“Factory floors, supply chain, trucking, everything is becoming a data source and can be ­analysed.” The end result of this level of connectivity is greater efficiency and, according to Dr Vogels, almost every company is becoming a software and analytics company. That trend implies a greater dependence on the cloud, which is music to the ears of Dr Vogels, the key architect of Amazon Web Services.

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