AWS for Industries
Author: Paul Fryer
With an illustrious track record as a technology thought-leader, Paul Fryer joined AWS in 2016 and is the worldwide technology leader for retail. He’s responsible for defining and executing the company’s retail technology strategy, which includes building retail-focused solutions with services like Amazon Forecast and Amazon Personalize, as well as experiences like Frictionless Shopping with AI/ML and IoT services from AWS. Paul also works very closely with AWS global retail customers to help transform their businesses with cutting-edge AWS technologies. Prior to AWS, Paul worked at Fiserv and was responsible for banking software architecture with global financial institutions.
What’s New in Retail from re:Invent 2021
It’s been two years since AWS hosted an in person re:Invent conference. Although everyone had masks on, the excitement was palpable. I had a great time meeting with customers in a face-to-face setting again with dinners and parties. It was really fun. And with so much news coming out of the event, I’m sure it […]
A New IT Paradigm for Retailers: The Cloud Services Technology Framework
The retail industry has long suffered from anemic investments in information technology that have saddled many companies with aging IT systems unable to keep up with rapidly changing customer demands and market dynamics. Industry CIOs and CTOs have been searching for a solution, and many have found an answer: A new retailer application architecture offering […]
Recapping re:Invent: What’s New in Retail
AWS re:Invent 2020, our annual conference for AWS leaders to share the latest advances in AWS technologies, has been a huge success so far. For three weeks, we’ve heard about cutting-edge innovations from keynote speakers, and in this blog, I would like to discuss some of the latest announcements that are most relevant to the […]
Modernize your retail edge architecture with microservices
Technology in most retail edge locations (i.e., stores, distribution centers, factories) is a mix of disparate applications and infrastructure, creating a variable IT landscape. This web of complexity prevents companies from quickly and consistently deploying new systems across edge locations. That begs the question: How can retailers manage edge infrastructure at scale with consistency and […]