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How Amazon’s new cloud chief Matt Garman will approach the big challenges ahead

GeekWire

MAY 22, 2024

Newly named Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman, speaking here at a Madrona Venture Group event last fall, brings years of product and sales experience to his new role. intelligence agency in the cloud, when Matt Garman picked up the marker. intelligence agency in the cloud, when Matt Garman picked up the marker.

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Amazon Web Services hires former Flex and Intel exec Raejeanne Skillern as new CMO and VP

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JULY 11, 2023

(LinkedIn Photo) Raejeanne Skillern , a former executive at Flex and Intel, joined Amazon Web Services as its new chief marketing officer and vice president, GeekWire has learned. Skillern spent more than a decade at Intel, most recently as vice president of the chip giant’s cloud service provider business.

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The cloud in orbit: Amazon Web Services demonstrates data analysis on a satellite

GeekWire

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

For the past 10 months, Amazon Web Services has been running data through its cloud-based software platform on what’s arguably the world’s edgiest edge: a satellite in low Earth orbit. Axiom Space is also partnering with Microsoft Azure and LEOCloud on a separate project to put cloud infrastructure in orbit.).

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Capital spending soars in the cloud as Microsoft, Google, and others bet big on AI demand

GeekWire

APRIL 30, 2024

were the first to be powered by the company’s Azure Cobalt 100 CPU, as part of a broader cloud infrastructure buildout. The Seattle angel investor and tech veteran has made a tradition of tracking capital expenditures on his blog, Platformonomics , to “separate the clouds from the clowns,” as he puts it.

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Amazon Q adds feature to create AI apps using natural language

GeekWire

APRIL 30, 2024

Amazon Image) Amazon says it will give non-developers the ability to create apps using natural language as part of a new feature for Amazon Q , the AI assistant unveiled by Amazon Web Services last fall. Amazon is charging $20/user per month for Amazon Q Business, and $25/user per month for Amazon Q Developer.

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AWS re:Invent: Faster chips, smarter AI, and developer tools grab the spotlight

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NOVEMBER 30, 2021

This week, Amazon’s Web Services (AWS) kicked off its tenth re:Invent conference, an event where it typically announces the biggest changes in the cloud computing industry’s dominant platform.

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Internal memo: Amazon Web Services plans reorg of Sales, Marketing, and Global Services team

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NOVEMBER 6, 2023

GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Amazon Web Services will reorganize its Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) group to “lay the foundation for accelerated customer impact and growth in the years ahead,” according to an internal memo Monday morning.

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Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky steps down; senior exec Matt Garman named AWS CEO

GeekWire

MAY 14, 2024

GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky is stepping down from the role, three years after returning to the company to lead the cloud giant, according to an internal memo from Amazon CEO Andy Jassy to employees Tuesday morning. Adam Selipsky at AWS re:Invent 2023.

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Amazon Web Services launches new tool to detect bias and blind spots in machine learning

GeekWire

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Nashlie Sephus, an applied science manager for Amazon Web Services AI, introduces the new Sagemaker Clarify feature at AWS re:Invent Tuesday. Screenshot via webcast). “So even with the best possible intentions, and a whole lot of expertise, removing bias in machine learning models is difficult.”

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Cloud startup Pulumi raises $41M from Madrona, NEA to grow ‘infrastructure as code’ platform

GeekWire

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The Series C round is a vote of confidence in Pulumi, which helps developers build underlying cloud computing infrastructure using general purpose languages such as JavaScript and Python. Its tools work across platforms and technologies including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes and others.

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IBM and AWS forge global alliance, streamlining access to AI and hybrid cloud solutions

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MAY 3, 2024

“By expanding the availability of our software portfolio in AWS Marketplace, organizations around the world will have greater access to a streamlined way to procure many IBM AI and hybrid cloud offerings to help propel their business forward,” Nick Otto, Head of Global Strategic Partnerships at IBM, said in the statement.

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Amazon pours up to $4B into AI startup Anthropic, escalating rivalry with Microsoft and Google

GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Amazon will invest up to $4 billion and take a minority stake in Anthropic , the San Francisco-based artificial intelligence company founded two years ago by former OpenAI executives and considered one of the world’s top AI labs. (Photo by Stuart Isett/Fortune, Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 2.0 , via Flickr.)

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MAY 26, 2024

to Wave Motion for development of Jet Gun technology Everett, Wash.-based … Read More Salesforce, Microsoft vets raise $8M for new AI cybersecurity startup A new Seattle-area startup is using artificial intelligence to help overwhelmed security teams identify high priority security flaws and mitigate threats.

