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More than one-third of cloud environments are critically exposed, says Tenable

Network World

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Add in the fact that 23% of cloud identities on the major hyperscalers (Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure), both human and non-human, have critical or high severity excessive permissions, and you have a recipe for disaster.

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REST vs SOAP, the difference between soap and rest : spf13.com

SPF13

JANUARY 14, 2010

My background is building great internet companies. RESTs sweet spot is when you are exposing a public API over the internet to handle CRUD operations on data. s own protocol and focuses on exposing pieces of application logic (not data) as services. web services â?? Web servicesâ?? by Steve Francia.

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Microsoft creates new AI platform and tools division, led by former Facebook engineering chief

GeekWire

JANUARY 13, 2025

“Its akin to GUI, internet servers, and cloud-native databases all being introduced into the app stack simultaneously. Microsoft faces stiff competition in AI from fellow cloud giants Amazon Web Services, Google, Salesforce, and many others. Thirty years of change is being compressed into three years!”

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2020: The year the internet didn’t crash

GeekWire

JANUARY 4, 2021

But it could have been worse: the internet could have crashed, or not been there at all. Just look at how much of our lives shifted to the internet as a result of the pandemic. Imagine what things would have been like without the internet. Obviously, Google’s and Microsoft’s services relied on their own clouds.

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After reaching $40B in revenue in record time, Amazon Web Services hints at its own reinvention

GeekWire

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy with a chart showing AWS revenue growth at the company’s virtual re:Invent conference this week. He did not acknowledge the AWS outage that impacted a large swath of the internet last week. Nor did he seek to alleviate concerns about Amazon Web Services’ market power.

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Should the OpenStack Community Embrace Amazon & Google?

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 24, 2013

Should the OpenStack Community Embrace Amazon & Google? Should the OpenStack Community Embrace Amazon & Google? Should the OpenStack community focus on creating an open source alternative to Amazon and Google? CloudScaling today called on the OpenStack community to work more closely with Amazon and Google.

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How AWS secures its infrastructure with Sonaris

Network World

JUNE 20, 2024

This capability enables AWS to respond swiftly and effectively to malicious attempts, protecting its customers and enhancing the overall security of the internet.” “AWS’s infrastructure acts as a sensor, providing a wide and deep view of potential threats. A glorified TDR?

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Buyer’s guide: High-performance computing (HPC) for AI

Network World

OCTOBER 28, 2024

For organizations in industries like manufacturing that generate internet of things (IoT) traffic from computing resources outside the central data center; or industries that require real-time data processing such as retail, banking, and health care, edge data centers with HPC are becoming more widely deployed. What is IoT?

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Adam Selipsky, the exit interview: Amazon Web Services CEO on AI, competition, and the future

GeekWire

MAY 31, 2024

” — outgoing Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky. GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Adam Selipsky spoke with GeekWire this week at Amazon Web Services headquarters in Seattle in an interview prior to his departure as AWS CEO. Microsoft and Google are going to be all over this space. ” In 2005.

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A company you’ve probably never heard of caused half the internet to go dark

Vox

JUNE 8, 2021

Swaths of websites went down on Tuesday morning after an outage at the cloud computing services provider Fastly. Internet users were unable to access major news outlets, e-commerce platforms, and even government websites. Everyone from Amazon to the New York Times to the White House was affected.

Internet

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Parler sues Amazon for kicking it off the internet

The Verge

JANUARY 11, 2021

The creators of social network Parler have sued Amazon for ending a web hosting agreement after last week’s riot at the US Capitol. Apple and Google removed the Parler app from their stores, limiting its reach. Gab sued Google in 2017 for kicking it off the Play Store, claiming it amounted to anti-competitive behavior.

Internet

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Take note in 2025: Why the new year is the time to revolutionize your personal organization

GeekWire

JANUARY 12, 2025

People spend 84 minutes a day looking for the information they need to get their work done, said Paul Leonardi on an Harvard Business Review podcast last year, citing research he had done with Bob Sutton, Asana and Amazon Web Services. This demonstrates the power of centralizing your notes in one place.

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HTTP/2 Rapid Reset Zero-Day Largest DDoS Attack in Internet History

SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

This exploit, tracked as CVE-2023-44487 , enabled cybercriminals to orchestrate what has been dubbed the largest Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack ever recorded, targeting multiple internet infrastructure companies. HTTP/2, the successor to the widely-used HTTP/1.1 The scale of the Rapid Reset attack was staggering.

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Microsoft faces new antitrust complaint over cloud software licensing in Europe

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Microsoft chief partner officer Nicole Dezen described the changes as making it easier for enterprises to bring software they had licensed to a partner’s cloud — for example running applications on Windows 11 on multi-tenant servers — and for service providers to build and sell solutions more easily in their preferred cloud.

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Why conservatives’ favorite Twitter alternative is about to disappear from the internet

Vox

JANUARY 10, 2021

Far-right violence got Parler kicked off the internet. On Sunday, Amazon will kick Parler — the conservative social media platform that brands itself as a “free speech” alternative to sites like Twitter — off of its web-hosting service, potentially putting an end to a site that has become a nexus of extremism.

