The Ultimate Guide to Infrastructure-as-a-Service
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What to know about Infrastructure-as-a-Service
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) represents a foundational cloud computing model that provides virtualized computing resources over the internet. It enables businesses to outsource their IT infrastructure needs, including servers, storage, and networking, allowing for scalable and flexible resource management without the capital expense of owning physical hardware.
Recent developments in the IaaS landscape showcase a dynamic and rapidly evolving market. Stories highlight how IaaS is driving digital transformation across various sectors—government agencies are adopting cloud infrastructure to boost security and reliability; enterprises are expanding their cloud footprints with hybrid and multicloud strategies; and cloud providers continue to enhance offerings with AI-driven security and cost optimization.
By exploring the latest news and insights tagged under Infrastructure-as-a-Service, readers can gain a comprehensive understanding of how IaaS is reshaping IT strategies, enabling innovation, and addressing challenges such as cybersecurity, vendor lock-in, and cost management. Whether you're an IT professional, business leader, or technology enthusiast, these stories provide valuable perspectives on leveraging cloud infrastructure for business agility and growth.
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Leaseweb wins top Broadcom VMware cloud partner status
Customers seeking tighter data control may favour Leaseweb's new Pinnacle status, which widens its managed VMware services across three regions.
AWS Builder Centre expands with free sandbox workshops
Free workshop sandboxes should make it easier for developers to try AWS training without a personal account, credit card or cleanup.
Google warns public sector on 22-second cyber hand-off
Public agencies risk ransomware within seconds as attackers exploit identities, cloud tools and virtualisation layers, Google warns.
Google Cloud launches C4N virtual machines for heavy I/O
Customers running databases and analytics can now tap higher network and storage throughput, as Google Cloud makes its C4N machines generally available.
SUSE, NVIDIA & Vultr launch AI Factory for production
Enterprises can now run governed AI workloads faster, as the validated stack aims to cut integration delays and simplify deployment across environments.
AWS adds Claude Sonnet 5 as it trims older services
New cloud features and lifecycle cuts could reshape AWS customers' AI and operations plans as older services head towards maintenance or sunset.
Nvidia launches revenue-sharing AI cloud financing
The new model could ease access to scarce AI computing for startups and cloud providers, while giving Nvidia a recurring revenue stream.
Keepit ups credit line to USD $90 million for AI push
The refinancing gives the Copenhagen-based software group room to expand enterprise sales and fund AI services built on backup data.
Google Cloud touts Lustre cache offload for AI inference
Benchmark tests show Managed Lustre can cut AI inference costs by more than half, easing GPU demand for long-context model serving.
AWS launches Graviton5-based EC2 C9g & C9gd instances
AWS customers get faster compute options for heavy workloads, with the new Graviton5-based instances offering up to 25% more performance per vCPU.
DXC launches Private Cloud+ for regulated workloads
Enterprises and agencies handling sensitive data now have a sovereign hybrid option as DXC targets stricter compliance and AI-ready workloads.
Scality & OVHcloud launch sovereign storage platform
European firms can now keep sensitive data local while using cloud-style storage for AI and disaster recovery under the new platform.
OVHcloud & LTM team up on sovereign AI cloud in Europe
Regulated European firms could gain tighter data control as the pair target banking, healthcare and public sector AI deployments.
Wasabi launches Impact Circle to track cloud emissions
Partners can now measure and offset storage-related emissions as cloud providers face mounting scrutiny over AI-driven infrastructure use.
ControlMonkey adds backup correlation to cloud resilience
It gives security teams a single view of backup coverage and recovery risk, helping spot gaps before a cloud incident slows restoration.
Google Cloud adds cross-region backups for more workloads
Customers can now lower disaster-recovery costs while keeping backup copies outside the source region to meet outage and residency needs.
Airwallex raises USD $320 million at USD $11 billion
Fresh capital will fund Airwallex's expansion and AI product push after the payments firm's valuation jumped to USD $11 billion.
DigiCert launches trust checks for Google Cloud workloads
Organisations running sensitive workloads on Google Cloud can now get independent verification that systems and data have not been altered.
Cloudflare & beehiiv add AI crawl controls for publishers
Newsletter publishers can now see and block AI crawlers from inside beehiiv, as concerns grow over scraping and lost archive value.
bunq opens banking platform to European businesses
European firms can now embed regulated accounts and cards into their apps as bunq widens its banking-as-a-service push beyond Blockrise.