AWS for Industries
Category: Compute
OpenVINO™ AMI now available on AWS for accelerating oil & gas exploration
Guest authored by Dr. Manas Pathak, Global AI Lead for Oil and Gas at Intel & Dr. Ravi Panchumarthy, Machine Learning Engineer at Intel — Introduction Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) offer State-of-the-art performance not only for traditional computer vision applications but also for seismic interpretation. Geoscientists can use CNNs for basin-wide quick look interpretation of […]
TCS enables intelligent, real-time quality inspection for a Smart Factory with AWS Wavelength
Introduction The industry 4.0 revolution defines the framework for manufacturing industries to use network aware systems including sensors, automation systems and vision-based systems for automation of different industrial processes. More manufacturers are adopting industry 4.0 driven by advancement in technologies, competitive pressure, and complexities in the manufacturing process, which has given birth to the rise of […]
How to deliver headless commerce in retail
Retailers who want to modernize their selling systems have a wealth of technologies available. Those who have already moved to a modern technology infrastructure are reaping the benefits of reduced maintenance, more business agility, and better customer experiences. CIOs can choose to refactor existing systems and slowly migrate functional areas, or they can make a […]
DRAGEN reanalysis of the 1000 Genomes Dataset now available on the Registry of Open Data
Guest authored by Bryan Lajoie, Staff Bioinformatics Scientist at Illumina Inc. — We are pleased to announce the release of a comprehensive reanalysis of 3,202 deeply-sequenced samples from the 1000 Genomes Project(1kGP) using the Illumina DRAGEN (Dynamic Read Analysis for GENomics) Bio-IT platform. This seminal dataset will be freely available for researchers across the world to use […]
Liveness Detection to Improve Fraud Prevention in Financial Institutions with Amazon Rekognition
Note: We recommend customers to explore Amazon Rekognition Face Liveness, a new feature to deter fraud in facial verification, that is now generally available. Face Liveness detects spoofs presented to the camera (e.g. printed photos, digital photos or videos, or 3D masks) and spoofs that bypass the camera (e.g. pre-recorded real or deepfake videos). Face […]
Cromwell on AWS: A simpler and improved AWS Batch backend
The latest release of Cromwell (v52) includes a number of major changes and improvements to the AWS Batch backend for Cromwell. Among the numerous changes, we have enabled Cromwell’s Call Caching feature when using AWS Batch with files in Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3). This allows genomics researchers to efficiently develop and run workflows […]
Supporting digital signature and secure message transmission with AWS KMS and AWS Secrets Manager for Brazilian Instant Payment System
As discussed in the previous blog, the new Brazilian Instant Payment System (PIX) aims to speed up payments messaging and the availability of final funds to the beneficiary. The PIX results in reduction of costs, increasing security and improving the customer experience. AWS provides the necessary certifications and compliance standards for financial institutions to comply […]
Simplify Prior Authorization in Healthcare with AWS and HL7 FHIR
Prior authorization is a process to obtain approval from a health insurer or plan that may be required before you get a health care service, treatment plan, prescription drug, or durable medical equipment in order for the service or prescription to be covered by your plan. Your health insurance company uses a prior authorization requirement […]
Savari leverages AWS Wavelength to make roads safer and more predictable
For the past decade, Savari has built in-vehicle, roadside, and cloud-based solutions for V2X (vehicle-to-everything) to help make the world’s roadways safer, smarter, and efficient. Increasingly, automotive leaders such as Ford and General Motors are announcing their support for V2X. Savari plays an important role in the V2X supply chain, providing the applications and underlying […]
How AWS and 5G enable tomorrow’s digital electric grid
Evolution and lessons from smart grid 1.0 In 2017, Gartner reported that advanced metering infrastructure was passing through the “Trough of Disillusionment” in its hype cycle for smart grid technology. The utility field area networks were beginning to climb the “Slope of Enlightenment” and perhaps have plateaued in productivity. A few important lessons were learned […]