The head of Amazon.com Inc’s cloud computing division on Monday said the company would work with any government agency that followed the law, in contrast with rival Microsoft Corp, which has touted its rejection of controversial sales. “We will serve the federal government, and they will have to use the technology responsibly,” Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon Web Services, said at the 2019 Code Conference...
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Apple has a major multiyear agreement with Amazon Web Services. Apple spends more on Amazon’s cloud than up-and-comers like Lyft and Pinterest. However, Apple is also investing heavily in building its own cloud infrastructure. As Apple and Amazon compete for a greater share of consumer dollars and attention, they also have a particularly intimate business relationship: Apple is spending more than $30 million a month on Amazon’s cloud, according...
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Amazon Web Services (AWS), a unit of Amazon.com Inc, said on Thursday it will open a Latin America infrastructure location in Colombia and help train 2,000 students in cloud technology. The company will team up with Colombia’s public technical education institute to train students in cloud computing, Jeffrey Kratz, AWS’ general public sector manager for Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada, said in a government...
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Amazon’s cloud computing business grew 46 percent in the third quarter, trailing analysts’ estimates. Amazon Web Services generated revenue of $6.68 billion in the quarter, compared with the average estimate of $6.71 billion, according to analysts polled by FactSet. AWS accounted for 12 percent of Amazon’s total revenue. It’s the world’s biggest provider of public cloud infrastructure, well ahead of Microsoft, Alphabet and others. While Amazon has a number...
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