Amazon Web Services (AWS) stories - Page 2
Originally disrupting the book retailing business, Amazon Web Services has since emerged as a world’s
leader in the provision of ‘as a Service’ computing resources. With more than 200 services available
covering infrastructure, platform, compute, storage and applications as a service, AWS solutions are
provided from a network of 38 data centers around the world. A cluster of AWS data centres is planned
for New Zealand, headquartered in Auckland, and likely to be online by 2024.
AI expansion triggers global race for power and real estate
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AI growth is straining power grids and land as data centre deals soar past USD $10 billion, with the UK emerging as an AI infrastructure hub.
AWS, CrowdStrike & NVIDIA back 35 AI security startups
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AWS, CrowdStrike and NVIDIA have picked 35 startups for their 2026 AI-focused cybersecurity accelerator, offering mentoring and tech support.
Group-IB unveils GDPR-safe real-time fraud intel hub
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Group-IB launches a GDPR-compliant platform for banks to share real-time fraud risk signals, tackling rising losses such as GBP £600 million in the UK.
Commvault, Pinecone boost RAG resilience with backups
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Commvault and Pinecone team up to deliver immutable backups and rapid recovery for mission-critical RAG and vector database workloads.
Explainer: Undersea cables quietly powering the AI revolution
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Undersea fibre-optic cables, carrying 95% of international internet traffic, are expanding rapidly to support soaring AI and cloud computing data demands.
Qlik to invest USD $1.5bn in Europe & launch agentic AI
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Qlik to pour USD $1.5bn into Europe, join AWS European Sovereign Cloud and debut agentic AI via its new Qlik Answers experience.
Commvault Cloud to bolster AWS European Sovereign Cloud
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Commvault will offer its Commvault Cloud on the new AWS European Sovereign Cloud, boosting data protection for tightly regulated EU customers.
Build Club launches Solaris AI to speed enterprise adoption
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Build Club unveils Solaris AI, a desktop agent and training programme to slash enterprise AI rollout from a year to just one month.
DoiT secures top AWS MSP status for AI-driven cloud ops
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DoiT wins top-tier AWS managed service partner status, backing its AI-led FinOps and CloudOps platform ahead of 2026 programme revamp.
Linux Foundation unveils Agentic AI standards group
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Linux Foundation launches Agentic AI Foundation to standardise open protocols for interoperable AI agents with backing from major tech firms.
Christchurch AI platform Caitlyn shines at AWS re:Invent
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Christchurch-built AI platform Caitlyn stars at AWS re:Invent, showcasing secure, explainable enterprise search for sensitive data.
Exclusive: AWS outlines agentic AI strategy for enterprises
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AWS is ramping up autonomous AI agents, chips and on-prem AI factories as it bets agentic systems will redefine everyday enterprise work.
Manufacturers pin profit hopes on AI amid readiness gap
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Manufacturers bet heavily on AI to boost margins within two years, even as most admit their plants lack the readiness to deploy it at scale.
Nutanix unveils sovereign cloud push for secure AI
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Nutanix launches distributed sovereign cloud upgrades to secure AI and Kubernetes workloads across dark sites, public clouds and on-premise.
Hitachi Vantara storage named leader in GigaOm AI era
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Hitachi Vantara’s VSP One platform is named a GigaOm primary storage Leader again, praised for AI-era cyber resilience and hybrid cloud support.
Exclusive: VyOS Networks on why enterprise networks need a unified OS layer
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VyOS says the age of the central office is over, pitching a universal software network layer for cloud, remote work and AI-era traffic.
PEXA boosts property exchange resilience with AWS tech
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PEXA slashes recovery time for its Australian digital property exchange to under four hours with AWS multi-region and AI-powered upgrades.
HCLTech assembles tech leaders to reshape ANZ digital
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HCLTech unites tech giants in Sydney to plot outcome-driven digital strategies and tighter ecosystem alignment across Australia and New Zealand.
Snowflake hits USD $2 billion in AWS Marketplace sales
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Snowflake doubles AWS Marketplace sales to top USD $2 billion in 2025, underscoring surging enterprise demand for integrated data and AI tools.
Watch out for these eight trends to impact cybersecurity teams in 2026
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Cybersecurity teams face digital border taxes, AI-first clouds, agentic AI threats and the end of VPNs as 2026 reshapes digital risk.