BROWSING: AWS

Germany-based Software AG has reorganised its channel strategy to prioritise IoT platform deals with the likes of AT&T, ‘hyper-scale’ cloud deals with the likes of AWS, edge hardware deals with the likes of Dell, and IT and IoT reseller deals with the likes of...

Note, this is the second part in a feature about Nokia'snew industrial strategy. The first instalment can be found here.  Nokia’s latest results, which saw shares slip on a slow forecast for 2019 5G sales, present the company’s strategic re-organisation around three so-called ‘pillars’ –...

In simple terms, the prevailing wisdom is the more data, the better. More data equals better decisions, which equals better products, and more users. That is the theory, anyway. The problem is the volume of processed data, at least from industrial setups, has been largely...

AWS has launched a new open source machine learning project, Neo-AI, which makes the code for its key SageMaker Neo machine learning service available to developers for the first time. It is the second time in a few months the company has released source...

  Bsquare selected AWS as it preferred cloud services provider for its DataV suite   Industrial internet of things company Bsquare says it is collaborating with Amazon Web Services to meet the increasing demand for IIoT solutions. Bsquare has selected AWS as its preferred cloud services provider and...

  The new offering uses Verizon’s ThingSpace platform and is powered by Amazon FreeRTOS   Verizon has launched a new internet of things development toolkit using the carrier’s ThingSpace platform and Amazon FreeRTOS, an operating system for microcontrollers. Verizon’s ThingSpace platform allows developers, OEM manufacturers, and system integrator...

OSIsoft's PI System is now available on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The company has launched a suite of products to enable industrial players to more easily run and manage its data management platform, which unites data from operational and information environments, on AWS. These...

AWS IoT SiteWise is a managed service that collects, structures, and searches IoT data from industrial facility devices   Amazon Web Services has announced four new services and capabilities to strengthen internet of things applications. AWS IoT SiteWise is a new managed service that collects, structures, and...

When the cloud first popped up on our radar several years ago, there was plenty to get excited about. However, in those early days there was also plenty to be concerned about. We didn’t know what to be on the lookout for. There were...

Many ‘internet of things’ (IoT) providers are failing to factor installation costs into their business proposals, and both suppliers and customers are coming unstuck as a result. This is the view of IoT specialist Digi, which suggests the IoT market at large still takes...

The only way to manage the rising chaos within industrial IoT systems is to deploy an IoT platform that provides flexibility and control. But there are masses of them out there. How can an ambitious IT chief or digital officer choose between them? German...

Kaspersky Lab announces Hybrid Cloud Security offering Kaspersky Lab is expanding its virtualization and cloud security portfolio with the launch of its Hybrid Cloud Security offering. As the name suggests, the purpose of the solution is to secure hybrid clouds environments. It provides API-integration with...

Google embracing blockchain technology Google is reportedly looking into using blockchain technology to boost the search engine giant’s cloud business, according to sources familiar with the matter at Bloomberg. Blockchain is a technology that helps keep record of online transactions in a distributed, decentralized way using...

Microsoft to open data centers in Abu Dhabi and Dubai Microsoft announced plans to open its first data centers in the Middle East, while expanding its data centers in Europe. The Middle East data centers will be located in Abu Dhabi and Dubai in United Arab Emirates....

VMware announces new hybrid cloud capabilities VMware announced it is extending its portfolio of cloud services to help deal with complexities and risks anchored to multi-cloud environments. Hybrid cloud environments consist of using one or more public cloud providers with a private cloud platform. Despite the...

Transitioning to the cloud Companies are increasingly moving to the cloud as a way to run day-to-day business operations. Migrating to the cloud is easier said than done, however. A host of unexpected problems can occur without the proper foresight, costing companies both time and...

Microsoft to combine Azure Stack with Azure Government Microsoft announced it will integrate its Azure Stack with Azure Government sometime in the middle of the year as part of an initiative to attract government agencies. The offering is aimed at government agencies that require on-premise servers....

Pentagon criticized for awarding $950 million contract to Amazon partner The Pentagon is reducing a cloud deal with Virginia-based company Rean Cloud potentially worth $950 million to $65 million amid criticism of awarding the contract to the Amazon partner. Rean Cloud was awarded the contract last...

CloudBees invests in Kubernetes technology Continuous delivery software services provider CloudBees announced that it is investing in Kubernetes technology across all of its business domains. As part of the initiative, CloudBees Jenkins Enterprise now supports Kubernetes, is working with Kubernetes talent and has become a...

Palo Alto Networks announces second quarter earnings Palo Alto Networks released financial results for its fiscal second quarter 2018. The fiscal second quarter 2018 grew 28% year-over-year to $542.4 million, compared with total revenue of $422.6 million for the fiscal second quarter 2017. Palo Alto attributed its...

Riverbed announces SteelConnect updates Riverbed recently announced updates to its SD-WAN solution SteelConnect, including private links that enable users to connect to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. Other updates include integration between SteelConnect and Riverbed Xirrus Wi-Fi, and the addition of Long Term...

A growing market The cloud computing market has become increasingly dense as vendors of all sizes compete for customers who have gravitated to the technology as a way to run their business operations. Research firm IDC projects global public cloud spending will reach $203.4 billion...

Juniper premieres new product portfolio Juniper is expanding its portfolio of services with a host of products, which the company said will bring businesses closer to a secure and automated multi-cloud environment. Enterprises are increasingly transferring on-premise workloads to the cloud. According to RightScale’s sixth annual...

Cloud-integrated software framework accelerates time-to-market for IoT devices Whether its an asset tracking platform meant to follow materials across a production floor or a light monitor that helps lower energy consumption in an industrial facility, at the heart of every internet of things (IoT) device...