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A looming hyperscaler exodus? UK IT leaders are thinking of ditching US cloud providers – here’s why
More than half of UK IT leaders using public or hybrid cloud setups say they’re planning to ditch US cloud providers, according to new research from Asanti. A study by the colocation provider found that 95% of IT leaders are growing concerned over data sovereignty risks amid political uncertainty on both sides of the Atlantic. The study specifically highlighted “increasing…
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Google Cloud donates A2A AI protocol to the Linux Foundation
Google Cloud has donated its Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol to the Linux Foundation, which has now announced a new community-driven project called the Agent2Agent Project. A2A was originally developed by Google Cloud as a protocol specification, SDK, and tooling set that made communication between AI agents possible. The protocol allows AI agents from different vendors to discover each other, share capabilities…
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Alibaba targets European cloud gains with new AI strategy
Alibaba Cloud has unveiled a new suite of AI solutions as part of a sweeping expansion strategy across Europe. Announced at Alibaba’s European Summit in Paris, the company says its expanded offerings for customers reinforce its “long-term commitment” to the region. “Today’s service enhancements reflect our continued commitment to the European market, facilitating businesses in the region with AI-powered tools…
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Microsoft unveils new security defaults for Windows 365 Cloud PCs
Microsoft has announced new Windows 365 security defaults starting in the second half of 2025 and affecting newly provisioned and reprovisioned Cloud PCs. The company said these changes include disabling the clipboard, drive, USB, and printer redirections by default to block users from copying files between Cloud PCs and physical devices through clipboard functions to reduce risks of data theft…
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Backup cloud PCs for the enterprise – Computerworld
“In preview, the service claims it will allow an administrator to pre-stage a cloud PC, already loaded with the company’s policies, apps and security controls, so it can be handed to a stranded user in minutes,” he said. “Imagine your laptop dies at a client site. Helpdesk fires off a link, you open it in a browser or the Windows…
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Pure Storage pulls no punches with competitors amid Enterprise Data Cloud launch
Pure Storage’s big headline announcement this week is the launch of its Enterprise Data Cloud (EDC), and one senior company figure told ITPro it’s a key differentiator for the company. The new strategy is the culmination of more than a decade of ecosystem building for the storage giant, combining high-performance all-flash storage with a software portfolio aimed at simplifying operations…
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‘This was a very purposeful strategy’: Pure Storage unveils Enterprise Data Cloud in bid to unify data storage, management
Pure Storage has announced the launch of a new unified data management platform aimed at streamlining infrastructure for enterprises – and CEO Charlie Giancarlo believes it’s a key differentiator for the company moving forward. Unveiled at the company’s Pure//Accelerate conference in Las Vegas this week, the Enterprise Data Cloud (EDC) service aims to provide enterprises with a “virtualized cloud of…
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There’s a ‘cloud reset’ underway, and VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 is a chance for Broadcom to pounce on it
VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 has officially dropped, with Broadcom touting a host of new capabilities for customers to “accelerate innovation, control cloud costs, and enable sovereignty and security”. According to Broadcom, CVF 9.0 boasts a “completely new architecture” aimed at streamlining private cloud deployments and removing friction between infrastructure and application teams. This includes the launch of a new unified…
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Nvidia, Deutsche Telekom team up for “sovereign” industrial AI cloud
Nvidia is teaming up with Deutsche Telekom to build what it’s calling “the world’s first industrial AI cloud” – and continuing to push the idea of sovereign AI. Nvidia is calling the collaboration “the world’s first industrial AI cloud.” It will be built by next year in Germany and operated by Deutsche Telekom, with the aim of supporting industrial applications…
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Uptime’s AI-in-a-box offers turnkey enterprise-grade AI —without the cloud – Computerworld
“The on-prem AI edge is an underserved segment,” said Gartner Vice President Analyst Chirag Dekate. “Most genAI infra[structure] today assumes cloud-first. There is an opportunity for localized solutions, especially if latency, cost, or compliance are concerns. If Uptime provides automated [machine learning] ops, energy optimization, and support for open-source models, it might reduce the complexity barrier enough to attract mid-sized…
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