Amazon Web Services (AWS) stories - Page 50
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.
AWS launches fully-managed fraud detection service
Fri, 31st Jul 2020
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched a fully-managed fraud detection service that can identify potential fraud activity in 'milliseconds'.
OkCupid website and app found to have significant security flaws
Thu, 30th Jul 2020
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Security flaws have been discovered in OkCupid's website and app by Check Point Research, potentially jeopardising users' data and messages.
AWS Contact Lens for Connect set to arrive in ANZ
Mon, 27th Jul 2020
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The contact centre service adds machine learning capabilities that identify customer issues and trends in near-real time and enable call transcript search.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Radware on multi-cloud deployments
Wed, 15th Jul 2020
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Radware's Yaniv Hoffman discusses the trend of deploying applications in multi-cloud environments. #ITsecurity #technews.
Soul Machines joins WHO to bring better health support and info to global public
Mon, 13th Jul 2020
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Soul Machines joins WHO's AI initiative, launching digital health worker Florence to aid in global tobacco quit.
Rackspace and AWS extend relationship to reach more customers
Mon, 13th Jul 2020
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Under the Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with AWS, Rackspace Technology is set on helping customers realise greater value from AWS cloud services.
Vodafone rolls out contact centre solution powered by AWS
Tue, 7th Jul 2020
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The solution is designed to support organisations with their customer experience strategies, as well as customer contact and engagements.
AWS launches Outposts in New Zealand & APAC
Thu, 25th Jun 2020
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AWS has launched Outposts in New Zealand, bringing fully managed and configurable AWS-designed hardware to the region, enhancing local cloud capabilities.
Veeam extends partnership with AWS
Tue, 23rd Jun 2020
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Veeam Backup for AWS v2 is now available on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace, complementing Veeam's recent AWS Storage Competency status achievement.
Radware extends cloud protection, adds multi-cloud support
Mon, 15th Jun 2020
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It has also improved its attack detection engine to detect cloud native attack vectors and added a new attack simulation tool.
Milestone adds XProtect to AWS marketplace
Mon, 15th Jun 2020
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Milestone Systems has added XProtect to AWS Marketplace, offering scalable surveillance solutions for enterprises, federal bodies, and smart cities.
Cloud-based products 'outshining' traditional IT offerings in APAC
Tue, 9th Jun 2020
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Cloud-based products are outshining traditional products as the demand for resilient business continuity surges in the APAC region, according to GlobalData.
AWS and Slack enter strategic partnership
Fri, 5th Jun 2020
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Amazon Web Services and Slack unveil a multi-year partnership to enhance enterprise collaboration, integrating AWS's cloud tools directly into Slack's platform.
5G not impacted by COVID-19, commercial deployment draws near
Fri, 29th May 2020
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5G's commercial deployment is accelerating, undeterred by COVID-19, as mobile service providers advance towards faster, more secure networks.
Former AWS executive joins Ping Identity
Tue, 19th May 2020
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Former AWS exec Candace Worley joins Ping Identity as Chief Product Officer, to drive identity solution innovation.
Red Hat and AWS launch OpenShift, a joint Kubernetes service
Mon, 18th May 2020
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The new offering is designed to better enable organisation wide digital transformation and is targeted towards enterprises around the globe.
NVIDIA unveils its first GPU featuring Ampere architecture
Fri, 15th May 2020
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The NVIDIA A100 GPU boasts up to 20 times more power than its predecessors, boosting throughput for data centres as demand for data surges.
8x8 ditches AWS for Oracle for video
Thu, 14th May 2020
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8x8 moves its video meetings hosting from AWS to Oracle Cloud for a 25% performance boost per node and 80% savings on network costs.
AWS launches Amazon Kendra, its machine learning search service
Wed, 13th May 2020
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Amazon Web Services launches Amazon Kendra, an ML-powered enterprise search tool designed to provide precise results for natural language queries.
Rackspace to open first NZ office in Auckland
Tue, 5th May 2020
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Rackspace is set to open its first office in New Zealand, located in Auckland, as part of its strategic expansion across the Asia Pacific and Japan regions.