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In the aftermath of many new services introduced by Amazon Web Services Inc. at the recently concluded re:Invent 2021, an important question has been raised: Is the cloud beginning to build technical debt? The re:Invent keynote from Amazon Chief Technology Officer Werner …
Infosys leverages Cobalt architectures to enhance customer cloud journeys
Infosys Ltd. is continuing to grow its Cobalt base of reference architectures to help customers accelerate services and solutions in the cloud. When the company launched its Cobalt suite in summer 2020, it offered over 14,000 cloud assets and 200 industry blueprints. …
Iron Mountain transforms record retention business for the intelligent digital age
Since 1951, Iron Mountain Inc. has been focused on paper retention, and the 70-year-old firm has made a transition to the Digital Age as well. The company now operates in 58 countries with 730 million cubic feet of volume held in over …
Snowflake will stay in the cloud and avoid a benchmark war with competitors, says co-founder Benoit Dageville
Don’t look for Snowflake Inc. to tailor its cloud infrastructure for use in on-premises environments anytime soon. IDC has predicted that 2021 will see over 90% of global enterprises relying on a mix of on-premises, public and private clouds to meet infrastructure …
Latest storage announcements highlight AWS focus on custom processor and need for archive data
A number of announcements during AWS re:Invent last week involved storage that actively leverages the firm’s Graviton processor technology for managed file services and redefined the meaning of archived data. The latest news reflected a clear interest among storage executives at Amazon …
Aviatrix flies higher with multicloud-native approach to networking and network security
Aviatrix Systems Inc. calls itself a cloud-native networking company, but its chief executive takes that one step further. It is multicloud-native, according to Steve Mullaney (pictured), president and chief executive officer of Aviatrix, because the company delivers automation, advanced transit services, security …
Healthcare providers receive major boost from new AWS initiatives in patient records and cloud migration
Among the many announcements to come from AWS re:Invent 2021 was a set of initiatives for the healthcare space. These included support for the migration of electronic health records to the cloud and significant performance improvements by a major healthcare software company. …
Partner growth reveals continued momentum for AWS Public Sector business
Amazon.com Inc. does not break out revenue from its public sector business, but what partner metrics are known help paint a general picture of how it is doing. And what the numbers show is that business is booming. “Our partners are just …
Starburst sheds new light on role of data mesh in corralling decentralized information
The distribution of data across multiple clouds and platforms is leading a number of enterprises to look more closely at the concept of a data mesh. This is a positive trend for Starburst Data Inc., which has seen momentum behind the data …
Transformation of telco industry continues as Dish Network pursues partnership with AWS
As the new 5G wireless standard continues its deployment across the globe, network operators and cloud providers are collaborating to open new windows of enterprise and consumer opportunity. On Tuesday, Dish Network LLC offered details on how its previously announced partnership with …