Winter Olympics cloud technology sets a different record

by MIT Technology Review Insights - March 17, 20220

As global viewers waited with bated breath in early February to see whether Japanese figure skater Hanyu Yuzuru would nail a legendary quadruple axel during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, it was likely that few would have considered the amount of behind-the-scenes work needed to bring those images to their

Seeing is believing: Visibility is key in the cloud era

by MIT Technology Review Insights - March 14, 20220

Thermo Fisher Scientific is known for its equipment used in a variety of industries—from biosciences to environmental—but the company is also an application developer. An increasing number of instruments can be remotely monitored and managed through the company’s Connect platform, while data is collected and analyzed through more than 40

Microsoft Flight Simulator Soars to New Heights on Xbox One and Across Devices with Xbox Cloud Gaming

by Jorg Neumann, Head of Microsoft Flight Simulator - March 1, 20220

Play Microsoft Flight Simulator today from the cloud on Xbox One and on the devices you already have. As we continue to evolve the simulator and expand the ways with which both core simmers and newcomers to the franchise can experience Microsoft Flight Simulator, we are thrilled to announce that Microsoft

Review: Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue – Cloud Version – The Heart's Just Not In It

by HendrikWiese - February 18, 20220

It's not just your connection that'll Drop.And so it goes on. With Square Enix uploading all of the past Kingdom Hearts games to The Cloud, naturally the enthusiastically-titled Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue has arrived – another compilation, this time bringing one full game, one four-hour teaser for Kingdom

Review: Kingdom Hearts – HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMix – Cloud Version – The Worst Way To Play These Games

by HendrikWiese - February 17, 20220

We put Cloud in your cloud.We begged for this, you know. We begged on our damn, dirty knees for Kingdom Hearts to come to Switch. Not Melody of Memory, that's a half-measure. We wanted the full shebang, 1.5 + 2.5 ReMix. And now we've got it... in the most cursed

Dreamscaper Launches Today on Cloud, Console, and PC Game Pass

by Bryan Herren, Director of Marketing, Freedom Games - February 3, 20220

SummaryDreamscaper is coming to Xbox One, Series X|S, cloud and PC Game Pass today.Dream, die, wake, and repeat in a surreal action roguelike. Ever wish you could conquer your inner demons? Annihilate your nightmares with a swing of a sword? Face your fears by hitting them in the face with a

Digital Foundry Gives Its Assessment Of Cloud Gaming On Switch

by HendrikWiese - January 29, 20220

Stormy coverage.The Nintendo Switch has a lot of strengths, but there's no getting around the fact that at nearly five years old the hardware is struggling to keep up with some third-party multiplatform games. That's no surprise, but there have now been a number of attempts to sell major releases

Kingdom Hearts Cloud Collection Arrives On Switch In February, Pricing Revealed

by HendrikWiese - January 20, 20220

Update: UK pricing also shared.Update: We now have UK pricing for the Kingdom Hearts Integrum Masterpiece collection, as well as the standalone Kingdom Hearts releases (thanks, Eurogamer).The big bundle containing all three packages will cost £80 in the UK, although this can be picked up for £64 if you pre-order

Cloud technologies help corporations achieve carbon neutrality

by MIT Technology Review Insights - January 14, 20220

The past two years of pandemic-related challenges have accelerated the adoption of cloud across industry at an unprecedented rate. This increased investment in cloud can serve to reinvigorate sustainability goals and provide the ability to measure the impact of an investment. The consequences of climate change are no longer theoretical,