Month: September 2025

Cloud providers and enterprises building private AI infrastructure received detailed implementation timelines last week for deploying Huawei’s open-source cloud AI software stack. At Huawei Connect 2025 in Shanghai, the company outlined how its CANN toolkit, Mind series development environment, and openPangu foundation models will become publicly available by December 31, addressing a persistent challenge in … Read more

The challenge of building efficient cloud AI infrastructure has always been about scale—not just adding more servers, but making those servers work together seamlessly. At Huawei Connect 2025, the Chinese technology giant unveiled an approach that fundamentally changes how cloud providers and enterprises can pool computing resources.  Instead of managing thousands of independent servers that … Read more

At the Huawei Connect 2025 event in Shanghai last week, Chinese technology Huawei explained its plans for the next generations of its Ascend chip line, and released details on its deployment in pods, and world-leading compute clusters. Speaking at the Huawei Connect conference, deputy chair of Huawei board, Eric Xu, said 2025 had been a … Read more

Alibaba and Nvidia have teamed up again, expanding their collaboration in AI and robotics. The two companies announced at the Apsara Conference in Hangzhou that Nvidia’s embodied AI tools will be integrated into Alibaba Cloud’s machine learning platform. The move gives developers access to Nvidia’s toolkit for building AI systems that interact with the physical … Read more

The race to build data centres to support AI and high-density computing requirements is on, and CyrusOne is helping redefine scalable data centre design with Intelliscale, its modular approach to support greater workloads. “Intelliscale was engineered with adaptability at its core”, CyrusOne said when it launched its offering back in July, “building infrastructure that can … Read more

Digital transformation is in many cases easier said than done. A recent study found three-quarters of UK public sector organisations are yet to fully implement their digital transformation strategies. Good advice can be hard to find, from technological to cultural adoption – the what, the who, and the when. Yet low-code platform provider Mendix has … Read more

Data centre operators are at an interesting inflection point. How do they best handle the performance and power demands of AI workloads and keep an eye on the need for sustainability? NTT Global Data Centres (GDC) may have a better grasp on this question than most. CEO Doug Adams, in the company’s most recent Global … Read more

As the global demand for data centres continues to surge – driven not only by AI but also by the decentralisation of digital infrastructure – operators are facing mounting pressure to balance performance, sustainability, and compliance. In Europe and Asia, the trend toward smaller, locally distributed facilities is accelerating, spurred by concerns over data sovereignty … Read more

On 24–25 September 2025, Amsterdam’s RAI will host TechEx Europe, a two-day gathering of more than 8,000 professionals and 250+ speakers in five co-located events: IoT Tech Expo, Cyber Security & Cloud Expo, AI & Big Data Expo, Digital Transformation Week, and Data Centre Expo. For those operating in the data centre and cloud ecosystem, … Read more

Oracle has shared new details on its UK investment programme, first announced in March, which includes AI services and a sovereign cloud platform. Earlier this year, the company pledged $5 billion to expand Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) in the UK and support government efforts around AI adoption. The latest update highlights progress on a sovereign … Read more