Chris Ehrlich

STAMFORD, Conn. — The global cloud computing market should grow to $474 billion in 2022, an increase of over 16% from $408 billion in 2021. The ongoing pandemic and surge in digital services are “making cloud the centerpiece of new digital experiences,” according to the market research firm Gartner last month. “There is no business […]

LAS VEGAS — AWS is introducing a managed service to help enterprises set up and scale private 5G mobile networks. AWS Private 5G can help enterprises establish a private 5G network in their facilities in “days instead of months,” according to AWS last month. In the AWS console, customers specify where they want to build a […]

TORONTO AND SUNNYVALE, Calif. — The natural language processing (NLP) company Cohere and Google Cloud are entering an artificial intelligence (AI) partnership. Under Cohere and Google Cloud’s multi-year agreement, Google Cloud’s advanced AI and machine learning (ML) infrastructure will power Cohere’s platform, according to Google Cloud last month. Many of Cohere’s products will be developed […]

BANGKOK — Cisco and Thailand are collaborating on a framework for digitization across the country to “accelerate” Thailand’s digital and creative economies. The framework will be under Cisco’s Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) program and also power an “inclusive recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic,” according to Cisco last month. The framework was introduced at a hybrid […]

HOUSTON — The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is engaging Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to build a supercomputer to support ongoing research and development. R&D supported by the supercomputer will transform energy from geothermal, water, wind, solar, and fuels, according to HPE this month. The supercomputer will also support energy initiatives […]

LAS VEGAS — Nasdaq and AWS are partnering to build the next-generation of cloud infrastructure for capital markets. Beginning in 2022, Nasdaq plans to migrate its North American markets to AWS in a phased approach, starting with Nasdaq MRX, a U.S. options market, according to AWS last month. Nasdaq will use a new edge computing […]

FORNEBU, Norway and SUNNYVALE, Calif. — The telecommunications company Telenor and Google Cloud entered a strategic partnership for digital transformation at Telenor.  Telenor and Google Cloud will “further explore areas of cooperation and define key strategic initiatives” to advance Telenor’s digital capabilities, according to Google Cloud last month. Telenor is digitalizing and expanding its offerings, […]

STAMFORD, Conn. — The global artificial intelligence (AI) software market is predicted to total $62.5 billion in 2022, a 21.3% year-over-year increase. The AI software market encompasses applications with AI embedded in them, such as computer vision software, as well as software that is used to build AI systems, according to the market research firm […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Meta and Cisco are partnering on an Open Compute Project (OCP) contributed design. The design is part of Cisco’s commitment to the open source community and the hardware and software disaggregation movement, according to the company last month. Meta worked with Cisco to develop and deploy two next-generation top-of-rack (TOR) switches. […]

WARSAW, Poland — The automotive supplier Ficomirrors selected Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) for an edge-to-cloud platform. Ficomirrors will use HPE’s GreenLake platform to improve production efficiency and power a flexible manufacturing system, according to HPE last month. Ficomirrors turned to Infomex, an HPE Gold Partner, for advisory services and an IT environment assessment. Infomex recommended […]