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Read AWS revenue hits $26.3bn for Q2 2024
AWS revenue hits $26.3bn for Q2 2024

AWS revenue hits $26.3bn for Q2 2024

August 03, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) brought in $26.3 billion in revenue for Q2 2024, an 18.8 percent jump over last year. However, Amazon still recorded a slower growth rate than its main rivals, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud, both of which saw growth of 29 percent in the quarter. The growth of AWS has...

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Read Microsoft signs carbon removal deal in California with 3Degrees
Microsoft signs carbon removal deal in California with 3Degrees

Microsoft signs carbon removal deal in California with 3Degrees

August 02, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed a new cabon capture deal with climate solutions provider 3Degrees to purchase more than 80,000 metric tons of carbon removals from Western Rivers Conservancy's (WRC) Blue Creek Improved Forest Management Project, located in Northern California. "Microsoft's investment in the...

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Read CFS signs multi-year agreement with Microsoft for cloud and AI
CFS signs multi-year agreement with Microsoft for cloud and AI

CFS signs multi-year agreement with Microsoft for cloud and AI

August 02, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Australian wealth management fund Colonial First State (CFS) has signed a five-year agreement with Microsoft for cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) services which will see CFS continue to use Azure as its preferred cloud provider and deploy generative AI use cases in collaboration...

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Read Data Journey acquires Bed Bath & Beyond data center in North Carolina
Data Journey acquires Bed Bath & Beyond data center in North Carolina

Data Journey acquires Bed Bath & Beyond data center in North Carolina

July 31, 2024 North Carolina

Data Journey this week announced it has acquired the former purpose-built enterprise data center from Bed Bath & Beyond data center in Claremont, Catawba County, and has converted the facility into a colocation facility. This marks the company’s second facility acquisition, after acquiring...

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Read Microsoft accuses Google and AWS of 'muddying' UK CMA investigation
Microsoft accuses Google and AWS of 'muddying' UK CMA investigation

Microsoft accuses Google and AWS of 'muddying' UK CMA investigation

July 29, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has claimed that its rivals Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google are 'muddying the waters' of the antitrust investigation currently underway by the UK Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA). Google reiterated the criticism of Microsoft in its six-page response. which said; "We believe...

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Read Microsoft plans to deploy Lumen’s Private Connectivity Fabric to Azure
Microsoft plans to deploy Lumen’s Private Connectivity Fabric to Azure

Microsoft plans to deploy Lumen’s Private Connectivity Fabric to Azure

July 27, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has announced plans to deploy Lumen’s Private Connectivity Fabric (PCF) to improve its data center network infrastructure. Lumen will also migrate its workloads to Microsoft Azure and work with the company to deliver “telecom industry-specific solutions.” Erin Chapple, corporate vice...

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Read Microsoft invests in rare earth materials startup
Microsoft invests in rare earth materials startup

Microsoft invests in rare earth materials startup

July 19, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has made an equity investment in a rare earth materials startup focused on recycling hard drives, Canada’s Cyclic Materials, a metals recycling company that has developed a patent-pending technology, CC360.“Microsoft is working to achieve zero waste across our direct operations,...

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Read Armada secures equity funding from Microsoft
Armada secures equity funding from Microsoft

Armada secures equity funding from Microsoft

July 12, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Edge computing firm Armada has closed $40 million in funding led by M12, Microsoft’s venture fund. As part of the deal, Armada’s offerings will be made available on the Azure Marketplace.“This investment propels our total funding to over $100m and marks a significant milestone in our journey to...

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Read AWS partners with Australian government for high-security data center development
AWS partners with Australian government for high-security data center development

AWS partners with Australian government for high-security data center development

July 06, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon has partnered with the Australian government for the development of a high-security data center that will handle top-secret information with an investment of A$2 billion to be made over the next decade. Due to the "top secret" nature of the project, neither the location nor the specifics...

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Read Microsoft partners with CCL for New Zealand cloud region
Microsoft partners with CCL for New Zealand cloud region

Microsoft partners with CCL for New Zealand cloud region

July 04, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has announced that CCL, a provider of IT and hybrid cloud services within local telco Spark's Business Group, will be its first at-scale cloud launch partner for the upcoming New Zealand cloud region.“We’ve seen huge interest from customers in leading end-to-end cloud services,...

