Last month in global tech policy: Biden’s semiconductor bill clears the Senate; data privacy and abortion; crypto and securities law; digital benchmarks for EU business; the social media in the Ukrainian War; airport infrastructure. Bonus: Elon Musk drives everyone mad.
Archives for 2022
Azure Lab Services August 2022 update—Improved classroom and training experience
The new updated Azure Lab Services allows you to set up and configure Cloud labs for your classroom and training scenarios. You don’t have to worry about setting up, expanding, or managing on-premises labs anymore. We provide a managed service and take the hassle out of managing and maintaining these labs. The updated service comes with […]
Two-Minute Teaser: IWeek Rundown from Aug 1 through Aug 8
The InformationWeek Two-Minute Teaser for the week of August 1 with a look ahead to the week of August 8. Put two minutes on the clock and let’s go.
15 Years of Cloud Outages: A Stroll Through the InformationWeek Archives
Do you remember the Great Amazon Outage of Easter 2011? We do.
Climate Change Threatens Cloud Stability
As climate change accelerates, and extreme events occur more frequently — from hurricanes and floods to soaring temperatures and water shortages — resiliency concerns are growing.
When (and if) to Sue Your Cloud Provider
Taking legal action is a slippery slope: Cloud providers are known to have covered their bases well. And besides, is it worth ruining your relationship with the cloud provider? It depends.
Can You Recover Losses Sustained During a Cloud Outage?
The cloud comes with tantalizing promises of greater efficiency, improved data security, and boosted profits. But the cloud is not infallible, and outages are inevitable. Here’s what IT leaders need to know.
What Can Network Managers Do About Cloud Outages? (Not Much)
Better observability tools can help net managers maintain some resilience to cloud service outages, but provider misconfigurations and DNS infrastructure issues are out of their control.
Growth Slows for Cloud Giants AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure
AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure saw a slowdown of their huge revenue growth rates in the second quarter, according to the companies’ quarterly earnings reports. Executives pointed to macroeconomic conditions and said they remained bullish on cloud services under any economic conditions.
You Get What You Pay For: Cloud Edition
An 8-hour cloud outage during holiday shopping season could cost a retailer millions of dollars. Here’s how CIOs are weighing the risks and costs of outages against the complexities and costs of building resilience.