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Sovereignty boosts enterprise AI returns, study finds
Data Protection

Sovereignty boosts enterprise AI returns, study finds

Better control of data and AI systems is delivering five times the return on investment for enterprises, a new study found.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last week
Enterprise AI hits infrastructure limits, says NTT Data
Data Protection

Enterprise AI hits infrastructure limits, says NTT Data

Privacy and sovereignty demands are exposing legacy systems, with only 29% of firms making sovereign AI a near-term priority.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
NTT Data flags privacy & sovereignty barriers to AI
Data Protection

NTT Data flags privacy & sovereignty barriers to AI

A widening gap is emerging as firms struggle to meet tighter data rules, with only 29% prioritising sovereign AI in the near term.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Equinix expands Fabric Geo Zones across five continents
Data Protection

Equinix expands Fabric Geo Zones across five continents

The expansion could help regulated firms keep sensitive traffic within legal boundaries during outages, failovers or congestion across clouds.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Acronis launches Cyber Frame for service providers
Virtualisation

Acronis launches Cyber Frame for service providers

Service providers facing rising cloud bills and data residency demands now have a packaged alternative for infrastructure and protection services.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Boomi adds governance tools for enterprise AI agents
Data Protection

Boomi adds governance tools for enterprise AI agents

Businesses using multiple AI systems will get tighter controls as Boomi adds policy enforcement, monitoring and workflow orchestration tools.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week
Anthropic signs SpaceX compute deal, boosts Claude limits
Space Technologies

Anthropic signs SpaceX compute deal, boosts Claude limits

More Claude Code users will get longer sessions as Anthropic taps SpaceX data-centre capacity to ease compute bottlenecks.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • This month
Vultr, SUSE & Supermicro team up for AI edge cloud
Virtualisation

Vultr, SUSE & Supermicro team up for AI edge cloud

Enterprises running AI across multiple sites may cut latency and costs as the partners link cloud, edge hardware and Kubernetes management.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
amazee.ai launches managed OpenClaw hosting platform
Virtualisation

amazee.ai launches managed OpenClaw hosting platform

It could ease compliance and data residency worries for firms that want to run OpenClaw agents without managing infrastructure themselves.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • This month
Kamiwaza launches AI platform for regulated sectors
Unified Communications

Kamiwaza launches AI platform for regulated sectors

Regulated organisations can now run AI across distributed data while preserving access controls, audit trails and compliance boundaries.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month

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Feds & TELUS partner on sovereign AI data centre plan
DataCentre infrastructure

Feds & TELUS partner on sovereign AI data centre plan

Ottawa is courting private backers to expand domestic AI capacity, with no funding yet committed for the British Columbia project.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Last week
Win an Audi RS3 or $100,000 Cash: VentraIP Launches Its Biggest MEGAMay Giveaway Yet
Customer Experience

Win an Audi RS3 or $100,000 Cash: VentraIP Launches Its Biggest MEGAMay Giveaway Yet

Australian businesses renewing .au domains this May could land an Audi RS3 or GBP £100,000, as VentraIP widens discounts across hosting and email.

By Thomas Thatcher • 2 min read • This month
Argyll launches UK sovereign AI cloud for organisations
Private Cloud

Argyll launches UK sovereign AI cloud for organisations

UK organisations can now keep sensitive AI workloads onshore as Argyll’s new cloud aims to ease compliance, trust and energy concerns.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Hammer Distribution signs UK firewall deal with Stormshield
Firewalls

Hammer Distribution signs UK firewall deal with Stormshield

UK resellers gain access to a certified firewall range as Hammer broadens its security line-up with Stormshield’s hardware and virtual products.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month
CX is an outcome of the network beneath it
Unified Communications

CX is an outcome of the network beneath it

Customer experience fails when networks falter, with outages, latency and weak security now directly affecting trust and churn.

By Richard Hall • 5 min read • This month
Pipedrive launches Sydney data centre for Australian users
Customer Relationship Management

Pipedrive launches Sydney data centre for Australian users

Australian sales teams should see faster response times as the CRM shifts local customer data onshore to meet residency demands.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • This month
Vertical Data opens New Delhi office for India AI push
Hyperscale

Vertical Data opens New Delhi office for India AI push

Demand for AI computing in India is outpacing domestic finance and data centre capacity, opening space for new entrants to move quickly.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
OneAdvanced launches IQ AI platform for regulated sectors
Software-as-a-Service

OneAdvanced launches IQ AI platform for regulated sectors

Public sector and essential services could gain tighter AI controls as OneAdvanced’s IQ keeps data hosted in the UK and embeds governance rules.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month