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Do I need to pay for multiple cloud services?

by Eric Johnson

Upthere CEO Chris Bourdon answers your questions about the cloud on Too Embarrassed to Ask.

Snap looks like it’s Google Cloud’s biggest customer

by Tess Townsend

The soon-to-IPO company is on the hook for $400 million a year with Google — equal to the search giant’s estimated 2015 cloud revenue.

Snap has a $2 billion contract with Google for cloud services

by Tess Townsend

The company is on the hook for $400 million a year.

Amazon is bringing Alexa’s brainpower to its cloud business

by April Glaser

Amazon unveiled voice-enabled AI, image recognition and text-to-speech services for developers.

Why Microsoft stock just hit an all-time high

by Dan Frommer

Investors seem to think Satya Nadella’s transformation is working.

VMware is turning to rival Amazon AWS to power its new cloud service

by Ina Fried

It’s the latest coup for Amazon’s $10 billion AWS business.

James Corden chased after a drone that spied on his family

by Eric Johnson

“Why are we all right with this?”

Cloud computing as a utility is going mainstream

by Bob O'Donnell

The idea is to leverage power, storage space and fast network connection pipes to deliver computing much like power or electricity.

Former Apple engineers escaped to create their own cloud startup

by Arik Hesseldahl

Research into cloud-ready networking gear leads to a new company.

Quantum computing: To boldly go where Einstein feared to tread

by Charles H. Bennett

To build a quantum computer — and to understand what it's good for — scientists will have to stretch their minds farther than Einstein could stretch his.

Samsung is buying cloud computing startup Joyent

by Ina Fried

Terms were not disclosed, but the company’s top management will join the Korean electronics giant.

The evolution of cloud computing

by Bob O'Donnell

Changes in server design will have a real-world impact on everyone who uses both traditional and new computing devices.

Marketo is for sale. Here's who may step up to buy it.

by Arik Hesseldahl

Among those on the list: SAP, Microsoft and Adobe.

Slack wants to help you sign in to all your other office apps

by Arik Hesseldahl

The office collaboration startup joins a crowded field in identity management.

IBM trains Watson to be a cyber security cop

by Arik Hesseldahl

The cognitive computer will study the latest security gathered by IBM and eight universities.

Pivotal just raised $400 million more than anyone thought

by Arik Hesseldahl

That $253 million just wasn't enough.

Ford and Microsoft lead $253 million investment in EMC-owned Pivotal

by Arik Hesseldahl

The automaker is going from customer to part-owner.

Google buys startup that coaches companies on Google apps to get more companies on Google apps

by Mark Bergen

Startup Synergyse joins the Google fold.

Amazon Web Services is approaching a $10 billion-a-year business

by Dan Frommer

AWS is growing fast and was Amazon's most profitable segment last quarter.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai's new letter lays out how Google plans to win with AI

by Mark Bergen

Sundar has a six-point plan.

IBM Beats Street View, Leaves 2016 Guidance Where It Is, Shares Fall

by Arik Hesseldahl

If shareholders had been hoping for Big Blue to bump up its guidance, CFO Martin Shroeter poured cold water on those hopes

Acquisitions Should Boost IBM's Outlook for 2016

by Arik Hesseldahl

Today's big earnings report will also shine a light on the state of Big Blue's Watson cognitive computing business.

A Year After IPO, Aaron Levie's Box Is Showing Signs of Growing Up

by Arik Hesseldahl

Hard as it may be to believe, Aaron Levie has been running Box for 11 years. His company is maturing alongside him.

Box Teams Up With Amazon, IBM to Offer Local Storage Worldwide

by Arik Hesseldahl

Box is hopping one of the last big hurdles global companies face in adopting cloud technologies: Data sovereignty laws.

Amazon Names Retail and Cloud Computing Heads as CEOs

by Arik Hesseldahl

Andy Jassy and Jeff Wilke are now CEOs of their respective units within Amazon.

After 10 Years, Amazon's Cloud Service Is a $10 Billion Business

by Arik Hesseldahl

It's also growing faster than Amazon did at the 10-year mark, CEO Jeff Bezos writes in a letter to shareholders.

IBM to Acquire Cloud Consulting Firm Bluewolf for About $200 Million

by Arik Hesseldahl

Bluewolf is the biggest consulting partner for Salesforce.com.

Here’s Google’s New Strategy to Catch Up in the Cloud: Inject It With Machine Learning

by Mark Bergen

Google hopes its AI smarts can boost its cloud game.

Google's Cloud Pitch to Compete With Amazon: Our Cloud Works Well for Google!

by Mark Bergen

How Google is thinking about the cloud.

Google Is Shopping for Cloud Companies. On the List: Namely and Shopify.

by Arik Hesseldahl and Mark Bergen

A plan may be shaping up to buy some cloud software companies whose customers are in the mid-market.

Google Gets Apple to Jump Aboard Its Cloud Business (Though It May Not Last)

by Mark Bergen

Apple is a paying Google customer -- until its project "McQueen" comes, that is.

Yes, Slack Is Raising Money -- But Will It Get the $5 Billion Valuation It Seeks in Cloudy Funding Environment?

by Arik Hesseldahl

The fast-growing office-communication service is the darling of a space whose prospects have recently become cloudy.

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