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Former Amazon Web Services data center leader Chris Vonderhaar joins Google Cloud

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Chris Vonderhaar, former Amazon Web Services data center leader, will serve as Google Cloud’s vice president of demand and supply management. LinkedIn Photo) Chris Vonderhaar, a longtime Amazon Web Services executive who left the company this spring, has joined AWS rival Google Cloud.

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Amazon confirms abrupt departure of AWS data center chief Chris Vonderhaar

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GeekWire File Photo The Amazon Web Services executive who oversaw the cloud giant’s massive network of data centers is suddenly gone, without explanation. Amazon confirmed the departure of Chris Vonderhaar, who had been at the company for nearly 13 years, in response to a GeekWire inquiry on Tuesday.

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Former AWS real estate managers, accused of taking millions in kickbacks, challenge Amazon’s motives amid FBI investigation

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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.

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Former Seattle entrepreneur and husband will get back most of funds seized by FBI in Amazon case

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government that will return most of their personal funds seized by the FBI as part of an investigation into Carleton Nelson’s activities in his past role as an Amazon real estate transaction manager. 2 yrs ago, @amazon told FBI they'd been charged inflated lease prices for data centers & my husband committed a crime.

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of April 9, 2023

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Read More Microsoft Azure enlists generative AI to help Pentagon look for satellite imagery Can a chatbot help Pentagon planners find the satellite data they need to understand what’s happening in a global hotspot?

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IonQ opens up Forte quantum computing platform for use on Amazon Braket Direct

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An artist’s conception shows a data center powered by IonQ’s Forte Enterprise servers. IonQ Forte joins two earlier generations of the company’s processing hardware, Harmony and Aria, as options for Amazon Web Service’s Braket quantum computing service.

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Judge tosses all but one claim in Amazon’s suit against former AWS real estate managers

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A judge dismissed most of Amazon’s claims in a lawsuit alleging that former Amazon Web Services real estate managers conspired with outside firms to receive kickbacks on data center development deals. The former employees deny the allegations. The April 6 summary judgment ruling , by U.S.