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Amazon updates AWS Bedrock with new capability to import custom AI models

GeekWire

APRIL 23, 2024

(GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Amazon Web Services is releasing new capabilities for its Bedrock artificial intelligence service, including the ability for customers to import their own custom AI models to run alongside models from major providers.

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Bud Financial helps banks and their customers make more informed decisions using AI with DataStax and Google Cloud

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

With the power of real-time data and artificial intelligence (AI), new online tools accelerate, simplify, and enrich insights for better decision-making. Choose trusted partners Bud’s collaboration with DataStax and Google Cloud highlights the significance of choosing reliable partners. They can be applied in any industry.

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Amazon looks to boost generative AI projects with new $100M cloud initiative

GeekWire

JUNE 22, 2023

Amazon Web Services say a new initiative will connect internal experts with customers and partners to accelerate generative AI applications. The company sought to dispel that notion in a news release announcing the investment. ” Amazon CEO Andy Jassy gave a similar message in his annual letter to shareholders.

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AWS on bringing machine learning and artificial intelligence to the cloud masses

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DECEMBER 2, 2016

Amazon Web Services used Re:Invent 2016 to stake its claim as an early adopter of machine learning, while revealing details of its plans to boost the technology's take-up among everyday developers

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Microsoft unveils custom AI chip, with help from OpenAI, playing catch-up with Amazon

GeekWire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Microsoft describes the Azure Maia AI Accelerator as the first designed by Microsoft for large language model training and inferencing in the Microsoft Cloud. One of the Microsoft-designed chips, the Azure Maia AI Accelerator, is optimized for AI tasks, including generative artificial intelligence.

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AWS unveils ‘Amazon Q’ AI assistant, jabs at Microsoft and OpenAI at re:Invent

GeekWire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

(GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) Reporting from Las Vegas … Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky doubled down on the new era of artificial intelligence with a series of product announcements and thinly veiled but repeated criticism of Microsoft and OpenAI. ” Later, he showed a Nov.

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Oracle makes its pitch for the enterprise cloud. Should CIOs listen?

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 11, 2024

In a cloud market dominated by three vendors, once cloud-denier Oracle is making a push for enterprise share gains, announcing expanded offerings and customer wins across the globe, including Japan , Mexico , and the Middle East.

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6 key considerations for selecting an AI systems vendor

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MARCH 18, 2024

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Microsoft unveils new ‘Copilot + PC’ initiative in new bid to revitalize Windows with AI

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MAY 20, 2024

Microsoft showed new integrations between its Copilot artificial intelligence technologies and its Windows PC operating system, and previewed a new class of personal computers designed to further build AI capabilities into its longtime software platform. GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) REDMOND, Wash.

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Inside the AI chip race: How a pivotal happy hour changed Amazon’s strategy in the cloud

GeekWire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

That’s how they ended up at the historic Virginia Inn restaurant and bar at Seattle’s Pike Place Market 10 years ago, in the fall of 2013, engaged in a conversation that would ultimately change the course of Amazon’s cloud business. ‘That’s the future.’ “It just changed my life.

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ChatGPT coming to Azure: New integration shows how Microsoft will leverage OpenAI partnership

GeekWire

JANUARY 17, 2023

The service is designed for business and developers using Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform to integrate OpenAI technologies into their applications. Azure OpenAI Service was released in preview last spring , before ChatGPT was widely available. The technology also demonstrates the potential for AI to be misused.

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Amazon’s cloud business and AI initiatives in the spotlight in advance of earnings report

GeekWire

AUGUST 1, 2023

Amazon’s cloud revenue growth rate and its artificial intelligence initiatives will be closely scrutinized when the company reports second-quarter earnings Thursday afternoon, Aug. Amazon Web Services revenue growth declined to 15.8% billion, up 8.5% from a year ago, as reported by Yahoo Finance.

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AI in the cloud: Microsoft boosts share; Amazon predicts ‘tens of billions’ in new revenue

GeekWire

OCTOBER 30, 2023

“AI projects are not just about AI meters, they have lots of other cloud meters as well,” said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, citing the impact of AI on the Azure cloud platform. GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) AI is starting to generate real money for the big cloud providers. Google Cloud revenue rose 22% to $8.4

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AWS to invest $5.3 to build data centers in Saudi Arabia to bolster tech in the region

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 5, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the latest high-tech giant to announce a major stake in Saudi Arabia’s burgeoning technology industry, unveiling a plan this week to invest more than $5.3 billion in the Middle East kingdom to build data centers and a significant cloud presence in the region. billion to launch new cloud areas.

