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AWS Adds Satellite Imagery to Public Data Set

More than 85,000 government satellite images are now available for public consumption on the Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) public data set.

Carpathia Takes On AWS Management

Carpathia released new software to manage Amazon Web Services cloud workloads in hybrid compute infrastructure scenarios along with its own hosted projects.

Study Ranks AWS Best for Cloud Software Development

Forrester Research recently ranked Amazon Web Services as the top public cloud platform for software development, appealing to a cross-section of programmer types.

Google Challenges AWS with Nearline Storage

Google Inc. launched a challenge to established cloud services players such as Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) with its recent introduction of a beta Nearline Storage service for storing data that needs to be kept available by enterprises but is rarely accessed.

Software AG Goes All in on AWS

Software AG announced it will move its entire cloud portfolio to the Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) platform as part of its new "Transformation to the Cloud" initiative, designed to help enterprises identify and enact the best cloud strategies.

HP Helion Updates Include Eucalyptus AWS Cloud Tool

Hewlett Packard updated several components of its Helion cloud tools portfolio, including adding acquired technology in the form of the HP Helion Eucalyptus solution for creating private clouds compatible with Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS)

AWS Losing Mind Share, Study Says

Most cloud usage surveys indicate Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) is leading the pack, but a new one shows that the cloud champion is experiencing slower growth.

Oracle Linux Now Available on AWS Marketplace

Extending a longtime relationship, Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) announced that Oracle Corp. Linux is now available on its cloud platform marketplace.

Informal Survey Shows Azure Use Almost Equals AWS

According to an informal survey on a virtualization-specific Web site, consisting mostly of IT pros and executives familiar with cloud platforms, visitors are using Microsoft Azure almost as much as Amazon Web Services (AWS).

AWS Opens Up Certification for DevOps Engineers

Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) has opened up its certification for DevOps engineers, making the exam public for the first time.

Study: Microsoft Challenging AWS Domination of Public Clouds

Amazon Web Services Inc. is still the dominant leader in the public cloud services provider space, but is being challenged by the Microsoft Azure offering, according to a new study.

AWS Is Leader in Enterprise Cloud Migrations

Amazon Web Services Inc. is at the top of a steadily expanding list of services designed to help enterprises move operations to the cloud, a new survey concludes.

Box Teams Up With AWS for Enterprise Cloud Security

Box announced it has been working with Amazon Web Services to develop a new encryption tool to give enterprises client-level control over their cloud security.

AWS Config Updated, Moved Out of Preview

Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) updated its AWS Config cloud configuration service and moved the project out of preview status.

Logi Analytics Offers Hourly Pricing for Visual AWS Data Tool

Logi Analytics announced hourly pricing for its data analysis and visualization tool for Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) workgroups.

AWS SDK for Ruby Updated

Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) announced the software development kit (SDK) for the Ruby programming language has been updated to version 2 with numerous enhancements.

AWS GovCloud Gets Postgres Database

EnterpriseDB announced its open source relational database has met government-specified requirements and received certification to run on the Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) GovGloud.

AWS Enjoys Five-Year-High Market Share

Synergy Research Group today released data showing Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) fought off rising growth from Microsoft Azure to notch a five-year high in market share among cloud infrastructure service providers.

AWS To Add Go Programming Language SDK

Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) will offer a Go programming language SDK to its stable after taking over a third-party project it happened to notice.

AWS Beats Main Cloud Rivals in 2014 Reliability

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud was last year more reliable than main competitors Microsoft Azure and the Google Cloud Platform, according to figures from CloudHarmony Inc., which tracks service provider metrics.

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