A Lot’s Happening at AWS: Crypto Miner Malware, JEDI Delays, More

From a dangerous crypto miner to JEDI delays, a potential Rackspace deal and more, we’ve got juicy tidbits on what’s happening at Amazon Web Services.

The world’s No. 1 public cloud vendor is staying so busy and preparing to spend so much money it’s almost as though COVID-19 doesn’t exist. In many ways, AWS channel partners stand to gain from the momentum. Indeed, those specializing in some of the more arcane parts of cloud – artificial intelligence and in-the-weeds containers, as two prime examples – already are benefiting.

On the business side of things, find out how AWS appears to be laying the groundwork to win more government contracts and not lose out to rivals. And that leads to another thing: What’s going on with the infamous JEDI project? We have an update. To that end, from crypto miner to JEDI and a potential Rackspace investment, catch up on the latest news involving the world’s No. 1 public cloud vendor in the slideshow above.