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Yahoo
31-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
CodeSignal to Launch Free Generative AI Training Program on AWS to Upskill 30,000+ Students Globally
CodeSignal will offer Prompt Engineering and Enterprise AI courseswith Amazon SageMaker and Amazon Q, expanding access tocareer-boosting AI skills SAN FRANCISCO, July 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CodeSignal, a leading skills assessment and experiential learning platform, today announced an expanded skilling program powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS). It will offer new generative AI learning paths at no cost to AWS Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance members, including over 30,000 students and 1,000 faculty globally, and to millions of learners through CodeSignal. AWS Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance is a global coalition that addresses the skills gap and prepares learners for in-demand tech jobs. The robust curriculum launches with Prompting for Everyone with Amazon Bedrock Models, which lays a strong foundation in Large Language Models (LLM) fundamentals, prompt engineering, and real-world AI automation. Additional learning paths focused on enterprise AI with Amazon SageMaker and Amazon Q will follow, with new paths planned to keep pace with the rapidly evolving AI landscape. As an AWS Training Partner with Digital Capability, CodeSignal elevates generative AI learning from passive video content into immersive, hands-on experiences that equip learners to build real-world simulations. Supported by Cosmo, CodeSignal's AI tutor, learners receive personalized feedback and real-time guidance as they master technical concepts. With an average of 39 practices completed per learner, CodeSignal users are engaging at a rate that's three to five times higher than standard online learning benchmarks, demonstrating that this hands-on approach fosters deeper understanding. "The fastest way to learn is by doing—and that's exactly what these paths deliver," says Stephanie Durand, vice president of Strategic Partnerships at CodeSignal. "Learners are using real AWS tools, solving real problems, and building skills that translate directly to the workplace." In addition to being an AWS Training Partner, CodeSignal is a 2025 AWS Education Equity Initiative (EEI) awardee. AWS EEI provides eligible organizations with cloud credits to create or scale digital learning solutions for underserved learners globally. As part of this initiative, CodeSignal is using AWS credits to expand access to learners in Colombia, Brazil, and Thailand. "At AWS, we recognize that building an inclusive AI workforce starts with equitable learning opportunities," says Aanya Niaz, Global Impact Leader of AWS's Education Equity Initiative. "CodeSignal's innovative hands-on learning about Amazon Q and SageMaker will deliver valuable generative AI education to learners from around the world, building more equitable career pathways into the AI industry." This skilling opportunity sets a new standard for AI education by providing application-driven experiences that directly mirror the demands of modern AI development. Together, AWS and CodeSignal are expanding access to generative AI education worldwide, equipping learners with the practical skills they need for successful employment and effectively engage in the AI-driven workforce. Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance members who would like free access to the learning paths can contact their institution for more information. These paths are also accessible to the general public on CodeSignal Learn, with both freemium and paid options available. About CodeSignal CodeSignal is how the world discovers and develops the skills that will shape the future. Our AI-native skills assessment and experiential learning platform helps organizations hire, train, and grow talent at scale while empowering individuals to advance their careers. Whether you're growing your team's potential or unlocking your own, CodeSignal meets you where you are and gets you where you need to go. With millions of skills assessments completed, CodeSignal is trusted by companies like Netflix, Capital One, Meta, and Dropbox and used by learners worldwide. For more information, visit or connect with CodeSignal on LinkedIn. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE CodeSignal Sign in to access your portfolio
Business Standard
29-07-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Crafting Bharat - S2, powered by AWS Startups and an initiative by NewsReach, launches its final episode with Goutam Kurumella of AWS India
