Data Locality
The latest Data Locality coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
OpenAI Breaks Azure Exclusivity: Inside the Multicloud ROFR Deal Reshaping AI Infrastructure
The exclusive compute contract that made Microsoft Azure the sole cloud home for OpenAI’s cutting-edge models has given way to a more flexible arrangement. Under a new non-binding memorandum of...
Microsoft Injects AI Actions into Windows 11 File Explorer’s Right-Click Menu
Microsoft has begun testing a new AI-powered right-click menu in Windows 11’s File Explorer, bringing one-click image edits and visual search directly to the context menu. The experiment, rolling...
Windows 11 Canary Build 27938 Introduces AI-Powered Image Editing in File Explorer Context Menu
Right-click a photo in Windows 11’s newest Canary build, and a new “AI actions” submenu appears—offering one-click background removal, object erasure, background blur, and Bing Visual Search...
Microsoft Tests AI Image Editing in Windows 11 File Explorer—Privacy Questions Remain
Windows Insiders on the bleeding-edge Canary channel are discovering a new context menu that puts generative AI image edits—including background removal, object erasing, and Bing Visual...
Bruker HIVE Puts Windows Workstations at the Heart of Terabyte-Scale Microscopy Data Management
Bruker’s ACQUIFER HIVE system tackles the single most painful choke point in modern microscopy: the continuous avalanche of terabytes per experiment. Rather than forcing labs to shuffle external...
Zilliz Expands into Azure Central India: Advancing AI Infrastructure with Cloud-Native Vector Databases and Regional Compliance
In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence, data infrastructure stands at the crossroads of innovation, scalability, and compliance. Every new expansion by a major player like Zilliz...
Microsoft Accelerates Belgium’s Digital Future with New Data Centres and Strategic Cloud Investments
Microsoft’s Bold Leap into Belgium’s Digital Infrastructure In a landmark move poised to reshape Belgium’s digital landscape, Microsoft announced that its three new data centres in Belgium will...