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13 Jan 2022 21:02 | 4
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Off-Prem
Insurance giant Lloyd's hires DXC to migrate org off legacy mainframes to AWS cloud
300-year-old institution to be dragged into the 21st century
13 Jan 2022 14:03 | 29
On-Prem
'Admin error': AWS in dead company data centre planning application snafu in Oxfordshire
Northants man surprised to hear former biz address used
13 Jan 2022 11:02 | 68
PaaS + IaaS
UK regulators to scrutinise cloud resilience in response to financial services sector's reliance on the fluffy stuff
Bank of England watchdog seeks 'more oversight' into 'critical third parties', eyes up outages and cyber attacks
11 Jan 2022 16:15 | 15
PaaS + IaaS
AWS power failure in US-EAST-1 region killed some hardware and instances
Some servers and EBS volumes won’t make it back
22 Dec 2021 23:58 | 67
Off-Prem
US Government Accountability Office explains why it sustained Microsoft's protests over $10bn NSA contract
Not so much JEDI lightsabers, more magic WANDS
15 Dec 2021 20:57 | 6
PaaS + IaaS
Oh no, here we go again, groans the internet as AWS runs into IT problems. Briefly this time
If you're wondering why you couldn't access a website, app, or service for about 30 minutes today, this may be it
15 Dec 2021 17:32 | 7
Off-Prem
AWS flicks the switch on an Indonesian region
Does the cloud belong in a city that's literally sinking? Rent some servers and find out
14 Dec 2021 06:32 | 1
PaaS + IaaS
AWS postmortem: Internal ops teams' own monitoring tools went down, had to comb through logs
OK, it wasn't DNS, but it was hanging around the scene looking shifty
13 Dec 2021 19:40 | 11
Off-Prem
Cloud darling Hashicorp's IPO raises $1.22bn amid modest gains from a $80 start
Not great, not terrible
10 Dec 2021 20:07 | 4
On-Prem
What a pain in the aaS: HPE signs up just 1.125% of its channel to sell hardware delivered as a service
Forget software-as-a-hostage! Customers have more choice when it comes to servers, networking, storage
10 Dec 2021 15:05 | 8
Re:invent
The big AWS event: 120 announcements but nothing has changed
Our wrap-up: Instant Glacier storage, Kubernetes at AWS, Adobe pops up despite Microsoft partnership, and more
09 Dec 2021 12:17 | 3
PaaS + IaaS
Alibaba the biggest, but more clouds on China's horizon
Huawei, Tencent, and Baidu all growing fast, and Americlouds are about to expand
09 Dec 2021 04:54 |
Databases
MongoDB logs 50% hike in Q4 sales, beats analysts forecasts for next quarter
Yet losses grow at NoSQL database biz
07 Dec 2021 20:01 | 1
Updated
AWS wobbles in US East region causing widespread outages
'We have identified the root cause and we are actively working towards recovery' - which now appears almost complete
07 Dec 2021 18:05 | 54
Interview
AWS DocumentDB not MongoDB-compatible, says MongoDB Inc
MongoDB CTO Mark Porter: 'It is 34 per cent compatible, through our tests'
06 Dec 2021 18:13 | 10
RE:INVENT
Graviton 3: AWS attempts to gain silicon advantage with latest custom hardware
Key to faster, more predictable cloud
06 Dec 2021 12:17 | 2
Re:invent
AWS previews SDKs for Rust, Kotlin, Swift, and Amplify Studio for rapid web apps
Plus: Why company foresees growth of Rust, already widely used internally
03 Dec 2021 15:43 |
PaaS + IaaS
AWS adds another Arm CPU to its cloud: Apple's M1
Updates bare metal Macs-a-service and claims up to 60 per cent better price performance vs cloudy x86 Macs
03 Dec 2021 08:01 | 2
Legal
Ubiquiti dev charged with knocking $4bn off firm's value after insider threat spree
Prosecutors claim Nickolas Sharp even posed as a whistleblower to press
02 Dec 2021 21:05 | 8
RE:INVENT
All your database are belong to us: AWS wants every data silo on its platform
Also: Custom SQL Server service, free SageMaker ML, and experts on hand to label data
