I have been idly building the specs my next desktop PC – a Linux gaming and AI rig – for the better part of the past year. It is starting to feel like a doomed exercise. The plan was modest enough: enough memory to run a decent open-weight large language model locally – up to…
Looking ahead to 2026, Omdia forecasts that global cloud infrastructure services spending will grow by 27%. (Image source: 123RF) Global spending on cloud infrastructure services reached $110.9 billion in Q4 2025, reflecting year-on-year growth of 29%. This is according to market research company Omdia, which notes that growth accelerated from the previous quarter, marking the…
