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    Google Cloud is hiring an army of AI deployment engineers

    The hyperscaler has job postings for 59 roles related to moving customers beyond experimentation, as deployment muscle becomes a front in the battle for AI talent.

    By Matt Ashare • May 14, 2026
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    U.S. Bank shifts critical apps to AWS for AI push

    The financial services firm joins a growing list of banks looking to upgrade foundational infrastructure to better support AI initiatives.

    By • May 11, 2026
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    Anthropic deepens push into financial services

    The AI provider is developing industry-specific tools for finance and partnering with investors to gain an edge in middle-market enterprise tech adoption.

    By • May 7, 2026
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    AWS, IBM boost mainframe-cloud interoperability

    The partnership aims to support enterprises’ hybrid cloud strategies, identifying core patterns of connection between AWS and IBM mainframes.

    By • May 5, 2026
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    Citi launches Arc to scale AI agents across the business

    The financial services firm is looking to the technology to automate manual tasks such as research and data analysis.

    By • May 1, 2026
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    Buoyed by OpenAI deal, AWS prepares for agentic future

    The tech giant will continue to “lay out cash” for compute infrastructure, including land, buildings and chips, CEO Andy Jassy said.

    By • April 30, 2026
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    Google Cloud tops $20B on AI boom

    The company’s cloud revenue was up 63% as the provider spent $35.7 billion in capital expenditures to reap AI opportunities.

    By • April 30, 2026
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    AWS launches Amazon Quick desktop app to fuel enterprise agents

    Amazon Quick furthers the tech giant’s AI capabilities through partnerships that integrate third-party products.

    By • April 29, 2026
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    Microsoft, OpenAI rework partnership as cloud flexibility grows

    The deal will ease OpenAI’s ability to work with other cloud providers, but it doesn’t spell less dependency for enterprises, said Gartner VP Analyst Alastair Woolcock.

    By • April 27, 2026
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    Global IT spend to reach $6.31 trillion in 2026 amid data center rush

    A rise in hyperscaler cloud demand will boost data center investments by more than half this year, according to Gartner projections published Wednesday.

    By • April 23, 2026
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    Google launches Agentic Data Cloud to support enterprise AI agents

    As the tech giant expands its AI toolkit, it’s also working to address interoperability gaps hindering the technology’s functionality.

    By • April 22, 2026
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    CoreWeave, Google Cloud link up for AI training, inference

    The AI cloud provider is among a growing list of vendors attempting to make it easier for clouds to work together.

    By • April 22, 2026
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    Big banks seek to ease security worries as AI push accelerates

    “AI is our friend, OK?” said Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick during the bank’s earnings call as the industry grapples with its disruptive potential. 

    By • April 17, 2026
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    When it comes to AI spend management, CIOs are not alone

    FinOps teams are tackling the difficult nature of AI spend to help tech chiefs get costs under control, analysts said during Flexera’s FinOps Forward 2026 event.

    By • April 15, 2026
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    AI infrastructure budgets set to triple as demand soars: Deloitte

    Most enterprises are seeking a hybrid infrastructure model to support compute, increasing spending in the process.

    By • April 10, 2026
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    CoreWeave, Meta strike $21B deal to boost compute

    The expanded infrastructure partnership showcases the continued rise of specialized AI cloud providers as compute demand increases.

    By • April 9, 2026
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    Hyperscalers will own two-thirds of data center capacity by 2031

    Enterprise AI demand has driven leading providers to boost infrastructure investments, according to a Synergy Research Group report.

    By • April 8, 2026
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    How Amex deploys AI tools

    The bank has identified “hundreds” of use cases for the technology, CEO Steve Squeri said.

    By Justin Bachman • April 1, 2026
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    UK regulators to probe Microsoft amid AI adoption surge

    The Competition and Markets Authority will assess whether the tech giant’s software licensing practices reduce competition in the cloud market.

    By • March 31, 2026
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    Lagging cloud maturity threatens enterprise AI plans

    Fewer than half of companies are satisfied with the role cloud plays in innovation, according to an NTT Data report.

    By • March 30, 2026
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    Why Amer Sports is all in on IT modernization

    The global group of outdoor and sports brands such as Salomon and Arc’teryx will boost capital expenditures to $400 million amid ongoing infrastructure overhauls.

    By • March 30, 2026
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    SAP acquires Reltio in bid toward less siloed, AI-ready data

    The ERP provider has been adding features to its cloud platform as it seeks to expand its enterprise user base.

    By • March 27, 2026
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    Cloud spend rises as hyperscalers race to meet demand

    AI infrastructure investments soared as global cloud spend reached $110 billion in the final quarter of 2025, according to an Omdia report.

    By • March 27, 2026
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    FinOps expands focus to ROI, AI efficiency in cloud era

    Capital One’s FinOps team provides pivotal guidance on the firm’s AI investments — beyond just managing spend to measuring outcomes.

    By • March 24, 2026
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    For vendors, Nvidia GTC is now a ‘tour of dependency’

    Nvidia is "the picks-and-shovels merchant for the entire AI gold rush,” said Alan Pelz-Sharpe, founder of Deep Analysis.

    By • March 17, 2026