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Google’s Stadia leverages tech advances to bring the lucrative video-game market into the cloud

by Tom Krazit on March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 at 2:42 pmComment

After spending billions over the last few years to upgrade its cloud computing infrastructure, Google thinks it is ready to tackle the needs of some of the most demanding customers… Read More

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A console in the cloud: Google unveils ‘Stadia’ streaming service, looks to shake up video games

by Todd Bishop on March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 at 11:24 am1 Comment

Google unveiled a new gaming streaming service called Stadia on Tuesday morning, looking to shake up the video game world by leveraging its experience in cloud technology, and posing a… Read More

Cray, Intel will build the first U.S. “exascale” supercomputer for the Department of Energy

by Tom Krazit on March 18, 2019March 18, 2019 at 1:17 pm1 Comment

The first U.S. supercomputer capable of processing 1 quintillion calucations each second will be built for the U.S. Department of Energy by Intel and Cray, the two companies announced Monday.… Read More

Report: Amazon testing new program that connects outside investors with startups that use AWS

by Taylor Soper on March 15, 2019March 15, 2019 at 10:06 amComment

Amazon wants to connect startups using its cloud computing platform with deep-pocketed investors, according to a new report from CNBC. The Seattle tech giant is testing a new program called… Read More

Seattle startup Igneous raises $25M to help companies manage their unstructured data

by Taylor Soper on March 14, 2019March 15, 2019 at 2:42 pmComment

Seattle startup Igneous has reeled in a $25 million investment round to fuel growth of its software that helps companies manage their unstructured data. WestRiver Group led the Series C… Read More

Microsoft adds new back-end game developer tools, unites services under ‘Game Stack’ program

by Nat Levy on March 14, 2019March 14, 2019 at 7:31 amComment

Microsoft is doubling down on gaming inside its cloud division, bringing together several developer tools and services under one umbrella and introducing new capabilities from a key acquisition made last… Read More

Service mesh funding heats up as Buoyant snags new $10M round from Google’s investment arm

by Tom Krazit on March 14, 2019March 8, 2019 at 2:53 pmComment

Over the last few years the service mesh has drawn increasing amounts of attention from the cloud-native computing world, and Buoyant just raised $10 million in new funding led by… Read More

F5 Networks paying $670M to acquire NGINX, a web server that runs a big chunk of the internet

by Nat Levy on March 11, 2019March 11, 2019 at 3:32 pm 2 Comments

F5 Networks says it is acquiring NGINX, one of the most popular web servers on the internet today, for $670 million. The deal is a huge one for F5, which… Read More

Okta acquires Seattle’s Azuqua for $52.5M to marry identity management with no-code development platforms

by Tom Krazit on March 7, 2019March 7, 2019 at 2:45 pmComment

Okta, which helps companies manage how employees access sensitive corporate resources, has agreed to acquire Seattle’s Azuqua for $52.5 million in cash, Okta announced Thursday as part of its fourth-quarter… Read More

Microsoft’s South African data centers are now open for Azure business

by Tom Krazit on March 6, 2019March 5, 2019 at 5:36 pmComment

Microsoft is ready to start serving Africa with local data centers, bringing its previously announced South African data centers online Wednesday. Microsoft had originally promised to bring data centers in… Read More

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Former spouse’s allegations against Portland startup CEO ripple through tech community

by Tom Krazit on March 5, 2019March 5, 2019 at 7:09 am 6 Comments

As most people in Portland were getting ready for New Year’s Eve in late 2017, PDX Women in Tech was scrambling to decline a $500 sponsorship from a local startup.… Read More

Salesforce beats Q4 earnings expectations, but investors frown at its Q1 outlook

by Tom Krazit on March 4, 2019March 4, 2019 at 3:08 pmComment

Salesforce vowed to double its yearly revenue by the end of its 2023 fiscal year and reported fourth-quarter earnings better than expected on Monday, but investors dinged the company for… Read More

Amazon fuels Harvard hospital’s machine learning research program

by James Thorne on March 4, 2019March 4, 2019 at 12:05 pmComment

Amazon thinks the cloud can make hospitals run better. The company’s Amazon Web Services unit is sponsoring a program at Harvard’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) that applies machine… Read More

