Category: Thought Leadership

Jane Sun, CEO of Trip.com Group Ltd., joins David Peller, Managing Director of AWS Travel and Hospitality, for a broad-ranging discussion about the recent disruption faced by travel and hospitality companies – and her company’s response to that disruption. Trip.com Group, a NASDAQ listed company since 2003 (NASDAQ: TCOM) has over 44,000 employees and over […]

For a while now, we in the utilities industry have been replacing the traditional, static, one-way relationship between energy provider and consumer with one that is dynamic, situational, and interactive. Known as “Utilities 2.0,” which our colleagues at Deloitte explained a few years ago, it puts the customer at the center of regulated utility service. […]

Lisa Ingram, Chief Executive Officer of White Castle, joins Steven Elinson, Head of Worldwide Restaurants, Catering and Food Service Distribution at AWS, for a broad-ranging discussion about the recent disruption faced by travel and hospitality companies – and her company’s response to that disruption. White Castle, America’s first fast-food hamburger chain, has been making hot […]

John Padgett, Chief Experience and Innovation Officer for Carnival Corporation, has spent the past 15 years working to ensure we all get the most out of our valuable vacation time. With the theme “Technology Rewrites the Guest Experience”, John joined David Peller, Managing Director, Travel and Hospitality, Amazon Web Services (AWS) ‘on stage’ at the […]

I’ve been attending the SKIFT Global Forum, one of the premier global events for the travel and hospitality industry, for many years. This year was unique for a few reasons, first among them being the fact that the event was a completely virtual experience. Another difference this year was that my colleague David Peller, Managing […]

Introduction Welcome to our first Hi-Tech / Electronics blog post! This post begins a series of industry-focused blogs that present an AWS perspective and customer stories on how critical enterprise functions are being transformed using AWS. We are a globally distributed industry team, dedicated to helping customers around the world reinvent themselves, to accelerate their […]

The automotive industry is in the midst of transformative change led by innovations in cloud technology. In a world where consumers expect a seamless shopping experience, desire for mobility options, and their automobile to be as personalized as their smartphone, we can expect the pace of change in the automotive space to accelerate. AWS helps […]

Bonny Simi, President of JetBlue Technology Ventures joins Massimo Morin, Head of Travel and Hospitality Solutions at Amazon Web Services (AWS), for a broad-ranging discussion about the recent disruption faced by travel and hospitality companies – and her company’s response to that disruption. JetBlue Technolgoy Ventures is the venture capital arm of JetBlue Airways. Their […]

Introduction A forecast from International Data Corporate (IDC), a global market intelligence firm, predicts that by 2025 there will 55.9 billion connected devices, or “Internet of Things (IOT)”, worldwide. With these new devices, the need for Printed Circuit Board (PCB) design software will continue to grow. However, just having the right tools in the hands […]

Savneet Singh, President and Chief Executive Officer of Partech (PAR), joins Steven Elinson, Head of Worldwide Restaurants, Catering and Food Service Distribution at AWS, for a broad-ranging discussion about the recent disruption faced by travel and hospitality companies – and his company’s response to that disruption. PAR creates the optimal customer experience through its highly […]