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Amazon Announces Three New Renewable Energy Projects in the US and Spain to Support Amazon’s Pledge to Reach 80% Renewable Energy by 2024 and 100% Renewable Energy by 2030
Projects will support Amazon’s commitment to The Climate Pledge to be net zero carbon by 2040 and supply renewable energy for the company’s fulfillment network and Amazon Web Services data centers which support Amazon and millions of AWS customers globally Amazon’s first large-scale renewable energy project in Spain, first in the state of Illinois, and ninth in the Commonwealth of Virginia – combined, are expected to…
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AWS Announces New Quantum Computing Service (Amazon Braket) along with AWS Center for Quantum Computing and AWS Quantum Solutions Lab
New Amazon Braket service lets customers explore, evaluate, and experiment with quantum computing hardware to gain in-house experience as they plan for the future AWS to establish the AWS Center for Quantum Computing to accelerate the development of quantum computing technologies and applications New Amazon Quantum Solutions Lab connects customers with quantum computing experts at AWS, academia, and industry partners to collaborate on…
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Klarna Selects AWS as Its Preferred Cloud Provider
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec. 2, 2019– Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced that Klarna has selected AWS as its preferred cloud provider. Klarna, the leading global disruptor of payments, banking, and retail shopping, is leveraging AWS’s proven scalability and security, as well as its unmatched portfolio of cloud services, to provide its teams with the ability to innovate at a faster pace while…
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Formula 1 Works with AWS to Develop Next Generation Race Car
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec. 2, 2019– Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Formula One Group (Formula 1) have completed a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) project to simulate the aerodynamics of cars while racing, carrying out detailed simulations that have resulted in the car design for the 2021 racing season. The CFD project used over 1,150 compute cores to run detailed simulations comprising of…
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ProSiebenSat.1 Using AWS to Transform the Future of Media in Europe
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 27, 2019– Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced that ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, Europe’s leading satellite and cable broadcaster, operating television channels, digital VoD platforms and e-commerce brands, has selected AWS as its primary cloud provider. ProSiebenSat.1 is working closely with AWS to adopt cloud services within all parts of its broadcast and digital media businesses, production companies,…
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Western Union Selects AWS as Preferred Long-Term Strategic Cloud Provider
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 19, 2019– Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced that Western Union (NYSE: WU) has selected AWS as preferred long-term strategic cloud provider, as it plans to move a significant portion of its infrastructure to the cloud. Western Union will be using AWS to build a more seamless and reliable experience for its customers who send money and payments to over…
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AWS Announces AWS Data Exchange
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 13, 2019– Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced AWS Data Exchange, a new service that makes it easy for millions of AWS customers to securely find, subscribe to, and use third-party data in the cloud. Qualified data providers include category-leading brands such as Reuters, who curate data from over 2.2 million unique news stories per…
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AWS to Open Data Centers in Spain
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 31, 2019– Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced it will open an infrastructure region in Spain. The new AWS Europe (Spain) Region will consist of three Availability Zones at launch, and will be AWS’s seventh region in Europe, joining existing regions in Dublin, Frankfurt, London, Paris, Stockholm, and the upcoming Milan region launching in early 2020. The Spain Region is expected to open late 2022 or early 2023.…
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Amazon Announces Three New Renewable Energy Projects in the US and UK to Support Amazon’s Pledge to Reach 80% Renewable Energy by 2024 and 100% Renewable Energy by 2030
Projects will support Amazon’s commitment to The Climate Pledge to be net zero carbon by 2040 and supply renewable energy to the company’s Amazon Web Services data centers that support Amazon and millions of AWS customers globally Amazon’s first renewable energy project in Scotland, second in North Carolina, and eighth in the Commonwealth of Virginia – combined, are expected to produce 265 MW of additional renewable…
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Intersect Music Festival Announces Full 2019 Lineup
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 16, 2019– Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced the full lineup of artists performing at Intersect, a brand new music festival put on by AWS celebrating creativity, innovation, and community, that will debut December 6-7 at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds in Las Vegas. Foo Fighters, Kacey Musgraves, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, Beck, Brandi Carlile, Leon Bridges, H.E.R., Jamie xx, will…
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