Cloud

Trump and trade worries cloud COP29 climate summit in Baku By Reuters

By Valerie Volcovici and Nailia Bagirova BAKU (Reuters) – The annual U.N. climate summit kicks off Monday (NASDAQ:) with countries readying for tough talks on finance and trade, following a year of weather disasters that have emboldened developing countries in their demands for climate cash. Delegates gathering in Azerbaijan’s capital…

The cloud rises and AI pays off — 3 takeaways from tech’s big earnings week

The tech giants Meta, Alphabet, Amazon, and Apple reported earnings this week.Companies beat expectations, with some boosted by large cloud growth.Heavy investment in generative AI also showed signs of paying off and improving internal efficiency. The tech giants Meta, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft reported earnings this week, and investors…

Microsoft forecasts slower cloud business growth in second quarter By Reuters

By Deborah Mary Sophia, Aditya Soni and Anna Tong (Reuters) -Microsoft predicted increased spending on artificial intelligence this quarter but slower growth in its cloud business Azure, signaling that big AI investments were not enough to keep pace with capacity constraints at its data centers. Shares of the Redmond, Washington-based…

How data-security posture management could make your cloud systems less vulnerable

Companies can face data-security challenges with cloud storage and access management.Data-security posture management can help identify risks and protect data.This story is part of “Security Playbook,” a series detailing cybersecurity advice and strategies. Companies handle troves of data, including financial information, customer details, and proprietary content. While much of that…