DoD short list for $10 Billion cloud deal is Amazon and Microsoft 04/11/2019 Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft Corp are the final 2 cloud companies remaining to compete for Pentagon cloud computing services as part of a contract that could be worth some $10 billion, the U.S. Department of Defense said on Wednesday. Left out are Oracle Corp and IBM Corp for the contract for the Defense Department's Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure Cloud, or JEDI. The contract is part of a broad modernization of Pentagon information technology systems. "I can confirm that AWS (Amazon Web Amazon slowly relocating relocating staff from Seattle to Bellevue 04/04/2019 Amazon's tense relationship with Seattle's City Hall is most likely the underlying cause for their latest announcement. They are starting to relocate the worldwide operations team from Seattle to nearby Bellevue and plan to be complete by 2023. They appear to be giving Seattle and their handful of demands a big "no thank you" and packing their bags. This will have huge ramifications for the city of Seattle, many of which they probably didn't think would ever happen as Seattle is synonymous with Opera adds a free, unlimited VPN to its Android browser 03/20/2019 Opera announced that it is offering free VPN protection to all users on Android. The latest version of the company's Android app will include a built-in VPN, expanding a service that it first made available to mobile beta users last month and has offered in its desktop app for years. The VPN will be available starting in Opera for Android 51, which will start rolling out in the Google Play Store today. The built-in VPN should prove particularly handy if you're connecting to public Wi-Fi Small businesses and controling cloud costs 03/08/2019 It’s not a secret that cloud technology is one of the leading movements towards digital transformation. In fact, a recent survey found that 83 percent of enterprise workloads will be in the cloud by 2020. This statistic doesn’t account for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), which traditionally have been hesitant to adopt cloud technology – or any technology, for that matter. While some SMBs are starting to recognize the value of moving their operations to the cloud, many are still Microsoft Azure gaining marketshare on AWS 03/05/2019 Most enterprises now spend over $1 million a year on cloud computing services and the average company splits its budget between at least three providers, according to a new study. In the past year, there have been several high-profile examples of companies moving to standardize their technology infrastructure on a single infrastructure-as-a-service platform. But most firms are partnering with multiple providers. The study found that 84 percent of organizations are pursuing a multicloud strategy, Facebook Coin, a new digital crypto currency for their legion of users 03/02/2019 The New York Times reported new details about Facebook’s efforts to produce its own digital coin. Facebook’s first foray into blockchain will reportedly take the form of a so-called “stablecoin,” where the value of its digital currency is backed by the physical kind—in this case, a basket of global currencies. The idea is to tamp down the rampant speculation and tumult that have plagued other cryptocurrencies, like bitcoin, making the coin easier to someday use to buy your gas and meals (or, who Samsung Galaxy Fold is finally here for the insane price of $2,000 02/20/2019 Samsung kicked off its Galaxy Unpacked 2019 event at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco with the biggest news first — its foldable smartphone. Called the Galaxy Fold, the smartphone/tablet hybrid sports dual screens: one that folds in half like a notebook, and another that works just like any other. Samsung says the Galaxy Fold is defining “a new mobile category.” You can read more about in the link below: Fines are nearing for Facebook from the FTC 02/14/2019 From TechCrunch: The Washington Post is reporting that Facebook’s row with the FTC could result in fines an order of magnitude larger than any levied against a tech company by the regulatory body before. While the talks appear to be ongoing, The Washington Post spoke with two people familiar with the situation who said the FTC is negotiating with Facebook over a possible “multi-billion dollar fine” — an amount more in line with the FTC’s massive $14.7 billion settlement with Volkswagen over JP Morgain Crypto Currency debuts; JPM Coin is real and might be spectacular 02/14/2019 Below are excerpts from Motherboard and DigitalTrends: Bitcoin emerged from the tumult of the 2008 financial crisis as a way to wrest control of money away from big banks and the government. Now, the largest bank in the US is launching a digital token using blockchain technology inspired by that which underpins Bitcoin. JP Morgan Chase’s JPM Coin is a digital token that represents US dollars held in JP Morgan Chase accounts, according to the bank. The token is aimed at large, institutional
