cloud infrastructure
Infrastructure & Cloud
Algeria’s Digital Backbone Goes Live: Tier III Twin Data Centers, Active-Active
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s National Digital Services Center went live on 5 July 2026 with two interconnected data centers in...
Infrastructure & Cloud
SoftBank’s €75B France Bet: When the Compute Race Becomes a Power Contest
⚡ Key Takeaways SoftBank commits up to €75B for 5GW of AI data centers in France with EDF and Schneider...
Infrastructure & Cloud
After the AYRADE IPO: How a Public Sovereign Cloud Operator Scales Algeria’s Hosting
AYRADE's IPO closes June 30, funding 294 new servers through 2028. What a public sovereign cloud operator means for Algerian enterprise hosting decisions.
Infrastructure & Cloud
AWS Graviton5 Lands: 192-Core Arm Silicon Powers New M9g Cloud Instances
⚡ Key Takeaways AWS launched Graviton5-powered M9g and M9gd instances on June 10, 2026, delivering 192 Arm cores, DDR5, a...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Computex 2026 Reset: Disaggregated Inference Brings the CPU Back to the AI Stack
⚡ Key Takeaways At Computex 2026, Intel, NVIDIA, and Vector Core Compute demonstrated that agentic AI inference requires a near...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Algeria’s Grid Modernization: How the National Electricity Control System Overhaul Unlocks Data Center Expansion
⚡ Key Takeaways Sonelgaz’s 2026 overhaul of the national electricity monitoring and control system, paired with 1,480 MW of new...
Infrastructure & Cloud
The $700B Hyperscaler Bet: Why Power and Cooling Are Now the AI Infrastructure Ceiling
⚡ Key Takeaways The five largest hyperscalers — Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, and Oracle — have collectively committed $660–700 billion...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Algeria’s Cloud Infrastructure Market: AYRADE IPO, New Players, and Enterprise Strategy
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s cloud infrastructure market now has three tiers: global hyperscalers, sovereign platforms (AventureCloudz and AYRADE), and on-premises...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Sovereign Cloud in Africa: Kenya, AfriCloud, and the Pan-Continental Strategy
⚡ Key Takeaways iXAfrica and Baobab Cloud launched Kenya’s first sovereign public cloud platform on May 22, 2026, hosted in...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Lagos Lights Up: What Digital Realty’s Nigeria IXP Means for North Africa’s Cloud Ambitions
⚡ Key Takeaways Digital Realty has activated an IXP at its Lagos Lekki facility tied to the 2Africa cable, creating...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Via Africa Cable: How a New Atlantic Subsea Route Will Reshape African Cloud Access
⚡ Key Takeaways The Via Africa subsea cable consortium — anchored by Orange Group with Vodafone, Sonatel, and others —...
