AWS in Switzerland and Austria (Alps)
Category: Best Practices
What Nearly 70 GenAI Projects Taught Us About What Actually Works — And How We Used Agentic AI to Find Out
Earlier this year, the GenAI Zürich Award 2026 put out a call for generative AI projects across Switzerland and Europe. The response was striking. Nearly 70 submissions arrived – from five-person startups to organizations with tens of thousands of employees, spanning healthcare, insurance, agriculture, manufacturing, education, and public services. Three award tracks — Impact Achievers, […]
How Lastminute.com achieved operational excellence and cost efficiency on AWS
Today, we’re excited to dive deep into a shared success story with an established brand in the travel and hospitality industry, lastminute.com. As one of Europe’s first online travel agencies, lastminute.com serves millions of travelers across 17 countries through digital experiences on various platforms. For them, being digital isn’t just part of what they do – it’s who they are. However, as their business grew, legacy systems and […]
Using Amazon Simple Email Service across Regions from an isolated VPC
Update: June 30, 2025, Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) launched in 3 additional regions including Europe/Zurich. Removing the tedious infrastructure work in IT is one of the key benefits of AWS. An example is Amazon Simple Email Service (Amazon SES), which allows you to reach customers confidently without an on-premises Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) […]