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Microsoft releases preview of Text Analytics for health, battle-tested in COVID-19 partnership

GeekWire

JULY 8, 2020

Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform announced a new iteration of its Text Analytics technology for healthcare, bringing to market some of the artificial intelligence that the company previously contributed to an industry partnership to develop a COVID-19 search engine for researchers. Bigstock Photo.

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Microsoft and HPE team up to connect Azure cloud to International Space Station

GeekWire

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The sky’s not the limit for the cloud: Microsoft is partnering with Hewlett Packard Enterprise to bring Azure cloud computing to the International Space Station. This won’t be the first time NASA has connected the space station to cloud computing services.

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Amazon elevates two more execs to its senior leadership team under new CEO Andy Jassy

GeekWire

JULY 7, 2021

New Amazon “S-team” member James Hamilton worked under Jassy as vice president and distinguished engineer for Amazon Web Services. Peter Krawiec, VP, Worldwide Corporate Development. Dave Limp, SVP, Devices & Services. Rohit Prasad, SVP and head scientist, Alexa Artificial Intelligence.

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Amazon Q: Create AI chatbots for work

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MAY 1, 2024

Amazon Web Services recently introduced Amazon Q, the latest addition to its strategy aimed at transforming software development. This new generative AI assistant is tailored to assist developers and enterprises by optimizing workflows, boosting productivity, and opening up fresh avenues for innovation. What is Amazon Q?

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Microsoft cloud revenue up 22%, Windows business plunges 27% in first report since job cuts

GeekWire

JANUARY 24, 2023

The company reported strength in some of its products and services for businesses, led by a 22% increase in Microsoft Cloud revenue, to $27.1 This category includes Microsoft Azure, Office 365 Commercial, the commercial portion of LinkedIn, and other cloud-related revenue. Windows revenue fell 27% to $4.8

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How AI can boost customer satisfaction, retention, and loyalty in the contact center

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 3, 2024

That is why artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a key role in enhancing and personalizing customer communication in the contact center. AI First in the Contact Center IBM Consulting and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are working together to bring an AI-first strategy to contact center transformation.

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Quantum bits: AWS releases hardware design tool; Google reduces error rates

GeekWire

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Amazon opens a ‘Palace’ for designers Amazon Web Services is introducing an open-source software platform called Palace (which stands for Pa rallel, La rge-Scale C omputational E lectromagnetics) that can perform 3-D simulations of complex electromagnetic models and enable the design of quantum computing hardware.

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AI in the cloud pays dividends for Liberty Mutual

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 28, 2022

Liberty Mutual is one of the most experienced and advanced cloud adopters in the nation. And that is in no small part thanks to the vision of James McGlennon, who in his role as CIO of Liberty Mutual for past 17 years has led the charge to the cloud, analytics, and AI with a budget north of $2 billion.

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Microsoft acquires Seattle startup Suplari, which uses AI to analyze corporate spending

GeekWire

JULY 28, 2021

Microsoft has acquired Suplari , a Seattle startup that uses artificial intelligence to help companies understand and get a handle on their spending. Suplari said its “Suplari Spend Intelligence Cloud” will continue to remain available for existing customers. Suplari Photo).

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Amazon asks court to block former AWS marketing VP from working on Google Cloud Next speeches

GeekWire

JUNE 10, 2020

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at Google Cloud Next in 2019. Amazon and a former Amazon Web Services vice president are fighting in court over his proposed assignment reviewing speeches for the upcoming virtual version of the conference this year. Matt Wood, Amazon Web Services vice president of AI. Google Photo).

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Extraordinary Digital Experiences, Made Possible by Cloud and a Modern IT Infrastructure

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The answer is a robust cloud and modern IT infrastructure, which would allow 1,200 employees to collaborate with one another, amidst nationwide lockdowns and supply chain disruptions. Key to this multi-cloud infrastructure was flexibility, scalability, and security, upon which its integrated, intelligent systems were built on.

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Sam Altman’s ouster puts a new twist into OpenAI’s complicated relationship with Microsoft

GeekWire

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was as bullish as ever about artificial intelligence and the ChatGPT maker’s latest advances when he spoke Thursday at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in San Francisco. The developer day was an issue. ” One day later, Altman was out.

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Biotech giant Moderna will open tech office in Seattle, plans to hire up to 220 workers

GeekWire

MARCH 10, 2023

The office will focus on artificial intelligence, cloud-based tools, and other technology applications. But it will also play a big role in growing the company’s capabilities in applying artificial intelligence to biomedical applications, said Miller. (Moderna Photo) Cambridge, Mass.-based billion this year.

