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Read General Catalyst chooses AWS as primary cloud provder
General Catalyst chooses AWS as primary cloud provder

General Catalyst chooses AWS as primary cloud provder

January 18, 2025 Amazon AWS

General Catalyst, a global investment company, is teaming up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) for the development of healthcare AI tools, to be the company's official preferred cloud provider, supplying the necessary technology and compute for the development of solutions for healthcare systems....

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Read Uranium prices hit all-time high
Uranium prices hit all-time high

Uranium prices hit all-time high

January 15, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Uranium prices have hit an all-time high, with artificial intelligence data centers driving increased demand for nuclear fuel. comes as large data center operators have begun prioritizing nuclear power as a crucial energy source for their operations. According to an FT report, the price of...

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Read BBVA completes data platform migration to AWS
BBVA completes data platform migration to AWS

BBVA completes data platform migration to AWS

January 13, 2025 Amazon AWS

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) has successfully migrated its data platform to Amazon Web Services (AWS), covering its European and Uruguay operations. BBVA announced its plans to migrate to the cloud provider in February 2023, citing the need for high-performance computing (HPC) for some...

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Read Mapping and location company Here signs 10-year $1bn deal with AWS
Mapping and location company Here signs 10-year $1bn deal with AWS

Mapping and location company Here signs 10-year $1bn deal with AWS

January 10, 2025 Amazon AWS

Mapping and location technology company Here has signed a 10-year deal with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to use its cloud computing infrastructure. Here will combine AWS technologies with its mapping solutions to help automakers develop location-sensitive technologies for their vehicles.“Location...

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Read Mondelēz chooses AWS as primary cloud provider
Mondelēz chooses AWS as primary cloud provider

Mondelēz chooses AWS as primary cloud provider

January 09, 2025 Amazon AWS

Snack and confectionary company Mondelēz International has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its primary cloud provider and will move its entire ERP landscape to SAP RISE powered by AWS among others. The company hopes that the move will improve the security, agility, and reliability of its...

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Read Microsoft to expand cloud offering in Luxembourg
Microsoft to expand cloud offering in Luxembourg

Microsoft to expand cloud offering in Luxembourg

January 09, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft is planning to expand its cloud computing services in Luxembourg through its Microsoft Belux (Belgium-Luxembourg) department. This will give Luxembourg-based customers access to Microsoft's cloud computing offerings while maintaining data sovereignty and reducing latency.In a report by...

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Read AWS to invest around $11 billion in data centers in Georgia
AWS to invest around $11 billion in data centers in Georgia

AWS to invest around $11 billion in data centers in Georgia

January 09, 2025 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) plans to invest around $11 billion in data centers in Georgia which will be used to support growing demand for cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and is expected to create at least 550 new jobs. "We are delighted to expand our infrastructure...

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Read Equinix partners with Dell Technologies for private AI solution
Equinix partners with Dell Technologies for private AI solution

Equinix partners with Dell Technologies for private AI solution

January 01, 2025 Equinix

Equinix and Dell Technologies are teaming up to offer a private AI solution that enables customers to train AI models on public and private clouds deployed on-premises. Using the Dell AI Factory with Nvidia which combines Dell PowerEdge XE9680 with Nvidia GPUs, the Nvidia Spectrum-X Ethernet...

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Read Equinix to acquire BT Group's Irish data center business for €59 million
Equinix to acquire BT Group's Irish data center business for €59 million

Equinix to acquire BT Group's Irish data center business for €59 million

December 26, 2024 Equinix

Equinix has agreed to acquire BT Group's Irish data center business for €59 million ($61.3m). The transaction, expected to be completed in H1 of 2025, includes two operational data centers in CityWest and Ballycoolin, Dublin. BT's decision to divest is part of a broader strategy to transition...

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Read Equinix partners with Dell Technologies for private AI solution
Equinix partners with Dell Technologies for private AI solution

Equinix partners with Dell Technologies for private AI solution

December 20, 2024 Equinix

Equinix and Dell Technologies are teaming up to offer a private AI solution that enables customers to train AI models on public and private clouds deployed on-premises. Using the Dell AI Factory with Nvidia which combines Dell PowerEdge XE9680 with Nvidia GPUs, the Nvidia Spectrum-X Ethernet...

