The Ultimate Guide to AI Infrastructure
A curated Asian 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.
Asian AI Infrastructure News
Regional stories with direct local relevanceSamsung brings first Yongin chip fab launch forward to 2029
Rising AI memory demand is prompting Samsung to speed up its first Yongin semiconductor plant, with output now slated to start in 2029.
Vertiv opens Johor plant to meet AI demand in Asia
The new site will create up to 500 jobs as the firm expands capacity for AI and high-density data centre gear across Asia-Pacific.
A10 Networks buys TrojAI to boost AI security tools
The deal gives customers red teaming and runtime protection for AI systems as enterprises rush to secure models and autonomous agents.
AT Tokyo & Zadara launch Japan cloud region for AI
Japanese firms seeking local AI capacity will gain new GPU-backed cloud resources as the service keeps data inside AT TOKYO's data centres.
Digital Realty expands Malaysia footprint with Cyberjaya hub
Malaysia gains a new global operator as Digital Realty begins building capacity for cloud and AI demand in Cyberjaya.
Visionbay chooses Netris for Taiwan's largest GPU cluster
Hardware-enforced tenant separation will help Visionbay scale Taiwan's largest GPU cluster without risking customer data leakage or network outages.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to AI Infrastructure
IDC survey flags networking bottlenecks for agentic AI
Grafana Labs named leader in Gartner observability report
Alation launches AI operating system for enterprise trust
CUBIG wins Gartner recognition for agentic AI tools
Google tops Gartner's AI infrastructure magic quadrant
Featured News
John Margerison on the new class of employee: AI managers
Businesses should treat AI like a new hire, as weak oversight could expose sensitive data and leave staff needing fresh skills to stay relevant.
Agentic AI creates enterprise challenge beyond LLM boom
Enterprises face rising costs and governance gaps as thousands of AI agents begin operating alongside staff across multiple systems.
Exclusive: Virtuozzo sees GPU clouds reshape AI infrastructure
AI demand is pushing cloud providers towards GPU-as-a-service models, with efficiency and utilisation emerging as key differentiators.
Marvell targets AI connectivity bottleneck with NVIDIA boost
AI data centres are hitting copper limits, pushing Marvell and Nvidia towards optics as clusters grow larger and more distributed.
Expert Columns
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent AI Infrastructure News
Taiwan market value tops USD $5 trillion on AI demand
Foreign investors are helping drive Taiwan's stock market to record size as chip and AI shares account for more than four-fifths of value.
Firmus wins award for energy-efficient AI data centre
Singapore's Firmus Technologies has won the Asia Pacific Data Centre Project of the Year for its energy-efficient AI Factory, leading in sustainable AI innovation.
Singtel & SK Telecom join forces for next-gen telecom networks
Singtel and SK Telecom have signed an MoU to advance next-gen telecom networks, focusing on AI, virtualisation, and preparing for 6G over the next two years.
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.
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.
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.
Macquarie to buy Sydney site for campus & data centre
The Sydney project is set to add roughly 200 megawatts of capacity as demand from cloud and AI customers keeps rising.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Vection wins Retelit certification for Algho AI platform
The certification opens Retelit's enterprise and public sector client base to Vection's Algho platform after live testing at an Italian data centre.