Accelerating Your Move To Cloud? Our Assessments Aid Your Choices
Forrester IT
MAY 8, 2020
As the Covid-19 crisis erupted in early March 2020, anecdotal evidence suggested public cloud services would play a big role in enterprise responses.
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Okta and Amazon Web Services Bring the Okta Identity Cloud to AWS Marketplace
CTOvision
DECEMBER 8, 2020
the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise, today at AWS re:Invent 2020, announced the availability of the Okta Identity Cloud and its products in AWS Marketplace. […].
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Forecasting In Uncertainty: What Q1 2020 Vendor Earnings Tell Us About The Tech Market Outlook
Forrester IT
MAY 1, 2020
Tech vendors have begun reporting Q1 2020 earnings. This week, we have earnings reports from Alphabet (Google Cloud), Amazon Web Services, Cerner, Citrix, Microsoft, PTC, PegaSystems, ServiceNow, and Unisys among others. IBM, Manhattan Associates, and SAP reported last week, as did Infosys, TCS, and Wipro.
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The US Leads In Public Cloud Services, But Other Regions Are Catching Up
Forrester IT
NOVEMBER 9, 2016
Public cloud services are one of the biggest disruptions in the tech market in the past 15 years. Rymer published their latest public cloud services outlook, The Public Cloud Services Market Will Grow Rapidly To $236 Billion In 2020 ,projecting 22% annual growth in public cloud services over the 2015-to-2020 period.
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Amazon Web Services posts record $13.5B in *profits* for 2020 in Andy Jassy’s AWS swan song
GeekWire
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
Amazon Web Services, the cloud computing giant led by the now-future Amazon CEO , closed out 2020 with more than $13.5 That’s a lot of qualifiers, but the bottom line is that Amazon is continuing to capitalize on its position as the leader in public cloud computing. billion, up nearly 30% year-over-year.
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Amazon Web Services is launching Space Accelerator for final-frontier startups
GeekWire
MARCH 30, 2021
Amazon Web Services is raising the curtain on AWS Space Accelerator, a four-week business support program that’s open to space startups seeking to use Amazon’s cloud computing services. AWS Ground Station makes use of a network of satellite dishes. AWS Photoillustration).
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Amazon Web Services to offer macOS on-demand in the cloud, in new appeal to Apple developers
GeekWire
DECEMBER 1, 2020
Amazon Web Services will provide software developers with access to macOS on-demand in the cloud for the first time, promising to speed up the process and reduce the cost of making software for Apple’s computers and devices. Dave Brown, Amazon EC2 vice president, announces the new Mac Instances on Monday night.
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Former Amazon Web Services data center leader Chris Vonderhaar joins Google Cloud
GeekWire
JULY 12, 2023
Chris Vonderhaar, former Amazon Web Services data center leader, will serve as Google Cloud’s vice president of demand and supply management. LinkedIn Photo) Chris Vonderhaar, a longtime Amazon Web Services executive who left the company this spring, has joined AWS rival Google Cloud.
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ProBeat: Slowing AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud revenue growth is a good thing
Venture Beast
JULY 31, 2020
In Q2 2020, Amazon Web Services revenue slowed to 29%, Microsoft Azure revenue slowed to 47%, and Google Cloud revenue slowed to 43%. Blame the pandemic. Read More.
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NFL reveals new ‘Expected Rush Yards’ stat, with help from Amazon Web Services
GeekWire
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
Football fans wondering whether the next handoff to a running back could be another Beast Quake have another stat to track thanks to Next Gen Stats , the platform powered by Amazon Web Services. — Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) July 20, 2020.
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Forrester Predictions: Ten Key Developments In Cloud Computing Shape The Industry In 2017
Forrester IT
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
I'm pleased to announce that Forrester's cloud computing predictions for 2017 published this morning! Check out Predictions 2017: Customer-Obsessed Enterprises Launch Cloud's Second Decade. Starting in 2017, large enterprises will move to cloud in a big way, and that will super-charge the market. cloud computing.
