The titanic team-up between Microsoft and Sony is really reflective of something funny about the cloud computing market, dominated by Amazon, Microsoft, and Google.
It ain't easy bein' cloud
One of the big reasons why Microsoft, Amazon, and Google are able to succeed in this cloud market — where companies like Dell, VMware, and Cisco have all backed down — is that they invested heavily in building their own data centers, and thenIndeed, at Microsoft, former chief software architect Ray Ozzie gets the credit for convincing then-CEO Steve Ballmer that the company would never get anywhere in the internet age without owning its own data centers, despite the massive expense involved.
Microsoft's Project xCloud promises to let you play even the biggest blockbusters from your smartphone or just about any other internet-connected screen.At the same time, Microsoft has tasked its leading researchers and engineers with finding new, innovative, bleeding-edge ways to improve efficiency, get more power, and even run the cloud in more eco-friendly ways.
We haven't heard anything new about Sony's cloud infrastructure in a while. But it's hard to imagine that Sony's infrastructure is at the same scale as Microsoft's, let alone as efficient or as powerful. We don't know if Sony will use Microsoft to beef up PlayStation Now, or to build an entirely new gaming service, but it's not strange at all to think that the company might want Microsoft to at least partially power that future.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Microsoft, Sony partner on streaming games, chips and AIMicrosoft Corp and Sony Corp on Thursday said they struck a strategic partnershi...
Read more »
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Walmart, Pfizer, PG&E, Sony, Tesla & moreThese are the stocks posting the largest moves before the bell.
Read more »
Sony to buy back up to 4.8% of stock through March 2020Sony Corp said on Thursday it would buy back shares worth up to 200 billion yen ...
Read more »
Spider-Man stars in United Airlines' new safety videoUnited Airlines, Sony and Marvel worked together to weave safety instructions into a fast-paced film starring Spider-Man and some of his friends.
Read more »
I kept hearing about these 'Bose-killer' headphones, so I finally tried them out — and they're seriously goodThe Sony WH-1000 XM3 headphones are worthy adversaries for the Bose QC35. Here's how to know which pair is better for you.
Read more »
Microsoft, Sony partner on streaming games, chips and AIMicrosoft Corp and Sony Corp on Thursday said they struck a strategic partnershi...
Read more »
U.S. Treasury secretary plans China visit as trade war clouds world economyU.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday he will likely travel t...
Read more »
Trump should tell Americans the truth about his trade war — if he understands it himselfThere’s a reason we call it a trade war. Wars have casualties. Winning them always comes with a cost, and it’s a cost the citizenry has to be willing to bear.
Read more »
Microsoft Is Continuing Its Quiet Plan To End The Console WarMicrosoft is continuing to push Xbox Live, not as the service used for online gaming on Xbox consoles, but rather something much larger.
Read more »
Microsoft Is Continuing Its Quiet Plan To End The Console WarMicrosoft is positioning itself for a post-console war future, where software platforms are as big if not bigger than hardware platforms
Read more »
Microsoft's cloud grew 73% last year. Leaders and employees from 10 tech companies weigh in on whether it can topple Amazon's cloud reignAt Microsoft Build, leaders and employees from 10 tech companies weigh in on whether Microsoft can beat Amazon Web Services in the cloud wars.
Read more »