DoD short list for $10 Billion cloud deal is Amazon and Microsoft 04/11/2019 Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft Corp are the final 2 cloud companies remaining to compete for Pentagon cloud computing services as part of a contract that could be worth some $10 billion, the U.S. Department of Defense said on Wednesday. Left out are Oracle Corp and IBM Corp for the contract for the Defense Department's Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure Cloud, or JEDI. The contract is part of a broad modernization of Pentagon information technology systems. "I can confirm that AWS (Amazon Web
Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft Corp are the final 2 cloud companies remaining to compete for Pentagon cloud computing services as part of a contract that could be worth some $10 billion, the U.S. Department of Defense said on Wednesday. Left out are Oracle Corp and IBM Corp for the contract for the Defense Department's Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure Cloud, or JEDI. The contract is part of a broad modernization of Pentagon information technology systems. "I can confirm that AWS (Amazon Web
Amazon slowly relocating relocating staff from Seattle to Bellevue 04/04/2019 Amazon's tense relationship with Seattle's City Hall is most likely the underlying cause for their latest announcement. They are starting to relocate the worldwide operations team from Seattle to nearby Bellevue and plan to be complete by 2023. They appear to be giving Seattle and their handful of demands a big "no thank you" and packing their bags. This will have huge ramifications for the city of Seattle, many of which they probably didn't think would ever happen as Seattle is synonymous with
Amazon's tense relationship with Seattle's City Hall is most likely the underlying cause for their latest announcement. They are starting to relocate the worldwide operations team from Seattle to nearby Bellevue and plan to be complete by 2023. They appear to be giving Seattle and their handful of demands a big "no thank you" and packing their bags. This will have huge ramifications for the city of Seattle, many of which they probably didn't think would ever happen as Seattle is synonymous with
Opera adds a free, unlimited VPN to its Android browser 03/20/2019 Opera announced that it is offering free VPN protection to all users on Android. The latest version of the company's Android app will include a built-in VPN, expanding a service that it first made available to mobile beta users last month and has offered in its desktop app for years. The VPN will be available starting in Opera for Android 51, which will start rolling out in the Google Play Store today. The built-in VPN should prove particularly handy if you're connecting to public Wi-Fi
Opera announced that it is offering free VPN protection to all users on Android. The latest version of the company's Android app will include a built-in VPN, expanding a service that it first made available to mobile beta users last month and has offered in its desktop app for years. The VPN will be available starting in Opera for Android 51, which will start rolling out in the Google Play Store today. The built-in VPN should prove particularly handy if you're connecting to public Wi-Fi
Small businesses and controling cloud costs 03/08/2019 It’s not a secret that cloud technology is one of the leading movements towards digital transformation. In fact, a recent survey found that 83 percent of enterprise workloads will be in the cloud by 2020. This statistic doesn’t account for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), which traditionally have been hesitant to adopt cloud technology – or any technology, for that matter. While some SMBs are starting to recognize the value of moving their operations to the cloud, many are still
It’s not a secret that cloud technology is one of the leading movements towards digital transformation. In fact, a recent survey found that 83 percent of enterprise workloads will be in the cloud by 2020. This statistic doesn’t account for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), which traditionally have been hesitant to adopt cloud technology – or any technology, for that matter. While some SMBs are starting to recognize the value of moving their operations to the cloud, many are still
Microsoft Azure gaining marketshare on AWS 03/05/2019 Most enterprises now spend over $1 million a year on cloud computing services and the average company splits its budget between at least three providers, according to a new study. In the past year, there have been several high-profile examples of companies moving to standardize their technology infrastructure on a single infrastructure-as-a-service platform. But most firms are partnering with multiple providers. The study found that 84 percent of organizations are pursuing a multicloud strategy,
