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Report shows the "Big Three" cloud providers have failed to keep computing costs in check
Rising cloud costs spark concerns
Open Compute Project is developing a low-carbon concrete solution for data centers
New concrete formulas should cut the amount of greenhouse gases trapped in data centers
Japanese supercomputer Fugaku is now a software stack for virtual HPC instances on AWS
Super Cloud: The Fugaku supercomputer was at the forefront of high-performance computing development just a few years ago. Now, the Japanese technology has been turned into a software stack that could "democratize" supercomputing applications around the world.
Amazon Graviton4 server CPU shown beating AMD and Intel processors in multiple benchmarks
Performance was particularly impressive in HPC tests
Australia's new "top secret" cloud platform will be built on AWS
Amazon will seemingly provide secrecy, reliability, and interoperability with US agencies
AWS now offers a monster 896-core cloud instance averaging $263 per hour
Serious performance uplift for cloud apps, but priced accordingly
AWS plans major European expansion with €7.8 billion investment in sovereign data center
The data centers will let customers keep all their metadata within the EU
Amazon S3 bucket with placeholder-like name leads to $1,300 in charges
Facepalm: Amazon S3 buckets, part of the Amazon Web Services infrastructure, are great for storing and managing huge amounts of data at scale, but they can also become a financial and security risk if used with poor default configurations.
As cloud computing evolves, Amazon's AWS looks for its role in generative AI
Amazon unveils new capabilities in Bedrock for improved AI applications
Amazon finds $1B jackpot in its 100 million+ IPv4 address stockpile
The tech giant has cited ballooning costs associated with IPv4 addresses
The big picture: In the world of tech, IP addresses are akin to digital real estate. Just like in the physical realm where urban sprawl is an issue, the IPv4 territory is becoming increasingly crowded. There is a finite number of these 32-bit internet IDs available, and demand far exceeds supply as our online presence balloons.
Amazon unveils super fast AI chips to compete with Nvidia, AMD and Microsoft
Competition hots up in the AI hardware sector
Amazon AWS is offering free AI training tools to guide users
The "AI Ready" initiative and "PartyRock," an AI app builder for non-programmers
You will be able to buy cars from Amazon next year, starting with Hyundai models
More manufacturers will be available later in 2024
Beyond gaming, Nvidia caters to enterprise clients with new generative AI offerings
Jensen Huang shows new AI software tools at SIGGRAPH
Amazon debuts Bedrock, a new cloud service for AI-generated text and images
Amazon's AI strategy focuses on choice (for developers, not consumers)
UK regulator warns of Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure cloud dominance
A further investigation into potential antitrust law violations would be nice
Amazon Sidewalk opens up to third-parties offering a low-bandwidth, long-range network for IoT devices
Network's killer feature may be the coverage it can already offer
McGraw Hill breach exposed 22 terabytes of sensitive student data
Two unprotected S3 buckets contained troves of confidential information
Cloud customers spend too much for resources they never use
Why it matters: Cloud is always sold as a solution to spare money over on-premise hardware and traditional software applications. A recent report says otherwise, showing how cloud platforms can waste money if customers don't know how to manage resources efficiently, which they usually don't.
Amazon AWS extends computing offerings, showcases powerful new Graviton3E chip
Highlights from AWS re:Invent and how far Arm-based CPUs have come
Amazon's Graviton3 CPU has 7 chiplets, 64 cores, and tri-socket motherboards
Maybe the most powerful Arm chip ever
Amazon confirms data center power outage behind latest AWS hiccup
It's the third AWS outage in as many weeks
Private 5G networks are becoming a thing, and Amazon's AWS wants to have a say on it
AWS means to rewrite the rules for private 5G