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Avalara inks multi-year AWS deal to push its AI-driven tax tools via AWS Marketplace, promising simpler cloud procurement and billing.

Microsoft has unveiled its Maia 200 AI chip, claiming up to 10 PFLOPS FP4 performance to power large-scale inference and “reasoning AI”.

Cloudflare reports government-ordered internet shutdowns plunged in late 2025, even as cable damage, storms and war kept outages high.

Mantas raises USD $1.77m seed to launch parametric insurance that pays out automatically when verified cloud outages hit businesses.

XYZ Reality names new Operations and Finance Chiefs to steer global expansion as demand surges for its mission-critical construction platform.

OVHcloud snaps up French encryption specialist Seald to bake end-to-end protection into its cloud services and bolster zero-knowledge security.

Cloudflare logs steep Q4 drop in state-ordered shutdowns, but flags more than 180 2025 outages from cable damage, storms and conflict.

AI ambitions are outstripping legacy IT, as Netskope finds most infrastructure leaders doubt they can meet rising performance and security demands.

New Relic data links use of its AI observability tools to 27% less alert noise, 25% faster fixes and up to fivefold higher deployment rates.

Dynatrace wins dual accolades as Gartner customers' choice and ISG Leader for observability and cloud-native security in 2025 reports.

Microsoft launches Maia 200 AI chip in US data centres, claiming 30% cheaper token generation and triple FP4 speed over Amazon Trainium.

Nokia taps Pure Storage and Red Hat OpenShift for a new telco cloud blueprint targeting cloud-native, AI-ready, low-energy networks.

Oracle now lets customers bring eligible VMware Cloud Foundation licences to Oracle Cloud VMware Solution, unifying hybrid cloud licensing.

Misconfigured cloud training labs on AWS, Google Cloud and Azure expose major firms to live attacks via overly permissive access roles.

Schneider launches 2.5MW coolant unit for liquid-cooled AI data centres, scaling to 10MW+ to match next-gen GPU and AI factory demands.

FM lifts FM Intellium data centre and power risk cover to a market‑leading USD $5bn, targeting surging AI and cloud infrastructure demand.

Banks face outages costing USD $1.8 million an hour as New Relic says AI-driven observability becomes vital for risk, CX and resilience.

Kubernetes now underpins 82% of production container workloads, as CNCF data shows it emerging as the default platform for generative AI.

Fluke Networks launches CertiFibre Max test set to speed high-density fibre certification in AI-driven data centres and cloud networks.

Global IT services spending will rise 4.8% annually to 2029 as cloud infrastructure and generative AI reshape enterprise technology demand.