Cloud Tech

Jul 18, 2017, 10:51 AM

Baidu taps Microsoft Azure to power its self-driving car tech outside of China

Baidu has been among the most aggressive companies driving research into self-driving cars with artificial intelligence, and it announced Tuesday… Read More

Google's Transfer Appliance, for shipping data to its cloud servers. (Google Photo)

Jul 18, 2017, 10:12 AM

Don’t forget the tracking number: Google now lets you ship corporate data to its cloud

Cloud companies want your data center business so badly they’re willing to actually come over and pick it up. Amazon… Read More

Jul 17, 2017, 10:25 AM

New, simpler sign-in experience for Amazon Web Services users coming soon

Amazon Web Services is simplifying the way users can sign into their accounts, dumping a clunky web address that used… Read More

Jul 17, 2017, 8:41 AM

Report: Amazon Web Services working with VMware on hybrid cloud product for data centers

In what would be a strategy shift for Amazon Web Services, the public cloud market leader is apparently thinking about… Read More

Jul 16, 2017, 1:00 PM

Learn how three experts are bringing the power of artificial intelligence to cloud computing

This time, it seems like it’s actually going to happen. We’ve been hearing promises about how artificial intelligence and machine… Read More

Jul 14, 2017, 2:07 PM

Amazon Web Services adds IP protection while dropping controversial patent clause from user agreement

Around the same time it modified its basic user agreement to drop a patent-related clause that troubled customers, Amazon Web… Read More

Jul 14, 2017, 10:41 AM

Amazon Web Services rolls out new instances for customers that need high-performance graphics

Graphic artists and industrial designers have some new tools to play with from Amazon Web Services, with the upgrade of… Read More

Jul 13, 2017, 3:49 PM

Amazon Web Services drops controversial patent clause from standard user agreement

Amazon Web Services has quietly dropped a controversial provision from its user agreement that essentially forced customers to agree that… Read More

Box UI Elements Content Picker, running on Facebook Workplace. (Box Photo)

Jul 13, 2017, 9:00 AM

Box launches Elements, a tool that lets developers add Box tech to their apps

Box is ready to release the first in a series of embeddable components that software developers can use in their… Read More

Jul 12, 2017, 3:23 PM

Viewpoint snaps up Dexter & Chaney, its Seattle neighbor in cloud-based construction software

Construction is a booming business in the Pacific Northwest, and two companies that make cloud-based construction software are becoming one,… Read More

Jul 12, 2017, 10:04 AM

Lock your doors, people: Verizon breach on unsecured AWS server exposes 14M customer records

Storing files on public cloud services is one of the most secure ways to protect your data, so long as… Read More

Navin Shenoy, executive vice president and general manager, Intel's Data Center Group (Screenshot)

Jul 11, 2017, 10:14 AM

Intel looks to maintain its data center dominance with powerful new server chips

Intel took the wraps off its newest processors for data centers Tuesday, promising a significant boost in performance compared to… Read More

(L to R): Oliver Gould, CTO, Buoyant; William Morgan, CEO (Buoyant Photo)

Jul 11, 2017, 4:30 AM

Former Twitter engineers land $10.5M for startup Buoyant, leveraging lessons from the ‘fail whale’

Buoyant, a 13-person startup led by former Twitter engineers and now backed by a former member of Twitter’s board of… Read More

Jul 10, 2017, 6:00 AM

New ‘Microsoft 365’ package bundles Windows and Office for businesses

Microsoft is giving its partners a new package of some of its most popular PC software to sell, rather than… Read More

Jul 10, 2017, 12:01 AM

Parallels updates its virtual desktop software with better navigation for mobile apps

Parallels is set to release the next major version of its virtual desktop management software, Remote Application Server, with an… Read More

Jul 6, 2017, 12:18 PM

Three cloud tech experts break down the emerging world of microservices and serverless computing

The enormous impact that containers have had on modern software development is starting to produce new ways of thinking about… Read More

Jul 5, 2017, 10:43 AM

Want to learn how to release quality software at a faster rate? Listen to Heptio’s Joe Beda

“DevOps” is a word that gets tossed casually around cloud computing circles without deeper examination of what it really means.… Read More

Jul 5, 2017, 5:00 AM

Nvidia, Baidu expand AI partnership to include cloud GPUs and self-driving cars

Baidu plans to announce a sweeping expansion of its partnership with graphics chip maker Nvidia on Wednesday, bringing Nvidia’s latest… Read More

Jul 3, 2017, 10:30 AM

Why is Redfin running its site from a single data center without a backup facility?

Redfin surprised a few people Friday afternoon when it filed for an initial public offering, but inside the standard boilerplate… Read More

(L to R): Charles Fitzgerald, Platformonomics; Frank Artale, Ignition Partners; Shelia Gulati, Tola Capital; S. "Soma" Somasegar, Madrona Venture Group

Jul 1, 2017, 10:39 AM

Sizing up the cloud wars: Three Seattle VCs break down the competition between Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, and Google

When it comes to the public cloud, there are three companies at the forefront of everyone’s mind: Amazon Web Services,… Read More

Jun 30, 2017, 12:55 PM

Baidu taps Microsoft Azure to power its self-driving car tech outside of China

Don’t forget the tracking number: Google now lets you ship corporate data to its cloud

New, simpler sign-in experience for Amazon Web Services users coming soon

Report: Amazon Web Services working with VMware on hybrid cloud product for data centers

Learn how three experts are bringing the power of artificial intelligence to cloud computing

Amazon Web Services adds IP protection while dropping controversial patent clause from user agreement

Amazon Web Services rolls out new instances for customers that need high-performance graphics

Amazon Web Services drops controversial patent clause from standard user agreement

Box launches Elements, a tool that lets developers add Box tech to their apps

Viewpoint snaps up Dexter & Chaney, its Seattle neighbor in cloud-based construction software

Lock your doors, people: Verizon breach on unsecured AWS server exposes 14M customer records

Intel looks to maintain its data center dominance with powerful new server chips

Former Twitter engineers land $10.5M for startup Buoyant, leveraging lessons from the ‘fail whale’

New ‘Microsoft 365’ package bundles Windows and Office for businesses

Parallels updates its virtual desktop software with better navigation for mobile apps

Three cloud tech experts break down the emerging world of microservices and serverless computing

Want to learn how to release quality software at a faster rate? Listen to Heptio’s Joe Beda

Nvidia, Baidu expand AI partnership to include cloud GPUs and self-driving cars

Why is Redfin running its site from a single data center without a backup facility?

Sizing up the cloud wars: Three Seattle VCs break down the competition between Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, and Google

Report: Microsoft reorganizing its sales organization around cloud strategy

Top Docker execs: How the container powerhouse is positioning itself for a multi-cloud world

Make.tv raises $8.5M round led by Voyager for its cloud-based video management software

Microsoft acquires Cloudyn for reported $50M, continuing Azure buying spree

Vendorhawk raises a $1.2M seed round to help companies track their software spending

Salesforce’s new Einstein AI services can detect if and why social media hates your product

Microsoft and Box strike another partnership deal, this time for Box on Azure and AI

JASK raises $12M in funding to help security pros prioritize threats with a crowdsourced AI model

Identity management startup Auth0 raises $30M to fuel international expansion

Report: AWS set to add machine-translation services for developers