The opening session of the Google Cloud Next ’20: OnAir Digital event was kicked off by Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian outlining Google Cloud strategy around accelerating digital transformation in the cloud — something pretty much every business is focused on right now. The sessions that followed focused on Productivity & Collaboration, Infrastructure, Security, Data Analytics, Data Management & Databases, Application Modernization, Cloud AI, and wrapping up with Business Application Platform, featuring relatively deep dives on them all. Google Cloud continues to work to make inroads in the cloud arena and this was an impressive look at some of their progress on that front.
SAP and HPE Partner to Deliver Enterprise Cloud On-Prem
SAP and HPE have partnered up to offer a fully managed enterprise cloud solution on-prem using HPE GreenLake white glove services
VW And AWS Open Industrial Cloud Project to Partners
VW And AWS open their industrial cloud project to other manufacturing and technology companies and it’s apparent that the companies did their due diligence in terms of partners on this front. Both tout the involvement of Siemens, which is an AWS Advanced Technology Partner, and has been an integration partner for the industrial cloud project from the beginning. I’ll be looking for good things ahead as a result of this partnership.
Amazon Hits a Home Run on Historic Day for Tech Earnings
Amidst the global pandemic Amazon has been positioned well for continued success and this quarter shined as the company delivered well above expectations.
Amdocs Buys Openet to Boost Cloud Credentials but Still Needs Broader Cloud Proposition
Amdocs’s acquisition of Openet augments its cloud-native credentials, especially in the 5G policy, charging, and data management domains. The deal also helps diversify Amdocs’ revenue streams, particularly in light of T-Mobile’s consolidation of the Sprint assets. Now Amdocs needs to acquire more robust cloud assets in order to fulfill the strategic business objectives of the CSPs as they build-out their hybrid cloud and multi-cloud implementations in the 5G world.
Google Cloud Announces General Availability of Its Cloud VMware Engine
Google Cloud announces the general availability of Its Cloud VMware Engine which validates VMware as an industry standard for virtualization and gives Google more clout in the booming cloud market.
IBM and Adobe Partner to Digitally Transform Regulated Industries
IBM and Adobe have partnered to deliver customer experience and data management in the cloud for regulated industries. Diving into the partnership objective.
Allscripts and Microsoft Extend Cloud-based Health IT Partnership
Allscripts and Microsoft Corp. announces a five-year extension to their strategic alliance to enable the expanded development and delivery of cloud-based health IT solutions.
Oracle Cloud Volunteer Screening Registry is a Key Part of the NIH’s COVID-19 Prevention Network
Oracle Cloud has partnered with the NIH to build a COVID-19 Volunteer Screening Registry in order to screen millions of volunteers eager to participate in hundreds of clinical trials by year’s end. This will no doubt put Oracle’s cloud capabilities to the test — we’re betting the company is up for the challenge.
Oracle Announces Updates to its Fusion Supply Chain Cloud
Oracle has announced its most recent updates to its Oracle Supply Chain Cloud Management tool, including some important changes for users.