Cloud Tech – Page 13 of 55

Apr 2, 2019, 10:00 AM

Intel’s latest Xeon server processors are now generally available

Atop the server processor market but under renewed competitive pressure, Intel introduced its most powerful server processors to date, promising… Read More

Apr 2, 2019, 9:17 AM

Microsoft and BMW add industrial IoT platform to their long-running cloud partnership

A giant shift is underway in manufacturing as sensors and robotics make their impact on the factory floor, and Microsoft… Read More

Apr 2, 2019, 9:00 AM

GeekWire Cloud Summit: Learn where today’s cloud leaders are placing bets at our biggest technical conference

The GeekWire Cloud Summit, our biggest technical conference of the year, is coming up on June 5 at Meydenbauer Center… Read More

Apr 2, 2019, 9:00 AM

Microsoft launches Visual Studio 2019 after focusing on making the popular software development tool easier to use

Developers planning to upgrade to the latest version of Microsoft’s Visual Studio code-writing platform will find a new and improved… Read More

Apr 2, 2019, 5:00 AM

Chef unveils new commercial product strategy, will now sell distributions of its open-source projects

Chef hopes to bring a little clarity to the future of its open-source and commercial software work Tuesday by taking… Read More

Mar 27, 2019, 11:29 AM

Amazon Web Services unveils pre-packaged containers that make deep learning models easier to run

Customers of Amazon Web Services looking for easier ways to get their deep-learning models into production will be able to… Read More

Mar 26, 2019, 8:00 AM

Microsoft Azure Stack now supports customers betting on hyperconverged infrastructure

Customers that want to run application workloads across their own servers and cloud providers continue to exemplify the second wave… Read More

Mar 22, 2019, 2:15 PM

Pinterest cut a deal with Amazon Web Services that requires it to spend $750 million with the cloud leader by 2023

Back in 2017, as Pinterest’s spending with Amazon Web Services skyrocketed thanks to user growth, the company cut a deal… Read More

Mar 21, 2019, 10:00 AM

With its Elasticsearch distribution, Amazon Web Services sends more shockwaves through open-source software

Nobody really knows what lies ahead for the future of open-source software as cloud computing becomes the dominant force in… Read More

Mar 19, 2019, 1:38 PM

Google’s Stadia leverages tech advances to bring the lucrative video-game market into the cloud

After spending billions over the last few years to upgrade its cloud computing infrastructure, Google thinks it is ready to… Read More

Mar 19, 2019, 9:56 AM

A console in the cloud: Google unveils ‘Stadia’ streaming service, looks to shake up video games

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HikAuH40fHc Google unveiled a new gaming streaming service called Stadia on Tuesday morning, looking to shake up the video game… Read More

Mar 18, 2019, 1:17 PM

Cray, Intel will build the first U.S. “exascale” supercomputer for the Department of Energy

The first U.S. supercomputer capable of processing 1 quintillion calucations each second will be built for the U.S. Department of… Read More

Mar 15, 2019, 10:03 AM

Report: Amazon testing new program that connects outside investors with startups that use AWS

Amazon wants to connect startups using its cloud computing platform with deep-pocketed investors, according to a new report from CNBC.… Read More

Mar 14, 2019, 5:17 PM

Seattle startup Igneous raises $25M to help companies manage their unstructured data

Seattle startup Igneous has reeled in a $25 million investment round to fuel growth of its software that helps companies… Read More

Mar 14, 2019, 8:00 AM

Microsoft adds new back-end game developer tools, unites services under ‘Game Stack’ program

Microsoft is doubling down on gaming inside its cloud division, bringing together several developer tools and services under one umbrella… Read More

Mar 14, 2019, 6:00 AM

Service mesh funding heats up as Buoyant snags new $10M round from Google’s investment arm

Over the last few years the service mesh has drawn increasing amounts of attention from the cloud-native computing world, and… Read More

Mar 7, 2019, 2:01 PM

Okta acquires Seattle’s Azuqua for $52.5M to marry identity management with no-code development platforms

Okta, which helps companies manage how employees access sensitive corporate resources, has agreed to acquire Seattle’s Azuqua for $52.5 million… Read More

Mar 6, 2019, 1:00 AM

Microsoft’s South African data centers are now open for Azure business

Microsoft is ready to start serving Africa with local data centers, bringing its previously announced South African data centers online… Read More

Mar 5, 2019, 7:00 AM

Former spouse’s allegations against Portland startup CEO ripple through tech community

As most people in Portland were getting ready for New Year’s Eve in late 2017, PDX Women in Tech was… Read More

Mar 4, 2019, 3:08 PM

Salesforce beats Q4 earnings expectations, but investors frown at its Q1 outlook

Salesforce vowed to double its yearly revenue by the end of its 2023 fiscal year and reported fourth-quarter earnings better… Read More

Mar 4, 2019, 12:05 PM

Amazon fuels Harvard hospital’s machine learning research program

Amazon thinks the cloud can make hospitals run better. The company’s Amazon Web Services unit is sponsoring a program at… Read More

Mar 4, 2019, 11:05 AM

Nintex acquires business bot company EnableSoft, filling a key gap in its workflow automation platform

Bellevue, Wash.-based workflow automation company Nintex has acquired EnableSoft, a Robotic Process Automation company that offers bots for handling a business’s… Read More

Mar 1, 2019, 10:48 AM

Amazon Web Services will no longer require security pros running penetration tests on their cloud-based apps to get permission first

Amazon Web Services recently changed a policy that required security researchers to get permission before testing applications running on some… Read More

Feb 28, 2019, 6:00 AM

Microsoft unveils new Azure Sentinel cloud security service to help manage threat detection and analysis

Ahead of next week’s big RSA security conference, Microsoft plans to introduce a new cloud service Thursday that will help… Read More

Feb 26, 2019, 10:48 AM

Microsoft reportedly exploring new partnership with VMware as Windows Server 2008 deadline looms

One of the biggest obstacles to the growth of cloud computing is inertia, as companies that spent tens of millions… Read More

Feb 25, 2019, 12:26 PM

Decision on the $10B JEDI cloud contract likely delayed after Pentagon agrees to review bias charges against Amazon employee

Those closely watching the battle for a ten-year $10-billion cloud computing contract on offer from the Department of Defense were… Read More

Feb 25, 2019, 6:00 AM

Microsoft expands partnership deal with Telefonica with edge computing in mind

Microsoft’s annual Spanish holiday in Barcelona will include a revamped partnership agreement with Madrid-based telecom provider Telefonica, the companies plan… Read More

Feb 21, 2019, 9:07 AM

JFrog acquires Seattle’s Shippable to improve its DevOps product line

Seattle DevOps startup Shippable has been acquired by JFrog, a larger Bay Area software company focused on helping companies ship… Read More