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Amazon's AWS reports outage after UAE data centre struck by 'objects'

March 03, 2026 8:44 am

The cloud division expected full recovery to "be many hours away" ⁠for both UAE and Bahrain.

Amazon's cloud unit hit by outage involving AI tools in December

February 24, 2026 8:53 am

The report said AWS suffered a 13-hour interruption ⁠to a system used by customers when engineers allowed its Kiro ‌AI coding tool to carry out certain changes.

Nvidia showcases GeForce Now servers in India, full launch of cloud gaming service expected soon

February 11, 2026 9:01 am

The highly anticipated debut of Nvidia's cloud gaming service in India comes amid a deepening global shortage of memory chips caused by the AI boom.

Cloud giants cheer Budget 2026 proposal for tax-free ride to use data centres in India

February 02, 2026 9:58 am

The Union Budget 2026-27 proposed a tax holiday till 2047 for global cloud providers such as Microsoft, Google, and Amazon to offer cloud services worldwide through India-based data centres.

AWS competes with the cloud services offered by Google and Microsoft.

What the AWS outage reveals about the internet’s backbone

October 23, 2025 4:30 pm

AWS outage October 2025: The cloud computing market is said to have a brittle foundation because it is dominated by just a few hyperscalers such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.

(left to right) Manish Prasad, President and MD, SAP India Subcontinent; Oliver Beck, Chief Technology Officer, SAP Sovereign Cloud; and Martin Merz, President of Sovereign Cloud.

SAP launches Sovereign Cloud in India to enable local data storage, boost AI development

September 20, 2025 9:33 am

Amid the global push for AI and digital sovereignty, major tech players are investing heavily in sovereign cloud initiatives that keep user data within the country or region in compliance with local laws.

Oracle boosts cloud infrastructure revenue forecast, shares jump 23%

September 10, 2025 1:21 pm

Oracle also said it had signed four multi-billion-dollar contracts with three different customers in the first quarter, helping a 12% increase in revenue to $14.93 billion.

JioPC is a cloud-based PC service that requires an active internet connection at all times.

Reliance launches JioPC, a service that turns your set-top box and TV into a PC

July 22, 2025 4:20 pm

JioPC, a new cloud based virtual desktop service uses your Jio set-top box to turn your TV into a full-fledged PC. From price to how to set it up, here's everything you need to know.

Sharad Kumar, CTO of Qlik, discussed how generative and agentic AI are reshaping how businesses interact with data. (Express Image: LinkedIn)

From searching to answers: Qlik CTO explains how AI is reshaping data interaction

May 22, 2025 7:35 pm

Qlik CTO Sharad Kumar breaks down how enterprise data has evolved from simple spreadsheets to AI-driven decision engines, and why getting the basics right still matters.