VMPL New Delhi [India], July 29: As the world's third-largest startup ecosystem and on track to become its third-largest economy, India offers unparalleled opportunities. Home to visionary entrepreneurs and trailblazing innovators, the nation's vibrant landscape pulses with transformative ideas. In the season finale, we celebrate India's dynamic entrepreneurial spirit and its remarkable boundless potential for change. The "Crafting Bharat - Season 2" powered by AWS Startups, an initiative by NewsReach, in association with VCCircle, and production partner - HT Smartcast, explores how startups are harnessing the power of the cloud to accelerate growth, optimise operations, and building solutions that will define the India of Tomorrow. This series is hosted by Gautam Srinivasan, famed for hosting a diverse range of TV and digital programs, currently consulting editor at CNBC (India), CNN-News18, Forbes India, and The Economic Times. In this episode, we spotlight Goutam Kurumella, Head of Startup Solutions Architecture at AWS India, shares insights about how AWS is helping startups accelerate innovation, AWS's flagship programs and the power of technology to change the future of India. In this series, explore inspiring startup stories that are shifting gears and sparking innovation across sectors, all contributing to India's transformation into a developed nation by 2047 in this captivating series. Watch Episode: Edited Excerpts: How do the key announcements from re:Invent 2024--especially the next-gen Amazon SageMaker--help Indian startups address scale complexities in analytics, integration, business apps, and Gen AI to drive growth toward India's 2047 goals? re:Invent 2024 brought a host of exciting announcements, many of which are highly relevant for startups in India. One standout is the advancement in Amazon SageMaker, which I'd place under the "simplification" category. In Indian startups, we often see different teams--data engineering, ML, GenAI--working in silos, even though they rely on the same data. What SageMaker now enables is a unified, simplified interface, allowing these teams to collaborate on a common platform. This not only accelerates experimentation but also reduces costs and complexity by eliminating the need for multiple environments. From an innovation standpoint, the launch of Amazon Nova: Generative Foundational Models is a game-changer. These models provide startups access to powerful LLMs with industry-leading price-performance and extremely low latency. Customers are already leveraging them for complex use cases with impressive results. Finally, looking at it from an India-specific lens--India is a nation of developers. The updates to Amazon Q Developer is particularly exciting. With built-in agents that assist with coding, debugging, security scans, code reviews, and even documentation generation, developer productivity gets a massive boost. AWS also started a fintech accelerator programme called InFINity 2.0. How do you see the innovation landscape in the fintech space evolving as it has matured a lot over the past 5 years? InFINity 2.0 has seen tremendous success in attracting high-quality startups making meaningful impact. Startups like BriskPe, India Gold, and Vayana from the previous cohort are great examples. This year, we're witnessing a shift--startups are moving beyond basic digitization to tackle more complex areas like embedded finance, personalized wealth management, and Insurtech, among others. DeepSeek-R1, which hit the headlines recently, is now available as a fully managed model in Amazon Bedrock, freeing up teams to focus on strategic initiatives instead of managing infrastructure complexities. Take us through how this move will enable Indian startups to accelerate innovation? DeepSeek-R1 is now available on Amazon Bedrock as a fully managed model service, which means startups can simply consume it via API--no need to set up complex infrastructure or worry about resource planning, throughput, or security. Amazon Bedrock takes care of all that, making it easy for startups to access and leverage a cutting-edge model like DeepSeek-R1 with speed and simplicity. As the narrative has shifted from startups chasing pure growth to solving for profitability, how is AWS enabling Indian startups to raise their efficiency and in turn profitability quotient? There are several important steps startups can take today, and as you mentioned, adopting modern technologies and frameworks--especially concepts like Agentic AI--is incredibly powerful. For example, startups like Oriserve have leveraged Amazon Bedrock to build enterprise-grade generative AI bots and agents. This not only helped them deliver better solutions to their customers but also drove over 50% business growth. These technologies have unlocked capabilities that simply weren't possible before. Additionally, we introduced Amazon EKS Auto, which is a game-changer for startups. It allows them to run application workloads efficiently while staying focused on building their core business applications. With automated resource management, cluster upgrades, auto-scaling, and versioning--plus built-in security and compliance support--startups can ensure their infrastructure is enterprise-ready. This is especially valuable when serving regulated industries like banking or telecom, where compliance is critical. What are some lessons on running a startup that you would like to share with the budding founders, many of whom could be helming the next big thing in Indian business? Three key lessons stand out for running a startup: be deeply customer-obsessed and build what truly solves their needs; think big but start small by breaking goals into actionable steps; and always keep learning and adapting to fast-changing market, tech, and regulatory landscapes. India's startup ecosystem has seen remarkable growth over the past decade, driven by rapid technological adoption and urbanization. Through a broad range of AWS services, we're empowering visionary founders to build more efficiently, innovate faster, and scale with confidence.
