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GeekWire Awards 2020 revealed: Big winners, celebrities and surprises power virtual event

GeekWire

Winners of the 2020 GeekWire Awards make their acceptance speeches on the live-streamed event. We couldn’t get together in person, but we still found a way to celebrate the best in Pacific Northwest tech on Thursday as the GeekWire Awards went virtual. And now … the winners in all 12 categories of the 2020 GeekWire Awards.

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Amazon Web Services to offer macOS on-demand in the cloud, in new appeal to Apple developers

GeekWire

Amazon Web Services will provide software developers with access to macOS on-demand in the cloud for the first time, promising to speed up the process and reduce the cost of making software for Apple’s computers and devices. Dave Brown, Amazon EC2 vice president, announces the new Mac Instances on Monday night.

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Extraordinary Digital Experiences, Made Possible by Cloud and a Modern IT Infrastructure

CIO Business Intelligence

With 190 participating countries and 24 million visitors, Expo 2020 Dubai was one of the world’s largest events, connecting everyone to innovative and inspiring ideas for a brighter future. But what does it take to support an event on such a grand scale?

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Amazon moves annual AWS re:Invent conference online as part of a free 3-week event

GeekWire

Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy answers questions from reporters at AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas in December. Amazon Web Services’ re:Invent 2020 will be a 3-week free virtual conference from Nov. Amazon Web Services’ re:Invent 2020 will be a 3-week free virtual conference from Nov.

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Microsoft will power virtual fan experience at NFL games with Teams, following NBA deal

GeekWire

Microsoft is becoming the de-facto virtual fan enabler for sports leagues. The tech giant revealed today that it is working with the NFL to host a virtual fan experience for games during the 2020-21 season, which kicks off tonight. For each NFL game, the home team will invite fans to the virtual experience.

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Cloud PC preps Grant Thornton for hybrid future

CIO Business Intelligence

The UK-based accounting and tax consulting firm was one of few accountants in the UK that weathered the 2020 tax season without a hitch, thanks to its early bet on SaaS, Microsoft Azure, and software-defined networking. We increased our resources by a couple hundred people, and we couldn’t have done it without the Virtual Desktop.”.

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Free Courses at Linux Academy- January 2020

Linux Academy

Students will explore how containers work, how they compare with virtual machines and Docker containers, and how they handle application isolation. We’ll give a simple introduction to the concepts of Cloud Computing, Amazon Web Services, and its core services. If you have ever wondered: What is the cloud?

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