CloudTech

1 week ago | cloudcomputing-news.net | Muhammad Zulhusni

Broadcom has made VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 generally available, rolling out updates aimed at making private cloud setups easier to manage. VCF 9.0 introduces a modular design that adds automation and API access into cost and performance. Broadcom says the goal is for private clouds to work more like public ones – easier to scale and quicker to deploy. The company said its research shows that private cloud use is on the rise.

1 week ago | cloudcomputing-news.net | Dashveenjit Kaur

Amazon Web Services is committing AU$20 billion (US$13.3 billion) over five years to expand its Australian data centre operations, responding to surging enterprise demand for AI capabilities that existing infrastructure cannot adequately support. The AWS Australia data centre investment represents the largest technology infrastructure commitment in the country’s history, driven by practical business needs rather than grand geopolitical ambitions.

2 weeks ago | cloudcomputing-news.net | Dashveenjit Kaur

European factories are about to become significantly more intelligent. NVIDIA’s announcement of a massive industrial AI cloud facility in Germany means manufacturers in Europe will soon have access to computing power equivalent to thousands of supercomputers, helping them design products faster, predict machine breakdowns before they happen, and optimise production in ways that were impossible just years ago.

2 weeks ago | cloudcomputing-news.net | Muhammad Zulhusni

OpenAI is turning to Google for help with its growing computing needs, three sources have told Reuters. The move is unexpected given the rivalry between the two in artificial intelligence, but it reflects the massive demand for computing power to train and run AI models. One of the three sources said the deal was finalised in May after months of discussion. OpenAI has been working to ease its reliance on Microsoft by adding other cloud providers to meet growing demand.

2 weeks ago | cloudcomputing-news.net | Muhammad Zulhusni

Rubrik is expanding its backup software to cover more cloud databases and Oracle Cloud services, according to TechTarget. The company shared these updates during its annual Rubrik Forward event, which was held online. In the coming months, Rubrik’s platform will support managed relational databases like AWS RDS and Microsoft Azure SQL. It also plans to add coverage for MySQL, AWS Aurora, Oracle, and other engines down the line.