Associated Press
08-07-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Ippon Technologies Achieves AWS Generative AI Competency
RICHMOND, Va., July 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ippon Technologies, a technology consulting firm specializing in digital transformation, today announced that it has achieved the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Generative AI Competency. This AWS Generative AI Competency recognizes Ippon Technologies' technical expertise in designing, deploying, and managing large-scale generative AI solutions. The company has demonstrated its ability to optimize workflows, enhance customer experience, and deliver tangible results through successful projects leveraging AWS generative AI technologies. 'This distinction highlights our ability to design and deploy high-performing and responsible generative AI solutions,' said Yann PAGEAUT, Director of Partnerships at Ippon Technologies. 'Our clients now know they can rely on a partner recognized by AWS to transform their operations, unlock the value of their data, and make generative AI a concrete driver of value creation.' The AWS Competency Program helps customers identify members of the AWS Partner Network with deep technical expertise in using AWS technologies and best practices for adopting generative AI. These certified companies facilitate the seamless integration and deployment of AWS-based solutions to meet the unique needs of organizations of all sizes, both local and international. Ippon Technologies utilizes advanced AWS services—including Amazon Bedrock, Amazon SageMaker, Amazon Q, AWS Trainium and Inferentia chips, as well as Amazon Aurora, OpenSearch, Neptune, and Kendra—to develop tailored solutions that address the specific industry and operational challenges faced by its clients. A trusted AWS partner since 2014, Ippon draws on its expertise in cloud, data, and AI to deliver innovative, custom solutions for clients in sectors such as finance, energy, retail, and manufacturing. About Ippon Technologies Established in 2002, Ippon Technologies is at the forefront of global technology consulting, driving digital evolution by strategizing and scaling roadmaps for swift value realization. Our talented team of over 700 experts worldwide is committed to leveraging our collective dynamism to foster positive technology outcomes. Our advantage stems from a culture rooted in COACH values—Collaborative, Open-minded, Adaptable, Courageous, and Hungry—ensuring a coaching-driven approach that propels our clients and us towards unparalleled excellence. To learn more, visit View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Ippon Technologies USA
Yahoo
22-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
SK Group and AWS Team Up to Build Cloud Computing Infrastructure to Support AI Innovation
SK Group, in partnership with AWS, will provide data center infrastructure for a new AWS AI Zone location in Ulsan that will support AI adoption 15-year strategic deal will expand SK Group and AWS capabilities for customers in South Korea The new AI Zone will give organizations in South Korea greater choice in onshore infrastructure with operations expected to begin in 2027 SK Group plans to scale capacity, with a vision to become a data center hub in Asia-Pacific (APAC) SEOUL, South Korea, June 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SK Group, South Korea's second-largest conglomerate, announced its partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to expand cloud infrastructure in South Korea. SK Group, in partnership with AWS, will build a data center in Ulsan, South Korea for a new AWS AI Zone that will help organizations in South Korea build innovative and new AI applications locally while leveraging the full breadth of AWS capabilities. The AI Zone will bring together multiple innovative capabilities, including dedicated AWS AI infrastructure and servers with world-class semiconductors, UltraCluster networks for faster AI training and inference, AWS services like Amazon SageMaker and Amazon Bedrock, and AI application services such as Amazon Q to advance Korea's mission to be a world leader in AI. On June 20, SK Group and AWS held a signing ceremony for the establishment of the AI Zone in Ulsan, where both parties pledged cooperation for the successful launch of the project. Chey Tae-won, Chairman of SK Group; Ryu Young-sang, CEO of SK Telecom; Prasad Kalyanaraman, Vice President of Infrastructure Services at AWS; Jaime Valles, Vice President and General Manager for Asia Pacific and Japan at AWS; and Ham Kee-ho, Country Managing Director of Korea at AWS attended the signing ceremony. The data center in Ulsan is scheduled to begin operations by 2027 and is expected to generate up to 78,000 direct and indirect jobs over time as the data center scales and operations expand. The AI Zone in Ulsan will combine industry-leading capabilities from SK Group and AWS through a 15-year partnership to provide top-tier network operations, a semiconductor supply chain, and efficient power infrastructure. This partnership is in addition to AWS's long-term US $5.88 billion (approx. 