Amazon Web Services (AWS) stories - Page 5
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.
Cohesity boosts AI data resilience with new cloud tools
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Cohesity debuts sovereign cloud tie-ups, AI-driven threat tools and midsize bundle to harden data protection as enterprises scale AI.
Cohesity boosts AI-ready data security & sovereignty
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Cohesity expands sovereign cloud, AI resilience and threat detection tools, targeting midsize firms with streamlined data security packages.
Percona names Kyle Davis to lead Redis & Valkey push
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Percona has appointed open source veteran Kyle Davis to spearhead its Redis and Valkey strategy amid shifting database licensing models.
Deskpro brings cloud & VPC help desks to AWS shopfront
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Deskpro launches cloud and VPC help desk on AWS Marketplace, giving organisations flexible hosting, AI options and streamlined procurement.
Terra Security gains first AWS nod for AI threat tests
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Terra Security becomes first AWS partner validated for Autonomous Security Validation, as AI-driven continuous threat testing gains pace.
MariaDB to acquire GridGain to power low-latency AI
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MariaDB moves to buy in-memory specialist GridGain in a bid to deliver sub-millisecond latency for agentic AI and real-time workloads.
Cato unveils Dynamic Prevention engine for SASE security
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Cato launches Dynamic Prevention, a SASE-native engine that auto-detects multi-stage attacks by correlating months of security telemetry.
Telefónica Spain standardises networks on Red Hat OpenShift
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Telefónica Spain makes Red Hat OpenShift its standard platform to unify IT and network workloads and speed 5G-ready service delivery.
Distributors emerge as digital force in cloud & AI
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IT distributors are emerging as strategic cloud and AI power-brokers, driving subscription growth, hyperscaler ties and digital platforms.
Why digital sovereignty is a myth
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Digital sovereignty is a comforting fiction; true resilience lies in messy, modular choices that manage dependency, not abolish it.
Proofpoint adds threat defence to AWS Security Hub plan
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Proofpoint plugs Collaboration Protection into AWS Security Hub Extended Plan, folding email and collaboration threat defence into one AWS deal.
Amazon invests USD $50 billion in major OpenAI AWS deal
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Amazon to invest up to USD $50bn in OpenAI as the pair deepen AWS ties, expand Trainium use and launch a new stateful AI runtime.
Netskope launches NewEdge AI Fast Path to cut latency
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Netskope unveils NewEdge AI Fast Path to speed secure enterprise traffic to major AI clouds, cutting latency for chatbots and agents.
BeyondTrust named Leader in 2026 GigaOm CIEM Radar
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BeyondTrust's Pathfinder platform has been named a Leader and Outperformer in GigaOm's 2026 CIEM Radar, praised for unified identity security.
Upwind joins AWS Security hub extended plan for CNAPP
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Upwind plugs its CNAPP into AWS Security Hub Extended plan to feed runtime data into findings and streamline cloud security procurement.
UK listeners spot AI voices faster & trust them less
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UK listeners are quicker than Americans to spot AI-generated voices, and their trust in what they hear plunges once they detect them.
Westcon-Comstor to deliver Proofpoint pro services
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Westcon-Comstor becomes Europe's first distributor authorised to deliver Proofpoint professional services, starting with email security.
Callosum raises $10.25m for mixed-chip AI architectures
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London AI software startup Callosum raises $10.25m to scale mixed-chip systems and build sovereign heterogeneous data centre infrastructure.
Proofpoint joins AWS Security Hub Extended for email AI
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Proofpoint plugs its AI-powered email and collaboration security into AWS Security Hub Extended, promising simpler cloud procurement and defence.
Hexaware, AWS deepen AI-driven enterprise dev push
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Hexaware deepens its AWS tie-up, pairing RapidX with Kiro to speed AI-driven enterprise software delivery while tightening governance.