Cloud Computing


In Cloud Giant AI Race, AWS Surges

After Microsoft seized on its OpenAI partnership to establish a solid leadership position in the cloud AI space, and Google quickly declared a "code red" emergency to catch up with first Bard and then Gemini, Amazon wasn't making as much news in AI. That has changed.

Google Opens Up Gemini 2.0, Touting Multimodal Capabilities

Google opened up access to Gemini 2.0, a significant update to its flagship AI, targeting enterprise users and developers with enhanced multimodal capabilities and improved performance.

2025 Nutanix Cloud Index Marks 'An Inflection Point with GenAI'

GenAI dominates the new Nutanix Cloud Index, the latest in a years-long series of surveys the hybrid multicloud specialist publishes to measure global enterprise progress with cloud adoption. The 2025 report published today reveals that GenAI is changing organizations' priorities, with security and privacy being a primary concern.

Cloud Security Org Weighs In on DeepSeek AI Just as Data Leakage Reported

The Cloud Security Alliance has weighed in on the debut of revolutionary and controversial DeepSeek AI with strategic implications and action items just as a report was published on data leakage from the platform.

Cloud Giants Offer DeepSeek AI, Restricted by Many Orgs, to Devs

Microsoft, Amazon and Google have all embraced new open-source DeepSeek AI technology from a Chinese company, despite its usage being banned by many organizations due to concerns about data security, privacy, compliance, and national security risks.

What Makes a 'Cloud Leader?'

The new "2025 State of the Cloud" report from multicloud specialist Rackspace defines and explains the characteristics of a "cloud leader."

VMware Defections Continue: Nutanix Welcomes Evalueserve

Post-acquisition defections have been trumpeted by benefactors, with the latest being Nutanix announcing that Evalueserve, a global research and analytics firm, has chosen Nutanix to replace its VMware-based virtualization infrastructure.

Deploying Containers on Specialized Flatcar OS

Tom Fenton concludes his exploration of Flatcar Container Linux, recently accepted as an incubating project by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation.

Installing Flatcar Container Linux on VMware Workstation

After it catches his attention at KubeCon, where it was accepted by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation as an incubating project, Tom Fenton tackles deployment.

Responsible AI Is Just Good Business: Microsoft-IDC Report

The "Responsible AI" movement seeks to help organizations build and maintain trust with users, stakeholders and society at large -- and maybe even avoid those pesky "AI-Kills-Humanity" scenarios -- but a new report indicates it just makes good business sense, too.

Hands On with Open-Source Flatcar OS for Containers

After it catches his attention at KubeCon, where it was accepted by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation as an incubating project, Tom Fenton puts it through its paces.

Prepare for Ransomware in 2025: Baseline Practices for Cloud Security

Ransomware is at an all-time high, and it will only get worse in 2025. To help organizations prepare for the new-year onslaught, cloud architect Joey D'Antoni shared his hard-won expertise, starting with the basics.

Action Items for Multicloud Security Best Practices

Guidance abounds about cloud security -- apparently with little effect judging by the current state of ransomware and other attacks -- but sometimes the best advice from experts straight from the front lines is best presented in easily digestible chunks.

Cloud Giants Down, AI Up in Data Integration Research Report

"By 2027, AI assistants and AI-enhanced workflows incorporated into data integration tools will reduce manual intervention by 60 percent and enable self-service data management."

Case Studies of Real-World SaaS Ransomware Attacks: 'They Didn't Handle It Well'

Expert guidance abounds for enterprises to protect themselves against ransomware, phishing and other cyberattacks, but sometimes that advice is more effective when dispensed with real-world examples for specific scenarios.

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KubeCon 2024: A Final Wrap-Up

At Microsoft Ignite, Rubrik Intros Azure Blob Storage Resilience Solution

Rubrik says it's brining cyber posture and cyber recovery to provide Microsoft Azure Blob Storage customers further visibility into their cloud data, enabling business agility and resilience.

KubeCon 2024 Day 2: Notes from the Field

Tom Fenton finds talk about patent trolls, AI, new products and more.

Rubrik Security Cloud to Support Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization

Aim is to help organizations modernize their VMs and applications while enhancing cyber resilience, offering features like easier migration, faster data recovery, and unified data management across virtualized environments to help better protect against evolving threats.

KubeCon 2024 Day 1: Field Notes and Cloud-Native Storage

Tom reports on Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) happenings and discovers some new storage vendors.

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