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Amazon Web Services AWS July 2018 Updates

Storage IO Blog

Amazon Web Services AWS July 2018 Updates Amazon Web Services AWS July 2018 Updates Amazon Web Services AWS July 2018 Updates continue to expand feature, functionality, service capabilities of the public cloud providers capabilities across various geographies.

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Former AWS real estate managers, accused of taking millions in kickbacks, challenge Amazon’s motives amid FBI investigation

GeekWire

Amazon Web Services had embarked on a data center building boom to handle soaring demand as attendees gathered for its 2019 re:Invent conference in Las Vegas. Eleven data center deals are now the subject of a suit by Amazon vs. two former AWS real estate managers and others. GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop).

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Nasce in Lombardia la prima cloud region di Microsoft in Italia

CIO Business Intelligence

La nuova realtà, che avrà tre data center [in inglese] , sarà situata in Lombardia. L’iniziativa è parte del programma “Ambizione Italia” che Microsoft ha lanciato nel 2018. Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud e Oracle hanno, infatti, già le loro cloud region a Milano.

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Jeff Bezos commits $1 billion to conservation as Amazon destroys the world

Vox

Amazon’s carbon emissions have grown every year since 2018, and last year alone, when global carbon emissions fell roughly 7 percent, Amazon’s carbon emissions grew 19 percent to 60.64 Meanwhile, Amazon Web Services (AWS) uses massive amounts of energy to keep its servers online. million metric tons of carbon dioxide.

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Amazon CEO calls attacks on civilians in Israel ‘shocking,’ says company will support relief efforts

GeekWire

The Amazon Web Services space in Tel Aviv called Floor28 opened in 2018 as an education hub for events and workshops. A 2-year-old video on the site, below, provides a tour of an R&D center. ” The attacks against civilians in Israel are shocking and painful to watch.

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AWS Re:Invent Recap – Hybrid Cloud is Real. Even Amazon Says So.

The Investing Edge

At $27B in Q3 2018 run rate revenue, representing 46% year over year growth, and holding a 51% market share, Amazon Web Services has maintained and defended its dominant position in the public cloud. According to Gartner , the worldwide IaaS and PaaS revenues are projected to grow to $55B in 2018, with Amazon being the leader.

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AWS Re:Invent Recap – Hybrid Cloud is Real. Even Amazon Says So.

The Investing Edge

At $27B in Q3 2018 run rate revenue, representing 46% year over year growth, and holding a 51% market share, Amazon Web Services has maintained and defended its dominant position in the public cloud. According to Gartner , the worldwide IaaS and PaaS revenues are projected to grow to $55B in 2018, with Amazon being the leader.

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