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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. GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop).

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of March 31, 2024

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… Read More Where Amazon Web Services is still hiring after cutting hundreds of jobs this week Amazon Web Services announced hundreds of job cuts this week, in areas including training, sales, and physical stores technology, but noted that it’s still hiring in core areas of its business, with thousands of jobs currently posted.

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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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Microsoft acquires Seattle startup Suplari, which uses AI to analyze corporate spending

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Founded in 2016, Suplari analyzes procurement and spending data flowing into various enterprise systems. The software serves as an alternative to compiling data in an app such as Excel or Tableau and having a team of analysts comb through the information themselves.

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