https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/news/cloud/aws-ceo-andy-jassy-on-channel-conflict-competition-and-ai
2 weeks ago
by Donna Goodison 'There's this folklore mythology around if Amazon launches a business in a certain area, it means that all the other businesses in those areas are not going to be as successful,' Jassy says at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference in San Francisco. 'I just haven't seen it.'
AwsChannelCompetitionhttps://www.crn.com/news/cloud/news/cloud/federal-judge-grants-aws-request-to-pause-jedi
2 weeks ago
by Joseph Tsidulko A federal judge Thursday ordered the government to halt substantial implementation work on the JEDI cloud transformation initiative with Microsoft until AWS protest claiming President Donald Trump's interference corrupted the process moves forward in court.
FederalAwsRequesthttps://www.crn.com/news/cloud/news/cloud/amazon-aws-in-frontline-crosshairs-with-new-pbs-documentary
2 weeks ago
by Donna Goodison AWS has given Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos billions to expand Amazon from a company that sells everything to a company that does everything, Frontline correspondent and director James Jacoby says in Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos.
AmazonAwshttps://www.zdnet.com/article/u-s-federal-court-judge-grants-aws-request-to-temporarily-block-jedi-contract-work/
2 weeks ago
Amazon has succeeded in temporarily halting work on the $10 billion JEDI contract, which Microsoft won late last year.
FederalAwsRequestTemporarilyContracthttps://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/02/12/deutsche_bank_hopes_the_cloud_will_fix_its_creaky_old_it_systems/
2 weeks ago
One of the Big Three will snap up floaty tech pact within 'months'
AwsMicrosoftGoogleCloudUnknownhttps://www.crn.com/news/cloud/news/cloud/aws-wants-to-depose-president-trump-in-jedi-cloud-lawsuit
2 weeks ago
by Joseph Tsidulko In its protest charging political interference corrupted the process of choosing the militarys cloud contractor, Amazon Web Services is asking a federal court to order a president who once reportedly told his defense secretary to screw Amazon to answer questions.
AwsPresidentCloudLawsuithttps://www.zdnet.com/article/aws-plans-multimillion-dollar-investment-in-brazil/
3 weeks ago
The company will expand its cloud infrastructure set-up in São Paulo over the next two years
AwsInvestmentBrazilhttps://www.crn.com/news/cloud/news/cloud/aws-plans-data-center-expansion-in-brazil
3 weeks ago
by Donna Goodison 'With this important investment by AWS, Amazon's cloud computing company, we are going to generate more jobs, technology and opportunities for startups as well, placing the state of So Paulo in the global context,' So Paulo Governor Joo Doria says.
AwsCenterExpansionBrazilhttps://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/02/04/worldwide_cloud_computing_revenue_up_37_in_2019_rivals_gain_slightly_on_aws/
3 weeks ago
Can you smell the democratisation of IT? Neither can the shrinking 'others' section
WinnersInfrastructureCloudsRevealedAwsMicrosoftGoogleAlibabahttps://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/02/04/worldwide_cloud_computing/
3 weeks ago
Can you smell the democratisation of IT? Neither can the shrinking 'others' section
WinnersInfrastructureCloudsRevealedAwsMicrosoftGoogleAlibabahttps://www.zdnet.com/article/aws-brings-tailored-personas-to-amazon-polly-with-brand-voice/
3 weeks ago
National Australia Bank is the first global adopter of the new feature.
AwsBringsPersonasAmazonhttps://www.zdnet.com/article/the-top-cloud-providers-of-2020-aws-microsoft-azure-google-cloud-hybrid-saas/
4 weeks ago
The cloud computing race in 2020 will have a definite multi-cloud spin. Here's a look at how the cloud leaders stack up, the hybrid market, and the SaaS players that run your company as well as their latest strategic moves.
CloudProvidersAwsMicrosoftAzureGoogleHybridPlayershttps://redmondmag.com/articles/2019/12/06/sql-server-speed-test-azure-vs-aws.aspx
4 weeks ago
A comparison of SQL Server's throughput performance on Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS) gives the edge to Microsoft's cloud. 12/06/2019
ServerAzureAwshttps://redmondmag.com/articles/2020/01/24/cloud-jobs-report.aspx
4 weeks ago
Microsoft's Azure cloud platform has been making inroads against competitors Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) in terms of job availability and interest. 01/24/2020
CloudReportAzureAwsGooglehttps://www.zdnet.com/article/aws-brings-in-nearly-10b-in-sales-for-amazon-in-q4/
4 weeks ago
Amazon saw the growth rate of its giant cloud business decelerate slightly in Q4, but AWS continued to rake in the bulk of Amazon's operating income.
AwsBringsNearlyAmazonAnnualhttps://www.crn.com/news/cloud/news/cloud/amazon-connect-helps-aws-partner-improve-annoying-customer-service-calls
4 weeks ago
by Donna Goodison Most consumers' perspective is I hate calling customer service, I hate the IVRs (interactive voice responses) -- the press one, press two, press three things -- it's just a bad experience, says VoiceFoundry CEO John Marino. Nobody's like, 'Oh, sweet, I can't wait to call.' It's usually painful, and they dread it.
AmazonConnectAwsPartnerImproveAnnoyingCustomerServicehttps://www.crn.com/news/cloud/news/cloud/rackspace-teams-with-alert-logic-to-offer-aws-security-service
4 weeks ago
by Joseph Tsidulko The new partnership between the managed services giant and cybersecurity vendor focuses on helping customers assess vulnerabilities in their Amazon cloud environments and remediate them
RackspaceAwsSecurityServicehttps://www.crn.com/news/cloud/news/cloud/aws-asks-judge-to-hit-pause-on-jedi-implementation
a month ago
by Joseph Tsidulko The cloud giant filed a motion Wednesday requesting that a federal court prevent the Defense Department from beginning migration to Microsoft Azure until it decides whether President Donald Trump's political influence corrupted the process.
AwsImplementationhttps://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/01/23/aws_engineer_credentials_github/
a month ago
Only up for five hours, but that's plenty of time for the wrong person to spot it
AwsEngineerPasswordsConfidentialInternalTrainingCustomerMessagesPublicGithub