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Cloud Tech

GeekWire’s Cloud Tech channel breaks news and explores key trends in cloud computing, DevOps, enterprise technologies and more. Story ideas? Email [email protected].

Jul 28, 2017, 10:51 AM

How F5 is preparing for the application explosion: Interview with CEO Francois Locoh-Donou

New F5 CEO Francois Locoh-Donou has a big job in front of him. One of Seattle’s most prominent public tech… Read More

Jul 27, 2017, 1:14 PM

Another strong quarter for AWS: 42 percent jump in revenue to $4.1B

Amazon Web Services continues to drive the cloud computing industry. The cloud division of Amazon reported a 42 percent increase… Read More

Jul 26, 2017, 1:20 PM

F5 third-quarter revenue comes in lighter than expected as customers ponder the cloud

F5 Networks missed third-quarter revenue expectations by a sizable margin, as slower demand outside the U.S. and customer hesitation around… Read More

Jul 26, 2017, 9:00 AM

How T-Mobile is using containers in production to increase uptime and save money

After a year of running containers in production, T-Mobile felt comfortable enough Tuesday night before a crowd of Seattle techies… Read More

Jul 26, 2017, 8:00 AM

Microsoft unveils Azure Container Instances, joins Cloud Native group, isolating AWS on Kubernetes

Microsoft’s cloud business is making two notable moves involving containers Wednesday — unveiling a new service that aims to make… Read More

Jul 22, 2017, 2:00 PM

Stumped by DevOps? Experts share their views on how to do DevOps right

Back in the day, there were software development teams, and there were operations teams, and they might say hello to… Read More

Jul 21, 2017, 9:30 AM

Independent for two years, Kubernetes is at the center of the cloud — and now comes the hard part

The cloud computing world might be a different place if Google hadn’t open-sourced Kubernetes and donated the project to the… Read More

Jul 20, 2017, 1:26 PM

Microsoft’s cloud business is still on a tear, hitting a $18.9 billion run rate during Q4

We still don’t know exactly how much revenue Microsoft is making from its Azure cloud service, but it grew 97… Read More

Jul 20, 2017, 9:10 AM

Report: Amazon Web Services warming up to Kubernetes for container management

If the cloud world really does settle on Kubernetes as the de facto standard for managing containerized workloads, Amazon Web… Read More

Jul 19, 2017, 10:28 AM

Cloud computing’s Open Container Initiative hits the 1.0 release milestone

Another light-touch cloud standards effort under the auspices of The Linux Foundation reached a milestone Wednesday, with the release of… Read More

Jul 19, 2017, 5:00 AM

Oracle expands its hybrid cloud strategy with new managed services in the data center

Customers running Oracle’s hybrid cloud setup will now be able to run a variety of its services within their data… Read More

Jul 19, 2017, 12:00 AM

IBM opens four new data centers around the world as it chases cloud leaders

IBM is set to open four new data centers in California, London, and Sydney, as it tries to stay competitive… Read More

Jul 18, 2017, 10:51 AM

Baidu taps Microsoft Azure to power its self-driving car tech outside of China

Baidu has been among the most aggressive companies driving research into self-driving cars with artificial intelligence, and it announced Tuesday… Read More

Google's Transfer Appliance, for shipping data to its cloud servers. (Google Photo)
Jul 18, 2017, 10:12 AM

Don’t forget the tracking number: Google now lets you ship corporate data to its cloud

Cloud companies want your data center business so badly they’re willing to actually come over and pick it up. Amazon… Read More

Amazon Web Services
Jul 17, 2017, 10:25 AM

New, simpler sign-in experience for Amazon Web Services users coming soon

Amazon Web Services is simplifying the way users can sign into their accounts, dumping a clunky web address that used… Read More

Jul 17, 2017, 8:41 AM

Report: Amazon Web Services working with VMware on hybrid cloud product for data centers

In what would be a strategy shift for Amazon Web Services, the public cloud market leader is apparently thinking about… Read More

Jul 16, 2017, 1:00 PM

Learn how three experts are bringing the power of artificial intelligence to cloud computing

This time, it seems like it’s actually going to happen. We’ve been hearing promises about how artificial intelligence and machine… Read More

Jul 14, 2017, 2:07 PM

Amazon Web Services adds IP protection while dropping controversial patent clause from user agreement

Around the same time it modified its basic user agreement to drop a patent-related clause that troubled customers, Amazon Web… Read More

Jul 14, 2017, 10:41 AM

Amazon Web Services rolls out new instances for customers that need high-performance graphics

Graphic artists and industrial designers have some new tools to play with from Amazon Web Services, with the upgrade of… Read More

Jul 13, 2017, 3:49 PM

Amazon Web Services drops controversial patent clause from standard user agreement

Amazon Web Services has quietly dropped a controversial provision from its user agreement that essentially forced customers to agree that… Read More

Box UI Elements Content Picker, running on Facebook Workplace. (Box Photo)
Jul 13, 2017, 9:00 AM

Box launches Elements, a tool that lets developers add Box tech to their apps

Box is ready to release the first in a series of embeddable components that software developers can use in their… Read More

Jul 12, 2017, 3:23 PM

Viewpoint snaps up Dexter & Chaney, its Seattle neighbor in cloud-based construction software

Construction is a booming business in the Pacific Northwest, and two companies that make cloud-based construction software are becoming one,… Read More

Jul 12, 2017, 10:04 AM

Lock your doors, people: Verizon breach on unsecured AWS server exposes 14M customer records

Storing files on public cloud services is one of the most secure ways to protect your data, so long as… Read More

Navin Shenoy, executive vice president and general manager, Intel's Data Center Group (Screenshot)
Jul 11, 2017, 10:14 AM

Intel looks to maintain its data center dominance with powerful new server chips

Intel took the wraps off its newest processors for data centers Tuesday, promising a significant boost in performance compared to… Read More

(L to R): Oliver Gould, CTO, Buoyant; William Morgan, CEO (Buoyant Photo)
Jul 11, 2017, 4:30 AM

Former Twitter engineers land $10.5M for startup Buoyant, leveraging lessons from the ‘fail whale’

Buoyant, a 13-person startup led by former Twitter engineers and now backed by a former member of Twitter’s board of… Read More

Jul 10, 2017, 6:00 AM

New ‘Microsoft 365’ package bundles Windows and Office for businesses

Microsoft is giving its partners a new package of some of its most popular PC software to sell, rather than… Read More

Jul 10, 2017, 12:01 AM

Parallels updates its virtual desktop software with better navigation for mobile apps

Parallels is set to release the next major version of its virtual desktop management software, Remote Application Server, with an… Read More

Jul 6, 2017, 12:18 PM

Three cloud tech experts break down the emerging world of microservices and serverless computing

The enormous impact that containers have had on modern software development is starting to produce new ways of thinking about… Read More

Jul 5, 2017, 10:43 AM

Want to learn how to release quality software at a faster rate? Listen to Heptio’s Joe Beda

“DevOps” is a word that gets tossed casually around cloud computing circles without deeper examination of what it really means.… Read More

Jul 5, 2017, 5:00 AM

Nvidia, Baidu expand AI partnership to include cloud GPUs and self-driving cars

Baidu plans to announce a sweeping expansion of its partnership with graphics chip maker Nvidia on Wednesday, bringing Nvidia’s latest… Read More

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