A cooling system outage at a CyrusOne data center forced CME Group to halt futures trading last week. The data center operator has now installed additional backup cooling capacity at the facility.
Belgium has launched a new national supercomputer named Sofia at the Green Energy Park in Zellik. The Vrije Universiteit Brussels will manage the €8.6 million Tier-1 system for the next six years, providing compute power for Flemish universities and companies.
Forget the hype. The enterprise tech landscape in 2026 will be defined by practical, integrated technologies that deliver real growth. Here are the eight trends that will separate the leaders from the laggards.
Xbox Game Pass cloud streaming hours have surged 45% compared to last year, according to Microsoft gaming CEO Phil Spencer. The growth comes as Microsoft faces criticism for a 50% price hike on Game Pass Ultimate and developer concerns about the subscription model’s sustainability.
The coming year in cloud computing looks turbulent. According to new predictions, we’re facing major multiday outages as hyperscalers prioritize AI infrastructure over legacy systems. Enterprises are responding by shifting toward private AI deployments, while specialized neoclouds capture $20 billio
OVHcloud’s Gravelines region experienced a significant outage lasting nearly six hours on November 24. The incident affected instances across GRA5, GRA7, GRA9, and GRA11 zones, leaving customers temporarily unable to access their cloud resources. This marks another reliability challenge for the Euro
Amazon Web Services will invest $50 billion to dramatically expand its AI and high-performance computing capacity for US government agencies. The expansion will add nearly 1.3 gigawatts of compute capacity across Top Secret, Secret, and GovCloud regions. Construction begins in 2026, featuring both A
Australia’s data center market has expanded forty-fold over the past two decades, with two-thirds of that growth happening since 2020. Demand is now outpacing supply for the first time on record, creating a critical inflection point for the sector.
Google’s AI infrastructure demand is growing so rapidly that the company must double serving capacity every six months. This explosive growth comes as Google ramps up capital expenditures to nearly $93 billion and deploys its latest Ironwood TPUs.
Data center operator Serverfarm is trying to raise $589 million through asset-backed securities, but the deal faces delays due to concerns about tenant Alibaba’s alleged ties to Chinese military operations. Banks have extended the deadline by at least a week as investors evaluate the security risks.
