Global Stories

CrowdStrike expands Google Cloud security & wins award

CrowdStrike extends real-time cloud detection to regional Google Cloud infrastructure, aiming to meet sovereignty rules and speed breach response.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

VAST Data hits $30bn valuation after $1bn Series F round

VAST Data's latest funding round highlights booming demand for AI infrastructure, with backers betting on its data platform and global expansion plans.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week

Storage

Western Digital details sustainability gains amid AI demand

Western Digital says emissions intensity from customer use of its drives is down 31%, while a rare-earth recovery pilot hit a 90% capture rate.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week

Data Analytics

Quantium launches Gemini Enterprise practice with Google

Quantium joins Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise push with a new AI practice aimed at moving enterprise agents from pilots into production.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Datadog launches GPU Monitoring to cut AI compute costs

Datadog rolls out GPU Monitoring worldwide as AI teams race to rein in soaring compute bills and spot idle capacity across model workloads.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Storage

Rubrik launches Google Cloud tools for AI governance

Rubrik adds Google Cloud controls for AI agents and Cloud SQL backups as enterprises race to govern autonomous systems and protect data.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Virtualisation

Google Cloud unveils agentic enterprise infrastructure tools

Google Cloud adds agentic AI infrastructure across compute, networking, data and sovereign deployment as it courts enterprise workloads.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week

Hyperscale

Google unveils Virgo Network for next-gen AI workloads

Google launches Virgo Network to link 134,000 TPU 8t chips, promising faster AI training and lower latency across its data centres.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

Storage

Google Cloud expands AI infrastructure with new chips

Google Cloud unveils new TPUs, NVIDIA-based instances and networking upgrades as it races to support more complex AI workloads.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week

Virtualisation

Google unveils separate TPU chips for training & inference

Google splits its latest AI silicon into dedicated training and serving chips, promising faster model building and cheaper inference for agents.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Hybrid Cloud

Google Cloud launches Agentic Data Cloud for AI agents

Google Cloud broadens its data platform with agent-focused tools, cross-cloud federation and new performance upgrades for enterprise users.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Storage

Grafana Labs buys Logline to speed Loki log searches

Grafana Labs acquires Logline to turbocharge Loki's searches for rare log identifiers, cutting scan times from terabytes to gigabytes.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

Hybrid Cloud

Oracle & Google Cloud add AI agent for database queries

Oracle and Google Cloud have added a Gemini Enterprise agent that lets users query Oracle databases in natural language without writing SQL.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Manufacturing

Exclusive: Google sees success with niche AI playbooks

Google is tailoring AI playbooks for 19 industries as enterprises shift from pilots to production, with faster rollouts and ROI now the focus.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week

DevOps

Google Cloud unveils Gemini agent platform & new TPUs

Google Cloud unveils Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, new cybersecurity tools and eighth-generation TPUs as AI demand lifts cloud push.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Platform-as-a-Service

OVHcloud and Alchemy strike blockchain cloud tie-up

OVHcloud teams up with Alchemy to host blockchain developer tools on its cloud, targeting regulated markets and multi-cloud growth.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Hybrid Cloud

Oracle & Google Cloud add Gemini Enterprise database agent

Oracle and Google Cloud add Gemini Enterprise access to governed database data, letting users query enterprise records in natural language without SQL.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week