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Kiwi Edition · 2026

The Ultimate Guide to AI Infrastructure

A curated Kiwi edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for AI Infrastructure.

What to know about AI Infrastructure

AI Infrastructure explores the hardware, software, and systems that make modern artificial intelligence possible. This tag covers everything from compute and storage architectures to networking, data pipelines, and observability stacks that keep AI workloads reliable and efficient.

Stories here dig into practical questions: how to design scalable training and inference clusters, choose between GPUs and emerging accelerators, manage feature stores, and orchestrate distributed workloads. You’ll find discussions of MLOps practices, cost optimization, performance tuning, and the trade-offs behind different infrastructure patterns.

Whether you’re building a new AI platform or evolving an existing stack, this tag helps you understand the components, constraints, and design decisions that sit underneath AI products. Reading these pieces will give you concrete examples, architectural patterns, and lessons learned that you can apply to your own systems.

Kiwi AI Infrastructure News

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Interviews

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Recent AI Infrastructure News

Global IPO proceeds triple as AI deals drive rebound
Robotics

Global IPO proceeds triple as AI deals drive rebound

Investor demand for AI-linked listings helped lift global IPO proceeds to USD $186.8 billion in the first half of 2026, EY said.

Yesterday

Sharon AI seals USD $1.32 billion cloud deal in NZ
DataCentre infrastructure

Sharon AI seals USD $1.32 billion cloud deal in NZ

Demand for regional AI compute is tightening as Sharon AI's New Zealand contract lifts its contracted capacity to 116MW and revenue starts in 2027.

Yesterday

NetApp buys DataPelago to boost AI data processing
IT Industry

NetApp buys DataPelago to boost AI data processing

Businesses could cut AI data-handling costs sharply as NetApp adds DataPelago's zero-copy processing to its storage platform.

Yesterday

Databricks raises funding round at USD $188 billion
Data Analytics

Databricks raises funding round at USD $188 billion

Fresh capital will help Databricks expand its AI tools as enterprises look to control costs and deploy models more effectively.

Last week

Google Cloud sets out AI security plan with Gemini & Wiz
Threat intelligence

Google Cloud sets out AI security plan with Gemini & Wiz

Defenders could gain a faster edge against AI-driven attacks as Google Cloud ties Gemini, Wiz, CodeMender and Mandiant into one platform.

Last week

Arm expands Arteris security tools across CPU portfolio
Data centers

Arm expands Arteris security tools across CPU portfolio

Security checks will now cover more Arm processors, as the chip designer broadens use of Arteris' Radix tool to spot flaws earlier.

Last week

Cast AI launches Kimchi Coding for enterprise developers
IT Department

Cast AI launches Kimchi Coding for enterprise developers

Enterprises can now deploy an autonomous coding agent that Cast AI says cuts token bills and tightens governance for developers.

Last week

Akamai joins WWT AI security model for NVIDIA systems
Digital Transformation

Akamai joins WWT AI security model for NVIDIA systems

The tie-up gives enterprises a layered way to secure AI systems without sacrificing performance, as demand for larger workloads grows.

Last week

Virtana adds HPE AI Factory support for observability
Energy efficient

Virtana adds HPE AI Factory support for observability

Rising GPU inefficiency in AI deployments is pushing enterprises to seek tools that can spot bottlenecks, heat and reliability issues earlier.

Last week

NVIDIA touts Blackwell's AI efficiency gains in racks
Energy efficient

NVIDIA touts Blackwell's AI efficiency gains in racks

Energy and cooling limits are becoming the real bottleneck for AI operators, as NVIDIA says Blackwell racks can lift output within fixed power budgets.

Last week

Cast AI launches Kimchi Coding with production support
Regulatory technology

Cast AI launches Kimchi Coding with production support

Enterprises can now run the coding agent with tighter spending caps, data sovereignty controls and production support to curb AI development costs.

Last week

Warburg Pincus backs Oxylabs in USD $130 million deal
Risk & Compliance

Warburg Pincus backs Oxylabs in USD $130 million deal

The deal values the web data infrastructure group at USD $3.6 billion as investors back the systems helping AI agents gather online information.

Last week

Google Cloud expands Claude support on Agent Platform
Identity and Access Management

Google Cloud expands Claude support on Agent Platform

The update gives enterprises managed access to Anthropic's models with built-in failover, data residency and compliance controls for production AI use.

Last week

Cloudera, VAST Data team up to tackle AI bottlenecks
Data Analytics

Cloudera, VAST Data team up to tackle AI bottlenecks

Enterprises could see better GPU use as the partnership aims to cut data delays that slow AI training, inference and analytics.

Last week

Featherless launches fixed-fee GLM 5.2 private cloud
IT Department

Featherless launches fixed-fee GLM 5.2 private cloud

Engineering teams could cut AI coding bills by more than USD $1.46 million a year as Featherless offers GLM 5.2 on fixed-fee private cloud.

Last week

DataX Connect widens data centre pay survey to regions
IT Industry

DataX Connect widens data centre pay survey to regions

Regional pay data could help data centre employers tackle shortages as DataX Connect expands its 2026 survey across Europe and the United States.

Last week

Beyond opens Manila delivery centre with 200 roles
Outsourcing

Beyond opens Manila delivery centre with 200 roles

The move expands its cloud delivery network in Asia-Pacific as demand for AI and transformation projects drives hiring for engineers.

Last week

Nanya sales surge as DRAM prices drive margin gains
Sustainability

Nanya sales surge as DRAM prices drive margin gains

Nanya Technology's second-quarter revenue rose 68.2% as DRAM prices climbed, while gross margin reached 79.5% and net income hit TWD NT$50.2 billion.

Last week

Google adds GPU & TPU support to GKE Autopilot
Public Cloud

Google adds GPU & TPU support to GKE Autopilot

Developers can now run accelerator-heavy AI workloads on managed GKE Autopilot without handling node setup or low-level network allocation.

This month

NVIDIA & LangChain launch open stack for AI agents
Large Language Models

NVIDIA & LangChain launch open stack for AI agents

Businesses can now build AI agents more cheaply, as the open stack matches top closed models on one benchmark while cutting run costs sharply.

This month

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