Cloud, enterprise IT, deals and the rules businesses have to follow.
Google's final report on the October 20 europe-west2 outage says a misconfigured controller kept backup generators from starting after a utility feed failed, cutting power to a London zone.
TrendForce says optical fiber spot prices are 2.8 to five times 2025 levels as AI data center demand creates a 180 million fiber-kilometer shortfall that could last until at least 2028.
The UK's CMA has provisionally found that Microsoft meets the test for strategic market status in business software, opening the door to possible rules on AI tools, security bundling and cloud licensing.
SAP has agreed to acquire Ghent-based TechWolf, whose AI maps employees' tasks and skills, and plans to make it a core of SuccessFactors. Terms were not disclosed; closing is expected in Q4.
Microsoft is rolling out tenant-by-tenant changes from October 1 that start disabling Exchange Web Services in Exchange Online, with full shutdown set for April 2027.
