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Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced plans to invest $6B in Malaysia from now until 2037 to improve and expand the country’s cloud infrastructure.
This is part of Amazon’s broader strategy to grow its cloud presence in more Southeast Asian countries.
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AWS says its cloud infrastructure will offer secure data storage, and more than 200 services, including storage, robotics, and AI.
The cloud giant also shared that the AWS region will provide advanced technologies and cloud skills programs in Malaysia to empower startups, businesses, and entrepreneurs.
Both public and private sector organizations will be given greater choice and flexibility for running their applications.
The new AWS region will consist of three availability zones. The company currently boasts 99 availability zones globally.
Some notable AWS customers in Malaysia include Bank Islam Malaysia, Axiata Group, Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation, the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia, and others.
Montana-based cloud data storage giant Snowflake has committed to spending $2.5B on Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud services over the next five years through a new agreement.
Snowflake has been working with AWS to provision its cloud services since its launch in 2012.
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Both companies say that 84% of Snowflake customers use AWS to run their cloud deployments.
The expanded collaboration will involve joint development initiatives, go-to-market efforts, deepening product integrations, and developing more industry-specific solutions and large-scale projects.
Snowflake had pledged a $1.2B spending commitment with AWS in a previous contract.
Snowflake’s revenue jumped by 53% YoY from $383.8M in Q4 2022 to $589M in Q4 2023.
Cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz has just announced its first formal partner program following its latest $300M Series D funding round, which made it the most valuable venture-backed cybersecurity company in the world.
The company has launched the partner program to accelerate its growth momentum.
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Wiz was founded in 2020 and specializes in cloud infrastructure security, offering a platform that enables organizations to identify security issues in their public cloud infrastructure.
The company works extensively with value-added reseller (VAR) partners, as 75% of its deals involve VARS.
The Wiz Partner Program is aimed at large global systems integrators and is characterized by three tier levels-Registered, Focus, and Premier.
The program includes incentives such as expanded discounts and other benefits based on meeting specific revenue goals.
According to the company website, the Wiz Partner Program offers sales/marketing tools, deal registration, training, and support. Applications are now open.
German Web3-based cloud storage provider Impossible Cloud has raised a $7.6M funding round led by HV Capital and 1kx.
The company claims to offer the first Web3-based, enterprise-grade cloud storage solution.
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Impossible Cloud says its platform offers nearly unlimited storage capacity built for 100% durability.
The company’s decentralized, enterprise-grade cloud is said to be outage-proof, Kubernetes-friendly, and S3-compatible, providing 50%-75% in cost savings.
According to its website, Impossible Cloud enables businesses to leverage the benefits of Web3 technology for enhanced, lower-cost cloud services without digital tokens or wallets.
Key features of Impossible Cloud storage include constant availability, low latency, guaranteed privacy, decentralized architecture, S3 API compatibility, and industry-leading security with built-in resilience.
The company plans to use its latest funds to promote its cloud storage solution and increase headcount.
TigerGraph, a company specializing in chart database and chart analysis software, has announced new updates to its cloud-based graph database, TigerGraph Cloud.
Version 3.9 of TigerGraph Cloud is equipped with new security, AI, and ML capabilities.
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A graph database is designed to store and navigate relationships efficiently between records and is often used to conduct fraud detection and power recommendation engines.
TigerGraph Cloud launched in 2019 and is offered on several cloud platforms, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.
The new platform features include the following:
Enhanced data ingestion
Support for Parquet file format
Multi-edge support
An enhanced graph data science package
Improved DevOps support
Expanded Kubernetes functionality
Expanded collaborative editing and viewing capabilities on visual graph dashboards
The latest version is now generally available through the company's website.
Paris-based open-source headless content management system (CMS) Strapi has just debuted a cloud-hosted version of its CMS.
Strapi Cloud provides instance hosting for small and medium-sized companies with advanced capabilities.
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Strapi is known for its headless CMS, which differs from a traditional CMS in that it is hosted and delivered in the cloud and allows developers to manage content in one place and still be able to deploy the content across any front end, thus enabling omnichannel strategies that let developers integrate content into any system, software, or website.
In addition to hosting instances, Strapi Cloud includes capabilities such as easy deployment, database storage, a global content delivery network (CDN), real-time logs, email/in-app notifications, and advanced CMS features.
Strapi Cloud enables the distribution of content across different platforms. Developers can use the platform to run their instances on third-party platforms like Heroku, DigitalOcean, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.
Users can choose from two Strapi plans: Pro ($99 per month) and Team ($499 per month), which both offer a 7-day free trial
