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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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10 reasons to keep that data center running

CIO Business Intelligence

There are many practical reasons driving this movement away from the data center as a hallmark of information technology. But for all the undeniable reasons driving the transition to the cloud, there are a few arguments that don’t fit the narrative, a few rationales for bucking the trend and keeping your own data center running.

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CIOs take aim at SaaS sprawl

CIO Business Intelligence

For many CIOs, embracing cloud point solutions has been a key facet of their strategy to get out of the data center management business. It’s unwieldy at times managing a detailed budget by vendor. Instead, in working across Azure, “we use some proprietary solutions that we licensed and then do very simple coding,” he says.

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Konica Minolta’s cloud play is crucial for office comeback

CIO Business Intelligence

Aside from commercial real estate dealers, office equipment vendors were among the hardest hit by the massive office evacuation following the pandemic. Following the planning process, the OEM recently began migrating data from the 200 servers at its Ramsey, N.J., We’re not immune to the microprocessor shortage.

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Google’s exit from big Seattle-area project shows fleeting relationship between tech and communities

GeekWire

” Ryan DeVries, inside his Budget Blinds location on NE 85th Street in Kirkland, Wash. GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Just east of the dealership at the Kirkland Court plaza, Ryan DeVries was working in the Budget Blinds store he owns. in 2022 for offices and data centers, even as it implemented a hybrid work policy.

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Why IPaaS is key to gaining insights in higher education

CIO Business Intelligence

Smart buildings and campuses IPaaS can play a key role collating building data and creating a real-estate dashboard ensuring buildings are used as effectively and cost-efficiently as possible.