Chris Ehrlich

SEATTLE — Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to “transform” experiences for sports fans of four professional Toronto teams.  MLSE selected AWS as its official cloud provider and provider of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and deep learning cloud services, according to AWS last month. MLSE and […]

BARCELONA, Spain — Cisco is introducing its private 5G for enterprises with the help of partners.  Cisco Private 5G is an as-a-service offering to foster a “new wave of productivity” for enterprises with mass-scale Internet of Things (IoT) adoption, according to the company last month. The service is being offered under usage-based subscription pricing and […]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A new report shows that no industry is more targeted by cyber attackers than manufacturing.  The 2022 “X-Force Threat Intelligence Index” by IBM Security reveals how ransomware and vulnerability exploitations were able to “imprison” businesses last year, especially manufacturers, and burden global supply chains, according to IBM last month.  Overall, phishing was […]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google is expanding its cloud-native cybersecurity portfolio through a $5.4 billion acquisition of Mandiant. Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOG, GOOGL), signed a definitive agreement to acquire Mandiant (Nasdaq: MNDT) for $23 per share in an all-cash transaction, inclusive of Mandiant’s net cash, according to Google yesterday. The acquisition is […]

NEW YORK — The IT infrastructure services provider Kyndryl and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are working together to “accelerate” cloud computing adoptions among customers. Kyndryl and AWS entered into a strategic cloud partnership that brings together their expertise, skills, and resources to help customers “transform their businesses,” according to Kyndryl this week. Kyndryl will collaborate […]

SEATTLE — Amazon Web Services (AWS) is planning to launch 32 AWS Local Zones in metropolitan areas in 26 countries.  Over the next two years, AWS Local Zones will launch in the following markets: Amsterdam, Athens, Auckland, Bangkok, Bengaluru, Berlin, Bogotá, Brisbane, Brussels, Buenos Aires, Chennai, Copenhagen, Delhi, Hanoi, Helsinki, Johannesburg, Kolkata, Lima, Lisbon, Manila, […]

TICINO, Switzerland and AUSTIN, Texas — The luxury fashion retailer Bally is deploying software by Oracle to help improve customer service. Bally is replacing its more than 500 point of service (POS) systems with Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Service and Oracle Retail Xstore Office across 18 countries, according to Oracle last month. Accenture, an Oracle PartnerNetwork […]

WALLDORF, Germany — Yale University is working with SAP to foster cybersecurity talent and promote diversity in the field.  The collaboration agreement is between SAP and Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, according to SAP last month. As part of the relationship, SAP will sponsor the Yale Cyber Leadership Forum, which aims to prepare […]

ARMONK, N.Y. — IBM is adding to its cloud computing expertise through its acquisition of the cloud consulting firm Neudesic.  The deal is intended to expand IBM’s portfolio of hybrid multicloud services and advance the company’s hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) strategies, according to IBM this month. Neudesic’s cloud and data consultants will join […]

TOKYO — Amazon developed an online networking platform for women in Japan to support their long-term career development and options in the IT field.  Amazon Women of World (WoW) will help address the shortage of tech talent and IT gender gap in Japan, particularly with the acceleration of digital transformations, according to the company last […]