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Read AWS to launch Taipei cloud region in 2025
AWS to launch Taipei cloud region in 2025

AWS to launch Taipei cloud region in 2025

June 14, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is planning to launch a cloud region in Taipei, Taiwan and also invest "billions of dollars" in the country over the next 15 years.“Today, we’re announcing that a new AWS Region will be coming to Taiwan by early 2025,” the company said in an announcement this week. “The...

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Read Microsoft signs 420MW worth of PPAs
Microsoft signs 420MW worth of PPAs

Microsoft signs 420MW worth of PPAs

June 13, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed a number of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to procure renewable energy in Sweden and Denmark from European Energy. It will procure the output of six wind and solar sites in Spain from Repsol.“We are excited that Microsoft has committed itself to driving forward the green...

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Read Microsoft plans new data center in Northwest Indiana
Microsoft plans new data center in Northwest Indiana

Microsoft plans new data center in Northwest Indiana

June 08, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has revealed its plans to build a 245,000-square-foot data center on 489 acres at the Radius Industrial Park in La Porte with a $1 billion investment.“Indiana is committed to being a central hub in the global economy of the future, and this latest announcement ensures Hoosier...

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Read Singlife completes cloud migration to AWS
Singlife completes cloud migration to AWS

Singlife completes cloud migration to AWS

June 07, 2024 Amazon AWS

Singapore-based insurer Singlife has completed its cloud migration to Amazon Web Services. The move was multi-phased and involved migrating more than 39 mission-critical applications to the cloud and exiting Singlife's data centers within 18 months.Romil Sharma, group head of technology and...

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Read NCLH migrates shoreside technology infrastructure to AWS
NCLH migrates shoreside technology infrastructure  to AWS

NCLH migrates shoreside technology infrastructure to AWS

June 05, 2024 Amazon AWS

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NCLH) has migrated its shoreside technology infrastructure to Amazon Web Services in a process which took 15 months to complete and involved moving more than 100 applications, thousands of virtual and physical servers, data center environments, and peripheral...

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Read Microsoft allegedly nears multi-million-euro agreement with CISPE for antitrust complaint
Microsoft allegedly nears multi-million-euro agreement with CISPE for antitrust complaint

Microsoft allegedly nears multi-million-euro agreement with CISPE for antitrust complaint

June 03, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft is reportedly nearing a multi-million-euro agreement with cloud lobby CISPE- also known as Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe to put an end to its antitrust complaint according to news first reported by Politico. However, a CISPE representative denied the claims to...

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Read Duke Energy, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Nucor sign MoU for renewable energy
Duke Energy, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Nucor sign MoU for renewable energy

Duke Energy, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Nucor sign MoU for renewable energy

June 01, 2024 Amazon AWS

Duke Energy, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Nucor have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for renewable energy development in North and South Carolina.This new MoU called "Accelerating Clean Energy" (ACE) tariffs, would help the companies to support carbon-free energy generation...

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Read FWD signs new cloud agreement with AWS
FWD signs new cloud agreement with AWS

FWD signs new cloud agreement with AWS

May 30, 2024 Amazon AWS

Insurance provider FWD Group has signed a five-year cloud agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) which will see AWS continue to host the company's core business applications including finance, customer, and insurance agent interfaces, as part of the company's ongoing cloud migration.Sandeep...

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Read AWS to launch Wavelength Zone Edge locations in Africa
AWS to launch Wavelength Zone Edge locations in Africa

AWS to launch Wavelength Zone Edge locations in Africa

May 29, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) in partnership with Orange has revealed plans to launch a Wavelength Zone Edge locations in Africa, one of which will be in Morocco, where Oracle has confirmed plans for two new cloud regions. Jérôme Hénique, CEO at Orange Middle East and Africa, said: “The announcement...

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Read Microsoft to purchase one million tons of carbon energy credits
Microsoft to purchase one million tons of carbon energy credits

Microsoft to purchase one million tons of carbon energy credits

May 24, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft is buying one million tons of carbon removal credits from a renewable energy company in Denmark, following its aim to invest in carbon capture technology. The tech giant will purchase the credits from Avedøre power station in Copenhagen, which is operated by energy company Ørsted, in a...

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