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Andy Jassy's Legacy at AWS

2021/2/7
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As Amazon transitions to a new CEO, we look back at Andy Jassy's leadership at AWS from 2006 to 2021.

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  • Timeline of Amazon Web Services (AWS) )
  • Inside the rise of AWS's Andy Jassy (Business Insider))

HOW AWS SHAPED AND RESHAPED CLOUD COMPUTING (Andy's Influence)

  • Brought on-demand computing to IT infrastructure (and beyond)
  • Established that AWS was "the cloud"
  • Brought the Amazon psychology of "low-cost" to IT
  • Focused on "price reductions" and the new economics of cloud (vs. IT)
  • Focused on highlighting big name customers early (e.g. Netflix) 
  • Refused to acknowledge competitors (in the early years)
  • Used data to see customer-usage patterns, to inform the next services.
  • Announced new capabilities all the time, not big releases.
  • And many more....

WHAT COMES NEXT FOR AWS?

  • Who takes over at the leader of AWS?
  • How does AWS manage slowing growth rates?
  • Taking over from a legend is never easy? What personality does the next leader bring?
  • Does Hybrid Cloud change how they go-to-market? How they partner?

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