Microsoft faced another test of its cloud infrastructure resilience this week after reporting two Azure service disruptions within two days, with each incident highlighting the tightly integrated nature of modern cloud systems. These disruptions were related to core management and identity services, which had a ripple effect on a large number of downstream products. Read all
Pacific Software Publishing has added a new hosting tier designed for small businesses that have outgrown shared plans but want to avoid full VPS management. The Dreamersi VPS Web Hosting offering blends dedicated server resources with a fully managed environment, including a private IP and existing Dreamersi tools. The move reflects a broader push to simplify performance upgrades for non-technical teams. Read all
Running experimental AI assistants on personal machines often works at first. However, many users quickly discover the limits once those tools begin operating continuously or interacting with live services. That shift has prompted growing interest in server-based deployments, which helps explain LumaDock’s decision to introduce a ready-to-deploy OpenClaw template for its VPS platform. Read all
SoftBank has introduced Infrinia AI Cloud OS, a software stack designed to simplify how operators run GPU-heavy AI data centers. The platform focuses on improving GPU utilization while reducing the operational friction of managing Kubernetes and large-scale AI workloads. It enables providers to offer multi-tenant Kubernetes services and API-based AI inference, reflecting growing demand for flexible, infrastructure-level AI cloud services. Read all
Snowflake’s $200 million deal to embed OpenAI models into its data platform signals a shift in how enterprises use cloud data. Instead of relying solely on analysts and dashboards, business teams can query governed datasets using natural language. Early users show how AI inside the platform is reshaping daily decision-making, while pushing data governance and access controls higher up the agenda. Read all
Oracle plans to raise between $45 billion and $50 billion in debt and equity in 2026 as it accelerates the expansion of its cloud infrastructure, a move that highlights both the company’s ambitions and the financial pressure created by its compute contracts. Read all
SAP ruled out changes to renewal discount policies after warning of slower cloud backlog growth, a forecast that wiped 22% off its share price in a single day. While 2025 revenue met expectations, the ERP giant said large enterprise cloud migrations now take longer to convert into backlog. Management argued long-term renewal value outweighs short-term cloud growth pressure. Read all
SiteGround, a well-known player in the web hosting industry, is now entering a new era in its history with a complete rebranding and the launch of a new range of services designed to help businesses grow and develop their online presence. The company has been operating for 20 years in high-performance hosting solutions but now provides customers with a complete service that includes both hosting and business development tools. Read all
EuroDNS will adjust retail pricing for 29 domain extensions between March and April 2026, following registry updates. Affected TLDs include .ai, .health, .design, and .pt. For shared hosting providers, the changes raise renewal costs and squeeze fixed-margin bundles, particularly for premium domains. EuroDNS confirms early renewal as the only way to retain current pricing ahead of upcoming billing cycles. Read all
AI search firm Perplexity has entered a three-year, $750 million cloud agreement with Microsoft, marking its first major cloud deal outside AWS. The arrangement allows Perplexity to run AI models through Microsoft Foundry while maintaining AWS as its primary infrastructure partner. The move signals a cautious shift toward multi-cloud flexibility as Perplexity scales amid rising AI infrastructure costs and strategic tensions in the cloud market. Read all
In a significant step towards enhancing the digital sovereignty of Europe, OpenNebula Systems and OVHcloud have partnered to offer a sovereign cloud solution that is completely certified. The collaboration of OpenNebula Systems’ open-source cloud management platform and OVHcloud’s secure and high-performance European infrastructure ensures that companies are able to function within the stringent data protection laws of the EU. Read all
Your.Online added UK2 Group to its UK portfolio, reinforcing a steady consolidation strategy rather than a strategic pivot. UK2 launched in 1998 and brings mass-market hosting brands and UK-based operations focused on domains and shared hosting. Your.Online confirmed no product or operational changes and signaled continuity as it grows scale by acquiring mature, stable platforms already embedded in the market. Read all
UK-based managed hosting provider 20i has introduced Twentie, a built-in personal assistant designed to give customers clearer visibility into how their hosting environments behave day to day. Rather than functioning as a separate tool, Twentie operates entirely inside the 20i platform, reflecting a wider industry shift toward embedding intelligence directly into infrastructure. Read all
