Cloud computing

Pentagon puts $10B contract on hold after Trump swipe at Amazon

Eric Entrepreneurship

The Pentagon is slamming the brakes on its mega-competition to award a $10 billion cloud computing contract after President Donald Trump suggested the Defense Department might have rigged the contest in favor of Amazon, a frequent target of his criticism. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, who assumed his post July 23, is now reviewing accusations of … Continue reading Pentagon puts $10B contract on hold after Trump swipe at Amazon

With the acquisition closed, IBM goes all in on Red Hat

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IBM’s massive $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat closed a few weeks ago and today, the two companies are now announcing the first fruits of this process. For the most part, today’s announcement further IBM’s ambitions to bring its products to any public and private cloud. That was very much the reason why IBM acquired … Continue reading With the acquisition closed, IBM goes all in on Red Hat

The trillion dollar tech war between Amazon, Google, and Microsoft

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For months and months, as Google's brain trust searched for the ideal candidate to lead the company’s come-from-behind bid for its biggest new opportunity since Larry Page and Sergey Brin began putting ads on their search engine, one name kept coming up: Diane Greene. Little known outside Silicon Valley, Greene is a legend in tech … Continue reading The trillion dollar tech war between Amazon, Google, and Microsoft