Amazon Web Services (AWS) stories - Page 50
Originally disrupting the book retailing business, Amazon Web Services has since emerged as a world’s
leader in the provision of ‘as a Service’ computing resources. With more than 200 services available
covering infrastructure, platform, compute, storage and applications as a service, AWS solutions are
provided from a network of 38 data centers around the world. A cluster of AWS data centres is planned
for New Zealand, headquartered in Auckland, and likely to be online by 2024.
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AWS improves network efficiencies with new offerings
Wed, 28th Nov 2018
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Announced at AWS re:INVENT, the offerings are designed to speed up inter-instance communication, and application performance and availability.
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AWS boosts power, lowers costs with new EC2 instances
Wed, 28th Nov 2018
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At AWS re:INVENT the company announced the availability of three new instances that can reduce workload cost and run bigger workloads, faster.
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Sony Pictures & Spider-Man bring mobile web AR to fans
Wed, 28th Nov 2018
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This mobile web experience that allows users to jump directly into Spider-Man’s AR world on any smartphone without the need for an app.
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AWS simplifies data collection from IoT & edge devices
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced four new services that will simplify the collection of data from internet of things (IoT) applications and edge devices.
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AWS RoboMaker supports future of robotics development
Wed, 28th Nov 2018
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) is venturing deeper in the world of robotics services for developers with the launch of AWS RoboMaker.
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Gallery: A tour of the floor at the Red Hat Forum Sydney
Wed, 21st Nov 2018
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Delloite, AWS, Juniper, and more were on display in Sydney to demonstrate and explain how they are helping to move the open source community forward.
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AWS tops all four global markets, APAC a unique case
Wed, 21st Nov 2018
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Amazon Web Services leads the global public cloud market across all major regions, though the APAC scene is uniquely shaped by strong local competition.
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Pure Storage launches new cloud data services
Tue, 20th Nov 2018
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Pure Storage has announced Pure Storage Cloud Data Services, a suite of new cloud offerings that run on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
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NZ-grown fitness app draws on augmented reality
Tue, 20th Nov 2018
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Fitness junkie Amy Lee Summers has launched an AR fitness app, Amy Lee Fit, which features fitness plans, recipes and more.
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Exclusive: Strengths and limitations of the AWS/Cisco partnership
Mon, 19th Nov 2018
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Iguazio CEO Yaron Haviv discusses whether the partnership really is a 'match made in heaven' and what it means for the industry.
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Google Cloud CEO stepping down to welcome ex-Oracle exec
Mon, 19th Nov 2018
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Google Cloud has grown significantly under Greene's tenure, but has involved tens of billions of dollars and little gains on AWS and Azure.
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Deloitte bolsters AWS offerings with CloudinIT
Mon, 19th Nov 2018
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Deloitte expands AWS services with CloudinIT team on board, enhancing Salesforce expertise and boosting Deloitte Digital in NZ from February 2019.
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Exclusive: How the separation of Amazon and AWS could affect the cloud market
Fri, 16th Nov 2018
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Amazon's potential separation from AWS may not have a significant impact on the cloud market, says Unitas Global's Grant Kirkwood.
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14 milestones Workday has achieved in 2018
Thu, 15th Nov 2018
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Workday experienced a stellar 2018 with 36% revenue growth, surpassing USD $2.1 billion, 31 million users, and a host of new innovations and acquisitions.
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Workday customers start deployments to AWS infrastructure
Wed, 14th Nov 2018
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Workday customers begin deploying their applications on AWS, expanding their cloud capabilities and addressing data sovereignty needs in various geographies.
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Eccellente! AWS building new data centres in Italy
Wed, 14th Nov 2018
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The new infrastructure region is expected to be complete in early 2020 to enable customers to run workloads and store data in Italy with even lower latency.
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Cisco and AWS collaborate for hybrid cloud platform
Sat, 10th Nov 2018
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Cisco partners with AWS to offer a hybrid cloud platform, streamlining Kubernetes deployment across private data centers and AWS.
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Informatica releases its next-generation iPaaS in APAC
Fri, 9th Nov 2018
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Enterprises in APAC can now leverage Informatica’s iPaaS, which delivers a secure microservices-based solution.
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How Kiwi businesses can embrace a mobile workforce
Thu, 8th Nov 2018
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As an early adopter of Amazon Web Services, Suncorp uses the public cloud to manage many applications and services central to its business.
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Intel who? AWS opts with AMD chips for cost-savings
Thu, 8th Nov 2018
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AMD shares surged about four percent after the announcement that Amazon Web Services (AWS) would be employing its services.