Communications regulator Ofcom has proposed that the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority launch an inquiry into the country's cloud sector, in particular to examine AWS and Microsoft for potential anticompetitive practices.
Despite the challenges its US-EAST-1 region has faced in recent years, AWS plans to establish multiple data center campuses in the state by 2040.
The investigation relates to concerns of price gouging and decreased competition for hardware components that interoperate with VMware's software.
The UK’s Competition and Market’s Authority is the third regulatory body to announce it will be scrutinizing Broadcom’s proposed acquisition of VMware on anticompetition grounds.
The new AWS Asia Pacific region will be based in Bangkok, and comprise three availability zones in the country.
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of its Networking Academy, Cisco has launched new courses and partnerships to meet ambitious targets for cybersecurity, networking and general IT skills training.
The US government’s effort will restrict Chinese AI researchers using the chips to train machine-learning models.
Multiple UK-based cloud data centers suffered outages this week, as record temperatures hit the country.
The new project will receive “significant financial support” from the French government, as president Macron seeks to increase foreign investments in the country.
After first suspending operations in March 2022, the networking company has formally announced it will be quitting Russia.
