Microsoft has inked a $9.7 billion, five-year agreement with Australia’s IREN to bolster its AI cloud capacity amid surging demand. The deal grants Microsoft access to infrastructure powered by Nvidia GB300 GPUs, set to roll out through 2026 at IREN’s 750MW Texas facility. IREN, originally a bitcoin miner turned AI compute provider, expects the partnership to drive nearly $1.9 billion in annual revenue. Read all
OpenAI has struck a massive $38 billion, seven-year deal with Amazon Web Services (AWS), making it one of the biggest infrastructure agreements ever in the field of artificial intelligence. The partnership gives OpenAI access to hundreds of thousands of Nvidia GB200 and GB300 GPUs hosted on Amazon’s EC2 UltraServers, along with the option to scale into tens of millions of CPUs as workloads increase. Read all
Enterprise cloud spending has hit a three-year high, rising 28% year-over-year and adding $7.5 billion since last quarter, according to Synergy Research Group. Fueled by generative AI, global IaaS and PaaS revenues reached $106.9 billion for the quarter. AWS maintains a 29% market share, followed by Microsoft and Google, while emerging “neoclouds” like CoreWeave and Databricks are reshaping the market’s competitive landscape with explosive triple-digit growth. Read all
Amazon Web Services is experiencing its strongest surge since 2022, with revenue climbing 20% year-over-year to $33.1 billion in the first nine months of 2025. The spike comes as AI companies scramble for computing power, driving AWS to expand capacity by over 3.8 gigawatts. Despite broader layoffs at Amazon, CEO Andy Jassy said the company is doubling down on AI infrastructure to meet relentless global demand. Read all
Hosted.com introduces a free WordPress migration service that makes it easy for small businesses to move their website to a new hosting provider without the usual technical complications. Read all
FreeBSD is quietly bringing back the fun in self-hosting by cutting through the complexity that plagues many Linux setups. With its strong documentation, stable architecture, and efficient jails for lightweight virtualization, it’s becoming the go-to choice for enthusiasts seeking reliability without bloat. Developers and hobbyists alike are rediscovering server management as a creative, hands-on pursuit—proof that simplicity can still spark innovation. Read all
It is with great pleasure that we announce HostingDiscussion.com as one of the official media sponsors of CloudFest USA 2025, which will take place in Miami, Florida, on November 5–6. Read all
Nvidia has officially become the world’s first company to surpass a $5 trillion market valuation, driven by strong investor confidence and major partnership announcements at its Washington GTC event. Shares rose over 3% following remarks from U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of a meeting with CEO Jensen Huang. Nvidia also unveiled collaborations with Oracle, Palantir, and Samsung, projecting $500 billion in GPU sales through 2026. Read all
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has pledged an additional $5 billion to develop new AI data centers in South Korea’s Incheon and Gyeonggi regions, deepening its investment in the country’s growing AI ecosystem. The expansion follows a $4 billion commitment earlier this year with SK Group for an AI facility in Ulsan. The move aligns with South Korea’s national ambition to become a global AI powerhouse. Read all
LifeinCloud has taken its European-built VPS platform, LumaDock, across the Atlantic with a new availability zone in New York. The expansion signals the company’s first step into the US market and brings its independent infrastructure model to one of the world’s most connected internet hubs. Read all
TeraWulf has entered a $9.5 billion joint venture with AI cloud provider Fluidstack, backed by Google, to build a 168MW high-performance computing campus in Abernathy, Texas. Set for completion in 2026, the 120-acre facility strengthens the trio’s partnership following previous GPU-focused deals. The project underscores a growing trend of energy-efficient, AI-ready data centers designed to meet surging computational demand across the U.S. Read all
Hostinger has climbed to the second spot in the Financial Times and Statista’s “Long-Term Growth Champions: Europe 2026,” a recognition that highlights companies that sustain measurable growth over a full decade rather than a single year. The ranking marks another milestone for the Lithuania-based web services provider, which has quietly built one of Europe’s strongest technology growth stories. Read all
Lumen Technologies has expanded its Internet On-Demand service to over 10 million new business sites across the U.S., marking one of its largest infrastructure rollouts. The move extends Lumen’s Network-as-a-Service platform beyond its core network, enabling companies to deploy scalable, cloud-like connectivity in minutes. Partnering with QTS Data Centers, Lumen aims to support AI-driven workloads and hybrid operations through a more flexible and adaptive network model. Read all
