PwC Canada, alongside Amazon Web Services, this week announced the launch of their “Jump Start Your Career” program. The Jump Start program is a new initiative aimed at empowering the next generation of Canadian cloud engineering professionals, according to a statement from PwC. “At PwC Canada, we’re committed to investing in the future of Canadian […]
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New Hub Will Support 9,000 Jobs in Canada as AWS Continues to Upskill
Building on a 2016 centre in Montreal, Amazon Web Services has launched its second major infrastructure hub in Canada. Based in Calgary, this second AWS centre represents Western Canada. “With the launch of the AWS Canada West (Calgary) Region, customers and partners across Canada now have additional infrastructure to deploy applications with greater resilience, availability, […]
Back to School for Adults: How Anyone Can Learn the Hottest Tech Skills, Like AI, for Free
Back-to-school usually means managing kids’ schedules and shopping for school supplies. But with technology like Generative AI capturing the world’s imagination, many adults are looking to learn the latest tech skills this fall. And studies show this learning pays off – with a growing AI skills gap in Canada, workers with AI skills can earn over $100,000 more per year. So how can […]
Multinational Tech Consultancy Wipro Opens AWS Launch Pad Center In Toronto
Indian multinational technology consultancy Wipro has announced the opening of its newest Wipro-AWS Launch Pad Center in Toronto. Joining a global network of Wipro-AWS Launch Pad Centers, this new location will enable customers in Canada to accelerate their move to the cloud and build industry leading solutions leveraging Wipro and AWS expertise. “Wipro-AWS Launch Pad Centre […]
How Turning To AWS re/Start Is Helping Me Break Into Vancouver’s Tech Scene
In my career, I’ve been searching for a role that lets me accomplish two things. First, I want to help improve peoples’ lives. Second, I want to drive innovation through technology. I recently found a program that’s allowing me to pursue both of these passions. Before COVID-19, I worked as an Actuarial Analyst, which analyzes […]
AWS Global Digital Skills Study Shows Need for Tech Skills Training in Canada Is Greater Than Ever
Canada’s workforce needs 6.5 million people to learn digital skills immediately to meet employer demand, according to a new Global Digital Skills Survey [pdf] out today. The survey, conducted on behalf of Amazon Web Services (AWS), polled companies and workers in 12 countries including Canada to see if they’re prepared for the post-pandemic economy. AWS […]
Amazon Web Services Comes To Calgary, Will Create 5,000 New Jobs
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced today that they plan to open an infrastructure Region in Alberta in late 2023/early 2024. The new AWS Canada West (Calgary) Region will consist of three Availability Zones (AZs) at launch and join the existing AWS Canada (Central) Region in Montreal, which also consists of three Availability Zones. Globally, AWS has […]
Invest Vancouver Launches Cloud Workforce Training Initiative With AWS
Invest Vancouver has announced a new high tech workforce development initiative in partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to prepare thousands of B.C. residents for well-paying jobs in the region’s growing tech sector. Metro Vancouver will be the first region in Canada to introduce the regional training initiative that is based on a successful AWS […]
Amazon Wants to Train 29 Million People to Work in the Cloud
Amazon announced this week at re:Invent 2020 that it plans to help 29 million people world-wide retrain by 2025, giving them new skills for cloud-computing roles as the pandemic upends many careers. Amazon’s latest initiative is geared toward those who aren’t already employed at the company. The idea, it says, is to equip people with the […]
AWS & BlackBerry Join Forces For New Intelligent Vehicle Data Platform
Amazon Web Services and Ottawa-headquartered BlackBerry have announced a multi-year, global agreement to develop and market BlackBerry’s Intelligent Vehicle Data Platform, IVY. BlackBerry IVY is a scalable, cloud-connected software platform that will allow automakers to provide a consistent and secure way to read vehicle sensor data, normalize it, and create actionable insights from that data […]