News & Trends
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The deceptively simple origins of AWS
Simple. The name of the first Amazon Web Services (AWS) service, Amazon S3, begins with that word: Simple Storage Service."It's ironic because what we were trying to do, store data on the internet—and do it really, really well—was not so simple," sai
31.05.2025
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A vision for empowering women to lead the tech industry
As this year's Women's History Month comes to a close, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is continuing to highlight innovative and fearless leaders who are using the power of tech to reinvent their businesses, better serve their customers, and improve our wo
31.05.2025
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Starting the conversation about Alzheimer’s
Doreen Monks remembers the day when Alzheimer's entered her life.Doreen MonksRetired neuroscience nurse practitioner diagnosed with Alzheimer'sMonks, a veteran neuroscience nurse practitioner, knew her way around the human brain. In her most recent r
31.05.2025
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Amazon helps boost vaccine call center in Washington state
Amazon has been helping employees, their families, and thousands of other community members access COVID-19 testing and vaccinations by hosting pop-up clinics in a growing number of states. Now, Amazon is making it easier to book vaccination appointm
31.05.2025
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Cloud-powered diagnostic tools are critical to fighting COVID-19
2020 was a year like no other. By March, the COVID-19 virus had spread around the world, impacting families, businesses, and communities. Many are still fighting the spread of the virus, which has introduced several new variants that are threatening
31.05.2025
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AWS Cloud technology is helping migrants stay safe
COVID-19 has led to huge challenges for the world’s mobile populations—the millions of people who move between countries and regions to look for better opportunities or to escape disaster or unrest.Since the pandemic began, a total of 227 countries,
31.05.2025
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How AWS helps power a customer's fight against crime and pollution on the high seas
Nature does not move in straight lines. Just look at the image below.What you see is a Sentinel-1 radar satellite image taken above the Andaman Sea off the coast of Thailand. What is that dark arrow-shaped line?The image was taken in the middle of a
31.05.2025
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Lend your spare compute power to the fight against COVID-19
If you would like to lend your spare compute power to the fight against COVID-19, visit the Folding@home website to find out more.Ever since Folding@home—a massively distributed computing project set up to investigate the origins of diseases includin
31.05.2025
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Building career paths for women in AI
Allie K. Miller works with some of the world’s most innovative Artificial Intelligence companies in her role at Amazon Web Services. Her career path and unique job helped her get involved in a new report that looks at the opportunities for women in A
31.05.2025
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Army and Navy teams compete in first annual AWS DeepRacer competition
The rivalry between the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy is one of the most enduring in college football, dating back to their first game in 1899. Each year, the football teams from each academy compete in a game that has become a wel
31.05.2025
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With nearly limitless schedule options, NFL turns to AWS for help
The National Football League works to create a thrilling schedule each season for fans around the world, making sure to account for competitive fairness, multiple TV partners, stadium availability, holiday and international games, and numerous other
31.05.2025
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AWS and NHL launch new stats powered by AWS in advance of Stanley Cup Playoffs
Upsets, epic comebacks, and players and goalies going on incredible hot streaks. Every year, the National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs bring to life some of sports’ greatest theater and culminate in one triumphant team lifting up the Stanley
31.05.2025