Amazon Web Services (AWS) stories - Page 58
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.
Rackspace shakes up cloud strategy in new $4.3 billion deal
Mon, 29th Aug 2016
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Rackspace is set to become a private company under a USD $4.3 billion deal with Apollo Global Management, aiming for growth in the managed cloud industry.
Equinox IT continues consulting expansion with Fronde hire
Mon, 29th Aug 2016
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Equinox IT has announced the appointment of former AWS Fronde architect Sasan Rashidmardani, a the company grows its consulting services.
Brocade ensures an 'easy deploy' with its vADC solution
Mon, 22nd Aug 2016
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Brocade announces vADC solution now available on Microsoft Azure Marketplace, making it easier for partners with multiple cloud strategies.
Xero to go offline as it continues move to AWS Cloud
Thu, 11th Aug 2016
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Xero accounting software schedules downtime Sunday 21st as it shifts to AWS, promising less future outages and improved services.
AWS named leader in Gartner's 2016 IaaS Magic Quadrant
Wed, 10th Aug 2016
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been named a leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant Cloud Infrastructure as a Service category for the 6th consecutive year.
Organising chaos in the workplace with Xendle
Mon, 8th Aug 2016
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Xendle, a new content management platform, aims to revolutionize how businesses store, find, and share information.
Singapore's DBS Bank complements data centers with AWS Cloud
Fri, 5th Aug 2016
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Singapore's DBS Bank will be leveraging Amazon Web Services (AWS) to power its cloud technology, alongside its traditional use of data centers.
Global data center market set to grow, report says
Thu, 4th Aug 2016
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The global data center market is set to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of close to 11% during the forecast period.
Hamilton's Dynamo6 gains coveted AWS consulting partner status
Wed, 3rd Aug 2016
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Hamilton’s Dynamo6 has been become the first Waikato company to be awarded a consulting partnership for Amazon Web Services.
Amazon Inspire, a free service for digital educational resources
Mon, 1st Aug 2016
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Amazon unveils Inspire, a cost-free trove of digital educational materials, bolstering its pledge to aid teachers and digitize learning.
Amazon primed for domination as Q2 revenue climbs rapidly
Mon, 1st Aug 2016
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Amazon's second quarter 2016 financial results are strong as ever, with a 42% increase in operating cash flow and a 31% increase in net sales.
Unisys makes global waves in the IT security industry
Tue, 26th Jul 2016
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Unisys strengthens its IT security software leadership with new milestones, including US federal approval and partnership expansions.
Kiwi startup bringing Silicon Valley ideals to local businesses
Tue, 26th Jul 2016
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API Talent is bringing Silicon Valley's DevOps ideologies of experimentation, failure acceptance and innovation development to local NZ businesses.
In depth analysis of AWS, Azure and Google IaaS: Who came out on top?
Thu, 21st Jul 2016
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Gartner's latest IaaS review reveals AWS leading, with Azure close behind, but Google trails in cloud service race.
New platform engineering unit for Deloitte on back of Sixtree buy
Tue, 19th Jul 2016
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Deloitte has acquired boutique integration specialist Sixtree to form a new platform engineering unit across Australia and New Zealand.
AWS on Cloud9 after IDE acquisition
Mon, 18th Jul 2016
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Amazon Web Services has purchased Cloud9, a cloud-based coding platform that allows collaboration and integrated development environments.
AWS sets the path for practical multimodal IT
Thu, 14th Jul 2016
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AWS is the biggest public cloud provider globally and it has grown from providing simple IaaS to a complex array of offerings.
Are AWS, IBM and Microsoft pushing carrier cloud providers out of the market?
Fri, 1st Jul 2016
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Carrier cloud providers forced to re-evaluate public cloud strategies due to their struggle to gain market share against pure plays and incumbents.
Exclusive: NetApp's Kiwi boss details data transport play
Thu, 30th Jun 2016
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NetApp isn't just about storage anymore. The company's new Kiwi boss outlines the how data transport is now a key play.
In pics: Inside Auckland's AWS Summit
Wed, 29th Jun 2016
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The AWS Global Summit aims to educate new customers about AWS platform and offer existing customers technical content to be more successful with AWS.