Mercado Libre uses AWS to provide scalable, secure ecommerce to its 80 million customers

Headquartered in Argentina, Mercado Libre is the largest online commerce and payments provider in Latin America with 80 million active users across 18 countries. It offers ecommerce solutions so that individuals and companies can buy, sell, pay, advertise, and ship products through the internet.

The scalability, security, and performance that comes with building on AWS powers Mercado Libre’s innovation. Using a suite of AWS solutions, including analytics, databases, and machine learning (ML), Mercado Libre supports the rapid growth of ecommerce, its Mercado Pago digital payment platform, and the Mercado Crédito credit line.

“With the reliability of Amazon DynamoDB, we can avoid the cost of downtime.”

Oscar Mullin, Director of IT and Head of Core Services, Site Reliability Engineering, and Database Administration, Mercado Libre

Here are some of the stories of innovation at Mercado Libre that you’ll find:

Migrating 5,000 databases to Amazon DynamoDB improves reliability and helps Mercado Libre scale its business

As part of the company’s overhaul, a Mercado Libre team of six engineers migrated 5,000 databases to Amazon DynamoDB (DynamoDB)—a fast, flexible NoSQL database service delivering single-digit millisecond performance at any scale. Using the new solution, the company saved developer time, improved reliability, and reduced costs. Read the case study to learn more.

AWS Executive Insights interview with Mercado Libre’s CISO

Attracting and retaining security talent is critical to Mercado Libre’s success. Discover how it uses the cloud to enforce compliance and governance and create a security culture across all of Mercado Libre’s business units—ranging from using gamification to train employees to making it part of the company’s C-Suite agenda. Hear directly from Mercado Libre’s chief information security officer (CISO), Jorge O’Higgins in this interview.

Scalable, on-demand compute and expansive storage capabilities provided by AWS help fuel an optimal customer experience during busy shopping periods, such as holidays, and help Mercado Libre address the cultural and geographic challenges of operating a platform in Latin America. Get more insights on how the company continues to innovate by building on AWS by visiting the Mercado Libre Innovator page.