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Fastmail opens Amsterdam data centre for EU email users

European customers will be able to keep primary email data in the EU from August, easing compliance and improving response times.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Yesterday

Digital Transformation

European executives warn AI & net zero risk stalling

Measured results are now under pressure as firms struggle to turn AI pilots into everyday tools and prove climate plans beyond targets.

By Mark Tarre • 10 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Kyndryl expands sovereign cloud services with Microsoft

Demand for regulated cloud computing is rising as governments and banks seek tighter data control, auditability and local oversight.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Scality & WEKA expand France AI support partnership

French organisations deploying AI workloads will now get local sales and French-language support as Scality takes the front line for WEKA's joint stack.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Disaster Recovery

Datacom profit falls as data centre spending rises

Heavier capital spending and softer customer demand pushed Datacom's net profit after tax down to NZD $20 million despite higher revenue.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Semiconductors

Nvidia pitches national AI factories for governments

Countries risk losing control over data and AI policy unless they build local computing capacity and home-grown models, Nvidia says.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Nextcloud launches global partner scheme for app vendors

Customers could soon get thousands more workplace apps as Nextcloud seeks to lift its store from 600 to 6,000 within a year.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Five Eyes warns AI heightens cyber risk & sovereignty

Boards are being urged to overhaul defences as AI speeds attacks and exposes firms to foreign vendors' access risks.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month

Data Protection

Dutch review clears Google Cloud for public sector use

Dutch ministries can now adopt Google Cloud after a privacy review found no known high data protection risks if safeguards are applied.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month

Data Protection

Eleveight AI expands Armenia factory after rapid sell-out

Demand for sovereign AI compute has forced the Gagarin site to expand within weeks, with capacity set to rise to 5MW by year-end.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Data Protection

Scality & OVHcloud launch sovereign storage platform

European firms can now keep sensitive data local while using cloud-style storage for AI and disaster recovery under the new platform.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month

Software-as-a-Service

NiCE named launch partner for AWS European Sovereign Cloud

Customers in regulated EU sectors may now deploy NiCE's AI tools on AWS's new sovereign cloud while keeping data and operations inside the bloc.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month

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Digital Transformation

KPMG sees AI surge as firms struggle to prove value

Nearly half of businesses have paused or scaled back AI projects as weak cost tracking leaves returns unproven and security gaps widen.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Last week

Data centers

Meta to build its first Canadian data centre in Alberta

The 1GW project will bring about 3,000 construction jobs to Sturgeon County and add more than 300 permanent roles once operational.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Last week

Robotics

Innovation City launches first sovereign AI data centre

Businesses handling sensitive AI workloads in the Gulf can now keep compute and data in the UAE as chip shortages squeeze demand.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Innovation City opens sovereign AI hub in Ras Al Khaimah

Businesses in Ras Al Khaimah can now run AI workloads on scarce Nvidia B200 chips while keeping data under UAE jurisdiction.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

The Fable 5 ban lesson is to diversify

Australian firms learned the hard way that relying on one AI model can halt operations, as cheaper open alternatives now make diversification practical.

By Andrew Lai • 5 min read • Last week