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Chinese cloud firm Unisplendour eyes $1 billion via Hong Kong listing

Muhammad Zulhusni — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 10:02:55 +0000

Unisplendour Corporation, a Chinese cloud computing and IT infrastructure company, is planning a Hong Kong listing to raise around $1 billion. According to Bloomberg, the company has approached several banks to pitch for roles in the potential listing, although details such as size and timing are still being discussed. Unisplendour is currently listed on the […]

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DC certifications for newcomers, experts, and sustainability pros

Muhammad Zulhusni — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:09:58 +0000

The data centre industry is rapidly evolving, driven by advances in AI, cybersecurity, and sustainability. Despite these changes, certifications remain essential for IT career growth. According to NetworkWorld, certifications have emerged to match the demands of cutting-edge technologies. For IT professionals, the appeal of certifications is clear—enhanced career prospects, higher salaries, and greater job security. […]

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Less than a fifth of IT professionals say cloud infrastructure meets their needs

Duncan MacRae — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 10:45:00 +0000

Less than one in five (18%) IT professionals believe their present cloud infrastructure satisfies their business needs, indicating a large disconnect between expectations and reality when it comes to cloud adoption. This is according to new data from SolarWinds, based on a survey of 272 global IT professionals, which shows that despite the cloud’s promises […]

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Building the future of AI systems at Meta

Muhammad Zulhusni — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 08:41:50 +0000

Meta’s Ye (Charlotte) Qi took the stage at QCon San Francisco 2024, to discuss the challenges of running LLMs at scale. As reported by InfoQ, her presentation focused on what it takes to manage massive models in real-world systems, highlighting the obstacles posed by their size, complex hardware requirements, and demanding production environments. She compared […]

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NetApp partners with Vultr Cloud Alliance for scalable AI solutions

Muhammad Zulhusni — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 20:15:12 +0000

NetApp has joined the Vultr Cloud Alliance, a collaboration of technology providers focused on delivering adaptable AI cloud services. The alliance leverages each member’s unique strengths to address the growing demand for scalable and composable infrastructure for cloud and AI workloads. The integration of NetApp’s ONTAP platform with Vultr’s global network of data centres provides […]

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Revenera survey finds that product usage insights fuel better roadmaps

Revenera — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 13:59:07 +0000

A new survey has found that more than half of respondents who excel at collecting product usage data use those insights to shape their product roadmaps. The findings are available in the Revenera Monetisation Monitor: Software Usage Analytics 2025 Outlook report. “Effective usage data collection practices are clearly providing an advantage to those software producers,” […]

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Security gaps found in encrypted cloud storage services

Muhammad Zulhusni — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 16:01:49 +0000

Researchers from ETH Zurich have uncovered significant security vulnerabilities in several widely used end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) cloud storage services. The cryptographic flaws could allow attackers to bypass encryption, compromise file confidentiality, tamper with data, or even inject unauthorised files into users’ storage. The study analysed five E2EE cloud storage providers—Sync, pCloud, Seafile, Icedrive, and Tresorit—which […]

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4 in 5 IT leaders report AI skills shortage, despite rising investment in cloud technology

Duncan MacRae — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 09:34:24 +0000

As AI continues to shape cloud strategies, UK IT leaders are prioritising investments in cloud technology, but they are also facing significant challenges. A recent survey conducted by Censuswide on behalf of Red Hat polled 609 IT managers across the UK and other major markets. More than 80% of IT managers report an urgent AI […]

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Google reportedly plans first US tech data centre in Vietnam

Muhammad Zulhusni — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 11:48:21 +0000

Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet, is reportedly considering building a large data centre in Vietnam, according to an unnamed source familiar with the plans. If realised, this would mark the first major investment of its kind by a U.S. technology giant in the Southeast Asian country. According to a confidential source, Google is assessing the […]

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Cloud continues to enable innovation in tough economic climate, says Cloud Industry Forum

Duncan MacRae — Mon, 20 May 2024 06:28:00 +0000

100% of organisations are now accessing cloud-based services to meet their needs, with the most common motivation being its potential to offer greater flexibility of IT spend, and its ability to make them more agile as a business. This is according to research from the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF), which as published its latest research […]

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