AWS in Switzerland and Austria (Alps)
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Modernizing Platform Management: Hilti Group’s Approach to Improving Kubernetes Multicluster Operations
This blog post was originally focused on using Karpenter to manage worker nodes in Amazon EKS clusters. With the release of a new capability called Amazon EKS Auto Mode, we encourage you to use this more streamlined experience for managing Amazon EKS infrastructures. Introduction The Hilti Group supplies the worldwide construction industry with technology leading products, […]
From Silos to Synergy: Philip Morris International’s Distributed Data Network
This post was written by Parviz Shariff, Giorgio Sorbara, Yhawmini Balakrishnan and Jacques Detroyat from Philip Morris International, with the support of Jordi Porta and Samuel Riedo from AWS. Introduction Philip Morris International (PMI), a multinational corporation operating across 4 continents, is undergoing a significant digital transformation journey to support our multi-category portfolio of smokefree […]
Adding Generative AI capabilities to your data in Switzerland with Amazon Bedrock
Today, we are announcing the availability of Amazon Bedrock in the Europe (Zurich) region. Customers can now access Amazon Bedrock via an API endpoint in Switzerland and have the option to process their data in country. In this post, we are providing an overview of the new Amazon Bedrock capabilities launching in the Europe (Zurich) […]
Unleash the power of GPUs and pre-trained models: Deploying the Whisper voice-to-text model in Switzerland
Amazon SageMaker is a fully managed machine learning service that offers a comprehensive set of tools and features to simplify and accelerate the process of building, training, and deploying ML models. The seamless integration between Amazon SageMaker and the Hugging Face model hub allows for easy access and deployment of thousands of pre-trained AI models […]
Swissport’s cloud journey: Automated cross-account monitoring and incident response with AWS
In this blog post, we will explore Swissport’s cloud journey as they migrate their core business applications to AWS. We will dive into how they implemented a robust incident management solution to support their migration efforts, resulting in a 65% improvement in incident response times and an 80% increase in SLA compliance, setting a solid foundation […]
Swiss customers build their modern data strategy on AWS
In today’s data-driven world, organizations around Switzerland are leveraging AWS to build their modern data strategies. Companies like Roche and Simpego use AWS to develop analytics, data-centric applications, and AI solutions. AWS offers a comprehensive set of data capabilities that enable companies to make better, faster decisions, leverage generative AI, and optimize their business. In […]
Die Post-Quanten-Kryptografie: Eine neue Ära der Sicherheit
19. Januar 2026: Der Blog Post wurde mit der neusten NIST Einschätzung und der momentanen PQC-Unterstützung in AWS Services aktualisiert. Zudem wurden die Beispiele zu PQC überarbeitet und die Erwähnung des AWS Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration Plan hinzugefügt. Wenn verschlüsselte Daten zwischen zwei Parteien oder Systemen ausgetauscht werden, kommen typischerweise asymmetrische Verschlüsselungsverfahren zum Einsatz. Diese verwenden […]
Flying to production – How GVM Sion transformed aircraft reservation and management
Fig 1: Flying over the Rhone Glacier How long does it take you to deploy to production with new features for a new customer? Is your answer less than one minute? In this blog post, we will describe how Switzerland’s oldest flight school, the Groupe de Vol à Moteur de Sion (GVM Sion), deploys to Amazon Web Services AWS in under a minute with the […]
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) […]
Feller Smarthome IoT – Fertigung, Rollout und Analytics “powered by” Ergon und AWS
IoT Smarthome-Applikationen bieten Privathaushalten und gewerblichen Immobilien zahlreiche Vorteile. Durch die Vernetzung verschiedener Geräte und Systeme können Haushalts- und Gebäudemanagementprozesse optimiert, die Energieeffizienz gesteigert sowie der Komfort erhöht werden. Dieser Blog beleuchtet, wie die Feller AG, der Schweizer Marktführer für elektrische Schalter und Steckdosen, mit Unterstützung von Ergon Informatik AG ein innovatives IoT-Ökosystem für eine […]









