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M1 Macs in the cloud: Amazon Web Services releases upgraded Mac EC2 instances

Amazon Web Services is doubling down on the latest Apple technologies with the general availability of its EC2 M1 Mac… Read More

Microsoft ‘Entra’ launch renews push for decentralized ID and cross-cloud permissions

Microsoft is rebranding its identity and access products under the name “Entra,” and rolling out a decentralized system to verify… Read More

Microsoft changes cloud practices in Europe, acknowledges missteps in rivalry with Amazon

Microsoft responded to criticism of its cloud licensing policies in Europe with a series of promises to change its licensing… Read More

Microsoft earnings preview: Wall Street expects 18% revenue growth on continued cloud strength

Streaming video subscriptions might be more disposable than imagined, but the juggernaut of cloud infrastructure and enterprise services is another… Read More

Amazon, Google or Microsoft? Boeing chooses all of the above for cloud computing services

The billion-dollar competition to provide Boeing with cloud computing services is finished, and the winner is … a three-way split.… Read More

Amazon halts AWS cloud signups in Russia and Belarus; existing customers not impacted

Amazon has stopped taking on new cloud customers in Russia and Belarus, escalating its response to the invasion of Ukraine,… Read More

Analyst: Only a matter of time before U.S. cloud companies shut off services in Russia

A flurry of tech companies — including Amazon, Microsoft, and Google — are halting sales of services and products in… Read More

F5 combines technology from big acquisitions into new Distributed Cloud Services platform

F5 is looking to expand its role in global application security and delivery with a new platform that integrates its… Read More

Microsoft beats expectations with $51.7B in revenue, $18.8B profit; stock down 5% after hours

Microsoft posted revenue of $51.7 billion in the December quarter, up 20% from the same quarter last year, and profits… Read More

Cloud wake-up call: Amazon Web Services outage illustrates the pitfalls of online infrastructure

Amazon Web Services is one of the greatest successes of modern business and technology, leveraging its first-mover advantage in the… Read More

AWS problems impact Amazon, Disney, Smartsheet, Canva and other online services

If you’re having problems buying items or logging in to Amazon.com, you’re not alone, and thanks to the widespread use… Read More

Amazon preps for a ‘multi-robot’ world: RoboRunner cloud service builds on its own warehouse tech

The concept of “multi-cloud” has become widely accepted in the tech industry, as companies use different cloud vendors for various… Read More

Amazon cloud chief Adam Selipsky hints at new directions for AWS as re:Invent begins

Amazon Web Services this week is holding its first re:Invent conference without Andy Jassy at the helm of the tech… Read More

F5 refreshes brand by dropping ‘Networks’ from name, marking ‘huge change’ in its business

F5 Networks will be just F5 from now on. The Seattle-based company, which originally made its mark in networking technology,… Read More

Return of the JEDI: Pentagon’s multicloud sequel puts Microsoft and Amazon in leading roles

The U.S. Department of Defense is soliciting bids from multiple companies to upgrade its technology capabilities with the benefit of… Read More

Applications everywhere: F5 Networks’ CEO on the surprising evolution of apps and the cloud

Back in 2017, when François Locoh-Donou became CEO of Seattle-based F5 Networks, many people in tech assumed that most applications… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: Tech pay, cloud trends, Kraken, and self-driving cars, with Qumulo CEO Bill Richter

Everyone is closely monitoring the implications of remote work as we emerge from the pandemic, so it’s no surprise that… Read More

Microsoft and Amazon reach truce allowing former AWS executive Charlie Bell to start in new role

Microsoft and Amazon reached an agreement that clears the way for former Amazon Web Services executive Charlie Bell to start… Read More

Another deal for F5 Networks: $68M acquisition of Threat Stack to add cloud monitoring capabilities

F5 Networks plans to acquire Boston-based cloud monitoring company Threat Stack for $68 million. The acquisition agreement, announced Monday morning,… Read More

Cloud wars: Former Amazon Web Services leader Charlie Bell reportedly joins rival Microsoft

Longtime Amazon Web Services leader Charlie Bell has reportedly taken a job at Microsoft. Bell, a member of Amazon’s senior… Read More

White House cybersecurity summit to include Amazon’s Andy Jassy, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, and Apple CEO Tim Cook are among the tech executives who’ve been… Read More

Computing at the edge of space: HPE and Microsoft conduct International Space Station experiments

If your cell phone went out 17 times a day, for anywhere from 1 second to 20 minutes, you’d get… Read More

Report: Amazon awarded secret $10B NSA cloud computing contract, Microsoft files protest

Amazon Web Services has received a $10 billion cloud computing contract from the National Security Agency, according to a report… Read More

Four Seattle-area unicorns make Forbes ‘Cloud 100’ ranking of best private companies in the cloud

Forbes has released its sixth annual Cloud 100 ranking of the world’s top private cloud companies, and four high-value startups… Read More

Amazon senior cloud exec Charlie Bell is leaving the company after more than 23 years

Charlie Bell, a member of Amazon’s senior leadership team and a longtime linchpin of the company’s cloud business, is leaving… Read More

Amazon Prime Day, AWS and jobs in the spotlight for Andy Jassy’s first earnings report as CEO

Amazon’s earnings report Thursday will be its first with CEO Andy Jassy at the helm. While it may be tempting… Read More

Microsoft earnings preview: Cloud growth promises to deliver another big quarter for tech giant

Is Microsoft’s cloud growth a temporary blip, driven by the fleeting circumstances of the pandemic, or an enduring trend reflecting… Read More

Microsoft to drop commercial marketplace fees to 3% (from 20%) in latest dig at platform rivals

Microsoft is escalating its campaign against the traditional business model of online marketplaces, reducing the fees it charges independent software… Read More

Emails indicate Amazon’s use of force while seeking JEDI cloud contract, GOP lawmakers say

Previously undisclosed emails appear to indicate that as Amazon pursued the now-canceled $10 billion JEDI cloud contract, it enlisted such… Read More

Pentagon cancels $10 billion JEDI cloud contract after long feud between Amazon and Microsoft

JEDI is canceled. The Pentagon said today it will nix the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract, a… Read More