Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet have pledged to run their own operations on 100% clean power. But their suppliers remain deeply reliant on fossil fuels.
The plan is designed to promote sustainable and inclusive economic growth, while advancing competitiveness in the region. Apple, Amazon, Google, Cisco, Dell and Microsoft are just some of the tech companies involved in the program.
The return of the AWS in-person event to New York City also saw a revival of disruptions by protesters calling out the cloud provider’s various government contracts.
Paige A. Thompson was able to hack into the accounts of more than 30 Amazon customers, including Capital One Bank, and download the personal information of more than 100 million people back in 2019.
Regulators worldwide are increasingly concerned about finance’s shift to cloud computing services supplied by a handful of tech giants like Amazon and Microsoft.
AWS may be riding high in the public cloud arena, but that doesn't mean it couldn't lose its market edge. Here are the greatest threats to the No. 1 cloud provider.