GeekWire

APRIL 30, 2024

Amazon’s two big profit drivers, Amazon Web Services and advertising, posted year-over-year revenue growth of 17% and 24%, respectively. billion Q1 2020: $75.5 billion Q1 2020: $75.5 Amazon Web Services: Amazon’s cloud business was up 17% at $25 billion, with $9.4 Analysts expected Q1 revenue of $142.7

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Amazon One Enterprise brings the company’s palm recognition tech to corporate settings. Under the new Amazon One Enterprise service, companies will be able to install Amazon One scanners at their locations, and use the Amazon Web Services Management Console to manage users, devices and software updates.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 26, 2021

She held multiple positions at Amazon, including as Jeff Bezos’ technical advisor from July 2018 to January 2020. Previous “shadows” to Bezos include Andy Jassy, the former Amazon Web Services CEO who took over for Bezos last month as the company’s CEO; Amit Agarwal, who runs Amazon India; and others.

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Vox

JULY 28, 2023

Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky, OpenAI President Greg Brockman, Meta President Nick Clegg, Inflection AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google’s President of Global Affairs Kent Walker, and Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith at the White House. Where does the AI windfall go?

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GeekWire

JULY 29, 2020

Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy answers questions from reporters at AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas in December. Amazon’s annual cloud conference is going fully digital this year as the global pandemic forces companies to move events online. AWS re:Invent 2020 will be free and virtual! GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop).

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In the wake of the George Floyd protests and Black Lives Matter’s call to action, tech giant Microsoft in 2020 offered a suite of initiatives to boost its support of racially diverse workers. based company said on Wednesday that it has made meaningful moves toward those objectives, while acknowledging that its work is not done.

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GeekWire

APRIL 8, 2024

(GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) Amazon’s employment in Washington state, including warehouse and corporate workers, fell by 3,000 people to 87,000 employees between early 2023 and early 2024 — its first recorded year-over-year employment decline in the state since the company was founded nearly 30 years ago in Jeff Bezos’ Bellevue garage.

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GeekWire

MARCH 1, 2024

(LinkedIn Photo) Harshit Shah , a former head of engineering at Amazon Web Services, is now chief technology officer at Boston, Mass-based healthcare software company Kyruus Health. Shah, based in the Seattle region, most recently held the same position at Spring Health, a mental health company.

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GeekWire

JULY 20, 2020

Amazon has become one of the top beneficiaries of social distancing mandates amid the COVID-19 pandemic as more people rely on its online store, cloud computing services, digital media offerings, and more amid the pandemic. The company is currently valued at more than $1.5 trillion, with shares trading around $3,150 on Monday.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Founded in 2021 by former engineers at Amazon Web Services, the company is targeting a wide range of customers that use Row Zero for business intelligence, finance, operations, marketing, and more. Fresen was a principal software engineer working on the S3 storage service. They both spent more than five years at AWS.

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GeekWire

JUNE 30, 2021

As Amazon’s sales skyrocketed during the pandemic, its carbon emissions rose — by 19%, according to its 2020 sustainability report , released Wednesday. Last year also saw a huge pandemic-fueled rise in demand for Amazon’s services including delivery and Prime Video, and last year more companies turned to its cloud arm, Amazon Web Services.

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GeekWire

APRIL 29, 2021

The Seattle-based giant has surged amid the pandemic as more consumers turn to online shopping and companies rely on its cloud arm, Amazon Web Services. Amazon’s stock is up nearly 10% this year, and has almost doubled since the pandemic began in 2020, trading Thursday at around $3,470/share. billion, with $4.1

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GeekWire

AUGUST 16, 2021

Wei Gao , an Amazon executive who helped lead the company’s grocery efforts, is leaving the Seattle tech giant after more than 16 years. Gao held multiple positions at Amazon, including as Jeff Bezos’ technical advisor from July 2018 to January 2020. Gao was only the second woman to be appointed to the role.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

where Microsoft is based, which speaks in part to fierce nature of the longtime rivalry between the companies. Microsoft’s SQL Server and Oracle Database have traditionally competed head-to-head in the database market, and the companies have also become competitors in the cloud in recent years. ” “It took us 45 years!

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GeekWire

MARCH 29, 2024

Veeam Software , the top company by market share in data protection and ransomware recovery, has officially shifted its corporate headquarters from Columbus, Ohio, to the Seattle area, drawn by the close proximity of the major cloud providers and the deep pool of technical talent. offices in Ohio, New York, Georgia and Arizona.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

Andy Jassy, the longtime leader of Amazon Web Services, was named the next CEO of Amazon this week. What does Andy Jassy’s track record at Amazon Web Services say about how he’ll lead Amazon as the company’s next CEO? Amazon Web Services posts record $13.5B Amazon Photo). in revenue.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The attack targeted an Azure customer in Europe, and was 140 percent higher than the highest attack bandwidth volume Microsoft recorded in 2020. It also exceeds the peak traffic volume of 2.3Tbps, the previous largest attack, which was directed at Amazon Web Services last year.

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Microsoft Web Services Malware Program Management 119

GeekWire

APRIL 3, 2024

GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Amazon is closing its Fresh grocery store in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, the company confirmed Wednesday, saying that it plans to focus on redesigned stores with an expanded selection. The produce section inside the Amazon Fresh grocery store on Capitol Hill in Seattle. will be Sunday.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon’s internet infrastructure service that is the backbone of many websites and apps, is experiencing a major outage affecting a large portion of the internet. Roku Support (@RokuSupport) November 25, 2020. link] — Pocket (@Pocket) November 25, 2020. Anchor (@anchor) November 25, 2020.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 18, 2023

She was formerly vice president of the “Department of Customer Love” at data analytics startup Looker, which Google acquired in 2020. In a LinkedIn post , Sinha described the current job market in disheartening terms and said she feels lucky and proud to take a role at Humanly, which helps companies automate recruiting.

