Category: Announcements

Overview Amazon Connect now offers multi-skill forecasting and scheduling for contact centers. This approach segments demand based on specialized agent skills instead of treating agents as interchangeable. Amazon Connect eliminates costly staffing imbalances while ensuring specialized agents handle high-value interactions. Manual scheduling overhead is thus reduced through AI-driven deployment based on real-time demand patterns. For […]

Amazon Connect is an AI-powered customer experience solution that enables superior outcomes at a lower cost. Since its 2017 public launch, Amazon Connect has become an AI leader, transforming how organizations of all types interact with their customers. In the Q3 2025 earnings report last week, Amazon announced a significant milestone: Amazon Connect achieved a […]

Mark your calendars for AWS re:Invent 2025! This December 1-5, as AWS brings together visionary leaders, technical innovators, and industry pioneers in Las Vegas, the Amazon Connect team is gearing up for an immersive exploration into the future of intelligent customer experiences. After a transformative year for AI, re:Invent 2025 is your opportunity to discover […]

Contact center leaders continually seek enhanced visibility into their Amazon Connect costs to make informed operational decisions. Today, we’re introducing the Amazon Connect Cost Insight Dashboard, a powerful solution that transforms your raw billing data into actionable insights. This purpose-built tool provides comprehensive cost analysis capabilities specifically designed for contact center optimization, enabling you to […]

Gartner, a company that delivers actionable, objective insight to executives and their teams, has published the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS). Amazon Web Services (AWS) was recognized as a Leader for Amazon Connect, our AI-powered, cloud-native customer experience solution. Amazon Connect is built on the same technology that powers […]

The contact center space is rapidly evolving, making it difficult for companies and people to stay up to date on the latest capabilities and best practices. Since launching in 2017, Amazon Connect has evolved as well with over 700 major feature releases, largely driven by customer input. The expanded features of Amazon Connect deliver the […]

Workforce management (WFM) is essential for contact center success. It matches staff levels to call volume patterns, which reduces customer wait times and operational costs. Effective WFM ensures the right agents with the right skills are available at the right time to handle customer contact volume. This systematic approach to scheduling maximizes both agent productivity […]

Amazon Connect multi-user in-app, web, and video calling capabilities enables multiple customers and agents to seamlessly participate in the same communication session. During an ongoing call initiated from a web browser or mobile application, participants can dynamically add more attendees, enhance the interaction with video capabilities, and share their screens. This solution transforms traditionally complex multi-user conversations into streamlined, collaborative experiences that drive better customer outcomes.

Historically, travel and hospitality companies relied on loyalty programs to do exactly that—build loyalty. However, a McKinsey & Company report shows that loyalty is in decline. The same study from McKinsey advises that travel and hospitality companies can win loyalty by “offering distinctive, satisfying experiences” through more personalized engagement. The key to delighting customers and […]

6/3/2025 update: The following sessions switched time slots, “Elevate your outbound communications with Amazon Connect data foundation” and “Unifying customer engagement: From siloed systems to intelligent omnichannel.” The schedule below contains the up-to-date session information. The customer experience landscape has entered a new era of transformation, where generative AI and intelligent automation are no longer […]