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ETR Survey: Microsoft, Amazon Emerge as Preferred Providers of IT Products, Services
A new survey by market research firm ETR says Microsoft and Amazon have emerged as the preferred vendors in more than half of the top 30 information technology products and services, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
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Tech Sector Vet Doug VanDyke Named Enquizit CEO
Doug VanDyke, former general manager of federal civilian and nonprofits at Amazon, has been appointed as new chief executive officer at McLean, Va.-based information technology firm Enquizit, G2Xchange ETC reported Monday.
IBM Allows Watson AI System to Run on Any Cloud
IBM has made its Watson artificial intelligence platform available across all cloud environments offered by Microsoft, Amazon Web Services and other cloud service providers, Nextgov reported Thursday. Claude Yusti, head of the AI practice at IBM’s federal branch, said the move could help federal agencies advance AI adoption and circumvent barriers to data access and information sharing.
Symmetry Helps HDT Global Implement Enterprise App on Azure Gov’t Cloud
HDT Global has collaborated with Symmetry to develop an enterprise information technology application on the Azure Government Cloud platform as part of the former's efforts to address strict regulatory requirements of military and civilian customers.
SpyCloud Raises $21M in New Funding Round for Account Takeover Prevention Tech
SpyCloud has secured $21M in a round of Series B financing led by Microsoft’s M12 venture fund and backed by March Capital Partners, Silverton Partners and Altos Ventures. The company said Wednesday it will use the investment to broaden its research-and-development work on account takeover prevention tools, expand its security research team and sales and marketing organization, increase its international presence and grow its database of recovered assets.
SAIC Aims to Accelerate Tech Deployment Through ‘Innovation Factory’; Charles Onstott Quoted
Science Applications International Corp. has formed a new organization that allows teams of information technology professionals to speed up the development of new platforms and deploy the product in a matter of days or hours, Federal Times reported Wednesday. Launched in October 2018, SAIC’s Innovation Factory aims to help IT teams meet contract requirements, compete on potential contracts and facilitate product experimentation.
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Dylan Thomas Returns to Woolpert as Cloud Practice Leader
Dylan Thomas, who worked as a software engineer and project manager at Woolpert from 2004 to 2010, has rejoined the architecture, engineering and geospatial services provider as cloud practice leader. Thomas will oversee Woolpert’s Google Cloud product division and cloud strategy through the firm’s office in Denver, the company said Thursday.
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