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New Amazon Athena service enables SQL queries on data stored in Amazon S3

Amazon introduced a new SQL query service called Amazon Athena at the re:invent conference in Las Vegas this morning. Athena… Read More

Amazon debuts new AWS features: FPGA instances, Elastic GPUs, virtual private servers, and more

LAS VEGAS — Amazon on Wednesday unveiled a host of new AWS features that make its online-computing rental simpler for basic… Read More

Amazon launches Amazon Lightsail with low-cost $5 virtual private servers

Providers of low-costs virtual private servers (VPS) are facing a major new competitor this morning, as AWS announced the new… Read More

AWS Storage Gateway adds virtual on-premises file server and lowers pricing

Amazon Web Services wants enterprises to move their data storage to the cloud, replacing on-premise file servers, SANs and backup… Read More

How cloud computing boosts NASA’s quest to explore the final frontier

When one of NASA’s top geeks talks to the cloud-computing geeks at Amazon Web Services’ re:Invent conference, you can bet… Read More

Amazon Web Services says open-source MXNet will be the ‘foundation’ of future AI services

LAS VEGAS — Amazon Web Services is making MXNet its deep-learning framework of choice, a top executive said this evening at… Read More

Amazon Web Services pledges to power data centers with 50% renewable energy by end of 2017

Large-scale data centers consume huge amounts of power, but Amazon Web Services is making an effort to move more of… Read More

Tableau goes with Amazon Web Services for new expansion into public cloud

Seattle-based Tableau Software is making a big move into the public cloud, expanding the subscription-based, hosted version of its data visualization… Read More

Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy implores partners to commit to AWS to receive business

Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy told a room full of its cloud partners and consultants to fully commit to… Read More

Amazon Web Services introduces partner programs for Alexa, IoT and VMware

LAS VEGAS — Amazon Web Services today announced several new programs for its partners, the thousands of businesses that help… Read More

Former Isilon executive Bill Richter named CEO of Qumulo, says new job was a ‘no brainer’

Peter Godman and Bill Richter have known each other for 10 years, dating back to the time when the two… Read More

What AWS customers are hoping to hear from Amazon’s cloud team in Las Vegas this week

LAS VEGAS — Easier-to-understand pricing. Best practices. GovCloud enhancements. Those are some of the topics the roughly 28,000 people pouring… Read More

AWS vs. Azure vs. Google Cloud: Prices depend on discounts and customer acuity, analysis shows

LAS VEGAS — If you’re involved in information technology and the cloud, you’ve heard it before: trade capital expense (capex) for operating… Read More

Shipping firm Matson abandons its data centers for Amazon Web Services

Matson, a Honolulu-based shipping firm with 22 vessels serving Micronesia, the South Pacific and North America, has closed its four… Read More

Samsung’s cloud consultancy is growing in Seattle, reinforcing region’s infrastructure cred

A cloud technology unit within Samsung has been quietly growing its presence in Seattle, in another sign of the region’s status as a… Read More

What’s next for Amazon Web Services? Public cloud leader to reveal plans at giant Las Vegas event

Amazon Web Services, now 10 years old, is by far the dominant public-cloud service, but can it retain its lead?… Read More

Amazon Web Services re:Invent preview: 5 themes to watch, from Madrona’s Matt McIlwain

[Editor’s Note: This guest commentary is by Matt McIlwain, managing director at Madrona Venture Group. Stay tuned for more about AWS… Read More

IBM’s Watson Internet of Things engine scores top ranking in new analyst study

In trying to enlarge its share of the public-cloud market, IBM has put a lot of emphasis on its Watson Internet… Read More

Oracle bolsters its public-cloud cred, buying domain-name service firm Dyn

Oracle has stepped up its public-cloud game, paying an undisclosed sum to buy Dynamic Network Services (known as Dyn), a… Read More

Microsoft Azure offers ‘bots as a service’ as demand rises for automated online interactions

Underscoring the growing importance of chatbots, Microsoft has launched a cloud-based service to help companies and developers create these automated, text-based exchanges.… Read More

Salesforce reports a 25% increase in revenue, expects its first $10B year

Software-as-a-service pioneer Salesforce reported revenue of $2.14 billion, up 25 percent year over year, and a deepening net loss of… Read More

‘Alexa, make me comfortable’: How the Internet of Things is hitting home

Most consumers don’t know what “the Internet of Things” means, and People Power’s David Moss thinks he knows why. “Before… Read More

Ex-Google execs who pioneered Kubernetes launch Heptio cloud tech startup with $8.5M investment

Two founders of the Google-based Kubernetes project, Craig McLuckie and Joe Beda, have formed Heptio, a Seattle company backed by… Read More

The state of ‘Shadow IT’: Blocking rogue apps isn’t easy and may not be possible, new cloud study says

As more and more services become available on the internet, controlling so-called shadow IT — the use of unapproved applications… Read More

Former top Amazon and aQuantive exec vows to revolutionize messaging with new cloud startup

Scott Lipsky has a long history in Seattle as an entrepreneur and investor who has led a number of startups… Read More

Drawn by cloud giants, New Zealand-based Raygun opens offices in Seattle

A New Zealand-based software-as-a-service company, Raygun, has joined the numerous other firms putting boots on the ground in Seattle to stake… Read More

Google Cloud will finally add GPU services in early 2017

Surprisingly late, Google Cloud will add GPUs (graphics processing units) as a service early next year, according to a blog… Read More

New book explores how the Internet of Things is reshaping business, using lessons from Amazon

Combine a hot technology and the world’s largest online retailer into a single book title and you’ve got a pretty… Read More

Elon Musk’s OpenAI project taps Microsoft Azure as its main cloud partner

Microsoft’s Azure will be the preferred public-cloud service for running experiments at OpenAI, the $1-billion non-profit initiative from Tesla CEO Elon… Read More

F5 Networks dives further into the cloud in new expansion of its business

Seattle’s F5 Networks has done well by helping medium-sized and large companies improve the security and speed of their software,… Read More