Microsoft, Google investments put UK in AI spotlight
Microsoft and Google just announced multi-billion dollar investments in AI infrastructure in the U.K. The news follows similar investments from a range of other cloud players The U.K. is aiming to build itself into an AI powerhouse but faces challenges...
Cloud backlog nears $1T with AI in focus
Hyperscalers had an order backlog of well over $800 million as of June 30. Colocation providers are also feeling pressure from skyrocketing AI demand. But it takes time to build new capacity, which means there’s little short-term relief in sight....
Here’s why hyperscalers want to know about telco standards
Execs from Google Cloud and AWS said they want to keep up on telco standards They also assist their telco customers with their AI and automation journeys Fierce also asked the cloud providers if AI is more of a cost...
Energy is at the top of the data center agenda heading into 2025
2024 saw data center operators scramble to line up enough power for the new AI facilities coming down the pipe Nuclear emerged as a top contender, offering a balance of reliability, capacity and low carbon emissions The power polka is...
J.P. Morgan Payments exec: Days of being ‘just a bank’ are over due to cloud, APIs
J.P. Morgan Payments exec said the public cloud has allowed it to increase its reach while scaling back its private cloud footprint He added the company is also able to recruit talent from outside the traditional financial services realm Additionally,...
AI sets public cloud growth back on track
Cloud revenue growth has finally returned to healthy levels after suffering declines in 2022 and much of 2023 thanks to a boost from AI Google Cloud and AWS saw the biggest growth rate gains Tier-2 providers and GPU specialists are...
GenAI could illuminate decades worth of dark data
GenAI is transforming the way organizations manage and utilize unstructured data Unstructured data, including documents, photos and videos, is plentiful but difficult to harness While GenAI offers powerful tools for extracting and utilizing this data, experts emphasize the need for...
Air-gapped clouds fill a weird niche. Here’s what you need to know
Air-gapped cloud solutions are gaining traction amidst security concerns Likely first adopters include verticals such as the military, medical and financial segments Though not connected to the internet, air-gapped clouds can still provide AI capabilities What good is cloud infrastructure...
AWS telecom exec says network use cases for AI offer the highest value
AWS surveyed 100 telcos on what they thought were the main AI use cases Respondents said network use cases for AI were the highest value One network use case is to optimize massiveMIMO radio beams CONNECT(X) ATLANTA — Connect(X) used to...
Amazon CEO: GenAI is already ‘multi-billion-dollar’ business
AWS sales jumped double digits to $25 billion in Q1 2024 Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said most cloud cost optimization programs have wound down and companies are investing in GenAI AWS earnings contributed to a 21% increase in Q1 revenue...