Consumption Commitments. The move simplifies procurement and billing while aligning security spending with cloud budgets. Customers can deploy AI-native protection across endpoints, cloud workloads, identity, and data within their Microsoft Azure environments. Read all
Hostinger ended the year 2025 with a revenue of $325 million, registering a 51 percent growth from the previous year, thus making it the fourth consecutive year the company has grown above the 50 percent threshold. The company, which offers web hosting and cloud infrastructure services, has also seen its customer base grow to 4.6 million businesses and solo entrepreneurs from over 150 countries, registering a 35 percent annual growth. Read all
India’s National Informatics Centre will deploy AWS Outposts within its data centers under the Meghraj 2.0 program, enabling a hybrid cloud model for government workloads. The setup allows sensitive applications to remain on-premises while accessing AWS services such as EKS, RDS, and S3 for elastic scaling. Yotta Data Services will manage deployment across NIC’s national infrastructure footprint. Read all
Unilever has signed a five-year agreement to move its integrated data and enterprise platforms to Google Cloud, reinforcing its long-term cloud strategy. The migration will centralize workloads on GCP and support AI-driven analytics across global brands. By strengthening its cloud infrastructure foundation, the consumer goods group aims to modernize operations and scale digital capabilities company-wide. Read all
Upwind is also gaining new interest in the cloud security market as various analyst houses and industry studies indicate a trend towards runtime-driven security. The company, which claims to be a runtime-first cloud security platform, has recently emerged in a number of 2025 market assessments that illustrate how security teams are challenging conventional approaches to cloud security that are posture-centric. Read all
Render has raised $100 million at a $1.5 billion valuation, capitalizing on rising demand for simplified cloud infrastructure as AI-generated software accelerates. With more than 4.5 million developers on its platform, the San Francisco startup is exploring partial in-house server deployments to manage costs while scaling. The funding reflects shifting dynamics in the AI-driven cloud computing ecosystem. Read all
PlanetHoster completed its acquisition of Digital Forest, which operates from France as an environmentally focused hosting company, during this week, which marked a new phase in European cloud market competition. Read all
French AI cloud startup Policloud plans to deploy up to 1,000 edge micro data centers by 2030, targeting more than 250,000 GPUs across sovereign markets. The containerized, waterless-cooled units place high-density AI compute closer to data sources, supporting low-latency workloads. The roadmap signals rising demand for decentralized AI infrastructure and localized GPU capacity in Europe and beyond. Read all
The US Federal Trade Commission has issued civil investigative demands to several Microsoft competitors as it examines potential antitrust concerns in cloud computing, software licensing, and AI operations. Regulators are reportedly assessing whether Microsoft’s practices limit customer choice across third-party cloud platforms. The inquiry adds to mounting global scrutiny of hyperscalers’ market power in enterprise cloud and AI infrastructure. Read all
The distinction between traditional cloud infrastructure and decentralized networks has defined much of the conversation in recent years regarding distributed computing. Web2 platforms prioritize speed, low latency, and centralized control. In contrast, Web3 projects emphasize transparency and open participation. Now, Salad and Golem Network are attempting to combine those models without forcing enterprises to choose one over the other. Read all
