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Daily Cloud Computing News from @cloudfeednet - Oct 6, 2017
Daily Cloud Computing news from @cloudfeednet.
Understanding Alphabet’s Focus on Google Cloud
Google Cloud is getting a lot of attention because of the crucial role it’s expected to play in weaning Alphabet from its dependency on advertising. more.
Babel Fish Is Real, But Who Pays?
The heavy lifting is being done by the associated phone and presumably the Google Cloud. I say “presumably” because at the moment it isn’t actually … more.
Microsoft Azure taps NetApp Ontap for native NFS storage
NetApp Ontap will become available in Microsoft public cloud as the Azure Enterprise NFS Service. Will we see NetApp do the same for Amazon Web … more.
Microsoft Investors: You’re Missing the ‘Explosive Potential’ of eSports
At the same time, Microsoft is on track to grow revenue in its Azure cloud computing and office productivity platforms. “As the firm’s technology moves … more.
Intel pushes FPGAs into the data center
Microsoft has been using Altera FPGAs in its servers to run many of the neural … which will make FPGAs available as an Azure service for inferencing. more.
SoftNAS Cloud architecture gets facelift, new features
SoftNAS Cloud Platinum includes wide area network (WAN) optimization for Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure clouds. It has the … more.
Report: The Pentagon plans to increase its use of cloud computing in
GeekWire … computing as a time-and-money-saving strategy for several years, and Amazon Web Services opened up a special isolated GovCloud region on the … more.
Squareboat: App maker’s tool deal corner helps clients monitor web, server
Economic Times The tool fetches data from Amazon Web Services’ CloudWatch platform and these are shown in real-time on a single screen for multiple servers or … more.
Microsoft Azure taps NetApp Ontap for native NFS storage
… will become available in Microsoft public cloud as the Azure Enterprise NFS Service. Will we see NetApp do the same for Amazon Web Services? more.
Facebook Comes to Richmond, Boosting Green Energy Options in Virginia
Last year Dominion worked with Amazon Web Services on a renewable energy procurement package that laid the groundwork for the new tariff … more.
Why Alphabet’s Google Cloud Has to Fight for Space
Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google is a latecomer in the cloud computing business and has thus faced tough challenges competing in the industry. It initially … more.
Microsoft Stock Upgraded: 3 Things You Need to Know
One of these four keys is Microsoft’s Azure. Mr. Softie’s answer to Amazon’s uber-profitable Amazon Web Services (AWS) unit, Microsoft launched its … more.
Ingram Micro Cloud Automates Virtual Windows Desktop On New Samsung Galaxy
CRN Ingram Micro Cloud has struck a first-of-its-kind deal with Samsung and Amazon Web Services to automate the setup of virtual Windows desktops for … more.
IC collaboration, secure and at speed
When CIA officials decided in 2013 to work with Amazon Web Services to create a dedicated cloud environment for the intelligence community, there … more.
Amazon Hasn’t Conquered the World, But It’s Working on It:
This isn’t specific to Amazon Web Services, but some European customers defected to local cloud-computing providers after revelations that U.S. … more.
Google Cloud instances can now use 96 vCPUs and 624GB of memory
Google Cloud customers now have access to much more powerful compute instances, the company announced today. It’s possible for users to rent … more.
Scality Connect ports S3 apps to Azure Blob storage
Scality’s Connect software opens access to Microsoft Azure Blob services for S3 API-compatible applications, making it easier to port S3 API apps to … more.
Red Hat Stretches Gluster Clustered Storage Under Containers
A couple of weeks later, Red Hat and Microsoft expanded their alliance to make it easier for organizations to adopt containers. … native support for Windows Server containers on OpenShift, OpenShift Dedicated on Microsoft Azure, … more.
Microsoft Stock Upgraded To Buy On Office, Azure, Video Games
… its Azure service is gaining as a cloud computing platform and infrastructure offering against leader Amazon.com ’s ( AMZN ) Amazon Web Services. more.
Report touts Northern Virginia’s strengths in Amazon headquarters
Virginia Business Magazine Northern Virginia should be a strong competitor for Amazon’s new $5 billion headquarters, according to a report by Cushman & Wakefield Research. more.
