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VAST Data hits $30bn valuation after $1bn Series F round
Software-as-a-Service

VAST Data hits $30bn valuation after $1bn Series F round

VAST Data's latest funding round highlights booming demand for AI infrastructure, with backers betting on its data platform and global expansion plans.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week
Equinix launches Fabric Intelligence for AI networks
Unified Communications

Equinix launches Fabric Intelligence for AI networks

Equinix adds AI-driven network controls as enterprises race to scale distributed workloads.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Last month
Virtuozzo appoints board directors in leadership reset
Software-as-a-Service

Virtuozzo appoints board directors in leadership reset

Virtuozzo adds Jason Magee, Charles Ryan and Peter Bergstrom as it unifies cloud tools under Chief Executive Officer Kurt Daniel and eyes expansion.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Inde wins ISO 27001 certification after security audit
Data Protection

Inde wins ISO 27001 certification after security audit

Inde's security chief says the certification will boost customer confidence as the cloud services provider expands across Australia and New Zealand.

By Mark Tarre • 2 min read • Last month
The why and what of FIPS 140-3 validation in modern cybersecurity
Firewalls

The why and what of FIPS 140-3 validation in modern cybersecurity

Why FIPS 140-3 validation matters as organisations face tougher cyber rules, tighter assurance demands and the need for independently tested encryption.

By Georgy Thadathil • 2 min read • Last month
Blackpepper deploys Fastly WAF to protect eCommerce
Firewalls

Blackpepper deploys Fastly WAF to protect eCommerce

Blackpepper turns to Fastly's Next-Gen WAF as online retail traffic surges and attack threats rise across its AWS-driven eCommerce sites.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Vultr named NVIDIA Exemplar Cloud after Blackwell tests
Storage

Vultr named NVIDIA Exemplar Cloud after Blackwell tests

Vultr joins NVIDIA's Exemplar Cloud programme after Blackwell benchmark tests on a 512-node cluster across 11 AI training models.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
Rafay & Argentum AI strike software orchestration deal
Virtualisation

Rafay & Argentum AI strike software orchestration deal

Rafay and Argentum AI partner to streamline tailored GPU compute environments for hyperscalers and enterprises across a global AI infrastructure network.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month
Nutanix expands Kubernetes & AI push for neoclouds
Virtualisation

Nutanix expands Kubernetes & AI push for neoclouds

Nutanix unveils bare-metal Kubernetes support and widens Agentic AI plans to help neocloud providers offer managed GPU services.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month
Argentum AI picks Rafay for GPU software orchestration
Hyperscale

Argentum AI picks Rafay for GPU software orchestration

Argentum AI taps Rafay Systems to streamline customer-specific GPU environments across its global data centre footprint as AI demand surges.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Akamai appoints Fiona Zhang to lead APJ channel sales
Firewalls

Akamai appoints Fiona Zhang to lead APJ channel sales

Akamai taps Fiona Zhang for expanded Asia Pacific and Japan role as it pushes channel-led growth and deepens partner ties.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Nutanix targets VMware escapees with multitenant cloud push
Virtualisation

Nutanix targets VMware escapees with multitenant cloud push

Nutanix rolls out multitenant cloud tools, partner verification and migration pricing to lure service providers leaving VMware.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

AirTrunk to invest MYR12 billion in Johor data centres
Hyperscale

AirTrunk to invest MYR12 billion in Johor data centres

AirTrunk's Johor push will add two hyperscale campuses and more than 280MW of capacity, taking committed spending in Malaysia to MYR27 billion.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday
Aruba joins IDSA to boost data space access for SMEs
Manufacturing

Aruba joins IDSA to boost data space access for SMEs

Aruba backs Europe's data-space push with managed connectors aimed at cutting costs and complexity for SMEs joining trusted industrial networks.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last week
Azul gains momentum on enterprise Java cloud demand
DevOps

Azul gains momentum on enterprise Java cloud demand

Azul's FY26 surge was fuelled by enterprise Java demand, with finance, healthcare and retail driving bookings as the firm expanded partnerships and tooling.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Netskope launches Mumbai management plane for Indian data
Firewalls

Netskope launches Mumbai management plane for Indian data

Netskope adds Mumbai management plane to keep Indian policy and log data local as DPDPA and sector rules intensify sovereignty demands.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Equinix opens first self-built Mumbai data centre MB3
DataCentre infrastructure

Equinix opens first self-built Mumbai data centre MB3

Equinix has opened its first self-built Mumbai data centre, MB3, adding AI-ready capacity as India's digital economy drives demand for interconnection.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month
Cloud.in wins AWS MSP status in cloud services push
Disaster Recovery

Cloud.in wins AWS MSP status in cloud services push

Cloud.in secures Amazon Web Services Managed Service Provider status, boosting its pitch for FinOps-led optimisation and AI-driven cloud operations.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month