Technology Magazine January 2024 | Page 50

AWS

“ AWS is global . We ’ re trying to solve global challenges ”

THOMAS BLOOD COMMERCIAL SECTOR SUSTAINABILITY LEADER , FOR EMEA AT AWS
Low barrier entry for SMEs AWS has millions of customers all over the world , from the largest multinational corporations , to SMEs and ambitious startups . It prides itself on being the world ’ s most comprehensive and broadly-adopted cloud , from globally based data centres . When it comes to the cloud helping to instigate progress and nourish exciting new ideas , Blood believes AWS ’ offering allows not just achieving success for business , but allowing them to accelerate it . “ You don ’ t have to invest in hardware and infrastructure ; you ’ re just running the systems you need , and then you turn them off when you ’ re done ,” he explains . “ This is a beautiful way
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