AWS outage takes down Coinbase, Netflix, Disney+
Amazon Web Services (AWS) suffered an outage on December 7 that knocked out a number of websites and services, including Coinbase, Netflix, Disney+ and Amazonâ€... Read more.
KPMG breaks world record for views on a cloud education video
KPMG, a multinational professional services firm, has broken the Guinness World Records title for the most views on a cloud technology learning video on YouTube... Read more.
AWS unveils new Graviton and machine learning chips at re:Invent
At this year’s re:Invent conference, Amazon Web Services (AWS) unveiled its latest Graviton processor chip and a new machine learning chip called Trainium. Th... Read more.
Stephen Boyer, CTO, BitSight: Risk quantification and ransomware
If 2021 stood out for one thing in the cybersecurity industry, it would have to be the rise in security breaches. From lone ransomware incidents on small, digit... Read more.
Tencent Cloud expands global footprint with Latin America entry
Tencent Cloud, China’s second largest cloud provider after Alibaba, has launched its first internet data centre in Latin America. Located in Brazil’s financ... Read more.
JEDI: Oracle and Google enter the bidding war for Pentagon cloud contract
The prolonged JEDI war – between Amazon and Microsoft, not Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker – for the $10 billion contract to modernise the US Departm... Read more.
AWS Skills Centre launches in Seattle as part of cloud training initiative
Amazon Web Services is opening its AWS Skills Centre in downtown Seattle to break down barriers to entry into the cloud computing industry. Described as an “i... Read more.
ThoughtSpot passes $4bn valuation after $100m Series F funding
ThoughtSpot, a cloud data analytics start-up, has raised $100 million (£74m) in Series F funding to reach a new valuation of $4.2 billion (£3.1bn). This lates... Read more.
Telenor partners with Google Cloud to digitise telecom offering
Telenor, a Norwegian multinational telco provider, has partnered with Google Cloud to digitise its services and explore further joint offering opportunities. Th... Read more.
Calgary to see $4.3bn in investment from new Amazon Web Services hub
Calgary, Canada’s fourth largest city, is set to receive billions of dollars of investment over the next two decades as Amazon Web Services (AWS) sets up its ... Read more.