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19/07/2025

Red Hat Execs on Inference Scaling and Open-Source AI: This week on ‘No Math AI,’ Akash and Isha go to the Red Hat Summit to meet with Red Hat CEO Matt Hicks and CTO Chris Wright. They talk about the practical requirements of introducing inference time scaling, also known as test time scaling/compute, t...

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19/07/2025

Firm Performance Partners with BigScoots for Legal Website Hosting: This collaboration gives Firm Performance clients a recommended vendor option to host their legal websites, via BigScoots Managed Hosting and Performance Services, for unparalleled security, reliability, and scalability. In today's digital lan...

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19/07/2025

Eurofiber and NTT DATA Launch Private 5G Service: Eurofiber and NTT DATA have announced a strategic partnership to deliver Connected Workspace, a managed Mobile Private Network service leveraging 5G technology. The service, aimed at enterprise clients, combines NTT DATA’s expertise in private wireless network deployment and security with Eurofiber’s robust digital infrastructure, offering a flexible and scalable solution for businesses seeking secure and high-performance connectivity.

The collaboration enables both companies to provide a turnkey private 5G network service hosted within Eurofiber’s data center environment. By September 2025, both new and existing customers in the Netherlands will have access to the Connected Workspace platform. Designed as a subscription-based model, the service allows companies to adopt private 5G without incurring substantial upfront capital investment.

Through Connected Workspace, customers gain a high-reliability and low-latency mobile network tailored to business environments that require secure, private connectivity. The solution supports rapid deployment, scalability, and seamless integration with NTT DATA’s application ecosystem, facilitating digital transformation goals such as real-time communication, IoT, and enhanced mobility.

Expertise in Private 5G Solutions

“This partnership enables us to provide our customers with private wireless connections of the best caliber,” said Paul Naastepad, Managing Director of Eurofiber Netherlands. “By combining our open digital infrastructure with NTT DATA’s expertise in private 5G solutions, we are enabling secure, dependable, and scalable connectivity for businesses of all sizes.”

Jeroen van Hamersveld, Managing Director of NTT DATA Netherlands, emphasized the business value of the alliance. “We are immensely happy to collaborate with Eurofiber to offer this new managed service that helps businesses realize their full potential. Our collective experience provides clients with cutting-edge and dependable private network solutions, empowering them to work more efficiently and adapt to changing demands.”

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18/07/2025

LINX, INDATEL Partner to Expand Rural U.S. Broadband Peering Access: The London Internet Exchange (LINX) has announced a strategic partnership with INDATEL, a nationwide U.S. network composed of over 900 regional and rural broadband providers. The agreement is aimed at expanding access to affordable, high-performance peering and interconnection services across underserved areas in the United States, marking a significant move in LINX’s broader mission to democratize internet connectivity.

The collaboration centers around LINX NoVA, the organization’s neutral Internet Exchange Point (IXP) based in Northern Virginia - often referred to as the data center capital of the U.S. Through five major data center access points in the region, LINX NoVA allows networks to interconnect via a single cross-connect, providing direct, low-latency access to global content, cloud services, and critical infrastructure. This setup supports improved network performance and architectural flexibility, especially beneficial to smaller ISPs serving rural communities.

“As a reliable supplier affiliate partner, we are delighted to have LINX join the INDATEL family,” said Shiloh Vance, Director of Marketing at INDATEL Services."Becoming an affiliate of INDATEL is an exciting step that reinforces our shared goal of enabling robust connectivity in rural America," said Inga Turner, Head of Existing Business at LINX and Champion for LINX NoVA. "We’re committed to empowering regional broadband networks by opening the door to cost-effective, direct access to global internet infrastructure."

INDATEL, which connects rural carriers across 47 states, sees the partnership as a vital investment in the future of broadband expansion. “As a reliable supplier affiliate partner, we are delighted to have LINX join the INDATEL family,” said Shiloh Vance, Director of Marketing at INDATEL Services. “This collaboration enhances our ability to support rural and regional providers by giving them better access to cloud platforms, content providers, and key global networks.”

Bypassing Traditional Transit Routes

One of the core advantages of this partnership is the ability for networks to bypass traditional transit routes by peering directly at LINX NoVA. This can significantly reduce latency, lower transport costs, and improve overall service quality - key considerations for regional providers aiming to meet rising customer expectations without incurring urban-scale infrastructure expenses.

The agreement builds on recent momentum at LINX NoVA, which experienced a fourfold increase in traffic last year following several infrastructure upgrades and the onboarding of new global networks. This surge in usage underscores the platform’s ability to scale, not only to meet current traffic demands but also to accommodate future growth.

With its neutral, member-owned structure and flexible interconnection model, LINX NoVA positions itself as a future-ready solution. The partnership with INDATEL brings this model directly into the hands of rural broadband providers, offering a new pathway toward stronger, more resilient internet access across underserved parts of the U.S.