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Forrester Predictions: Ten Key Developments In Cloud Computing Shape The Industry In 2017
Forrester IT
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
I'm pleased to announce that Forrester's cloud computing predictions for 2017 published this morning! Check out Predictions 2017: Customer-Obsessed Enterprises Launch Cloud's Second Decade. Starting in 2017, large enterprises will move to cloud in a big way, and that will super-charge the market. cloud computing.
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Tableau CEO Adam Selipsky will return to Amazon Web Services as CEO, replacing Andy Jassy
GeekWire
MARCH 23, 2021
Tableau CEO Adam Selipsky will join Amazon Web Services as its new CEO. Tableau Software CEO Adam Selipsky will be the new CEO of Amazon Web Services, replacing Andy Jassy, who will take over as Amazon’s CEO later this year. Jassy led AWS since the cloud computing business launched in 2006.
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The great cloud computing surge
Network World
JUNE 14, 2021
We reached a big milestone in 2020: Cloud services revenue finally surpassed enterprise spending on data centers, according to the Synergy Research Group. The big three clouds have ‘em all – ready, waiting, and API-accessible. Machine learning libraries ? Globally distributed databases ?
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2020: The year the internet didn’t crash
GeekWire
JANUARY 4, 2021
Commentary: Yes, 2020 really sucked. It’s one of the most important positive stories from 2020. In short, 2020 should go down as a year in which technology saved a large part of the economy. Zoom went from 10 million daily meeting participants in December 2019 to 300 million in April 2020, an increase of 3,000%.
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Breonna Taylor case sparks Amazon Web Services CEO to call for police ‘culture change’
GeekWire
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy at re:Invent 2018. Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy, who has been at the center of the debate over the use of Amazon technology by law enforcement, has weighed in on the culture of policing in the wake of the Breonna Taylor case in Louisville, Ky. Amazon Photo).
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Canalys: Cloud infrastructure spending grew 32% to $39 billion in Q4 2020
Venture Beast
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
The global cloud services infrastructure market grew to $39.9 billion in Q4 2020, representing a 32% year-on-year increase. Read More.
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Free Courses at Linux Academy- January 2020
Linux Academy
JANUARY 1, 2020
To continually support your mission to learn and grow, we encourage you to try these free courses and resources for developing and advancing your Cloud skills. Azure Cloud Services and Infrastructure. Google Cloud Essentials (NEW). Finally, it also introduces the student to the relationship between DevOps and the cloud.
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Amazon sues former AWS marketing VP Brian Hall after he takes Google Cloud job
GeekWire
JUNE 8, 2020
A lawsuit filed by Amazon against Brian Hall, former Amazon Web Services vice president of product marketing, alleges that his new role at Google Cloud violates the terms of his non-compete agreement with the Seattle company and risks exposing valuable competitive information to one of its biggest rivals. However, U.S.
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Amazon moves annual AWS re:Invent conference online as part of a free 3-week event
GeekWire
JULY 29, 2020
Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy answers questions from reporters at AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas in December. Amazon’s annual cloud conference is going fully digital this year as the global pandemic forces companies to move events online. AWS re:Invent 2020 will be free and virtual! GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop).
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Free Courses at Linux Academy- February 2020
Linux Academy
JANUARY 30, 2020
To continually support your mission to learn and grow, we encourage you to try these free courses and resources for developing and advancing your Cloud skills. AWS Cloud Services and Infrastructure – Cost Optimization Deep Dive. Google Cloud Essentials (NEW). If you have ever wondered: What is the cloud?
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Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky steps down; senior exec Matt Garman named AWS CEO
GeekWire
MAY 14, 2024
GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky is stepping down from the role, three years after returning to the company to lead the cloud giant, according to an internal memo from Amazon CEO Andy Jassy to employees Tuesday morning. Adam Selipsky at AWS re:Invent 2023.