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Amazon vets raise cash for Griptape, a Seattle startup that helps companies build AI apps

GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

(LinkedIn Photos) A pair of Amazon alum is raising cash for a new startup that helps enterprises build and deploy secure artificial intelligence applications, preventing company data from slipping through the cracks. Founded earlier this year, Griptape is developing an open-source Python framework and cloud platform.

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Amazon’s online store sales dip below 40% of net sales for first time, and other earnings notes

GeekWire

AUGUST 4, 2023

The declining percentage comes from noticeably slower growth in the online segment over the past couple years (including year-over year declines in some recent quarters) and the continued growth of the company’s revenue from areas including third party seller services, Amazon Web Services, and advertising services.

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As AI use surges, tech companies race to secure clean energy and preserve climate goals

GeekWire

MAY 13, 2024

Helion Photo) The rapid growth of artificial intelligence is driving new demand for cloud computing infrastructure operated by tech giants including Amazon and Microsoft, which are investing billions of dollars each year into the construction of data centers that gobble massive amounts of energy. Europe, Asia and Latin America.

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Amazon Web Services hires former Flex and Intel exec Raejeanne Skillern as new CMO and VP

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The cloud in orbit: Amazon Web Services demonstrates data analysis on a satellite

Capital spending soars in the cloud as Microsoft, Google, and others bet big on AI demand

Amazon Q adds feature to create AI apps using natural language

AWS re:Invent: Faster chips, smarter AI, and developer tools grab the spotlight

Internal memo: Amazon Web Services plans reorg of Sales, Marketing, and Global Services team

Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky steps down; senior exec Matt Garman named AWS CEO

Amazon Web Services launches new tool to detect bias and blind spots in machine learning

Cloud startup Pulumi raises $41M from Madrona, NEA to grow ‘infrastructure as code’ platform

IBM and AWS forge global alliance, streamlining access to AI and hybrid cloud solutions

Amazon pours up to $4B into AI startup Anthropic, escalating rivalry with Microsoft and Google

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Amazon updates AWS Bedrock with new capability to import custom AI models

Bud Financial helps banks and their customers make more informed decisions using AI with DataStax and Google Cloud

Amazon looks to boost generative AI projects with new $100M cloud initiative

AWS on bringing machine learning and artificial intelligence to the cloud masses

Microsoft unveils custom AI chip, with help from OpenAI, playing catch-up with Amazon

AWS unveils ‘Amazon Q’ AI assistant, jabs at Microsoft and OpenAI at re:Invent

Oracle makes its pitch for the enterprise cloud. Should CIOs listen?

6 key considerations for selecting an AI systems vendor

Microsoft unveils new ‘Copilot + PC’ initiative in new bid to revitalize Windows with AI

Inside the AI chip race: How a pivotal happy hour changed Amazon’s strategy in the cloud

ChatGPT coming to Azure: New integration shows how Microsoft will leverage OpenAI partnership

Amazon’s cloud business and AI initiatives in the spotlight in advance of earnings report

AI in the cloud: Microsoft boosts share; Amazon predicts ‘tens of billions’ in new revenue

AWS to invest $5.3 to build data centers in Saudi Arabia to bolster tech in the region

Microsoft releases preview of Text Analytics for health, battle-tested in COVID-19 partnership

Microsoft and HPE team up to connect Azure cloud to International Space Station

Amazon elevates two more execs to its senior leadership team under new CEO Andy Jassy

Amazon Q: Create AI chatbots for work

Microsoft cloud revenue up 22%, Windows business plunges 27% in first report since job cuts

How AI can boost customer satisfaction, retention, and loyalty in the contact center

Quantum bits: AWS releases hardware design tool; Google reduces error rates

AI in the cloud pays dividends for Liberty Mutual

Microsoft acquires Seattle startup Suplari, which uses AI to analyze corporate spending

Amazon asks court to block former AWS marketing VP from working on Google Cloud Next speeches

Extraordinary Digital Experiences, Made Possible by Cloud and a Modern IT Infrastructure

Sam Altman’s ouster puts a new twist into OpenAI’s complicated relationship with Microsoft

Biotech giant Moderna will open tech office in Seattle, plans to hire up to 220 workers

Amazon vets raise cash for Griptape, a Seattle startup that helps companies build AI apps

Amazon’s online store sales dip below 40% of net sales for first time, and other earnings notes

As AI use surges, tech companies race to secure clean energy and preserve climate goals

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