AWS for Industries

The declared goal of German-based energy company EWE AG is the systematic use of modern, cloud-based IT solutions in all business areas. Highly available, high-performance, and flexibly scalable IT solutions are essential to maintain competitive advantages in the current and upcoming energy markets. In particular, the short-term power-trading market is associated with considerable challenges. For […]

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 […]

Several years ago, Aptos embarked on a journey to redefine and disrupt the retail software landscape. Recognizing that consumers’ shopping behaviors and expectations have irrevocably changed, Aptos believes that retail technology stacks should, too. After years of intense innovation, Aptos launched Aptos ONE, a cloud-native, microservices-based unified commerce platform. This new platform, which takes advantage […]

Introduction With the successful use of cloud computing in the IT space (analytics, simulation and workflow management), companies in highly regulated industries, such as railways, increasingly look at also migrating their OT systems (control systems, real-time monitoring, and transaction management) into the cloud. The main motivations for this are to achieve high availability and redundancy […]

Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, has been using generative artificial intelligence (generative AI) to push the borders of data science and analytics in life sciences. Harish Nankani, Associate Vice President, Data and Analytics, Merck, and Suman Giri, Executive Director, Data Science, Merck, recently spoke […]

For consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies, increased visibility into the value chain can help them meet rising consumer expectations as well as comply with standards, certifications, and regulatory requirements. Compliance can also create new opportunities in terms of access to new overseas markets and revenue streams. Because CPG companies sell a wide range of products […]

Consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are facing unique challenges in today’s hypercompetitive marketplace. Whether those challenges are slow market growth, increased competition, shifting consumer behaviors, commodities shortages, or inflationary pressures, they must push ahead to stay afloat. Together, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AWS Partners enable CPG companies such as Heineken, Dole Foods, and Philips […]

Understanding your customers’ needs and preferences is more than just a gut instinct; it’s a science. To craft the perfect product mix, you need to dive deep into customer data and extract valuable insights. This is where modern merchandising and planning solutions come in, powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS). These tools offer you a […]

Communication Service Providers (CSPs) manage millions of CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) like broadband routers, Wi-Fi gateways, and more. Traditionally, most of these devices have been managed by standards such as TR-069 (CPE WAN Management Protocol or CWMP) from Broadband Forum. However, although TR-069 has been effective for basic management and configuration, it presents drawbacks in […]

Drawing a parallel to the story of the IBM PC, this blog post shows how the introduction of an open hardware platform for automotive applications might create a similar environment driving innovation, disruption, and transformation for the automotive industry. This blog post also discusses the potential  advantages for the first automotive company to release such […]