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Nvidia, Google Cloud team to boost AI startups

Plus, Google unveils Axion, its custom Arm-based chip for data centers, at Google Cloud Next 2024.

Google unveils $1B plan for subsea cables to Japan

Google and partners including KDDI will lay cables linking Japan with existing trans-Pacific cable routes to the continental US.

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.

Google Cloud adds more infrastructure support for AI workloads

Infrastructure enhancements targeting AI workloads include updates to compute hardware, new Nvidia GPU offerings, and storage optimization.

Silver Peak Named a Leader in 2018 Gartner WAN Edge Infrastructure Magic Quadrant

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.

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.

AMD faces US hurdles for its China-focused AI chip

Meanwhile, in response to chip availability constraints, several Chinese city governments have committed to offering “computing vouchers” to subsidize AI startups grappling with escalating data center costs.

Cisco, partners to offer tailored IoT/OT packages

Cisco plan highlights partners that specialize in operational technology and is aimed at fostering IT/OT convergence.

Cloud providers should play by same rules as telcos, EU commissioner tells MWC

Speaking at MWC 2024, the European Commissioner for the Internal Market detailed the pillars of the future European Digital Networks Act.