Westcon-Comstor acquires AWS partner Rebura
Global distributor Westcon-Comstor can now offer more in cloud migrations with the acquisition of London-based Rebura.
Rebura is an AWS service partner and solution provider. Since 2017, Rebura has been supporting companies with its consulting services in cloud migrations and modernization proje... Read more
Androxgh0st botnet steals AWS and Microsoft credentials
CISA and the FBI warn of a campaign aiming to steal cloud credentials. Cybercriminals are attempting to use the Androxgh0st malware to create a botnet that steals credentials from cloud services. This data is then used to deliver malicious payloads.
Androxgh0st is known as an "SMTP cracker," whi... Read more
Hyperscalers’ AI chip capacity is heavily underutilized
Most of the AI capacity at major cloud providers remains unused. As a result, AWS, Microsoft and Google are missing out on billions of dollars in revenue, TechInsights analyst Owen Rogers asserts. Full utilization of AI hardware, however, is tough to achieve.
TechInsights estimates that with sev... Read more
AWS discontinues ‘scale-to-zero’ database Aurora
AWS will soon withdraw support for database manager Aurora Serverless version 1, ending Amazon's scale-to-zero database. Companies should switch to Aurora Serverless 2 to continue receiving support for the product.
However, the new version does not support scale-to-zero. Following the 'scale-to-... Read more
AWS reorganizes its sales teams to regain cloud market growth
AWS is set to reorganize its global sales teams to improve its overall standing on the global cloud market. By reorganizing, the largest cloud player wants to be more competitive with competitors such as Google and Microsoft that are outpacing its growth.
The expected reorganization will soon co... Read more
AWS forgets to re:Invent, lashes out at competition
AWS re:Invent was the event to convince that AWS is still at the forefront of innovation. A different wind has been blowing in the IT world since COVID, and that wind has picked up with the introduction of generative AI. AWS seems to have a strong headwind where Google and Microsoft are sailing alo... Read more
What can Amazon’s AI chatbot Q do?
Amazon is coming out with its own AI chatbot Q. The chatbot is available almost a year after everyone was introduced to the AI chatbot ChatGPT. There are a lot of competing chatbots in the market now, but so far none of them were the product of Amazon.
Amazon Q is Amazon's answer to the many AI ... Read more
AWS promises leading AI performance with its own chips, Nvidia partnership
With the new Trainium 2 and Graviton 4, AWS is revamping its chips, while an expanded collaboration with Nvidia will ensure customers have easier access to the most advanced AI hardware. AWS is making the announcements during its own Re:Invent conference in Las Vegas.
The name of the Trainium 2 ... Read more
Salesforce needs AI from AWS to strengthen its offerings
Salesforce and AWS are further expanding integrations of each other's solutions. They're doing this in areas such as AI solutions and applications and data management. A broader range of Salesforce solutions will also be available in the AWS Marketplace from now on.
Salesforce and AWS are expand... Read more
AWS introduces WorkSpaces Thin Client for virtual desktops
AWS is introducing the physical Amazon WorkSpaces Thin Client. It should make it easier to access virtual desktop environments.
The computer is intended to access Amazon WorkSpaces, Amazon WorkSpaces Web or Amazon AppStream 2.0. This combined with the identity management and login capabilities o... Read more