Amazon Web Services (AWS) stories - Page 60
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.
Carrier cloud providers reassessing public cloud strategies
Tue, 26th Apr 2016
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Carrier cloud providers are reassessing their public cloud strategies due to competition from incumbents like AWS.
Telstra launching 'single touchpoint' for multiple clouds
Tue, 19th Apr 2016
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Telstra is launching a new offering providing secure connections to multiple public cloud platforms, including AWS, IBM SoftLayer and Microsoft Azure.
NZ Government gets behind digital tech with new telco laws
Thu, 14th Apr 2016
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New Zealand government unveils plans for new regulation of broadband and phone services to keep up with digital transformation.
How the channel can turn converged stacks into converged sales
Tue, 5th Apr 2016
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Offering integrated cloud packages featuring your own services, is a fantastic opportunity for the channel says Trend Micro’s Indi Siriniwasa.
Tenable Network Security vendor of choice for Healthdirect Australia
Thu, 31st Mar 2016
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Healthdirect Australia selects Tenable Network Security’s SecurityCenter CV to bolster security and compliance for its AWS cloud infrastructure.
Rackspace opens up Fanatical Support for AWS to ANZ market
Tue, 22nd Mar 2016
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Rackspace has announced Fanatical Support for AWS for local businesses, with AWS cloud customer Simpology already taking advantage of the offering.
Interactive Intelligence named AWS Advanced Technology Partner
Thu, 17th Mar 2016
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Interactive Intelligence gains elite AWS Advanced Tech Partner status, bolstering their innovative PureCloud platform for customer engagement.
Riverbed adds AWS and Azure support to SteelFusion
Wed, 9th Mar 2016
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Riverbed has added support for Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure to its hyperconverged edge solution, SteelFusion.
Cloud disaster recovery confidence up, but challenges remain
Wed, 9th Mar 2016
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Confidence in cloud-based disaster recovery is growing, but risks, outages and downtime costs are still posing challenges for enterprises.
Top five cloud backup and recovery software vendors revealed
Wed, 2nd Mar 2016
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IaaS and on-demand cloud providers will significantly boost the global cloud and backup and recovery software market.
DRaaS booming as it becomes 'more than just recovery'
Wed, 2nd Mar 2016
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New reports show dramatic growth ahead for disaster recovery-as-a-service, with one noting its no longer just about recovery for businesses.
Fly Buys heads to AWS cloud for speed and agility
Wed, 2nd Mar 2016
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Services for more than two million Fly Buys members are heading to the AWS cloud as Loyalty NZ seeks increased speed and agility - and new programmes.
Netflix officially cloud-native company, thanks to AWS
Wed, 17th Feb 2016
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Netflix completes seven-year migration of video streaming business to AWS, making it one of the largest companies to operate in the public cloud.
Enterprise market presents huge growth opportunity for cloud providers
Mon, 15th Feb 2016
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Nearly all enterprises plan to increase or maintain their annual spending on cloud computing in 2016, according to a study.
School network project draws to a close, Kiwi schools benefitting
Thu, 11th Feb 2016
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New Zealand's schools leap into the digital age as the nationwide School Network Upgrade Project nears its successful completion.
Bulletproof buys NZ's Cloud House in $5.2m deal, extends AWS role
Tue, 2nd Feb 2016
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edge computing
ASX-listed cloud services provider Bulletproof has acquired Kiwi cloud services business Cloud House in a deal which could be worth up to $5.2m.
NextDC adds AWS Direct Connect to AxonVX Aussie network
Fri, 29th Jan 2016
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NextDC is offering Amazon Web Services Direct Connect on-demand throughout Australia on the AxonVX virtual exchange network.
AWS Korean data centers serve up fifth APAC region
Fri, 22nd Jan 2016
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Amazon Web Services fifth Asia Pacific region has gone live, with the cloud provider's new South Korean data centers now up and running.
SimpliVity gives AWS a run for its money
Thu, 21st Jan 2016
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SimpliVity's virtual machine (VM) solutions have provided some stiff pricing competition with AWS, according to a new study by The Elevator Group.
Unisys launches Stealth security solution in AWS cloud
Wed, 20th Jan 2016
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Unisys brings its Stealth micro-segmentation solution to AWS, enabling users to secure their own portions of the cloud.