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Amazon Web Services (AWS) stories - Page 5

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.
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Vespertec warns AI growth will hit hard data centre limits

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Vespertec says AI growth will slam into hard data centre limits by 2026, as chip, memory and cooling bottlenecks reshape infrastructure plans.
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Cevo hires former Macquarie AI leader to head AI adoption

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AWS partner Cevo hires ex-Macquarie AI leader Jeff Voigt as Head of AI Adoption to drive governed, production-grade enterprise deployments.
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Astra unveils cloud scanner to cut misconfig alert noise

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Astra launches a continuous cloud scanner for AWS, Azure and GCP, promising fewer false alerts by validating which risks are truly exploitable.
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Concentric AI brings Private Scan Manager to Azure

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Concentric AI launches Private Scan Manager on Azure, letting regulated sectors keep sensitive data in private cloud while using SaaS tools.
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AI coding tools face 2026 reset towards architecture

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AI coding tools are set for a 2026 reset as enterprises pivot from ‘vibe coding’ experiments to architecture-first, governed co-developers.
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Anthropic donates MCP to new Agentic AI Foundation

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Anthropic donates its Model Context Protocol to the new Agentic AI Foundation under the Linux Foundation to standardise agentic AI tools.
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Cloud.in names Vishal Dhanfule West India sales head

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Cloud.in appoints veteran Vishal Dhanfule as West India sales head to drive growth and deepen cloud adoption across key regional markets.
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Linux Foundation launches Agentic AI open standards hub

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Linux Foundation unites Anthropic, Block and OpenAI in new Agentic AI hub to standardise tools and protocols for autonomous AI agents.
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Skillsoft wins AWS EMEA Training Partner of the Year

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Skillsoft Global Knowledge has been named AWS EMEA Training Partner of the Year 2025 for its cloud and AI skills programmes across the region.
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Flexera buys ProsperOps, Chaos Genius to boost FinOps

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Flexera snaps up ProsperOps and Chaos Genius to fuse AI-driven automation into a single FinOps suite for cloud and data platform spend.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Explainer: Undersea cables quietly powering the AI revolution

Wed, 24th Dec 2025
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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.
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Qlik to invest USD $1.5bn in Europe & launch agentic AI

Mon, 22nd Dec 2025
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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.
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Commvault Cloud to bolster AWS European Sovereign Cloud

Sat, 20th Dec 2025
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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.
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Build Club launches Solaris AI to speed enterprise adoption

Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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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.
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DoiT secures top AWS MSP status for AI-driven cloud ops

Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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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.
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Linux Foundation unveils Agentic AI standards group

Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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Linux Foundation launches Agentic AI Foundation to standardise open protocols for interoperable AI agents with backing from major tech firms.