02 Dec 2021 02:01 | 2
Re:Invent
AWS unveils Graviton3 Arm chips and more. But the real story is the slide from IaaS to packaged solutions
CEO Adam Selipsky takes the stage in Vegas – and may be on a collision course with customers
01 Dec 2021 00:09 | 5
Re:Invent
Can Rust save the planet? Why, and why not
The snag: This programming language is safe and efficient, but hard to learn, impacting productivity
30 Nov 2021 11:34 | 138
re:Invent
AWS is on the threshold of adulthood, but is nowhere near grown up
The cloudy concern is a prodigy, but early promise is no guarantee of dominance
29 Nov 2021 03:58 | 11
Off-Prem
AWS chops data transfer fees by massive extension of free tier – 2 months after rival previewed R2 Storage
Customer: 'I should send Cloudflare a Christmas card to say thanks'
25 Nov 2021 13:29 | 7
Networks
AWS claims 'monumental step forward' with optional IPv6-only networks
10 quintillion IP addresses per subnet but expect some pain
24 Nov 2021 18:04 | 7
Off-Prem
Economy class: AWS points set-your-own-cap Fleets service at cloudy desktop apps
Do users dream of Elastic fleets?
23 Nov 2021 11:45 | 2
OSes
AWS commits to update its own Linux every other year
Starting with a release called Amazon Linux 2022 that just hit preview
23 Nov 2021 05:53 | 7
Updated
RISE with AWS? Adidas migrates SAP S/4 HANA to the fluffy white stuff, snubs SAP's lift-and-shift programme
Globo sports brand also interested in AWS analytics systems, data lakes and ML tools as part of upgrade
22 Nov 2021 22:14 | 2
Off-Prem
AWS adds Linux app streaming alongside Windows to 'greatly lower' cost
Savings are exaggerated, but there is more to this than price
17 Nov 2021 15:30 | 4
On-Prem
You need to shift millions of repos to AWS without any downtime. How? Bitbucket engineering chief tells all
And you need to do it during a pandemic while working from home
03 Nov 2021 17:05 | 2
PaaS + IaaS
Microsoft wins JEDI contract, Amazon complains. Amazon wins NSA contract, watchdog says Microsoft right to moan
US Government Audit Office upholds Redmond's protest
01 Nov 2021 16:17 | 12
SaaS
AWS still growing like a weed but Amazon's retail empire hit by soaring labour, supply chain costs
CFO warns of $4bn in extra costs in the Christmas quarter
29 Oct 2021 12:29 | 2
PaaS + IaaS
AWS has started upgrading the software behind S3 storage cloud
Sharding system coded in 40,000+ lines of Rust is changing the way cloud colossus ensures data durability
28 Oct 2021 02:59 | 5
Off-Prem
Japan picks AWS and Google for first gov cloud push
Local players passed over for Digital Agency’s first project
27 Oct 2021 05:58 |
Storage
Sovereignty? We've heard of it. UK government gives contract to store MI5, MI6 and GCHQ's data to AWS
Hands up who wants to do that info migration
26 Oct 2021 15:15 | 79
Off-Prem
EU digital rules must consider anti-competitive licensing terms, say cloud sellers
*cough* Microsoft and Oracle *cough*
26 Oct 2021 12:59 | 3
Applications
No swearing or off-brand comments: AWS touts auto-moderation messaging API
Automate everything – but while human moderation is hard, robot moderation tends not to work
21 Oct 2021 12:23 | 30
On-Prem
AWS admits cloud ain't always the answer, intros on-prem vid-analysing box
Panorama appliance packs Nvidia Jetson Xavier AGX and will be sold – not rented like other AWS on-prem kit
21 Oct 2021 04:35 | 4
On-Prem
Keep expectations low and you won't be disappointed: OVH manages 6 per cent increase on its IPO debut
French cloud provider puts outage and fire behind it to focus on beating the big players
15 Oct 2021 15:34 | 2
Off-Prem
AWS Lambda was already serverless, now it can be x86-less too
Cloudy concern allows Graviton2 Arm CPUs to handle your functions
30 Sep 2021 07:57 | 12
PaaS + IaaS
