Category: AWS AppSync

You’re planning a home project—maybe building a new deck or finally transforming that basement into a cozy retreat. You visit an online retailer, ready to order supplies, only to be met with pages of options: hundreds of screws, dozens of wood types, countless tools. What started as an exciting project now feels like a chore […]

Introduction Zurich is a leading multi-line insurer that serves its customers in global and local markets. With about 55,000 employees, it provides a wide range of property and casualty, and life insurance products and services in more than 215 countries and territories. Zurich’s customers include individuals, small businesses, and mid-sized and large companies, as well […]

Multifaceted challenges in emission management Managing methane emissions has become increasingly important in the dynamic oil and gas sector. Operators are embracing the opportunity to meet rising emission monitoring requirements, using the wealth of data from screening sensors, addressing emissions fees, and enhancing their reputation by proactively managing super emitter identification. These opportunities are supported […]

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, the intersection of cloud computing, generative artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and 5G technology provides communication service providers (CSPs) with fresh revenue streams and the opportunity to attract and retain new customers. Through a series of insightful re:Invent demos our Amazon Web Services (AWS) experts reveal how they […]

Over the years, retail has seen seismic shifts due to the emergence of new technologies. Examples include the barcode, ecommerce, and mobile phones, all of which had a profound impact on the way shoppers buy from retailers, resetting consumer expectations. (The same could be said for non-technical inventions like the supermarket format and malls, but […]

Companies seeking to manage buildings successfully and safely for their customers face increasingly complex challenges. And the complexity of management and maintenance increases in buildings that are essential to society. Facilities for healthcare, manufacturing, and criminal justice, for example, can’t operate if their equipment is down. They must also meet strict regulations, compliance, and safety […]

Guidance for RFID Store Inventory Management on AWS The need for RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is growing. Retailers face many challenges in managing their inventory, including out-of-stock situations, misplaced items, and shrinkage. These challenges can impact the bottom line and hurt the customer experience. To address these issues, retailers are increasingly turning to RFID technologies. […]

The importance of asset tracking Every day, Amazon.com receives millions of shipments from suppliers. A purchase order from Amazon to a supplier typically includes a large quantity of shipping containers, or assets, that will be delivered to various Amazon warehouses at different times. To determine if items are lost or misplaced in the large, complicated […]

In our previous blog, How to Build a Dynamic Supply Chain Platform: A Primer, we discussed how companies can proactively manage market events in a global supply chain using AWS. In this post, we will focus on how companies can manage customs clearance risk in the same supply chain by using AWS artificial intelligence and […]

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 […]