Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud unit plans to add employees next year and keep building new data centers, a sign that a hiring freeze elsewhere in the company hasn’t derailed investment plans for its most profitable business.
Amazon earlier this month instituted hiring curbs across corporate groups, pausing recruiting except in certain areas or with executive approval. The company also plans to cut about 10,000 jobs, Bloomberg reported. But Matt Garman, a senior vice president who oversees Amazon Web Services’ sales and marketing teams, said he expected both his organization and the wider AWS business to add staff in 2023. ...
