Cloud Tech

Jul 17, 2026, 9:48 AM

Departing AWS exec Dave Brown is reportedly joining Meta, as Facebook parent mulls its own cloud

Dave Brown, the senior AWS executive whose departure Amazon announced this week, is joining Meta to work on its data center build-out, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The move comes as Meta weighs whether to launch a cloud business of its own, which would put it in competition with AWS. Read More

Jun 11, 2026, 6:59 AM

Former AWS CEO Adam Selipsky to lead new $10B AI data center venture

Former Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky is returning to the world of cloud infrastructure as co-founder and CEO of Helix Digital Infrastructure, a newly-launched company backed by more than $10 billion. Read More

May 27, 2026, 2:54 PM

Snowflake commits $6B to Amazon Web Services over 5 years in latest AI infrastructure deal

Snowflake committed to spend $6 billion on AWS over five years, including the use of Amazon’s custom Graviton processors. The deal adds to a growing list of large-scale AI infrastructure commitments on AWS from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Meta. Read More

May 18, 2026, 9:00 AM

AWS veteran Matt Wood returns to cloud giant in new role: chief AI and technology officer

Matt Wood, who spent more than 14 years helping to lead Amazon Web Services’ artificial intelligence and machine learning initiatives… Read More

May 11, 2026, 2:34 PM

Microsoft exec Shawn Bice returns to AWS to lead reliability push for AI agents

Shawn Bice, who left AWS for Microsoft’s security organization in 2022, is returning to Amazon as VP of AI Services to lead the Automated Reasoning Group under Swami Sivasubramanian’s Agentic AI organization. Read More

Apr 28, 2026, 10:34 AM

OpenAI’s models land on Amazon Bedrock, one day after Microsoft exclusivity ends

SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon moved quickly Tuesday to capitalize on OpenAI’s new relationship status with Microsoft, launching a preview of OpenAI’s models on its Bedrock platform less than 24 hours after the ChatGPT maker was freed from its previously exclusive cloud arrangement. Read More

Apr 28, 2026, 9:00 AM

AWS turns Amazon’s hiring and supply chain expertise into new AI products for other businesses

AWS is expanding line of Amazon Connect business apps into a suite of agentic AI products, including new tools for supply chain planning and high-volume hiring built on Amazon’s own operational experience and insights. Read More

Apr 18, 2026, 3:03 PM

Seattle mayor floats moratorium on new data centers in city limits

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson raised the possibility of a moratorium on new data centers in the city, following a report that four companies have approached Seattle City Light about building five large-scale facilities. Read More

Apr 13, 2026, 9:44 AM

OpenAI sees ‘staggering’ demand for Amazon offering, says Microsoft partnership held it back

OpenAI’s chief revenue officer touted the AWS alliance as a key enterprise growth driver, saying that the Microsoft relationship has constrained the company’s reach into big business. Read More

Apr 7, 2026, 12:37 PM

Amazon revamps S3 cloud storage for the AI era, removing a key barrier for apps and agents

Amazon Web Services is making it possible to access data stored in its S3 cloud storage service as a traditional file system, bridging a divide between two types of storage that has frustrated developers and data scientists for nearly two decades. Read More

Mar 22, 2026, 9:46 AM

AWS at 20*: Inside the rise of Amazon’s cloud empire, and what’s at stake in the AI era

With Amazon marking the 20th anniversary of AWS this month, GeekWire spoke with early builders, current AWS insiders, and longtime observers of the company to tell the story of how the business got started, how it won the cloud, and what it’s up against now. Read More

Mar 1, 2026, 9:28 AM

Filings: How Amazon’s $50B OpenAI deal actually works, and what they’re keeping secret

Amazon’s $50 billion OpenAI investment made big headlines, but the SEC filings tell a more complicated story. Here’s how the money flows, what triggers the payments, and what the companies are keeping secret. Read More

Feb 18, 2026, 6:13 AM

Cloud and AWS cost consultant Duckbill expands to software, raises $7.75M for new Skyway platform

Cloud cost consultant Duckbill, known for co-founder Corey Quinn’s sharp takes on AWS, raises $7.75M and launches Skyway, a financial planning and forecasting platform for enterprise cloud spending. Read More