7.85 trillion won) planned investment in Korea by 2027. SK Group will lead the construction of the data center, while AWS will establish the AI Zone in Ulsan, which will deliver a broad selection of AWS's leading AI and cloud capabilities to customers in South Korea. The project brings together key SK Group affiliates, including SK Telecom, SK Broadband, SK hynix, SK Gas, SK Chemicals, SK multi utility and SK AX, uniting the Group's core competencies across ICT, energy, and semiconductors. Above all, Ulsan is considered the optimal location for the establishment of the AI Zone, as SK Group possesses a stable gas supply network, advanced energy solutions, and ideal sites in the region. In addition, Ulsan offers a favorable environment for submarine cables and is highly supportive of industrial activities. The AI Zone in Ulsan is designed to meet global performance and security standards. It features an AI-optimized computing system, ultra-high-density rack configurations, a hybrid cooling system combining air and liquid cooling, and a stable, robust network infrastructure. The SK Group and AWS partnership underscores a shared commitment to driving innovation in cloud computing infrastructure to support AI innovation. SK Group and AWS are expanding their strategic partnership and plan to pursue wide-ranging collaborations that will benefit customers, giving them the ability to meet the demand for rapidly growing generative AI with compute, storage, database and edge computing capabilities. The new cloud infrastructure is a part of the AI Infrastructure Superhighway strategy announced in 2024 by SK Telecom, which is involved in AI initiatives within SK Group. SK Group expects to establish a key hub for hyperscale AI infrastructure through the AI Infrastructure Superhighway project. SK Group plans to enhance data sovereignty and strengthen its global competitiveness in AI by processing AI workloads generated in South Korea directly within the country. "When SK Group's exceptional technical capabilities combine with AWS's comprehensive AI cloud services, we'll empower customers of all sizes, and across all industries here in Korea to build and innovate with safe, secure AI technologies," said Prasad Kalyanaraman, VP of Infrastructure Services at AWS. "This partnership represents our commitment to Korea's AI future, and I couldn't be more excited about what we'll achieve together." "We are pleased to combine the technological capabilities of SK Group with AWS, the world's leading cloud provider, to establish a core infrastructure for a Korean AI ecosystem and create a powerful new engine for 'AI highway,'" said Chey Tae-won, Chairman of SK Group. "Moving forward, SK will continue to build an AI data center hub in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region by leveraging the unique strengths of each affiliate and our global partnerships." About SK SK Group, South Korea's second-largest conglomerate, is a global technology leader delivering innovations to build the backbone for a new era of industry. Based in Seoul, SK has 198 companies and over 100,000 employees worldwide with a focus on developing and producing advanced solutions in semiconductors, artificial intelligence, energy and life sciences. SK businesses have a shared commitment to create economic value while having a positive impact on society. For more on SK, visit About Amazon Web Services Since 2006, Amazon Web Services has been the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud. AWS has been continually expanding its services to support virtually any workload, and it now has more than 240 fully featured services for compute, storage, databases, networking, analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), mobile, security, hybrid, media, and application development, deployment, and management from 117 Availability Zones within 37 geographic regions, with announced plans for 13 more Availability Zones and four more AWS Regions in Chile, New Zealand, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the AWS European Sovereign Cloud. Millions of customers—including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises, and leading government agencies—trust AWS to power their infrastructure, become more agile, and lower costs. To learn more about AWS, visit About Amazon Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Amazon strives to be Earth's Most Customer-Centric Company, Earth's Best Employer, and Earth's Safest Place to Work. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Career Choice, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, Alexa, Just Walk Out technology, Amazon Studios, and The Climate Pledge are some of the things pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit and follow @AmazonNews. View original content: SOURCE SK Group; SK Telecom
Techday NZ
19-06-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
NiCE & AWS deepen AI partnership to power CX automation
