Amazon is reportedly ready to rekindle its interest in investing in regional online retailer Souq.com, according to The National.
Amazon Web Services outage hits websites and apps
Multiple web users who rely on the cloud service have experienced widespread technical disruptions due to an unknown issue.
Apple, Microsoft and Amazon offer fairer deal on cloud storage
Apple, Microsoft and Amazon have agreed to give cloud storage subscribers fairer contracts after intervention by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
Bloomberg: Amazon walks away from Souq.com deal
Amazon.com Inc. and India’s Flipkart Online Services Pvt have walked away from talks to acquire Dubai-based Souq.com following disagreements over price, according to Bloomberg.
Amazon Web Services announces MENA office
The world’s largest cloud computing provider, Amazon Web Services (AWS), has finally announced plans to open an office in Dubai.
Amazon wants you to grab and go
Amazon is opening up a brick-and-mortar store in Seattle that allows customers to check in with their Amazon account and make purchases without having to stand in line.
Amazon to change retail by eliminating check-out lines
Amazon employees are testing a new brick-and-mortar store, called Amazon Go, in Seattle that lets customers using an app bypass the checkout line.
Amazon in talks to buy Souq.com
Amazon.com Inc is said to be in discussions with Souq.com over a $1 billion purchase of the Dubai-based online retailer.
Amazon said to be pursuing Souq.com in $1bn deal
Amazon.com Inc is said to be in discussions with Souq.com over a $1 billion purchase of the Dubai-based online retailer.
Amazon further powers cloud service data centres
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced it will build and operate a 100-megawatt (MW) wind farm in Ohio that will power its current and future cloud service data centres.
Amazon offers network file storage in the cloud
Amazon Web Services continues to chip away at the enterprise storage market, with plans for a new service designed to be a nimbler alternative to network attached storage (NAS) appliances.
Amazon acquires 2lementry
Amazon.com has acquired 2lemetry, a startup that has developed a platform for the integration of connected devices across enterprises, as it expands on its Internet of Things strategy. The current customers of 2lemetry will continue to be supported, with the name and branding retained.
Amazon Web Services hits 5-year high
Despite Microsoft’s strong growth in the cloud market, Amazon reached a five-year high in its share of the cloud infrastructure service market.
Amazon in $970 million game streaming site acquisition
Amazon will pay $970 million to acquire Twitch, a site for live video broadcasts of people’s video gaming sessions.
Why Amazon should widen focus
Ashish Panjabi, CEO, Jacky’s Electronics, discusses the online retail scenario across markets.
Amazon enters smartphone market with ‘Fire’
Amazon unveiled its highly anticipated entry into the smartphone market Wednesday, a handset called “Fire.” The phone, announced by CEO …
Amazon counters Google with its own cloud price cuts
The price war among major cloud providers continues, with Amazon Web Services announcing Wednesday that it is lowering the prices of a number of its cloud services, one day after Google slashed prices.
Infor goes all-in with Amazon Web Services for cloud ERP
Infor is showing increasing interest in Amazon Web Services for its cloud ERP software strategy, with plans to begin offering a series of product suites on the company’s IaaS (infrastructure as a service).
Amazon and Microsoft drop US cloud storage prices by up to 50%
Last April, Microsoft committed to matching Amazon’s Web Services prices for compute, storage and bandwidth.
Wall Street Journal: Amazon considering live TV streaming service
Amazon has approached several major media conglomerates to discuss adding live cable TV channels to its Prime Instant Video service, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.