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Pharma twist in cloud computing rivalry
Google has upped its cloud-computing game with enhancements that rival Amazon's and could give customers more opportunities to tap cloud computing.
Amazon tempts pharma R&D outfits with low-cost data storage
Amazon has revealed a new cloud-based service called Glacier for archiving large amounts data on the cheap.
AstraZeneca taps Amazon-like service for outsourcing research
At AstraZeneca ($AZN), scientists can search a virtual research exchange to shop for services from contract research groups in a similar fashion to browsing an online marketplace such as Amazon.com ($AMZN).
Google's new cloud attracts biotech researchers
Eager to expand its computing power in a jiffy, the biotech Numerate has integrated its drug discovery technology with Google's ($GOOG) new cloud-computing platform. The San Bruno, CA-based company says it is one of just several partners using the Google Compute Engine, which the Internet giant announced last week would be available in a limited release.
State Department is in the market for up to 35,000 Kindles
The State Department intends to buy up to 35,000 Kindle e-readers, worth an estimated $16.5 million, to provide its overseas missions with access to DoS content, according to a justification and approval notice posted June 7 to FedBizOpps.gov .
Amazon hungers for genomics data after NIH pact
Amazon's late March deal with Uncle Sam to host a huge dataset of genomes has made waves in the technology world, as it marks yet another advance in the use of cloud computing to corral massive amounts of scientific data.
Report: Amazon, Lilly split over cloud liability
Eli Lilly may have split with Amazon Web Services in their much heralded cloud computing relationship. The reason: legal indemnification. SearchCloudComputing.com reported the split last week, though
Lilly continues cloud computing efforts
In pharma circles, the cloud computing buzz has ratcheted down significantly from last summer and fall. But that's not to say that use of the cloud has stopped or that service providers have ceased
Amazon answers biopharma's cloud interest
Biopharma companies in Japan, China and India are currently more intent on investing in cloud computing than companies in other regions--so says market analyst Ovum, part of Datamonitor. The easing
