Microsoft’s earnings will test strength of cloud business, and impact of supply chain constraints
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in Seattle in May 2019. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Much of the spotlight has been on Microsoft’s gaming division over the past…
Former Amazon exec inherits Microsoft’s complex cybersecurity legacy in quest to solve ‘one of the greatest challenges of our time’
Charlie Bell, a former Amazon Web Services executive, is now the leader of Microsoft’s newly formed, 10,000-person security engineering organization. (Microsoft Photo) “Your code will be attacked.”…
Light the lamp — and the arches: Seattle landmark will put on display to celebrate Kraken hockey goals
The arches at Pacific Science Center in Seattle are lit with the colors of the city’s new hockey team, the Seattle Kraken. (Pacific Science Center Photo) When…
Has Amazon found its fourth pillar? Revisiting a key question for the company’s future
Andy Jassy, left, will take part in his first annual shareholder meeting as Amazon CEO this week, nearly a year after succeeding Jeff Bezos, who remains the…
Amazon Web Services partners with Brazil’s space agency to boost business on the final frontier
Alcantara Space Center serves as Brazil’s main launch site. ( ASCOM / MCTIC Photo / Odjair Baena) Amazon Web Services and the Brazilian Space Agency are joining…
Here’s how Amazon plans to rein in costs in quest to restore its consumer business to profitability
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy at the 2021 GeekWire Summit. (GeekWire File Photo / Dan DeLong) After doubling its fulfillment capacity and hiring hundreds of thousands of workers…
Jeff Bezos’ worlds collide: Amazon and AWS join Blue Origin on Orbital Reef space station team
An artist’s conception shows the Orbital Reef space station. (Orbital Reef via Amazon) Amazon and its cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services, say they’re joining forces with…
Microsoft changes cloud practices in Europe, acknowledges missteps in rivalry with Amazon
Microsoft President Brad Smith. (GeekWire File Photo / Dan DeLong) Microsoft responded to criticism of its cloud licensing policies in Europe with a series of promises to…
More AI for devs: Amazon unveils CodeWhisperer machine-learning ‘coding companion’
Swami Sivasubramanian, AWS VP, announces the new CodeWhisperer service at re:MARS in Las Vegas. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) LAS VEGAS — Amazon Web Services showed a…
In its second year, Amazon Web Services’ Space Accelerator boosts 10 far-out startups
Artwork shows the Nyx spacecraft during atmospheric re-entry. (Illustration via The Exploration Company) For the 10 startups participating this year in Amazon Web Services’ Space Accelerator program,…