Cloud Tech

Sep 20, 2021, 10:19 AM

Another deal for F5 Networks: $68M acquisition of Threat Stack to add cloud monitoring capabilities

F5 Networks plans to acquire Boston-based cloud monitoring company Threat Stack for $68 million. The acquisition agreement, announced Monday morning,… Read More

Aug 25, 2021, 5:54 PM

Cloud wars: Former Amazon Web Services leader Charlie Bell reportedly joins rival Microsoft

Longtime Amazon Web Services leader Charlie Bell has reportedly taken a job at Microsoft. Bell, a member of Amazon’s senior… Read More

Aug 24, 2021, 9:01 AM

White House cybersecurity summit to include Amazon’s Andy Jassy, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, and Apple CEO Tim Cook are among the tech executives who’ve been… Read More

Aug 18, 2021, 7:29 AM

Computing at the edge of space: HPE and Microsoft conduct International Space Station experiments

If your cell phone went out 17 times a day, for anywhere from 1 second to 20 minutes, you’d get… Read More

Aug 11, 2021, 7:59 AM

Report: Amazon awarded secret $10B NSA cloud computing contract, Microsoft files protest

Amazon Web Services has received a $10 billion cloud computing contract from the National Security Agency, according to a report… Read More

Aug 10, 2021, 9:36 AM

Four Seattle-area unicorns make Forbes ‘Cloud 100’ ranking of best private companies in the cloud

Forbes has released its sixth annual Cloud 100 ranking of the world’s top private cloud companies, and four high-value startups… Read More

Aug 9, 2021, 6:58 PM

Amazon senior cloud exec Charlie Bell is leaving the company after more than 23 years

Charlie Bell, a member of Amazon’s senior leadership team and a longtime linchpin of the company’s cloud business, is leaving… Read More

Jul 29, 2021, 10:15 AM

Amazon Prime Day, AWS and jobs in the spotlight for Andy Jassy’s first earnings report as CEO

Amazon’s earnings report Thursday will be its first with CEO Andy Jassy at the helm. While it may be tempting… Read More

Jul 14, 2021, 8:00 AM

Microsoft to drop commercial marketplace fees to 3% (from 20%) in latest dig at platform rivals

Microsoft is escalating its campaign against the traditional business model of online marketplaces, reducing the fees it charges independent software… Read More

Jul 13, 2021, 10:21 AM

Emails indicate Amazon’s use of force while seeking JEDI cloud contract, GOP lawmakers say

Previously undisclosed emails appear to indicate that as Amazon pursued the now-canceled $10 billion JEDI cloud contract, it enlisted such… Read More

Jul 6, 2021, 9:46 AM

Pentagon cancels $10 billion JEDI cloud contract after long feud between Amazon and Microsoft

JEDI is canceled. The Pentagon said today it will nix the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract, a… Read More

Jun 10, 2021, 7:26 AM

Satya Nadella says Microsoft is ‘all in on gaming’ as it teases new hardware for subscription service

Microsoft is doubling down on its Xbox Game Pass video game subscription service with plans to embed it directly into… Read More

Jun 9, 2021, 5:00 AM

Ex-Microsoft leaders raise $5.1M from GitHub co-founder, ex-Snowflake CEO for new startup Aserto

Gert Drapers and Omri Gazitt have more than six decades of experience working in engineering and product leadership roles at… Read More

May 18, 2021, 12:53 PM

Rainway’s Andrew Sampson on powering xCloud, challenging Google, and reimagining desktop apps

Last month, Seattle-based startup Rainway came out with some big news: the tech behind its web-based gaming platform powers the PC… Read More

Apr 28, 2021, 1:36 PM

JEDI news: Judge won’t dismiss Amazon’s claim that Trump interfered with $10B cloud contract

The news: A federal judge on the Court of Federal Claims declined to dismiss allegations that former President Trump interfered with… Read More

