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AWS and TSYS Say Financial Services’ Shift to the Cloud Includes Responsible Innovation

December 12, 2024
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Report: Google Asks FTC to End Microsoft-OpenAI Cloud Deal
Regulation // December 11, 2024

Google reportedly asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to end Microsoft’s exclusive agreement to host OpenAI’s technology on its cloud servers. The company did so after the agency asked it about Microsoft’s business practices as part of a broader investigation, The Information reported Tuesday (Dec....

Amazon Debuts AWS Data Transfer Terminals For Faster Cloud Uploads
Amazon // December 02, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) says its data transfer terminal offering has gone online. The terminals, announced in a blog post on Sunday (Dec. 1), provide a physical location where users can bring storage devices to upload data more quickly to the AWS cloud. The first...

Nvidia Helps Cloud Computing Firm Nebius Raise $700 Million
Investments // December 02, 2024

Dutch cloud computing company Nebius has reportedly raised $700 million from investors including Nvidia. The company, which rebranded from Russian internet company Yandex, has sold that business’s search engine and now focuses on cloud-computing services for artificial intelligence (AI) operations, Bloomberg News reported Monday (Dec....

Amazon and SAP Team to Help BBC’s Cloud Move
Amazon // November 27, 2024

Amazon Web Services says it’s helping the U.K.’s most famous broadcaster move to the cloud. The British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) will embark on this transformation using RISE with SAP on Amazon Web Services (AWS), the company said in a news release Wednesday (Nov. 27). “As...

Interviews & Exclusives
AWS and TSYS Say Financial Services’ Shift to the Cloud Includes Responsible Innovation

December 12, 2024
It seems like everything is moving to the cloud — from data to infrastructure — as companies seek to cut costs and scale their operations. In financial services, that means bringing new products and payments to new markets and users as new ecosystems take shape, especially as artificial intelligence gains prominence. It was a topic […]

Cloud Security 101: Treasury Releases Essential Guidelines for FIs

July 17, 2024
Today’s digital landscape has transformed the operational calculus for financial institutions (FIs) and corporations. And with the news Thursday (July 17) that the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the...

Cloud-Based Innovations Offer Retailers Cheaper Path to Cutting Edge

December 05, 2022
In a year filled with belt-tightening and challenges, retailers are tapping cheaper cloud-based tech solutions. From the ongoing Ukraine crisis and supply chain issues to an energy crisis and decreased...

Alphabet’s Pichai Says AI to Power New Wave of Growth for Google Search

July 27, 2022
If you had to pick one personality trait that you’d most want to see in a pilot, it might likely be the ability to remain calm and collected in a...

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Report: Google Asks FTC to End Microsoft-OpenAI Cloud Deal

December 11, 2024
Google reportedly asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to end Microsoft’s exclusive agreement to host OpenAI’s technology on its cloud servers. The company did so after the agency asked it about Microsoft’s business practices as part of a broader investigation, The Information reported Tuesday (Dec. 10), citing an unnamed source. Reached by PYMNTS, the FTC, […]

Amazon Debuts AWS Data Transfer Terminals For Faster Cloud Uploads

December 02, 2024
Amazon Web Services (AWS) says its data transfer terminal offering has gone online. The terminals, announced in a blog post on Sunday (Dec. 1), provide a physical location where users...

Nvidia Helps Cloud Computing Firm Nebius Raise $700 Million

December 02, 2024
Dutch cloud computing company Nebius has reportedly raised $700 million from investors including Nvidia. The company, which rebranded from Russian internet company Yandex, has sold that business’s search engine and...

Amazon and SAP Team to Help BBC’s Cloud Move

November 27, 2024
Amazon Web Services says it’s helping the U.K.’s most famous broadcaster move to the cloud. The British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) will embark on this transformation using RISE with SAP on...