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SaaS at scale: Here’s how five cloud tech experts are building enterprise software empires

by Tom Krazit on September 15, 2018September 15, 2018 at 6:10 pmComment

Until very recently, very few people actually liked the enterprise software they were forced to use at work, from the technology managers grumbling about extortionist vendors to the end users… Read More

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Three Seattle cloud CEOs share tips on how to keep fighting in an ever-changing market

by Tom Krazit on August 17, 2018August 17, 2018 at 12:29 pmComment

There’s never been a better time to be in the cloud computing business, and while that opportunity is bringing people to Seattle in droves, there are lots of challenges awaiting… Read More

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As serverless computing starts to take shape, cloud tech experts sketch out its future

by Tom Krazit on August 4, 2018August 4, 2018 at 12:04 pm1 Comment

When you look back at decades of computing history, the arc bends toward abstraction: the process of making it easier and easier for people to put their imagination into code… Read More

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How to deal with SaaS slackers: CIOs share lessons from unreliable Software as a Service vendors

by Tom Krazit on July 15, 2018July 20, 2018 at 9:49 amComment

Most enterprise software is delivered as a service these days because paying an expert to manage a complex application just makes too much sense. But that service has to work,… Read More

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Amazon Web Services’ Peter DeSantis sheds more light on the cloud giant’s custom chip strategy

by Tom Krazit on July 10, 2018July 10, 2018 at 12:12 pmComment

Evolving cloud workloads are going to require evolving hardware strategies to anticipate those future demands, and Amazon Web Services continues to lean on its 2015 acquisition of Annapurna Labs to… Read More

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Microsoft Azure CTO: AI and machine learning “are going to transform every industry”

by Tom Krazit on July 6, 2018July 3, 2018 at 4:03 pmComment

Now that the basic appeal of cloud computing has been established — compute and storage resources managed by your vendor instead of your employees — those cloud vendors are looking… Read More

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Even Morgan Stanley’s conservative estimate of the next five years of cloud growth looks pretty good

by Tom Krazit on July 5, 2018July 3, 2018 at 12:44 pmComment

We already know cloud computing is going to be a huge business; that’s why we devoted a full day to it last week at the GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit. But… Read More

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Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince talks networks and neo-Nazis at the GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit

by Tom Krazit on July 3, 2018July 3, 2018 at 8:01 amComment

The internet has changed the world in countless ways over the last 23 years, and we’re only beginning to grapple with the impact of some of those changes. They have… Read More

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Apple’s Carlos Guestrin cautions AI leaders to think very carefully about how they use their data

by Tom Krazit on July 2, 2018July 2, 2018 at 10:33 am1 Comment

The rise of machine learning has been one of the most exciting developments in modern technology, but according to Carlos Guestrin, one of the oldest principles of computing still applies:… Read More

Inside the 2018 GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit: Photos and recap from a perfectly cloudy day

by Tom Krazit on June 28, 2018June 28, 2018 at 12:28 pm 2 Comments

Our second annual GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit brought together some of the most interesting people in cloud computing for a full day of talks, interviews, and presentations that painted a… Read More

Why some CIOs are walking, not running, to the cloud

by Tom Krazit on June 27, 2018June 27, 2018 at 3:26 pmComment

If you listened to the morning presentations and tech talks at the GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit, you might have walked away thinking that everyone is using cloud computing. The reality… Read More

Microsoft introduces new data and edge-computing services for Azure customers at the GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit

by Tom Krazit on June 27, 2018June 27, 2018 at 10:03 amComment

Microsoft rolled out several new Azure services Wednesday at the GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit, making a key part of its edge computing strategy generally available and expanding its presence in… Read More

Hear how Amazon Web Services, T-Mobile and PitchBook build hybrid cloud infrastructures at the GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit

by Tom Krazit on June 22, 2018June 27, 2018 at 6:16 amComment

More and more companies have realized that the cloud is a journey, not necessarily a destination. Once it becomes clear that approach makes the most sense for your company and… Read More

AI experts from Apple, Microsoft, VMware and more to give GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit tech talks

by Tom Krazit on June 19, 2018June 27, 2018 at 6:17 amComment

This is a pivotal time for artificial intelligence technology. More and more cloud services will make use of AI and machine learning tech over the next several years, yet the… Read More

Will serverless computing work for your company? Learn from five experts at the GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit

by Tom Krazit on June 15, 2018June 15, 2018 at 10:04 am1 Comment

Serverless computing is still pretty new to the mainstream information technology world, and the concepts that make it intriguing are evolving very quickly. We invited five experts in serverless computing… Read More

Get a sneak peek at Amazon Web Services’ latest infrastructure updates from Peter DeSantis at the GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit

by Tom Krazit on June 12, 2018June 27, 2018 at 6:17 amComment

As the man in charge of the public cloud leader’s sprawling computing resources, Peter DeSantis needs to have his finger on the pulse of the latest and greatest in infrastructure… Read More

Microsoft’s Mark Russinovich: cloud-based blockchain services are ready for prime time, even inside Microsoft

by Tom Krazit on May 30, 2018May 30, 2018 at 10:24 amComment

Among the emerging technologies of our time, blockchain technology has somehow been the recipient of both the most hype and the most disdain, thanks to the excitement around cryptocurrencies and… Read More

Amazon Web Services, Google, Microsoft, Slack and Apple tech leaders headline GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit

by Tom Krazit on May 15, 2018June 27, 2018 at 6:17 amComment

Many of the advances in cloud computing over the past decade were about getting the people out of the way, automating the drudgery of running data centers with outsourced services… Read More

Containers and microservices become mainstream: Learn how they can work for you at the GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit

by Tom Krazit on May 10, 2018June 27, 2018 at 6:17 amComment

Over the last several years, containers and microservices have become some of the most quickly adopted enterprise software development technologies this industry has yet to produce. But there’s still a… Read More

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