Xuan Gu Bao·2026-01-28 03:36Market Overview - On January 28, the cloud computing sector experienced a significant surge, with Meili Cloud hitting the daily limit, and companies like Wangsu Science and Technology and Oulutong rising over 10% [1] - Meili Cloud's stock price reached 14.28, reflecting a 10.02% increase, while Wangsu Science and Technology saw a price of 16.04, up by 18.46% [2] Price Increases by Major Cloud Providers - Google Cloud announced on January 27 that it will increase global data transfer service prices starting May 2026, with North American rates expected to double from current levels [3] - Amazon Web Services raised its EC2 machine learning capacity block prices by approximately 15%, with the p5e.48xlarge instance's hourly cost increasing from $34.61 to $39.80 [3] Institutional Insights - The recent price hikes confirm the high demand for AI computing power globally, indicating a growing scarcity of resources in the AI cloud industry [4] - The price increases mark a departure from the long-standing trend of declining cloud service prices, suggesting that once a price increase is successfully implemented without significant customer loss, further increases may follow more easily [4] - The global cloud computing market is projected to reach $692.9 billion in 2024, with a year-on-year growth of 20.3%, driven by the demand for IaaS due to AI model training [4] - The emergence of Clawdbot signifies a shift in AI product forms from "scene-level assistants" to "system-level agent platforms," enhancing overall efficiency in various business operations [4]