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Read Duke Energy, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Nucor sign MoU for renewable energy
Duke Energy, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Nucor sign MoU for renewable energy

Duke Energy, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Nucor sign MoU for renewable energy

June 01, 2024 Amazon AWS

Duke Energy, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Nucor have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for renewable energy development in North and South Carolina.This new MoU called "Accelerating Clean Energy" (ACE) tariffs, would help the companies to support carbon-free energy generation...

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Read FWD signs new cloud agreement with AWS
FWD signs new cloud agreement with AWS

FWD signs new cloud agreement with AWS

May 30, 2024 Amazon AWS

Insurance provider FWD Group has signed a five-year cloud agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) which will see AWS continue to host the company's core business applications including finance, customer, and insurance agent interfaces, as part of the company's ongoing cloud migration.Sandeep...

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Read AWS to launch Wavelength Zone Edge locations in Africa
AWS to launch Wavelength Zone Edge locations in Africa

AWS to launch Wavelength Zone Edge locations in Africa

May 29, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) in partnership with Orange has revealed plans to launch a Wavelength Zone Edge locations in Africa, one of which will be in Morocco, where Oracle has confirmed plans for two new cloud regions. Jérôme Hénique, CEO at Orange Middle East and Africa, said: “The announcement...

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Read Amazon to invest billions into renewable energy projects in Spain
Amazon to invest billions into renewable energy projects in Spain

Amazon to invest billions into renewable energy projects in Spain

May 24, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services this week announced plans to invest €15.7 billion in Spain into its AWS Europe (Spain) Region. “We are committed to supporting Spain across multiple areas," said Suzana Curic, AWS country manager, Spain and Portugal. "Beyond direct investments and jobs supported, we plan to...

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Read Amazon to invest in European Sovereign Cloud
Amazon to invest in European Sovereign Cloud

Amazon to invest in European Sovereign Cloud

May 20, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) will invest €7.8 billion ($8.47bn) in its sovereign cloud infrastructure in Germany through 2040. The Sovereign Cloud region will be AWS' first and located in the state of Brandenburg, Germany. It is expected to launch by the end of 2025. “This investment reinforces our...

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Read O2 Telefonica and Nokia selects AWS to host 5G standalone network
O2 Telefonica and Nokia selects AWS to host 5G standalone network

O2 Telefonica and Nokia selects AWS to host 5G standalone network

May 13, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been selected to host O2 Telefónica Germany's 5G Standalone (5G SA) network as the telco confirmed that it has launched its 5G Cloud Core, built entirely in the cloud, using technology from vendors Nokia and AWS. “We are building our network of the future. With the...

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Read AWS to build new data centers at energy park in Ireland
AWS to build new data centers at energy park in Ireland

AWS to build new data centers at energy park in Ireland

May 01, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon has revealed plans to develop data centers at a renewable energy business park in County Offaly, Ireland.AWS will become the first business to develop at the Bord na Móna Eco Energy Park in County Offaly, where it will leverage the energy produced by Bord na Móna's renewable developments...

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Read AWS on track for annualized revenue run rate of $100 billion
AWS on track for annualized revenue run rate of $100 billion

AWS on track for annualized revenue run rate of $100 billion

April 29, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is set for an annualized revenue run rate of $100 billion as its first quarter has seen revenue of $25 billion, representing Year-on-Year (YoY) revenue growth of 17.2 percent, up from 13.2 percent in Q4 of 2023. CEO Andy Jassy told investors during the earnings call:...

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Read AWS announces new campus in Indiana
AWS announces new campus in Indiana

AWS announces new campus in Indiana

April 25, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services has revealed that it is behind a planned data center in Indiana. The state overnor Eric J. Holcomb this week announced plans to invest $11 billion to build a data center campus in north central Indiana – the largest capital investment announcement in Indiana’s history....

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Read Amazon launches Deadline Cloud
Amazon launches Deadline Cloud

Amazon launches Deadline Cloud

April 05, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched a cloud-based rendering service called Deadline Cloud which will enable users to deploy and scale up graphics and handle visual effects (VFX) rendering on AWS cloud infrastructure. This rendering service is aimed at customers in media and entertainment, and...

