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Egypt Plans to Launch a National Data Center Strategy by the End of 2026

Egypt’s Ministry of Communications announced that it is preparing a national strategy for data centers, with the aim of launching it by the end of 2026, as part of an effort to turn data traffic through the country into economic and investment value. The move comes alongside plans to expand digital government services and implement the second phase of the national artificial intelligence strategy.

2026-09-22

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

Cloudflare Officially Enables Python Workers to Run Python Applications on Its Platform

Cloudflare announced the general availability of Python Workers, making Python an officially supported language within the Workers environment with direct integration with services such as Workers AI, R2, D1, and Hyperdrive. The release supports the FastAPI, Django, and Flask frameworks and artificial intelligence libraries, while compatibility with WebAssembly packages continues to expand.

2026-09-21

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

AWS Expands Its Services Ecosystem with the Launch of the Builder Center App and Updates to AI, Java, and Cloud Computing

AWS announced the global availability of the Builder Center mobile app, along with the general availability of Connect Talent, Amazon Corretto 27, and Kimi K3 on Bedrock, as well as updates to EC2, Elastic Beanstalk, and the onboarding experience for new users.

2026-09-21

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

How Cloudflare Saved More Than 100 Terabytes of Memory Using Mathematics and Rust

Cloudflare reduced memory consumption in its Pingora Backend Router service by more than 100 terabytes globally by shrinking the representation of the consistent hashing structure and reducing the number of hashes, with no noticeable impact on request distribution accuracy. The experience demonstrates how statistical analysis and data structure design can achieve major savings in large-scale infrastructure.

2026-09-18

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

AWS Launches Low-Cost EC2 T8i Instances with Burstable Performance

AWS announced the general availability of Amazon EC2 T8i instances powered by sixth-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, offering up to 30% better price performance compared with T3 instances. The instances target low- to moderate-CPU-utilization workloads while retaining the familiar CPU credit model.

2026-09-17

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

How Atlassian Migrated Its Metrics Platform to OpenTelemetry at Scale

Atlassian explains its gradual transition from gostatsd to the OpenTelemetry Collector through a platform that gathers metrics from approximately 100,000 hosts across 14 regions, while preserving the existing user interface to avoid re-instrumenting thousands of services all at once. The process helped reduce CPU consumption and distribute load more evenly, while gradual deployment and parallel operation remained the foundation of operational risk management.

2026-09-17

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

Emerald AI-, Google-, and Nvidia-Led Alliance to Provide 100 Gigawatts for Data Centers Through Demand Management

Emerald AI has launched an alliance that includes Google, Nvidia, Anthropic, and several utility companies to use demand management to provide an additional 100 gigawatts of capacity for new data centers. The idea relies on pausing noncritical tasks or temporarily shifting computing workloads instead of relying entirely on diesel generators, but it does not eliminate the need for new generation sources.

2026-09-17

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

AWS Launches Cluster Mode in Elastic Beanstalk to Manage Multiple Applications Through Managed EKS Infrastructure

AWS announced Cluster Mode in Elastic Beanstalk, a managed operating mode that deploys, scales, monitors, and updates applications on Amazon EKS infrastructure without the team directly managing the underlying infrastructure. The mode enables resource sharing among multiple applications, but adds EKS costs and related AWS resources and is not suitable for every workload.

2026-09-17

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

Panasonic Energy Expands Data Center Battery Business to Keep Pace with AI Load Demand

Panasonic Energy aims to raise revenue from its energy storage systems business for data centers to 1 trillion yen in fiscal 2028, three times the 2025 level, with investments of 350 billion yen between 2026 and 2028. Growth is focused on lithium-ion battery-based BBU units, which provide backup power and reduce peak loads in AI data centers.

2026-09-17

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

AWS Redesigns the Getting-Started Experience to Simplify Cloud Project Creation

AWS has launched a simplified getting-started experience that gives new customers a managed project environment, $100 in Free Tier credits, and easier team and spending management. Users can activate advanced features later to access the full range of AWS services without migrating the project.

2026-09-16

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

How to Run OpenBao on Kubernetes Using CloudNativePG as a PostgreSQL Backend

The EnterpriseDB and ControlPlane teams present a practical recipe for running OpenBao on Kubernetes with a PostgreSQL cluster managed by CloudNativePG, using synchronous replication and TLS certificates instead of passwords. The recipe also explains the design's limitations, particularly the need to restart OpenBao after certificate renewal and the backup and recovery requirements if the cluster is lost.

2026-09-16

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

The AI Data Center Boom Collides with the Legacy of Industrial Pollution in American Cities

Plans to expand AI data centers are facing growing opposition in the United States because of their consumption of energy and water, as well as noise and emissions. In Philadelphia, opposition is tied to the history of the Grays Ferry neighborhood and an oil refinery that closed after a 2019 explosion, although there are still no formal construction proposals.

2026-09-15

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

AI Data Centers Face a Stranded Power Problem That Could Be Converted Into Computing Capacity

AI data centers consume part of their available electrical capacity because of backup power systems and reliability requirements, leaving capacity that is not actually used. The analysis examines voltage-reduction and load-management techniques that could enable this capacity to be utilized while allowing rapid fallback when one power source fails, although scheduling, security, and fault-response challenges remain.

2026-09-15

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

Practical Tests Reveal Why a Kubernetes Backup Does Not Mean Successful Recovery

The CNCF presents three reproducible scenarios that illustrate the difference between having backups and actually being able to recover stateful Kubernetes applications. The guidance emphasizes that testing data, separating declared state from stored state, and coordinating multi-volume snapshots are essential elements of any recovery plan.

2026-09-10

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

AWS Enables Cross-Account EBS Volume Copies with Optional Re-Encryption

AWS has added the ability to copy Amazon EBS volumes to other AWS accounts, with the option to re-encrypt the copy using an AWS KMS key owned by the target account. The process requires sharing the volume through AWS RAM, and the copy remains in the same Availability Zone as the source.

2026-09-09

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

GitHub Reveals Details of Five Incidents Affecting Actions and Copilot During August 2026

GitHub recorded five performance degradation incidents during August 2026 involving GitHub Actions, Copilot, and authentication services, revealing capacity pressures and problems with scaling, retries, and regional recovery. The company says it is accelerating the migration of its services to Azure and improving monitoring, isolation, and restoration mechanisms.

2026-09-09

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

Massachusetts Requires Large Data Centers to Provide or Fund Clean Energy

The governor of Massachusetts issued an executive order requiring data centers with peak demand exceeding 25 megawatts to provide clean electricity covering their entire consumption, or fund new generation or pay into a fund to protect electricity consumers. The decision comes amid growing pressure from U.S. states over data center expansion and its costs for grids and communities.

2026-09-09

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

Amazon and Wiwynn expand data center server manufacturing in Texas with nearly 1,000 new jobs

Amazon and Wiwynn announced the expansion of the advanced manufacturing facility in Socorro, Texas, which is expected to add nearly 1,000 jobs by the end of 2027. The move targets the production and integration of servers and server racks manufactured in the United States to support Amazon’s cloud infrastructure and supply chain.

2026-09-09