The Ultimate Guide to Infrastructure-as-a-Service
A curated Kiwi edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS).
What to know about Infrastructure-as-a-Service
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) represents a foundational cloud computing model that provides virtualized computing resources over the internet. It enables businesses to outsource their IT infrastructure needs, including servers, storage, and networking, allowing for scalable and flexible resource management without the capital expense of owning physical hardware.
Recent developments in the IaaS landscape showcase a dynamic and rapidly evolving market. Stories highlight how IaaS is driving digital transformation across various sectors—government agencies are adopting cloud infrastructure to boost security and reliability; enterprises are expanding their cloud footprints with hybrid and multicloud strategies; and cloud providers continue to enhance offerings with AI-driven security and cost optimization.
By exploring the latest news and insights tagged under Infrastructure-as-a-Service, readers can gain a comprehensive understanding of how IaaS is reshaping IT strategies, enabling innovation, and addressing challenges such as cybersecurity, vendor lock-in, and cost management. Whether you're an IT professional, business leader, or technology enthusiast, these stories provide valuable perspectives on leveraging cloud infrastructure for business agility and growth.
Kiwi Infrastructure-as-a-Service News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Devoli marks record fifth year in Deloitte growth index
Devoli becomes first to appear five years running in Deloitte New Zealand's Masters of Growth Index, capping a 478% revenue surge.
Kordia & Arqiva bring new cloud solutions to New Zealand media
Kordia partners with Arqiva to launch cloud-based media solutions in New Zealand, boosting broadcasters with scalable, cost-effective digital tools for five years.
Spectrum appoints Deane Jessep to drive sovereign AI strategy
Spectrum names Deane Jessep CTO to lead New Zealand's sovereign AI strategy, tackling cloud costs, data sovereignty, and AI governance in enterprise and government sectors.
Spectrum appoints Marty Bennett to lead new era of growth
Spectrum appoints Marty Bennett as Country Manager, signalling renewed focus on governance, staff growth and key IT services in New Zealand.
Spark expands partnership with Netskope for managed SSE services
Spark and Netskope have expanded their partnership to offer managed Security Service Edge services in New Zealand, bolstering cybersecurity for remote workers and cloud services.
A clear path to profitability in Blackpearl's FY23 results
The company's total subscription revenue increased by 97%, gross profit by 264%, customer base by 496%, and net assets by 85%.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Infrastructure-as-a-Service
Nutanix wins Gartner nods across three key reports
Google Cloud named Leader in Forrester cloud assessment
Google named Gartner cloud leader for ninth straight year
CloudBolt launches free cloud platform for 100 resources
Citrix adds managed observability & developer services
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Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Recent Infrastructure-as-a-Service News
Google Cloud launches Filestore agent volumes for AI
The service aims to cut storage overheads for firms running thousands of AI agents, while keeping workspaces isolated and quick to spin up.
AWS adds OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra to Bedrock for business
Businesses can now run OpenAI's latest frontier model on AWS without managing infrastructure, as Bedrock gains access to GPT-6 Astra.
Qualcomm and Amazon team up on AI data centre chips
The pact deepens Qualcomm's push into data-centre hardware as AWS seeks custom chips to cut costs, power use and latency for AI workloads.
AWS adds Claude Fable 5.1 to Bedrock & AWS platform
Customers using advanced AI on AWS will face tighter data rules, as Claude Fable 5.1 comes with 30-day retention and safety review.
Sharon AI signs five-year Rafay deal for GPU orchestration
The arrangement gives the Australian neocloud a single control layer to manage AI infrastructure and support up to 150,000 GPUs.
Hetzner launches GEX45 GPU server for AI workloads
A lower-cost option for AI, rendering and CAD users, the dedicated server keeps sensitive workloads in Europe under GDPR and ISO 27001 controls.
AWS launches Graviton5-powered R9g cloud instances
Customers running memory-heavy databases and analytics could gain up to 25% more compute per vCPU as AWS expands its Arm-based cloud server line-up.
Google unveils Cloud Run instances for always-on AI agents
Persistent AI agents can now run for up to seven days on Google Cloud Run instances, with fixed endpoints and no autoscaling.
Google Cloud urges fallback planning for AI workloads
Enterprises facing AI demand spikes are being told to secure spare capacity and automate backups to avoid outages and overspending.
Amazon EC2 marks 20 years of cloud computing growth
The service now spans more than 1,200 instance types in 39 regions, underpinning much of AWS's compute stack and AI workloads.
Oracle & AWS launch Exadata on Exascale infrastructure
Enterprises can now shift more Oracle workloads into AWS as the joint database service expands to 22 regions with a lower-cost Exadata option.
Nvidia & Wall Street launch $500bn AI funding push
The tie-up could unlock financing for AI data centres as demand for computing power outstrips the balance sheets of cloud providers.
11:11 Systems wins Telarus best engineering team award
The recognition highlights how engineering support is shaping adviser sales in cloud and connectivity, with 11:11 Systems cited for helping win business.
BSO launches Crypto Connect Plus for faster trading
Crypto trading firms can now cut cloud setup from weeks to minutes, as the service promises self-service deployment and live latency monitoring.
QumulusAI lands Blackwell GPU deal with hedge fund
The deal ties QumulusAI's returns to a hedge fund's trading gains, adding profit sharing to standard compute fees and heightening revenue risk.
Amazon launches runtime instances for Bedrock agents
Production AI agents on Bedrock can now share sessions for up to 14 days, making long-running workflows easier to run and coordinate.
Mirendil taps Google Cloud AI hypercomputer for research
The startup gains faster access to scarce AI compute as it prepares to scale model training across both TPU and Nvidia systems.
Cloudflare launches wallet for AI agents & payments
Businesses using AI agents could gain clearer attribution and tighter spending controls as Cloudflare links identities to stablecoin payments.
AWS revenue growth hits fastest pace in 18 quarters
Demand for AI and core cloud services is boosting Amazon's key profit engine, with AWS growth accelerating to a 36.7% annual pace.
Amazon's custom silicon hits USD $25 billion run rate
Amazon Web Services' in-house chips are now a major profit centre as AI demand drives cloud providers to cut costs and secure supply.
