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CEO, Amazon Web Services · Jun 24, 2026 · Statement, AWS CEO Matt Garman on why enterprise AI is finally delivering real returns (Platformer podcast)

If you really like the ROIC [Return on Invested Capital] of a business, you want the ‘C’ to be as high as possible. It's not speculative...

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AWS CEO Matt Garman on why enterprise AI is finally delivering real returns (Platformer podcast)
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