Microsoft has put a prototype of data center under the ocean to examine its efficacy to work hundreds of feet beneath the ocean surface. The underwater data centers could reduce the delay in web service.
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Amazon Web Services to Invest Nearly $9 Billion to Boost Cloud Computing Venture in Singapore
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is planning to invest nearly $9 billion to expand its cloud computing infrastructure and services in Singapore.
Salesforce chief freezes pay following investors’ complaints
The 2016 base pay for Marc Benioff, chief executive officer of Salesforce, will be similar to that of 2015, following investors' complaints regarding his huge pay package in 2015.
Oracle Q3 profit falls as robust US dollar offset growth in cloud business
Oracle's third quarter profit declined as strong growth in cloud business was offset by the robust US dollar. Revenues from cloud business increased 40% to $735 million during the third quarter.
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Profit Beat Estimates, But Hurt By Negative Currency
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise reported its quarterly result on Thursday. The company booked a better than expected revenue and profit, but its earning fell by negative currency impacts.
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The world's largest online retailer has posted encouraging performance for the third quarter ending September 2015. The higher sales in the US and cloud computing business pushed its bottom line to swell. Amazon announced profits for the consecutive second month. Adding to this, the cost control measures and expanding beyond online marketing helped Amazon perform better. Amazon Web Services (AWS) propelled Amazon's overall revenues to grow further.
International Business Machines Corp (IBM) has announced more than projected fall in revenues as the stronger US currency put pressure on demand from China and other emerging economies. As a result, IBM has lowered its profit forecast for the full year. The revenues were down 13.9 percent to $19.28billion for the quarter ending September as against the forecast of $19.62bn. The latest drop in revenues marks the continuous fall for 14 quarters in a row.
Chief Executive Officer Larry Ellison eased worries that the private information of Oracle's cloud computing clients could be accessed by the National Security Agency, Reuters reported.
The partnership of US software company and QuickBooks maker Intuit's partnership with banks Capital One and Wells Fargo for a loan facilitator program was a clear indication of companies turning into cloud computing and data analytics to improve their services, said an article published on the Financial Times.
Former Netflix executive Ariel Tseitlin joins Scale Venture Partners as its newest venture partner. Former Netflix Director of Cloud Solutions Ariel Tseitlin would become one of the newest partners at Scale Venture Partners.
Veeva Systems Inc filed for a USD 182.6 million IPO in the New York Stock Exchange. Cloud computing company Veeva Systems Inc filed for an initial public offering to raise up to USD 182.
Veeva's cloud software solutions expansion would go full blast after the capital infusion post-IPO.
In a bid to increase its contribution to ZTE's overall revenues, the cloud computing and IT productions operations of the firm had laid out plans to expand cloud computing in China.
One of the first victims of the Snowden affair was the closure of secure email service provider Lavabit.
