AWS vacates its board seat at European cloud crew CISPE
... weeks after US titan was outvoted by other members to let Microsoft join the Euro cloud trade association
PaaS + IaaS14 Feb 2025 | 1
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Datacenter energy use to more than double by 2030 thanks to AI's insatiable thirst
Shocking research warns electricity shortages could create construction bottleneck
On-Prem07 Feb 2025 | 21
Hardware quality problems and server supply chain kinks slow Amazon’s $100 billion AI build
Reverses life extensions for some servers it now feels aren’t useful in the inferencing age
AI + ML07 Feb 2025 | 4
Abandoned AWS S3 buckets can be reused in supply-chain attacks that would make SolarWinds look 'insignificant'
When cloud customers don't clean up after themselves, part 97
CSO04 Feb 2025 | 33
Medical monitoring machines spotted stealing patient data, users warned to pull the plug ASAP
Infosec in brief PLUS: MGM settles breach suits; AWS doesn't trust you with security defaults; A new .NET backdoor; and more
Security03 Feb 2025 | 9
Cloud market working well ... if you're AWS and Microsoft
Brit monopoly plod files report on health of local sector, says technical barriers and Redmond's licensing practices hurting smaller rivals + customers
PaaS + IaaS28 Jan 2025 | 2
BROADER TOPICS
NARROWER TOPICS
AWS declares it's Iceberg all the way until customers say otherwise
Cloud giant explains its thinking behind support for Apache open table format
Databases20 Jan 2025 |
AWS adds 32-vCPU option and an easier on-ramp to its cloudy desktops
Weirdly, this shows the weakness of hosted Windows with an admission about vidchats
Virtualization17 Jan 2025 | 7
Ransomware crew abuses AWS native encryption, sets data-destruct timer for 7 days
'Codefinger' crims on the hunt for compromised keys
Research13 Jan 2025 | 5
Looming energy crunch makes future uncertain for datacenters
But investors still betting big on bit barns thanks to AI and cloud demand
On-Prem06 Jan 2025 | 12
Workday on lessons learned from Iowa and Maine project woes
Interview Nine in ten of our implementations are a success, CEO Carl Eschenbach tells The Reg
SaaS02 Jan 2025 | 11
AWS follows Iceberg path to unite analytics platform
Analysis But other obstacles remain before developers get free choice of storage and analytics engines
Databases02 Jan 2025 |
Even Netflix struggles to identify and understand the cost of its AWS estate
If you have trouble keeping track of your various streaming subscriptions, you're gonna love the irony
Off-Prem18 Dec 2024 | 70
AWS now renting monster HPE servers, even in clusters of 7,680-vCPUs and 128TB
Heir to Superdome goes cloudy for those who run large in-memory databases and apps that need them
Off-Prem17 Dec 2024 | 20
Crooks stole AWS credentials from misconfigured sites then kept them in open S3 bucket
Exclusive ShinyHunters-linked heist thought to have been ongoing since March
Research09 Dec 2024 | 9
AI and analytics converge in new generation Amazon SageMaker
re:Invent Calling everything SageMaker is confusing – but a new name would have been worse says AWS
AI + ML06 Dec 2024 | 1
AWS says AI could disrupt everything – and hopes it will do just that to Windows
re:Invent Cloud colossus reckons it can clarify hallucinations, get your apps off Microsoft's OS at pleasing speed
AI + ML04 Dec 2024 | 36
Amazon promises 4x faster AI silicon in 2025, turns Trainium2 loose on the net
Re:Invent Tens of thousands of AWS’ Trn2 instances to fuel Anthropic's next-gen models
Systems03 Dec 2024 | 5
AWS unveils cloud security IR service for a mere $7K a month
Re:Invent Tap into the infinite scalability... of pricing
Security03 Dec 2024 | 5
Google offered millions to ally itself with trade body fighting Microsoft
Exclusive El Reg has seen the presentation to CISPE members which sources say was intended to keep the lawsuit over licensing alive
PaaS + IaaS28 Nov 2024 | 12
AWS bends to Broadcom's will with VMware Cloud Foundation as-a-service
Microsoft, Oracle, and IBM are all doing it. Andy Jassy's rent-a-server shop may have felt it was leaving money on the table
Virtualization26 Nov 2024 | 5
Amazon bets another $4B on Anthropic
You just gonna stand there, Google, let AWS take the 'primary training partner' title? Not gonna do nothing?
