Microsoft has announced the launch of Microsoft Cloud for Retail at NRF 2021, adding to the roster of the big cloud players’ vertical-specific platforms. The announcement highlights Microsoft’s focus on and commitment to helping brands enable ‘intelligent retail.’
A Diverse Approach to AI has AWS Uniquely Positioned for Growth
Over the past few years, Amazon’s AWS has been staunchly focused on building a complete set of tools to deliver AI at scale.
Red Hat Buys StackRox to Strengthen Security and Hybrid Cloud
Red Hat buys cloud startup StackRox. This is the company’s first deal since the IBM acquisition in 2019 and focuses on bolstering Red Hat’s OpenShift Kubernetes and hybrid cloud capabilities.
Pexip’s New Private Cloud — The Missing Piece in Video Conferencing’s Security vs Scalability Conundrum
Scalability, enterprise-class security, geographic specificity, and data portability define Pexip’s impressive new Private Cloud for video conferencing. Every organization that was looking for a way to quickly scale its video-conferencing deployments but didn’t have confidence that public clouds could provide adequate levels of data security and privacy, no longer has to choose between scalability and security. They can have both. Here’s an overview of the specifics of the Pexip Private Cloud.
Siemens Chooses AWS Cloud to Support Its Smart Infrastructure
In a continued evolution in the partnership between the two companies, Siemens selected AWS cloud to support its Smart Infrastructure business unit’s SAP workloads. The partnership will enable the Siemens’ business unit to save on costs and run ERP and supply chain management more efficiently for its customers.
AWS re:Invent Recap: Travel Track Highlight — Helping Star Alliance Navigate the Global Pandemic
I enjoyed the Travel Track presented at this week’s AWS re:Invent, particularly the customer success story shared by Star Alliance. In this example, Star Alliance shared how the agility of AWS’s cloud service has helped the Alliance navigate the global pandemic in a time where the travel industry has been upended like never before.
Guavus-IQ’s Availability on AWS Cloud is a Definitive Smart Move by Guavus
Guavus strengthen its overall Guavus-IQ portfolio with the Guavus-IQ on AWS launch. Guavus quickly counters the AWS and hyperscale partnerships that its key rivals have recently implemented and gains near-term differentiation with its specific portfolio emphasis on explainable AI (XAI) capabilities countering the broader AI marketing and portfolio claims of competitors. Guavus-IQ on AWS fulfills burgeoning CSP demands to lower their CapEx and OpEx, by enabling faster resolution of service and network issues through cloud-based anomaly detection, fault correlation, and root cause analysis, as they look to turnaround their shrinking profit-per-bit business models.
AWS Gets Greenlight for Huge Data Center Campus in Northern Virginia
AWS gets the greenlight for another data center campus in Northern Virginia to accommodate the booming cloud business.
Oracle Digital Experience for Communications Prepares CSPs to Lead Radical Transformation of Customer Experience
With the Oracle Digital Experience for Communications debut, Oracle is addressing the CSP top priority of driving and winning the CX battle across the digital ecosystem. This includes ensuring CSPs engage their customers through their preferred interaction channels, personalizing digital experiences and injecting agility into B2B2X engagements. The new solution is fully differentiated by the blending of OCI capabilities and Oracle telco software knowledge. Oracle meets CSP integration demands in hybrid cloud environments through support of TM Forum’s ODA and Open API initiatives, potentially accelerating CSP adoption and spurring CX innovation and digital ecosystem influence.
Amazon Q3 Blows Away Expectations, AWS Keeps Momentum
Amazon delivered above analyst expectations in its fiscal Q3 beating earnings by more than 60%. AWS grew by 29% going above $11.6 billion.