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Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on March 12, 2026

AWS Went Down — and Took the Internet With It

A malfunction inside Amazon’s northern Virginia data center hobbled critical services across the globe for hours, exposing just how fragile the internet’s backbone really is.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on February 18, 2026

Could Modular Data Centers Solve AI’s Power Crunch?

The AI infrastructure boom isn’t just about headline billion-dollar megasites — it’s also happening inside factory-built pods that roll in on trucks, delivering compute right where data lives.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on January 14, 2026

2025 Thrust Data Centers Into the Spotlight. 2026 Will Test Their Limits.

Artificial intelligence supercharged data center growth in 2025. In 2026, execution matters more than scale, as supply chains, environmental pressures and the move to inference reshape where and how AI infrastructure gets built.

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Sam Daley Sam Daley
Updated on January 12, 2026

37 Top Cloud Security Companies to Know

Cybersecurity for the cloud is important for your business. Here are companies that specialize in it.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on December 03, 2025

AI’s Insatiable Compute Demand Has Sparked a Neocloud Gold Rush

As generative AI models grow larger and more compute-intensive, neoclouds are filling the gap with the high-speed, GPU-dense infrastructure that traditional cloud providers often can’t deliver at scale.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on November 27, 2025

Are We Building AI Data Centers in the Wrong Places?

A new study out of Cornell University reveals AI’s growing strain on America’s water and energy resources, and finds that companies are constructing their data centers in all the wrong places.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on November 13, 2025

OpenAI Is Building Its Own Global AI Infrastructure One Cloud Deal at a Time

OpenAI has entered into several massive cloud deals with Amazon, Oracle, Google and others, underlining just how critical raw compute power has become in the AI arms race.

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Alex Vakulov Alex Vakulov
Updated on November 06, 2025

How to Improve Your Cloud Security in 2026

As multicloud deployments become more common, security threats are amplified. Our expert outlines how to stay ahead of the risks.

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Sai Vishnu Kiran Bhyravajosyula Sai Vishnu Kiran Bhyravajosyula
Updated on October 31, 2025

How Great Tooling Shapes Modern Engineering

Developer tools are the backbone of productivity and reliability for scaling engineering teams. Here’s what you need to know. 

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Edoardo Romani Edoardo Romani
Updated on October 27, 2025

What Is Amazon Web Services (AWS)?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is an Amazon cloud computing platform that delivers on-demand infrastructure and software services — including computing, storage, networking, analytics and security — through a global pay-as-you-go model.

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