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The highly anticipated Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 faced severe server overload on launch day, leaving fans frustrated with stalled installations and missing content. Developer Asobo attributed the chaos to a database cache failure, despite prior load tests for 200,000 users. The misstep is particularly glaring for Microsoft, a cloud giant, overshadowing the excitement of its latest game and highlighting scalability issues.

IBM and AMD are joining forces to integrate AMD Instinct MI300X accelerators into IBM Cloud by 2025. This partnership, paired with IBM’s Watsonx AI platform and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, aims to scale generative AI and HPC workloads while reducing GPU costs. Tailored for complex AI models, this solution offers enterprises robust, secure, and cost-effective tools to accelerate digital innovation in hybrid cloud environments.

NTT DATA has deepened its collaboration with Google Cloud to drive generative AI and cloud-based analytics adoption in APAC. Leveraging Google Cloud’s AI capabilities and NTT DATA’s enterprise expertise, the partnership aims to transform industries. With a new dedicated business unit and plans to upskill over 1,000 professionals, the alliance targets a 10x cloud business growth in three years, unlocking advanced digital modernization solutions.

The global private cloud services market will grow by $619.08 billion between 2024 and 2028, thanks to increasing data security demands and rapid BFSI adoption. Forecasted to expand at a 26.71% CAGR, the IaaS segment drives growth by delivering scalable and efficient disaster recovery solutions. Businesses actively leverage private cloud platforms to enhance security, boost agility, and power digital transformation strategies across key industries.

 

OVHcloud partners with Digital Realty to integrate its cloud and bare-metal solutions into the ServiceFabric platform, enabling businesses to bypass public internet for private, secure, and high-performance cloud connectivity. Ideal for critical sectors like AI and healthcare, this collaboration leverages 300+ global data centers to drive secure digital transformation, scalability, and data sovereignty, empowering companies with seamless hybrid IT solutions worldwide.

StackIT, an IT firm by Lidl’s parent company Schwarz Group, partners with Google to offer EU-based, data-sovereign cloud storage for Workspace users. With client-side encryption and EU-only data residency, this collaboration ensures secure, compliant solutions for regulated industries. Schwarz Group’s transition to Google Workspace and integration of XM Cyber security tools underscore the alliance’s focus on innovation and European digital sovereignty.

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