AI-Driven Cloud Innovations https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/categories/future-of-cloud/ai-cloud/ IaaS, SaaS, PaaS, Data Security, CIO, Analysis Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:13:46 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cropped-cloudtech-favicon-32x32.png AI-Driven Cloud Innovations https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/categories/future-of-cloud/ai-cloud/ 32 32 Aumovio turns to cloud computing to scale autonomous vehicle testing https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/aumovio-turns-to-the-cloud-to-scale-autonomous-vehicle-testing/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/?p=111687 Building autonomous vehicles is no longer just a question of sensors and software. It has become a test of how well companies can manage vast amounts of data, run large-scale simulations, and validate safety across millions of scenarios before a vehicle ever reaches the road. For automotive firms working on self-driving systems, the ability to […]

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Brookfield’s cloud business signals a shift beyond hyperscalers https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/brookfield-cloud-business-signals-a-shift-beyond-hyperscalers/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/?p=111637 The cloud market is shaped by a familiar group of hyperscalers. What is changing now is not who runs cloud platforms, but who is building the infrastructure behind them. Recent reporting that Brookfield Asset Management is preparing to launch a cloud business points to a change in how large enterprises could source compute in the […]

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Google Cloud and Palo Alto Networks sign deal worth nearly $10 billion https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/google-cloud-and-palo-alto-networks-sign-deal-worth-nearly-10-billion/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/?p=111619 Google Cloud has agreed to a multiyear security services partnership with Palo Alto Networks as enterprise use of AI in cloud environments grows. A source told Reuters the deal is worth close to $10 billion over its lifetime. The agreement marks Google Cloud’s largest security services deal to date. While financial terms were not disclosed […]

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Why Nutanix sees sovereign cloud changing https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/why-nutanix-sees-sovereign-cloud-changing/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/?p=111602 For years, sovereign cloud discussions have focused on geography. Data had to stay inside a country, infrastructure had to sit in defined borders, and control was assumed to follow location. But that model is starting to break down. AI workloads, distributed applications, and stricter oversight rules are pushing organisations to rethink what sovereignty actually means […]

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New Airbyte updates make data transfers faster and more reliable https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/snowflake-analytics-on-new-airbyte-data-movement-platform/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:48:39 +0000 https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/?p=111573 Significant improvements to the Snowflake destination connector is one of Airbyte’s most popular and key connectors. The data integration platform and ELT tool has announced a range of robust updates that deliver faster data transfer, predictable pricing, and more accurate, secure data for AI and analytics. The Airbyte data movement platform’s new performance enhancements include […]

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IBM moves to buy Confluent in an $11 billion cloud and AI deal https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/ibm-moves-to-buy-confluent-in-an-11-billion-cloud-and-ai-deal/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/?p=111516 IBM plans to buy Confluent in an $11 billion deal, a move that expands its data and cloud portfolio as demand for AI systems grows. The company has been building up its cloud and software units under CEO Arvind Krishna, who has focused on acquisitions to meet interest from clients upgrading their systems for more […]

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Amazon and Google team up to cut multicloud downtime https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/amazon-and-google-team-up-to-cut-multicloud-downtime/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/?p=111405 A new multicloud networking service built by Amazon and Google is now available, giving companies a faster way to link the two tech giants’ cloud platforms at a time when even short internet outages can disrupt major online services. The system lets customers set up private, high-speed connections between AWS and Google Cloud in minutes […]

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AWS plans major AI and supercomputing expansion for US government https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/aws-plans-major-ai-and-supercomputing-expansion-for-us-government/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 09:15:00 +0000 https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/?p=111386 The US government is to gain access to new AI and high-performance computing tools as AWS prepares a major expansion of its secure cloud systems. The company plans to invest up to $50 billion starting in 2026 to build out AI and supercomputing capacity in its Top Secret, Secret, and GovCloud regions. The buildout will […]

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Google Cloud wins new NATO contract for sovereign cloud services https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/google-cloud-wins-new-nato-contract-for-sovereign-cloud-services/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/?p=111382 Google Cloud has picked up another major contract to deliver secure, sovereign cloud services to a military agency, only a few months after it signed a similar deal with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD). The agreement will see the Nato Communication and Information Agency (NCIA) use Google Distributed Cloud (GDC), an air-gapped system built […]

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Google’s €5.5B Germany investment reshapes enterprise cloud and AI https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/google-e5-5b-germany-investment-reshapes-enterprise-cloud-and-ai/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/?p=111239 Google’s €5.5 billion plan to expand its presence in Germany is about more than new buildings and servers. Running from 2026 to 2029, the investment shows how global cloud and AI providers are starting to link technology growth with sustainability, workforce skills, and energy efficiency — priorities now central to how European enterprises plan and […]

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Managing AI-era cloud storage costs with Datadog https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/managing-ai-era-cloud-storage-costs-with-datadog/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:41:00 +0000 https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/?p=111176 The growing use of AI is driving up cloud storage costs as enterprises struggle to track what data they’re storing, why it’s kept, and how to manage it efficiently. To help address this, Datadog has launched Storage Management, now generally available for Amazon S3 and in preview for Google Cloud Storage and Azure Blob Storage. […]

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New data centre partnership gives Microsoft access to Nvidia chips https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/new-data-centre-partnership-gives-microsoft-access-to-nvidia-chips/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/?p=111059 Microsoft has reached a $9.7 billion agreement with data-centre operator IREN, gaining access to advanced Nvidia chips that could ease the strain on the company’s infrastructure and support AI services such as ChatGPT. Limited access to computing power has slowed growth across the sector, and large tech firms have pointed to capacity shortages during recent […]

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