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Technology
Cloud security is too important to leave to cloud providers
ZDNet - Joe McKendrick
As cloud rises to encompass to more corporate applications, data and processes, there's potential for end-users to outsource their security to …
Cloud Computing
Where did all the cloud computing thought leaders go?
infoworld.com - David S. Linthicum is a chief cloud strategy officer at Deloitte Consulting, and an internationally recognized industry expert and thought leader. His views are his own.
I’m not citing studies that demonstrate a diminished number of thought leaders in the cloud computing space—this is only my impression. However, if …
Alibaba Group
Alibaba’s Cloud Computing Revenues Jump, Bad News For Microsoft And Google?
inc42.com - Bhumika Khatri
China’s retail and commerce giant Alibaba Group has announced its financial performance results for the quarter ending June 30, 2019 with a user base …
Oracle
Oracle Expands Its Global Data Center Footprint
Forbes - Alan Zeichick
Earlier this year, Oracle opened data centers in Toronto, Tokyo, and Seoul. Oracle describes each location as a “cloud region,” which refers to one or more availability domains in a geographic area. Each
Dropbox
Cloud storage comparison: Google One vs Dropbox, OneDrive, iCloud
Android Authority
Google’s updated subscription plans for cloud storage now fall under its new Google One program. Announced back in May 2018, Google One first launched in the U.S. and rolled out to users across the world
Hybrid Clouds
Hybrid cloud serves as bridge to our bright all-cloud future
ZDNet - Joe McKendrick
Not everyone is ready for the changes cloud will bring. Hybrid provides an interim step. Don't attempt to boil the ocean, or even the data center for …
Microsoft Azure
At a High Level in the Cloud: AWS vs. Azure
eweek.com - Chris Preimesberger, eWEEK
When you have your walking meeting to make a decision between committing your company’s data and files to Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure, …
Edge Computing
How to implement edge computing
TechRepublic - Mary Shacklett
Red Hat's Jaromir Coufal explains the three major adoption patterns emerging in edge computing and offers advice for implementing it within your …
Hybrid Clouds
Hybrid cloud provides fast lane to digital transformation
ciodive.com - Karun Sorout
The old IT paradigm of heavy iron has given way to a flexible cloud that can support rapid development iterations and evolving products and services.
Tom Coughlin
A Universal Memory?
Forbes - Tom Coughlin
Latency is an issue for many applications. Amazon found that every 100ms of latency cost them 1% in sales. Google found that if a page takes more than 500ms to read, site traffic drops by 20%. An additional
IT
Top 11 storage trends of the last 20 years
TechRepublic - Evan Koblentz
Stop and think about where we came from and where we're going in the data storage industry. These are the top 11 new mainstream movements in storage …
Codes
Descartes Labs Built a Top 500 Supercomputer From Amazon Cloud
ieee.org - Samuel K. Moore
Cofounder Mike Warren talks about the future of high-performance computing in a data-rich, cloud computing worldDescartes Labs cofounder Mike Warren …
Technology
Hundreds of exposed Amazon cloud backups found leaking sensitive data
TechCrunch - Zack Whittaker
How safe are your secrets? If you used Amazon’s Elastic Block Storage snapshots, you might want to check your settings. New research just presented at the Def Con security conference reveals how companies,
Edge Computing
What is edge computing? Here's why the edge matters and where it's headed
ZDNet - Scott Fulton III
Very small, prefabricated data centers are starting to compete against colocation facilities, cloud service providers, and even on-premises IT …
Technology
The top cloud providers for financial services
ZDNet - Mary Shacklett
Stringent compliance rules and potential security breaches might make cloud seem too risky for financial services. Don't overlook the benefits cloud …
Microsoft
Public cloud market share numbers keep missing the point
TechRepublic - Matt Asay
With public cloud still just 5% of total IT spending, market share numbers may be distracting us from real customer value. Over the last few weeks …
Enterprise
6 pillars of DevSecOps your business needs to know
TechRepublic - Macy Bayern
Cloud security issues are growing more prevalent in the enterprise, according to the Cloud Security Alliance. Here's how to stay protected. DevSecOps …
Investing
Why Cloud Computing Could Be a Major Investing Theme Over the Next Decade
The Motley Fool - Anthony Termini
Here's why you should you care about the cloud and how investors will profit from it for years to come. Cloud computing is changing the way businesses …
Microsoft
Why Microsoft Has The World's Largest Commercial Cloud Business, Surpassing $38 Billion Per Year
Forbes - Jeb Su
When Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella took the helm of the software giant, a little more than 5 years ago, he quickly hit refresh, pivoting the company's vision and efforts towards a mobile-first and cloud-first
Technology
Microsoft Azure now lets you have a server all to yourself
TechCrunch - Frederic Lardinois
Microsoft today announced the preview launch of Azure Dedicated Host, a new cloud service that will allow you to run your virtual machines on single-tenant physical services. That means you’re not sharing
Amazon Web Services
Pentagon puts $10B contract on hold after Trump swipe at Amazon
POLITICO - By JACQUELINE FELDSCHER
The Pentagon is slamming the brakes on its mega-competition to award a $10 billion cloud computing contract after President Donald Trump suggested the Defense Department might have rigged the contest favor
Technology
Cloud spending becoming more concentrated among the big guns: AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud
ZDNet - Larry Dignan
In IaaS and PaaS the top five vendors accounted for 63% of all spending, according to IDC data. This ebook, based on the latest ZDNet / TechRepublic …
Amazon Web Services
When Open Source Software Comes With a Few Catches
WIRED - Klint Finley
As open source software grows more popular, and important, developers face an existential question: How to make money from something you give away …
IBM
IBM reportedly axed 100,000 employees to look 'cool' and 'trendy'
Business Insider - Benjamin Pimentel
Hoping to come across to millennials as "cool" and "trendy" like Amazon or Google, IBM may have axed as many as 100,000 employees in the last few years. The charge came up in the deposition of a former
Capital One
Capital One Touted the Cloud’s Safety as Hacker Was Breaching It
Bloomberg - Jennifer Surane
Capital One Financial Corp., in recent years, has beat the drum every chance it got: The cloud is cheaper. The cloud is faster. And the cloud is far …
Google Photos
Apple joins Google, Facebook, and Twitter in data-sharing project
The Verge - Russell Brandom
Just over a year after its official launch, the Data Transfer Project is announcing a new set of partners and features. Today, Apple announced that it will be joining the project, developing interoperable
Tech Industry
With Zowe, open source and DevOps are democratizing the mainframe computer
siliconangle.com - GUEST AUTHOR
The venerable mainframe computer is experiencing a surprising but well-deserved resurgence, as the organizations that depend on these systems realize …
Encryption
Is homomorphic encryption ready to deliver confidential cloud computing to enterprises?
TechRepublic - Mary Branscombe
The ability to keep data encrypted while you use it for computations in the cloud could protect data from attackers and malicious insiders alike. …
Edge Computing
HPE reiterates focus on edge computing
computerweekly.com - Aaron Tan
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has reiterated its focus on edge computing amid expectations that most data will be created at the edge of the …