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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.