Amazon Web Services Inc. has made a significant deal to construct data centers in Australia that will cater to the country’s defense and intelligence agencies. The project, known as TS Cloud, was announced in a press conference in Canberra and is estimated to cost A$2 billion over the next decade, creating up to 2,000 local … Read more
In 2022, Amazon Australia saw significant developments in its relationship with the Australian government. Microsoft was chosen to construct high-security data centers for the Office of National Intelligence after 18 months of negotiations. Around the same time, Amazon Web Services (AWS) secured a $174 million contract to provide cloud services to the entire public sector. … Read more
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a significant investment in national security agencies to address complex security challenges and ensure the safety of Australians. The investment involves allocating $15-$20 billion by 2033-34 to enhance defense cyber capabilities and $8.5-$11 billion through the same period to strengthen defense enterprise data and ICT as part of the … Read more
Amazon has secured a $2 billion contract with the Australian government to build three high-security data centers at undisclosed locations in order to store classified military and intelligence information. The project, which is set to be operational by 2027, will create over 2,000 jobs and be managed by a local subsidiary of Amazon Web Services. … Read more
The Australian government has announced a $2 billion deal with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to build a custom cloud environment for managing top-secret defense and intelligence data. This partnership between the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) and AWS aims to enhance national security and create up to 2,000 Australian jobs. The new platform will enable secure … Read more
Oracle has successfully closed a significant cloud migration deal with Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., choosing its Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (“OCI”) platform for the transition. Hitachi Construction Machinery plans to migrate its enterprise systems across various departments like accounting, development, production, and sales as part of its digital transformation strategy. The migration involves leveraging Oracle … Read more
Samsung has decided to switch its contact center provider and implement the Amazon Connect platform due to issues with its previous system. The company is eager to move further into the cloud and leverage the new features and innovation in CCaaS. The decision to partner with AWS reflects Samsung’s openness to new ideas and willingness … Read more
The Department of Veterans Affairs has decided to extend its contract with Oracle Health for another 11 months to replace its electronic health records, citing the need to support system improvements and manage costs. The agency had previously extended the contract by one month in May as negotiations focused on achieving greater predictability. The years-long … Read more
CoreWeave, a company previously involved in cryptocurrency mining, has transitioned into providing cloud-based AI training, model fine-tuning, and operation services. Through a partnership with Bit192, CoreWeave helped bring GPT-NeoX-20B to Japan, utilizing over 45,000 high-end Nvidia GPUs and native Kubernetes infrastructures to meet the growing demand for AI computing capabilities. To satisfy this demand, many … Read more
Two activists disrupted the Amazon Web Services Summit in Washington, DC to protest Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion cloud computing contract with the Israeli government. The protest occurred during a speech by Dave Levy, vice president of global public sector at AWS, targeting Amazon for its ties to a government accused of committing human rights … Read more