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18/07/2025

How AI Is Transforming the Future of Cloudways and DigitalOcean: In this session of Agency Advantage 2025, Matthew Makai, VP of Developer Relations at DigitalOcean, and Ali Ahmed Khan, Director of Product Management at Cloudways, explore how artificial intelligence is shaping the future of cloud infrastructure an...

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18/07/2025

OutSystems Unveils Agent Workbench for Scalable Enterprise AI: OutSystems, a leading low-code development platform enhanced by AI, has launched an Early Access Program for its new Agent Workbench solution, aiming to simplify the creation, deployment, and management of enterprise-grade intelligent agents. The introduction comes at a time when many businesses are experimenting with AI but struggling to achieve meaningful returns due to fragmented tools, prolonged development cycles, and siloed data systems.

Designed for enterprises looking to operationalize AI at scale, Agent Workbench offers a unified platform to build agentic systems capable of reasoning, planning, and acting across departments, business processes, and diverse data environments. Delivered on OutSystems' secured and scalable infrastructure, the tool enables IT leaders to transform static systems into dynamic, AI-powered agents without disrupting core operations.

According to OutSystems CEO Woodson Martin, the need for such a solution is pressing. “Complex AI development cycles, fragmented tools, siloed data, and legacy systems are slowing progress,” he said. “Custom agents can now be unlocked as a real business enabler - not an experiment - thanks to Agent Workbench.”

The platform addresses key enterprise pain points by enabling developers to convert existing applications into intelligent systems that integrate seamlessly with major third-party AI providers, including Azure OpenAI and AWS Bedrock, or with custom AI models. Agent Workbench also offers a single data fabric that connects to a wide range of data sources - relational databases, data lakes, OutSystems 11 environments, knowledge retrieval systems like Azure AI Search and Kendra, and even internal agent memory.

Governance and Transparency

This integration allows AI agents to operate with context-rich data and real-time awareness, dynamically adjusting workflows and making decisions based on evolving business conditions. Multi-agent workflows are supported, allowing for agents to work in parallel, sequentially, or hierarchically, managing escalations, collaborating with humans, or autonomously executing complex tasks.

OutSystems also emphasizes governance and transparency with built-in safety features. The system includes guardrails, error tracking, and real-time monitoring to ensure reliable, auditable agent behavior. These controls aim to instill confidence by preventing hallucinations, simplifying troubleshooting, and offering detailed performance visibility at every stage of the AI agent lifecycle.

For businesses grappling with tool sprawl and disjointed pilot projects, Agent Workbench promises to consolidate and operationalize AI efforts under a single, enterprise-grade platform. The offering is especially relevant for organizations seeking to move beyond experimentation toward scalable, secure, and explainable AI implementations.

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18/07/2025

EU Issues AI Act Compliance Guidelines: In a significant step toward enforcing the European Union's sweeping Artificial Intelligence Act, the European Commission on Friday published a set of recommendations aimed at general-purpose AI developers. The guidance is designed to help companies understand and comply with the new law’s obligations - particularly those that apply to models identified as carrying systemic risks.

The move is widely seen as a response to growing concern from technology firms about the potential regulatory burdens of the AI Act and the risk of substantial financial penalties for noncompliance.

The AI Act, adopted in 2024 and entering into effect for foundation and high-risk models on August 2, 2025, introduces a tiered system of responsibilities based on risk level. Fines for violations could range from €7.5 million ($8.7 million) or 1.5% of annual turnover to as high as €35 million or 7% of global revenue, depending on the severity of the offense and the size of the company. The newly issued guidelines aim to offer greater legal clarity for companies working with general-purpose AI systems, often referred to as foundation models, such as those developed by OpenAI, Google, Meta, Anthropic, and Mistral.

According to the Commission, AI models classified as having systemic risk are those that utilize extremely high levels of computational power and can significantly influence public health, safety, fundamental rights, or democratic institutions. These models will be subject to heightened scrutiny and operational requirements. Obligations include rigorous model evaluations, risk mitigation strategies, adversarial testing, and mandatory reporting of significant incidents. In addition, companies must ensure robust cybersecurity protections to guard against theft, misuse, or manipulation of AI systems.

Open-Source Models

The guidance would lay out transparency requirements for foundation model providers. These include the creation of comprehensive technical documentation, the enforcement of copyright protections, and detailed disclosure of the training data sources used in algorithm development. The Commission further clarifies which obligations apply to open-source models released under free licenses, provided they meet certain transparency standards.

The recommendations are closely aligned with the EU’s General-Purpose AI Code of Practice, reinforcing the bloc’s intention to support innovation while safeguarding against abuse. The Code sets non-binding best practices that help operationalize the AI Act in a manner consistent with European values and ethical principles.

Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security, and Democracy, emphasized the Commission’s intent to foster both innovation and responsibility. “We are supporting AI actors, from start-ups to large developers, to innovate with confidence while making sure their models are safe, transparent, and consistent with European values,” she said.

The published guidelines are intended to be a reference for all stakeholders in the AI value chain - defining key legal terms such as ‘provider’ and ‘placing on the market,’ while outlining the responsibilities of those developing the most powerful AI models. By offering this clarification well ahead of the enforcement deadline, the Commission hopes to facilitate smoother implementation and reduce legal uncertainty across the European tech ecosystem.

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18/07/2025

Vertiv Acquires Custom Rack Solutions Manufacturer for $200M: Vertiv, a multinational supplier of vital digital infrastructure, has reached a $200 million deal to buy the Great Lakes Data Racks & Cabinets family of businesses. Great Lakes designs and manufactures the highly customized data rack enclosures and other integrated infrastructure solutions that are the foundation of contemporary data centers.

Vertiv's ability to provide pre-engineered, future AI-ready rack solutions tailored for the enterprise, edge, colocation, and hyperscale AI computing sectors is anticipated to be improved by the purchase.

Great Lakes was founded in 1985 and has its headquarters in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It runs assembly and production plants in both Europe and the United States. Standard and customized racks, integrated cabinets, seismic cabinets, and improved cable management access options for both greenfield and retrofit applications are all part of its offering.

This comprehensive suite of products and services for critical digital infrastructure requirements is now available from Vertiv thanks to this acquisition, which fortifies the company's end-to-end critical digital infrastructure capabilities.

When cost efficiencies and cross-selling potential are taken into account, the acquisition price is around 11.5 times projected 2026 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA).

Handling AI Technologies

"Great Lakes is a leading rack manufacturer with an extensive portfolio of high-end rack solutions and innovation capabilities that are essential in an increasingly demanding high-density AI infrastructure environment," said Gio Albertazzi, Chief Executive Officer of Vertiv. "Vertiv solidifies its position as a leading supplier of technological solutions in the crucial white space industry with the acquisition of Great Lakes. Our combined skills allow us to handle the intricate problems of next-generation AI technologies by providing complete, designed infrastructure solutions that go beyond simple integration.”

Through consolidated infrastructure sourcing, faster deployment through pre-engineered solutions, improved operational efficiency with factory integration of Vertiv power and cooling solutions, improved scalability for AI and edge computing applications, and extensive support through Vertiv's global service network, the combination of Great Lakes' experience with Vertiv's current portfolio is anticipated to yield significant customer benefits.

It is anticipated that the deal will conclude in the third quarter of 2025, subject to standard closing conditions, such as obtaining regulatory clearances under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.

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18/07/2025

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18/07/2025

Datadog Expands Observability in Australia and New Zealand with AWS: Cloud monitoring and security platform Datadog has launched its full suite of products and services in the Asia-Pacific (Sydney) region of Amazon Web Services (AWS), establishing local data storage capabilities for customers in Australia and New Zealand. The move is designed to help organizations meet increasingly stringent data residency, privacy, and security requirements in the region, particularly in highly regulated sectors such as finance, government, healthcare, and education.

The expansion enables Datadog’s clients and partners to store and process data within the region, ensuring compliance with local regulations while improving performance through lower latency and faster observability. It also reinforces the company’s global infrastructure, which already includes facilities in North America, Asia, and Europe.

According to industry forecasts, Australian organizations alone are expected to spend roughly A$26.6 billion on public cloud services by 2025. With that growth comes heightened focus on data governance and security, especially for organizations operating under strict regulatory frameworks. Datadog’s regional presence offers a cloud-agnostic solution that allows for end-to-end monitoring across the technology stack while keeping sensitive data local.

“This milestone reaffirms Datadog’s commitment to supporting the region’s advanced digital capabilities - especially the Australian Government’s ambition to make the country a leading digital economy,” said Yanbing Li, Chief Product Officer at Datadog. “Our investment strengthens confidence in Datadog’s unified observability and security platform and positions us to meet the evolving demands of both public and private sector clients.”

Strengthened Local Leadership

The launch also reflects Datadog’s broader expansion strategy in Australia and New Zealand. The company now supports over 1,100 customers across the region and has recently bolstered its local leadership team with key appointments, including Adrian Towsey as Vice President of Commercial Sales for Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) and Yadi Narayana as Field CTO for APJ.

Rob Thorne, Vice President for APJ at Datadog, emphasized that data localization must go beyond cloud providers. “All layers of the tech stack should have local data storage capacity for organizations in highly regulated industries,” he noted. “Datadog’s desire to support these efforts is reflected in this milestone.”

