Amazon's Elastic File System is now open for business
Following an extended preview period, Amazon's Elastic File System is now generally available in three geographical regions, with more on the way.
View ArticleAmazon's cloud business continues upward march
Amazon reported another surge in revenue for its cloud business last quarter, though the growth is slowing as the division gets bigger.
View ArticleFour US firms rule the world's cloud infrastructure
There are plenty of companies vying for a piece of the worldwide cloud infrastructure market, but the top four -- all in the U.S. -- currently dominate by such a wide margin as to effectively leave...
View ArticleMicrosoft wins battle for Boeing in war with AWS
Boeing chose the Azure cloud platform because Microsoft agreed to collaborate on analytics software intended to help improve operational efficiency in the narrow margin aviation sector.
View ArticleAmazon Kinesis Analytics lets devs analyze real-time data with SQL
Amazon launched a new tool on Thursday aimed at helping developers build applications that offer insights from a firehose of data in real time.
View ArticleU.S. cloud vendors adjust to Snowden effect, Privacy Shield
AWS, Microsoft and Google are building data centers in Europe to address privacy concerns in a post-Snowden world. Cloud infrastructure revenue is rising, but how much better could be for U.S. vendors?
View ArticleOracle is gunning for AWS with new infrastructure offering
Larry Ellison has a message for Amazon Web Services: Oracle will give Amazon a run for its money in the cloud market.
View ArticleLarry Ellison says Amazon is '20 years behind' Oracle
Larry Ellison continued his assault on Amazon during his second keynote address at Oracle OpenWorld on Tuesday, with a host of benchmarks that showed his company's database outperforming its public...
View ArticleAWS September roundup: EC2 changes, new France region, and more
The days may be getting shorter up in the northern hemisphere, but that hasn't slowed the pace of updates to AWS. Amazon has kept on updating its cloud platform with a handful of quality-of-life...
View ArticleThe VMware-AWS deal could drive more companies into the cloud
The cloud partnership AWS and VMware announced Thursday makes Amazon's public cloud even more attractive for enterprises by letting them take the popular virtualization platform with them.
View ArticleApple sues Amazon supplier over fake iPhone chargers
In a federal lawsuit, Apple asserted that nearly all the iPhones, chargers and cables it surreptitiously purchased from online retailer Amazon were fakes.
View ArticleAWS quietly launches tool for migrating on-premises apps to the cloud
Amazon is trying to simplify the process of moving legacy applications to the cloud with a new service that it quietly launched this week. The aptly-named Server Migration Service is designed to help...
View ArticleAWS October roundup: Hybrid deployments with Amazon's cloud get a boost
October was a big month for Amazon Web Services, which announced a key new partnership with VMware, a new service for migrating VMs to the cloud, and more.
View ArticleAWS is cutting and simplifying its storage prices
Amazon Web Services made a series of price cuts on Tuesday and simplified what customers pay for its storage products.
View ArticleNew partner programs for AWS are aimed at growing Alexa, IoT, and more
On Tuesday, the cloud provider announced a suite of updates to its partner programs at its Global Partner Summit keynote in Las Vegas on Tuesday. They’re focused on helping customers get increased use...
View ArticleAWS tries to protect its customers from DDoS attacks with new service
Amazon Web Services is trying to help protect its customers with a new service aimed at mitigating DDoS impacts. It’s called Shield, and the entry-level tier is enabled by default for all web...
View ArticleAWS wants to dominate beyond the public cloud with Lambda updates
Two years ago, Amazon Web Services made a splash when it introduced Lambda. Now, the company has gone even further to bring that technology outside of its core data center regions.
View ArticleHey Alexa, what are your competitors doing?
Internet-connected intelligent gizmos had a big showing at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, and there is one common thread between them: Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant.
View ArticleWhy Amazon is the current king of the virtual assistants
Amazon surprised many analysts and competitors with its Alexa cloud-based voice assistant, and the company seems determined to help partners pack the tech into every product imaginable. Alexa has a...
View ArticleAWS quarterly revenue continues to rise, but growth slows
The rocketship of cloud growth continued at the end of 2016 for Amazon Web Services. The public cloud provider announced Thursday that brought in a little more than US$3.5 billion during the fourth...
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