Category: Industries

A common refrain for retailers is, “I know generative AI [artificial intelligence] is going to impact our industry, but I’m not sure where to place my bets.” It’s clear the technology has far-ranging capabilities and potential, but where should retailers invest? Of course, the answer will vary for each retailer as each situation is unique, […]

Introduction High performance computing (HPC) workloads are becoming complex with the advent of big data, advanced node electronic design automation (EDA) for chip design, and high-precision verification. Enterprises are adopting Amazon Web Services (AWS) to meet the constantly growing compute demands in HPC. Worldwide HPC in the Cloud Forecast 2020–2026 from Hyperion Research (June 2022) […]

Global luxury fashion company Tapestry Inc. (Tapestry) has been undergoing a company-wide digital transformation. To support these efforts, Tapestry wanted to modernize its legacy business applications. Prior to undertaking this project, the company performed a lift-and-shift cloud migration to Amazon Web Services (AWS), completed in March 2021. Following this milestone, Tapestry wanted to further its […]

The iFood finance department originally used a monolithic application, which was slow to develop new functionalities. Switching to an event-oriented architecture not only accelerated development but also added resilience and performance to its financial middleware. The iFood finance department has a platform called Digital by You (DBY) that helps food lovers (approximately 100,000 iFood employees) […]

Communication Service Providers (CSPs) are embarking on a digital transformation journey of their network operations to deliver new innovative connectivity services to their customers and to expand their traditional customers’ base. To achieve this transformation, CSPs are looking for ways to unify their operating model, and to adopt automation across their operating stack. CSPs want […]

Driving a car powered only by light rays from the sun, across a 3000 km wide continent, in the shortest possible time, is no easy task. The University of Michigan’s solar car team is heading off to do exactly that, with help from High Performance Computing (HPC) on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The student team […]

Programmatic advertising applications leverage large volumes of data (petabyte scale) to make decisions on delivering personalized experiences to users. Organizations need to have a granular visibility into their data transfer cost to make better decisions on the bidding process and leverage cost optimized design patterns. Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers different tools and techniques to […]

Launched in July 2023, AWS Entity Resolution has been helping organizations like Best Western Hotels, Merkle, ActionIQ, and Thompson Reuters to more easily match and link related records stored across multiple applications, channels and data stores using advanced matching techniques including rule-based and machine learning (ML)-powered matching. The service capabilities have enabled these companies to […]

The retail industry is facing numerous challenges in today’s dynamic landscape that are forcing them to rethink their strategies. Retailers must keep up with technological advancements, such as generative AI, artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) and ecommerce platforms, to remain competitive to retain customers and market share. Retailers face intense competition from both traditional […]

In just the past few months we’ve seen a big shift in the generative artificial intelligence (AI) landscape. Today, business leaders want to dive deeper. They’re more interested in implementing these tools and seeing how it can drive the business forward. Executives in retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) in particular are exploring how AI […]