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Leaseweb wins top Broadcom VMware cloud partner status
Virtualisation

Leaseweb wins top Broadcom VMware cloud partner status

Customers seeking tighter data control may favour Leaseweb's new Pinnacle status, which widens its managed VMware services across three regions.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Tue, 14th Jul 2026
DataX Connect widens data centre pay survey to regions
Data centers

DataX Connect widens data centre pay survey to regions

Regional pay data could help data centre employers tackle shortages as DataX Connect expands its 2026 survey across Europe and the United States.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 14th Jul 2026
UMC signs imec silicon photonics deal for 12-inch wafers
Network Infrastructure

UMC signs imec silicon photonics deal for 12-inch wafers

Risk production of optical transceiver chips is slated for 2026 and 2027 as UMC moves silicon photonics onto 12-inch wafers.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 14th Jul 2026
Vietnam office landlords race to upgrade ageing stock
Real estate

Vietnam office landlords race to upgrade ageing stock

Many older towers risk losing tenants and value as occupiers in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City demand greener, healthier offices.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 14th Jul 2026
Scaling globally requires more than cloud capacity
Software-as-a-Service

Scaling globally requires more than cloud capacity

Tech firms risk costly expansion failures if they copy a global playbook without adapting products, payments and support to local markets.

By Miranda Guliashvili • 6 min read • Tue, 14th Jul 2026
Samsung brings first Yongin chip fab launch forward to 2029
Semiconductors

Samsung brings first Yongin chip fab launch forward to 2029

Rising AI memory demand is prompting Samsung to speed up its first Yongin semiconductor plant, with output now slated to start in 2029.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 13th Jul 2026
Nanya sales surge as DRAM prices drive margin gains
Semiconductors

Nanya sales surge as DRAM prices drive margin gains

Nanya Technology's second-quarter revenue rose 68.2% as DRAM prices climbed, while gross margin reached 79.5% and net income hit TWD NT$50.2 billion.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Jul 2026
Singapore warnings on identity gaps after breaches
Data Protection

Singapore warnings on identity gaps after breaches

Breaches in Singapore and Japan are sharpening scrutiny of identity controls, as regulators eye tougher rules for data centres and cloud firms.

By Mark Tarre • 6 min read • Fri, 10th Jul 2026
Google Cloud launches C4N virtual machines for heavy I/O
Data Analytics

Google Cloud launches C4N virtual machines for heavy I/O

Customers running databases and analytics can now tap higher network and storage throughput, as Google Cloud makes its C4N machines generally available.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Fri, 10th Jul 2026
Google adds GPU & TPU support to GKE Autopilot
Private Cloud

Google adds GPU & TPU support to GKE Autopilot

Developers can now run accelerator-heavy AI workloads on managed GKE Autopilot without handling node setup or low-level network allocation.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 10th Jul 2026
Kyndryl expands sovereign cloud services with Microsoft
Data Protection

Kyndryl expands sovereign cloud services with Microsoft

Demand for regulated cloud computing is rising as governments and banks seek tighter data control, auditability and local oversight.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Jul 2026
Vection wins Retelit certification for Algho AI platform
Digital Transformation

Vection wins Retelit certification for Algho AI platform

The certification opens Retelit's enterprise and public sector client base to Vection's Algho platform after live testing at an Italian data centre.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 9th Jul 2026
China cloud market turns to compliance & resilience
Data Protection

China cloud market turns to compliance & resilience

Regulation, resilience and AI are now shaping Chinese companies' cloud choices as hybrid models dominate and vendor risk rises.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Jul 2026
Google tops Gartner's AI infrastructure magic quadrant
Semiconductors

Google tops Gartner's AI infrastructure magic quadrant

The ranking boosts Google Cloud's bid to win more AI infrastructure spend as firms look for cheaper, scalable systems for training and inference.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 9th Jul 2026
OMS Group starts building CS Resilience cable-laying ship
Data centers

OMS Group starts building CS Resilience cable-laying ship

Demand for subsea telecoms links is driving OMS Group's biggest ship investment yet, with CS Resilience due to enter service in 2028.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 9th Jul 2026
NVIDIA & Hugging Face add robotics tools to LeRobot
Robotics

NVIDIA & Hugging Face add robotics tools to LeRobot

Developers could cut robot training and data-collection costs as the pair link models, teleoperation and shared workflows in one open-source library.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 9th Jul 2026
East West acquires Vexos in Americas, Asia expansion
Space

East West acquires Vexos in Americas, Asia expansion

Customers in medical, aerospace and AI data centre markets gain a wider production base as East West adds Vexos' sites in five countries.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Jul 2026
Gyre Energy wins funding for larger cold chain rollout
Software-as-a-Service

Gyre Energy wins funding for larger cold chain rollout

Funding will help Gyre Energy prove its cooling software can cut costs at a 140,000 sq ft cold chain site run by a global operator.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 8th Jul 2026
Google details three uses for Cloud Router route policies
Firewalls

Google details three uses for Cloud Router route policies

The controls are helping network teams filter routes, steer traffic and preserve appliance state without third-party virtual networking tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 8th Jul 2026