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TM Forum

JULY 1, 2021

rise in overall enterprise IoT spending in 2020 to reach $128.9 Appetite for IoT services is also reflected in demand for cellular IoT modules, with shipments increasing 50% between the first quarters of 2020 and 2021, according to Counterpoint Research’s. Indeed, IoT platform and module company, Sierra Wireless.

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GeekWire

JUNE 14, 2020

Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of June 7, 2020. The grocery delivery company warned customers about the “unconstitutional legislation” in an email urging them to write to the Seattle City Council in opposition to the bill. Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Microsoft started its working week by announcing that it intends to purchase ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, for $7.5 Amazon stops sale of so-called ‘Prime Bike’ and calls out fitness company for peddling ‘partnership’ Update, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Most popular stories on GeekWire.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Hoen joined the company in May after serving as president of St. Hoen was previously also CEO of retail technology startup CoinFlip Solutions; chief customer officer at printing services company Orora Visual; and senior vice president of marketing services at sales and marketing services agency Crossmark.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 19, 2023

” Bezos did so in 2021 when he passed the CEO duties off to former Amazon Web Services leader Andy Jassy, 27 years after he helped launch the Seattle-based company. Bezos is still chairman at Amazon, while Gates stepped down from that role in 2014, and left the board altogether in 2020. RELATED: Co-CEOs?

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The acquisition comes at a time when IBM rivals Google, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and Oracle are locked in a battle of gaining market share as economic uncertainty slows down enterprise spending. Its consulting business alone has acquired 13 companies to boost its offerings.

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GeekWire

JUNE 21, 2020

Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of June 14, 2020. Cloud wars: Amazon Web Services to open new office just down the road from Microsoft HQ. Seattle City Council unveils new payroll tax targeting Amazon and other large companies. Most popular stories on GeekWire. … Read More.

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Mobile Web Services Meeting Advertising 71

GeekWire

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Amazon Web Services chief Andy Jassy will replace Bezos, who founded Amazon 27 years ago. The company recorded a whopping $386 billion in annual revenue last year. The company recorded a whopping $386 billion in annual revenue last year. Amazon Web Services: Amazon’s cloud business was up 28% at $12.7

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GeekWire

MARCH 8, 2024

FarmHQ Photo) New name, new funding: CODA Farm Technologies, an agtech company founded by two brothers with farming roots, has changed its name and landed some cash. David was previously a senior data scientist with Amazon Web Services, while Connor, FarmHQ’s chief technology officer, worked in science and technology roles.

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GeekWire

MAY 31, 2020

— Amazon (@amazon) May 31, 2020. — Scott Moore (@scottm00re) May 31, 2020. ” Here’s Amazon Web Services cloud chief Andy Jassy: *What* will it take for us to refuse to accept these unjust killings of black people? . — Andy Jassy (@ajassy) May 30, 2020. pic.twitter.com/yI4MYEDz4C.

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GeekWire

APRIL 19, 2023

The company also announced $10 million in seed capital. Launched in October 2020, the startup was co-founded by Leo Dirac and Avi Geiger. Dirac worked as a senior principal engineer at Amazon Web Services for more than six years, where he led the AutoML program. ” — and then get results instantly. ” .

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GeekWire

APRIL 17, 2024

(GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) Amazon’s grocery technology has been in the news a lot over the past couple of weeks, following layoffs in the Amazon Web Services group responsible for the company’s physical store checkout and identity services. “We’ve seen some good signs. ”

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Media Report Web Services Applications 115

Vox

MARCH 9, 2021

Andy Jassy, the CEO of Amazon Web Services and successor to Jeff Bezos. | In the wake of a Recode investigation detailing allegations that Black workers face an unlevel playing field in Amazon’s corporate offices, the company’s future CEO defended Amazon while also acknowledging, “[W]e have a lot of work to do.”.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The company’s cloud, advertising, and third-party seller services businesses met or exceeded estimates in Q4, while overall operating income increased to $13.2 The company continues to trim its headcount, with smaller cuts coming to Alexa, music, and other divisions. Online stores: Revenue was up 9% year-over-year at $70.5

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Advertising Cloud Retail Web Services 101

GeekWire

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Amazon has expanded its senior leadership team with four additional leaders, according to a message to employees from CEO Andy Jassy, shared publicly by the company Wednesday morning. of company leadership in 2020; that number rose to 5.5% Adam Selipsky, CEO, Amazon Web Services. Black senior leaders made up 3.8%

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GeekWire

AUGUST 21, 2020

Amazon’s new “S-team” members: Dave Treadwell, vice president of Ecommerce Foundation; Alicia Boler Davis, vice president of global customer fulfillment; and John Felton, vice president of global delivery services. Felton is vice president of global delivery services. — Amazon News (@amazonnews) August 11, 2020.

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Web Services Advertising Fashion Meeting 133

GeekWire

MARCH 23, 2023

Nikita Gupta co-founded the company after trying to land a job after immigrating to the U.S. Now the company is taking advantage of AI technology, including Open AI’s GPT software, to automate its services. CareerFlow Photo) The company’s products are mostly free to individual users.

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