Internet

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Buyer’s guide: Data protection for hybrid clouds

Network World

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Data is now scattered across internet of things (IoT) devices, remote endpoints, edge locations, and several types of cloud providers. According to the Thales Group, a defense-, security-, and aerospace-focused technology firm, 60% of corporate data now resides in the cloud, up from 30% in 2015.

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Google unveils ‘self-driving’ cloud security feature

Venture Beat

JULY 20, 2021

At its Security Summit, Google Cloud announced Chronicle integrations, Cloud IDS, an autonomic security operations stack, and more. Read More.

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Bezos’ Amazon: from bookstore to backbone of the internet

The Verge

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

to found an internet-based bookstore. In 1998, Amazon bought the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) for approximately $55 million, in the company’s first major acquisition. In 2006, Amazon debuted one of its most significant products: the web server product that would come to be known as Amazon Web Services, or AWS.

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India’s advisory on LLM usage causes consternation

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 5, 2024

It also requires that LLMs that are unreliable or still under test only be made available in Indian Internet with explicit permission from the government, and only be deployed accompanied by a warning of their unreliability. Are there test cases they have to pass, or assurances given on level of testing and support?”

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Google catches up to AWS and Azure with new database migration service

Venture Beat

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Google has debuted its database migration service, making it easier for Google Cloud customers to transfer databases to Google's Cloud SQL. Read More.

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NICE and Google Cloud team up to improve customer interactions

Venture Beat

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Integration of NICE’s AI-powered CXone with Google Cloud’s CCAI apps aims to make human agents, voice bots, and chatbots more effective. Read More.

Google

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A new browser extension blocks any websites that use Google, Facebook, Microsoft, or Amazon

The Verge

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The Economic Security Project is trying to make a point about big tech monopolies by releasing a browser plugin that will block any sites that reach out to IP addresses owned by Google, Facebook, Microsoft, or Amazon. Many websites use fonts from Google Fonts, or host their sites using Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure.

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MadHive signs $100M deal with SADA for Google Cloud

Venture Beat

OCTOBER 9, 2021

SADA, a Google Cloud Platform partner, will assist with integration as MadHive doubles its $50 million GCP investment. Read More.

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Microsoft reveals new search engine and browser with AI ‘copilot,’ escalating battle with Google

GeekWire

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

. — Microsoft unveiled new versions of its Bing search engine and Edge web browser that take advantage of next-generation OpenAI artificial intelligence models in a move that promises to increase competition with longtime rival Google. The rise of AI may give Microsoft a new chance to challenge Google’s search dominance.

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France says Google, Microsoft cloud services are OK for sensitive data

Venture Beat

MAY 17, 2021

France said its state and corporate data can be stored on Google and Microsoft's cloud services which have been licensed to French companies. Read More.

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Google goes for market share in 5G cloud

Venture Beat

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Google and Intel have partnered to offer 5G cloud capabilities that will help Google Cloud better compete with AWS and Azure. Read More.

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Can the Department of Justice teach Google how to share?

Venture Beat

OCTOBER 24, 2020

The DoJ filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google this past week. But it won't be an easy fight for DoJ attorneys. Read More.

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Google Cloud and Vodafone partner on data analytics

Venture Beat

MAY 3, 2021

Vodafone and Google Cloud entered a strategic partnership to jointly develop data services, Vodafone said on Sunday. Read More.

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX inks satellite connectivity deal with Google Cloud

The Verge

MAY 13, 2021

Google said on Thursday that it signed a deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to use the space company’s growing satellite internet service, Starlink, with its cloud unit. The Google-SpaceX deal marks another competitive win for Google in its own rivalry with Amazon’s behemoth cloud services unit, Amazon Web Services.

Google

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Amazon on pace for $100B+ in yearly capex; Jassy expects cost efficiencies to drive AI demand

GeekWire

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The “vast majority” will go toward building out capacity for artificial intelligence in Amazon Web Services, said Amazon CEO Andy Jassy during the company’s earnings conference call with analysts. However, Amazon Web Services growth was slightly lower than expected, with sales of $28.8

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WIIT: Enabling Enterprises to Realize the Full Potential of the Cloud While Bypassing its Complexity

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Customers draw on the company’s full suite of solutions which includes everything from digital collaboration tools, a full cybersecurity stack, extensive software development services, and innovations that let customers embrace the Internet of Things.

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Oribi raises $15.5 million to challenge Google Analytics with no-code marketing insights

Venture Beat

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

million in a series B round of funding to take on Google Analytics. Oribi, a no-code marketing analytics tool, has raised $15.5 Read More.

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Google announces new cloud regions for Germany, Chile, and Saudi Arabia

Venture Beat

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Google has announced three new cloud regions -- in Germany, Chile, and Saudi Arabia -- as the global public cloud market heats up. Read More.

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Google Cloud acquires Siemplify for boosting security operations

Venture Beat

JANUARY 4, 2022

Google Cloud announced it has acquired Siemplify to help security operations teams to improve their threat response. Read More.

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Google Cloud announces Network Connectivity Center to simplify hybrid cloud management

Venture Beat

MARCH 23, 2021

Google Cloud announced the Network Connectivity Center to integrate management of on-premises IT, as well as cloud-based services. Read More.

