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Alexa voice assistant unit sees layoffs as Amazon shifts resources to generative artificial intelligence

‘We have a much larger partner ecosystem than you’ll find elsewhere,’ Amazon.com CEO Andy Jassy says

CRN spoke to partners about recent findings that Amazon cloud growth slowed in Q1 2023 as customers slashed costs

In this opinion piece Barracuda regional VP public cloud & strategic partners international, Chris Hill, makes the case for the channel more actively embracing vendor marketplaces

We've unpicked the biggest statements made to shareholders on AWS, the emergence of generative AI, and the 27,000 AWS layoffs

"I’m writing to share that we intend to eliminate about 9,000 more positions in the next few weeks—mostly in AWS, PXT, Advertising, and Twitch", says Amazon CEO Andy Jassy

While spending was up double-digits, growth was hampered by several global factors

Here’s a breakdown of AWS, Microsoft and Google Cloud’s recent earnings results comparing revenue totals, cloud growth, operating income, and global market share

However its CFO warned of optimisation efforts that will continue to be a headwind in the next few quarters

IaaS and PaaS had the largest growth while hyperscaler giants Microsoft, Amazon and Google continue to control the market