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Cloudera adds GPU acceleration to Apache Spark 4.1 pipelines

The new feature could cut Spark job runtimes by up to 4x, easing cloud bills for firms running data-heavy AI and analytics workloads.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Data centers

Allegro partners with Jena Batteries on flow rollout

Pilot flow battery systems are set for Australia as Allegro gains manufacturing scale for long-duration storage demanded by grids and data centres.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Smart Cities

Southeast Asia and its energy investment bottleneck

The region's clean power shift is being slowed less by missing kit than by financing and operational hurdles that stall adoption at scale.

By William Temple • 5 min read • Last week

Manufacturing

Jakarta property market strengthens across sectors

Stronger leasing and higher occupancy in Jakarta's offices, malls and warehouses signal a broad property recovery despite cautious pricing.

By Mark Tarre • 6 min read • Last week

Hybrid Cloud

Cloudera launches hybrid AI platform at Singapore event

Asia Pacific firms are reworking data systems to meet AI rules, as Cloudera unveils a hybrid platform aimed at keeping data in place.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Cloudera survey finds AI projects stalled by governance

Most enterprises are overhauling data systems as 95% say governance and infrastructure hurdles have delayed or cancelled AI projects.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

DataCentre infrastructure

AI buildout drives USD $120 billion data centre surge

Delivery bottlenecks, rather than demand, are now the main risk as AI-fuelled data centre expansion pushes revenue to USD $120 billion by 2030.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Semiconductors

Dell'Oro lifts data centre capex forecast on AI demand

AI infrastructure spending is now expected to push worldwide data centre capital expenditure above USD $3 trillion by 2030.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Data centers

Semtech sets 200G LPO targets for data centre links

Energy savings in dense AI clusters are driving stricter limits on 200G linear pluggable optics, as Semtech targets 10W modules and a 500-metre reach.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

DataCentre infrastructure

Castrol cooling fluids win NVIDIA validation for AI

The validation could help data centre operators choose cooler fluids that cut maintenance risk as AI hardware packs more heat into racks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Semiconductors

AMD says AI energy efficiency rises fourfold by 2026

Data centre operators may gain relief as AMD says its AI systems could use four times less energy per unit of work by mid-2026.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Semiconductors

Castrol fluids get NVIDIA validation for AI cooling

Data centre operators gain more assurance as Castrol's PG25 and PG25T pass NVIDIA checks for direct-to-chip AI cooling.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

DataCentre infrastructure

Molex backs CAEPlus cooling tech for AI data centres

Pressure is mounting on data centre operators as AI workloads push chip temperatures higher and make liquid cooling more urgent.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Document Management

Starling open-sources AI memory standard for organisations

The free standard aims to give firms control of AI memory as Starling positions repository governance as central to sovereignty debates.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week

Data centers

Malaysia poised to ride Southeast Asia property boom

Cross-border industrial links and data-centre investment could propel demand for Malaysian warehouses, offices and homes as regional growth shifts inland.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week