AI + ML22 Nov 2024 | 7
AWS gives its management screens a makeover in the name of improved productivity
Maybe it was crowded layout, inconsistent colors and drop shadows that made cloud so hard?
Off-Prem22 Nov 2024 | 6
Amazon leaves Snowcone data migration boxes and older Snowball edge kit out to melt
Don't worry, existing users have another year to use 'em or lose 'em
Off-Prem14 Nov 2024 | 2
AWS opens cluster of 40K Trainium AI accelerators to researchers
Throwing novel hardware at academia. It's a tale as old as time
Systems12 Nov 2024 | 2
Amazon confirms employee data exposed in leak linked to MOVEit vulnerability
Over 5 million records from 25 organizations posted to black hat forum
Cyber-crime12 Nov 2024 | 2
Amazon's nuclear datacenter dreams stall as watchdog rejects power deal
Updated Federal Energy Regulatory Commission cites grid stability concerns
On-Prem04 Nov 2024 | 56
Amazon to cough $75B on capex in 2024, more next year
Despite extending server lifespans, AI's power demands drive more datacenter builds
PaaS + IaaS01 Nov 2024 | 9
Amazon adds MFA to its enterprise email service ... eight years after launch
No rush, guys
On-Prem31 Oct 2024 | 1
Cloud repatriation officially a trend... for specific workloads
It's not a mass exodus, say analysts, but biz bods are bringing things down to earth
PaaS + IaaS30 Oct 2024 | 24
AWS Cloud Development Kit flaw exposed accounts to full takeover
Remember Bucket Monopoly? Yeah, it gets worse
Cybersecurity Month24 Oct 2024 | 13
Developer pockets $2M in savings from going cloud-free
37signals CTO claims cost of new hardware was 'entirely recouped' as contracts expired after AWS exit
On-Prem21 Oct 2024 | 59
AWS boss: Don't want to come back to the office? Go work somewhere else
It's our way or the highway
PaaS + IaaS18 Oct 2024 | 112
Amazon makes $500M bet on itty-bitty nuclear reactors to fuel cloud empire
The duo eyes a target of 5 GW online in US by 2039, assuming tech comes to fruition
Systems16 Oct 2024 | 38
Big data vendors introduce Apache Iceberg features in same week
Market rivals settle on open table format, while Microsoft and Databricks go their own way
Databases14 Oct 2024 | 3
AWS must fork out $30.5M after losing P2P network patent scrap
No one really wins when a troll, sorry, assertion entity scores a victory
Networks30 Sep 2024 | 31
Citrix adds remote Mac support, but some customers are grumpy
License changes and product bundles aren't going down well, says Gartner's DaaS magical quadrant
Virtualization20 Sep 2024 | 5
Cloud giants point the finger at each other during regulator hearings
Those are some mighty powerful underdogs you've got there
PaaS + IaaS18 Sep 2024 | 4
AWS claims customers are packing bags and heading back on-prem
See? We do have competition, cloud giant tells regulator
PaaS + IaaS17 Sep 2024 | 74
Intel frees its Foundry biz – and that's just one of many major shake-ups today
Pauses European fabs, scores secret US gig, teams up with Amazon, re-orgs its innards, and more!
On-Prem17 Sep 2024 | 30
'Hyperscale customer' to take massive datacenter site near London
Exclusive 'Commercially sensitive' incognito buyer has a lot more support than last group that tried to build a bit barn near M25
On-Prem13 Sep 2024 | 52
Amazon to pour £8B into UK datacenters through to 2028
How kind. Now how about looking at the corporation tax bill...
