Cloud Computing

2024 global network outage report and internet health check

ThousandEyes tracks internet and cloud traffic and provides Network World with weekly updates on the performance of ISPs, cloud service providers, and UCaaS providers.

By Ann Bednarz

May 08, 202443 mins

Internet Service ProvidersNetwork Management SoftwareCloud Computing

Articles

CSP Vultr launches sovereign cloud services

New sovereign and private cloud services will help governments and enterprises keep data within national borders and comply with local regulations.

By Andy Patrizio

Apr 22, 2024 3 mins

Cloud ComputingData Center

Can your cloud backup provider fail?

Cloud backup providers aren’t infallible. Be sure to ask hard questions of providers about their storage redundancy, geo-replication, data integrity measures, and disaster recovery capabilities.

By Curtis Preston

Apr 19, 2024 7 mins

Backup and RecoveryCloud ComputingData Center

The APAC sovereign cloud surge: How will it impact your business?

Sovereign clouds, designed to keep a nation’s data firmly within its borders, are upending traditional approaches to cloud computing for global enterprises operating in the Asia-Pacific.

By Prasanth Aby Thomas

Apr 18, 2024 8 mins

Cloud Computing

IBM, Fortinet expand cloud security protection

Fortinet’s virtual security appliance delivers next-generation firewall capabilities across the IBM Cloud network.

By Michael Cooney

Apr 11, 2024 2 mins

Network SecurityCloud Computing

Google Cloud Next 2024: AI networking gets a boost

Google's Cross-Cloud Network service gains load-balancing, security, and network management upgrades that are geared for AI workloads in multicloud environments.

By Michael Cooney

Apr 10, 2024 7 mins

Google Cloud NextCloud ComputingNetworking

AI drives spending on cloud infrastructure, IDC reports

Hyperscalers getting ready for AI workloads are buying up vast amounts of cloud infrastructure hardware.

By Jon Gold

Apr 01, 2024 3 mins

ServersCloud ComputingData Center

2023 global network outage report and internet health check

Look back at the 2023 performance of ISPs, cloud service providers, and UCaaS providers, as tracked by Cisco subsidiary ThousandEyes.

By Ann Bednarz

Mar 22, 2024 91 mins

Internet Service ProvidersNetwork Management SoftwareCloud Computing

Nvidia expands partnership with hyperscalers to boost AI training and development

As part of its extended collaboration with AWS, GCP, Microsoft, IBM, and Oracle, the chip designer will share its new Blackwell GPU platform, foundational models, and integrate its software across platforms of hyperscalers.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Mar 19, 2024 4 mins

Generative AIGPUsCloud Computing

Microsoft Azure removes exit fee as EU regulations kick in

The move follows the introduction of the Data Act, which will enable customers in the EU to switch between different cloud providers more seamlessly, with an eventual provision for such transitions to be free of charge.

By Prasanth Aby Thomas

Mar 14, 2024 4 mins

Microsoft AzureTechnology IndustryCloud Computing

AWS removes transfer fees for customers leaving with their data

Google has already made a similar move, and other cloud service providers, such as Microsoft, IBM and Oracle, are expected to follow suit to satisfy regulators in the UK and Europe.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Mar 06, 2024 4 mins

Cloud StorageCloud Computing

Cisco brings AI assistant to cloud app security service

Cisco has added a generative AI Assistant and security protection to its Panoptica cloud-native application development software.

By Michael Cooney

Feb 08, 2024 3 mins

Generative AINetwork SecurityCloud Computing

Flexential boosts its software-defined interconnection services

New fabric aims to simplify the management of interconnection services so enterprise customers can more easily monitor and manage utilization and add or change network services as needed.

By Andy Patrizio

Feb 08, 2024 2 mins

Cloud ComputingData CenterNetworking