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Amazon Web Services acquires Fig, a YC grad that boosts the command line for devs
GeekWire
AUGUST 28, 2023
Amazon Web Services has acquired Fig , a small San Francisco-based startup that helps developers be more efficient and collaborative while using the command line. Founded in 2020, Fig graduated from Y Combinator that same year. It raised a $2.2
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Amazon settles lawsuit with former AWS marketing VP who joined Google Cloud
GeekWire
JULY 17, 2020
Amazon has reached a confidential legal settlement with Brian Hall, a former Amazon Web Services vice president of product marketing who was sued by the company after taking a job with Google Cloud in alleged violation of the non-compete clause in his Amazon employment agreement. — Brian Hall (@IsForAt) July 17, 2020.
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Larry Ellison makes first-ever visit to Redmond to announce Oracle databases in Microsoft cloud
GeekWire
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Oracle Chairman and CTO Larry Ellison made a rare joint appearance this afternoon to announce the next stage in their partnership, a new service that will let customers run Oracle’s database services and cloud infrastructure in Microsoft’s Azure data centers.
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Microsoft earnings preview: Cloud growth promises to deliver another big quarter for tech giant
GeekWire
JULY 26, 2021
Is Microsoft’s cloud growth a temporary blip, driven by the fleeting circumstances of the pandemic, or an enduring trend reflecting a larger change in customer mindset? But the lasting impact of the cloud has become more clear in recent quarters. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota).
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Amazon asks court to block former AWS marketing VP from working on Google Cloud Next speeches
GeekWire
JUNE 10, 2020
Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at Google Cloud Next in 2019. Amazon and a former Amazon Web Services vice president are fighting in court over his proposed assignment reviewing speeches for the upcoming virtual version of the conference this year. Matt Wood, Amazon Web Services vice president of AI. Google Photo).
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GeekWire Podcast: Amazon, Andy Jassy and the cloud, with Corey Quinn of The Duckbill Group
GeekWire
FEBRUARY 6, 2021
Andy Jassy, the longtime leader of Amazon Web Services, was named the next CEO of Amazon this week. What does Andy Jassy’s track record at Amazon Web Services say about how he’ll lead Amazon as the company’s next CEO? Amazon Web Services posts record $13.5B Amazon Photo). in revenue.
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Cloud startup Snowflake reveals financials in IPO filing as it battles Amazon, Microsoft, others
GeekWire
AUGUST 24, 2020
Cloud computing startup Snowflake Computing filed for an IPO on Monday, revealing its financial data for the first time as the company prepares to go public. based company said it more than doubled revenue to $242 million in the first half of 2020, with a net loss of $171.3 — Deirdre Bosa (@dee_bosa) August 24, 2020.
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Azure Orbital launches Microsoft into a cloud computing space race with Amazon
GeekWire
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
Call it the Clash of the Cloud Titans: Today Microsoft is taking the wraps off Azure Orbital , a cloud-based satellite data processing platform that competes with Amazon Web Services’ Ground Station offering. ” Microsoft Azure CTO Mark Russinovich at the GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit. KSAT Photo).
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GeekWire Awards 2020 revealed: Big winners, celebrities and surprises power virtual event
GeekWire
JULY 24, 2020
Winners of the 2020 GeekWire Awards make their acceptance speeches on the live-streamed event. And now … the winners in all 12 categories of the 2020 GeekWire Awards. — Adam Selipsky (@aselipsky) July 24, 2020. ” “I’mmmmmmm sorrrrrryyyyyyy, I was on mute” is the opera lyric for our times.
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Amazon increases its market cap by $600B in 2020 — and analysts predict even more growth
GeekWire
JULY 20, 2020
Amazon has become one of the top beneficiaries of social distancing mandates amid the COVID-19 pandemic as more people rely on its online store, cloud computing services, digital media offerings, and more amid the pandemic. The company is currently valued at more than $1.5 trillion, with shares trading around $3,150 on Monday.
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Extraordinary Digital Experiences, Made Possible by Cloud and a Modern IT Infrastructure
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 19, 2022
With 190 participating countries and 24 million visitors, Expo 2020 Dubai was one of the world’s largest events, connecting everyone to innovative and inspiring ideas for a brighter future. Key to this multi-cloud infrastructure was flexibility, scalability, and security, upon which its integrated, intelligent systems were built on.
