Tom Krazit
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Microsoft mum on CERN’s planned “Microsoft Alternatives” transition to open-source software after price hike
Citing unbearable price increases after Microsoft decided it was no longer eligible for an academic discount, CERN announced this week that it has embarked on a “Microsoft Alternatives” project to embrace open-source software. In the blog post, the renowned European research institution said it… → Read More
Multicloud is here, and it will level the playing field for everyone, according to Seattle cloud CEOs
As cloud computing matures, more and more companies are looking to diversify their IT spending across different vendors, and that’s excellent news for companies worried about getting flattened by big cloud vendors. Three prominent Seattle-area CEOs — Kristina Bergman of… → Read More
Amazon Web Services’ Mai-Lan Tomsen Bukovec is preparing for a future in which data lives forever
Ridding themselves from the burden of managing hardware is one of the primary reasons why companies are moving their technology infrastructure into cloud computing. But removing that burden also unlocks new possibilities, now that computing and storage are purchased and managed separately. That’s… → Read More
Dropbox unveils a brand-new design and user experience for its desktop app
Dropbox introduced a new desktop application Tuesday that brings a new look to the file-sharing service as well as new capabilities, thanks to some changes under the hood. Dropbox CEO Drew Houston introduced the new app at a media event in San Francisco, and it will be initially available as part of… → Read More
Seattle startup Pulumi unveils new service for brand-new Amazon Web Services customers looking for help
If you want to take full advantage of cloud computing and providers like Amazon Web Services, it helps to have a cheat sheet as you make the move. Pulumi hopes its new Crosswalk service fills that need. The Seattle startup plans to introduce Crosswalk for AWS Tuesday as a new service for users of… → Read More
Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy supports federal regulation of facial-recognition technology
After widespread criticism of Amazon Web Services’ decision to sell cloud-based facial-recognition technology to law enforcement agencies, CEO Andy Jassy said Monday evening that he is open to federal regulation regarding use of the controversial technology. Speaking at the Code Conference in… → Read More
Microsoft adds some no-code AI and blockchain tools to its Power Platform
Microsoft plans to announce several improvements to its Power Platform later on Monday, including a new tool that will make it easier to add premade artificial-intelligence code packages to their PowerApps applications and a way to let outsiders get access to those custom apps. The announcements… → Read More
Kubernetes at 5: Joe Beda, Brendan Burns, and Craig McLuckie on its past, future, and the true value of open source
At a time when open-source enterprise software is at a crossroads, wracked by debates over licensing and monetization, Kubernetes stands as an unqualified success. First released by three senior engineers at Google five years ago, Kubernetes has been one of the few open-source projects to make an… → Read More
Software eats the tunnel: WSDOT will close SR 99 Friday night in Seattle to install a software update
Apparently it’s not a good idea to push the “Remind Me Tomorrow” button when prompted to install a software update for a tunnel’s fire-control system. WSDOT plans to close the new SR 99 tunnel in both directions under downtown Seattle starting at 10pm Friday night through 8am Saturday morning to… → Read More
Inside the 2019 GeekWire Cloud Summit: Cloud leaders brace for the coming ‘data explosion’
There were several themes running through our third annual GeekWire Cloud Summit, but one thing was clear: data is the lifeblood of the cloud, from machine-learning algorithms to managing infrastructure at scale to the connected farms of the future. → Read More
Google acquires Looker for $2.6 billion to add its business intelligence software to Google Cloud
Google is getting deeper into enterprise software with the $2.6 billion acquisition of Looker, which makes business-intelligence software for data analysis, the company announced Thursday. The all-cash deal will blend Google’s in-house data analysis tools such as Big Query with those built by… → Read More
Microsoft and Oracle will link two of their East Coast data centers, promising better performance for mutual customers
Oracle and Microsoft announced a partnership Tuesday that will allow mutual customers to run workloads within both Azure and Oracle’s cloud, which could entice cloud holdouts to do some lifting and shifting. The deal, which at launch only involves customers that want to run workloads on both… → Read More
Another open-source database company will tighten its licensing strategy, wary of Amazon Web Services
Cockroach Labs, the New York-based database company behind the open-source CockroachDB database, will change the terms of the license agreement in the next version of the open-source project to prohibit cloud providers like Amazon Web Services from offering a commercial version of that project as a… → Read More
Bellevue’s Hyperproof wants to become the Salesforce of compliance
Compliance isn’t just a growth industry, it’s “recession proof,” according to Hyperproof CEO Craig Unger, and it’s a segment of the business world has yet to invest in technology. Those are just a few of the reasons why the former Azuqua co-founder and chief technology officer has now raised $3… → Read More
Networking issues take down Google Cloud in parts of the U.S. and Europe, YouTube and Snapchat also affected
Six weeks after Google dubiously claimed it ran the most reliable cloud computing service of the Big Three cloud providers, a widespread networking issue took out Google Cloud service on the East Coast of the U.S. and parts of Europe Sunday, according to the company status page and frustrated users… → Read More
Polyverse raises $1M in new funding, readies Windows version of its Linux security product
Polyverse has secured an additional $1 million in funding months after its last round, bringing the total amount of money raised by the Bellevue security startup to $10 million. The new cash is basically a follow-on to the $2 million round Polyverse raised in January, CEO Alex Gounares confirmed to… → Read More
Why the looming end-of-support deadline for Windows Server 2008 is an enormous cloud migration opportunity
Deadlines have a way of getting your attention. On January 14th, 2020, Microsoft will stop providing security updates for Windows Server 2008, almost nine years after the last major update to the operating system was released. No company can afford to operate technology infrastructure knowing… → Read More
Amazon Web Services’ infrastructure czar Peter DeSantis now part of Amazon’s inner circle, according to report
Peter DeSantis, who oversees the massive cloud computing infrastructure that Amazon Web Services has built in becoming the world’s leading cloud computing provider, now has a seat within Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ inner circle of advisors, according to a report. CNBC reported Wednesday that DeSantis… → Read More
Palo Alto Networks shells out $410M for Portland’s Twistlock and its container security technology
Security will always be one of the top concerns of any major company doing business on the internet, and Palo Alto Networks announced Wednesday that it will acquire Portland-based Twistlock Security for $410 million to help secure the next generation of cloud workloads. As part of the deal… → Read More
GeekWire Cloud Summit is almost here: Learn from tech leaders at Slack, Microsoft, AWS and more
We’re just one week away from the third annual GeekWire Cloud Summit, which will feature some of the leading forces behind this incredible once-in-a-generation shift in how businesses use and manage information technology. → Read More