Cloud providers need data center overhaul to compete with AWS

AWS Digest A roundup of AWS content from TechTarget's network |March 26th, 2018 FEATURED STORY Cloud firms need $1bn investment a quarter to threaten AWS by Caroline Donnelly, Data Center Editor IT service providers must invest "at least" $1bn a quarter to keep up with the pace of Amazon, Google and Microsoft hyperscale cloud growth, research suggests. (Computer Weekly) Advertisement NEWS   IBM adds tools to be the hub for users' cloud strategy A new batch of IBM cloud tools to build, secure and monitor applications in a cloud architecture seeks to make private cloud the first step for IBM customers. (SearchCloudComputing.com)   Cloud shifts CIO's role to business service provider Cloud computing has helped hasten the transitioning role of the CIO today, bringing it closer to the business. (SearchCIO.com) EXPERT ADVICE   Dig into these VMware Cloud on AWS tools The VMware-AWS partnership drew enterprise interest, but many don't take advantage of the available tools to ease multi-cloud management. (SearchAWS.com)   Smooth Alexa interaction with these methods These Alexa tricks help developers get over hurdles with the voice interface platform and create more immersive skills for the Echo. (SearchAWS.com)   Evaluate pricing, features for Lightsail vs. EC2 Amazon Lightsail pricing is comparable to spinning up AWS resources independently, but the service simplifies deployment for smaller organizations. (SearchAWS.com)   Text analysis service deepens AWS' AI roster Amazon Comprehend lets users pull insights from text documents, such as sentiment analysis, but it does come with search volume and language limitations. (SearchAWS.com)   Enterprises shouldn't ignore immature Amazon Connect AWS integration is a big selling point for Connect, an Amazon VCC service, but tough market competition and an immature product act as adoption barriers. (SearchAWS.com)   Learn to modernize with AWS Lambda and API Gateway When paired with Amazon's API Gateway, AWS Lambda functions provide organizations a great way to modernize legacy apps without heavy server provisioning. (SearchMicroservices.com) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from AWS Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget Enterprise Applications Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2018 TechTarget. All rights reserved.