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Amazon Web Services inks deal with the PGA Tour, its latest cloud computing sports deal

GeekWire

Amazon Web Services continues to expand its reach into the sports world. The latest deal, announced Tuesday, is with the PGA Tour, which will make AWS its official cloud provider. East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga. GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota). The PGA Tour will also migrate nearly a century of content to AWS.

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I was a virtual NBA fan: What it’s like to cheer from the digital sidelines in Microsoft Teams

GeekWire

This is the spectator view for fans watching NBA games “courtside” in Microsoft Teams: the live stream on one side, and your virtual cheering section on the other. I had one of the more memorable sports moments of my life last night, rooting for my favorite team in the crowd at an NBA game — without leaving my apartment.

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NBA will use new Microsoft Teams ‘Together’ feature for virtual fan experience during games

GeekWire

The two organizations, which announced a multiyear cloud partnership in April, will debut virtual viewing technology powered by Microsoft’s Teams collaboration software when the season begins July 30 near Orlando, Fla. Will your meeting suck less in a virtual auditorium? Microsoft unveils ‘Together’ mode for Teams.

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Microsoft will power virtual fan experience at NFL games with Teams, following NBA deal

GeekWire

Microsoft is becoming the de-facto virtual fan enabler for sports leagues. The tech giant revealed today that it is working with the NFL to host a virtual fan experience for games during the 2020-21 season, which kicks off tonight. For each NFL game, the home team will invite fans to the virtual experience.

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Why you can’t ignore cloud security

CIO Business Intelligence

Over the past few years, enterprises across Australia have moved more and more of their systems and applications to the cloud, with the trend only gathering pace with people increasingly working outside the traditional network perimeter, often at home and other locations.

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GeekWire Podcast: We tested Microsoft’s virtual fan experience at an NBA game — here’s how it works

GeekWire

GeekWire’s Taylor Soper watches from the virtual stands as the Portland Trail Blazers take on the L.A. GeekWire’s Taylor Soper got a chance to try it out this week , cheering from the virtual stands, and we talk about the experience on this week’s GeekWire Podcast episode. Look out for me in the virtual stands!!!

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The NBA is using Microsoft Teams to bring basketball fans courtside

The Verge

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is using Microsoft Teams’ new Together Mode to place basketball fans courtside in a virtual experience during live games. These virtual stands will include more than 300 fans using Together Mode to sit side by side with each other virtually in Microsoft Teams.

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