Nintex acquires business bot company EnableSoft, filling a key gap in its workflow automation platform

by Tony Lystra on March 4, 2019March 4, 2019 at 3:31 pmComment

Bellevue, Wash.-based workflow automation company Nintex has acquired EnableSoft, a Robotic Process Automation company that offers bots for handling a business’s basic, repetitive tasks. It’s Nintex’s second acquisition in seven months… Read More

Amazon Web Services will no longer require security pros running penetration tests on their cloud-based apps to get permission first

by Tom Krazit on March 1, 2019March 1, 2019 at 10:48 amComment

Amazon Web Services recently changed a policy that required security researchers to get permission before testing applications running on some of its most important services for security flaws, allowing customers… Read More

Microsoft unveils new Azure Sentinel cloud security service to help manage threat detection and analysis

by Tom Krazit on February 28, 2019February 27, 2019 at 6:24 pmComment

Ahead of next week’s big RSA security conference, Microsoft plans to introduce a new cloud service Thursday that will help customers manage their security efforts and also give them a… Read More

Microsoft reportedly exploring new partnership with VMware as Windows Server 2008 deadline looms

by Tom Krazit on February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 at 10:48 amComment

One of the biggest obstacles to the growth of cloud computing is inertia, as companies that spent tens of millions of dollars on infrastructure technology years ago try to wring… Read More

Decision on the $10B JEDI cloud contract likely delayed after Pentagon agrees to review bias charges against Amazon employee

by Tom Krazit on February 25, 2019February 28, 2019 at 8:28 amComment

Those closely watching the battle for a ten-year $10-billion cloud computing contract on offer from the Department of Defense were expecting a decision this spring, and that now looks like… Read More

Microsoft expands partnership deal with Telefonica with edge computing in mind

by Tom Krazit on February 25, 2019February 24, 2019 at 3:45 pmComment

Microsoft’s annual Spanish holiday in Barcelona will include a revamped partnership agreement with Madrid-based telecom provider Telefonica, the companies plan to announce Monday at Mobile World Congress. It’s not exactly… Read More

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Google’s Stadia leverages tech advances to bring the lucrative video-game market into the cloud

A console in the cloud: Google unveils ‘Stadia’ streaming service, looks to shake up video games

Cray, Intel will build the first U.S. “exascale” supercomputer for the Department of Energy

Report: Amazon testing new program that connects outside investors with startups that use AWS

Microsoft adds new back-end game developer tools, unites services under ‘Game Stack’ program

Service mesh funding heats up as Buoyant snags new $10M round from Google’s investment arm

Okta acquires Seattle’s Azuqua for $52.5M to marry identity management with no-code development platforms

Microsoft’s South African data centers are now open for Azure business

Former spouse’s allegations against Portland startup CEO ripple through tech community

Salesforce beats Q4 earnings expectations, but investors frown at its Q1 outlook

Amazon Web Services will no longer require security pros running penetration tests on their cloud-based apps to get permission first

Microsoft unveils new Azure Sentinel cloud security service to help manage threat detection and analysis

Microsoft reportedly exploring new partnership with VMware as Windows Server 2008 deadline looms

Decision on the $10B JEDI cloud contract likely delayed after Pentagon agrees to review bias charges against Amazon employee

Microsoft expands partnership deal with Telefonica with edge computing in mind

JFrog acquires Seattle’s Shippable to improve its DevOps product line

Arm unveils next-generation server processor designs, emphasizing performance in hopes of cloud momentum

Google acquires data migration startup Alooma in hopes of easing customers into its cloud

After paying out $250,000 in 2018, GitHub plans to boost bug bounty bonuses

After new licensing sparked a huge open-source debate, database vendor Redis Labs raises $60M

Microsoft Teams kicks off the week by going down for several hours

Steve Ballmer’s Los Angeles Clippers sign cloud deal with Microsoft rival Amazon Web Services

IBM Watson will now run on third-party clouds like Amazon Web Services

Chef hires cloud industry veteran Brian Goldfarb as chief marketing officer

Strange bedfellows: American Media appears to host the National Enquirer on Amazon Web Services

Microsoft joins open-source foundation that is trying to simplify the software supply chain

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