Source: CNBC
Summary
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is reportedly in discussions to sell its custom-designed chips to other data centers, according to sources. AWS CEO Andy Jassy has stated that this move represents a $50 billion opportunity for the company. The chips, designed by AWS’s Annapurna Labs, are currently used in AWS data centers. If successful, this would mark a significant expansion of AWS’s business beyond its cloud computing services.
Our Reading
The announcement sounds ambitious.
AWS is now planning to sell its custom chips to other data centers, because what every data center needs is another proprietary chip set. This new venture is expected to bring in a whopping $50 billion, because who doesn’t want a piece of that AWS magic? The chips, designed by Annapurna Labs, are probably totally not just rebranded versions of existing tech. This is a bold new frontier in the exciting world of chip sales.
Original observation: Because what the world really needed was AWS-branded hardware to go with its AWS-branded everything else.
Author: Evan Null
