The Daily Brief | TCS Acquires Coastal Cloud | Starcloud Trains AI in Space | 11 Dec, 25

TCS has announced a landmark $700M all-cash acquisition of US-based Coastal Cloud, one of the top Salesforce Summit partners globally. The deal adds 400+ Salesforce experts, 3,000 certifications, and strengthens TCS’s capabilities in AI-led consulting, digital transformation, and cloud modernization. Coastal Cloud’s strong mid-market presence, deep advisory expertise, and early access to Salesforce innovations will now integrate with TCS, positioning the company among the top five Salesforce consulting firms worldwide.

In a world-first breakthrough, Starcloud has successfully trained AI models in space using an NVIDIA H100 GPU aboard its Starcloud-1 satellite. This achievement signals the start of orbital data centers, offering unlimited solar power, low cooling costs, and real-time satellite data processing advantages. With AI workloads exploding globally, Starcloud’s work hints at a future where cloud computing moves beyond Earth, with companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin exploring similar possibilities.