Google has raised its 2025 capital expenditure forecast to between $91 billion and $93 billion, up from $85 billion in Q2, as AI and cloud infrastructure investments accelerate. CFO Anat Ashkenazi said most spending targets servers and data centers, with major builds underway in India, Belgium, and the U.S. Despite rising costs, Google Cloud’s revenue climbed 34% year-over-year to $15.2 billion in Q3. Read all
The Domain Name System firewall is definitely not an afterthought in a modern cybersecurity arsenal anymore. As cloud adoption is speeding up and the attackers are getting more sophisticated, companies are investing more in DNS-level security in order to keep their digital operations running safely and smoothly. Read all
Contabo has introduced free 1-click installations for n8n, Nextcloud, and WireGuard across all VPS and VDS plans, allowing users to automate workflows, build private clouds, or set up secure VPNs in minutes. The update enhances user control by enabling complete data ownership through self-hosting. Contabo also announced reduced location fees across its global data centers, including zero-cost hosting regions in the United States. Read all
Canada is significantly changing the global data center strategies without much noise. The country which was once considered a secondary market to the USA, is now at the center of a very competitive infrastructure race powered by the artificial intelligence and clean energy ambitions. Based on the report from DCByte, Canada’s total IT load has gone over 10 gigawatts, covering operational, construction, and early-stage projects. Most of that capacity is still in the pipeline, signaling that only the beginning of the boom is visible. Read all
IBM will stop offering its VMware on IBM Cloud service to new customers by October 31, 2025, citing Broadcom’s updated licensing terms. The change prevents IBM from selling VMware licenses to clients without existing workloads on its cloud. While current users can maintain and expand their setups, IBM’s move signals a deeper pivot toward its Red Hat OpenShift platform, now central to its hybrid cloud strategy. Read all
UniCloud Africa has launched its sovereign cloud infrastructure in Lagos under the theme “One Cloud, One Africa.” The initiative aims to strengthen data sovereignty and digital independence for African enterprises by hosting data locally and improving latency. With operations in Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa, UniCloud plans to interconnect regional cloud centers, fostering a unified network built to support Africa’s growing digital economy. Read all
The cloud platform of Microsoft, Azure, had a significant breakdown on Wednesday, resulting in a worldwide disruption of various industries. Microsoft spent several hours restoring its systems, leaving users bewildered and frustrated throughout the disruption. Read all
INTROSERV has reaffirmed its position as an Advanced Partner in the OVHcloud Partner Program, marking a key step in its expansion across global cloud markets. The partnership grants INTROSERV access to exclusive technical support, co-marketing resources, and early access to OVHcloud innovations. With these advantages, the company aims to enhance infrastructure reliability, optimize service delivery, and deliver scalable, secure cloud solutions worldwide. Read all
With a new Tier III data zone in Helsinki, Finland, LumaDock has broaden its European infrastructure, in fact, making it their second regional launch in less than a week after Amsterdam. This expansion maps out a clear intention to set up a geographically spread, eco-friendly cloud network of the future that would still be able to deliver low latency and the same architecture all over Europe. Read all
Europe’s cloud providers are challenging the EU’s new Cloud Sovereignty Framework, warning it could strengthen the grip of U.S. hyperscalers like AWS, Microsoft, and Google. CISPE, which represents 38 European firms, said the vague scoring system favors foreign players instead of promoting local resilience. The group urged the EU to define sovereignty clearly, arguing that Europe must take concrete steps to secure digital independence. Read all
Hive is transforming its Boden, Sweden, Bitcoin facility into a high-performance AI data center as part of its rapid European expansion. The conversion—expected to take just nine months—will add 2,000 Nvidia GPUs, boosting Hive’s total capacity alongside sites in Stockholm and Montreal. By repurposing existing infrastructure, Hive aims to deliver scalable, energy-efficient AI compute to the EU faster than traditional builds. Read all
Google Cloud is gearing up to outsmart cybersecurity threats of the future by incorporating post-quantum encryption options into its Key Management Service. The newly introduced feature moves the service to support quantum-resistant Key Encapsulation Mechanisms, a generation of encryption designed to be secure against eventual quantum attacks. Read all
Signal’s brief outage during last week’s AWS failure reignited debate over how deeply the internet depends on a handful of cloud giants. Signal president Meredith Whittaker warned that companies have “no real alternative” to AWS, Google, or Microsoft, as replicating their infrastructure would cost billions. The AWS disruption, caused by a DNS automation error, disrupted millions of services—exposing just how concentrated global cloud control has become. Read all
