Recent reports indicate that Anthropic, the creator of the Claude AI models, has agreed to pay Google a staggering $200 billion over the next five years for access to cloud servers and specialized chips. This follows an earlier announcement this month regarding a partnership that granted the AI startup significant infrastructure resources. This massive agreement…
Alphabet’s blowout cloud growth has reset expectations across major tech companies, leaving investors to recalibrate which firms are delivering the clearest returns. All four of the US tech giants that reported results on Wednesday signalled that spending on AI would not slow down, with combined outlays now set to surpass US$700-billion this year, up from…
NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, today shared new innovations that help customers better leverage their enterprise data, by tapping into the benefits of AI with Google Cloud. Enterprises want to use their existing data for AI, but moving and managing that data across multiple environments is complex, slow, and expensive. NetApp is…
Luke Bainbridge, Azure Channel Manager, Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa. Cloud computing is something every business is now expected to master. From global manufacturers to fintech disruptors, organisations are scaling, innovating and competing in the cloud. But not all clouds are created equal. As the market matures, the conversation is shifting away from simply migrating infrastructure and…
NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, today announced a strategic evolution in its partnership with Google Cloud, which has enabled enterprises to drive AI innovation with their own data stored in the NetApp data platform. After seeing the productivity and innovation benefits customers experienced using Gemini Enterprise integrated with their data in Google…
United States President Donald Trump has claimed a second round of negotiations with Iran will take place in Pakistan on Tuesday as mediators try to revive negotiations before the end of an ongoing yet fragile two-week ceasefire. The announcement on Sunday came alongside a sharp escalation in rhetoric. Trump warned that Iran must agree to…
NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, today announced that it has expanded its collaboration with Google Cloud with a 4-year Enterprise Agreement to accelerate the deployment of the NetApp storage solutions within the Google Distributed Cloud air-gapped (GDC), Google’s sovereign cloud platform delivered by World Wide Technology (WWT). The NetApp data platform within…
Cloud spending is going up. According to ‘PwC’s 2025 Africa Cloud Business Survey’, 88% of organisations on the continent plan to increase their cloud budgets this year, yet many still can’t tell you exactly where that money is going. That’s the paradox of modern cloud economics – the more you spend, the harder it gets…
The Brilliant Crowd team on stage at Acumatica Summit Africa 2026. Brilliant Cloud has been named Acumatica’s Partner of the Year 2026 for Africa, and Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) Champion of the Year 2026 at the Acumatica Summit Africa in Sandton. Rahana Vally, Director at Brilliant Cloud, says winning the CSAT Champion of the Year award…
Executives from Google and Cassava, with communications minister Solly Malatsi. Pan-African cloud and cyber security services provider Liquid C2 has launched what it claims is Africa’s first artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud experience centre, based in Johannesburg. The company says the Partner Experience Centre, developed in partnership with Google Cloud, will support partners and resellers…
