Please take a look at industry news compiled by our Cloud Research team.
Google:
- Acquires 109 hectares of land in Sweden for future expansion (link)
- Redesigns Calendar web app (link)
- Deepmind AI unit releases new version of AlphaGo that learns on its own (link)
Microsoft:
- Forbes says Microsoft could beat AWS through software (link)
- Symantec moving to Azure, closing 6 datacenters (link)
- Announces Azure Government Secret for classified data, physically isolated w/ DOD Level 5 (link)
- US Dept of Justice issues FedRamp High ATO for Azure Government (link)
- Dell EMC Azure Stack hardware gets upgraded with more CPU cores and memory (link)
Amazon:
- Preparing for re:Invent 2017 conference (link)
- Adds support for Windows Virtual Private Servers in Lightsail (link)
- Salesforce platform now accessible through AWS Sydney (link)
- Nokia partners with AWS on cloud migration, 5G and IoT strategies (link)
- LiquidityBook completes global migration to AWS (link)
- Offered billions in tax breaks from cities vying for second headquarters (link)
Oracle:
- Leasing new large office space in Seattle near AWS HQ (link)
IBM:
- Expanding partnership with Docker (link)
- Cloud business has $15B in revenue over 12 months, despite doubts (link)
Other Industry News:
- Digital Ocean capitalizing on “smaller market” of cloud, growing fast (link) (link)
- Ubuntu 17.10 released with GNOME desktop interface replacing Unity (link)
- Hackers access Deloitte email server (link)
- MongoDB IPO finishes 35% up (link)
- Lyft considering IPO in 2018, receives $1B investment from Alphabet (link)
- Adobe MAX 2017 creativity conference, releases new version of Creative Cloud SaaS app suite (link)
- FDA selects Box to help it modernize IT infrastructure (link)
- Apple and GE partner to build dev tools and apps (link)