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Read Microsoft launches local Azure zones in Australia
Microsoft launches local Azure zones in Australia

Microsoft launches local Azure zones in Australia

December 16, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft this week that it will make a "significant extension of its global data center footprint to Western Australia (WA) to help meet the growing demand for cloud and AI services across the state and support economic growth." The expansion will see Microsoft deploy an Azure Extended Zone to...

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Read The Co-operative Bank migrates IT infrastructure to AWS
The Co-operative Bank migrates IT infrastructure to AWS

The Co-operative Bank migrates IT infrastructure to AWS

December 14, 2024 Amazon AWS

The Co-operative Bank is migrating its applications from on-premise environments to Amazon Web Services, selecting IT infrastructure services provider Kyndryl to aid with the migration and hopes that the move to AWS will reduce ongoing costs and improve service delivery for both employees and...

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Read Microsoft launches New Zealand cloud region
Microsoft launches New Zealand cloud region

Microsoft launches New Zealand cloud region

December 13, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft, today, has launched its first cloud region in New Zealand located in Aotearoa. This region will be powered by 100 percent renewable energy and use air cooling technology. The company first announced plans to develop a data center region in New Zealand in May 2020, receiving approval in...

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Read Energy Vault partners with RSDC for novel battery storage system
Energy Vault partners with RSDC for novel battery storage system

Energy Vault partners with RSDC for novel battery storage system

December 12, 2024 Rackspace

Energy Vault has partnered with data center operator RSDC to deliver 2GW/20GWh of primary power to RSDC data centers through its battery energy storage system (BESS). Energy Vault will deploy its B-Nest BESS, a modular multi-story structure designed to house stackable lithium-ion BESS units at...

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Read Microsoft launches New Zealand cloud region
Microsoft launches New Zealand cloud region

Microsoft launches New Zealand cloud region

December 12, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft, today, has launched its first cloud region in New Zealand located in Aotearoa. This region will be powered by 100 percent renewable energy and use air cooling technology. The company first announced plans to develop a data center region in New Zealand in May 2020, receiving approval in...

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Read Meta & QTS sign solar PPA in Oregon
Meta & QTS sign solar PPA in Oregon

Meta & QTS sign solar PPA in Oregon

December 06, 2024 QTS Data Centers

Avangrid and Portland General Electric (PGE) have signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with QTS and Meta for energy from a 120MW solar energy project under construction in Morrow County, Oregon. This project will deliver energy to the PGE grid through the Green Future Impact (GFI) program, a...

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Read Veon's Kyivstar launches Gen AI lab in Ukraine
Veon's Kyivstar launches Gen AI lab in Ukraine

Veon's Kyivstar launches Gen AI lab in Ukraine

December 06, 2024 Amazon AWS

Veon's Ukrainian subsidiary Kyivstar has this week announced the launch of a generative AI lab in partnership with Amazon Web Services. According to the company, the purpose of the launch is to support Ukrainian enterprises in introducing AI technologies, as part of an effort to boost the...

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Read AWS unveils S3 storage classes for Dedicated Local Zones
AWS unveils S3 storage classes for Dedicated Local Zones

AWS unveils S3 storage classes for Dedicated Local Zones

December 06, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 storage offering is now available via AWS Dedicated Local Zones, one of its on-premise cloud offerings. At the company's Re:Invent 2024 conference, AWS also revealed new S3 solutions: S3 Tables and S3 Metadata. The storage classes are designed to store data within a...

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Read Equinix signs new PPA in Singapore
Equinix signs new PPA in Singapore

Equinix signs new PPA in Singapore

December 04, 2024 Equinix

Equinix has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Sembcorp Power for 58.5MW of power which is tol be delivered from a solar installation on 60 hectares of vacant land and the rooftops of five JTC Corporation buildings, including the Jurong Rock Caverns above-ground facilities and Jurong...

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Read AWS launches EC2 UltraServers
AWS launches EC2 UltraServers

AWS launches EC2 UltraServers

December 04, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is launching EC2 instances featuring the latest Nvidia GPUs and Trainium chips. At this week's Re:Invent event in Las Vegas, the cloud giant revealed plans for its Trainium3 chip after unveiling the EC2 during a keynote speech by CEO Matt Garman. Garman revealed three...

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