Services like iCloud and iTunes generate massive amounts of data, more than Apple’s data centers can handle on their own, and the company has to rely on the cloud services of Amazon and Microsoft to make up for its inadequacy. Relying on other companies, especially competitors, is something that Apple has always loathed, but the company has run into… Continue reading Apple suspects government spies have infiltrated its supply chain
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Dropbox has more than half a billion registered users
Cloud storage and file synchronization have become an essential part of many people’s lives, and Dropbox was one of the first services to offer those features. Even though technology giants like Google and Microsoft have released their own file hosting services in the years since Dropbox first launched, Dropbox has still managed to hold its own, and… Continue reading Dropbox has more than half a billion registered users
Spotify is partnering up with Google
Data centers are really expensive to build, and even more so to maintain, which is why most companies find it difficult to justify operating their own data centers. Companies like Facebook and Google operate on an inconceivably massive scale, so it makes sense for them to operate their own data centers, but few other companies can… Continue reading Spotify is partnering up with Google
Microsoft is donating cloud computing resources to non-profits
Organizations that Microsoft deems to be working for the public good are now eligible for free access to the company’s cloud computing resources, according to CEO Satya Nadella. Through its new Microsoft Philanthropies organization, the company is donating $1 billion in cloud computing resources over the next three years to more than 70,000 thousand non-profit organizations and university researchers… Continue reading Microsoft is donating cloud computing resources to non-profits
Microsoft wants to use its cloud services to revolutionize healthcare
Microsoft’s decision to remove OneDrive’s unlimited cloud storage option earlier this week made many of us doubt the sincerity of the company’s claims that it has a cloud-first strategy, but the company released a a blog post a couple of days ago where it reiterated this claim, as well as its belief that the cloud… Continue reading Microsoft wants to use its cloud services to revolutionize healthcare
Microsoft is killing off its unlimited cloud storage plan
I hope you haven’t backed up a ton of stuff to OneDrive, because Microsoft just announced that it’s killing off the service’s unlimited cloud storage plan. According to the company, too many people were taking advantage of the plan and storing several terabytes of things like computer backups and movie collections, which is why users… Continue reading Microsoft is killing off its unlimited cloud storage plan
China has started cracking down on cloud storage to combat piracy
Online piracy is so prevalent in many parts of Asia that actually purchasing content is considered unusual, especially in China. The rapid growth of cloud storage in the country has made it even easier for people to download and share pirated content online, thanks to the affordability of cloud storage in China and the lack of strong regulations to combat… Continue reading China has started cracking down on cloud storage to combat piracy
Alibaba is bringing artificial intelligence to the cloud
Alibaba’s cloud computing division, known as Aliyun, has announced that it’s launching China’s first artificial intelligence platform. Currently going by the name of DT PAI, this new platform uses Alibaba’s own algorithms alongside advanced deep learning and machine learning techniques and then presents them in a neat, simplistic interface. According to Aliyun, developers will be able to… Continue reading Alibaba is bringing artificial intelligence to the cloud
Alibaba will use Singapore to expand its cloud business overseas
As the “Amazon of China,” it’s only natural that Alibaba wants to expand its cloud division to better compete with the likes of Amazon Web Services. Ethan Yu, the vice president of the company’s cloud division, announced last night that Alibaba has chosen Singapore as the location of its next data center, as well as the headquarters… Continue reading Alibaba will use Singapore to expand its cloud business overseas
Netflix will be 100% cloud-based by the end of the summer
Data centers are really expensive to maintain, which is why companies like Netflix that consume vast amounts of data prefer to use cloud-based systems. That’s why the company has announced that it will be shutting down the last of its data centers by the end of the summer, thus ending the process of becoming 100% cloud-based… Continue reading Netflix will be 100% cloud-based by the end of the summer