as inspiration for co- writing a book called ‘ Reaching Cloud Velocity ’ alongside Jonathan Allen . With AWS powering world wide companies in their cloud transformation , the work has helped explore the lessons they have learned over time . Blood and Allen have brought together own unique experiences – combined with that of hundreds of customers they have worked with around the globe – to create a book of lessons , knowledge and advice that leaders can use to grow their progress . It is a part of how Blood feels he can help influence others in accelerating sustainability through the AWS cloud .
With the global discussion moving from the instigation of sustainability strategies , to actually increasing impact and pushing to achieve greater results , the mindset at AWS elates to how the cloud can help to accelerate that progress into the future . Blood feels that the cloud plays a seismic role in that acceleration , as it gives customers and partners the chance to scale their successful ideas quickly to maximise their impact . “ We ’ ve defined what we need to do now , we need to take action . So , how do ; we accelerate all those efforts that are already under way ? We have great opportunities with technologies that already exist . How do we amplify them ?”
From a personal perspective , he speaks passionately about knowing the influence AWS can have in solving sustainability problems , and using cutting edge technology to achieve it . He says
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