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Prolonged AWS outage has taken down a big chunk of the internet
The Verge
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon’s internet infrastructure service that is the backbone of many websites and apps, is experiencing a major outage affecting a large portion of the internet. Roku Support (@RokuSupport) November 25, 2020. link] — Pocket (@Pocket) November 25, 2020. Anchor (@anchor) November 25, 2020.
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Amazon will have a new CEO as Jeff Bezos transitions to executive chair later this year
The Verge
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
Andy Jassy , who currently serves as CEO of Amazon Web Services (AWS), will replace Bezos as Amazon CEO. Those projects will include the $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund , which Bezos established last year, and Blue Origins, his aerospace firm, which recently resumed test flights at the end of 2020.
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Following 2020’s racial justice pledges, Microsoft shows improvement in annual diversity numbers
GeekWire
OCTOBER 20, 2021
In the wake of the George Floyd protests and Black Lives Matter’s call to action, tech giant Microsoft in 2020 offered a suite of initiatives to boost its support of racially diverse workers. A quiet Microsoft campus during the COVID-19 pandemic. GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop). Worldwide, Microsoft’s workforce is 30.9%
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The $10B Cloud Contract No One Saw Coming
SecureWorld News
AUGUST 10, 2021
Just this week, the National Security Administration (NSA) has awarded a secret cloud computing contract to Amazon Web Services, estimated to be worth up to $10 billion. NSA awards cloud contract to Amazon. As the U.S. However, one of AWS' biggest competitors did not take kindly to this motion by the NSA.
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AWS launches Skills Center in Seattle, boosts efforts to give free cloud training to 29M people
GeekWire
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
Amazon on Thursday is opening the doors to its first Amazon Web Services Skills Center in downtown Seattle. The facility’s purpose is to help demystify the cloud and make jobs that use the technology more accessible. The launch of AWS Skill Builder, a suite of more than 500 on-demand, online technology and cloud courses.
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Cloud infrastructure spending grew 35% to $41.8B in Q1 2021
Venture Beast
APRIL 30, 2021
Global cloud services infrastructure spending grew to $41.8 billion in Q1 2020, a 35% year-on-year (YoY) rise. Read More.
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Amazon shares rise 4% as cloud and advertising power record Q4 revenue of $170B
GeekWire
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
The company’s cloud, advertising, and third-party seller services businesses met or exceeded estimates in Q4, while overall operating income increased to $13.2 billion, a new record for holiday quarter online sales, surpassing a previous high in 2020 at the height of the pandemic. Wall Street expected earnings of $0.80
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Why Microsoft is Pinterested
GeekWire
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Some have suggested that Microsoft has looked at purchasing high-profile online communities such as Pinterest and TikTok to attract clients to its Azure cloud platform. Pinterest uses Amazon Web Services, the market leader, as its cloud provider. Microsoft Azure trails AWS and Google Cloud is in third.
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Why Amazon can sue a former cloud VP for joining Google despite state’s new non-compete law
GeekWire
JUNE 12, 2020
Hall left his role as vice president of product marketing for Amazon Web Services in March and took a senior product marketing job with Google Cloud in early April. Amazon said in a court filing that Hall’s “total compensation for 2019 was seven figures and projected to increase in 2020.” … [link].
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Amazon crushes earnings estimates with $108.5B in Q1 revenue, up 44%, profits of $8.1B, up 224%
GeekWire
APRIL 29, 2021
The Seattle-based giant has surged amid the pandemic as more consumers turn to online shopping and companies rely on its cloud arm, Amazon Web Services. Amazon’s stock is up nearly 10% this year, and has almost doubled since the pandemic began in 2020, trading Thursday at around $3,470/share. billion, with $4.1
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Amazon exec Wei Gao, a former technical advisor to Jeff Bezos, latest to leave tech giant
GeekWire
AUGUST 16, 2021
Gao held multiple positions at Amazon, including as Jeff Bezos’ technical advisor from July 2018 to January 2020. Previous “shadows” to Bezos include Andy Jassy, the former Amazon Web Services CEO who took over for Bezos last month as the company’s CEO; Amit Agarwal, who runs Amazon India; and others.
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