The Brains Behind Amazon’s Cloud-Computing Prowess

Amazon is not only an e-commerce behemoth. It is also cloud-computing giant. But it’s not all because of Jeff Bezos. Of course! One man just cannot do it all alone. He has a team of cloud-computing geniuses that always push the boundaries. This roundup blog post is a tribute to the brains behind Amazon’s cloud computing dominance according to Business Insider.

Andy Jassy, Senior Vice President, Amazon Web Services

“Jassy is the guy in charge of Amazon’s cloud operations including its storage cloud (S3) and its computing cloud (Amazon EC2). He’s been AWS’ leader and champion for years, nurturing it into the acknowledged 800-pound gorilla in the cloud-computing world. By some measures, AWS is the biggest cloud player. That’s changing now that competitors like IBM are charging in. But Jassy is still running the most powerful cloud in this increasingly competitive world.”

Werner Vogels, CTO, Amazon

“If there’s a guy whose name is synonymous with Amazon’s cloud-computing business, it’s Werner Vogels. He’s been driving Amazon’s tech direction since late 2004, and talking up cloud computing for almost as long, way before anyone understood the concept. Under his technology direction, Amazon’s S3 storage cloud launched eight years ago (March 14, 2006). No one except Vogels and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos had a clue it would one day change the tech world forever, causing all other tech companies to chase after it. But it did.”

Terry Wise, Director, Worldwide Partner Ecosystem, Amazon

“Even though Amazon doesn’t report revenues of its cloud-computing business, it invests heavily in it. Think of this: As of November 2013, Amazon Web Services’ Partner Network had 8,000 technology and consulting partners all helping to sell its cloud, Amazon said. Terry Wise is the person leading that effort. What he’s doing has become a model for other cloud-computing vendors on how to sign partners.”

Terry Hanold, Vice President, Cloud Commerce, Amazon Web Services

“Whether you need an Oracle database, a business video conferencing tool, or the hardware and software to build your own supercomputer, you can rent it on Amazon’s cloud through an app store called the AWS Marketplace. As of January, the AWS Marketplace offered more than 1,100 software apps for Amazon’s cloud customers. It’s one of the reasons Amazon’s cloud is so successful. As leader of the AWS Marketplace, all of that falls under Hanold’s purview.”

Teresa Carlson, Vice President, Worldwide Public Center, AWS

“When the CIA chose Amazon to help it build a giant cloud-computing data center in a deal valued at $600 million, it was big news. If the CIA trusts Amazon’s security, a lot of other enterprises will, too. But that was far from Amazon’s first big government contract. Amazon provides cloud services for about 800 government agencies, a company spokesperson told us. This is largely thanks to Teresa Carlson. Prior to joining Amazon in 2010, she had been running Microsoft’s huge Federal Government business.”

Try Offcloud for FREE!

Offcloud provides invaluable cloud-based services to all users, going above and beyond the simple storage that most places have to offer. Download instantly from BitTorrent directly into your cloud storage account. Fetch cloud data to convert and store for use later on. And even make use of the media you’ve saved while you’re on the go. With a FREE account today, you’ll receive 10GB of storage space and 100 direct download links. So why not give us a try?