Oracle cements multicloud integration with AWS, Google alliances

Oracle deployed data services running on OCI servers in AWS and Google Cloud data centers, the company announced Monday.

By Matt Ashare • Sept. 9, 2024

VMware raises Broadcom’s software profile, but chips remain core business

The company expects networking and semiconductor hardware demand to drive AI revenues to $12 billion this year, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan said.

By Matt Ashare • Sept. 6, 2024

Nvidia sustains triple-digit revenue growth amid AI building boom

“Data centers worldwide are in full steam to modernize the entire computing stack,” Nvidia President and CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 29, 2024

VMware vows to ‘virtualize the entire data center’ with bigger bundle

The company rolled out its second post-Broadcom private cloud solution Tuesday, touting lower overall cost and security improvements.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 27, 2024

IBM accelerates hybrid AI with high-capacity mainframe chips

The processors enable on-prem systems to run multiple models in ensemble configurations to improve performance and accuracy, the company said.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 26, 2024

AWS expands global cloud empire with new Asia Pacific region

The hyperscaler will invest $6.2 billion to operate three availability zones in Malaysia. Microsoft and Google are building data centers in the country, too.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 22, 2024

Cloud, AI workload surge pushes data center vacancies to historic lows

Building activity hit a record high during the first half of the year but power shortages elongated construction timelines, according to CBRE research.

By Matt Ashare • Updated Aug. 27, 2024

AMD to acquire ZT Systems for $4.9B as GPU race heats up

The move will bring an army of 1,000 cloud data center engineers into the chipmaker’s fight to challenge Nvidia’s AI infrastructure dominance.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 19, 2024

Hyperscalers gain decisive control of enterprise compute

Public cloud infrastructure eclipsed on-premise capacity as the number of massive commercial data centers topped 1,000, according to Synergy Research Group analysis.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 12, 2024

Big tech banks on AI boom as infrastructure spending heads for trillion-dollar mark

“While we're investing a significant amount in the AI space and in infrastructure, we would like to have more capacity than we already have today,” Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 5, 2024

AWS retains heavyweight title in cloud infrastructure

Despite the steady advance of Microsoft Azure, Amazon’s massive cloud division captured nearly 40% of the IaaS market last year, Gartner said.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 1, 2024

Microsoft spends billions on infrastructure to relieve Azure capacity constraints

The hyperscaler is working with third-party data centers to satisfy AI demand, CFO Amy Hood said Tuesday.

By Matt Ashare • July 31, 2024

AI consumption to drive enterprise cloud spending spree

The research firm expects rapid advancement in AI technologies to double the market’s size by 2028.

By Matt Ashare • July 30, 2024

IBM sees software sales soar as tech spend stabilizes

The acquisition of Apptio and Software AG’s StreamSets and webMethods hybrid cloud solutions helped drive the gains, CFO James Kavanaugh said Thursday.

By Matt Ashare • July 25, 2024

As IT costs mount, CIOs want hybrid cloud with better connectivity

Colocation data centers bridge the gap between cloud and on-prem but bring interoperability challenges, according to a CoreSite report.

By Matt Ashare • July 19, 2024

Data center building boom fuels global IT spend growth

As hyperscalers pour billions into infrastructure, enterprises are investing in generative AI capabilities, driving up tech spending across categories.

By Matt Ashare • July 17, 2024

Aging devices, not AI PCs, drive PC shipment uptick

As next year’s Windows 10 support cliff approaches, companies are ramping up to a massive device refresh cycle, according to Gartner research.

By Matt Ashare • July 11, 2024

Data center crunch drives up rental costs as vacancy rates plummet

In the shadow of resource-hungry hyperscaler infrastructure projects, private data center space is getting hard to come by in congested cloud regions. 

By Matt Ashare • July 8, 2024

AWS flexes data center muscles as AI workloads increase cloud use

The battle for AI workloads is intensifying and, to keep its lead, Amazon's cloud division is investing more than $50 billion in U.S. infrastructure.

By Matt Ashare • June 26, 2024

VMware doubles down on private cloud, pushes back against post-Broadcom flak

After a portfolio reassessment, the software company narrowed its focus to “the minimal critical products” confined to a “single, consistent platform,” VMware VP Prashanth Shenoy said.

By Matt Ashare • June 25, 2024

Broadcom trims VMware portfolio to 4 core products, plans $1B spending cut

The company is making progress in shifting VMware's product line to a subscription-based model, Broadcom President and CEO Hock Tan said Wednesday.

By Matt Ashare • June 13, 2024

Oracle inks Google alliance in push toward multicloud future

The technology company also extended its Microsoft partnership to provide OpenAI with infrastructure services, Oracle CEO Safra Catz said during a Tuesday earnings call.

By Matt Ashare • June 12, 2024

How much does unplanned IT downtime really cost?

Shutdown digital systems can take a bite out of revenue, but regulatory fines can hit, too, according to a Splunk report released Tuesday.

By Matt Ashare • June 11, 2024

Microsoft, playing the long game, invests billions globally to expand Azure empire

“The pressure is on — this is no longer the experimental phase of the cloud,” Alistair Speirs, director of Azure global infrastructure, said.

By Matt Ashare • June 10, 2024

IT leaders chafe as VMware costs skyrocket under Broadcom

The acquisition triggered “major changes to VMware strategy, product, pricing, licensing and sales,” Gartner analyst Andrew Lerner said. “It’s a lot for customers to take on."

By Matt Ashare • Updated June 10, 2024