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Transform the modern data center: From today to the future

CIO Business Intelligence

A seismic shift is underway in the evolution of the data center, driven by a variety of converging factors. These include the accelerating transition to cloud platforms, the growth of hybrid and remote work models, and the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies across every industry.

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AWS to invest $5.3 to build data centers in Saudi Arabia to bolster tech in the region

CIO Business Intelligence

billion in the Middle East kingdom to build data centers and a significant cloud presence in the region. Amazon — alongside its US-based cloud competitors Google and Microsoft — acted quickly to set up regional headquarters in Saudi Arabia. billion to launch new cloud areas.

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Oracle bolsters distributed cloud, AI strategy with new Mexico cloud region

CIO Business Intelligence

Oracle has partnered with telecommunications service provider Telmex-Triara to open a second region in Mexico in an effort to keep expanding its data center footprint as it eyes more revenue from AI and generative AI-based workloads. billion quarterly in cloud infrastructure. billion quarterly in cloud infrastructure.

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Private cloud makes its comeback, thanks to AI

CIO Business Intelligence

Private cloud providers may be among the key beneficiaries of today’s generative AI gold rush as, once seemingly passé in favor of public cloud, CIOs are giving private clouds — either on-premises or hosted by a partner — a second look. The excitement and related fears surrounding AI only reinforces the need for private clouds.

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Microsoft invests €3.2 billion in AI and the cloud in Germany

CIO Business Intelligence

billion in Germany by the end of 2025 to double the artificial intelligence and cloud capacities of its data centers there. The company also wants to train more than 1.2 New data centres After doubling the capacity of its own data centers in Germany in 2023, Microsoft intends to double it again by the end of 2025.

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Capital spending soars in the cloud as Microsoft, Google, and others bet big on AI demand

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These servers inside a Microsoft data center in Quincy, Wash., were the first to be powered by the company’s Azure Cobalt 100 CPU, as part of a broader cloud infrastructure buildout. In short, when it comes to assessing the cloud platforms, capital expenditures serve as table stakes and a barometer.

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5 pillars of a cloud-conscious culture

CIO Business Intelligence

Most CIOs recognize the advantages of cloud, the global reach it provides, and the ease with which services can be scaled up and back down again. Your customers don’t care about your data centers,” says Drew Firment, chief cloud strategist at online education company Pluralsight. They care about value.

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