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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 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 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 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 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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Read BBC undergoes cloud migration to AWS
BBC undergoes cloud migration to AWS

BBC undergoes cloud migration to AWS

November 30, 2024 Amazon AWS

The UK's British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is undergoing a cloud migration as it revealed plans to move its IT systems including finance, HR, and procurement to RISE with SAP on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The BBC hopes that moving its IT systems to the cloud will be more cost-effective than...

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Read Royal Philips and AWS expand partnership for cloud migration
Royal Philips and AWS expand partnership for cloud migration

Royal Philips and AWS expand partnership for cloud migration

November 29, 2024 Amazon AWS

Health technology company Royal Philips has expanded its partnership with Amazon Web Services. Philips' integrated diagnostics portfolio in the cloud will be expanded including radiology, digital pathology, cardiology, and AI-advanced visualized solutions.“The collaboration between Philips and...

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Read AWS partners with SSAB for green steel at Swedish data center
AWS partners with SSAB for green steel at Swedish data center

AWS partners with SSAB for green steel at Swedish data center

November 27, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has agreed with SSAB to pilot the use of green steel in one of its three new data centers in Sweden. The green steel will be used to construct the roof and wall structures at the AWS Västerås data center. SSAB subsidiary Ruukki Construction will supply the steel for the...

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Read Microsoft plans two data centers outside Cologne
Microsoft plans two data centers outside Cologne

Microsoft plans two data centers outside Cologne

November 27, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft is to build two data centers near Cologne as part of a major German investment program. The company is developing data centers in Bergheim and Bedburg, two towns to the west of Cologne in the Rhein-Erft district."The establishment of a hyperscale data center campus from Microsoft is an...

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Read Coles Group and Microsoft sign five-year cloud
Coles Group and Microsoft sign five-year cloud

Coles Group and Microsoft sign five-year cloud

November 26, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Aussie retailer Coles Group has signed a five-year partnership with Microsoft for cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. Coles will be using Microsoft's cloud, AI, and Edge computing offerings to develop an AI-as-a-Service platform and to modernize its IT estate. The agreement is hoped...

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Read AWS eyes data center project in Fayette County, Ohio
AWS eyes data center project in Fayette County, Ohio

AWS eyes data center project in Fayette County, Ohio

November 25, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is eyeing Fayette County, southern Ohio, as a site for a data center development and is considering a location about 25 miles east of Xenia, 40 miles east of Dayton.“We recently filed documents as part of the process in exploring possible data center locations. This is...

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Read Amazon to invest another $4bn in Anthropic
Amazon to invest another $4bn in Anthropic

Amazon to invest another $4bn in Anthropic

November 22, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon plans to invest $4 billion in Anthropic, following a previous $4bn investment in the generative artificial intelligence startup. The companies said that the startups "will use AWS Trainium and Inferentia chips to train and deploy its future foundation models," however Anthropic will likely...

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Read Microsoft's AI VP Luis Vargas quits
Microsoft's AI VP Luis Vargas quits

Microsoft's AI VP Luis Vargas quits

November 14, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft's vice president of AI, Luis Vargas, has quit the technology giant and will now be the founder and CTO of a new AI startup, details of which have yet to be revealed."I feel extremely fortunate to have worked with exceptional people on many exciting things, from introducing HA/DR in SQL...

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Read Microsoft Research details prototype data center robotics efforts
Microsoft Research details prototype data center robotics efforts

Microsoft Research details prototype data center robotics efforts

November 07, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Research has given a glimpse at some of its prototype data center robotics efforts in a paper for Hotnets. The team said that "this marks the beginning of a fundamental shift in how we conceive and design data center hardware and the software services," but noted that the effort was "at...

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Read Microsoft acquires acres of land in North Carolina
Microsoft acquires acres of land in North Carolina

Microsoft acquires acres of land in North Carolina

November 05, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Person County last week announced that Microsoft had acquired the 1,350-acre Person County Mega Park. Citing county property records, local press report Microsoft paid $26.85 million for the site, located in Woodsdale Township."Microsoft's presence in Person County will boost our local economy...

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Read TMF Group selects Orange for hybrid cloud solution
TMF Group selects Orange for hybrid cloud solution

TMF Group selects Orange for hybrid cloud solution

October 19, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Professional services firm TMF Group which provides administrative services such as tax, HR, and payroll services across 125 offices in 86 jurisdictions, has selected Orange Business to help it deploy a centralized managed hybrid cloud solution. The company is now using Microsoft's Azure Stack...

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Read AWS and e& sign $1bn cloud agreement
AWS and e& sign $1bn cloud agreement

AWS and e& sign $1bn cloud agreement

October 19, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and UAE-based telco e& have signed a $1 billion cloud agreement in the Middle East, combining AWS' cloud infrastructure and solutions with e& networking capabilities with an aim to offer cloud services to customers in the public sector and heavily regulated...

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