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Neon nabs $30M to build a scalable cloud service for Postgres databases

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It integrates a cloud object store to push cold data to the cheapest storage medium and automatically scales down to zero on inactivity.” Research by Bain & Company, published in late 2020, found that the majority (65%) of CIOs at large organizations intend to use multiple cloud vendors.

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Why Companies Are Moving Their Analytics to Oracle Cloud

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More and more organizations are moving their analytics to the cloud—and Oracle is one of the most popular destinations. In a November 2020 ranking by Cloud Wars, Oracle was the second fastest-growing cloud vendor with an estimated quarterly revenue growth of 33 percent, behind only Google Cloud.

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Teraco and VMware are Taking a New Approach to Support the Efforts of South Africa’s Cloud Innovators in Their Quest to Achieve Zero Carbon Emissions

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With four ultra high-performance data centers in South Africa – including facilities in Cape Town, Durban, and Johannesburg – the company forms the core of the nation’s internet backbone, and serves as the interconnection for both local and global cloud services. Silicon Sky specializes in Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).

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The 10 most in-demand IT jobs in finance

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The most in-demand skills include DevOps, Java, Python, SQL, NoSQL, React, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, and AWS tools, among others. Software engineers are one of the most sought-after roles in the US finance industry, with Dice citing a 28% growth in job postings from January to May.

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The 10 most in-demand IT jobs in finance

CIO

The most in-demand skills include DevOps, Java, Python, SQL, NoSQL, React, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, and AWS tools, among others. Software engineers are one of the most sought-after roles in the US finance industry, with Dice citing a 28% growth in job postings from January to May.

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What is Cloud Computing? Everything You Need to Know – Architecture, Benefits & Much More

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The term “cloud computing” refers to an abstraction of computation, storage, and network infrastructure that has been put together as a platform for the rapid deployment and flexible scaling of systems and applications. Self-service is essential to cloud computing since it allows users to get started right away by just filling out a web form.

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Key differences between SaaS and Cloud-based Software: You must know

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SaaS, on the other hand, is a category of cloud computing that enables online subscription-based payment for applications. Google , Adobe , Slack, Shopify, and Microsoft, are categorized under SaaS. The major players in the cloud industry are AWS, MS Azure, Google Cloud Platform, IBM Cloud, Adobe Creative Cloud, VMware, and Rackspace.