Tag: Amazon Web Services

METRON, DALKIA, BNP PARIBAS and Amazon Web Services launch “Decarb Fast Track”, a unique European programme to help decarbonise the industrial sector thanks to energy efficiency savings

Stuart Mitchell

The companies METRON, DALKIA, BNP PARIBAS and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have joined forces to launch the “Decarb Fast Track” programme. The programme has been jointly designed to subsidise easy access for selected corporates to an energy management and optimisation toolbox for industrial facilities, and aims to save up to 100,000 tons of CO2 by equipping 100 industrial companies with an energy management and optimisation solution. Against the backdrop of climate change and rising energy costs, METRON, DALKIA, BNP PARIBAS and AWS have decided to collaborate and mobilise their advanced…

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National Football League and Amazon Web Services Team Up to Transform Player Health and Safety Using Cloud Computing and Artificial Intelligence

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), and the National Football League (NFL) today announced a new partnership with a goal of advancing player health and safety using AWS’s unmatched portfolio of services and expertise. Building on the existing Next Gen Stats (NGS) partnership, and as the NFL marks its 100th season, AWS and the NFL will innovate together to shape the future of football. The partnership aims to leverage AWS’s artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) services to provide a deeper and more profound understanding…

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BP signs sustainable energy agreements with Amazon Web Services

Stuart Mitchell

BP has agreed the first in a series of innovative power deals with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to supply renewable energy to the European data centres that drive the AWS cloud platform. The deal is in line with BP’s growing sustainable power business, which includes tailored Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) within the corporate sector. Starting in 2021, BP will begin supplying AWS with renewable energy from more than 170 megawatts (MW) of newbuild wind and solar projects in Sweden and Spain – enough renewable energy each year to supply over…

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Amazon Web Services Launches ‘AWS Get IT’ to Encourage More Girls to Consider a Career in Technology

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company, today announced the launch of AWS Get IT. This new initiative is designed to introduce all Year 8 students (12-13 year olds) in the UK to cloud computing and digital skills and inspire more girls to consider a career in technology. The programme, developed together with award winning youth training organisation Future Foundations, will educate students on cloud computing technology and then invite them to create an application to solve a real-world issue faced by their school or community. AWS will shortlist 10…

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