Cloud Tech – Page 3 of 55

Jul 14, 2023, 1:37 PM

Chinese hacking group exploited multiple Microsoft flaws to access U.S. government email accounts

Microsoft is providing new details about the techniques used by a Chinese hacking group to infiltrate the email accounts of… Read More

Jul 12, 2023, 7:38 AM

Former Amazon Web Services data center leader Chris Vonderhaar joins Google Cloud

Chris Vonderhaar, a longtime Amazon Web Services executive who left the company this spring, has joined AWS rival Google Cloud.… Read More

Jun 22, 2023, 10:49 AM

Amazon looks to boost generative AI projects with new $100M cloud initiative

Amazon Web Services says it will invest $100 million in a new initiative to connect its machine learning and artificial… Read More

May 30, 2023, 4:49 PM

Amazon confirms abrupt departure of AWS data center chief Chris Vonderhaar

The Amazon Web Services executive who oversaw the cloud giant’s massive network of data centers is suddenly gone, without explanation.… Read More

Jan 25, 2023, 9:09 AM

What Microsoft’s numbers say about the state of the tech economy

Things really began to change in December. That’s when Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform started to lose some of its momentum,… Read More

Jan 23, 2023, 8:42 AM

Microsoft’s ‘multibillion dollar’ OpenAI investment comes with new level of secrecy

Microsoft is making a big new investment in OpenAI, the artificial intelligence powerhouse behind ChatGPT, extending a partnership that has… Read More

Jan 17, 2023, 10:25 AM

ChatGPT coming to Azure: New integration shows how Microsoft will leverage OpenAI partnership

Having trouble reliably accessing OpenAI’s ChatGPT? Microsoft has a solution. The tech giant says it will soon make the generative… Read More

Dec 7, 2022, 2:48 PM

Pentagon splits giant cloud contract among Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Oracle

Correction: This story previously misstated the total value of the contracts. The U.S. Department of Defense awarded cloud contracts with… Read More

Nov 29, 2022, 1:41 PM

Amazon Web Services pitches customers on cloud savings, makes bigger push into applications

Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky made his pitch to businesses to double down on the company’s cloud technologies, and… Read More

Nov 28, 2022, 10:45 AM

What to expect at re:Invent: Amazon Web Services navigates uncertain economic times

Amazon Web Services will face a new challenge at its annual re:Invent conference in Las Vegas this week: keeping software… Read More

Oct 28, 2022, 12:40 PM

How the economy is hitting the Amazon and Microsoft clouds, and what they’re doing about it

After soaring during the pandemic, the cloud is getting dragged down by the economy, and both of the Seattle region’s… Read More

Jul 28, 2022, 10:57 AM

Full text: Microsoft’s multi-cloud vision would keep Amazon from running away with federal deals

A draft document circulated by Microsoft calls for the use of multiple cloud vendors as “the de facto standard for… Read More

Jul 7, 2022, 4:28 PM

M1 Macs in the cloud: Amazon Web Services releases upgraded Mac EC2 instances

Amazon Web Services is doubling down on the latest Apple technologies with the general availability of its EC2 M1 Mac… Read More

May 31, 2022, 9:33 AM

Microsoft ‘Entra’ launch renews push for decentralized ID and cross-cloud permissions

Microsoft is rebranding its identity and access products under the name “Entra,” and rolling out a decentralized system to verify… Read More

May 18, 2022, 10:49 AM

Microsoft changes cloud practices in Europe, acknowledges missteps in rivalry with Amazon

Microsoft responded to criticism of its cloud licensing policies in Europe with a series of promises to change its licensing… Read More

Apr 25, 2022, 8:32 AM

Microsoft earnings preview: Wall Street expects 18% revenue growth on continued cloud strength

Streaming video subscriptions might be more disposable than imagined, but the juggernaut of cloud infrastructure and enterprise services is another… Read More

Apr 6, 2022, 4:00 AM

Amazon, Google or Microsoft? Boeing chooses all of the above for cloud computing services

The billion-dollar competition to provide Boeing with cloud computing services is finished, and the winner is … a three-way split.… Read More

Mar 8, 2022, 1:34 PM

Amazon halts AWS cloud signups in Russia and Belarus; existing customers not impacted

Amazon has stopped taking on new cloud customers in Russia and Belarus, escalating its response to the invasion of Ukraine,… Read More

Mar 5, 2022, 8:33 AM

Analyst: Only a matter of time before U.S. cloud companies shut off services in Russia

A flurry of tech companies — including Amazon, Microsoft, and Google — are halting sales of services and products in… Read More

Feb 15, 2022, 5:33 AM

F5 combines technology from big acquisitions into new Distributed Cloud Services platform

F5 is looking to expand its role in global application security and delivery with a new platform that integrates its… Read More

Jan 25, 2022, 1:12 PM

Microsoft beats expectations with $51.7B in revenue, $18.8B profit; stock down 5% after hours

Microsoft posted revenue of $51.7 billion in the December quarter, up 20% from the same quarter last year, and profits… Read More

Dec 8, 2021, 10:48 AM

Cloud wake-up call: Amazon Web Services outage illustrates the pitfalls of online infrastructure

Amazon Web Services is one of the greatest successes of modern business and technology, leveraging its first-mover advantage in the… Read More

Dec 7, 2021, 9:40 AM

AWS problems impact Amazon, Disney, Smartsheet, Canva and other online services

If you’re having problems buying items or logging in to Amazon.com, you’re not alone, and thanks to the widespread use… Read More

Nov 29, 2021, 1:26 PM

Amazon preps for a ‘multi-robot’ world: RoboRunner cloud service builds on its own warehouse tech

The concept of “multi-cloud” has become widely accepted in the tech industry, as companies use different cloud vendors for various… Read More

Nov 29, 2021, 10:36 AM

Amazon cloud chief Adam Selipsky hints at new directions for AWS as re:Invent begins

Amazon Web Services this week is holding its first re:Invent conference without Andy Jassy at the helm of the tech… Read More

Nov 19, 2021, 1:43 PM

F5 refreshes brand by dropping ‘Networks’ from name, marking ‘huge change’ in its business

F5 Networks will be just F5 from now on. The Seattle-based company, which originally made its mark in networking technology,… Read More

Nov 19, 2021, 12:58 PM

Return of the JEDI: Pentagon’s multicloud sequel puts Microsoft and Amazon in leading roles

The U.S. Department of Defense is soliciting bids from multiple companies to upgrade its technology capabilities with the benefit of… Read More

Nov 4, 2021, 8:10 AM

Applications everywhere: F5 Networks’ CEO on the surprising evolution of apps and the cloud

Back in 2017, when François Locoh-Donou became CEO of Seattle-based F5 Networks, many people in tech assumed that most applications… Read More

Oct 23, 2021, 7:28 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Tech pay, cloud trends, Kraken, and self-driving cars, with Qumulo CEO Bill Richter

Everyone is closely monitoring the implications of remote work as we emerge from the pandemic, so it’s no surprise that… Read More

Oct 11, 2021, 1:11 PM

Microsoft and Amazon reach truce allowing former AWS executive Charlie Bell to start in new role

Microsoft and Amazon reached an agreement that clears the way for former Amazon Web Services executive Charlie Bell to start… Read More