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2026 network outage report and internet health check

Cisco's ThousandEyes division tracks global internet and cloud traffic and provides Network World with weekly updates on the performance of ISPs, cloud service providers, and UCaaS providers.

By Denise Dubie

Aug 12, 202680 mins

Cloud ComputingNetwork Management SoftwareNetwork Monitoring

Articles

Oracle expands Cloud@Customer with new database service for mid-sized workloads

Base Database Cloud@Customer could help regulated enterprises modernize databases and deploy AI closer to sensitive data, although its appeal is likely to remain strongest among existing Oracle customers, analysts say.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Jul 22, 2026 5 mins

Cloud ComputingHybrid Cloud

Google Cloud configuration update disrupts VMware Engine stretched clusters

A faulty network configuration update disrupted inter-zone connectivity across three regions, temporarily disrupting VMware Engine stretched clusters.

By Nidhi Singal

Jul 15, 2026 5 mins

Cloud ComputingNetworking

Meta reuses old RAM in new servers with custom bridge chip

The would-be AI infrastructure provider aims to solve the problem of rising memory prices in a cost-effective way.

By Maxwell Cooter

Jul 3, 2026 2 mins

Cloud ComputingData CenterServers

Support is building for the Europe Union’s push to build its own sovereign cloud.

By Maxwell Cooter

Jul 3, 2026 2 mins

Cloud ComputingIT GovernanceIT Leadership

An “Unstoppable Web” is a reality that Tether is orchestrating

By tether

Mar 30, 2026 5 mins

Cloud ComputingNetworking

You can’t build sovereign infrastructure with Broadcom, says CISPE

The cloud service provider group is concerned about the company’s bullying tactics.

By Maxwell Cooter

Jun 26, 2026 2 mins

Cloud ComputingData CenterVirtualization

Cloud strategies have become more complicated than ever

AI, data regulations, and complex concerns around costs and workload optimization are just a few of the factors altering CIOs’ approaches to the cloud.

By Esther Shein

Jun 16, 2026 13 mins

Artificial IntelligenceHybrid CloudPrivate Cloud

Amazon claims its data centers are 7x more water-efficient than the industry average

New figures position the company ahead of rivals on water consumption as hyperscalers race to prove AI's growing infrastructure footprint is sustainable.

By Taryn Plumb

Jun 11, 2026 7 mins

Amazon Web ServicesData Center AutomationIaaS

AI inference moving to private clouds, Broadcom says

Enterprises are increasingly moving AI workloads to private clouds, a new study shows. Security, compliance, and cost are the major drivers.

By Maria Korolov

Jun 9, 2026 4 mins

Artificial IntelligenceCloud ComputingPrivate Cloud

New data center routing design cuts AWS networking energy costs by 40%, Amazon claims

Resilient Network Graph improves throughput while cutting the number of switch-routers needed by 69%.

By John E. Dunn

Jun 5, 2026 5 mins

Amazon Web ServicesData Center DesignIaaS

Enterprise Spotlight: Rethinking cloud strategy in the age of AI

Download the June 2026 issue of the Enterprise Spotlight from the editors of CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and Network World, and learn how to navigate the latest cloud strategy developments.

By Network World staff

Jun 3, 2026 1 min

Cloud Computing

FTC broadens Microsoft probe to cloud, AI, and software bundling

New reports reveal regulators are examining licensing, interoperability, and product bundling practices that could affect enterprise customers' ability to switch vendors.

By Taryn Plumb

Jun 1, 2026 5 mins

GovernmentLaws and RegulationsMarkets

Meta considers becoming a hyperscaler

Meta keeps reinventing itself in search of a better business model; after personalized ads, the metaverse, and now AI, could renting out its computing infrastructure be next?

By Maxwell Cooter

May 29, 2026 2 mins

CPUs and ProcessorsCloud Computing