Amazon Web Services (AWS) stories - Page 37
Originally disrupting the book retailing business, Amazon Web Services has since emerged as a world’s
leader in the provision of ‘as a Service’ computing resources. With more than 200 services available
covering infrastructure, platform, compute, storage and applications as a service, AWS solutions are
provided from a network of 38 data centers around the world. A cluster of AWS data centres is planned
for New Zealand, headquartered in Auckland, and likely to be online by 2024.
Milestone adds XProtect to AWS marketplace
Mon, 15th Jun 2020
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Milestone Systems has added XProtect to AWS Marketplace, offering scalable surveillance solutions for enterprises, federal bodies, and smart cities.
Cloud-based products 'outshining' traditional IT offerings in APAC
Tue, 9th Jun 2020
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Cloud-based products are outshining traditional products as the demand for resilient business continuity surges in the APAC region, according to GlobalData.
AWS and Slack enter strategic partnership
Fri, 5th Jun 2020
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Amazon Web Services and Slack unveil a multi-year partnership to enhance enterprise collaboration, integrating AWS's cloud tools directly into Slack's platform.
5G not impacted by COVID-19, commercial deployment draws near
Fri, 29th May 2020
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5G's commercial deployment is accelerating, undeterred by COVID-19, as mobile service providers advance towards faster, more secure networks.
Former AWS executive joins Ping Identity
Tue, 19th May 2020
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Former AWS exec Candace Worley joins Ping Identity as Chief Product Officer, to drive identity solution innovation.
Red Hat and AWS launch OpenShift, a joint Kubernetes service
Mon, 18th May 2020
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The new offering is designed to better enable organisation wide digital transformation and is targeted towards enterprises around the globe.
NVIDIA unveils its first GPU featuring Ampere architecture
Fri, 15th May 2020
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The NVIDIA A100 GPU boasts up to 20 times more power than its predecessors, boosting throughput for data centres as demand for data surges.
8x8 ditches AWS for Oracle for video
Thu, 14th May 2020
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8x8 moves its video meetings hosting from AWS to Oracle Cloud for a 25% performance boost per node and 80% savings on network costs.
AWS launches Amazon Kendra, its machine learning search service
Wed, 13th May 2020
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Amazon Web Services launches Amazon Kendra, an ML-powered enterprise search tool designed to provide precise results for natural language queries.
Boomi launches EventBridge iPaaS platform connector
Tue, 12th May 2020
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Provides out-of-the-box support for Amazon EventBridge, offering Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) for Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Boomi customers.
Rackspace to open first NZ office in Auckland
Tue, 5th May 2020
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Rackspace is set to open its first office in New Zealand, located in Auckland, as part of its strategic expansion across the Asia Pacific and Japan regions.
HPE rolls out GreenLake Central, delivering edge to cloud solution
Tue, 5th May 2020
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise launches GreenLake Central, offering a unified edge-to-cloud solution with enhanced hybrid cloud management and optimisation.
OpenText and AWS form strategic partnership
Mon, 4th May 2020
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OpenText’s portfolio of Information Management solutions will now be available as fully managed services on AWS.
Cloud wins big in Q1 2020 as remote work drives record demand
Fri, 1st May 2020
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Research released today by Canalys reveals cloud infrastructure services spending grew 34% in Q1 2020, hitting US$31 billion in the quarter.
Former AWS channel head to lead Auth0 APAC expansion plans
Fri, 1st May 2020
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Former Amazon Web Services channel head Jason Teo has been named as the new head of partnerships for the Asia Pacific region at Auth0.
University of Sydney taps into AWS to save threatened species
Tue, 28th Apr 2020
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Researchers at the University of Sydney are using Amazon Web Services to analyse genetic data and develop strategies to save Australia's threatened species.
Edge computing market to explode in APAC despite pandemic woes
Tue, 28th Apr 2020
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Despite pandemic challenges, APAC's edge computing market is set to soar to USD $5.8 billion by 2024, driven by rapid digital transformation and 5G.
Google Cloud Anthos generally available on AWS
Fri, 24th Apr 2020
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Google Cloud's Anthos is now generally available on Amazon Web Services, broadening its hybrid and multi-cloud application platform capabilities.
Snowflake secures data deal with WA's Vix Technology
Thu, 23rd Apr 2020
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Western Australian company Vix Technology has entered into a business agreement with cloud data platform Snowflake to crunch real-time data.
Cloudscene recruits AWS, Netflix, Digital Realty execs to advisory board
Wed, 8th Apr 2020
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Cloudscene bolsters its advisory board with execs from AWS, Netflix, Digital Realty, and NEXTDC, aiming to revolutionise the digital procurement landscape.