
Xilinx provides Alibaba Cloud FaaS with AI Acceleration
Big contract
Xilinx has scored a big result by providing mega-etailer Alibaba with AI Acceleration.

AMD puts 2nd Gen AMD EPYC on Google Compute
N2D family of Cloudy Virtual Managers
AMD and Google Cloud announced the beta availability of N2D VMs on Google Compute Engine powered by 2nd Gen AMD EPYC processors.

EMEA enterprises see hybrid cloud as “Ideal” IT Model
But it is taking longer than expected
Companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa continue to view hybrid cloud as their “ideal” IT model, according to a new report.

Apple did not bring in end-to-end encryption of iCloud
Appears to have caved to FBI pressue
Apple quickly caved to FBI pressure and decided not to encrypt iCloud backups a couple of years ago. Thank goodness nobody would ever try hacking an iCloud account to get compromising photos or data.

SAP having German renaissance
Apparently working AWS is a bigger mystery
The maker of expensive management software, which no-one is really sure what does, is doing well in Germany because companies are even more bemused by Amazon Web Services.