Cloud Tech – Page 4 of 55

Feb 15, 2022, 5:33 AM

F5 combines technology from big acquisitions into new Distributed Cloud Services platform

F5 is looking to expand its role in global application security and delivery with a new platform that integrates its… Read More

Jan 25, 2022, 1:12 PM

Microsoft beats expectations with $51.7B in revenue, $18.8B profit; stock down 5% after hours

Microsoft posted revenue of $51.7 billion in the December quarter, up 20% from the same quarter last year, and profits… Read More

Dec 8, 2021, 10:48 AM

Cloud wake-up call: Amazon Web Services outage illustrates the pitfalls of online infrastructure

Amazon Web Services is one of the greatest successes of modern business and technology, leveraging its first-mover advantage in the… Read More

Dec 7, 2021, 9:40 AM

AWS problems impact Amazon, Disney, Smartsheet, Canva and other online services

If you’re having problems buying items or logging in to Amazon.com, you’re not alone, and thanks to the widespread use… Read More

Nov 29, 2021, 1:26 PM

Amazon preps for a ‘multi-robot’ world: RoboRunner cloud service builds on its own warehouse tech

The concept of “multi-cloud” has become widely accepted in the tech industry, as companies use different cloud vendors for various… Read More

Nov 29, 2021, 10:36 AM

Amazon cloud chief Adam Selipsky hints at new directions for AWS as re:Invent begins

Amazon Web Services this week is holding its first re:Invent conference without Andy Jassy at the helm of the tech… Read More

Nov 19, 2021, 1:43 PM

F5 refreshes brand by dropping ‘Networks’ from name, marking ‘huge change’ in its business

F5 Networks will be just F5 from now on. The Seattle-based company, which originally made its mark in networking technology,… Read More

Nov 19, 2021, 12:58 PM

Return of the JEDI: Pentagon’s multicloud sequel puts Microsoft and Amazon in leading roles

The U.S. Department of Defense is soliciting bids from multiple companies to upgrade its technology capabilities with the benefit of… Read More

Nov 4, 2021, 8:10 AM

Applications everywhere: F5 Networks’ CEO on the surprising evolution of apps and the cloud

Back in 2017, when François Locoh-Donou became CEO of Seattle-based F5 Networks, many people in tech assumed that most applications… Read More

Oct 23, 2021, 7:28 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Tech pay, cloud trends, Kraken, and self-driving cars, with Qumulo CEO Bill Richter

Everyone is closely monitoring the implications of remote work as we emerge from the pandemic, so it’s no surprise that… Read More

Oct 11, 2021, 1:11 PM

Microsoft and Amazon reach truce allowing former AWS executive Charlie Bell to start in new role

Microsoft and Amazon reached an agreement that clears the way for former Amazon Web Services executive Charlie Bell to start… Read More

Sep 20, 2021, 10:19 AM

Another deal for F5 Networks: $68M acquisition of Threat Stack to add cloud monitoring capabilities

F5 Networks plans to acquire Boston-based cloud monitoring company Threat Stack for $68 million. The acquisition agreement, announced Monday morning,… Read More

Aug 25, 2021, 5:54 PM

Cloud wars: Former Amazon Web Services leader Charlie Bell reportedly joins rival Microsoft

Longtime Amazon Web Services leader Charlie Bell has reportedly taken a job at Microsoft. Bell, a member of Amazon’s senior… Read More

Aug 24, 2021, 9:01 AM

White House cybersecurity summit to include Amazon’s Andy Jassy, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, and Apple CEO Tim Cook are among the tech executives who’ve been… Read More

Aug 18, 2021, 7:29 AM

Computing at the edge of space: HPE and Microsoft conduct International Space Station experiments

If your cell phone went out 17 times a day, for anywhere from 1 second to 20 minutes, you’d get… Read More

Aug 11, 2021, 7:59 AM

Report: Amazon awarded secret $10B NSA cloud computing contract, Microsoft files protest

Amazon Web Services has received a $10 billion cloud computing contract from the National Security Agency, according to a report… Read More

Aug 10, 2021, 9:36 AM

Four Seattle-area unicorns make Forbes ‘Cloud 100’ ranking of best private companies in the cloud

Forbes has released its sixth annual Cloud 100 ranking of the world’s top private cloud companies, and four high-value startups… Read More

Aug 9, 2021, 6:58 PM

Amazon senior cloud exec Charlie Bell is leaving the company after more than 23 years

Charlie Bell, a member of Amazon’s senior leadership team and a longtime linchpin of the company’s cloud business, is leaving… Read More

Jul 29, 2021, 10:15 AM

Amazon Prime Day, AWS and jobs in the spotlight for Andy Jassy’s first earnings report as CEO

Amazon’s earnings report Thursday will be its first with CEO Andy Jassy at the helm. While it may be tempting… Read More

Jul 26, 2021, 11:51 AM

Microsoft earnings preview: Cloud growth promises to deliver another big quarter for tech giant

Is Microsoft’s cloud growth a temporary blip, driven by the fleeting circumstances of the pandemic, or an enduring trend reflecting… Read More

Jul 14, 2021, 8:00 AM

Microsoft to drop commercial marketplace fees to 3% (from 20%) in latest dig at platform rivals

Microsoft is escalating its campaign against the traditional business model of online marketplaces, reducing the fees it charges independent software… Read More

Jul 13, 2021, 10:21 AM

Emails indicate Amazon’s use of force while seeking JEDI cloud contract, GOP lawmakers say

Previously undisclosed emails appear to indicate that as Amazon pursued the now-canceled $10 billion JEDI cloud contract, it enlisted such… Read More

Jul 6, 2021, 9:46 AM

Pentagon cancels $10 billion JEDI cloud contract after long feud between Amazon and Microsoft

JEDI is canceled. The Pentagon said today it will nix the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract, a… Read More

Jun 10, 2021, 7:26 AM

Satya Nadella says Microsoft is ‘all in on gaming’ as it teases new hardware for subscription service

Microsoft is doubling down on its Xbox Game Pass video game subscription service with plans to embed it directly into… Read More

Jun 9, 2021, 5:00 AM

Ex-Microsoft leaders raise $5.1M from GitHub co-founder, ex-Snowflake CEO for new startup Aserto

Gert Drapers and Omri Gazitt have more than six decades of experience working in engineering and product leadership roles at… Read More

May 18, 2021, 12:53 PM

Rainway’s Andrew Sampson on powering xCloud, challenging Google, and reimagining desktop apps

Last month, Seattle-based startup Rainway came out with some big news: the tech behind its web-based gaming platform powers the PC… Read More

Apr 28, 2021, 1:36 PM

JEDI news: Judge won’t dismiss Amazon’s claim that Trump interfered with $10B cloud contract

The news: A federal judge on the Court of Federal Claims declined to dismiss allegations that former President Trump interfered with… Read More

Mar 3, 2021, 8:00 AM

Parler unleashes 15-count lawsuit on Amazon, alleging defamation, bullying and bias for Twitter

Parler wasn’t ending its fight against Amazon Web Services last night when it abruptly dropped its suit seeking to require… Read More

Mar 2, 2021, 10:01 AM

Microsoft unveils Mesh, betting on mixed reality for gatherings and collaboration across platforms

The avatar will see you now. Or at least Microsoft hopes so. In a world still adjusting to the realities… Read More

Feb 22, 2021, 5:08 PM

Riveter CEO and husband dispute FBI’s seizure of their bank accounts in AWS kickback investigation

Update: In a court filing on Jan. 10, 2024, federal prosecutors vacated the prior guilty pleas of Christian Kirschner and… Read More