AWS Boosts Local Compute
AWS infrastructure updates this week underscore a deliberate push toward localized compute, tighter security automation, and more efficient AI and data workloads. The opening of a Local Zone in Athens, Greece, alongside new compliance tooling and managed…
Microsoft Meets EU Data Rules
Microsoft’s push to embed advanced AI models deeper into enterprise workflows has run headlong into Europe’s strict data sovereignty requirements, exposing a structural gap in how hyperscale providers deliver third-party models. Anthropic’s Claude Opus…
Google Cloud Wins Smals Deal
Google Cloud’s recent framework agreement with Smals, the joint IT organization serving Belgium’s social security institutions, marks a concrete step in public-sector cloud adoption under strict sovereignty rules. The deal, awarded through GÉANT’s OCRE24…
AI Workloads Span Clouds
Enterprises Face a New Reality: AI Workloads Must Move Seamlessly Across Clouds Without Rewriting Pipelines The rapid expansion of AI and high-performance computing workloads is exposing the limits of traditional cloud strategies. Organizations can no…
Microsoft Faces Scrutiny
Microsoft’s expanding footprint in cloud infrastructure, AI agent frameworks, and enterprise content platforms coincides with fresh security vulnerabilities in the software supply chain and renewed regulatory attention on its market power. These…
AI Meets Data Sovereignty
The accelerating demand for AI workloads that simultaneously satisfy rigorous data sovereignty mandates and withstand AI-augmented cyberattacks is forcing cloud providers to embed compliance controls and defensive intelligence directly into their…
AWS Opens Istanbul Zone
AWS Extends Its Edge with Istanbul Local Zones While Advancing Agentic AI and Data Infrastructure AWS has opened a Local Zone in Istanbul, Türkiye, marking the first time Amazon S3 and EBS Snapshots are available in any EMEA Local Zone. This deployment…
Azure Shifts to AI Scale
Microsoft Azure’s May 2026 updates signal a decisive shift from AI pilots to production-scale infrastructure Semiconductor design teams running thousands of concurrent electronic design automation jobs, financial institutions modernizing decades-old data…
OpenText Joins S3NS
In an era where data sovereignty is no longer optional but a regulatory imperative, OpenText’s strategic alliance with S3NS—a joint venture between Thales and Google Cloud—marks a pivotal advance in delivering compliant cloud infrastructure…
Azure Leads Sovereign Cloud
Microsoft’s Azure has solidified its position as a frontrunner in sovereign cloud platforms, earning top marks in Forrester’s latest evaluation for its ability to deliver consistent controls across public, private, and disconnected…