Still upset over losing the Department of Defense JEDI contract, Amazon’s AWS seeks to President Trump and six other government workers regarding the selection of Microsoft for the DoD cloud services contract. Will questioning the government about this decision make any difference?
2019 Data Shows Cloud Wars Heating Up as AWS Remains on Top
2019 Saw Microsoft make the biggest leap in IaaS, while AWS saw a small market share decline despite big growth. Diving into the Canalys 2019 IaaS Report.
NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW Launches — Streaming Cloud Gaming Taking On Google and Others
NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW launched this week, the company’s much-anticipated subscription-based game streaming service. Here’s a look at how it stacks up against competitors Google Stadia and Sony PlayStation, as well as what I think is ahead for these brands in game streaming service offerings.
Ribbon’s EdgeMarc 6000 Smartens the Operator and Enterprise Edge
Ribbon’s EdgeMarc 6000 smartens the operator and enterprise edge and boosts Ribbon’s overall competitiveness. Ribbons’ edge portfolio puts increased pressure on SBC platform rivals such as Cisco, Oracle, Metaswitch, Huawei, and Ericsson to show their ability to diversify their portfolios to meet the intelligent edge demands of customers in both the operator and enterprise spaces.
IBM Post-Rometty — The Immediate Future Lies in Multi-cloud AIOps
It’s clear that IBM with Krishna and Whitehurst at the helm have their work cut out for them, and if they can deliver results short-term, that will be a big win for the company. The battle will be fought for relevance on key fronts including Cloud and AI. Later it will be about market leadership, and where IBM can stake its claim. That is the blueprint for Big Blue. Meanwhile, we will be watching this develop with interest.
AWS Keeps Trucking As Amazon Crushes Expectations
Amazon had a huge earnings beat and its cloud business AWS did better than expected nearing $10 Billion this quarter. A dive into AWS for the 4th quarter.
Cisco and IBM Join Forces to Deliver Managed Private Cloud-as-a-service
IBM and Cisco are capitalizing on organizations identifying security as their top priority and concern in adopting and scaling their hybrid, multi-cloud implementations. This trend aligns with growing interest in using managed private cloud services to assure greater levels of control and security while controlling costs, fulfilling compliance mandates, and supporting applications that require high performance. Now, IBM Services must prove the price is right for organizations to embrace its Managed Private Cloud-as-a-service proposition.
Cloud Momentum Powers Another Huge Quarter for Microsoft
Microsoft’s second quarter for FY 2020 saw the company’s momentum continue as Cloud, Productivity and personal computing all show growth.
Epic Systems Moves Away From Google Cloud Citing Security Concerns — The Healthcare Industry Should Take Note
Major medical records vendor Epic Systems moves away from Google Cloud, citing security concerns, and indicating plans to rely Amazon’s AWS and Microsoft Azure. This is big news in the healthcare market, and likely something that hospitals and healthcare providers can’t help but take note of—especially if they are current customers of Google Cloud for medical research, data storage, or other IT operations.
Salesforce Looks to Upskill Its Users With New Trailhead Playground App
Salesforce, this past Thursday launched its Trailhead Playground designed to help developers and admins to build on Salesforce 360 environment.