On-Prem11 Sep 2024 | 20
Amazon congratulates itself for AI code that mostly works
Web services souk celebrates 'leader' designation for Q Developer
AI + ML05 Sep 2024 | 10
Admins wonder if the cloud was such a good idea after all
As AWS, Microsoft, and Google hike some prices, it's time to open up the ROI calculator
PaaS + IaaS04 Sep 2024 | 142
The elusive dream of cloud portability: Why migrating workloads isn't so simple
Analysis Despite early promises, moving between providers remains a complex and costly endeavor
Cloud Infrastructure Month27 Aug 2024 | 18
China AI devs use cloud services to game US chip sanctions
Orgs are accessing restricted tech, raising concerns about more potential loopholes
AI + ML23 Aug 2024 | 6
110K domains targeted in 'sophisticated' AWS cloud extortion campaign
Updated If you needed yet another reminder of what happens when security basics go awry
Research21 Aug 2024 | 4
When it comes to cloud, it's China against the world
Amazon, Microsoft, and Google dominate the west, but the Middle Kingdom plays by its own rules
Off-Prem21 Aug 2024 | 6
UK competition regulator's cloud probe remedies have global implications
Egress fees? Ticked. Spend discounts? Not yet. Software licensing? Might need to shape up, Microsoft
Cloud Infrastructure Month21 Aug 2024 | 2
Google-commissioned report claims early adopters already enjoying fruits of gen-AI labor
Analysis 43% of the time, it really, really works 45% of the time
AI + ML12 Aug 2024 | 47
AWS 'Bucket Monopoly' attacks could allow complete account takeover
Black Hat Vulnerable services fixed by the cloud biz but open source projects still at risk
Black Hat and DEF CON07 Aug 2024 | 2
Amazon: Our cloud growth just sped up. Did you know we are also quite a big retailer?
Reveals Kuiper broadband sats to fly later this year and solid Q2 sales
Cloud Infrastructure Month02 Aug 2024 | 9
Remember Nokia? Amazon's lawyers do, in patent infringement suit
Updated Finnish firm started the networking and cloud fight, Amazon could finish it
Networks31 Jul 2024 | 10
VMware sends vSphere 7 into extra time by extending support for six months
A nice surprise, but some other vAdmins have an August 1 deadline to sort out subscriptions
VMware Explore24 Jul 2024 | 9
UK cyber-boss slams China's bug-hoarding laws
ASIA IN BRIEF Plus: Japanese scientists ID ancient supernova; AWS dismisses China trouble rumor; and more
Security15 Jul 2024 | 1
Google: We're still working to defeat Microsoft's 'anticompetitive' cloud policy
Yesterday's settlement between MS and Euro cloud providers shouldn't 'fool' you, says Alphabet arm's cloud boss
PaaS + IaaS11 Jul 2024 | 16
Australia to build Top Secret cloud in AWS for military and spooky users
Interoperability with US infrastructure a big selling point
Public Sector04 Jul 2024 | 19
AWS is pushing ahead with MFA for privileged accounts. What that means for you ...
The clock is ticking – why not try a passkey?
CSO17 Jun 2024 | 17
Broadcom ends easy elasticity for VMware Cloud on AWS
Amazon is not taking this lying down, as shown by aggressive migration promotions
PaaS + IaaS10 Jun 2024 | 11
Amazon to add 15 datacenters to atomic-powered campus
And with up to 960MW of capacity on the table, that may only be the beginning
On-Prem30 May 2024 | 8
AWS pledges to spend €15.7B expanding Spanish operations
Much of the money will go to mountainous Aragón – not mainly in the plain
Off-Prem24 May 2024 | 7
UK competition cops say Microsoft's stake in Mistral is not a merger
Watchdog drops official probe but IT giant's deal with Inflection AI and Amazon's with Anthropic still in play
AI + ML17 May 2024 | 1
Biting the hand that feeds IT
