Oxide launches "first commercial cloud" computer
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Cloud in your own company 

Oxide, a startup founded by computing experts from Joyent and Dell, launched what it calls the world's first "commercial cloud computer."

Cloud is getting too expensive
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Tuesday, 19 September 2023 10:02

Cloud is getting too expensive


Bringing things in-house is saving cash.

It is starting to look like the cloud companies are charging too much, and customers are voting with their feet.

Cloud gaming still tricky
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Tuesday, 06 June 2023 10:33

Cloud gaming still tricky


Warns Sony 

Sony's chief executive has warned that cloud gaming is still technically "very tricky," playing down the risk to the console maker of the industry quickly converting to a technology on which its rival Microsoft has invested shedloads of cash.

EU regulators look at Microsoft's Azure
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Claims that Vole is nibbling at rivals again

Microsoft's Azure cloud business has been targeted by the European Union's antitrust arm, amid concerns the US software firm is leveraging its market power to squeeze out rivals. 

Cloud sales starting to slow
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Monday, 24 April 2023 10:15

Cloud sales starting to slow


Analysts expecting the slowest growth for a decade

Demand for cloud-computing services is slowing and Microsoft and Amazon are expected to report the slowest revenue growth for their cloud-computing businesses since the firms started breaking out performance last decade.

Amazon wants to put its cloud into space
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Monday, 05 December 2022 11:59

Amazon wants to put its cloud into space


Don't have to worry about boundaries 

Amazon is thinking about shoving some of its cloud into space. 

Microsoft sued over cloud
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Thursday, 10 November 2022 10:35

Microsoft sued over cloud


CISPE complains that Vole is being anti-competative again

Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe (CISPE) has moaned to the EC's Directorate-General for Competition about Microsoft's cloudy antics.

Microsoft warns of cloudy skies
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Wednesday, 26 October 2022 10:02

Microsoft warns of cloudy skies


Cloud and PC business down 

Microsoft warned that its cloud computing and PC business was slowing and sent their shares down 7 percent in after-market trading.

Cloud gaming still pretty rubbish admits Microsoft
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Half baked

While the world+dog has been banging on about cloud gaming as if it was the next big thing, Microsoft says that the technology is still half baked and needs another few minutes in the oven.

Nvidia prepares its metaverse cloud
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Thursday, 22 September 2022 11:14

Nvidia prepares its metaverse cloud


Software-as-a-service is getting everywhere

Nvidia has become the latest company to start prepaing for the metaverse with a newly-announced Omniverse Cloud and jumping on the bandwagon of every other software company which does not want users to own their own software.