US data centre boom lifts North American equipment sales
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Asian stories
Synopsys, A*STAR team up on chiplet packaging study
The deal gives Singapore chip firms early access to simulation tools aimed at cutting packaging risk and speeding AI and HPC development.
Google Cloud opens Singapore engineering centre for AI
The site will link AI research with product development, as Google Cloud uses Singapore to build tools for global customers and regional deployment.
TEPCO Power Grid centralises 30,000 cameras with Genetec
Regional teams can now monitor incidents more quickly as TEPCO Power Grid unifies video from 30,000 cameras across 1,600 sites.
DigitalBridge opens Tokyo office to expand in Japan
The Tokyo base gives DigitalBridge closer access to deals as Japan's demand for data centres and network links rises with AI and cloud growth.
Broadcom launches VMware Private AI Cloud for enterprises
Enterprises can now keep AI workloads and sensitive data on the same private cloud, as Broadcom adds governance and security controls.
Tech Data expands CloudCasa distribution in Malaysia
Businesses in Singapore and Malaysia will gain access to Kubernetes backup and recovery tools as cloud-native spending lifts demand for resilience.
Editor Interviews
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ABB: Renewables usage puts NZ in data centre sweet spot
Renewables are leaving New Zealand well placed for data centres, but ABB says grid upgrades and smarter use of existing assets are needed.
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Future of AI is distributed infrastructure built on open source
Rising AI demand is exposing cloud bottlenecks, as firms eye in-house open source systems to cut costs and limit vendor lock-in.
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Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform
Existing customers get six years of support as Cloudera shifts new AI and analytics workloads to a Hadoop-free platform due in November.
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Managing energy, water constraints critical to Australia's AI ambitions
Policy should focus on technology inside new data centres, as an expert says smarter regulation could curb power and water strain while supporting AI growth.
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Expert Opinions
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How businesses can avoid widespread harm from cloud outages
Businesses tied to a single cloud provider face escalating outage risks, with experts urging redundancy to limit disruption and losses.
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AI's data centre overhaul forcing a network rethink
AI training is exposing network bottlenecks that can idle GPUs, raise costs and force operators to redesign data centres around lossless fabrics.
about 19 hours ago
The data center math has changed
Some firms can cut server counts by 86%, freeing rack space, power and licence spend for AI and other new workloads.
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AI fuels M&A deals across Australia & Southeast Asia
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Why identity convergence matters for data centre security
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Amazon Web Services adds cross-account EBS volume copies
Customers can now refresh test environments with recent production data in separate AWS accounts while keeping control of encryption and audit trails.
Schneider Electric launches hybrid data centre cooler
Data centre operators can now mix air and liquid cooling in one unit as AI workloads push rack densities higher across facilities.
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VAST launches confidential AI system for sensitive data
It lets regulated firms run AI on sensitive data without exposing customer records or model weights to infrastructure operators.
OpenSearch adds Adelean, Intel & Sidecar as members
Demand for vendor-neutral search software is accelerating as OpenSearch passes 2.4 billion downloads and widens its support ecosystem.
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AI drives bigger data storage needs, Western Digital study
AI adoption is pushing organisations to store far more data, with most now reactivating archives and prioritising cheaper long-term storage.
4 days ago
Nutanix wins Gartner nods across three key reports
The vendor's latest rankings may help it win deals as customers seek a single platform for hybrid cloud, virtual machines and Kubernetes.
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Fortinet named Gartner Leader in hybrid mesh firewall
A second straight top ranking underlines growing demand for firewall tools that span cloud and on-premise systems without separate stacks.
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AI drives enterprise storage demand as data piles up
Almost all firms are storing more because of AI, as archived data is being pulled back into use and storage costs climb.
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