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OVHcloud adds Quandela Belenos quantum computer to platform

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OVHcloud expands its Quantum-as-a-Service offer with Quandela's Belenos, a 12-qubit photonic machine billed by the second for cloud users.
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Certes launches v7 with quantum-safe edge protection

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Certes says v7 extends quantum-safe data protection to edge systems, letting organisations secure hybrid workloads without application rewrites.
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Leaseweb expands European cloud campus with new tools

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Leaseweb adds autoscaling, load balancing and developer tools to its European Cloud Campus as it pushes sovereign cloud build-out.
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Vultr and SUSE partner for Kubernetes AI cloud launch

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Vultr and SUSE partner to bring Rancher Prime and SUSE AI to Vultr Marketplace, targeting Kubernetes and AI workloads across clouds.
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OVHcloud joins ECB cloud programme for digital euro

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OVHcloud has joined the ECB's digital euro cloud programme, providing EU-based infrastructure to support secure payment data exchange.
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Hetzner deploys Nokia Deepfield to bolster DDoS defence

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Hetzner adopts Nokia Deepfield Defender across European data centres to automate edge DDoS mitigation and safeguard rising AI workloads.
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Worldstream & Cubbit unveil Dutch sovereign S3 cloud

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Worldstream and Cubbit launch Netherlands-only S3 cloud storage, promising data sovereignty, predictable pricing and European compliance.
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UK AI budgets shift to data infrastructure & storage

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UK firms are funnelling most AI budgets into data infrastructure and storage, as hybrid cloud, security gaps and soaring fees reshape spending.
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Survey reveals data sovereignty gap despite high spend

Sat, 28th Feb 2026
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Firms spend millions on data sovereignty and rate awareness high, yet Kiteworks survey finds persistent breaches and cross-border exposure.
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Cloud providers launch SME onboarding drive for data

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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European cloud providers unite to onboard 10,000 SMEs into trusted data spaces within 18 months, easing access to secure data-sharing.
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OVHcloud buys Seald to boost end-to-end encryption

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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OVHcloud snaps up French encryption specialist Seald to bake end-to-end protection into its cloud services and bolster zero-knowledge security.
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Newo.ai, IONOS launch AI receptionist for small firms

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Newo.ai and IONOS have launched a plug-and-play AI receptionist, promising SMEs 24/7 call handling, missed lead recovery and quick setup.
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Hetzner unveils GEX131 Blackwell GPU server for AI

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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Hetzner has launched its GEX131 GPU server with Nvidia's RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell and Intel Xeon Gold, aimed at AI and 3D workloads.
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Leaseweb names Ronald Richardson as Chief Revenue Officer

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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Leaseweb appoints Ronald Richardson as Chief Revenue Officer to drive global growth and its sovereign-by-design hybrid cloud push.
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NAKIVO posts 29% jump in EMEA revenue, expands global reach

Fri, 14th Nov 2025
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NAKIVO's EMEA revenue rose 29% in Q3 2025, led by new customers and partners, as global operations and product support expand rapidly.
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Is OpenAI planning an AI cloud to rival AWS, Azure & Google?

Mon, 10th Nov 2025
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman signalled plans to launch an AI cloud platform, aiming to rival AWS, Azure and Google Cloud in offering computing power.
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EU Data Act aims for innovation, fairness & strong governance

Wed, 17th Sep 2025
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The EU Data Act aims to boost innovation and fairness by ensuring transparent, secure data sharing while maintaining strong governance across industries.
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Red Hat & Oracle expand hybrid cloud capabilities on OCI

Wed, 21st May 2025
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Red Hat and Oracle expand their hybrid cloud partnership, launching Red Hat OpenShift on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure with enhanced enterprise application support.
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Kelsey Hightower joins Civo's board to shape cloud future

Tue, 18th Feb 2025
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Kelsey Hightower, renowned for his contributions to Kubernetes, has joined Civo's board, aiming to enhance its private cloud and AI innovations.
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AnswerRocket backs Gemini & Claude LLMs for flexible AI solutions

Thu, 12th Sep 2024
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AnswerRocket, an Atlanta-based analytics firm, has announced support for Gemini and Anthropic Claude LLMs, empowering customers to choose models suiting their business needs.