S2E14: Fortinet making a home office play, AWS has a new leader, Intel proclaims it is back with a vengeance!?

Fortinet invest in Linksys to focus on securing home office network in a clear play to take advantage of the long term changes due to COVID. Meanwhile at AWS they announced that Tableau CEO, Adam Selipsky, an ex-AWS employee is replacing Andy Jassy. Could this be a sign that AWS is getting ready to spinout or is everyone too busy wondering why someone from the AWS ranks didn’t get the job? In silicon wars Intel announced a 20 billion dollar investment into new foundries in the US and proclaimed it is back with a vengeance. Surprising to us but definitely entertaining as usual!

Fortinet invests $75 million in router maker Linksys with focus on securing home office networks https://www.zdnet.com/article/fortinet-invests-75-million-in-router-maker-linksys-with-focus-on-securing-home-office-networks/

IBM TV AD - Universal Business Adapter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIOqOxI0K_I

Amazon building a networking chip https://seekingalpha.com/news/3677611-amazoncom-pursues-its-own-networking-chip-amid-frosty-broadcom-relationship-report.

AWS New Leader

AWS Picks Tableau’s Adam Selipsky As New CEO, Replacing Jassy

https://www.crn.com/aws-picks-tableau-s-adam-selipsky-as-new-ceo-replacing-jassy

AWS customers and partners confident in CEO transition — for now

https://www.cio.com/article/3610228/aws-customers-and-partners-confident-in-ceo-transition-for-now.html

Amazon News tweets https://twitter.com/amazonnews/status/1374911222361956359 https://www.lastweekinaws.com/blog/you-cant-trust-amazon-when-it-feels-threatened/

Intel

Intel CEO Gelsinger commits to being a 'world-class foundry business', two new factories in Arizona

https://www.zdnet.com/article/intel-ceo-gelsinger-outlines/

Justin Long commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLsAEBAnGd4

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