digital infrastructure

OpenAI’s ChatGPT suffered a widespread service disruption on September 3, 2025, that left thousands of users unable to see responses in the Conversations web UI and sparked an immediate wave of troubleshooting, vendor-switching and enterprise planning conversations across technical communities...

Microsoft’s stratospheric rise across nearly every segment of its business has become the talk of Wall Street, reaffirming the company’s role as the dominant force shaping the modern tech landscape. Fresh praise from market analysts and influential voices—most notably Jim Cramer—underscores how...

Bharti Airtel has unveiled a transformative suite of cloud and artificial intelligence solutions, positioning itself to disrupt the enterprise and telecom technology landscape across Asia and Africa. Through its digital services arm, Xtelify, Airtel has set its sights not only on the surging...

Balfour Beatty, a leading international infrastructure group, has announced a £7.2 million investment in Microsoft 365 Copilot, marking one of the most significant artificial intelligence (AI) commitments within the UK construction industry to date. (balfourbeatty.com) This strategic move aims...

The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has dramatically intensified its focus on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, the powerhouses of the cloud computing sector. This heightened scrutiny signals a pivotal moment not only for the British digital infrastructure...

NTT SmartConnect has announced the establishment of a new connection point for Megaport Japan at its Sonezaki Data Center in Osaka, marking a significant advancement in Japan's cloud connectivity landscape. This collaboration introduces Megaport's Internet Exchange (IX) service, MegaIX, to the...

On June 10, 2025, Microsoft France's legal director, Anton Carniaux, testified before the French Senate inquiry commission on public procurement and digital sovereignty. When asked if he could guarantee that French citizens' data stored in Microsoft's EU data centers would not be accessed by...

West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) has announced the renewal of its software licensing agreement with Microsoft, projecting savings of more than £1 million for taxpayers over the next three years. This move, which comes amid mounting fiscal pressures and an evolving technology landscape...

Open source software forms the scaffolding of modern digital economies, powering everything from mission-critical infrastructure to mobile apps, yet the world’s financial commitment to its maintenance and sustainability remains startlingly tenuous. This disconnect was cast into sharp relief by...

The latest update to Windows 11, version 24H2, marks one of the most significant leaps in system resilience the operating system has seen in years, rolling out features designed to minimize disruption, maximize productivity, and empower IT administrators with granular control over recovery...

As Australia's digital economy accelerates into unprecedented territory, a significant showdown is brewing between the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and some of the world's largest technology giants. Google, Amazon, and Microsoft—all of whom have poured billions into building and expanding...

Microsoft's recent decision to cease utilizing China-based engineers for supporting the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) cloud computing systems marks a significant shift in its operational practices. This move follows investigative reports highlighting potential security vulnerabilities...

Malaysia’s tech sector has been thrust into the spotlight following the dramatic arrests of four individuals linked to a sprawling RM180 million data centre bribery scandal, raising serious concerns about corruption risks, corporate governance, and the future of digital infrastructure...

Microsoft's announcement to end support for Windows 10 in October 2025 has prompted institutions worldwide to transition to Windows 11. The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (CU Anschutz) is proactively addressing this change by mandating that all university-owned Windows devices...

OpenAI's recent partnership with Google Cloud marks a significant shift in the artificial intelligence (AI) landscape, highlighting the escalating demand for computational resources essential for training and deploying advanced AI models like ChatGPT. This collaboration not only underscores the...

The expansion of Peloton’s cutting-edge Platform within Microsoft’s Indonesia Central cloud region offers a fascinating case study in the evolving landscape of energy data management solutions and cloud-based digital transformation for Southeast Asia. For global energy companies navigating a...

Microsoft’s recent elevation of Lillian Barnard to Chief of Enterprise Partner Solutions for the Middle East and Africa (MEA) marks a decisive and strategic evolution in how the technology giant approaches leadership, innovation, and transformation across a region of immense growth potential and...

As global enterprise technology enters its AI-powered era, Microsoft’s domination of this space is looking less like a cyclical high and more like the emergence of a new digital order. The most recent data from Morgan Stanley’s Q2 2025 CIO survey does more than validate Microsoft’s strategic...

The rapidly evolving landscape of urban infrastructure is on the brink of a profound transformation, as smart buildings begin to embrace a new digital era that promises unprecedented levels of efficiency, sustainability, and user experience. This transition is being catalyzed by innovative...

On July 9, 2025, Microsoft Outlook experienced a service disruption affecting numerous users. Reports began surfacing around 7:25 AM Eastern Time, with users encountering difficulties accessing their email accounts. The outage was widely discussed on platforms like the DesignTAXI Community...