Microsoft Azure’s first Arm-based virtual machines now generally available

• Software-based computers, will become generally available on Sept. 1 across 10 of its global Azure regions

• Azure Virtual Machines with Ampere Altra Arm–based processors—generally available

• Microsoft to enact new cloud outsourcing and hosting licensing changes that still don’t address core customer concerns

Alation launches Alation Cloud Service for Snowflake

• Designed for departments and organizations of all sizes to start cataloging data on Snowflake’s platform

IBM and VMware expand their technology partnership

• The expanded alliance places a particular emphasis on public sector organizations, as well as private sector companies in regulated industries such as healthcare and finance

Ubuntu Linux 18.04 system security patch breaks DNS in Microsoft Azure

• Snafu disrupts VMs as cloud giant offers workarounds

AWS and VMware Announce VMware Cloud on AWS integration with Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP

• Customers can scale storage independently and SDDCs can be scaled with the additional storage capacity that is made possible by FSx for NetApp ONTAP

VMware expands multicloud portfolio at VMware Explore 2022 with new offerings

• New features will enable enterprises to manage their multi-cloud environments more efficiently

Redefining cloud-native: Prosimo employs multi-cloud networking solutions with automation

• Infrastructure delivers fast and secure application experiences for its users

Nvidia, Dell, VMware add AI, zero-trust security into new data center package

• Dell servers containing Nvidia DPUs, GPUs, and VMware vSphere 8 use multiple firewalls to improve security for cloud-based workloads.

Dell announces DPU-powered VxRail systems for multi-cloud and edge-based VMware workloads

• New systems are helping companies embrace multi-cloud and edge computing strategies by improving the performance of applications running in those environments

Microsoft Azure reveals date for EU cloud computing license changes

• MSFT is changing the way it sells cloud products in a bid to head off an EU antitrust investigation.

Now Open–AWS Region in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

• In addition to Infrastructure, AWS continues to make investments in education initiatives, training, and start-up enablement to support UAE’s digital transformation and economic development plans.

Oregon’s largest school district taps AWS Cloud to improve student outcomes and access

• Education leaders say the cloud offers opportunities to reinvent education.

NetApp and VMware extend reach into the cloud to help reduce application complexity and costs

• A trio of new customer-driven initiatives aims to help customers reduce cost, risk, and complexity of migrating enterprise workloads to multi-cloud architectures

LastPass source code stolen by hackers in security breach

Attacker broke into single developer account gaining limited access to source code, also stealing blueprints for proprietary technical information.

AWS to launch Bastion “clean room” for customers to share data

• The new service would allow information to be pooled securely as ad-tracking rules are tightened.

Micro Focus set for $6bn takeover by OpenText

• The British enterprise software stalwart is set to be acquired by a Canadian rival.

Give finops a say over cloud architecture decisions

Google Cloud makes its VMTD malware detection service generally available

• Service can detect if hackers attempt to use a company’s cloud environment to mine cryptocurrency

Alibaba Cloud launches RISC-V developer platform for edge SoCs

• Says it’s already used Wujian 600 to pull up its own SoC

South African retailer Pick n Pay migrates its entire IT infrastructure to Amazon’s cloud

• It will be able to streamline its business operations and modernize its supply chain network for individual stores

Amazon Care telehealth service will shut down by year-end

• Amazon Care failed to become right long-term solution for enterprise customers

Intel aims Flex datacenter GPUs at video, game streaming

• Chipzilla’s story Arc continues