Feb 5, 2026, 2:31 PM

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy defends $200B spending plan: ‘This isn’t some sort of quixotic top-line grab’

Amazon’s cloud unit posted its fastest growth in more than three years, but the company’s plan to spend $200 billion on infrastructure in 2026 sent shares tumbling 10% after hours. Read More

Jan 18, 2026, 3:02 PM

Vega Cloud enters receivership, with millions in debt, in surprise turn for Spokane tech standout

Once a fast-growing cloud management startup with millions in revenue, Vega Cloud has entered receivership, saying it can no longer pay its debts. In the tight-knit Spokane tech community, Vega Cloud had been seen as a startup with the potential to make it big. Read More

Dec 30, 2025, 8:32 AM

How Microsoft is betting on AI agents in Windows, dusting off a winning playbook from the past

Microsoft is pushing AI agents deep into Windows, reviving a platform strategy that once made the PC operating system dominant. The question is whether that approach can still work in a world defined by phones, browsers, and the cloud. Read More

Dec 6, 2025, 10:23 AM

AI goes from tool to teammate: Amazon Web Services SVP Colleen Aubrey on the dawn of agentic work

AI “teammates,” faster product development, and a pivot in Amazon’s applied-AI strategy: AWS SVP Colleen Aubrey joins the GeekWire Podcast to explain how agentic systems are reshaping how Amazon builds software. Read More

Dec 1, 2025, 8:33 AM

AWS re:Invent preview: What’s at stake for Amazon at its big cloud confab this year

Amazon faces a critical test at AWS re:Invent this week: showing that its heavy AI investments can pay off as Microsoft and Google gain ground in the cloud. Read More

Nov 12, 2025, 10:51 AM

What is an AI ‘superfactory’? Microsoft unveils new approach to building and linking data centers

Microsoft unveiled its first AI “superfactory,” linking data centers in Wisconsin and Atlanta through a high-speed fiber network. It will use hundreds of thousands of Nvidia GPUs to train and run advanced AI models for key Microsoft partners such as OpenAI, and for Microsoft’s own internal models. Read More

Nov 3, 2025, 7:47 AM

OpenAI’s $38B cloud deal with Amazon takes ChatGPT maker further beyond Microsoft

In a major expansion of its cloud partnerships, OpenAI signed a $38 billion deal with Amazon Web Services to train and run future AI models, reflecting both the scale of the AI boom and the increasingly complex ties among the industry’s biggest players. Read More

Oct 1, 2025, 8:18 AM

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shakes up his own job, taps veteran exec as CEO of commercial business

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is handing off day-to-day commercial execution to longtime sales chief Judson Althoff, who takes on the new role of CEO of commercial business. The change frees Nadella to focus more on AI and long-term technology bets. Read More

May 6, 2025, 9:57 AM

AWS veteran Matt Wood returns to cloud giant in new role: chief AI and technology officer

Microsoft exec Shawn Bice returns to AWS to lead reliability push for AI agents

AWS turns Amazon’s hiring and supply chain expertise into new AI products for other businesses

Seattle mayor floats moratorium on new data centers in city limits

Filings: How Amazon’s $50B OpenAI deal actually works, and what they’re keeping secret

AI goes from tool to teammate: Amazon Web Services SVP Colleen Aubrey on the dawn of agentic work

AWS re:Invent preview: What’s at stake for Amazon at its big cloud confab this year

OpenAI’s $38B cloud deal with Amazon takes ChatGPT maker further beyond Microsoft

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shakes up his own job, taps veteran exec as CEO of commercial business

Amazon enters real-time AI voice race with Nova Sonic, a unified voice model that senses emotion

Amazon’s new quantum chip joins race to enable next era of computing

Amazon Web Services focuses on optimizing artificial intelligence in space

Podcast: Amazon, AI, and the cloud — a reality check, with Corey Quinn of ‘Last Week in AWS’

Amazon on pace for $100B+ in yearly capex; Jassy expects cost efficiencies to drive AI demand

Amazon’s quarterly profits soar to a record $20 billion, but cloud growth comes up short

Amazon earnings preview: AWS cloud growth, AI demand, trade wars among key issues to watch

Amazon expands Bedrock with new AI model marketplace, a day after unveiling its own ‘Nova’