Cloud computing, data centers, and infrastructure developments
Amplify delivers on rapid frontend deployment through auto-branch detection and CloudFront's 600+ edge locations. The catch: teams requiring granular Lambda access control are choosing API Gateway over Amplify's integrated backend services. The Terraform support gap for monitoring remains a friction point.
AWS Lambda now bills for initialization time during cold starts, ending the pre-2025 setup grace period. Combined with tiered pricing and ARM options, enterprise teams can still cut costs by up to 36% - but only if they understand the new rules.
Winter Storm Fern knocked out power at an Oracle facility hosting TikTok's US infrastructure, affecting tens of thousands of servers and 220 million users from January 25. The irony: Oracle CTO Larry Ellison claimed in 2022 that Oracle's cloud "doesn't go down." Recovery took six days, raising questions about single-provider dependency for hyperscale applications.
The powercfg /batteryreport tool has existed since Windows 10, but few IT teams use it systematically. For organisations managing laptop fleets in hybrid work, it's worth understanding - though it won't replace proper asset management.
Amplify delivers on rapid frontend deployment through auto-branch detection and CloudFront's 600+ edge locations. The catch: teams requiring granular Lambda access control are choosing API Gateway over Amplify's integrated backend services. The Terraform support gap for monitoring remains a friction point.
AWS Lambda now bills for initialization time during cold starts, ending the pre-2025 setup grace period. Combined with tiered pricing and ARM options, enterprise teams can still cut costs by up to 36% - but only if they understand the new rules.
Winter Storm Fern knocked out power at an Oracle facility hosting TikTok's US infrastructure, affecting tens of thousands of servers and 220 million users from January 25. The irony: Oracle CTO Larry Ellison claimed in 2022 that Oracle's cloud "doesn't go down." Recovery took six days, raising questions about single-provider dependency for hyperscale applications.
The powercfg /batteryreport tool has existed since Windows 10, but few IT teams use it systematically. For organisations managing laptop fleets in hybrid work, it's worth understanding - though it won't replace proper asset management.
Czech software firm STRV migrated an internal project from containerized monolith to AWS serverless through collaborative architecture sessions, culminating in a Prague hackathon that produced two working prototypes. The pattern matters: knowledge transfer over consulting, validation before commitment.
Czech digital agency STRV migrated an internal project from containerised monolith to AWS serverless through hands-on learning and a Saturday hackathon. Two teams built working prototypes using AppSync, Step Functions, and DynamoDB. The approach - knowledge transfer over consulting - matters more than the tech stack.
Google's battery optimization features work, but require manual setup and weeks of training. For enterprise deployments, that's a lot of end-user education for marginal gains. The real story: why these aren't defaults.
YaCy offers fully local, decentralized search with zero tracking - appealing for privacy-sensitive organizations. But installation complexity, limited index coverage, and resource requirements mean this isn't Google replacement territory yet. Worth evaluating for specific use cases.
ESTROLABS launches as a self-funded bare metal technology lab focused on rebuilding computing stacks from scratch. The venture rejects cloud infrastructure, traditional open source licensing, and third-party integrations - betting that modern layered architectures are fundamentally fragile.
TikTok restored service February 1 after a seven-day outage triggered by a winter storm at an Oracle data center. The incident affected 220 million U.S. users and generated 585,000 outage reports, highlighting single-vendor infrastructure risks during the platform's ownership transition.
NBCUniversal is streaming every 2026 Winter Olympics event exclusively through Peacock Premium ($11/month, $18 ad-free), marking the network's most aggressive streaming push yet. While select events air on NBC, CNBC, and USA Network, cord-cutters need a subscription. The strategy doubles as a test of NBCUniversal's connected TV infrastructure during a major live event.
Oracle is raising up to $50B in 2026 through a mix of debt and equity to expand OCI data centers, banking on contracts with Meta, OpenAI, NVIDIA, and xAI. The move signals hyperscaler demand is outpacing existing cloud capacity - and that Oracle sees an opening against AWS and Azure in AI infrastructure.