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Presidio Builds Conversational Bots Using Amazon Lex and the Amazon Chime SDK
With the rise of voice assistants like Amazon Alexa, customer expectations for handling inquiries and transactions have shifted from the outdated phone keypad, also known as dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF), to modern conversational AI that enables machines to communicate with human beings. In this post, we demonstrate how Presidio implemented conversational AI to check the wait time and reserve a table at a restaurant using Amazon Chime SDK, Amazon Lex, and Amazon Polly.
Deploying Hybrid Edge Infrastructure with AWS Outposts and Equinix Network Edge
Today, customers who want to use AWS Outpost racks to build out their own hybrid edge infrastructure must manage their own network switches to connect their Outposts. In this post, we explain how AWS Outposts rack customers can use Equinix’s Fabric and Network Edge offerings to connect an Outpost. This solution removes the customer’s burden of procuring and managing network switches.
Capgemini’s Edge-Capable Targeted Campaigns for Popup Stores Using Deep Learning
As direct to customer (D2C) gains popularity among retailers, there’s an increasing need to mix online and offline experiences to improve customer engagements and sentiment. One such popular channel is popup stores. This post explores a Capgemini solution that uses Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help retailers engage with customers in a smart way. The solution leverages deep learning to enhance the customer experience through gamification and provides key insights and marketing leads to retailers.
Comparing Oracle Exadata Database Performance with Amazon RDS for Oracle
As organizations run mission-critical databases on Oracle Exadata, businesses are increasingly looking for proof points of like-to-like performance of these databases on Amazon Web Services (AWS). This post explores how Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) supported a UK-based utility provider’s digitalization journey by comparing performance of their on-premises Oracle Exadata database with Amazon RDS for Oracle.
Orchestrating Multi-Region Apps with Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management and Submariner
Customers have different reasons to run multiple Red Hat OpenShift clusters, including having separate clusters per geographical locations, setting a cluster-level boundary between mission-critical applications, data residency, and reducing latency for end users. This post explores Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes and how it extends the value of Red Hat OpenShift for hybrid environments. It also explores different scenarios where having a multi-cluster environment is beneficial.
Top 4 Recommendations for Partners to Achieve Success with the AWS Competency Program
The AWS Competency program validates and promotes AWS Partners with demonstrated technical expertise and proven customer success. Attaining a Competency helps partners market and differentiate their business to customers by showcasing their capabilities in specialized areas. To get there, it’s important AWS Partners have a list of best practices and recommendations. Learn how partners can achieve and make the most out of the AWS Competency program through four key steps.
Developing Data-Driven IoT Business Models for Sustainability with Storm Reply
Firms spend substantial efforts to identify and collect quality data streams from different sources. However, identifying and interpreting energy, water, or gas usage patterns and consumption types is sometimes insufficient. In this post, you’ll learn how Storm Reply, combining industry knowledge with its expertise in the development of data analytics platforms in AWS, can help customers in the design, development, and maintenance of secure serverless IoT big data platforms with a focus on sustainability.
Gaining Valuable Customer Insights with Advocado and Quantiphi’s Ad Attribution Solution
With multiple mediums of communication, like social media, television, and OTT, marketers are finding it difficult to understand the factors that impact ad conversions, and provide visibility into marketing campaigns. To address this challenge, Quantiphi worked with Advocado, an advertising focused data platform provider, to develop a solution for ad attribution of web traffic to respective offline and online sources on AWS.
Maintaining a Health and Wellness Repository with a Blockchain-Based Health Monitoring Solution
The Health and Wellness Repository is a blockchain-based web application developed by PwC India’s Blockchain Laboratory, in collaboration with PwC Japan. The application enables employees’ health status to be securely and efficiently shared with their organizations, allowing enterprises to monitor and manage physical visits. The solution helps organizations address the post-pandemic challenges of employees physically visiting workplaces.
How AWS Distributors Like Ingram Micro Cloud Are Enabling Partner Success
As a global AWS Distributor, Ingram Micro Cloud has a reach of over 1,000 AWS Partners in the AWS Partner Network and supports hundreds of partners from the registered level all the way to Premier Partners in both commercial and the public sector. AWS Distributors like Ingram Micro Cloud work closely with AWS to serve as an extension of the AWS field teams. They are key contributors in enabling partner growth and APN advancement, opportunity acceleration, and speed to market.