BROWSING: AWS

Gemalto harnesses DevOps tools with on-demand SaaS platform

Gemalto targets enterprise sector with on-demand security platform Gemalto, an international digital security company based in Amsterdam, announced the deployment of SafeNet Data Protection On Demand, a new security-as-a-service platform that integrates with IT systems, DevOps tools and cloud services. Gemalto described SafeNet Data Protection On...

AT&T explains partnership with AWS

AT&T says many of its customers are on a "journey to the cloud" and the carrier wants to provide the networking environment to get them there. To that end, AT&T is deepening its cloud partnership with Amazon Web Services. Last week at the AT&T...

What is the difference between SaaS, PaaS and IaaS?

Alphabet soup Tech jargon is like alphabet soup with acronyms such as NFV, CPU and GUI floating around. With respect to the cloud services industry, their are three acronyms that typically come to mind: Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS). When a business is...

Hybrid cloud migration drives AT&T, AWS partnership expansion

Amazon seeks to move into hybrid cloud market with AT&T, AWS collaboration AT&T recently announced it is expanding its cloud networking solutions with Amazon Web Services (AWS) with a focus on the cloud, security and the internet of things (IoT). As part of the expansion,...

Cloud growth boosts big tech third-quarter earnings

Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft and Intel beat earning expectations Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft and Intel posted quarterly earnings last Thursday, which reflected a shift away from company-owned data centers and toward the cloud. All of the companies surpassed expected earnings, resulting in a surge in share prices...

Nokia aims to stimulate cloud migration with AWS partnership

Nokia, AWS partnership focuses on service providers in the cloud migration process Nokia announced Thursday it is teaming up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to stimulate cloud migration. The Finnish multinational communications company is targeting service providers switching to the AWS platform by offering a...

Security vulnerabilities move Cisco, McAfee to quicken threat detection

Cisco and McAfee announce partnership focused on shared threat intelligence The need for robust online security continues to grow as hackers contrive new and creative ways to circumnavigate existing countermeasures and disrupt networks. In an effort to shield companies from these threats, Security firm McAfee...

Hybrid cloud adoption accelerated by Mirantis Cloud Platform update

Mirantis Cloud Platform update focuses on making hybrid cloud management easier Kubernetes continues to serve as the main container orchestration and management platform with updates to Mirantis Cloud Platform (MCP). The latest MCP comes with a new capability to allow multi-cloud self-service Kubernetes clusters...

Container interest high but adoption low: Cloud Foundry

Cloud Foundry survey finds container adoption more challenging than expected Containers are the rage these days, but the adoption rate of the technology among enterprise companies is slow. That is the conclusion of a new Cloud Foundry survey, which found no dramatic increase in the...

VMware partners with Frame to stream Windows apps

VMware joins forces with Frame to deliver Windows apps to Workspace One users VMware recently announced a partnership with Frame that will enable Workspace One users to stream Windows apps from the cloud. Under the venture, Frame will power VMware’s new App Express service, allowing...

AT&T creates dedicated IoT starter kit for Amazon Web Services

AT&T last year released its IoT Starter Kit to help developers create "internet of things" (IoT) projects. At it's recent developers summit, the carrier said it will make it easier to connect USB-based device with a lighter version of the original starter kit. The company also...

AT&T creates dedicated IoT starter kit for Amazon Web Services

AT&T last year released its IoT Starter Kit to help developers create "internet of things" (IoT) projects. At it's recent developers summit, the carrier said it will make it easier to connect USB-based device with a lighter version of the original starter kit. The company also...

AWS, Microsoft and Salesforce driving cloud market

Research firm TBR noted Microsoft and Salesforce are revenue leaders in the overall cloud space, while AWS is market leader in public cloud IaaS. Amazon Web Services may garner a significant share of the limelight when it comes to the growing cloud...

AT&T plows NetBond platform into AWS Direct Connect

Amazon Web Services set to include AT&T NetBond product in a move designed to increase security for SaaS providers Infor and Pegasystems. AT&T deepened its work with Amazon Web Services through the integration of its NetBond product with the AWS Direct Connect...

Kellogg’s turns to Amazon Web Services for data analytics

A cereal company with a data issue The Kellogg Company operates in 180 countries, providing ready-to-eat cereals and other food products with brands including Froot Loops, Frosted Flakes, Special K, Rice Krispies, Pop Tarts, Eggo Waffles, Nutri-Grain Bars and Corn Flakes. Margins are tight in...

Kellogg’s turns to Amazon Web Services for data analytics

A cereal company with a data issue The Kellogg Company operates in 180 countries, providing ready-to-eat cereals and other food products with brands including Froot Loops, Frosted Flakes, Special K, Rice Krispies, Pop Tarts, Eggo Waffles, Nutri-Grain Bars and Corn Flakes. Margins are tight in...

Teradata analytics database easily deployed on leading clouds

Teradata analytics easily transferable to leading clouds Teradata today announced Teradata Everywhere at its PARTNERS 2016 conference in Atlanta. Teradata Everywhere brings the massively parallel processing analytics database to multiple public clouds, managed cloud and on-premises environments including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Teradata Managed...

Teradata analytics database easily deployed on leading clouds

Teradata analytics easily transferable to leading clouds Teradata today announced Teradata Everywhere at its PARTNERS 2016 conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Teradata Everywhere brings the massively parallel processing (MPP) analytics database to multiple public clouds, managed cloud and on-premises environments including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure,...

Sensity aims for China’s smart city market

The smart city market in China is set to soar, with more than 500 cities having announced plans to implement smart city systems. China’s smart city market is poised for high growth in the coming years, as the Chinese government aims for a 70% urbanization rate...

Sensity aims for China’s smart city market

The smart city market in China is set to soar: over 500 cities have announced plans to implement smart city systems. China’s smart city market is poised for high growth in the coming years, as the Chinese government aims for a 70 percent urbanization rate by...

After a decade, Amazon Web Services hits $10B in annual sales

CEO Jeff Bezos attributes success to innovation and customer-obsessed approach Highlighting the increasing importance of cloud-based computing and attendant data center needs, Amazon Web Services hit $10 billion in annual sales in 2015, according to a company filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission....

LatAm: Paraguay preps for LTE spectrum auction

Paraguayan regulator Conatel released the final bidding terms and conditions for the country's planned 1700 MHz/2100 MHz spectrum auction in support of LTE services. Interested companies have until Dec. 3 to send in applications. The maximum spectrum each carrier can be assigned is set...

Report: Verizon will cut 1,000 jobs (RCR Mobile Minute)

RCR Mobile Minute Verizon job cuts reported About 1,000 Verizon Communications employees will get buyout offers for the holidays, according to a report from Bloomberg. The report cites an unnamed source who said Verizon wants to complete the job cuts by the end of year, and...

LatAm: Study – AWS spectrum use to have $53B impact in region

The use of the AWS spectrum band (1700/2100 MHz) for LTE mobile services in Latin America is expected to have a huge positive economic impact, according to a recently released study by GSMA. The report also found that the spectrum band is key to extending existing "4G" deployments,...