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Amazon will direct up to $200 billion in 2025 capital spending toward computing infrastructure, marking its largest investment cycle to date. The move comes as competition for enterprise AI cloud contracts accelerates, with analysts projecting tighter rivalry between AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. Despite questions around AI deal momentum, AWS remains the world’s largest cloud provider by revenue.

Cisco plans to launch NFVIS-for-UC in Q1 2026, offering a dedicated hypervisor for its Unified Communications applications. The move gives customers running calling workloads a VMware alternative as Broadcom shifts focus toward VMware Cloud Foundation. By tailoring virtualization specifically for UC environments, Cisco aims to simplify deployments and reduce reliance on broader, higher-cost private cloud stacks.

Contabo has integrated OpenClaw into its 1-Click Marketplace, enabling VPS and VDS customers to deploy an open-source AI automation agent directly on their servers. The tool supports connections to OpenAI or local models via Ollama, allowing teams to automate code reviews, data processing, and messaging workflows. The release reflects growing demand for server-based AI automation with flexible infrastructure control.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will move select on-premises systems to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, adopting FedRAMP High-authorized services to meet federal security standards. The shift supports modernization of mission-critical healthcare systems serving more than 160 million Americans. CMS aims to improve scalability and analytics capabilities as it transitions from legacy data center environments to a secure government cloud platform.

Google Cloud is stepping beyond Earth, partnering with ReOrbit’s quantum-secured “Space Cloud” and Starfish Space’s Otter servicing vehicle. The collaborations focus on AI-driven simulations, cloud orchestration, and encrypted satellite data networks aimed at strengthening national security and data sovereignty. By supporting orbital computing and in-space servicing, Google deepens its role in the emerging space infrastructure and satellite cloud market.

Zilliz has launched a new Zilliz Cloud region in AWS eu-west-1 (Ireland), strengthening its European infrastructure for AI applications built on the Milvus vector database. The expansion supports GDPR compliance and data residency requirements while improving latency for users across Western Europe and the UK. The move reflects rising demand for localized, production-ready vector database infrastructure as AI adoption accelerates.