Cloud Computing

Anthropic in talks with Google for multibillion-dollar cloud deal

The plan, which has not been finalized, involves Google providing cloud computing services to Anthropic, according to the people

What to know about Amazon's cloud outage that exposed internet's fragility

A massive internet outage stemming from errors in Amazon cloud services on Monday morning demonstrated just how many people rely on the corporate behemoth's computational infrastructure everyday -- and laid bare the vulnerabilities of an increasingly concentrated system. But despite its omnipresence, most users do not know what -- or where -- the cloud is. Here is what to know about the data centres in Northern Virginia where the outage originated, and what the malfunction reveals about a rapidly evolving industry. Renting internet infrastructure Cloud computing is a technology that allows companies to remotely access massive computing equipment and services without having to purchase and maintain physical infrastructure. In other words, businesses ranging from Snapchat to McDonald's essentially rent Amazon's physical infrastructure located in places all around the world to operate their own websites. Instead of building expensive computing systems in-house, companies rely on Amaz

TCS inks pact with C-DAC to develop India's sovereign cloud ecosystem

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Friday said it has signed a pact with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) to drive and scale the development of India's sovereign cloud ecosystem. The collaboration will focus on research to develop indigenous technologies and deliver scalable, AI-enabled cloud platforms that align with India's data localisation mandates and support the digitisation of critical public sector services, the company said in a regulatory filing. "The collaboration with C-DAC, India's premier R&D institution under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), will develop and integrate indigenous innovations into TCS' sovereign cloud stack. This move will support the secure and compliant hosting of critical government applications, including e-Sanjeevani, Dial 112, and workloads from central ministries," it said. The partnership will enable faster enterprise adoption by improving security, compliance, and performance across key ..

CloudMosa looks to the cloud to speed up 4G feature phone journey

CloudMosa sees its offering as a big opportunity to hasten the upgradation of consumers from 2G to 4G feature phones

Amazon tumbles after cloud computing growth disappoints investors

Growing expenses have also started to take a bite out of AWS's margins, the business that has long been Amazon's profit engine, accounting for about 60 per cent of its operating income

MediaTek sees major boost as Indian EV makers adopt AI, HPC solutions

Vast AI talent pool and electric vehicle makers' attitude to adopt artificial intelligence and powerful computing offer a big opportunity in India for MediaTek, a senior company official said. MediaTek Director for Product Marketing -- Automotive Platform -- Rita Wu told PTI the semiconductor company is looking to penetrate deeper in India's automotive sector with a strategic focus on AI, scalable system-on-chips (SoCs), and next-gen connectivity solutions. "I think the Indian market has a lot of talent in AI. The second thing is OEMs' (Original Equipment Manufacturers) attitude. They are very interested in AI and want to try their best to adapt to the offloads in their vehicles. It's not only AI, but they are also looking for powerful computing to support more high-end solutions. That very important and very good for India market," Wu said. Wu outlined three major industry shifts shaping their roadmap agentic -- AI adoption, increasing demand for high-performance compute capabiliti

QpiAI raises $32 million from Avataar, NQM to build quantum computers

Bengaluru-based QpiAI raises $32 million to build utility-scale quantum systems as India pushes ahead in emerging technologies through public and private backing

AIonOS acquires majority stake in Salesforce partner Cloud Analogy

AIonOS's acquisition of Salesforce Summit Partner Cloud Analogy aims to integrate generative AI with CRM tools, expanding its customer experience capabilities

AWS plans to add $23 bn to India's GDP by 2030, says Sandeep Dutta

AWS to invest $12.7 billion in India by 2030 as part of its digital infrastructure expansion and AI integration, supporting over 1.31 lakh jobs annually across sectors

Data centre boom: Realty cos eye revenue upside, portfolio diversification

The industry experts believe that the developers are leveraging their expertise in land acquisition, construction, dealing with government approvals, and maintaining tenant relationships

Expanding services in cybersecurity, Cloud computing, says Akamai exec

Data sovereignty and technology costs 'extremely critical' issues for Indian companies, says Mitesh Jain

Amazon's cloud unit builds first quantum computing chip called 'Ocelot'

Amazon Web Services' new Ocelot chip, developed by a team working at the California Institute of Technology, comprises two tiny squares of silicon stacked on top of each other

Amazon, echoes rival Microsoft, says it can't keep up with AI demand

Amazon spent $26.3 billion in capital expenditures in the last three months of 2024, the vast majority of which went toward AI-related projects within AWS

Indian firm AceCloud to offer DeepSeek GenAI with data residency claims

Indigenous cloud service provider AceCloud will offer Chinese artificial intelligence platform DeepSeek-based technology models to businesses with claims that the data residency will remain in India, the company said on Friday. AceCloud offerings include over six DeepSeek models. "AceCloud today announced the availability of DeepSeek GenAI models on dedicated and shared environments on its Cloud Platform. AceCloud is the first Indian sovereign cloud provider to offer DeepSeek GenAI models at scale on its cloud platform to cater to businesses' evolving requirements while ensuring that the data residency never exits India in line with the country's data protection requirements," the company said in a statement. With this, AceCloud has become the first Indian sovereign cloud provider to offer DeepSeek GenAI models. Chinese company DeepSeek made headlines after its AI model R1 overtook ChatGPT as the top-ranked free app on Apple's App Store, challenging the AI dominance concentrated so

Cloud, AI-ML top emerging techs adopted by Indian banks, reveals RBI survey

The survey, conducted in November 2024, included responses from 12 state-owned banks and 19 private sector banks to assess the adoption of emerging technologies

L&T to acquire 21% stake in E2E Networks in two-part Rs 1,406 crore deal

The strategic investment helps expand the company's Cloud service offering as part of the data centre business

Schneider Electric to buy data centre cooling firm Motivair for $850 mn

The US is the largest market but demand for data centres is growing elsewhere too

'Reasoning' AI will depend on cheaper computing, says Nvidia CEO Huang

Nvidia will set the stage for these advances by boosting its chip performance every year by two to three times, at the same level of cost and energy consumption, Huang said

Infosys expands partnership with Microsoft to boost Cloud, GenAI adoption

IT giant Infosys on Wednesday announced expansion of its partnership with Microsoft to help drive global customer adoption of generative AI and Microsoft's cloud platform Azure. Additionally, Infosys will also act as a strategic supplier to support cloud and AI workloads for Microsoft's enterprise customers. It will infuse Microsoft's generative AI suite of offerings across its Solution IP portfolio to bring unique capabilities to market, helping clients achieve cost-efficiency, scalability, and agility, according to a regulatory filing. "Our expanded collaboration with Infosys will transform industries, enhance business operations, elevate employee experiences, and deliver new value for customers. Together, we will harness the power of generative AI to deliver innovative solutions, drive AI adoption and enable unprecedented innovation for customers," Nicole Dezen, Chief Partner Officer at Microsoft, said. The collaboration aims to provide innovative solutions that enhance customer

Microsoft's Azure posts slowdown in growth, testing investors' patience

The company's Xbox video-gaming unit posted 61 per cent growth in content and services revenue, much of that fueled by the $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard, which was completed in October