“Edge computing also means less data travels long distances, lowering the load on main servers and networks,” says Neel Somani. “This can reduce wait times for users watching live events, playing games, or making financial trades where every second counts.”

Data privacy laws are tightening, meaning businesses and global organisations need to be vigilant when choosing appropriate cloud provision for the workloads and storage needs. Certain regulations in different countries impose strict rules on how data is ...

As cloud computing providers hit the innovation wall, enterprises need to adjust their strategies to concentrate on the tricky problems of their own businesses. Recent research from Gartner and IDC paints a sobering picture: Cloud providers are ...

A massive internet outage stemming from errors in Amazon cloud services on Monday morning demonstrated just how many people rely on the corporate behemoth's computational infrastructure everyday — and laid bare the vulnerabilities of an increasingly concentrated system.

With GPUs in short supply, cloud computing providers are increasingly turning to custom chips for specific workloads to deliver more cost-effective computing. Squeezed between AI-driven demand for ever-faster computing, and shortages of the GPUs used to ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online, today announced it has closed a multi-year strategic usage agreement with one ...

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Cloud computing is fairly new to the healthcare industry and for this reason, providers and users are still trying to figure out the best way to negotiate contracts for cloud services, according to a Forbes report. According to an article recently ...