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)