What Amazon’s $7.5 billion investment means for NZ’s cloud computing market

It’s a rare event to see a multinational tech company announce a multibillion-dollar investment in New Zealand.

Big Tech just got much bigger – what to learn from their record profits

Who is… Andy Jassy, Amazon’s new CEO

Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man, is relinquishing his grip on day to day oversight of the e-commerce giant he created. His replacement has big shoes to fill and a background steeped in cloud computing.

Cloud-based public agencies had an edge in the Covid response – AWS

Whether it is making wage subsidies available for furloughed restaurant staff or expanding hospital call centre support, time is of the essence when it comes to meeting the myriad challenges the coronavirus pandemic has created.

What’s behind the cloud giants’ local infrastructure push?

Investments by Amazon and Microsoft point to a market with strong growth potential in the digital space, pandemic resilience and faith in our local networking infrastructure.