
Broadcom strong-arms VMware users
Licence holders told to uninstall updates or face audits, lawsuits
The ever-so-popular Broadcom has attempted to make itself even more popular with its VMWare perpetual license holders by firing off cease-and-desist letters demanding they yank any updates installed after their support contracts expired even if they paid for the software in full.

MSI flogs ORv3 servers at OCP EMEA Summit
Wants hyperscale cloud outfits to stuff racks with its kit
MSI is trying to elbow its way deeper into the datacentre game with new ORv3-compliant and multi-node server platforms it dragged along to the 2025 OCP EMEA Summit in Dublin over the last couple of days.

Amazon quietly cools off global data centre ambitions
Joining rival Microsoft in a conservative approach
Amazon Web Services has started dragging its heels on some data centre leases, particularly internationally, signalling that even the cloud titans are feeling the pinch as economic headwinds and tariff chatter rattles the tech sector.

Google Cloud dives deeper into AMD
Zen 5 power lands in C4D and H4D machines for HPC and AI
Google Cloud has thrown its lot further in with AMD, unveiling C4D and H4D virtual machines packed with 5th Gen EPYC silicon aimed at boosting performance across cloud workloads.

Vole jams brakes on global server sprawl
Microsoft trims data centre ambitions
The Software King of the World, Microsoft, is quietly pulling back on data centre projects from Chicago to Jakarta as jitters grow over AI demand forecasts and the cost of building its cloudy empire.