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AWS launches Skills Center in Seattle, boosts efforts to give free cloud training to 29M people

GeekWire

Amazon on Thursday is opening the doors to its first Amazon Web Services Skills Center in downtown Seattle. In addition to opening the center, Amazon announced additional efforts to provide free training: Expanding AWS re/Start , its in-person,12-week program that provides training for entry-level cloud computing careers.

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PGA of America swings for the public cloud

CIO Business Intelligence

The PGA of America is building a world-class resort with multiple golf courses and retail shops near Dallas, due to be complete next year. moved all the data from its headquarters and its three data centers in Charlotte, Louisville, and Atlanta to Amazon Web Services and a handful of SaaS providers in 2019.

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Tech Moves: Expedia board director Skip Battle resigns; Madrona promotions; Vacasa’s new CFO

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Techstars Seattle, which hosts a three month accelerator program, graduated its 11th cohort this year and is led by Managing Director Isaac Kato. ” Sharma joined Madrona last year from Amazon Web Services. The company offers mobile platforms for religious, education and nonprofit organizations. Redmond, Wash.-based

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Amazon’s strategy to squeeze marketplace sellers and maximize its own profits is evolving

Vox

The report , which comes from the nonprofit Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), asserts that Amazon takes a larger and larger cut of sellers’ earnings through the various fees it levies on them. Amazon says FBA’s pricing is competitive with similar fulfillment services if not cheaper, and sellers aren’t required to use it.

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

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Colacurcio previously worked as a director of retail communications and partner brand for Starbucks. The company provides back-end tech and software to help companies build training and onboarding programs. Skilljar raised $33 million in funding after the pandemic created increased demand for its services. Zenoti Photo).

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Bias, disrespect, and demotions: Black employees say Amazon has a race problem

Vox

Chanin Kelly-Rae was a manager of diversity for a division of Amazon Web Services in 2019. Recode reviewed some of this data for the Amazon Web Services division of the company, and it shows large disparities in performance review ratings between Black and white employees. “We Meron Menghistab for Vox. Isaac Brekken/AP.

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Bias, disrespect, and demotions: Black employees say Amazon has a race problem

Vox

Chanin Kelly-Rae was a head of diversity for Amazon Web Services in 2019. Recode reviewed some of this data for the Amazon Web Services division of the company, and it shows large disparities in performance review ratings between Black and white employees. “We Meron Menghistab for Vox. Isaac Brekken/AP.