Industry News: February 8-12 – Amazon Invests in Renewable Energy, Tracking COVID in the Cloud, Space Startups Turn to the Cloud
Every week we highlight cloud computing and technology news of interest. This week we’re covering Amazon’s investment in wind power, how enterprise spending on cloud infrastructure services fuels growth, a cloud-computing service tracking COVID’s spread, accidental data leaks within government agencies, and how cloud services help launch space startups.
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With a goal of being 100% renewably powered by 2025, Amazon has made its single largest renewable purchase yet. The company announced a deal with a wind farm being constructed in the Netherlands, and it could eventually help the tech giant reach net-zero carbon emissions. Learn more in Data Center Dynamics here.
According to a Synergy Research Group report, enterprise spending on cloud infrastructure services totaled $37.1 billion during Q4 2020. That means major growth for top cloud providers, including AWS and Microsoft. Explore what CRN says are the key takeaways on the growth of these cloud providers and more here.
An open-source cloud-computing service is helping researchers store and analyze biomedical data, and more recently, helping to track COVID’s spread. Now, a deal with Microsoft is set to expand the service’s user base, while making use of Azure tools. Read more on how the cloud is enabling COVID research in ZDNet here.
New research is shedding light on the most common security incidents that take place in the cloud for government agencies. While phishing took the top spot, the report found that accidental data leaks came in second, reported by 24% of organizations surveyed. Those types of incidents also proved much harder to detect. Dive into the full findings in VMblog here.
Cloud services are proving to be a major tool for startups aiming for the stars. In fact, AWS and Azure are among the cloud services allowing space startups to control their data without making costly investments in infrastructure. Explore the possibilities the cloud is creating in Space News here.