Amazon extends server life
Published in Cloud
Thursday, 05 May 2022 12:46

Amazon extends server life


We can get another year out of them if we give them golden apples 

Amazon Web Services (AWS) says it will extend the useful life of the servers powering its cloud from four years to five, and its networking equipment from five years to six.

NSA gives cloud computing contract to Amazon
Published in News


Return of the Jedi?

The US National Security Agency has re-awarded a $10 billion cloud computing contract to Amazon Web Services after it was forced to review the contract.

Aussies put quantum randomness online
Published in News
Tuesday, 26 April 2022 11:32

Aussies put quantum randomness online


At least to AWS customers

The Australian National University (ANU) is putting its ANU Quantum Numbers (AQN) online random number generator has been launched on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace.

Ubiquiti sues Krebs on Security
Published in News
Monday, 04 April 2022 12:22

Ubiquiti sues Krebs on Security


Claims it covered up cyber-attack were untrue

Brian Krebs, at the Krebs on Security blog has been sued by Ubiquiti which claims that a report that the company played down a security breach was untrue.

Azure ahead of AWS
Published in News
Friday, 11 March 2022 12:02

Azure ahead of AWS


New King of the Public Cloud adoption

Microsoft Azure has nosed ahead of AWS in the public cloud adoption stakes.

Amazon’s cloud can’t get a break
Published in News
Thursday, 23 December 2021 11:25

Amazon’s cloud can’t get a break


Another outage

Amazon’s cloud suffered yet another outage and killed off several apps and websites, including those of streaming service Hulu, office messaging app Slack and Epic Games.

Cloud is starting to break the internet
Published in Cloud
Monday, 20 December 2021 13:23

Cloud is starting to break the internet


I canna hold her captain

Increasing dependence on cloud structures are starting to hurt the internet infrastructure, according to NBC news.

Amazon announces AWS Private 5G
Published in Cloud
Wednesday, 01 December 2021 12:17

Amazon announces AWS Private 5G


For those wanting to use 5G to build private network

Amazon has announced the preview of “AWS Private 5G,” which is a new service that aims to make it easy to deploy and manage your own private 5G network.

Intel comes up with an aggressive manufacturing roadmap
Published in PC Hardware


Analysis: Intel 7, Intel 4 Intel 3, and Intel A20 angstrom

The nanometer branding has been quite an inaccurate way to describe the transition size and the performance. After maintaining desktop and especially mobile leadership for the most part with 14nm, Intel is happy to report that the second-generation 10 nm is in heavy volume. 10nm is now represented more than 14nm volume, but Intel decided to change the way it calls its manufacturing processes.

AWS boss warns about digital transformation stall
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Companies change their minds now things are getting back to normal

AWS is worried that companies are going to stall their digital transformation plans now that the COVID crisis is winding down.