AWS Big Data Blog

Category: Customer Solutions

How Klarna Bank AB built real-time decision-making with Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics for Apache Flink

August 30, 2023: Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics has been renamed to Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink. Read the announcement in the AWS News Blog and learn more. This is a joint post co-authored with Nir Tsruya from Klarna Bank AB. Klarna is a leading global payments and shopping service, providing smarter and more flexible […]

Joulica unifies real-time and historical customer experience analytics with Amazon QuickSight

This is a guest post by Tony McCormack from Joulica. Joulica is an Ireland-based startup in the contact center industry. Our founders previously led contact center research and development for a global contact center technology provider, and we founded Joulica because we saw that the shift to the cloud and growing demand for data and […]

How Cargotec uses metadata replication to enable cross-account data sharing

This is a guest blog post co-written with Sumesh M R from Cargotec and Tero Karttunen from Knowit Finland. Cargotec (Nasdaq Helsinki: CGCBV) is a Finnish company that specializes in cargo handling solutions and services. They are headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, and operates globally in over 100 countries. With its leading cargo handling solutions and […]

How SumUp made digital analytics more accessible using AWS Glue

This is a guest blog post by Mira Daniels and Sean Whitfield from SumUp. SumUp is a leading global financial technology company driven by the purpose of leveling the playing field for small businesses. Founded in 2012, SumUp is the financial partner for more than 4 million small merchants in over 35 markets worldwide, helping […]

BWH Hotels scales enterprise business intelligence adoption while reducing costs with Amazon QuickSight

This is a guest post by Joseph Landucci from BWH Hotels. In their own words, “BWH Hotels is a leading, global hospitality enterprise comprised of three hotel companies, including WorldHotels, Best Western Hotels & Resorts and SureStay Hotels. Our mission is to deliver trusted guest experiences, drive hotel success and foster a caring, inclusive culture that respects […]

Trakstar unlocks new analytical opportunities for its HR customers with Amazon QuickSight

This is a guest post by Brian Kasen and Rebecca McAlpine from Trakstar, now a part of Mitratech. Trakstar, now a part of Mitratech, is a human resources (HR) software company that serves customers from small businesses and educational institutions to large enterprises, globally. Trakstar supercharges employee performance around pivotal moments in talent development. Our […]

Automate alerting and reporting for AWS Glue job resource usage

Data transformation plays a pivotal role in providing the necessary data insights for businesses in any organization, small and large. To gain these insights, customers often perform ETL (extract, transform, and load) jobs from their source systems and output an enriched dataset. Many organizations today are using AWS Glue to build ETL pipelines that bring data […]

Defontana provides business administration solutions to Latin American customers using Amazon QuickSight

This is a guest post by Cynthia Valeriano, Jaime Olivares, and Guillermo Puelles from DeFontana. Defontana develops fully cloud-based business applications for the administration and management of companies. Based in Santiago, Chile, with operations in Peru, Mexico, and most recently Colombia, our main product is a 100% cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that has […]

Softbrain provides advanced analytics to sales customers with Amazon QuickSight

This is a guest post by Kenta Oda from SOFTBRAIN Co., Ltd. Softbrain is a leading Japanese producer of software for sales force automation (SFA) and customer relationship management (CRM). Our main product, e-Sales Manager (eSM), is an SFA/CRM tool that provides sales support to over 5,500 companies in Japan. We provide our sales customers […]

Jerry Wang, Peloton’s Director of Data Engineering (left), and Evy Kho, Peloton's Manager of Subscription Analytics, discuss how the company has benefited from using Amazon Redshift.

Peloton embraces Amazon Redshift to unlock the power of data during changing times

If you want to learn how to make the most of your company’s data, especially during today’s uncertain times, don’t miss AWS Data Insights Day on May 24, 2023. Learn more. Credit: Phil GoldsteinJerry Wang, Peloton’s Director of Data Engineering (left), and Evy Kho, Peloton’s Manager of Subscription Analytics, discuss how the company has benefited from using […]