By Milan Shetti, CEO Rocket Software When you consider the breadth and depth of technology available in today’s market, simplicity is probably not the first thing that springs to mind. The modernization discourse has gotten too complicated, but customers, whether on the B2B or B2C front, expect simplicity in the way they interact with products … Read more
Amazon Web Services partners say AWS’s move to acquire Wickr and its encrypted communications and collaboration platform is an opportunity to win over customers who are not yet installed on Microsoft Teams or Slack and those concerned about Zoom’s security. AWS said Friday it had acquired New York-based Wickr, a provider of secure communications solutions … Read more
Significant parts of the internet of games have been hit by problems after what appears to be a problem with Amazon’s web services. Users on PSN, Xbox Live, Twitch, and more reported problems with services working as expected. Amazon reported problems with internet connectivity in two regions. The company’s web services division powers much of … Read more
Catch up on the latest tech and startup news from the past week. These are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of December 5, 2021. Sign up to receive these updates every Sunday in your inbox by subscribing to our weekly GeekWire e-newsletter. Most Popular Stories on GeekWire MacKenzie Scott is taking … Read more
The UK Prudential Regulation Authority, which regulates financial institutions, is reportedly investigating Amazon, Microsoft and Google, citing UK banks’ reliance on cloud computing. The Financial times reports that the UK is exploring how to extract information from American companies to give it a broader picture of the risks and rewards of British banks that exceed … Read more
By and large, the public cloud runs on Linux. Most users, even Microsoft Azure customers, run Linux on the cloud. In the case of market giant Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud provider will let you run many Linux distros or their own homebrew Linux, Amazon Linux. Now, AWS has released an early version of … Read more
(Bloomberg) – For years, white-collar employees at Amazon.com Inc. have accused the company of using opaque “order and throw” performance reviews to periodically sacrifice its workforce. Now, a proposed law in Amazon’s home state of Washington could make it difficult for companies to fire workers without explaining why. Most Read Bloomberg Employees in Washington currently … Read more
Most Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are offering steep January discounts right now, but we’re not sure anyone will beat what’s available on Vodafone. The telco had already slashed prices with its 36Mbps base speeds now costing just £ 19 per month, which is one of the cheapest on the market. If you thought that was … Read more
Oracle on Tuesday launched new salvoes against rivals SAP and Amazon Web Services, with Oracle co-founder and CTO Larry Ellison criticizing SAP for its enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and attacking AWS for the service of Amazon Aurora database. To win the battle against SAP, Oracle’s strategy is to own the cloud ERP market and … Read more
NEW YORK, January 10, 2022– (BUSINESS WIRE) – Brother Mobile Solutions and Brother International Corporation will showcase omnichannel printing and labeling solutions designed to provide technology tools that serve retail customers when, where and how they need it. Join Brother at NRF Booth # 6246, January 16-18, at the Javits Center in New York City. … Read more