Mar 3, 2021, 8:00 AM

Parler unleashes 15-count lawsuit on Amazon, alleging defamation, bullying and bias for Twitter

Parler wasn’t ending its fight against Amazon Web Services last night when it abruptly dropped its suit seeking to require… Read More

Mar 2, 2021, 10:01 AM

Microsoft unveils Mesh, betting on mixed reality for gatherings and collaboration across platforms

The avatar will see you now. Or at least Microsoft hopes so. In a world still adjusting to the realities… Read More

Feb 22, 2021, 5:08 PM

Riveter CEO and husband dispute FBI’s seizure of their bank accounts in AWS kickback investigation

Update: In a court filing on Jan. 10, 2024, federal prosecutors vacated the prior guilty pleas of Christian Kirschner and… Read More

Feb 17, 2021, 9:54 AM

Former AWS real estate managers, accused of taking millions in kickbacks, challenge Amazon’s motives amid FBI investigation

Update: In a court filing on Jan. 10, 2024, federal prosecutors vacated the prior guilty pleas of Christian Kirschner and… Read More

Feb 6, 2021, 7:54 AM

Another deal for F5 Networks: $68M acquisition of Threat Stack to add cloud monitoring capabilities

Cloud wars: Former Amazon Web Services leader Charlie Bell reportedly joins rival Microsoft

White House cybersecurity summit to include Amazon’s Andy Jassy, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella

Computing at the edge of space: HPE and Microsoft conduct International Space Station experiments

Report: Amazon awarded secret $10B NSA cloud computing contract, Microsoft files protest

Four Seattle-area unicorns make Forbes ‘Cloud 100’ ranking of best private companies in the cloud

Amazon senior cloud exec Charlie Bell is leaving the company after more than 23 years

Amazon Prime Day, AWS and jobs in the spotlight for Andy Jassy’s first earnings report as CEO

Microsoft to drop commercial marketplace fees to 3% (from 20%) in latest dig at platform rivals

Emails indicate Amazon’s use of force while seeking JEDI cloud contract, GOP lawmakers say

Pentagon cancels $10 billion JEDI cloud contract after long feud between Amazon and Microsoft

Satya Nadella says Microsoft is ‘all in on gaming’ as it teases new hardware for subscription service

Ex-Microsoft leaders raise $5.1M from GitHub co-founder, ex-Snowflake CEO for new startup Aserto

Rainway’s Andrew Sampson on powering xCloud, challenging Google, and reimagining desktop apps

JEDI news: Judge won’t dismiss Amazon’s claim that Trump interfered with $10B cloud contract

Parler unleashes 15-count lawsuit on Amazon, alleging defamation, bullying and bias for Twitter

Microsoft unveils Mesh, betting on mixed reality for gatherings and collaboration across platforms

Riveter CEO and husband dispute FBI’s seizure of their bank accounts in AWS kickback investigation

Former AWS real estate managers, accused of taking millions in kickbacks, challenge Amazon’s motives amid FBI investigation

GeekWire Podcast: Amazon, Andy Jassy and the cloud, with Corey Quinn of The Duckbill Group

Dispute between Elastic and AWS highlights ongoing battle over open source business model

Amazon’s next CEO, Andy Jassy, is a music-loving, wing-eating, hard-charging disciple of Jeff Bezos

Amazon Web Services posts record $13.5B in profits for 2020 in Andy Jassy’s AWS swan song

Federal judge cites U.S. Capitol breach in denial of Parler’s initial motion for reinstatement on AWS

Court filings show how Amazon Web Services is using Section 230 as a legal sword against Parler

Parler files lawsuit against Amazon after getting kicked off Amazon Web Services

How the SolarWinds hackers are targeting cloud services in unprecedented cyberattack

Amazon: Trump corruption the only plausible explanation for Microsoft winning $10B cloud deal

GeekWire Podcast: Facebook fallout; Seattle’s status as ‘Cloud City’; testing SpaceX Starlink