Amazon Web Services (AWS) stories
Originally disrupting the book retailing business, Amazon Web Services has since emerged as a world’s
leader in the provision of ‘as a Service’ computing resources. With more than 200 services available
covering infrastructure, platform, compute, storage and applications as a service, AWS solutions are
provided from a network of 38 data centers around the world. A cluster of AWS data centres is planned
for New Zealand, headquartered in Auckland, and likely to be online by 2024.
Tim Wintrip appointed CEO of Lemongrass
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Tim Wintrip has been named CEO of Lemongrass, set to take office on 1 January 2025, succeeding Mike Rosenbloom who will join the Board.
Titan of Tech - Curtis Raams of Prvidr
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Curtis Raams, CTO at Prvidr, leads the charge in revolutionising CRM and automation in Australia, aiming for global expansion with the innovative GO Platform.
Cloud contact centre market grows, driven by demand for customer engagement
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The global cloud contact centre market is set to soar to USD $26,846.9 million by 2024, driven by increasing demand for scalable customer engagement solutions.
Ingram Micro wins double AWS awards for innovation success
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Ingram Micro has been honoured as AWS' Global Distributor Partner of the Year and Innovation Partner of the Year for LATAM for the second year running.
Ingram Micro aligns with AWS to boost cloud services
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Ingram Micro has unveiled a multi-year agreement with Amazon Web Services, enhancing technology and services for global channel partners via Xvantage.
Thoughtworks partners with AWS to advance GenAI in Asia
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Thoughtworks has teamed up with Amazon Web Services to boost generative AI solutions for industries across the Asia Pacific, enhancing customer engagement and productivity.
Snowflake enhances platform with AI & security features
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Snowflake unveils upgrades to its platform, enhancing data management and AI capabilities with advanced security features for enterprises.
Former AWS executive Craig Ridsdill joins CirrusHQ
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CirrusHQ has appointed Craig Ridsdill, a former AWS executive, as its new Head of Sales to enhance cloud solutions for healthcare and education sectors.
CyberCX achieves AWS Digital Sovereignty Competency
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CyberCX has attained the AWS Digital Sovereignty Competency, becoming one of 18 partners globally to support digital sovereignty in the Asia-Pacific region.
AWS launches Trainium2 EC2 instances & UltraServers
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Amazon Web Services has launched its AWS Trainium2-powered EC2 instances, offering improved performance for training large AI models at lower costs.
Exclusive: GitLab’s success in APAC and ANZ showcased in Singapore event
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GitLab recently hosted its successful DevSecOps World Tour in Singapore, attracting over 200 attendees and highlighting its growing impact in APAC.
Infor achieves AWS competency for consumer goods sector
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Infor has secured the AWS Consumer Goods Competency status, showcasing its expertise in enhancing operational efficiency for consumer goods brands.
Varonis expands data security support to include Databricks
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Varonis expands its data security capabilities to include Databricks, enhancing protection for enterprise data used by 60% of Fortune 500 companies.
AWS enhances S3 with Apache Iceberg & metadata support
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Amazon Web Services has launched enhanced features for its S3, introducing managed Iceberg tables and real-time metadata for improved data handling.
AWS enhances Amazon Q Developer with AI-driven features
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Amazon Web Services unveils AI-driven enhancements to Amazon Q Developer, streamlining software development and boosting efficiency by up to 80%.
AWS unveils new features for Amazon Q Developer AI tool
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Amazon Web Services has launched new features for its Amazon Q Developer, enabling faster and cheaper migration of legacy workloads to modern platforms.
Amazon launches OpenSearch integration with Security Lake
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Amazon has launched its OpenSearch Service zero-ETL integration with Security Lake, enabling organisations to enhance security data analytics and insights.
AWS unveils next-gen SageMaker for unified AI solutions
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Amazon Web Services has unveiled a new generation of its SageMaker platform, enhancing data access and AI capabilities for users like NatWest Group.
Elastic enhances AI observability with AWS integration
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Elastic has strengthened its partnership with Amazon Web Services, integrating generative AI services to enhance observability for users of Amazon Bedrock.
ANZ firms shine at 2024 Geo & Global AWS Awards
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Australia and New Zealand partners excel at the 2024 Geo & Global AWS Awards, with Versent, TechnologyOne, and Local Measure securing top honours.