With the new AWS region integration, Datadog would strengthen its ability to deliver scalable, secure, and compliant observability solutions tailored to the specific needs of enterprises operating in Australia and New Zealand.

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18/07/2025

VMware Partner Program Ends, Shifts to Invite-Only Model: Broadcom’s latest changes to the VMware partner ecosystem are prompting significant concerns across the cloud services landscape, particularly among small and mid-sized cloud service providers (CSPs) and their customers. This week, VMware CSP partners were notified that Broadcom will launch a new invite-only partner program on November 1, effectively cutting out a considerable number of existing partners.

CSPs that did not receive an invitation by today will be formally removed from the program and issued non-renewal notices. These providers may continue operating under current agreements until October 31, after which they will be excluded from VMware’s official channel. The changes are expected to cause considerable disruption for end-user organizations relying on VMware-based infrastructure through affected CSPs.

Businesses dependent on these CSPs now face an uncertain path, with potential obstacles in renewing VMware licenses, accessing support, and maintaining service continuity. As partner options narrow, customers may also see higher costs related to migration, re-onboarding, and the loss of competitive bundling options that smaller providers often offered. Additionally, organizations operating under tight compliance or regulatory frameworks may encounter complications when forced to shift providers with little lead time.

3,500+ Processing Cores

The move is part of a broader strategic consolidation following Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware. In January 2024, Broadcom replaced VMware’s legacy partner structure with the Broadcom Advantage Partner Program, raising the bar for participation by requiring CSPs to manage at least 3,500 processing cores. This threshold effectively excluded many smaller providers from continuing their VMware-related services.

To temporarily bridge the gap, Broadcom introduced a white-label model allowing smaller CSPs to resell services through larger, qualified partners. However, this workaround is also being phased out as of October 31, further tightening the ecosystem.

With these developments, organizations utilizing VMware environments via white-label or smaller CSP channels could be forced into rapid migrations. Such transitions often carry high technical, financial, and operational risks, especially if completed under time pressure.

Industry experts suggest Broadcom’s changes are aimed at streamlining VMware’s partner network and focusing on high-volume enterprise relationships. However, the abrupt shift has left many providers and customers scrambling for solutions, raising broader questions about market competition, pricing stability, and the long-term impact on the cloud infrastructure landscape.

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18/07/2025

‘Chinese State-Backed Hackers Target Taiwanese Chip Industry’: Between March and June 2025, at least three state-sponsored cyber threat actors believed to be aligned with the Chinese government launched a series of phishing campaigns targeting the Taiwanese semiconductor industry, according to new research from cybersecurity firm Proofpoint.

The attacks focused on espionage, with threat actors aiming to collect sensitive information from chip manufacturers, designers, testing firms, supply chain companies, and even financial analysts covering the sector.

The Proofpoint Threat Research team observed that these activities align with China’s long-term strategic ambitions to bolster its domestic semiconductor capabilities. With the sector frequently emphasized in China’s Five-Year Plans and national industrial policies, and with continued pressure from U.S. and Taiwanese export restrictions, the country appears increasingly focused on developing self-sufficiency in chip production and related technologies.

The attackers targeted a wide range of entities within the semiconductor ecosystem. This included companies directly involved in the design and fabrication of integrated circuits as well as firms offering equipment and services within the supply chain. Notably, some phishing campaigns also targeted financial analysts from major investment firms who track the Taiwanese semiconductor market - a move that reflects a broader intelligence-gathering agenda extending beyond just technical operations.

Level of Sophistication

Among the actors identified was a group designated by Proofpoint as UNK_FistBump. This group employed job-themed phishing lures to deliver malware, including Cobalt Strike and a custom backdoor called Voldemort, to victims within Taiwan’s semiconductor supply chain. Another group, labeled UNK_DropPitch, was observed targeting individuals at investment firms that specialize in analyzing the Taiwanese semiconductor sector. This suggests a deliberate attempt to gather strategic economic intelligence, potentially to anticipate market moves or policy shifts.

A third actor, known as UNK_SparkyCarp, used a bespoke Adversary-in-the-Middle (AiTM) phishing kit to perform credential harvesting against a Taiwanese semiconductor company. The use of AiTM techniques indicates a level of sophistication designed to bypass common security measures, such as multi-factor authentication, and gain deeper access into organizational systems.

Proofpoint classifies early-stage or unconfirmed threat activity with a provisional “UNK_” label until sufficient intelligence allows for a formal Threat Actor (TA) designation. However, the tactics, techniques, and targets in these campaigns are consistent with previous operations linked to Chinese cyber espionage efforts.

The semiconductor industry has long been a high-value target for cyber actors associated with China, and the latest campaigns demonstrate a clear escalation in both scope and intent. As global tensions around semiconductor supply chains remain high, analysts warn that state-aligned cyber activity targeting critical industries like chip manufacturing is likely to persist and evolve.

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