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AWS Puts Datacenter In Shipping Container

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AWS is pitching a Modular Data Center (MDC) at the US government, with the aim of making it easier to deploy makeshift bitbarns managed by AWS in remote locations, says an article published on The register.

Self-contained modular

Amazon’s cloudy business says that AWS MDC is available as a self-contained modular datacenter unit for US Department of Defense (DoD) agencies, which can scale by deploying additional units.

Each one is housed inside a ruggedized shipping...

https://mfame.guru/aws-puts-datacenter-in-shipping-container/

Bringing supply chain tech to new heights with cloud-based solutions

Powerhouse logistics companies require powerhouse technology solutions. 

A company’s core programs and applications are central to its daily business operations, and innovative software can be essential to unlocking new markets and revenue streams. On the other hand, inefficient and outdated systems and software may impede peak operating potential and business growth.

Building and maintaining robust customized and flexible systems can be overwhelming, as supply chain technology requirements are...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/bringing-supply-chain-tech-to-new-heights-with-cloud-based-solutions

Bridgestone to launch last-mile marketplace with AWS

Bridgestone facility

One of the transportation industry’s longest-running powerhouses is going digital.

Bridgestone Corp. (OCTUS: BRDCY), known as the world’s largest producer of tires, has announced it will be using Amazon Web Services to build a marketplace for last-mile services and fleet solutions.

The company said it will be working with AWS’ ProServe and AWS Marketplace teams, using machine learning, business intelligence services and Internet of Things technology to create a one-stop shop for fleet managers in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/bridgestone-to-launch-last-mile-marketplace-with-aws

Amazon Web Services, Bosch collaborate on logistics marketplace

Amazon Web Services and German tech company Bosch will roll out a new marketplace for digital freight services.

Mirroring the rise of e-commerce, the emergence of online marketplaces has enabled widespread access to products and services for customers around the world. 

Superpower Amazon Web Services (NASDAQ: AMZN) has been at the forefront of the e-commerce boom, using its massive logistics capabilities to quickly fulfill orders from its marketplace around the country and world. But now, AWS will use that marketplace to offer logistics capabilities.

You read that right — AWS and Gerlingen, Germany-based...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-web-services-bosch-collaborate-on-logistics-marketplace

F3 chat: Why data, cloud storage are critical to supply chain

Michele Sancricca of Amazon Web Services discusses data and the supply chain.

This fireside chat recap is from Day 1 of FreightWaves’ F3 Virtual Experience.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Data, cloud storage and the future of the supply chain

DETAILS: The rapid digital transformation taking place across the global supply chain is changing how companies use data. Chris Hurst of Chattanooga, Tennessee-based IT firm StratusGrid talks to Michele Sancricca of Amazon Web Services (AWS) about the increasingly critical role of data in the supply chain and companies’ shift to cloud-based...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/f3-chat-why-data-cloud-storage-are-critical-to-supply-chain

AWS Services HawkEye 360 For Maritime Security

  • Amazon is providing maritime security and vessel monitoring solutions to governments and commercial organisations.
  • Amazon’s machine learning is combined with RF for vessel monitoring .

HawkEye 360 is using formation-flying satellites, radio frequency (RF) geolocation technology and customised machine learning algorithms from Amazon Web Services (AWS) to monitor vessels for safety and security services, says a press release published by HawkEye360.

HawkEye 360 Vice President’s Points

“RF signals...

https://mfame.guru/amazon-tech-services-hawkeye-360-for-maritime-security/

UN criticism of Irish fishers’ scheme ‘a vindication’

The ITF HQ’s in London

In an unprecedented move, four United Nations (UN) special rapporteurs have signed a joint letter damning the Irish government’s work permit scheme for non-European workers in the fishing industry.

The letter comes from the special rapporteurs for the human rights of migrants, on contemporary forms of racism, on contemporary forms of slavery and on trafficking in persons. There is a copy here and attached to this release.

It says that the Atypical Work Scheme (AWS) “is not...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/02/18/un-criticism-of-irish-fishers-scheme-a-vindication/

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