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Microsoft allies with community colleges to help U.S. train 250k new cybersecurity workers by 2025

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The company says it will offer free curriculum to all of the nation’s public community colleges, training for faculty at 150 community colleges, and scholarships and other resources for 25,000 students. home to the National Cybersecurity Training & Education Center. . ‘Why aren’t organizations doing better?

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

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Amazon on Thursday is opening the doors to its first Amazon Web Services Skills Center in downtown Seattle. “It’s really the start of the journey into cloud regardless of whether they go into a business-side role or tech role,” said Maureen Lonergan , vice president of training and certification for AWS.

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Washington Technology Industry Association lays off 14% of staff

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Launched in 2016, Apprenti provides free training and apprenticeships for candidates looking to work in the tech sector. Schutzler said many of Apprenti’s biggest partners, including Amazon Web Services and Boeing, have said they are limiting hiring plans in 2023. In August, it was awarded a $23.5

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As AI use surges, tech companies race to secure clean energy and preserve climate goals

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In March, news broke that Amazon Web Services is spending $650 million on a data center in Pennsylvania that’s plugged into the nation’s sixth largest nuclear power plant, providing up to 960 megawatts of carbon-free energy for its operations. Europe, Asia and Latin America.

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Madrona teams up with Advancing Women in Product to boost female tech leadership

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Advancing Women in Product (AWIP) , a nonprofit organization with more than 16,000 members internationally, is partnering with Seattle’s Madrona Venture Group and Madrona Venture Labs in order to expand its opportunities for training, mentoring and networking. AWIP and Madrona Photos). Membership includes women and men.

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Tech Moves: T-Mobile adds former U.S. intelligence director to board; Amazon execs depart; and more

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Amazon Web Services’ VP of Solution Architecture and Training & Certification Rudy Valdez has departed, according to a report by The Information. The former head of engineering and science at Amazon Web Services Health Jean-Olivier Racine joined Outset Medical as its chief technology officer. billion. —

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9 ways IT leaders can impact sustainability initiatives

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Many CIOs don’t know where to start,” says Brian Kirkland, CIO at Choice Hotels and founding board member for SustainableIT.org, a nonprofit launched to help create frameworks and standards around sustainability. Morgan Stanley’s IT department, for example, is helping nonprofits as part of its Technology Change Makers program.

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