AWS for Industries

Managing IT costs for travel and hospitality companies — today and every day

As Jeff Bezos stated in Amazon’s latest letter to shareholders, “The ability for organizations to access scalable, dependable, and highly secure computing power…is critical in this situation.” This is particularly true for travel and hospitality companies. Whenever disruption occurs, travel and hospitality companies’ attention turns to dealing with the immediate impact of a rapidly changing, […]

Four trends driving global utility digitization

The Power & Utilities industry has reached an inflection point in digitization as early adopters give way to early majority growth. Our utility customers have shared four trends that have accelerated their digitization plans enabled by cloud technology and services. Sustainability is imperative Utility stakeholders including regulators, customers, and investors are pressuring utilities to declare […]

How Opus One Solutions is helping utilities decarbonize effectively with AWS-powered planning system

From Utility Dive’s 2020 State of the Electric Utility Survey, it’s clear that the transition to clean energy continues to be the biggest driver of sector transformation. Of the 566 utility executives and professionals surveyed around the world, 46 percent said sustainability, integration of renewable energy, and environmental concerns were most important to their business. […]

Defining an AWS Multi-Account Strategy for telecommunications companies

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is enabling Communications Service Providers (CSPs) to achieve huge gains in productivity, innovation, and cost reduction, at the same time that they build their SI capabilities through their B2B business. AWS offers a variety of services and features that allow for flexible control of cloud computing resources and services as well […]

Planning for recovery: 5 trends to watch in travel and hospitality’s new normal

Previously, we have discussed how organizations have been stabilizing operations by aggressively optimizing costs, leveraging technology to support remote working, contact centers and ensuring both workforces and customers are safe. This is a complex and involved situation: ensuring maintaining a viable business, whilst balancing people and services, especially without a clear view of how and […]

Predicting all-cause patient readmission risk using AWS data lake and machine learning

It’s no secret that hospital readmissions impact patient outcomes and the financial health of healthcare providers globally. Specifically in the United States, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) shows that readmissions are some of the costliest episodes to treat, with costs reaching in excess of $41.3B. Hospitals and healthcare providers are looking for […]

HxDR: Transforming geospatial data in the cloud with AWS and Hexagon

Architects, builders, engineers, surveyors, and related professionals who rely on reality capture tools and data can significantly reduce costs, reduce time, and make better decisions by using precise and readily available geospatial information for project planning and execution. To provide better access to spatial data, Hexagon announced HxDR, an AWS cloud-based digital reality visualization platform. HxDR […]

Increasing flexibility: Capital Markets firms in the cloud adapt more quickly

In his post titled “Dealing with disruption: How financial institutions are using cloud technology to respond to COVID-19 and reshape the industry,” Scott Mullins, Head of Worldwide Financial Services Business & Market Development for AWS, discussed how COVID-19 has impacted the normal course of business in the Financial Services industry. For Capital Markets firms, scaling […]

Innovation acceleration: Digital transformation is key to energy industry survival

Download a Free Copy It’s not news that the global energy sector is facing its biggest challenge in recent history, driven by simultaneous demand and supply shocks that have driven the cost of energy to its lowest levels in history. Leaders in the energy industry, regardless of the company’s size or position in the value […]

How payment companies are using cloud technology to respond to shifts in consumer behavior

COVID-19 has upended the way consumers interact with their financial institutions on an unprecedented scale and speed as detailed in the blog post authored by Scott Mullins, Managing Director of Worldwide Financial Services Business & Market Development for AWS, and the payments industry is no exception. The global pandemic has accelerated the growth of digital […]