Why AWS is the IBM for the cloud computing age

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has emerged as the top infrastructure-as-a-service provider for large enterprises because of its stability and security, rich feature set, and track record hosting critical applications for enterprises. But its success isn’t based strictly on technology: It's also become strategic in hiring former CIOs and CTOs to sell skeptical prospective customers.That reality was clear this week at AWS's customer event where Capital One announced that it had made AWS its predo