Enterprise Technology & Cloud Services
META DESCRIPTION: Enterprise Technology & Cloud Services saw major SaaS and AI cloud developments from August 24-31, 2025, including new partnerships, platform launches, and market shifts.
Weekly summary on Enterprise Technology & Cloud Services: SaaS developments for the date range August 24, 2025 to August 31, 2025:
Significant SaaS and cloud service advancements occurred during the week, driven by the rapid adoption of AI-native platforms and strategic partnerships among leading technology providers.
AI-Native Cloud Platforms: Broadcom launched VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 as an AI-native private cloud platform, integrating built-in AI services and support from NVIDIA and AMD. The release includes features such as GPU monitoring, model storage, runtime tools, agent builders, and vector databases, all designed to enhance data protection and compliance. Enterprises can now run and manage AI models with GPU-level precision while maintaining privacy, with additional features like Intelligent Assist and Model Context Protocol in tech preview[2].
Major Cloud Partnerships: Meta entered a $10 billion, six-year cloud deal with Google to support its AI infrastructure needs. This agreement highlights the growing demand for scalable cloud resources to train and deploy large AI models, as Meta shifts from building its own data centers to leveraging external providers. The deal also reflects Google’s push to expand its cloud market share and compete with AWS and Microsoft Azure[3].
Industry-Specific AI Solutions: NTT DATA announced a partnership with Google Cloud to accelerate the development of agentic AI and cloud modernization solutions. The collaboration focuses on industry-specific AI, secure data clean rooms, sovereign cloud innovation, and next-generation application modernization. NTT DATA will utilize Google’s Gemini models and Distributed Cloud technologies to deliver secure, compliant, and scalable solutions for sectors such as finance, government, and healthcare[4].
Market Trends: According to the 2025 Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Index, nearly 85% of surveyed companies have a GenAI deployment strategy, with 55% actively implementing it. Cloud-native architectures and containerization tools are now considered the gold standard for deploying and supporting GenAI and other modern AI applications at scale. The report also emphasizes the importance of training and strategic planning to address the AI skills gap among IT professionals[1].
Cloud Market Share: Global enterprise spending on cloud infrastructure services reached $99 billion in Q2 2025, with AWS maintaining its position as the market leader, while Microsoft experienced a slight dip in share[5].
REFERENCES
[1] Nutanix. (2025, August). 2025 Enterprise Cloud Index Shows What's Driving AI and Cloud Native Tech Trends. The Forecast by Nutanix. Retrieved from https://www.nutanix.com/theforecastbynutanix/podcasts/2025-enterprise-cloud-index-shows-whats-driving-ai-cloud-native-tech-trends
[2] Cloud Computing News. (2025, August 28). Broadcom ties Private AI to VMware Cloud Foundation rollout. Cloud Computing News. Retrieved from https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/broadcom-ties-private-ai-to-vmware-cloud-foundation-rollout/
[3] Cloud Computing News. (2025, August 29). Meta strikes $10 billion cloud deal with Google to support AI growth. Cloud Computing News. Retrieved from https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/meta-strikes-10-billion-cloud-deal-with-google-to-support-ai-growth/
[4] NTT DATA. (2025, August 13). NTT DATA Partners with Google Cloud to Accelerate Agentic AI and Cloud Modernization. NTT DATA Global Newsroom. Retrieved from https://www.nttdata.com/global/en/news/press-release/2025/august/081300
[5] CRN. (2025, August 30). Cloud Market Share Q2 2025: Microsoft Dips, AWS Still Kingpin. CRN. Retrieved from https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/2025/cloud-market-share-q2-2025-microsoft-dips-aws-still-kingpin