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Cloud identity provider ThycoticCentrify has added multi-cloud support to its Account Lifecycle Manager.

GUEST OPINION: As the world spins towards 2022, it is clear that the new year will see our reliance on cloud technologies becoming more vital than ever before.

Amazon Web Services launches educational initiatives to make it easier for anyone to access free cloud computing skills training and unlock new career possibilities.

Spending on cloud infrastructure services worldwide grew by 35% in the third quarter of 2021, to US$49.4 billion (A$65.8 billion), the technology analysts company Canalys says, adding that this was US$12.9 billion more than the corresponding quarter a year ago and an increase of US$2.4 billion quarter-on-quarter.

The UK's signals intelligence organisation, GCHQ, and MI5 and MI6 will use Amazon Web Services for hosting classified material in a deal estimated to be worth up to £1 billion (A$1.83 billion) over a decade.

The Digital Transformation Agency, now vested with the responsibility for certifying cloud companies that can host government data, appears to be unwilling to state clearly whether any of the four firms given a tick on 7 October had outstanding compliance issues.

The man nominated to be the Operational Testing and Evaluation director at the US Department of Defence has expressed frustration at the fact that contracts with commercial cloud providers — like those sold by Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and Google — do not provide room for independent cyber assessments.

In what is a snub to the technology industry at large, the Coalition Government has re-introduced the Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill 2020 into parliament for a second reading, not long after three major tech industry bodies urged a significant revision of the bill before it is voted on.

It looks like the defence industry lobby group, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, is running low on funds. Nothing else can account for the surfacing of its executive director Peter Jennings on the opinion pages of The Australian, conjuring up a fictional version of a Chinese bid to grab Taiwan.

Data management and digital product development company Kablamo launches Firetrail, a cloud-based data and AI platform for bushfire management, prediction, and prevention.

Amazon Web Services updates new capabilities for Amazon Connect to improve contact centre agent productivity and provide more effective, personal, and natural customer interactions.

REA Group’s data business PropTrack has joined FinTech Australia’s ecosystem partnership program to establish key relationships in the fintech sector and to create opportunities.

Digital transformation and cloud specialist Versent has appointed Paul Migliorini to the role of CEO.

The Sydney Stock Exchange (SSX) has joined FinTech Australia’s corporate program, becoming the 13th organisation it has signed on this year.

VMware Cloud on Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been tested by an information security registered assessors program (IRAP) against information security manual (ISM) protected controls.

Cloud accounting system provider Xero has joined Fintech Australia’s corporate program.

Ferrari has chosen Amazon Web Services to improve not only the performance of its cars but to speed innovation across the entire organisation. Ferrari will also use AWS’ services and infrastructure to streamline designs and test cars to give customers a safer driving experience.

Gentrack makes use of Amazon Web Services’ cloud services to meet the digital demands of the utilities sector. The cloud services are said to yield results, improving billing performance three-fold and reducing costs.

Amazon Elastic Container Service Anywhere – which allows on-premises container-based applications to be run and managed using the same APIs and tools that apply to Amazon ECS in AWS – is now generally available, including AWS's Sydney region.

A large-scale AI application hosted on Amazon Web Services predicts traffic conditions in Melbourne and aims to reduce delays in hotspots in the city.