Cloud Computing

Germany, France Hope Cloud Data Project GAIA-X Will Boost Sovereignty

Associated Press | Friday June 5, 2020

Germany and France on Thursday launched a project to set up a European cloud computing platform that they hope will enhance European economic sovereignty in the wake of the coronavirus crisis and break the continent's dependence on US and Chinese companies.

Google Says Won't Build AI Tools for Oil and Gas Drillers Following Greenpeace Report

Wednesday May 20, 2020

Google says it will no longer build custom artificial intelligence tools for speeding up oil and gas extraction, separating itself from cloud computing rivals Microsoft and Amazon.

Nvidia Launches Chip Aimed at Data Centre Economics

Reuters | Friday May 15, 2020

When software developers turn to a cloud computing provider such as Amazon or Microsoft for computing power, they do not rent a full physical server inside a data centre. Instead, they rent a software-based slice of a physical server called a "virtual machine."

For Cloud Giants, Usage Soars but Tech Investment Delays Hobble Revenue Growth

Reuters | Friday May 1, 2020

The cloud provider sector saw first-quarter revenue growth of about 34 percent, less than the 37 percent growth in the fourth quarter, according to research company Canalys. It added there had been little change in market share for the top three in the $31 billion (2,34,000 crores) global industry.

Oracle Wins Cloud Computing Deal With Zoom as Video Calls Surge

Reuters | Tuesday April 28, 2020

Zoom and Oracle did not disclose the size of the deal, but said traffic for millions of meeting participants is being handled by Oracle's cloud service and about 7 million gigabytes of Zoom data per day is flowing through Oracle servers.

Microsoft's Remote Work Revenue Could Help Cushion Coronavirus Impacts, Analysts Say

Reuters | Tuesday April 28, 2020

The Teams app, in particular, has benefited from stay-home orders in many countries, hitting 44 million users last month.

Amazon Launches Data Centre Operations in South Africa

Reuters | Thursday April 23, 2020

"Starting today, developers, startups, and enterprises, as well as government, education, and non-profit organisations can run their applications and serve end-users in Africa," Amazon said in a statement.

Pentagon Seeks to Reconsider Parts of $10-Billion Cloud Contract Awarded to Microsoft

Reuters | Friday March 13, 2020

The US Department of Defense (DoD) is seeking court permission to reconsider certain aspects of its decision to award a $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft Corp, court filings showed on Thursday.

Pentagon Adopts New Ethical Principles for Using Artificial Intelligence in War

Associated Press | Tuesday February 25, 2020

The Pentagon is adopting new ethical principles as it prepares to accelerate its use of artificial intelligence technology on the battlefield.

Amazon Wins Suspension of Pentagon's $10 Billion 'JEDI' Contract to Microsoft

Agence France-Presse | Friday February 14, 2020

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the US military from awarding a $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft, after Amazon claimed the process was tainted by politics.

Amazon Wins Order Suspending $10 Billion Microsoft US Military Contract

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday February 14, 2020

A federal judge on Thursday issued an order temporarily blocking the US military from awarding a multibillion-dollar cloud computing contract to Microsoft, after Amazon claimed the process was tainted by politics. Amazon, Microsoft,

Infosys To Show Expertise At Oracle Cloud Event In London

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday February 11, 2020

Global software major Infosys will showcase its domain expertise at the two-day Oracle cloud-based technology event in London.

Amazon Wants Trump to Testify on 'Order to Screw Amazon' in Pentagon JEDI Deal

Reuters | Tuesday February 11, 2020

Amazon Web Services said on Monday it was seeking to depose President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Mark Esper in its lawsuit over whether the president was trying "to screw Amazon" when the Pentagon awarded a contract for cloud computing to rival Microsoft.

Arvind Krishna To Lead IBM: 5 Things To Know About The IIT-Kanpur Alumnus

People | Edited by Arun Nair | Friday January 31, 2020

Indian-origin technology executive Arvind Krishna has been named Chief Executive Officer of American IT giant IBM. Mr Krishna, 57, succeeds Virginia Rometty, who described him as the "right CEO for the next era at IBM" and "well-positioned" to lead the company into the cloud and cognitive era. "I am thrilled and humbled to be elected as the next C...

Microsoft Posts Better-Than-Expected Profits on Cloud Business Growth

Reuters | Thursday January 30, 2020

Microsoft on Wednesday reported quarterly sales and profit that beat Wall Street expectations, driven by the first acceleration of Azure cloud computing revenue growth in eight quarters.