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Read Amazon invests additional $2.75 billion in AI startup Anthropic
Amazon invests additional $2.75 billion in AI startup Anthropic

Amazon invests additional $2.75 billion in AI startup Anthropic

April 01, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon has invested an additional $2.75 billion in AI startup Anthropic in a deal which marks the second round of funding provided by the cloud and eCommerce giant under a previously agreed plan to invest up to $4bn in the startup. Amazon made an initial investment of $1.25bn for a minority stake...

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Read Danske Bank signs new cloud agreement with Amazon
Danske Bank signs new cloud agreement with Amazon

Danske Bank signs new cloud agreement with Amazon

March 26, 2024 Amazon AWS

Denmark's Danske Bank has signed a multi-year cloud contract with Amazon Web Services (AWS). This will include systems for business, institutional and personal customers, and will see more than 16,000 physical and virtual servers, and 1,000 applications being migrated. Danske Bank said it will...

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Read Amazon signs new wind PPA in the UK
Amazon signs new wind PPA in the UK

Amazon signs new wind PPA in the UK

March 22, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon this week announced that it has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Iberdrola to to procure the output of an offshore wind farm in the UK. The deal is to offtake 159MW from the East Anglia Three offshore wind farm – equivalent to 700GWh of energy annually. Sergio Hernández de...

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Read Philips and AWS partner for medical technology project
Philips and AWS partner for medical technology project

Philips and AWS partner for medical technology project

March 16, 2024 Amazon AWS

Electronics giant Philips and AWS have partnered for a medical technology project to make digitalized pathology slides available at scale in the cloud. This is an expansion of the existing relationship with both companies, with Philips having selected AWS as its cloud partner seven years ago....

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Read Wex Inc. completes primary cloud migration
Wex Inc. completes primary cloud migration

Wex Inc. completes primary cloud migration

March 06, 2024 Amazon AWS

Global payment processing company Wex Inc. has completed its primary could migration with the full migration of the benefits segment in its annual report. The report did not disclse the cloud provider it moved to. However, the company in 2021 announced that it was entering into a multiyear...

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Read Amazon acquires Talen’s data center campus in Pennysylvania
Amazon acquires Talen’s data center campus in Pennysylvania

Amazon acquires Talen’s data center campus in Pennysylvania

March 06, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services has acquired Talen Energy’s 960MW Cumulusdata center campus at a nuclear power station in Pennsylvania. According to the investor presentation, Talen sold the site and assets of Cumulus Data for $650 million. The deal comprises $350 million at close and $300m escrowed,...

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Read NTT Docomo selects AWS for Japan Open RAN deployment
NTT Docomo selects AWS for Japan Open RAN deployment

NTT Docomo selects AWS for Japan Open RAN deployment

February 27, 2024 Amazon AWS

NTT Docomo has chosen Amazon Web Services to support the commercial deployment of its 5G Open RAN network in Japan. The company will use AWS to deploy Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service Anywhere (Amazon EKS Anywhere), a container management software, at its 5G Open RAN. “Our philosophy at NTT...

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Read Clumio raises $75m in new funding round
 Clumio raises $75m in new funding round

Clumio raises $75m in new funding round

February 22, 2024 Amazon AWS

Public cloud data backup and recovery provider Clumio has raised $75m in a Series D round of funding led by Sutter Hill Ventures. Existing investors Index Ventures and Altimeter Capital, as well as new investor NewView Capital also participated in this round of funding. “Few markets are as big as...

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Read Bloom Energy adds load ability to fuel cells
Bloom Energy adds load ability to fuel cells

Bloom Energy adds load ability to fuel cells

February 16, 2024 Amazon AWS

Fuel cell provider Bloom Energy has added the ability to follow loads to its fuel towers to enable better adjustment to variable demand and supply in microgrids and utilities.This new offering can be used by data center providers and others on microgrids, and also by the utility, who may use fuel...

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Read Amazon Web Services signs wind PPA in Oregon
Amazon Web Services signs wind PPA in Oregon

Amazon Web Services signs wind PPA in Oregon

February 13, 2024 Amazon AWS

Amazon has signed a new power purchase agreement to procure the output of a wind farm from Avangrid, Inc., part of the Iberdrola Group. Avangrid, Inc., part of the Iberdrola Group. “We are proud to have signed this agreement with Amazon, a company that shares our commitment to accelerating the...

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