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What to expect at re:Invent: Amazon Web Services navigates uncertain economic times

GeekWire

Amazon Web Services will face a new challenge at its annual re:Invent conference in Las Vegas this week: keeping software developers and big corporate customers engaged with the long-term potential of its cloud platform, while grappling with the more immediate realities of an economic downturn. Amazon Photo).

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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

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 Indeed, the kingdom is positioning itself as a global leader in digital technologies ahead of its hosting of the World Expo 2030 in Riyadh.

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AWS makes its Lift program available in India

CIO Business Intelligence

Amazon Web Services on Wednesday made its global Lift program available in India, targeting small and medium-size businesses with revenue ranging from 800 million to 6.25 The Lift program, according to AWS, offers promotional credits and nearly 200 AWS services to help enterprises move on-premises workloads to the cloud.

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Bechtle: Pursuing a Multi-Faceted Sustainability Strategy

CIO Business Intelligence

Providing hardware, software, and IT solutions and services, the company also delivers an extensive array of cloud offerings from dedicated private clouds to deployments with the world’s largest hyperscalers, including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

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DS Smith sets a single-cloud agenda for sustainability

CIO Business Intelligence

By 2030, the company also aims to send zero waste to the landfill, to decarbonize its operations and value chain, and to limit its global temperature increases to 1.5 Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Digital Transformation degrees in accordance with the Paris Agreement. We’re a very purpose-based company.”

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Amazon bolsters its clean energy leadership with 9 new projects worldwide

GeekWire

The energy will provide juice for operations at its corporate offices, Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers, product fulfillment centers and Whole Foods Market stores. Amazon is on a path to 100% renewable energy by 2025, five years ahead of the original target of 2030. Amazon’s renewable power sources will generate 8.5

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Amazon sustainability report: Carbon emissions rose 19% in 2020 as pandemic drove huge revenue

GeekWire

electric vehicle manufacturer, is producing 100,000 delivery vehicles for Amazon by 2030. Amazon aims to power its operations with 100% renewable energy by 2025 and make half of its shipments net-zero carbon by 2030, including through 100,000 custom electric vehicles that will be on the road by 2030. Rivian, a U.S.

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