Cloud computing News

Microsoft announced plans to provide AI skilling opportunities for 2.5 million people in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states by 2025. 

In a recent conversation, Anand Santhanam, a seasoned IT professional with over 23 years of experience and the Principal Engagement Manager at AWS, shed light on the profound impact of cloud computing on the digital landscape.

Microsoft Corp. has won the Pentagon`s $10 billion (£7.80 billion) cloud computing contract, the Defense Department said on Friday, beating out favourite Amazon.com Inc.

2019 will see high requisitions for 6 niche skills.

As both large and small and medium enterprises (SMBs) in India aim to modernise their data centres to address customers needs better, top-level VMware executives feel that the company is ready to help them achieve this daunting task.

The Indian IT industry "rightly" should be in "panic" mode as it has not kept pace with the fast-changing innovation, India-born former McKinsey head Rajat Gupta has said.

A DNA report shows that terror groups are constantly using technology to promote radicalisation and violence.

Cloud computing company Salesforce is reportedly trying to block the $26.2 billion Microsoft-LinkedIn deal, arguing that Microsoft`s acquisition of the enterprise social network LinkedIn will be anti-competitive.

SaaS (Software as a Service) products market in India is expected to cross USD 50 billion in the next ten years as the segment is set to receive a massive rise in demand from more and more small and medium businesses, according to a report

Cisco Systems Inc said on Wednesday it was buying Jasper Technologies Inc.

Global software major Oracle has announced two new additions to its cloud platform for integration -- a comprehensive set of integration services that enable users to quickly get on to on-premises and cloud-based applications.

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba will invest $1.0 billion in its cloud computing arm to expand its international presence, the company said Wednesday, as it looks outside its core business and beyond traditional markets.

The industry segment had an estimated revenue of USD 5.01 billion in January-March quarter of 2014.

The cloud computing unit of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding said it would establish a base in Dubai to seek business from companies and governments in the Middle East and North Africa.

In other words, the customers will now be able to buy Facebook ads with combined data from Facebook and IBM`s Marketing Cloud. 

With the emergence of cloud computing, Microsoft has a real opportunity in India, the company's India-born CEO Satya Nadella has said.

The link-up was for technical services and did not involve equity cooperation, China Petroleum & Chemical Corp, or Sinopec, said on its official microblog. It did not say how much money was involved.

Google Inc introduced a cloud storage service for users to store "cold data" and access it much faster than traditional services.

Microsoft has rolled out a new cloud adoption programme for small and medium businesses (SMBs) in India, a company statement said here on Tuesday.

Chinese online giant Alibaba will open a data centre in Silicon Valley, it said Wednesday, challenging US rival Amazon in the field of cloud computing.