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Tech Moves: Smartsheet names AWS vet as CTO; Ex-Nike exec heads Grayl’s board; Indeed replaces CEO

by James Thorne on February 14, 2019February 14, 2019 at 8:22 amComment

Work collaboration software company Smartsheet nabbed AWS veteran Praerit Garg to lead technology efforts as the company’s first official CTO. Garg was a general manager of identity, directory and access services at… Read More

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Is Serverless The New Swiss Cheese? How To Manage Development Lifecycle Gaps

by Todd Bishop on January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 at 1:50 pmComment

Serverless is great, but there are still many holes in the software development lifecycle for serverless projects. How are access and permissions managed when there are so many more resources… Read More

‘We cannot let the next generation down’: Women in Cloud Summit rallies crowd to turn the tide in tech

by Tony Lystra on January 26, 2019January 28, 2019 at 3:24 amComment

In college, Washington State Sen. Patty Kuderer decided to take a programming class. She said she was excited about technology and created a simple program for the course, which she… Read More

Geek of the Week: Kevin Lin walks the talk as he left Amazon to launch startup and host his own podcast

by Kurt Schlosser on December 21, 2018December 21, 2018 at 9:45 amComment

Kevin Lin is computer software engineer who has an endless curiosity about technology and people and he likes to keep himself busy at the intersection of those two things. Born… Read More

Azure vs. AWS for startups: Microsoft’s top marketing exec explains its strategy in the cloud

by James Thorne on December 16, 2018December 16, 2018 at 11:11 am1 Comment

Startups were key to the early success of Amazon Web Services and most still favor the platform for cloud infrastructure. Microsoft thinks it has a strategy to win them over.… Read More

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AWS Seattle Meetup: re:Invent Recap

by Todd Bishop on November 21, 2018November 21, 2018 at 1:25 pmComment

AWS re:Invent 2018 takes place the last week in November. If you’re unable to attend, don’t worry! At this Meetup, AWS Technical Evangelists AM Grobelny and Nicki Klein will provide… Read More

Amazon unveils new service to mine and decode medical records using artificial intelligence

by Clare McGrane on November 27, 2018November 30, 2018 at 8:18 amComment

Sorting through and analyzing medical records is incredibly time-consuming, limiting the ability of patients, doctors and administrators to make connections and fully grasp data. But technology giant Amazon is hoping to… Read More

Amazon launches ‘Amazon Future Engineer’ program to support computer science education

by Frank Catalano on November 1, 2018November 1, 2018 at 1:10 pm1 Comment

Amazon is officially launching a new program it calls “Amazon Future Engineer,” a broad, community-based push into schools and education that represents a renewed emphasis on education, an area in… Read More

Why this top Amazon exec just placed a bet on a future Seattle NHL franchise

by Taylor Soper on September 5, 2018September 6, 2018 at 10:45 amComment

Andy Jassy runs the world’s largest cloud computing business. He also just joined an NHL franchise ownership group trying to bring professional hockey to Seattle. So the new team operations… Read More

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TLDR: Amazon crushes profit expectations, Trump targets Twitter in a tweet, Lego Hogwarts Castle

by Starla Sampaco on July 26, 2018July 26, 2018 at 5:16 pmComment

Today’s featured stories Amazon’s record quarter: $2.5B in profits is biggest ever as tech giant comes up just short on sale Trump targets Twitter, his favorite communication platform, following reports… Read More

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TLDR: MLB commentary with robots, flying cars, facial recognition in schools

by Starla Sampaco on July 17, 2018July 17, 2018 at 3:58 pmComment

Today’s featured stories MLB partners with Amazon Web Services to predict pitches and analyze live games with robots Agent 007 James Bond’s next ride? Flying cars grab Farnborough Airshow’s spotlight… Read More

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MLB partners with Amazon Web Services to predict pitches and analyze live games with robots

by Taylor Soper on July 17, 2018July 17, 2018 at 3:58 pmComment

Deeper stats, predicted pitches, and live commentary produced by robots in the voice of iconic announcers — it could all be coming to Major League Baseball broadcasts soon. MLB re-upped… Read More

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Visualizing the cloud: Time-lapse takeaways from the GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit

by Kaitlyn Wang on July 5, 2018July 5, 2018 at 4:45 pmComment

Visual strategist Guillaume Wiatr has become a mainstay at GeekWire conferences, partnering with us to sketch out drawings and notes based on the talks, panels and fireside chats as they’re… Read More

Hear how Amazon Web Services, T-Mobile and PitchBook build hybrid cloud infrastructures at the GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit

by Tom Krazit on June 22, 2018June 27, 2018 at 6:16 amComment

More and more companies have realized that the cloud is a journey, not necessarily a destination. Once it becomes clear that approach makes the most sense for your company and… Read More

