Boeing heads for the cloud with AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud

• Cloud operations are expanding with plans to reduce reliance on on-premises systems.

NetApp buys open-source database-as-a-service player Instaclustr

• Data storage giant expanding into the platform-as-a-service business

Topaz, the first-ever fiber cable to connect Canada and Asia

• Google is spearheading construction of the project

Intel suspends operations in Russia

• Chip maker suspending all shipments to customers in Russia and Belarus

AMD to acquire SmartNIC and networking firm Pensando for $1.9 billion

• 40x improvement reported in overall cloud-based connection related performance

Fujitsu to open Arm-based A64X HPC systems to public cloud

New Cisco Secure Firewall offers new architecture designed for hybrid work

• High performance and flexibility to empower hybrid workers and firewall administrators

Microsoft provides a glimpse of future Windows 11 and Cloud PC integrations

• Lines get blurred between physical Windows 11 and Windows 365 Cloud PCs

Microsoft brings Arm support to Azure virtual machines

• Microsoft making preview of Azure VMs available

Increase remote storage performance with Azure Ebsv5 VMs—now generally available

• New addition to the Ev5 Azure VM family announced

Microsoft debuts System Center 2022

Google Cloud launches BigLake, a new cross-platform data storage engine

• New data lake storage engine making it easier for enterprises to analyze  data

Google Distributed Cloud Edge is generally available

• Fully managed hardware and software built for the cloud

Mandiant shareholder sues to block $5.4b Google deal

Rocky Linux arrives on Google Cloud

• Clones making their presence known on the major public clouds

Google, Databricks, Fivetran, Redis and others launch the Data Cloud Alliance

• Group’s mission is to “make data more portable and accessible across disparate business systems, platforms, and environments/

IBM releases z16 Mainframe

• The z16 reportedly will be available for all customers on May 31st