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Kinetica GPU-Accelerated Database Runs on GPU-Powered Amazon EC2 Instances

Kinetica's GPU-accelerated database is now available on Amazon EC2 P2 instances, which AWS describes as "the largest GPU-powered virtual machines in the cloud."

Confluent Cloud Bringing Apache Kafka-as-a-Service to AWS

"Why? Because running distributed systems in the cloud on your own is really, really hard."

Amazon QuickSight Gets Presto, Apache Spark Connectors for Big Data Visualization

Amazon Web Services beefed up its Big Data visualization capabilities with the addition of two new connectors -- for Presto and Apache Spark -- to its Amazon QuickSight business analytics service.

AWS Slashes EC2 Instance Prices Up to 21 Percent

Amazon Web Services on Wednesday announced its 61st round of price cuts, lowering the cost of some EC2 Reserved Instances by a fifth of their original price.

Research: Enterprise Spending Shifting to Cloud

451 Research is out with a new report examining IT budget trends, finding that spending on cloud services and managed hosting is increasing faster than enterprise spending overall -- with Microsoft Azure and AWS the primary benefactors.

AWS to Integrate with Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform

Red Hat and Amazon Web Services today announced a partnership that will integrate AWS services with the Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform.

'Vast Majority' of Enterprise Workloads Still On-Premises, Report Says

Shortly after DatacenterDynamics asked the question, "When Will Cloud Kill In-House Facilities," the answer seems to be "not for a while," judging by a new report that says "the vast majority of enterprise IT workloads are hosted in enterprise-owned and colocation datacenters."

Rubrik Now Provides Data Protection for Cloud Apps

Rubrik has updated its portfolio of services to provide data protection for apps running in the Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure clouds.

AWS Growth Continues To Taper in Q1 Earnings

Despite posting record revenues in Amazon.com's first quarter-earnings report on Thursday, Amazon Web Services is showing signs of being on the wane.

Rackspace Adds Professional Support Services to AWS Offerings

They address architecture strategy and guidance, cloud migration and cloud automation.

AWS Exec Fires Back at Oracle's Mark Hurd over Cloud Superiority Claims

The war of words among execs at Amazon Web Services and cloud computing competitor Oracle is continuing, with the latest salvo launched by AWS exec James Hamilton in response to comments made by Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd about his company's superiority.

Firm's Managed Cloud Controls Target AWS Compliance, Costs

Two inaugural offerings in a new category of services from Cloud Technology Partners help AWS customers manage cloud compliance and control costs.

With CodeStar, AWS Makes Its Latest Dev Play

Unveiled at its AWS Summit event in San Francisco last week, CodeStar is Amazon Web Services' new solution for building and deploying applications on the AWS cloud.

Forum Site Debates 'AWS Killing the DevOps Profession'

Hacker News readers are asked about the definition of DevOps and its fate in light of the AWS ascension.

AWS-Based MongoDB Service Gets Live Migrations, More

A month after announcing a free tier for the MongoDB Atlas service hosted on the Amazon Web Services cloud, MongoDB Inc. has updated the offering with a new live migration capability and several other improvements.

AWS Unveils New Services at San Francisco Summit

Werner Vogels, Amazon.com CTO, announced a raft of new services that are both in preview and generally available.

AWS Gets More Biz from Dunkin' Brands, The New York Times

Amazon Web Services announced that Dunkin' Brands Group Inc. has chosen it to provide cloud infrastructure, following a report yesterday that The New York Times will also throw more business its way after closing some leased datacenters.

Security Analysis Shows Widespread Critical AWS Misconfigurations

An analysis of Amazon Web Services cloud usage by Threat Stack revealed widespread critical security misconfigurations in nearly three-quarters of more than 200 surveyed organizations.

Firm Tackles AWS Lambda Security

New capabilities in company's Observable Cloud service are aimed at helping users recognize and understand behavioral anomalies.

Cloud Research Shows Rise of Hyperscale Operators, Led by AWS

Synergy Research Group published a new report detailing the rise of hyperscale operators, who are grabbing up cloud market share at an increasing rate, led by Amazon Web Services.

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