Author Archives: George Leopold
George Leopold
George Leopold has written about science and technology for more than 30 years, focusing on electronics and aerospace technology. He previously served as executive editor of Electronic Engineering Times. Leopold is the author of "Calculated Risk: The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom" (Purdue University Press, 2016).
Amazon Gains DoD Approval For Cloud Services
April 2nd, 2014
Uncle Sam has approved broader use of cloud services provided by Amazon Web Services. The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) said this week it would allow the military services along with civilian agencies to use Amazon cloud services under ...
Extreme Networks Rolls Out High-End Switch, SDN Framework
April 2nd, 2014
Upstart Extreme Networks rolled out a new software-defined network architecture and a high-end switch during this week's Interop conference in Las Vegas. San Jose-based Extreme Networks claimed its BlackDiamond X8 offers "cloud-scale switching" using a new four-port to 100 ...
Cloud Price War Heats Up With Microsoft Azure Cuts
April 1st, 2014
The cloud computing price war intensified this week as Microsoft Corp. announced it would return fire by cutting prices on computing and storage. The move comes in response to price cuts disclosed last week by Google and Amazon Web ...
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