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Amazon Web Services (AWS) stories - Page 4
Originally disrupting the book retailing business, Amazon Web Services has since emerged as a world’s
leader in the provision of ‘as a Service’ computing resources. With more than 200 services available
covering infrastructure, platform, compute, storage and applications as a service, AWS solutions are
provided from a network of 38 data centers around the world. A cluster of AWS data centres is planned
for New Zealand, headquartered in Auckland, and likely to be online by 2024.
Microsoft unveils Maia 200 AI chip to power inference
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Microsoft has unveiled its Maia 200 AI chip, claiming up to 10 PFLOPS FP4 performance to power large-scale inference and “reasoning AI”.
AMD EPYC chips gain ground across major cloud giants
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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AMD's EPYC chips win wider deployment at AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and Oracle as cloud providers ramp AI, HPC and database workloads.
THE ICONIC scales Datadog to handle peak sales surges
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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THE ICONIC expands Datadog observability across AWS microservices to keep Black Friday traffic spikes and checkouts running smoothly.
Kore.ai secures new funding to scale agentic AI tools
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Kore.ai lands fresh backing led by AllianceBernstein to grow its enterprise agentic AI platform and accelerate global expansion plans.
Cloudflare reports sharp global fall in shutdowns, outages
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Cloudflare reports government-ordered internet shutdowns plunged in late 2025, even as cable damage, storms and war kept outages high.
Rackspace names Joseph Vito to lead global alliances
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Rackspace appoints Joseph Vito to spearhead global strategic alliances, bolstering its hybrid cloud and AI partnership ecosystem.
Cloudflare reports Q4 fall in shutdowns amid outages
Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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Cloudflare logs steep Q4 drop in state-ordered shutdowns, but flags more than 180 2025 outages from cable damage, storms and conflict.
Dynatrace wins top observability & cloud security nods
Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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Dynatrace wins dual accolades as Gartner customers' choice and ISG Leader for observability and cloud-native security in 2025 reports.
Microsoft unveils Maia 200 AI chip to cut token costs
Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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Microsoft launches Maia 200 AI chip in US data centres, claiming 30% cheaper token generation and triple FP4 speed over Amazon Trainium.
RAIDS AI launches real-time rogue AI behaviour monitor
Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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RAIDS AI rolls out a real-time platform to spot and flag rogue AI behaviour, targeting failures, bias and regulatory exposure.
Devart adds AI Assistant & wider support in dbForge 2025.3
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Devart's dbForge 2025.3 brings an AI Assistant to SQL Complete in SSMS, alongside Visual Studio 2026 and latest database engine support.
Misconfigured cloud training labs open paths to attacks
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Misconfigured cloud training labs on AWS, Google Cloud and Azure expose major firms to live attacks via overly permissive access roles.
Thoughtworks unveils AI/works for legacy modernisation
Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Thoughtworks launches AI/works, an agentic platform to reverse-engineer legacy systems and speed enterprise app delivery in 90 days.
Kodak Alaris adds AI integrations to Info Input 7.5
Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Kodak Alaris adds native gen AI integrations and new workflow tools to Info Input 7.5, targeting faster, more automated document processing.
Thoughtworks launches AI platform to modernise legacy IT
Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Thoughtworks unveils AI/works, an agentic platform that reverse engineers legacy systems to speed enterprise modernisation and delivery.
Thomson Reuters unveils industry Trust in AI Alliance
Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Thomson Reuters launches Trust in AI Alliance with Anthropic, AWS, Google Cloud and OpenAI to develop trustworthy agentic AI systems.
Lancom wins AWS Managed Service Provider designation
Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Lancom wins coveted AWS Managed Service Provider status, boosting its cloud credentials and access to joint sales and technical support.
Spence Software halves IT costs with 11:11 cloud move
Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Spence Software shifts its S2Web SaaS platform to 11:11 Systems' cloud, slashing IT spending by 50% and boosting performance and control.
Thoughtworks unveils AI/works for legacy modernisation
Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Thoughtworks launches AI/works, an agentic platform to accelerate legacy modernisation and new software delivery in complex enterprises.
Anthropic plans Australian office in global AI push
Tue, 20th Jan 2026
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Anthropic is setting up an Australian office in Sydney as Claude adoption soars, anchoring a wider global expansion and hiring push.