Microsoft has signed a settlement with cloud providers after a two-year dispute over its licensing practices, The agreement, which brokered recently with the cloud association CISPE (which is backed by Amazon, Microsoft’s rival), is intended to lead EU regulators to drop an antitrust complaint they filed against Microsoft. CISPE’s Secretary General, Francisco Mingorance, expressed optimism… Read more »
The Australian Government has disclosed plans to establish a highly secure cloud service for its intelligence agencies in a $2 billion partnership with US technology firm Amazon. This advanced platform, scheduled for completion by the end of the decade, is designed to boost information-sharing capabilities within Australia’s security sector. The Guardian reported that deputy prime… Read more »
AWS plans to substantially enhance its support for startups utilising its cloud infrastructure in response to escalating competition in the AI services sector, particularly from Microsoft. According to CNBC, AWS will double the value of credits offered to certain startups through its Activate program. Starting this July, startups that have recently secured Series A funding… Read more »
The cloud computing sector has been on an impressive growth trajectory, with projections suggesting its market capitalisation will quadruple to a staggering $2.3 trillion by 2032. However, this rapid expansion comes with its own set of challenges. The market’s concentration among a few major players like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud poses significant risks. A… Read more »
In a surge of activism highlighting the moral quagmire inside big tech, students and workers at Google and Amazon are coming together to protest their employers for becoming embroiled in a $1.2 billion dollar surveillance system development project for the Israeli government dubbed Project Nimbus. The project – which is believed to have included top-tier… Read more »
In another bold step to strengthen its grip in Europe, Amazon launched a €10 billion investment plan for Germany, with the goal of driving innovation and creating thousands of jobs across the country. This huge financial commitment demonstrates Amazon’s commitment to improving its logistics network, cloud infrastructure, and research and development (R&D) skills in its… Read more »
The cloud computing sector in Europe is under considerable regulatory review at the moment, particularly around the proposed cybersecurity certification scheme (EUCS) for cloud services, which is a major topic of industry conversations. Reuters has reported that this initiative has triggered discussions among stakeholders about how it might affect leading cloud service providers, as well… Read more »
A two-week long business trip to the US by Samsung Electronics executive chairman, Lee Jae-yong, recently concluded with high-profile meetings with the heads of Meta, Amazon and Qualcomm. As The Korea Times reported the main purpose of these discussions was to expand tech partnerships between the world’s leading research institutions and explore how they build… Read more »
AWS has revealed plans to set up an infrastructure region in Taiwan by early 2025 in light of the explosion in demand for cloud services in the Asia-Pacific. AWS has made investments in Taiwan since 2014. The latest network investment highlighted in its May 2022 statement on “Local Zones” was a second Local Zone in… Read more »
Cloud computing services company AWS is expanding its operations to Morocco and Senegal. The launch event for the AWS Wavelength platform will be conducted in collaboration with telecommunications giant Orange. Now that AWS is undertaking this, it indicates a major shift. Instead of constructing traditional physical data centres, the company will offer cloud computing services… Read more »