Exploring AWS announcement of RDS for Outposts as the company offers a fully managed hybrid offering for relational database services.
IBM, Microsoft and Amazon Suspend Police Access to Facial Recognition Tech, Prompt US Lawmakers to Act
Earlier this month, Microsoft President Brad Smith explained that Microsoft would no longer “sell facial recognition technology to police departments in the United States until we have a national law in place, grounded in human rights, that will govern this technology.” This statement followed Amazon’s the previous day, in which it announced a one-year moratorium on police use of Amazon’s facial Rekognition technology.
Amazon Continues its Climate Pledge Committing Another $2 Billion
Amazon continues its climate commitment and furthers communication and investment with a new $2 billion fund and data from its 2019 sustainability efforts
Amazon Accelerates Its Climate Pledge Adding Infosys
Amazon is continuing to step up its climate initiatives bringing on Infosys to join in its commitment to meet Paris agreement requirements 10 years early.
Big Tech Experiencing a Revival
A few months ago, Big Tech was not doing so well. But then COVID-19 changed the storyline. Are we watching a Big Tech revival?
AWS Results Still a Bright Spot Within Amazon’s Q1 Earnings
Amazon had strong revenue, but was a bit under the threshold on earnings. Meanwhile, AWS continued to show great growth and investment in the business.
Love and Robots in the Time of Cholera
As the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic forces populations around the world to adopt social distancing strategies, many of the technologies that we considered “complementary” to our traditional day-to-day productivity have now become our primary modes of presence, collaboration, and productivity.
Amazon’s AWS Doubles Down on Sales Growth, Offering Deeper Tech Expertise
Amazon’s AWS doubles down on sales growth, expanding its sales team to offer deeper tech expertise including cybersecurity, AI, and data analytics. With Microsoft (and others) nipping at its heels, Amazon is reportedly doubling its sales team and shifting from its early focus on servers and storage to what it is customers need today — sales expertise and guidance around intelligent cloud offerings.
China Chipping Away at Smart Speaker Market as Amazon Maintains Lead
New data on smart speakers show that the market is growing at a fast pace, but it is new entrants, mostly from China that are seeing the biggest growth.
Amazon Seeks to Depose President, Others After Losing $10B Pentagon Cloud Contract
Still upset over losing the Department of Defense JEDI contract, Amazon’s AWS seeks to President Trump and six other government workers regarding the selection of Microsoft for the DoD cloud services contract. Will questioning the government about this decision make any difference?