Image generated by Google Gemini It’s the year of living dangerously… or boldly. It all depends on the point of view. Oracle has revealed plans to raise up to $50 billion over the course of 2026 to supercharge its data center and AI infrastructure. It’s a very big bet because its stock is facing serious … Read more
Image: Envato India has dropped a technology incentive that may be of interest to foreign firms. The Union Budget 2026 offers a complete tax holiday lasting until 2047 for foreign AI and cloud providers that route their global services through Indian data centers. The sweeping policy change aims to transform India into a dominant data … Read more
For many large organizations, cloud computing is still in the background. Operates internal systems, supports analytics teams, and scales storage as needed. It is changing where the cloud manifests itself in the work itself – including performance-critical environments such as Formula 1 or F1, where Mercedes uses cloud systems to support real-time decision-making under pressure. … Read more
Image generated by Google Gemini The U.S. military is looking to modernize and has turned to major technology ally Salesforce for support. Salesforce has been awarded a $5.6 billion, 10-year, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to accelerate digital modernization and operational readiness across the Department of War (DOW). The deal positions Salesforce as a … Read more
Image generated by Google Gemini Microsoft’s cloud empire collapsed yesterday (January 22) in a devastating service outage. The incident left businesses across North America staring at error messages instead of their essential work tools. The chaos lasted over eight grueling hours and revealed just how fragile our digital workplace really is. The digital disaster began … Read more
China’s cloud market is entering a new phase, shaped less by core storage and more by who can support large AI workloads at scale. Established providers still dominate, but the list of serious contenders is starting to change. ByteDance, long associated with consumer apps like TikTok and Douyin, is now making more significant inroads into … Read more
The cloud is not considered a place for experimentation. For many enterprises, it has become the default environment for running artificial intelligence systems that support daily work. This shift, more than any headline figure, explains why cloud spending continues to grow. Instead of short trials or isolated pilots, AI workloads are now tied to core … Read more
For many European organizations, cloud decisions are no longer just about cost, scale or performance. As companies evaluate options like Amazon’s sovereign cloud, choices are increasingly shaped by questions of control: where data is housed, who has access to it, and how critical systems are exposed to foreign laws and political pressure. This tension helps … Read more
Large organizations often expect cloud projects to bring visibility and control. In practice, the work can introduce new layers of cost and complexity. This tension is now visible at the Bank of England, where a long-running effort to move internal systems to the cloud has gone over budget. Procurement records show that the total cost … Read more
Image generated by Google’s Nano Banana Scale is the theme that takes technology to 2026. AI systems are doing more, making more decisions and operating with less direct supervision as they spread across industries. As 2026 approaches, executives and leaders in security, infrastructure and artificial intelligence are beginning to agree on what will change at … Read more