Google Launches Cloud Firestore NoSQL Document Database
Google Cloud Firestore features real-time data synchronization and automatic multi-region data replication. The product includes SDKs for iOS, … more.
Google Announces A Hands-Free Clips Camera
However, Google assures that your data will remain secured locally and encrypted on the device. The data won’t be synced over the Google Cloud, … more.
General Electric (GE) Announces Amazon (AMZN) Web Services as Preferred
StreetInsider.com Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced that General Electric (NYSE: GE) has selected … more.
How to Make Money Like Amazon Billionaire Jeff Bezos
… how you shop with Amazon Dash or Prime Wardrobe; how you consume media, now that even Netflix Inc. (NFLX) runs on Amazon Web Services. more.
BRIEF-Amazon Web Services says GE has selected AWS as its preferred cloud
amazon web services says general electric has selected aws as its preferred cloud provider Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:. more.
Here’s Why Microsoft (MSFT) Stock Gained Today
And combined with its Azure cloud computing platform and infrastructure, Microsoft presents a formidable competitor against Amazon’s AMZN Amazon … more.
Ingram, Amazon AWS Cloud, Samsung Tackle Desktop as a Service (DaaS)
Ingram Micro, Samsung and Amazon Web Services (AWS) bring Microsoft Windows Desktop as a Service (DaaS) to the professional consumer … more.
Publishing to a Google Cloud Ubuntu VM
me. This is my original site on github: www.devilontwosticks.org. more.
GE picks AWS as preferred cloud provider
In addition to relying on AWS, Reuters said GE would be using Microsoft Azure by late October. Last month, new GE CEO John Flannery declared in a … more.
GE picks AWS as preferred cloud provider
Amazon Web Services announced Thursday that General Electric has chosen it as its preferred cloud provider. GE began an enterprise-wide … more.
Unable to create a new host against Openstack (with docker version > 13.03)
#10017. Open. pdonorio opened this Issue 18 minutes ago 0 comments … more.
Larry Ellison loves to rail against Amazon but this analyst says Microsoft
Markets Insider “Microsoft is their big competitor,” says Larry Carvalho, lead analyst on … Microsoft launched Azure SQL, which self-tunes and recommends security … more.
General Electric Names AWS Its Preferred Cloud Provider
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced that General … more.
O-Wrap: 13 Chinese nationals robbed… Murder at Kingston bar… Flash
Jamaica Observer The Organisation of American States (OAS) says it will collaborate with Amazon Web Services, a subsidiary of the US company Amazon, to support … more.
Red Hat Rolls ‘Container-Native’ Storage
That was preceded late last year by the release of a “dedicated” version of the OpenShift container platform running on Google’s Cloud Platform … more.
Get your Microsoft Azure Icon Set Download Visio stencil, PowerPoint,
The Microsoft Azure, Cloud and Enterprise Symbol / Icon Set is a Free download from Microsoft that includes the icons for all the different Microsoft … more.
Larry Ellison loves to rail against Amazon but this analyst says Microsoft
Markets Insider Oracle loves to pick fights with Amazon Web Services in the database and cloud markets, but the enemy it should really take aim at is Microsoft, … more.
Low-Code Platforms Can Take Channel to a Higher Place
… plug-ins that make it possible to invoke artificial intelligence services in the clouds provided by Microsoft, IBM and Amazon Web Services (AWS). more.
Speck Presidio Cases Now Available For Google Pixel 2 And Pixel 2 XL
SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ – Speck today is launching its lineup of protective cases for the Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, which … more.
Amazon pushes forward with plans to take over the world
This isn’t specific to Amazon Web Services, but some European customers defected to local cloud-computing providers after revelations that US … more.
Uber launches uberPOOL in Chandigarh, Jaipur and Ahmedabad
Marico adopts Microsoft Azure platform * Consumer products company Marico has recently adopted Microsoft’s Azure platform to improve its business … more.
5 challenges to cloud computing success
For example, Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides on-demand cloud computing platforms to individuals, companies and governments. In 2016, it … more.
TechEd: Public cloud availability expanded for SAP HANA Express Edition
SAP and Google Cloud also announced the results of the Intelligent App Challenge, which was initiated at the SAPPHIRE NOW conference in May … more.
