Mainland China’s cloud market surged to $11.6 billion in Q1 2025, up 16 percent year-over-year, driven by AI demand. Alibaba Cloud led with 33 percent share, while Huawei and Tencent followed. Amid soaring GPU needs, Chinese firms face tightened U.S. export controls, pushing efforts to acquire banned Nvidia chips offshore. Huawei’s domestic chip push continues, but executives admit a generation gap remains compared to U.S. alternatives. Read all
Docker has integrated AI agent orchestration into its Compose tool, now supporting frameworks like LangGraph and CrewAI with deployment to Google Cloud Run. Alongside, it launched Docker Offload, a GPU-backed service for running AI builds in temporary cloud environments. Developers can now combine local and remote workflows using Nvidia L4 GPUs. While powerful, concerns remain over agent security and latency outside the US East region where Offload currently runs. Read all
In a move that blends geopolitics with digital ambition, Iran’s Information Technology Organization (ITOI) has reopened its doors to cloud service providers. The government agency issued a public notice seeking qualified vendors to support national IT systems, aiming to form an approved panel of at least three cloud operators capable of delivering everything from infrastructure to software services. Read all
To handle Nvidia’s dense GB200 NVL72 GPUs, AWS engineered a custom liquid cooling system that avoids major retrofits. Its in-house In Row Heat Exchanger fits directly into existing infrastructure and uses AWS-Nvidia-designed cold plates to circulate coolant efficiently. The internal team built and deployed the solution in under a year. After the reveal, Vertiv shares fell 11 percent as investors reacted to AWS reducing reliance on external cooling providers. Read all
Google Cloud and DDN are shaking up how storage performs under pressure. With the general availability of Managed Lustre, the two companies are offering a no-nonsense solution built for real-world AI workloads—not just proof-of-concept performance. Rather than hype, they’re focusing on infrastructure that works at scale, under stress, and without hand-holding. Read all
IBM has introduced Power11, its latest enterprise server platform designed for hybrid cloud and AI-heavy environments. With up to 55 percent more core performance and 99.9999 percent uptime, Power11 offers features like autonomous patching, quantum-safe cryptography, and built-in cyber resilience. It also supports IBM’s new Spyre AI chip and energy-efficient modes, positioning the system to meet both performance and sustainability demands ahead of its general availability on July 25, 2025. Read all
Oracle has launched a cloud region in Batam, Indonesia, partnering with DayOne Data Centers Singapore in the tax-incentivized Nongsa Digital Park. The move marks Oracle’s quiet entry into Southeast Asia’s rising data hub, diverging from the Jakarta cluster favored by rivals. As Microsoft, Google, and Digital Realty expand in Java, Oracle’s foothold on Batam signals strategic interest in cross-border infrastructure just across the strait from Singapore. Read all
Google Cloud plans to slash its federal pricing as the Trump administration intensifies efforts to rein in government tech spending. Sources close to the talks say the company will match the deep discounts recently offered by Oracle, which cut license-based software costs by 75 percent through November. Read all
Microsoft has submitted a revised licensing offer to CISPE, the European cloud trade group that previously accused the company of discriminatory pricing practices. The proposal, reportedly financial in nature, arrives after delays on a promised Azure Local solution. Sources suggest Microsoft may drop customer list requirements and ease SPLA fees, but questions linger over future costs. CISPE says it is reviewing the terms and will decide in the coming weeks. Read all
Hosted.com is changing the game for anyone looking to build a website—without hiring a developer or writing code. By expanding its partnership with Site.pro, the company now offers a Website Builder add-on for its cPanel plans, giving users a more intuitive, streamlined experience from start to finish. Read all
HOSTKEY has opened a new facility in Warsaw’s LIM Data Center 3, expanding its European network with a secure, high-connectivity colocation site. Starting with two racks and four upstreams, the launch reflects growing demand for centralized, low-latency hosting in Eastern Europe. With dual-path power, precision cooling, and rooftop radio links, the site targets enterprise clients needing resilient infrastructure for AI, cloud, and mission-critical applications. Read all
A team of researchers at South Korea’s KAIST may have just challenged one of the most expensive assumptions in modern AI infrastructure: that the industry must rely on massive GPU clusters to fuel large-scale generative models. In lab tests, their new energy-efficient NPU technology ran AI models 60 percent faster while using 44 percent less power than today’s top graphics processors. And it did so without sacrificing accuracy. Read all
Google Cloud now lets UK users run Gemini 2.5 Flash AI workloads entirely within British borders—on paper, at least. While data processing can remain in the UK, support still routes through global teams, raising questions about true sovereignty. Critics argue the move lacks clear legal safeguards against U.S. access under the CLOUD Act. Customers can retain encryption keys, but for many, that’s not the same as airtight jurisdictional control. Read all