Most enterprises now spend over $1 million a year on cloud computing services and the average company splits its budget between at least three providers, according to a new study. In the past year, there have been several high-profile examples of companies moving to standardize their technology infrastructure on a single infrastructure-as-a-service platform. But most firms are partnering with multiple providers. The study found that 84 percent of organizations are pursuing a multicloud strategy,
Facebook Coin, a new digital crypto currency for their legion of users 03/02/2019 The New York Times reported new details about Facebook’s efforts to produce its own digital coin. Facebook’s first foray into blockchain will reportedly take the form of a so-called “stablecoin,” where the value of its digital currency is backed by the physical kind—in this case, a basket of global currencies. The idea is to tamp down the rampant speculation and tumult that have plagued other cryptocurrencies, like bitcoin, making the coin easier to someday use to buy your gas and meals (or, who
The New York Times reported new details about Facebook’s efforts to produce its own digital coin. Facebook’s first foray into blockchain will reportedly take the form of a so-called “stablecoin,” where the value of its digital currency is backed by the physical kind—in this case, a basket of global currencies. The idea is to tamp down the rampant speculation and tumult that have plagued other cryptocurrencies, like bitcoin, making the coin easier to someday use to buy your gas and meals (or, who
Samsung Galaxy Fold is finally here for the insane price of $2,000 02/20/2019 Samsung kicked off its Galaxy Unpacked 2019 event at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco with the biggest news first — its foldable smartphone. Called the Galaxy Fold, the smartphone/tablet hybrid sports dual screens: one that folds in half like a notebook, and another that works just like any other. Samsung says the Galaxy Fold is defining “a new mobile category.” You can read more about in the link below:
Samsung kicked off its Galaxy Unpacked 2019 event at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco with the biggest news first — its foldable smartphone. Called the Galaxy Fold, the smartphone/tablet hybrid sports dual screens: one that folds in half like a notebook, and another that works just like any other. Samsung says the Galaxy Fold is defining “a new mobile category.” You can read more about in the link below:
Fines are nearing for Facebook from the FTC 02/14/2019 From TechCrunch: The Washington Post is reporting that Facebook’s row with the FTC could result in fines an order of magnitude larger than any levied against a tech company by the regulatory body before. While the talks appear to be ongoing, The Washington Post spoke with two people familiar with the situation who said the FTC is negotiating with Facebook over a possible “multi-billion dollar fine” — an amount more in line with the FTC’s massive $14.7 billion settlement with Volkswagen over
From TechCrunch: The Washington Post is reporting that Facebook’s row with the FTC could result in fines an order of magnitude larger than any levied against a tech company by the regulatory body before. While the talks appear to be ongoing, The Washington Post spoke with two people familiar with the situation who said the FTC is negotiating with Facebook over a possible “multi-billion dollar fine” — an amount more in line with the FTC’s massive $14.7 billion settlement with Volkswagen over
JP Morgain Crypto Currency debuts; JPM Coin is real and might be spectacular 02/14/2019 Below are excerpts from Motherboard and DigitalTrends: Bitcoin emerged from the tumult of the 2008 financial crisis as a way to wrest control of money away from big banks and the government. Now, the largest bank in the US is launching a digital token using blockchain technology inspired by that which underpins Bitcoin. JP Morgan Chase’s JPM Coin is a digital token that represents US dollars held in JP Morgan Chase accounts, according to the bank. The token is aimed at large, institutional
Below are excerpts from Motherboard and DigitalTrends: Bitcoin emerged from the tumult of the 2008 financial crisis as a way to wrest control of money away from big banks and the government. Now, the largest bank in the US is launching a digital token using blockchain technology inspired by that which underpins Bitcoin. JP Morgan Chase’s JPM Coin is a digital token that represents US dollars held in JP Morgan Chase accounts, according to the bank. The token is aimed at large, institutional
