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AWS plans £8 billion UK investment in huge data center expansion scheme
The move by AWS is expected to contribute around £14 billion to the UK’s total GDP over the next five years
By Ross Kelly Published
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Microsoft changes financial reporting to highlight AI, cloud successes
News The move comes as investors want more evidence that Microsoft’s AI investment will pay off
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Hyperscaler AI spending is getting out of control
News Tech giants' results show billions being poured into AI infrastructure, but big leaps in revenue remain elusive
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Alibaba Cloud is in a "race to the bottom" on pricing — and it will be its undoing
Analysis Alibaba Cloud price cuts could unlock nominal gains for the provider, but this tactic will merely prompt a battle of attrition with US giants
By George Fitzmaurice Published
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Microsoft scraps egress fees for Azure — was its hand forced by Google and AWS?
News Microsoft is the last of the ‘big three’ hyperscalers to waive egress fees for migrations to another cloud provider, but experts have expressed doubt about how important the move will be
By Solomon Klappholz Published
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AWS and Google lead by example with data transfer policies, but how will Microsoft respond?
Analysis AWS’ decision to waive egress fees is a positive step towards realizing a multi-cloud future, but how will Microsoft respond?
By Solomon Klappholz Last updated
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Microsoft’s Mistral AI partnership has EU regulators concerned - here’s why
News Microsoft has found its European champion in Mistral AI, but regulators worry the deal raises questions over the scope of control and influence the tech giant will have over the French startup
By George Fitzmaurice Published
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A senior Google Cloud exec just accused Microsoft of targeting a cloud industry monopoly
News Google Cloud VP Amit Zavery has warned Microsoft’s bullish cloud and generative AI focus could harm competition
By Ross Kelly Published
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Akamai has high hopes for its new Gecko Edge cloud service, but can it target competition with hyperscalers?
Analysis Akamai is “catching up” with the likes of Microsoft and AWS but its new cloud-focused offering might not give it a huge competitive advantage
By George Fitzmaurice Published
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Hundreds of enterprises are being targeted in a Microsoft Azure cloud account takeover campaign - here’s what you need to know
News Executives and directors are among popular targets of a cloud account takeover campaign affecting Microsoft Azure environments
By Solomon Klappholz Published
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How Satya Nadella's first decade at Microsoft took it from tech giant to undisputed industry titan
Analysis Microsoft’s spike in value under Satya Nadella has taken it to lofty heights amid a sharpened focus on cloud and artificial intelligence
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Insight strikes new Microsoft agreement to drive cloud growth
News The new agreement builds on the organizations' existing AI-focused relationship
By Daniel Todd Published
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