The Pentagon announced a limited request for bids for a new cloud initiative that replaces the cancelled $10 billion, decade-long JEDI contract initiative, TechCrunch reported. As you may recall, the JEDI contract was contentiously fought over by Microsoft and Amazon, even after the Pentagon announced that they had selected Microsoft. Eventually, the JEDI cloud contract was cancelled. CNBC reported that
The U.S. Pentagon has canceled the JEDI cloud contract that it awarded to Microsoft in 2019, CNBC reported. JEDI stands for Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure. The Pentagon stated in a press release that “due to evolving requirements, increased cloud conversancy and industry advances, the JEDI Cloud contract no longer meets its needs.” As you may recall, Microsoft and Amazon were
Popular cloud-storage and file-sharing service Dropbox announced earlier this year that it'd be ending its Public Folder option. These special folders allow Dropbox users to link directly to a file, without having to use a special URL generated by creating a sharable Dropbox link. The advantage of storing files in a Dropbox Public Folder is that users could easily link
Cloud storage and file sharing service Dropbox has become an integral tool for the freelance work I do. The service makes it incredibly easy to share large media files with clients. After using Dropbox since its early days, I finally upgraded to a Dropbox Pro account last year, as my needs began to outpace what the basic, free version had
People store their data on their home computers, laptops, smartphones and external drives. It isn't always simple to get the data from one device for another, especially if the device or drive isn't in front of you. Lima has a solution that will let you turn any USB storage into cloud storage. Daniel spoke with Penelope from Lima at CES
Regular patrons of Kickstarter and Indiegogo will know that personal cloud devices regularly pop up for crowdfunding. Having said that, there's no need to take a chance and wait several months as StoAmigo have created a complete ecosystem that unifies network cloud, personal cloud and device storage. Don Baine finds out more from Richard Stiles, VP StoAmigo. StoAmigo brings together
In business it's a tough decision between Windows and Linux -- we're not talking end-user, Microsoft's operating system has that mostly nailed. We're talking back-end -- the power behind everything else. And, at an increasing rate, that means Linux and the cloud. Today Microsoft is introducing Red Hat Linux on its Azure platform. The company's vice president of cloud and