Today’s AWS News

Update from CEO Andy Jassy on Amazon’s operating plan and additional role eliminations
As we’ve just concluded the second phase of our operating plan (“OP2”) this past week, I’m writing to share that we intend to eliminate about 9,000 more positions in the next few weeks—mostly in AWS, PXT, Advertising, and Twitch.

Innovating with AWS will help us solve the world’s water crisis in our own lifetimes
A new AWS-based learning management system will make it easier for Water.org to enable access to safe water to people living in poverty around the world.

AWS’ Christian Hoff on how AI is driving public sector innovation
Hoff says that now that cloud has been around for a few years, agencies are looking at leveraging the cloud for machine learning and AI insights to drive innovations—especially on mission workloads.

Update from CEO Andy Jassy on Amazon’s operating plan and additional role eliminations
As we’ve just concluded the second phase of our operating plan (“OP2”) this past week, I’m writing to share that we intend to eliminate about 9,000 more positions in the next few weeks—mostly in AWS, PXT, Advertising, and Twitch.

Amazon increasingly sensitive to AWS performance – William Blair
William Blair analysts maintained an Outperform rating on Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) in a note on Wednesday, telling investors that the shares are increasingly sensitive to the performance of AWS.

Presidio CEO On AWS, Cisco, M&A And Biggest IT Bets
Presidio CEO Bob Cagnazzi has huge growth plans in store for his $5.4 billion solution provider superstar in 2023 and beyond, backed by a large backlog thanks to its innovative services strategy and tight partnerships with the likes of Amazon Web Services and Cisco.

Partners and Solutions

AWS and NVIDIA Collaborate on ‘Next Generation’ AI Infrastructure
The infrastructure will be optimized for training large language models (LLMs) and developing generative AI applications, the companies said in a Tuesday (March 21) press release.

AWS previews Mountpoint, a specialized open source Rust client to mount S3 storage into the file system
Interview AWS has introduced Mountpoint, an open-source client for Linux that connects to S3 (Simple Storage Service) using file APIs, enabling applications to traverse S3 files as if they are in the file system. It is a specialized client aimed at data analytics, and not designed for general-purpose use.

AWS S3: You can check out but can never leave
AWS is announcing seven new S3 storage services on the 17th anniversary of its launch date. There are now more ways to get data in, but it is not reducing egress charges to get data out. The S3 numbers are immense.

Illumio joins the AWS public sector partner program
The move builds upon Illumio’s existing engagement with AWS and will empower public sector organizations to reduce risk, build resilience, and stop the spread of ransomware and other breaches.

Veeam and AWS Collaborate to Support Partners in Asia Pacific and Japan in Accelerating Cloud Migration
The program is designed to onboard and accelerate the certification of partners, enhance service offerings, improve partner profitability, and open new routes to market.

The Competition

Microsoft Claims SQL Server Performs Better on Azure Than AWS
In a recent benchmark, Microsoft claims that SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines can be up to 57% faster and cost up to 54% less than running a similar workload on AWS EC2.

Integrating Azure Database for MySQL
Microsoft recently announced a new set of integrations with Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server and the Microsoft Power Platform and Azure- making it easier to develop solutions for analyzing data, automating processes, and building apps. 

Datapipe Adds Managed Cloud Services for Microsoft Azure
Datapipe has developed a solid business providing managed services atop Amazon Web Services in the last few years and now extends that same managed cloud support atop another public Infrastructure-as-a-Service giant.

Microsoft hopes to inject ChatGPT into all your apps and bots via Azure
Redmond this week was “thrilled to announce” ChatGPT will be selectively available as a preview within the Azure OpenAI Service. 

Docker Vs. AWS ECS Vs. Azure Vs. Kubernetes: Container Face-Off
Here’s a head-to-head on which container tools businesses are using the most in 2023 based off a new Flexera survey around Kubernetes, AWS ECS/ESK, Docker and Azure Kubernetes Services.

Security

Biden admin’s cloud security problem: ‘It could take down the internet like a stack of dominos’
The Biden administration is embarking on the nation’s first comprehensive plan to regulate the security practices of cloud providers.

Hackers are quickly learning how to breach cloud systems
Hackers are quickly finding flaws in organizations’ cloud infrastructure despite perceptions that the technology is ironclad against cyberattacks.

Amazon Linux 2023: Create and execute cloud-based applications with enhanced security
One of the noteworthy features is its preconfigured security policies that allow you to adhere to widely recognized industry guidelines. These policies can be set up either at the time of launch or during runtime.