Cloud Computing: What is Amazon.com Inc Doing With Pop-up Lofts

June 28, 2015 Off By David
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Grazed from Fool.  Author: Jeremy Bowman.

In its quest for cloud computing dominance, Amazon.com is doing something no other company in the industry has done: opening physical spaces. This week, Amazon Web Services unveiled its second Pop-up Loft, this one in Manhattan.
 
The space, which follows the first Pop-up Loft in San Francisco opened last year, is designed to promote AWS by offering free sessions and tutorials that allow current and potential customers to meet with architects, as well as experience hands-on lab exercises known as bootcamps. Though the space is called a pop-up, there is no set end date, and the one in San Francisco opened temporarily a year ago, before reopening for what now seems to be an indefinite period of time…

 

Developers and others interested in learning about AWS are welcome to use the space, which is stylishly appointed and has the adult playground feel associated with Silicon Valley with a mix of work spaces and variety of comfortable seating from couches to beanbags, a ping pong table, as well as free coffee, candy, cereal, ice cream, and even beer…

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