Chris Ehrlich

RALEIGH, N.C. — The open-source software maker Red Hat is integrating its IT automation software for Microsoft Azure.  The Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform on Microsoft Azure builds on Red Hat’s standard for hybrid cloud automation and brings it more deeply into the application development lifecycle, according to Red Hat last month. The collaboration between […]

LAS VEGAS — Amazon Web Services (AWS) is introducing a managed service for automakers to collect, transform, and transfer vehicle data to the cloud.  With AWS IoT FleetWise, automakers can organize data in “any format present in their vehicles” and standardize the data format for data analysis in the cloud, according to the company in […]

AUSTIN, Texas — A recent report shows that 64% of Internet of Things (IoT) decision makers at enterprises prefer an off-the-shelf IoT solution over a custom offering. The report by Oracle, “5 Best Practices of Leading IoT Adopters,” indicates that enterprise adopters of IoT are “increasing demand for an easy route to IoT capabilities that […]

TOKYO — The telecommunications company NTT West Group selected Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) GreenLake to help launch hybrid cloud offerings by NTT in Japan. NTT Business Solutions, a member company of NTT West Group, will work with the HPE cloud-to-edge GreenLake platform to deliver NTT’s Regional Revitalization Cloud initiative and provide a hybrid cloud service […]

MILAN, Italy — Oracle is expanding its presence in Europe by introducing its first cloud region in Italy.  The Oracle Cloud Milan Region is intended to give customers and partners access to Oracle Cloud services to drive business growth and support the increasing cloud computing demands of private and public sector organizations, according to Oracle. […]

SUNNYVALE, Calif. and CAMBRIDGE, U.K. — The European Bioinformatics Institute selected Google Cloud as its “strategic” cloud partner to “accelerate the pace” of the institute’s research. Under the five-year partnership, the institute hosting molecular data will tap Google Cloud’s technologies and infrastructure to increase the rate of service delivery to its global user community, including […]

SEATTLE — Amazon Web Services (AWS) is introducing data centers in Indonesia. AWS launched the AWS Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region, according to the company last month. AWS intends for organizations to run their applications and serve end users from AWS data centers located in Indonesia and leverage AWS technologies to “drive innovation.”  The AWS Region […]

STAMFORD, Conn. — A new report says that by 2024, 20% of large organizations will use digital currencies for payments, stored value, or collateral. The widening adoption of digital currencies will be partly driven by the healthy environment of service providers and off-the-shelf solutions available to large enterprises that have identified a specific use case […]

LEAWOOD, Kan. — The artificial intelligence (AI)-based data processing software maker Torch.AI is welcoming a chief strategy officer (CSO).  Torch.AI hired Adam Lurie for the CSO position, according to the company last month. Lurie will accelerate the expansion and reach of Torch.AI’s capabilities across customer segments and oversee corporate development activity, ensuring a “mission-focused culture […]

SEATTLE — United Airlines selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its “preferred” cloud provider.  AWS will support United Airlines’ digital innovation, providing machine learning (ML), Internet of Things (IoT), analytics, databases, computing, storage, and cybersecurity capabilities, according to the companies in November. The engagement is intended to advance United Airlines’ efforts to “transform the travel […]