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AWS tries to lure users to its cloud via storage ease of use

Network World

At its re:Invent 2024 conference this week, AWS rolled out five new storage tools and services with the goal of making its offerings easier to work with, if not cheaper or better. Analysts generally praised the rollouts, saying that the company is trying to make things a little easier to use AWS.

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Top data storage certifications to sharpen your skills

Network World

Enterprise data storage skills are in demand, and that means storage certifications can be more valuable to organizations looking for people with those qualifications. No longer are storage skills a niche specialty, Smith says. Both vendor-specific and general storage certifications are valuable, Smith says.

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Amazon undercuts Nvidia pricing by 25%, leveling market for simpler inferencing tasks

Network World

This also mitigates their dependency on Nvidia as a supplier for a critical service. That is, the company doesnt have much incentive to create lower-end chips for smaller workloads. Many havent been able to do so due to access issues; one company he consults with, for instance, had to wait 18 months to even get access to an Nvidia GPU.

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Multicloud: Tips for getting it right

CIO Business Intelligence

More and more companies are adopting a multicloud strategy. They combine cloud services from different providers in a targeted way to exploit the advantages of different platforms. For years, outsourcing IT processes to the cloud has been considered an essential step in the digitalization of companies.

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AWS plans to outspend Microsoft and Google on on AI infrastructure

Network World

Amazon Web Services (AWS) intends to invest $100 billion in ramping up infrastructure for AI cloud services this year, surpassing the spending plans of rivals Microsoft and Google. billion, the vast majority of it on AI for AWS, CEO Andy Jassy said during the companys earnings call on Thursday.

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Network-as-a-Service: A modern solution to today’s networking challenges

Network World

Traditional networking architectures over the past two decades or so prescribe that the hub of the network be build around a specific location, such as a data center or a company’s headquarters building. In fact, companies often use multiple cloud platforms these days. For one thing, there has been a major migration to the cloud.

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Oracle inks deal with AWS to offer database services

CIO Business Intelligence

In continuation of its efforts to help enterprises migrate to the cloud, Oracle said it is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to offer database services on the latter’s infrastructure. This is Oracle’s third partnership with a hyperscaler to offer its database services on the hyperscaler’s infrastructure.

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