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Google launches Recommendations AI ecommerce tool in public beta

Venture Beat

JULY 22, 2020

Following a lengthy preview period, Recommendations AI is available to eligible Google Cloud customers in beta from today. Read More.

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Google debuts new data-powered cloud analytics products

Venture Beat

OCTOBER 12, 2021

At Google Cloud Next, Google launched a range of data products, including a manufacturing solution called Intelligent Product Essentials. Read More.

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Inside Twitter’s growing interest in Google Cloud

Venture Beat

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Twitter has shifted more of its data and workloads to Google Data Cloud as part of its hybrid cloud strategy. Read More.

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Google Looker gets Azure support, API explorer

Venture Beat

JULY 21, 2021

As a part of Looker 21, the newest version of the Looker platform, Google launched new features including Microsoft Azure support. Read More.

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Google unveils cloud products to help analyze and organize data

Venture Beat

MAY 26, 2021

At its inaugural Data Cloud Summit, Google introduced a slew of new products, including Dataplex, Datastream, and Analytics Hub. Read More.

Google

Google Cloud Data Web Services

CIOs in financial services embrace gen AI — but with caution

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 27, 2023

We also pulled in some experts from Microsoft and Google to really understand what AI means to our sector.” For this reason, out-of-the-box LLMs such as Bedrock from Amazon Web Services (AWS) and those from Microsoft may give CIOs the speed to market they desire. However, developing and deploying an LLM is costly.

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Google Cloud partners with OSIsoft to simplify industry cloud migration

Venture Beat

APRIL 15, 2021

Google Cloud partnered with OSIsoft to help enterprises deploy the PI Core industrial operations platform and generate business insights. Read More.

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Google Cloud announces VM Manager, a suite of tools to automate infrastructure management

Venture Beat

JANUARY 28, 2021

Google Cloud announced VM Manager, a new suite of tools to automate and simplify infrastructure management. Read More.

Google

Google Tools Cloud Web Services

Microsoft expands Defender security to Google Cloud, joining AWS, Azure

Venture Beat

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Microsoft says its cloud security tool, Defender for Cloud, now supports Google Cloud, in addition to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Azure. Read More.

Google

Google Microsoft Cloud Web Services

More than one-third of cloud environments are critically exposed, says Tenable

REST vs SOAP, the difference between soap and rest : spf13.com

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Microsoft creates new AI platform and tools division, led by former Facebook engineering chief

Webinars

2020: The year the internet didn’t crash

After reaching $40B in revenue in record time, Amazon Web Services hints at its own reinvention

Should the OpenStack Community Embrace Amazon & Google?

How AWS secures its infrastructure with Sonaris

Buyer’s guide: High-performance computing (HPC) for AI

Adam Selipsky, the exit interview: Amazon Web Services CEO on AI, competition, and the future

A company you’ve probably never heard of caused half the internet to go dark

Parler sues Amazon for kicking it off the internet

Take note in 2025: Why the new year is the time to revolutionize your personal organization

HTTP/2 Rapid Reset Zero-Day Largest DDoS Attack in Internet History

Microsoft faces new antitrust complaint over cloud software licensing in Europe

Why conservatives’ favorite Twitter alternative is about to disappear from the internet

Buyer’s guide: Data protection for hybrid clouds

Google unveils ‘self-driving’ cloud security feature

Bezos’ Amazon: from bookstore to backbone of the internet

India’s advisory on LLM usage causes consternation

Google catches up to AWS and Azure with new database migration service

NICE and Google Cloud team up to improve customer interactions

A new browser extension blocks any websites that use Google, Facebook, Microsoft, or Amazon

MadHive signs $100M deal with SADA for Google Cloud

Microsoft reveals new search engine and browser with AI ‘copilot,’ escalating battle with Google

France says Google, Microsoft cloud services are OK for sensitive data

Google goes for market share in 5G cloud

Can the Department of Justice teach Google how to share?

Google Cloud and Vodafone partner on data analytics

Elon Musk’s SpaceX inks satellite connectivity deal with Google Cloud

Amazon on pace for $100B+ in yearly capex; Jassy expects cost efficiencies to drive AI demand

WIIT: Enabling Enterprises to Realize the Full Potential of the Cloud While Bypassing its Complexity

Oribi raises $15.5 million to challenge Google Analytics with no-code marketing insights

Google announces new cloud regions for Germany, Chile, and Saudi Arabia

Google Cloud acquires Siemplify for boosting security operations

Google Cloud announces Network Connectivity Center to simplify hybrid cloud management

Google launches Recommendations AI ecommerce tool in public beta

Google debuts new data-powered cloud analytics products

Inside Twitter’s growing interest in Google Cloud

Google Looker gets Azure support, API explorer

Google unveils cloud products to help analyze and organize data

CIOs in financial services embrace gen AI — but with caution

Google Cloud partners with OSIsoft to simplify industry cloud migration

Google Cloud announces VM Manager, a suite of tools to automate infrastructure management

Microsoft expands Defender security to Google Cloud, joining AWS, Azure

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