Hybrid cloud platforms look to liberate VMware, Azure tie-in
And integration with VMware vCloud Director will help companies that adopt VMware Cloud on AWS, said Eric Wright, director of technical marketing … more.
Azure Functions, Project Fn shine at JavaOne 2017
At JavaOne 2017, Microsoft previews its Azure Functions serverless offering with support for Java; Oracle introduces Project Fn, which runs across … more.
Australia’s first OpenStack Cloud Application Hackathon is coming!
students and professionals to hack the stack using the most popular … more.
Air France KLM Tests Blockchain Technology for MRO
During the webinar on blockchain Ramesh Sivasubramanian, a Ramco Aviation engineer, used Microsoft Azure and blockchain to model the case … more.
OOW17 An ICYMI review of seven BFDs from Oracle OpenWorld
Skim the OOW17 headlines, and you’ll see that founder and CTO Larry Ellison took potshots at Amazon Web Services and Splunk, while the company … more.
Google to Present Cloud Job Discovery at the Job Board Summit
Tarquin Clark will share how Google Cloud Job Discovery works to improve the job search experience and hiring process at Europe’s largest … more.
Telefonica integrates SealSign platform with Microsoft Azure
Telefonica announced at its fifth Security Innovation Day that it will be integrating its digital and biometric signature platform SealSign with the … more.
Pixel 2 users only have unlimited Photos storage till 2020
Anything higher than that and it will be scaled down on Google’s cloud. For now, if you are planning to stick to these Pixel 2s after 2020, then you will … more.
Startup Roundup: The Name Of The Game Is Speed
… Cooke said that nanopay runs in Amazon Web Services and therefore calls for only $100,000 worth of hardware, yet can process 3,000 transactions … more.
Google AI to help drive Rolls Royce autonomous ship development
Under the agreement Rolls-Royce will start using Google’s cloud-based machine learning software to train an artificial intelligence (AI) based system … more.
Don’t take Oracle’s cloud-superiority claims too seriously
Oracle also benefits by simple math: As fast as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud can build datacenters, it’s not fast enough. By Apcera CIO … more.
Don’t take Oracle’s cloud-superiority claims too seriously
Oracle also benefits by simple math: As fast as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud can build datacenters, it’s not fast enough. By Apcera CIO … more.
Introducing Amazon’s Two-Way Text Messaging for AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) are the latest organisation to jump on this particular bandwagon, with their new Pinpoint tool, a strategy that lets … more.
Microsoft announces support for Java in Azure Functions
Microsoft’s Azure Functions, a platform for developing serverless … “Ever since we first released Azure Functions, support for Java has been a top … more.
How Microsoft infused its Enterprise Mobility and Security solution with
ComputerworldUK Microsoft is taking a three-pronged approach to enterprise mobility … of security and identity tools, including Microsoft Intune, Azure Active Directory, … more.
GE selects AWS as preferred cloud partner for digital transformation
GE aims to improve digital transformation by changing its focus from operating data centres in house, to developing innovative ideas as it choose AWS … more.
Google is tryharding at phones right now, and I love it
… cloud storage is cheap enough to offer as a carrot, and with the Pixel 2 you can upload unlimited original-quality video and photos to Google’s cloud. more.
Get the best deal on the best MFP for a small business
In addition to WPS 2.0 and WiFi Direct, it supports both AirPrint and Google Cloud Print, so you can print from your phones and tablets. There’s a … more.
Oracle Launches Cloud Data Centers in Frankfurt
… or OCI, was designed by some of the same engineers that designed cloud platforms for Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. more.
Paragon Software Systems Introduces Cloud Deployment Option for Routing and
GlobeNewswire (press release) The new option will be suitable for a range of cloud computing platforms including Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS). As a result … more.
Oracle Launches Cloud Data Centers in Frankfurt
Each data center hosts what Oracle refers to as an availability domain, which is similar to an Amazon Web Services Availability Zone or a Google … more.
1-800-511-8970 Printing Google Cloud Print from Epson Wireless Printer in
Running route in Honolulu, HI, United States, created on 10/06/2017 #1-800-511-8970 How to Set up Epson Print Cartridges to the Epson Printer … more.
