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Amazon Web Services cuts hundreds of jobs in sales, training, and physical stores tech group

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GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Amazon Web Services will cut several hundred jobs in its Sales, Marketing, and Global Services organization, and a few hundred jobs on its Physical Stores Technology team, executives in the tech giant’s cloud computing division informed employees Wednesday morning in internal emails. .”

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Snowflake launches Retail Data Cloud

CIO Business Intelligence

After launching the Healthcare and Life Sciences Data Cloud Platform just a week ago, Snowflake has announced a Retail Data Cloud aimed at helping retail and consumer goods companies make the most of their data. The Retail Data Cloud will also include prebuilt data applications from various technology and consulting partners.

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Amazon Web Services debuts 5-week accelerator for clean energy startups

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Amazon Web Services is announcing the creation of a 5-week accelerator to support clean technology startups. The Seattle-based cloud and online retail giant is partnering with Freshwater Advisors ? (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser). Applications to the AWS Clean Energy Accelerator are being accepted starting today until June 4.

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Google Cloud brings its search smarts to retail customers

CIO Business Intelligence

Google Cloud has released a new fully managed search tool, called Retail Search, which is aimed at retailers who are concerned about product discovery on their digital platforms. Bringing Google Search to Retail Search. Retail Search: a market share and data play.

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Amazon earnings reveal major shift: Total services revenue on track to surpass retail sales

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Direct retail sales are poised to represent less than half of Amazon’s business for the first time in its history — a fundamental shift that reflects the e-commerce giant’s expansion beyond its roots as an online store. Leigh was an Amazon general manager and retail category leader for nearly 10 years.

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After reaching $40B in revenue in record time, Amazon Web Services hints at its own reinvention

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Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy with a chart showing AWS revenue growth at the company’s virtual re:Invent conference this week. Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy at AWS re:Invent this week, in front of a slide showing some of the company’s customers and partners. Screenshot via webcast). Amazon Photo).

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Amazon downsizes AWS in a fresh cost-cutting round

CIO Business Intelligence

In a fresh round of layoffs, Amazon is laying off hundreds in the company’s cloud division, Amazon Web Services (AWS). Rethinking physical retail strategy On Tuesday, AWS also downsized its team responsible for developing technology for Amazon’s physical retail stores. Amazon Web Services, Technology Industry