Cloud Computing: Amazon takes on Google, Microsoft with new collaboration tool

Grazed from CNet. Author: Donna Tam.

Amazon Web Services, Amazon’s cloud computing arm, on Thursday launched a new cloud storage and sharing service, signaling the company’s first steps into territory dominated by tech titans Google and Microsoft. The service, called Zocalo, allows users to share files between desktop and mobile devices, and collaborate by highlighting content and adding notes.

It’s also integrated into Amazon Workspaces, a virtual desktop Amazon launched in March. These are enterprise cloud tools a company implements for its employees. Cloud storage and collaboration have become popular services in recent years, with startups like Box and Dropbox leading the charge for working in the cloud, often painting Microsoft as a dinosaur with outdated office tools…

The growing interest from the enterprise sector pushed Microsoft and Google to refine its cloud computing services. Now Amazon — which has gained steam in cloud computing with Amazon Web Services by powering well-known services like Netflix, Reddit, and Pinterest — is trying to leverage its success in cloud computing for a piece of the collaboration tool market…

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