NiCE has announced an expansion of its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to drive intelligent automation through its CXone Mpower platform, introducing enhanced integration with various AWS artificial intelligence (AI) offerings. The collaboration aims to accelerate the deployment and scaling of AI-powered customer service solutions by combining NiCE's customer service automation expertise and interaction data with AWS's cloud and AI technology. The effort is focused on enabling end-to-end automation across enterprises using NiCE's CXone Mpower solution and AWS services like Amazon Bedrock, Amazon Q, and Amazon SageMaker. Expanded integration NiCE and AWS are integrating generative AI services across the CXone Mpower platform to enable automation throughout enterprise workflows. The initiative covers several use cases, including automated AI agent creation, intelligent workflow orchestration and real-time AI-supported guidance for employees. With the integration, Mpower Agents will allow businesses to deploy AI agents instantly and without coding or prompt engineering, tailored to each organisation's specific needs. Using Amazon Q index, these agents access the latest policy, product and case information for accurate responses. Training on rich customer experience data is enabled through Amazon SageMaker, ensuring continuous learning from best practices and high-performing interactions. The platform also features CXone Mpower Orchestrator, which integrates with Amazon Q Business to connect enterprise systems, applications and data. This functionality enables more personalised, seamless customer journeys by breaking down operational silos, delivering real-time decisions using the AWS Nova family of large language models for various objectives such as speed, accuracy and business impact. The CXone Mpower Copilot tool supports agents, supervisors and leaders with real-time AI-powered assistance, aiming to streamline tasks and support productivity. AWS's global infrastructure underpins this function, allowing deployments with low latency and high availability across different geographies. Leadership comments NiCE brings decades of deep customer service expertise, rich data and a proven AI-based foundation. AWS brings enhanced scale, infrastructure and generative AI innovation. Together, we're delivering enterprise-wide automation, turning vision into action across the front, middle and back office. Mpower Agents are just one example: AI-powered agents that deploy instantly, adapt in real time and operate with precision at scale. According to Barry Cooper, President of the CX Division at NiCE, the collaboration is designed to deliver broad automation and responsive AI agents that adjust and function efficiently at enterprise scale. Mila D'Antonio, Principal Analyst at Omdia, described the collaboration as an example of complementary capabilities, stating: "This collaboration is a textbook case of complementary strengths coming together: NiCE has the domain depth, the data, and the AI maturity in CX; AWS has the tools, infrastructure, and generative AI firepower. The result is innovation like Mpower Agents that are enterprise-ready, context-aware, and built to scale, delivering automation with both intelligence and impact." Customer reaction Taylor Mobley, Chief Revenue Officer at Bamboo Insurance commented on the partnership's impact: "This collaboration between NiCE and AWS is raising the bar for what's possible with AI in the enterprise. By combining deep expertise with powerful technology, it will help us move faster, work smarter, deliver more value across the board, and ultimately provide a better, more personalised experience for our customers." The director of customer experience at Vera Bradley, Susan Campbell, noted the partnership's ongoing evolution: "We're always excited to see the innovative things we can do with CXone Mpower... and we know CXone Mpower will evolve with us, so we can continue to improve the customer experience—even into the future. I feel like NiCE wants to make us a better version of ourselves. And there aren't a lot of other companies that really invest in thought leadership, especially around how AI will forever change the face of the contact center." AWS perspective Rohan Karmarkar, Managing Director, Partner Solution Architecture at AWS, said the partnership broadens the capabilities available to businesses: "At AWS, we're committed to providing the capabilities to help businesses with AI-powered transformations. By combining Amazon Bedrock, Amazon Q, and our Nova family of LLMs with NICE's CXone Mpower, we're enabling enterprises to deploy intelligent automation that's both powerful and purpose-built for real customer challenges. This collaboration with NICE demonstrates how AWS's generative AI capabilities can help accelerate innovation at scale across customer experience workflows." The announcement follows a trend among enterprise technology providers to incorporate generative AI features in customer experience platforms, seeking to streamline operations, improve accuracy, and personalise customer engagement through scalable technologies.
