Aws news and trends

AWS and Anthropic to Build 5x Larger Supercomputer
artificial intelligence // December 03, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Anthropic are building a supercomputer that will be five times the size and have five times the performance of the one Anthropic used to train its current generation of artificial intelligence (AI) models. Dubbed “Project Rainier,” the EC2 UltraCluster of...

Amazon Debuts AWS Data Transfer Terminals For Faster Cloud Uploads
Amazon // December 02, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) says its data transfer terminal offering has gone online. The terminals, announced in a blog post on Sunday (Dec. 1), provide a physical location where users can bring storage devices to upload data more quickly to the AWS cloud. The first...

AI Explained: The Fine Art of AI Optimization
artificial intelligence // December 02, 2024

Major technology companies are racing to shrink their artificial intelligence (AI) systems as mounting computing costs push them to rethink how they build and deploy their most advanced programs. This efficiency drive marks a significant shift in the industry, where the focus is moving from...

AWS CEO: Companies Zero In on Most Valuable AI Applications
artificial intelligence // December 02, 2024

Two years into the generative artificial intelligence (AI) boom, CEOs and chief information officers are looking to focus on the use cases that deliver the best return on investment, Amazon Web Services (AWS) CEO Matt Garman told The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Garman said that...

Interviews & Exclusives
AWS and TSYS Say Financial Services’ Shift to the Cloud Includes Responsible Innovation

December 12, 2024
It seems like everything is moving to the cloud — from data to infrastructure — as companies seek to cut costs and scale their operations. In financial services, that means bringing new products and payments to new markets and users as new ecosystems take shape, especially as artificial intelligence gains prominence. It was a topic […]

Panel: AWS and FIS Debate Treasury Management’s Digital Makeover With Cloud-Based Payments

November 12, 2024
In the post-COVID world, corporates are faced with what should be an easy decision: creating better value for the organization, speeding time to new markets and creating new business models....

AWS and J.P. Morgan Weigh In on the Cloud’s Role in Payments Modernization

October 25, 2024
Although the technology has come a long way in a short period of time, it’s not like an organization can hit a switch and migrate to the cloud. Not yet,...

AWS Says Technology Helps Firms Meet Changing Data Localization Regulations

August 27, 2024
Technology can help banks and payment companies stay in conformance with local data regulations, AWS Head of Payments Mark Smith writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “Beyond the Horizon: How...

Quick Reads
AWS and Anthropic to Build 5x Larger Supercomputer

December 03, 2024
Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Anthropic are building a supercomputer that will be five times the size and have five times the performance of the one Anthropic used to train its current generation of artificial intelligence (AI) models. Dubbed “Project Rainier,” the EC2 UltraCluster of Trn2 UltraServers will use hundreds of thousands of Trainium2 chips […]

Amazon Debuts AWS Data Transfer Terminals For Faster Cloud Uploads

December 02, 2024
Amazon Web Services (AWS) says its data transfer terminal offering has gone online. The terminals, announced in a blog post on Sunday (Dec. 1), provide a physical location where users...

AWS CEO: Companies Zero In on Most Valuable AI Applications

December 02, 2024
Two years into the generative artificial intelligence (AI) boom, CEOs and chief information officers are looking to focus on the use cases that deliver the best return on investment, Amazon...

Amazon and SAP Team to Help BBC’s Cloud Move

November 27, 2024
Amazon Web Services says it’s helping the U.K.’s most famous broadcaster move to the cloud. The British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) will embark on this transformation using RISE with SAP on...