Last April, Microsoft committed to matching Amazon’s Web Services prices for compute, storage and bandwidth.
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Bahrain sovereign wealth fund reduces IT costs by 50% with AWS
Sheikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (Mumtalakat), the sovereign wealth fund of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has recently announced the successful migration of the company’s IT infrastructure to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud and the closure of its onsite and offsite data centres.0 4059
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.
Key Asian cloud suppliers to pit against each other
IDC predicts key Asian cloud suppliers will pit against each other resulting in a new leadership structure within the IT industry.
Amazon: drones could cut delivery time
Amazon.com plans to deliver packages to customers using unmanned aerial vehicles in 30 minutes or less.
Amazon releases new tablet software update
Amazon has released the latest software update for its Android-based tablet line.
Judge hits IBM in CIA cloud case
IBM was accused by a federal court of “gamesmanship” in its bid for the CIA’s cloud computing contract. The accusation is part of a ruling unsealed Friday.
EMC takes on Amazon, Microsoft with public-cloud alternative
EMC today unveiled a new product initiative called Project Nile, which it expects will be the world’s first commercially available, complete …
Report: Tablet buyers don't care who makes their devices
Consumers apparently don’t care if they buy a tablet from a cheaper, no-name brand, as a whopping 45 percent of tablets sold within the “other” category.
Amazon slashes prices up to 80% to lure public cloud-weary enterprises
Amazon Web Services Wednesday dropped the price of its dedicated instances, which are virtual machines allocated to individual customers and that do not run on shared hardware.
PC makers see lower prices, less touch in Windows’ future
Change is in the air for Microsoft in response to ho-hum sales of Windows 8, and it sounds like PC makers …