Which president or first lady do you look like? Amazon helps provide answer in White House app

by Kurt Schlosser on June 5, 2018June 5, 2018 at 10:09 pmComment

Amazon is helping to power a new app which offers virtual tours of the White House as well as a unique experience that will match a user’s selfie with the… Read More

GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit early-bird pricing ends Friday — register today

by Tom Krazit on May 17, 2018May 17, 2018 at 10:37 amComment

There’s just one more day left to take advantage of the early-bird pricing for the GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit, which will showcase some of the top leaders in cloud computing… Read More

Tech Moves: Concur co-founder Mike Hilton joins Apptentive board; Samsung cloud leader lands at AWS; and more

by Clare McGrane on January 16, 2018January 15, 2018 at 9:40 pmComment

Mike Hilton, the longtime Seattle tech executive best known as the co-founder of expense management company Concur, has signed onto the board of directors of mobile tech startup Apptentive, the… Read More

Tech Moves: Uber taps former Orbitz CEO as COO; Longtime AWS leader goes to Zendesk

by Clare McGrane on December 21, 2017December 22, 2017 at 11:45 am 2 Comments

Former Orbitz CEO and longtime Seattle technology leader Barney Harford has been named the COO of Uber, marking yet another Seattle leader who has joined the embattled ride-hailing company. Former… Read More

Future of live sports? How Amazon streamed NFL games to 200 countries and 600 types of devices

by Taylor Soper on December 20, 2017December 20, 2017 at 8:12 am1 Comment

Signal acquisition, content ingestion, transcoding, ad insertion, playback optimization, and end-to-end monitoring probably weren’t top of mind for NFL fans who watched Thursday Night Football this season on Amazon. But… Read More

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Amazon partners with NFL; Brooks uses biomechanics for new shoes; and more from this week in sports tech

by Taylor Soper on December 1, 2017December 1, 2017 at 1:35 pm1 Comment

[Love sports and technology? Sign up for our sports tech newsletter to receive this rundown from GeekWire’s Taylor Soper via email every week.] TAYLOR’S TAKE ON THE WEEK IN SPORTS TECH: Amazon Web… Read More

Report: Amazon to unveil ‘Alexa for Business,’ expanding voice assistant into workplace

by Todd Bishop on November 29, 2017November 29, 2017 at 5:17 pm 2 Comments

Amazon is preparing to bring its Alexa voice-based assistant into the workplace, according to a report by CNBC this afternoon. The news could be announced as early as Thursday at… Read More

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Tech Moves: Smartsheet names AWS vet as CTO; Ex-Nike exec heads Grayl’s board; Indeed replaces CEO

Is Serverless The New Swiss Cheese? How To Manage Development Lifecycle Gaps

Amazon unveils new service to mine and decode medical records using artificial intelligence

Amazon launches ‘Amazon Future Engineer’ program to support computer science education

Why this top Amazon exec just placed a bet on a future Seattle NHL franchise

TLDR: Amazon crushes profit expectations, Trump targets Twitter in a tweet, Lego Hogwarts Castle

TLDR: MLB commentary with robots, flying cars, facial recognition in schools

MLB partners with Amazon Web Services to predict pitches and analyze live games with robots

Which president or first lady do you look like? Amazon helps provide answer in White House app

GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit early-bird pricing ends Friday — register today

Tech Moves: Concur co-founder Mike Hilton joins Apptentive board; Samsung cloud leader lands at AWS; and more

Tech Moves: Uber taps former Orbitz CEO as COO; Longtime AWS leader goes to Zendesk

Future of live sports? How Amazon streamed NFL games to 200 countries and 600 types of devices

Amazon partners with NFL; Brooks uses biomechanics for new shoes; and more from this week in sports tech

Report: Amazon to unveil ‘Alexa for Business,’ expanding voice assistant into workplace

Amazon continues sports push, partners with NFL to power ‘Next Gen Stats’ with AWS

Amazon Web Services unveils a $249 wireless deep learning video camera for developers

Amazon Web Services expands cloud business with NFL, Expedia, and Disney deals

Amazon moves into AR and VR with ‘Sumerian’ service to create 3D scenes for Oculus, Vive, iOS, Android

‘Alexa, tell me about my blood glucose:’ Health tech startup Wellpepper wins Alexa Diabetes Challenge

Amazon Web Services shakes up cloud pricing with per-second billing

Zillow shifts Zestimate home valuation tool to the cloud, claims better accuracy than ever

Amazon Web Services working on mysterious Alexa-powered enterprise collaboration service

Amazon brings the boom to Bellevue: Here are the teams expanding into the tech giant’s big new office

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