{"id":4480,"date":"2019-10-09T14:24:49","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T04:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flamingspork.com\/blog\/?p=4480"},"modified":"2019-10-09T14:24:49","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T04:24:49","slug":"aws-welcomes-stewart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flamingspork.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/09\/aws-welcomes-stewart\/","title":{"rendered":"AWS Welcomes Stewart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A little over a month ago now, I started a new role at Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a Principal Engineer with Amazon Linux. Everyone has been wonderfully welcoming and helpful. I’m excited about the future here, the team, and our mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to all my IBM colleagues over the past five and a half and a bit years too, I really enjoyed working with you on OpenPOWER and hope it continues to gain traction. I have my Blackbird now and am eagerly waiting for a spare 20 minutes to assemble it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A little over a month ago now, I started a new role at Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a Principal Engineer with Amazon Linux. Everyone has been wonderfully welcoming and helpful. 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