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Amazon Web Services Adds New Features to Gold and Platinum Level Support

January 30, 2012 — Cloud computing provider Amazon Web Services has added third-party support for operating systems running Amazon EC2, and some system software as well, according to a blog post on Monday. In addition to third-party support, customers will have access to the AWS Trusted Advisor that monitors AWS use and recommends configuration changes to save money, improve security and system performance.

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Cloud Firm PersonalWeb Files Patent Infringment Lawsuit Against Google, Amazon

December 12, 2011 — Cloud platform and social media developer PersonalWeb is suing industry giants including Google, Amazon, VMware, and Dropbox, for cloud patent infringement, according to a report by the Sydney Morning Herald. The cases allege the companies infringe eight PersonalWeb patents in their cloud products including content addressable storage and/or distributed search engine technologies.

Amazon's CloudFront CDN Grows with New Customers, Features, and Edge Locations

November 29, 2011 — Content delivery network Amazon CloudFront reported via its blog that it has seen a considerable amount of growth, having added customers, locations, and features in recent months. The company reports it now has over 20,000 active customers as of October, which is double the number it had in October 2010.

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Amazon Web Services GovCloud Adds HyperOffice Cloud Collaboration Solution

November 11, 2011 — Cloud communication and collaboration software provider HyperOffice announced on Thursday that its software is now available through AWS GovCloud. This announcement comes less than a week after Amazon Web Services launched its Oregon cloud computing region.

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NetDNA Attempts to Undercut CDN Market with Disruptive Pricing

October 31, 2011 — CDN provider NetDNA announced on Monday that it has enhanced its customer service features and new pricing for its content delivery services to make them easier to use, more transparent and a lower cost alternative to comparable solutions such as Amazon CloudFront.n

Alert Logic, Datapipe Offer Fully Managed Network Security for AWS Customers

September 21, 2011 — Security services provider Alert Logic announced on Wednesday it is now offering in limited availability the first fully managed advanced network security solution in public cloud solution Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud environments. In an exclusive partnership, Alert Logic’s managed network security solution for Amazon Web Services will initially be offered through Datapipe’s managed cloud offering.

Register Reports Apple iCloud Operating on Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS

September 6, 2011 — Apple’s iCloud service is reportedly being hosted on cloud hosting platforms Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS cloud, according to a report by The Register. The report confirms rumors back in June that iCloud was operating on the two platformsl.

Amazon Web Services Names Business Development Manager of Australia Unit

August 22, 2011 — Cloud services provider Amazon Web Services has named Russell Hall the business development manager of Australian division, according to a report by IT News. As the first sales staff hired for Amazon’s Australia business, Hall previously served as client business manager at Australian enterprise hosting provider Hostworks.

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Amazon Provides Details on Dublin Data Center Outage

August 15, 2011 — Amazon Web Services revealed the details of its Dublin data center outage last week. In a blog post, Amazon says that it initially believed the transformer failure was caused by lightning, but now says it is continuing to investigate the root cause.

Amazon Offers Direct Connection to Cloud Services at Equinix Data Centers

August 4, 2011 — Equinix announced that cloud hosting provider Amazon Web Services is offering a direct connection to its cloud hosting services at Equinix International Business Exchange data centers. Both new and existing Equinix customers can connect their customer owned and managed infrastructure directly to AWS via Direct Connect to establish a private network connection.