Google’s Pixelbook Is Powerful but Too Pricey for Budget Conscious
Small Business Trends And as part of the Google cloud ecosystem, you will be able to access your documents and other files from virtually anywhere. The addition of the … more.
Partners HealthCare Pilots 3-Tiered Cloud Storage Service
Rubin said plans are in the works to also partner with Microsoft Azure sometime in 2018. In many cases, the customer doesn’t care where the data is … more.
Amazon Web Services Boasts It Is GE’s Cloud of Choice
Late Thursday, Amazon issued a press release announcing that Amazon Web Services is the preferred cloud for industrial giant General Electric. more.
Google Cloud Launches New Machine Types Based on Skylake
The machine types have up to 96 vCPUs and 624 GB of memory, which Google said is a 50 percent increase in compute resources per Google … more.
Intel IoT and the Next Stage of Industrial Automation
Plus, cloud services providers, including AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and Wind River Helix Device Cloud plan to support Intel SDO’s Zero … more.
Google Cloud’s AI Push Could Involve DeepMind
artificial intelligence startup has operated as its own unit within Alphabet … more.
Microsoft, NetApp Partner To Bring NFS to Azure
The two companies have previously collaborated to let enterprises move their enterprise storage workloads to Microsoft Azure. The upcoming … more.
3 Stocks That Look Just Like Coca-Cola in 1988
Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform skyrocketed 97% in the fourth quarter, and its mainstay commercial Office 365 – delivered via the cloud – jumped … more.
5 Channel Partner Updates: Friday 06 October 2017
AWS Backup: N2W Software (N2WS), a provider of cloud-native backup and disaster recovery for Amazon Web Services (AWS), has opened a new … more.
Building AI: It’s simpler than you think, says AWS Chief Evangelist &
Access Ai Access AI met Ian Massingham, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Worldwide Lead and Chief Evangelist, yesterday at IP Expo Europe and we talked all … more.
How to install the Openstack Horizon Dashboard
Guide recently published a tutorial (text based and the 12-minute video … more.
Google Cloud Platform introduces 96-core option with plenty of memory
Cloud computing platforms are still quietly expanding inside data centers. In a new product update, the Google Cloud Platform team announced that … more.
Network redundancy design does not always equal resiliency
… what happens on my own network but have almost no oversight what takes place on Amazon Web Services, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. Yup … more.
Telefnica integrates its digital and biometric signature solution SealSign
WebWire (press release) The integration of the SealSign platform with Microsoft Azure Key Vault, thanks to the Gradiant technology, will provide users with improved storage, … more.
Microsoft wants to save the planet with AI for Earth grants, EU Oceans
OnMSFT (blog) Microsoft wants to save the planet with AI for Earth grants, EU Oceans … We’ve funded $235,000 in Azure compute resources across the four focus … more.
Actifio Hybrid Cloud With Solutions for Microsoft Azure Stack
for Azure bringing the agility and fast-paced innovation of cloud computing to … more.
Zilliqa Unveils A New, High Transaction Rate, Scalable Blockchain
… has announced they have successfully deployed their platform on an internal testnet of Amazon Web Services nodes and the company is on track to … more.
Rolls-Royce and Google sign AI deal
The deal lets Rolls-Royce use Google’s Cloud Machine Learning Engine to further train the company’s artificial intelligence-based object classification … more.
Carahsoft Expands Distribution Partnership With RSA to Encompass State and
Markets Insider … Veritas, Dell, Adobe, F5 Networks, Google Cloud, ServiceNow, Open Source, Micro Focus Government Solutions, SAP, Salesforce, and Innovative … more.
Amazon beams: We’re best cloud buds with General Electric
“For the Predix platform, our partnership with Microsoft continues as planned. By bringing Predix to Azure, we are helping our mutual customers … more.
General Electric names AWS as preferred cloud provider
General Electric (GE) has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its preferred cloud provider, according to an Amazon announcement. In a short … more.
Healthcare back office specialist Egton goes Cloud Native
Innovating on Red Hat’s OpenStack Platform and Red Hat OpenShift, UKCloud has been able to directly support the needs of its public sector clients, … more.
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