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  1. Apple's Project ACDC: A Bold Move to Challenge Cloud Giants with Custom Silicon

    Apple, long known for its razor-sharp focus on hardware and consumer software, has been quietly entertaining a bold idea that could fundamentally alter the cloud computing landscape: building an AWS competitor based on its own custom silicon. Recent reports, most notably from The Information as...
  2. Rethinking Cloud Sustainability in a Multicloud World for 2025

    As businesses, governments, and everyday users hurtle toward an increasingly digitized reality, the environmental footprint of our virtual world is commanding both boardroom attention and regulatory scrutiny like never before. Cloud sustainability—once a niche concern for IT optimists—has today...
  3. Microsoft's New Azure Chips: Boosting Performance and Security in the Cloud

    In a move that's poised to redefine cloud capabilities, Microsoft has announced the launch of new custom chips designed to handle heavy workloads on Azure while bolstering security measures. These chips, particularly the Azure Boost Data Processing Unit (DPU) and the Azure Integrated Hardware...
  4. Microsoft Ignite 2024: Azure Innovations Enhance Performance & Security

    At the recently held Microsoft Ignite 2024 conference, the tech titan took a significant leap forward in cloud infrastructure by introducing new Azure chips designed to enhance both performance and security in its data centers. Building on last year’s innovations, this year’s announcements...