Category: Global Cloud

November 30, 2023

IT consultancy CGI is collaborating with Google Cloud to co-develop a platform for the United Nations that will help countries tackle a range of climate change-related sustainability challenges. The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), which is the UN agency […]

November 30, 2023

No sooner did Broadcom complete its $69 billion acquisition of VMware than the headaches have started. The company is laying off employees, it lost a top executive, and it may lose an awful lot of customers. Layoffs are inevitable after […]

November 30, 2023

Cloud expertise continues to be in high demand and attract the highest compensation. Networking and security credentials are also financially fruitful, according to Skillsoft’s ranking of the 20 top-paying IT certifications going into 2024. At number one on this year’s […]

November 30, 2023

While global cloud spending continues to rise, AWS and its fellow hyperscalers have been trying to keep customers happy by helping them control cost. More compute for less money, a central tenet of cloud, has been harder to achieve than […]

November 30, 2023

When enterprises turned to cloud for easy access to generative AI models, Salesforce responded quickly, leveraging ChatGPT to build Einstein GPT and deploying the tool in its industry-leading CRM solution. The company launched natural-language assistant Einstein Copilot across its enterprise […]

November 30, 2023

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has made its AWS SDK for Rust generally available, for developing and deploying applications on the AWS cloud using the Rust programming language. Announced November 28, the AWS SDK for Rust simplifies the use of AWS […]

November 29, 2023

Once enterprises commit to running business-critical applications in the cloud, they rarely move to another provider. One big reason: they’re often locked into their chosen provider’s ecosystem. The cost of migrating is simply too high, says Sid Nag, VP of […]

November 28, 2023

As part of its ongoing efforts to help its enterprise customers rein in cloud costs, AWS on Monday announced several new updates at its re:Invent 2023 conference. The new updates include a new AWS Billing and Cost Management feature, dubbed […]

November 28, 2023

In our post-pandemic, digital world, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have migrated to the cloud in droves to take advantage of the same tools and efficiencies as large-scale enterprises. Still, according to Accenture, basic cloud adoption across all businesses is […]

November 28, 2023

Look, it’s not you, it’s me. And right now, you need to give me some space. No, not the space in your data center, I’m not quite ready to commit on a deeper level. I need my own space, on […]

November 27, 2023

Across industries, businesses are laying out plans to train employees to use generative AI and AI tools effectively. Mercedes-Benz intends to invest more than $2.2 billion by 2030 to train employees in AI and grow data skills. McKinsey and PwC […]

November 21, 2023

It’s no secret that the cloud has changed the way business is conducted and operated – and there’s no reason to think this transformation will slow down. Gartner anticipates worldwide spending on cloud services will grow 20.7% to $591.8 billion […]

November 20, 2023

Italy-based startup Cubbit has announced the availability of the DS3 Composer, which will create S3-compatible private object storage clouds from on-premise, bare metal colocation and cloud storage capacity. DS3 claims its storage is resilient and secure, and can be configured […]

November 20, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission sharpened its scrutiny of cloud providers Thursday. FTC Chair Lina Khan pointed to software licensing practices, egress fees and minimum-spend contracts as potential threats. She spoke during an open meeting the agency held to announce a […]

November 20, 2023

My colleague Paul Krill does a great job rounding up the highest-paid cloud computing certifications you can obtain these days. In other words, by passing these courses, you’ll likely have no problem finding a well-paying job. While there are a […]

November 20, 2023

My colleague Paul Krill does a great job rounding up the highest-paid cloud computing certifications you can obtain these days. In other words, by passing these courses, you’ll likely have no problem finding a well-paying job. While there are a […]

November 17, 2023

It’s that time of year when the PR people are after me to listen to their client’s predictions for next year. It’s always obvious and uninteresting stuff, but they keep trying. Remember that I’m not necessarily happy with the forecast […]

November 16, 2023

When it comes to the highest paid US jobs pertaining to IT certifications, two Google Cloud certifications took the top spot in a recent survey, with annual salaries in the $200,000 range. In IT trainer Skillsoft’s 20 top-paying IT certifications, […]

November 15, 2023

Cloud file storage is a method of storing data in the cloud rather than on local servers or personal computers. This form of storage offers numerous advantages over traditional forms of data storage. It provides businesses with the ability to […]

November 14, 2023

It’s no longer a question of whether organizations are moving to the cloud but rather how well it’s going. Cloud isn’t that shiny new object in the distance, full of possibility. It’s come down to earth — sometimes with an […]