Amazon gives software developers more freedom
The technology firm has more than a million software developers on its platform worldwide
Software developers have more choice and control to create innovative solutions thanks to Amazon Web Services (AWS) suite of tools, AWS head of head of developer relations Adam Fitzgerald said at at a recent conference. Cloud computing provider AWS, which plans to open its first data centre in Africa in Cape Town in 2020, has developed a set of technology software tools enabling developers to create new products. “Things are different from five years ago. There are a broader set of tools, supporting programming languages and building automation tools that help them build the things that matter to them and clients,” Fitzgerald said. There are more than a million developers worldwide using AWS’s computing platform, said Fitzgerald. He said over the past five years the number of services has more than doubled on the AWS platform. AWS announced a number of new products at its recent re:Invent conference in Las Vegas that are aimed at helping businesses grow faster. This includes a satel...
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