Articles about AWS – Page 14 of 16

Protecting the cloud: Amazon gains key certification from Department of Defense

Amazon announced today that Amazon Web Services has received a provisional certification from the Department of Defense under the department’s… Read More

Google Cloud Platform roadshow aims to lure companies from Azure, AWS

Google’s cloud services team is going on an international tour in a bid to bring companies onto its cloud services… Read More

Security researchers: Amazon hosts nearly half of the top 10 malware distributors

Thousands upon thousands of people use Amazon Web Services to host their websites — including some of the most tenacious… Read More

New Amazon WorkSpaces app brings Windows 7 to iPad

Amazon made a splash last month when it announced WorkSpaces, a desktop virtualization system that streams a Windows 7 desktop… Read More

Netflix aims to prevent another Christmas Eve disaster with new technology

On Christmas Eve of last year, problems with Amazon Web Services brought down Netflix’s platform, causing frustrated customers to take… Read More

2nd Watch lands $23 million, assists businesses with cloud migration to Amazon Web Services

It’s been a big day for venture capital financings in the Seattle area, from a small seed round for UW… Read More

Amazon enables game streaming via AWS with new graphics rendering service

Thanks to Amazon, there’s a chance you could be streaming next year’s release of “Call of Duty” to your Kindle.… Read More

Path clear for Amazon’s CIA contract as IBM drops legal challenge

Putting an end to its battle with Amazon, IBM has waved the white flag. FCW reported this week that the New… Read More

Amazon.com launches cross-platform push notifications through AWS

Amazon is continuing its push to attract mobile app developers to its Amazon Web Services cloud platform with a one-stop… Read More

Amazon opens access to cloud database service

Amazon’s Relational Database Service (RDS) has officially opened to all users after three years of only being available to chosen… Read More

Amazon Web Services expanding in northern Virginia, plans to hire 500

Amazon.com is expanding its footprint in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, with Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell announcing today that the… Read More

Amazon Web Services targets bigger companies, going toe-to-toe with Microsoft

Amazon Web Services’ partner network has grown to more than 4,000 members, up from less than 1,000 a year ago… Read More

Amazon downgraded by JP Morgan over slower growth

Amazon was downgraded from overweight to neutral by JP Morgan Chase overnight, and the company’s share price is feeling the effects… Read More

Electrical storms rattle Amazon Web Services, taking Netflix, Instagram and others offline

For the second time this month, Amazon Web Services is suffering after a power outage at its datacenter in northern… Read More

Can Google outflank Amazon in the cloud? Here comes Google Compute Engine

Google is taking direct aim at Amazon.com in tablets, with yesterday’s announcement of the Nexus 7. Today, it is a… Read More

Amazon Web Services blames power loss for outage that’s knocking some sites offline

Amazon Web Services is once again experiencing hiccups, suffering service interruptions that are knocking some sites offline. The problems are… Read More

Amazon launches new online store for cloud-based software

Amazon Web Services is hoping to make it easier for customers to find Web-based software with today’s launch of AWS Marketplace,… Read More

Stat of the day: A third of all Internet users visit a site that uses Amazon’s infrastructure

Amazon.com’s lead in the cloud computing arena is well known, but just how far ahead is the company in providing… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Opstera looks to help clients find answers in the cloud

Opstera is just four months old. But the Bellevue upstart is already reeling in customers who are turning to the… Read More

Chart: Amazon S3 grows, with 905 billion objects now stored

Amazon has released new numbers showing continued growth for its Simple Storage Service, better known as S3, one of the… Read More

Raveld reveals Klout-like score for cloud spending on AWS

It may start getting easier to make optimal Amazon Web Services purchasing decisions. Or, at least, less expensive. Raveld, a… Read More

Amazon Web Services to collect sales tax on customers in Washington state

Amazon Web Services, the cloud computing unit of the Seattle online retailer, notified customers in Washington state this week that… Read More

Amazon Web Services: Almost a billion-dollar business?

Amazon Web Services is poised top $1 billion in cloud services revenue in 2012, according to a new report from… Read More

Amazon Web Services opens new West Coast hub in Oregon

Companies utilizing Amazon Web Services now have a new option. The Seattle company today opened a new U.S. West regional… Read More

Madrona, Amazon and others pump $10 million into online ad analyzer Yieldex

Madrona Venture Group and Amazon.com are among the backers in a $10 million round for Yieldex, a New York-based company… Read More

Amazon Silk: New web browser taps cloud for flexibility

It’s not just Kindles and tablets in the news from Amazon this morning. The Seattle company is also announcing a… Read More

Geek of the Week: Amazon’s Mai-lan Tomsen Bukovec

Some people tell great stories about camping out for the latest gadgets, but when your life experience includes time in… Read More

Whoa, Amazon is now valued at more than $101 billion

Remember those folks who once declared that Amazon was “toast?” Well, where are they now? Amazon.com’s stock has surged above… Read More

Amazon Web Services bracing for Hurricane Irene in Virginia

Seems like Amazon.com’s data center in Northern Virginia just can’t catch a break lately. And now here comes Hurricane Irene. Officials… Read More

Nerd Notes: Aviation High School launches with a rocket; Paul Allen’s private island for sale; and more

Cheezburger has added to its line-up of weird and wacky sites. Introducing “Bronies.” Men and boys who love the animated… Read More