AI
Downloadable Doesn’t Mean Deployable
When is locally deployed AI truly worth it? Storage needs, break-even points, and what separates Open Weights from open source.
AI
Claude Code now runs Alibaba’s Qwen too
cloudmagazin classifies Qwen3.8-Max: Anthropic-compatible API, Claude Code integration, mixed benchmarks, and the hosting question for the Max class.
Reboot Germany
Google hands over Sovereign Cloud to Thales
cloudmagazin assesses Google’s sovereign cloud roadmap for Germany: Thales operations, key control, and three sovereignty tiers for architects.
Guides
Guides and checklists on cloud architecture, operations and cost control for IT teams.
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Guides
Lambda Managed Instances: The Logs You Need
LMI-Capacity-Providers write lifecycle logs to CloudWatch. Structured JSON, default off-the blind spot between Function and Fleet gets smaller.
Guides
SES Mail Manager: SMTP Setup Without the Resource Puzzle
SES sets up SMTP via Mail Manager with guided setup. Endpoint and credentials ready-no manual resource path needed.
Guides
Kinesis: Reducing Warm Throughput Is Now Possible
Kinesis warm throughput can now be lowered post-peak with an hourly demand safety net in place.
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Artificial Intelligence
Articles on AI in the cloud: workloads, cost, data residency and operations for IT and business decision-makers.
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AI
When AI Agents Travel: Data Residency as an Operating Problem
Every agent jump into a different region is a compliance event. Data residency governs the operating model-not just the server location.
AI
When AI Answers Replace Rankings
Users no longer ask Google; they ask AI. For SaaS providers, it will soon matter whether they appear in the generated answer at all.
AI
Nadella’s Paradox: Why AI Users Pay Twice
Nadella's Reverse Information Paradox highlights real AI lock-in risks. How intelligence exhaust impacts data sovereignty for mid-sized firms.
Expert OpinionsAll voices
Banning Shadow AI Is the Costliest IT Security Reflex
Tobias Massow06.07.2026
Meta becomes a GPU landlord: Why this is more dangerous for CoreWeave and Nebius than the stock
Alec Chizhik06.07.2026
AWS, GCP Cross-Cloud Interconnect GA: Architects’ Decisions Now
Benedikt Langer21.04.2026
Data Centers
Articles on data centers, colocation, edge and energy for operators and infrastructure leads.
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Data Centers
4 Percent in the Data Center, 54 at the Power Plant: Where Nvidia’s Water Promise Really Ends
Nvidia cools AI data centers with warm water in a closed loop, saving nearly everything on-site.
Data Centers
200 kW per rack – only with liquid cooling: What firstcolos Rosbach-Neubau means for colocation
firstcolo is building the FRA7 data center in Rosbach: 250 million euros, 24 MW, up to 200 kW per rack. Why density depends on …
Data Centers
Iceberg won the format war. Now the catalog counts.
Apache Iceberg has been established as the lakehouse standard. Now, the catalog determines governance and lock-in. What cloud teams need to consider.
In Brief
Security
Articles on cloud security, compliance and evidence for security and IT leads.
All articles- Guides12.07.
Sovereign Cloud Does Not End at the Server Location
A single German data center does not ensure data sovereignty. Why Sovereign Cloud depends on jurisdiction, operation, key …
- Security06.07.
8 Minutes to AWS Admin: How an Open S3 Bucket and an Admin…
An attacker took over an AWS account in eight minutes, according to Sysdig. The path went through an …
- Security06.07.
18 months without a fix: How an Argo CD vulnerability exposed the entire Kubernetes cluster
For 18 months, a gaping hole has remained unpatched in the Argo CD repository server, with no CVE …
Trusted Voices · Network series
Voices that think further
Sharp takes from practitioners and decision-makers, curated across the network's specialist titles. Where leadership and business pick up the same themes from a different angle.
In Brief
Reboot Germany
Articles on digital sovereignty, European cloud and Germany as an IT location for architecture and procurement decision-makers.
All articles- AI13.07.
Soofi S: Sovereign Doesn’t Mean Superior
Soofi S leads in German benchmarks and maintains speed in long-context tasks, but Qwen3.5 outperforms in reasoning. A …
- Reboot Germany13.07.
The AI pilot that puts operations first
The Agentic AI Hub shows when an AI pilot goes beyond the demo: when operation, comparability, and reuse …
- Reboot Germany11.07.
BSI C3A: Cloud Sovereignty Becomes Auditable
Cloud Magazine explains the BSI-C3A catalog for sovereign clouds. It shows architects how to spot sovereignty-washing and select …
- Reboot Germany06.07.
EnefG Amendment Eases Data Center Efficiency Rules
The EnefG amendment relaxes data center efficiency requirements: higher PUE limits, extended deadlines, and increased thresholds. What operators …
Success Stories · From the fieldAll cases
Frankfurt runs cloud without a Kubernetes team
The GA guide shows how an authority operates a sovereign platform as a managed service and keeps the code open.
06.07.2026 · Case StudyThe cloud that 110 administrations share
The OZG cloud shows how municipalities can share an open operating base. The crucial factor is process work on site.
29.06.2026 · Case StudyCloud-Broker Instead of Cloud Chaos: 30 Percent Lower Multi-Cloud Costs
As a German mid-sized company, we were able to cut around 30% of our multi-cloud costs using a cloud broker …
14.06.2026 · Case Study
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