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Cloud infrastructure sales rise as Microsoft closes in on AWS

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Fueled by enterprise demand for data analytics , machine learning , data center consolidation and cloud-native app developmen t, spending on cloud infrastructure services jumped 33% year on year to $62.3 Cloud providers build out infrastructure. billion in the second quarter, according to Canalys.

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AWS to invest $5.3 to build data centers in Saudi Arabia to bolster tech in the region

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the latest high-tech giant to announce a major stake in Saudi Arabia’s burgeoning technology industry, unveiling a plan this week to invest more than $5.3 billion in the Middle East kingdom to build data centers and a significant cloud presence in the region. billion to launch new cloud areas.

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GenAI demand helps AWS accelerate revenue growth

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Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing arm of Amazon, posted a 13% growth in revenue in the fourth quarter of 2023 buoyed by demand for generative AI -related services, despite continued cost optimization activity by enterprises. “Similar to what we shared last quarter, we continue to see the diminishing impact of cost optimizations.

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Choosing a cloud infrastructure provider: A beginner’s guide

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Sashank Purighalla Contributor Share on Twitter Sashank Purighalla is the founder and CEO of BOS Framework , a cloud enablement platform. The promise of lower hardware costs has spurred startups to migrate services to the cloud, but many teams were unsure how to do this efficiently or cost-effectively.

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Cloud-Based Solutions: The Sky Is the Limit for Retail Success

Speaker: Ryan Bryers, SVP of Global Engineering

In a rapidly evolving industry, the shift from traditional on-premise systems to cloud-based solutions has become crucial for retail success. While many businesses still rely on store-level infrastructure, it's time to embrace the unlimited potential of the cloud!

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CIOs rethink all-in cloud strategies

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After years of marching to the cloud migration drumbeat, CIOs are increasingly becoming circumspect about the cloud-first mantra, catching on to the need to turn some workloads away from the public cloud to platforms where they will run more productively, more efficiently, and cheaper.

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IBM and AWS Partnership Accelerates Cloud Modernization

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A majority of companies are confident in a future built around hybrid cloud, according to a recent poll conducted by The Harris Poll and IBM. What they are less decisive about is how to map the right cloud modernization journey, one that is efficient and secure while delivering business agility and competitive advantage.

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