Chris Ehrlich

LONDON — The bank Barclays is working with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) on the financial institution’s global private cloud platform. Barclays signed a strategic cloud partnership with HPE for HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform to be integral to Barclays’ hybrid multicloud strategy, digital transformation, and enhanced personalized banking experience for its customers, according to HPE this […]

ARMONK, N.Y. and MELBOURNE, Australia — IBM is expanding its consulting presence in the Australian and New Zealand cloud computing market via acquisition. IBM acquired SXiQ, a digital transformation services firm specializing in cloud applications, cloud platforms, and cloud cybersecurity, according to IBM last month. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Organizations are increasingly […]

LAS VEGAS — AWS is previewing an Internet of Things (IoT) product for companies to build digital twins of real-world systems, such as buildings, factories, and equipment. AWS introduced its IoT TwinMaker to help developers integrate data from multiple sources, like equipment sensors, video cameras, and business applications, and combine the data to create a […]

MONTRÉAL and SUNNYVALE, Calif. — The rail transportation and supply chain company CN and Google Cloud are entering a seven-year strategic partnership. Under the deal, CN and Google Cloud will “transform” CN’s supply chain as part of digital scheduled railroading, deliver new customer experiences, and modernize its technology infrastructure in the cloud, according to the […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A new cybersecurity report by Cisco shows the “most impactful measures” cybersecurity teams can take to defend their organizations against threats. The report by Cisco, “Security Outcomes Study, Volume 2,” is based on a survey of over 5,100 security and privacy professionals across 27 markets, according to the company this month.  […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — NVIDIA is introducing a data generation engine to produce physically simulated synthetic data for training artificial learning (AI) deep neural networks. NVIDIA Omniverse Replicator augments costly and laborious human-labeled real-world data, which can be error prone and incomplete, with the ability to create large and diverse physically accurate data, according to […]

DUBLIN and ARMONK, N.Y. — The Irish bank AIB entered into a €65 million, three-year agreement with IBM to accelerate AIB’s digital transformation. Under the deal, IBM will help deliver AIB’s 2023 strategy by, in part, providing “a clear pathway” to a hybrid cloud technology environment, according to the companies this month. IBM will enhance […]

REDMOND, Wash. and WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health and Microsoft are working together to accelerate the retailer’s digital transformation.  The strategic alliance is focused on developing innovative solutions to help consumers improve their health, while empowering over 300,000 CVS Health employees — including front-line workers — with tools to better serve over 100 million people, […]

SEATTLE and NEW YORK — The global insurer American International Group (AIG) is making AWS its preferred public cloud provider.  AIG is undergoing a large-scale digital transformation with AWS as part of its “AIG 200” strategy, according to AWS last month. “AIG 200” aims to improve core business processes, modernize technology infrastructure and services, and […]

NEW YORK and SUNNYVALE, Calif. — The IT infrastructure services firm Kyndryl and Google Cloud are working together to accelerate their customers’ digital transformations. Under the global strategic partnership, Kyndryl and Google Cloud will apply their expertise in data and analytics, applied artificial intelligence (AI), and infrastructure modernization to help customers “gain new insights and […]