Category: AWS Key Management Service

Many consumer packaged goods (CPGs) companies have been eyeing a move into the direct-to-consumer (DTC) space as a way to boost sales, increase market share, and get closer to consumers. This shift to a DTC model means that most CPGs need to collect first-party data and, in many cases, overhaul or transform their website and […]

The finance industry is transforming with the creation of business platforms for the buy-side of wholesale finance (institutional managers), providing asset performance, risk, Solvency II compliance, and ESG scores. Such platforms can hold trillions of dollars of managed assets, and therefore mandate a high level of security and control for the exchange of asset information […]

The number of software companies building applications for the financial services industry (FSI) continues to grow. These fintech companies face challenges such as ensuring that their applications stay compliant with banking regulations while rapidly delivering new features for their clients. FSI software vendors have therefore been moving to the cloud to meet their agility, security, […]

Utility companies depend on enormous amounts of data to keep the lights on for their customers. But collecting, transcribing, storing, sharing, and analyzing information from a large service area is a challenge, especially when the teams who gather and use that data are dispersed across a wide geographic area. Whether they’re conducting vegetation management, pole […]

In today’s era of decarbonization, industrial enterprises face unique challenges to transform the core of current asset operations while deploying digital strategies and assets to innovate for the future. The International Energy Agency (IEA) reports that in the power sector alone, notwithstanding the COVID-19 pandemic, global asset investments in 2020 exceeded $650 billion. The global […]

In a previous blog post, we discussed how financial institutions can approve AWS services for highly confidential data. One of the questions we hear from customers is: What are the recommended patterns for data protection of highly confidential data? Many financial services institutions have existing data classification and handling policies that dictate the required encryption […]

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 […]