SK Telecom has partnered with VAST Data to launch the Haein Cluster, a sovereign AI cloud infrastructure powered by NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs and SKT’s Petasus AI Cloud. Designed for speed and compliance, the system provisions GPU environments in under ten minutes while keeping workloads within national borders. The initiative marks South Korea’s push to secure AI sovereignty and strengthen its role in global AI competition.
To mark OpenStack’s 15th anniversary, OpenMetal is rolling out up to $75,000 in infrastructure credits for new Hosted Private Cloud customers. The program, running through November 2025, targets organizations squeezed by VMware’s rising fees and unpredictable public cloud costs. By offering predictable pricing and open-source flexibility, OpenMetal positions itself as a bridge for companies seeking cost control without losing enterprise-grade performance.
Microsoft has broken ground on a new data center along HR Ranch Road in Cheyenne, with construction slated to run through early 2026. The site adds to the company’s growing presence in Wyoming, where it has operated since 2012. The project follows earlier builds in Cheyenne and reflects the state’s rising role in U.S. cloud and hyperscale infrastructure.
Google is pouring $9 billion into Oklahoma to expand its cloud and AI footprint, with a massive new Stillwater data center campus and an expansion of its Pryor site. Beyond infrastructure, the tech giant is backing local universities and training programs to build an AI-ready workforce. The investment underscores Oklahoma’s quiet emergence as a new battleground for hyperscale data growth.
Indus Cloud and Huawei are partnering to build a new data center in Pakistan, aiming to shrink energy use and footprint with Huawei’s PowerPod 3.0 and resilient Xinghe network. The project highlights Pakistan’s growing push into AI, big data, and IoT, despite its modest datacenter landscape of just 25 facilities. The move could mark a pivotal step in strengthening the country’s digital backbone.
The AI boom is driving datacenter investment to levels once reserved for national budgets. Amazon alone spent over $100 billion on infrastructure in 2025—more than the GDP of Luxembourg—while Google, Microsoft, and Meta each topped $69 billion. Analysts at Omdia say global capex will hit $657 billion this year, nearly doubling 2023. With AI models like GPT-5 fueling insatiable demand, hyperscalers are racing to build multi-gigawatt campuses once unimaginable in scale.
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