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• AWS acquires encrypted comms vendor Wickr

  Amazon Web Services has acquired end-to-end encrypted communication technology software vendor Wickr and is offering its services to partners and customers immediately.

• AWS and Salesforce expand partnership for product integration

  Amazon Web Services and Salesforce have expanded their global strategic partnership with a focus on streamlining integration between products from the two companies.

• AWS launches ‘bug bust’ competition

  ​Amazon Web Services has launched a challenge for developers to collectively tackle one million software bugs.

• Which integrators are leading the cloud security charge?

  Accenture, Deloitte, EY, IBM, NTT, PwC and TCS have been labelled as ‘leaders’ in the cloud security services market across Asia Pacific.

• Hyperscale cloud providers ramp up data centre investment

  Hyperscale cloud operator capital expenditure in the first quarter of 2021 was up by 31 per cent from the prior year, reaching US$38 billion.

• The cost and paradoxes of cloud

  The world’s top 50 software vendors are losing as much as US$100 billion in market value by using hosted cloud infrastructure, according to VC powerhouse Andreessen Horowitz.

• AWS makes Amazon Redshift ML generally available

  Amazon Web Services has made its data warehouse product Redshift ML generally available, including in Asia Pacific.

• Philippines’ UnionBank aims to wrap up AWS migration by 2022

  UnionBank plans to complete its IT infrastructure shift from an on-premises environment to AWS by 2022, impacting close to 400 mission-critical apps.

• AWS serves up scalability for Thailand’s Robinhood food service

  ​The Thai maker of food delivery app Robinhood has tapped AWS to underpin its offering, designed to provide food vendors with a low-cost alternative to existing food delivery platforms.

• Amazon Kendra gains availability in AWS’ Singapore region

  Amazon Web Services’ artificial intelligence search service Amazon Kendra has launched in the cloud giant’s Singapore region.

• AWS and Microsoft clash for the 2020 global public cloud revenue crown

  The global public cloud services market grew 34.1 per cent to US$312 billion, in 2020, with AWS and Microsoft duking it out for number one spot.

• Singapore’s Cloud Comrade cooks up cloud shift for Baba’s

  Malaysian spice powder, curry and flour mixes maker Baba’s has migrated its IT infrastructure to Amazon Web Services with the help of Singapore-headquartered cloud specialist Cloud Comrade.

• AWS cuts CloudFront prices in ASEAN countries

  AWS has cut prices for its Amazon CloudFront service in several ASEAN countries, including Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.

• AWS launches DevOps Guru into general availability

  AWS has launched its machine learning service Amazon DevOps Guru, which can detect operational issues and recommend actions for remediation.

• Singapore security ISV Horangi hits the AWS Marketplace

  Singapore-based cyber security software vendor Horangi has further extended its offering in Southeast Asia via the AWS Marketplace.