Cloud Ethics & Responsible Innovation

ICE03 epitomises the potential of a circular economy for data centres

Joe Green — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:29:27 +0000

Iceland’s atNorth has won a Data Center Dynamics award for Environmental impact for its work in reducing the environmental impact of data centre operations. The company’s expansion of its ICE03 data centre in Akureyri, Iceland, won for its design, the judges noting the social and economic impact and of the facility and its role in […]

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Google Cloud wins new NATO contract for sovereign cloud services

Muhammad Zulhusni — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +0000

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

Muhammad Zulhusni — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +0000

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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AWS rolls out new tool to simplify regional cloud planning

Muhammad Zulhusni — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0000

Planning where to deploy workloads in the cloud can be tricky, especially for large companies that rely on consistent infrastructure across multiple regions. AWS is looking to take the guesswork out of that process with a new tool called Capabilities by Region. The tool gives users a clear view of which AWS services, tools, and […]

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How data centres can achieve environmental compliance in 2025

CloudTech News — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 11:08:42 +0000

The conversations around data centres’ environmental impact are getting more intense today. If you come across any AI-generated content online today, you’re sure to see a comment lamenting how much water that image or text costs. While the actual figures are difficult to determine, the power requirements of data centres have indeed increased substantially in […]

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Hegseth: Chinese coders barred from Pentagon cloud systems

Muhammad Zulhusni — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:20:41 +0000

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the Pentagon will no longer allow Chinese nationals to work as coders on Department of Defense (DoD) cloud systems, ending a controversial practice that critics warned carried security risks. For years, a programme loosely modelled on Microsoft’s internal arrangements let foreign nationals, including developers in China, contribute […]

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Huawei commits to train thousands of Malaysians, as country’s tech ecosystem grows

Dashveenjit Kaur — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 07:09:26 +0000

Malaysia’s race to build a homegrown AI workforce has entered a new phase with Huawei pledging to train 30,000 local professionals. The tech giant is expanding its commitment to growing the local AI ecosystem in the country. Its announcement comes as Malaysia develops its domestic, broad-reaching digital strategy framework Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo spoke […]

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Malaysia to launch Cloud Policy at Asean AI Summit

Muhammad Zulhusni — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 07:36:47 +0000

Malaysia will roll out its National Cloud Computing Policy (NCCP) on August 13 during the Asean AI Malaysia Summit 2025 (AAIMS25). The policy outlines how Malaysia plans to improve its national cloud infrastructure, strengthen data governance, and speed up cloud adoption in the public and private sectors. According to Digital Ministry secretary-general Fabian Bigar, the […]

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How DCs can reach regulatory compliance in 2025

CloudTech News — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 15:09:02 +0000

The conversations around data centres’ environmental impact are getting more intense. If you come across any AI-generated content online today, you’re sure to see a comment lamenting how much water that image or text costs. While the actual figures are more difficult to determine, the power requirements of data centres have indeed increased substantially in […]

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Five key mistakes which threaten infrastructure cybersecurity and resilience

Louis Columbus — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 11:13:19 +0000

Bottom line: With many IT budgets under scrutiny, cybersecurity teams are expected to do more with less, prioritising spending that delivers the greatest ROI while avoiding the top five mistakes that threaten their infrastructures. In a rush to reduce budgets and spending, cybersecurity teams and the CISOs that lead them need to avoid the mistakes […]

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