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9 ways IT leaders can impact sustainability initiatives

CIO Business Intelligence

Many CIOs don’t know where to start,” says Brian Kirkland, CIO at Choice Hotels and founding board member for SustainableIT.org, a nonprofit launched to help create frameworks and standards around sustainability. CIO Wetmur is taking things a step further at Morgan Stanley with a more sustainable approach to application development.

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Tech Moves: AWS product head joins Faculty; Bezos Earth Fund hires BlackRock leader; and more

GeekWire

Sullivan was previously head of product for the AI DevOps group at Amazon Web Services, where he led teams helping customers build and manage cloud-based applications. Bodnar was previously chief strategy officer at the nonprofit Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), where he founded its Center for Climate-Aligned Finance.

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GeekWire Podcast: Seattle region’s new tech giant; ‘Slackforce’ analysis; AWS re:Invent takeaways

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billion; Amazon Web Services makes some surprising news at its annual re:Invent cloud conference ; and a new tech giant arrives in our backyard. McIlwain invests in software and data-oriented companies in areas including cloud computing, intelligent applications, and the intersection of life science and data science.

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‘The dark matter is just sitting there’: What’s standing in the way of AI for life sciences

GeekWire

Life sciences panelists at Madrona Venture Group’s Intelligent Application Summit. A panel of researchers discussed challenges to adopting AI tools in life sciences at the Intelligent Applications Summit hosted by Madrona Venture Group in Seattle last week. GeekWire Photo / Charlotte Schubert). “And everybody admits it.”

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Tech Moves: AWS exec named Splunk president; Amazon vet joins Overstock as CMO; and more

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Former Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft executive Teresa Carlson will join Splunk in the new role of president and chief growth officer effective April 19. billion and sells its contract management software in 90 countries. and was previously a vice president and general manager at Amazon Web Services.

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First job lessons: Seattle tech startup CEOs on what they learned from car washing, delivery, and more

GeekWire

It was one of the first software startups in Austin and the U.S., Icertis background: The Seattle-area startup creates software for contract management. ” Syndio background : Its software helps businesses eliminate gaps in pay disparity. How have you applied that experience to what you do at your company today? “I

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GeekWire Awards 2020 revealed: Big winners, celebrities and surprises power virtual event

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As builders of software that helps companies track and hit their goals, Seattle startup Ally can check off a big achievement after winning Startup of the Year. That solution was Legalpad, a startup she co-founded along with Brandon Bloom that helps businesses collect, compile and submit work visa applications.