AWS US East region endures eight-hour wobble thanks to 'Stuck IO' in Elastic Block Store
EC2 instances were impaired, Redshift hurt, and some of you may still struggle to access your data
28 Sep 2021 07:57 | 16
Off-Prem
AWS announces new region in the Land of the Long White Cloud – New Zealand
Hopes three availability zones will be hobbit-forming for local businesses and government agencies
23 Sep 2021 02:54 | 9
PaaS + IaaS
JEDI contract might be no more, but case should live on, says Oracle: DoD only wants Amazon, Microsoft for new cloud deal
Just when you thought it was safe to get out of the courtroom
21 Sep 2021 15:13 | 15
PaaS + IaaS
Amazon Web Services set to support more Asia-Pacific currencies for customer bills
Australian users told first of plans to create 'Seller of Record' subject to regulatory approval
21 Sep 2021 01:38 | 1
Off-Prem
Amazon UK business swelled by 50%+ in 2020, and taxes soared. Lol, no, it means those paid by its staff
Jeff Bezos founded biz at the 'apex of the Big Tech tax avoiders'
17 Sep 2021 12:15 | 30
Databases
Vector database Pinecone promises to bring ML data management under control with 2.0 release
Hybrid disk and RAM system should slash costs, firm says
15 Sep 2021 14:59 |
On-Prem
AWS EKS Anywhere (as long as it's VMware) hits full release
Another way to run Kubernetes - though connector to AWS console still in preview, as are plenty of the AWS controllers
09 Sep 2021 14:28 | 1
Off-Prem
Amazon Japan to power itself with 450 little solar plants
22-megawatt rig to be built by Mitsubishi – apparently the first direct sale agreement of its sort in Japan
08 Sep 2021 04:46 | 3
Off-Prem
AWS Tokyo outage takes down banks, share traders, and telcos
Six-hour slump for Direct Connect caused by 'loss of networking devices' – we'll assume that means they broke, not that they fell behind a couch
02 Sep 2021 07:55 | 13
SaaS
In 2006, Amazon debuted EC2. 15 years on, HashiCorp says firms blowing their cloud budgets is all part of the fun
Altered priorities ahead
24 Aug 2021 11:27 | 15
Databases
'Worst' AWS service ever? Cloud giant introduces Redis-compatible MemoryDB – to mixed response
'The absolute best sales pitch for Redis that I have ever seen'
23 Aug 2021 12:25 | 9
PaaS + IaaS
Looks like NSA now stands for Not Selecting Azure: US spy agency picks AWS over Microsoft
Déjà vu time as $10bn contract award attracts the inevitable bid protest
11 Aug 2021 17:07 | 13
Security
Splunk spots malware targeting Windows Server on AWS to mine Monero
RDP-enabled instances attacked, perhaps via Iran and China, then use Telegram desktop client for command and control
10 Aug 2021 07:04 | 8
Software
Elastic amends Elasticsearch Python client so it won't work with forks then blocks comments
'We have labelled this as an enhancement' says engineer
09 Aug 2021 16:09 | 39
Off-Prem
UK's Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency signs £15m in cloud contracts
AWS and Azure cruise into government agency
09 Aug 2021 10:29 | 7
Networks
AWS taps up Singapore scientists to overcome hurdles facing quantum computing
'Some forms of encryption used today can be broken by future large-scale quantum computers, which drives a search for alternatives'
05 Aug 2021 05:33 | 9
Devops
Stack Overflow survey: Microsoft IDEs dominate, GCP and Azure battle behind AWS
Most-used language? JavaScript, of course – though for a big salary, try Clojure
03 Aug 2021 18:57 | 24
PaaS + IaaS
Customers warn Gartner of AWS's high-pressure sales tactics in latest verdict on public cloud providers
Top three no surprise but users offer some sharp comments
03 Aug 2021 12:08 | 21
PaaS + IaaS
'$6 in every $10' spent on cloud infrastructure is with AWS, Microsoft, or Google
Fewer and fewer orgs want to run their own data centre
30 Jul 2021 17:16 | 18
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