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Amazon Web Services (AWS) stories - Page 2

Originally disrupting the book retailing business, Amazon Web Services has since emerged as a world’s leader in the provision of ‘as a Service’ computing resources. With more than 200 services available covering infrastructure, platform, compute, storage and applications as a service, AWS solutions are provided from a network of 38 data centers around the world. A cluster of AWS data centres is planned for New Zealand, headquartered in Auckland, and likely to be online by 2024.
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Nutanix adds AI & cloud tools amid infrastructure push

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Nutanix broadens AI and cloud platform with bare-metal Kubernetes, sovereign cloud support and wider hardware ties amid supply constraints.
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Anthropic launches Project Glasswing for cyber defence

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Anthropic expands a guarded AI pilot with Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and others, offering Claude Mythos Preview to hunt flaws in critical code and open source.
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OpenAI raises USD $122 billion in record AI funding

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OpenAI secures USD $122 billion in funding as Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank back a rapid expansion in compute, enterprise tools and product plans.
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Linux Foundation launches x402 payment protocol body

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Linux Foundation takes control of Coinbase's x402 protocol as Amazon, Visa and Mastercard back open payments standard for AI-driven web transactions.
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SIOS maps spring webinars on cloud & SQL resilience

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SIOS rolls out spring webinar and conference programme on cloud resilience, SQL Server uptime and Linux failover across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.
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World Backup Day warnings over ransomware resilience gaps

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Cybersecurity experts say many firms are still relying on fragmented backup tools and untested recovery plans as ransomware attacks and cloud complexity surge.
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Jazz wins CrowdStrike & AWS cybersecurity accelerator

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Jazz has won a CrowdStrike and AWS-led cybersecurity accelerator, beating five other finalists with its AI-native data loss prevention platform.
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CrowdStrike launches Charlotte AI AgentWorks ecosystem

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CrowdStrike unveils Charlotte AI AgentWorks ecosystem with Accenture, AWS and OpenAI to let security teams build custom agents without code.
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Anaplan launches AI planning tools & apps for business

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Anaplan unveils AI-driven planning tools and 12 apps to speed scenario modelling and embed governed automation across core business functions.
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NSS Labs backs AI guardrail tests amid security fears

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NSS Labs warns many enterprise AI guardrails fail basic security tests, urging independent, real-world validation of protections.
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BeyondTrust warns of 467% rise in enterprise AI agents

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BeyondTrust warns a surge of unsupervised AI agents is creating a hidden “shadow workforce” with admin-level access inside enterprises.
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monday.com launches AI agent marketplace for enterprises

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monday.com unveils Agentalent.ai, a marketplace where enterprises can recruit vetted AI agents for defined roles across their operations.
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monday.com launches AI agent hiring platform Agentalent.ai

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monday.com unveils Agentalent.ai, a marketplace to recruit, vet and onboard AI agents into defined business roles alongside human staff.
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Bonfy unveils ACS 2.0 to secure data for AI agents

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Bonfy launches ACS 2.0, a cross-channel data security platform to monitor and control how AI agents access, process and share content.
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AI drives wasted cloud spend higher despite FinOps gains

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Wasted cloud spend jumps to 29% as AI workloads surge, outpacing gains in FinOps maturity and sharpening focus on governance and risk.
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Boomi tops 2026 Gartner iPaaS rankings for execution

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Boomi tops Gartner's 2026 iPaaS Magic Quadrant for Ability to Execute, extending its run in the Leaders segment to a 12th year.
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Island unveils SASE to cut proxy backhaul for AI era

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Island has rolled out a SASE design that shifts inspection to the endpoint, cutting proxy backhaul and avoiding default SSL/TLS break-and-inspect.
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Native raises USD $42m for cloud security control plane

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Cloud security startup Native launches from stealth with USD $42m to unify preventive, intent-based controls across major public clouds.
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XM Cyber adds AI exposure mapping across hybrid cloud

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XM Cyber rolls out AI exposure mapping to track shadow AI, cloud models and MCP servers across hybrid estates in a single attack graph.
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Kore.ai unveils platform to tackle enterprise AI sprawl

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Kore.ai has launched an Agent Management Platform to give enterprises a unified control layer over fast-growing, fragmented AI agent estates.