Amazon Web Services (AWS) stories - Page 51
Originally disrupting the book retailing business, Amazon Web Services has since emerged as a world’s
leader in the provision of ‘as a Service’ computing resources. With more than 200 services available
covering infrastructure, platform, compute, storage and applications as a service, AWS solutions are
provided from a network of 38 data centers around the world. A cluster of AWS data centres is planned
for New Zealand, headquartered in Auckland, and likely to be online by 2024.
LMS ups its game to meet evolving teacher needs
Tue, 13th Jun 2017
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Desire2Learn has announced major upgrades to its Brightspace K-12 Learning Management System to engage younger learners and meet modern learning needs.
Exclusive interview: Simona Turin on Air New Zealand's digital transformation
Fri, 9th Jun 2017
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I’m still trying to figure out what is stopping girls from reaching technology because I love technology, it’s a creative process.
Commvault & AWS alliance: A progressive look at the journey to cloud
Thu, 8th Jun 2017
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Data is the heartbeat of your organisation, and during the journey to cloud, it's important to make sure that data stays with you along the way.
Born in the cloud: Exclusive interview with The Instillery's CEO
Thu, 8th Jun 2017
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New Zealand-based company The Instillery aims to shake up the cloud computing market with its non-traditional approach.
Pegasystems announces AWS integration in customer service solution
Thu, 8th Jun 2017
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Pega clients can now embed the Amazon Connect experience directly into Pega Customer Service to provide agents with full customer context.
ServerCentral invests in Turing Group to ramp up hybrid cloud AWS offerings
Tue, 6th Jun 2017
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ServerCentral, a managed IT infrastructure solutions provider, has completed a strategic investment in Turing Group.
Cloud native: Exclusive interview with API Talent's CEO & NZQA's CIO
Tue, 6th Jun 2017
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Drive a Tesla, and then get into another competitor’s electric vehicle and drive that - that for me is the difference.
NEXTDC's C1 Canberra data center now hosts AWS suite
Tue, 6th Jun 2017
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The C1 Canberra data center is the fourth AWS Direct Connect point of presence in Australia and the second outside Sydney.
Cloudera launches PaaS for the public cloud - Cloudera Altus
Fri, 2nd Jun 2017
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The initial rollout of Cloudera Altus will support Apache Spark, Apache Hive on MapReduce2, and Hive on Spark.
New telco laws for advanced Internet: Goodie bag or mixed bag?
Fri, 2nd Jun 2017
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The government has announced a reform of the telco act that will affect Internet around the country - but is it good news for consumers?.
AWS skills shortage in ANZ, opportunity for IT students & pros
Wed, 31st May 2017
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According to Indeed, a global job search site, the number of AWS job postings in Australia has increased by 153% between March 2014 to March 2017.
Soltius strikes gold with AWS managed service provider accreditation
Wed, 31st May 2017
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Soltius has proved its worth after obtaining AWS MSP accreditation, which includes a third-party audit of their AWS managed service capabilities.
Government signs cloud agreement with Amazon Web Services
Tue, 30th May 2017
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The DIA has secured a pan-government agreement with AWS in one of the first all-of-government agreements the cloud services provider has entered into.
Survey: Rise of Aussie businesses planning big data projects
Fri, 26th May 2017
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The survey also shows that Australian businesses are failing to use the new rich information on offer to better understand customers.
NZ cloud software company picks Rackspace to manage AWS infrastructure
Wed, 24th May 2017
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Rackspace chosen to manage LINQ's AWS Cloud infrastructure for its SaaS tool; migration completed 4 months faster than anticipated.
Veeam serves up raft of Microsoft Azure and AWS availability options
Mon, 22nd May 2017
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Veeam has added a raft of new availability options for Microsoft Azure and AWS as it ramps up its 'always on cloud' focus.
Gigamon launches platform for AWS in Australia and New Zealand
Fri, 19th May 2017
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Gigamon has officially made its Visibility Platform for Amazon Web Services (AWS) available in Australia and New Zealand via the AWS Marketplace.
AWS, Microsoft and Google surge in cloud as channel role increases
Tue, 16th May 2017
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The big three cloud players continue to clock big growth -with Microsoft up 93% yoy in Q1 - as they look increasingly to the channel.
Enterprises' hosting and cloud budget growth outpacing total IT spend growth
Tue, 9th May 2017
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Growth in hosting and cloud services spend will outpace total IT spend growth this year, with a survey also highlighting the value of specialisation.
Ensono & AWS team up for launch of hyperscale cloud incubator
Tue, 2nd May 2017
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Ensono says that the launch of the incubator is fuelled by one main goal: to nurture and grow ideas and product offerings around the public cloud.