AWS for Industries
Convenience and technology: Trends and challenges for c-stores in 2023
This story was produced by C-Store Dive for Amazon. In 1927, the first modern convenience store (c-store) opened with the idea that people would want to consolidate their errands by going to a neighborhood store to pick up essentials. The idea caught on, and now, there are 148,000 independent and chain convenience stores across the United […]
FSI Services Spotlight: Featuring Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)
Welcome back to the Financial Services Industry (FSI) Service Spotlight monthly blog series. Each month we look at five key considerations that FSI customers should focus on to help streamline cloud service approval for one particular service. Each of the five key considerations includes specific guidance, suggested reference architectures, and technical code that can be […]
AWS and Nokia Collaborate to Drive Operational Simplicity with Carrier-Grade Performance in Cloud RAN
Today at Mobile World Congress, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Nokia will showcase a Cloud RAN solution that combines AWS’s reliable and secure infrastructure and cloud services with Nokia’s new In-Line Cloud RAN SmartNIC and Cloud Native RAN Software. The joint solution aims to solve three key challenges. First, it will reduce the complexity to […]
Automated Application Failover Across Availability Zones with Floating/Virtual IP on Amazon EKS
Reliability and high availability are key design principles for an application deployment. Even though an Availability Zone (AZ) is comprised of one or more data centers, you should design your applications to handle AZ failure in rare circumstances. Some applications, such as telco and networking applications, rely on highly-available floating/virtual static IP addresses to provide […]
Powering solutions for retailers at NRF 2023: Amazon Forecast and AWS Supply Chain
We’ve talked about the exciting immersive commerce and in-store optimization ideas coming out of NRF 2023, but what about the stuff behind the “retail curtain”? At this year’s big show, Doug Tiffan, head of worldwide solution strategy Apparel & Fashion, led an informative discussion talking about how and why AWS services and applications like: Amazon […]
Value chain modernization in mining with the Industry 4.0 ERDi Testlab
Introduction We’re in the midst of a significant transformation regarding the way we produce products, thanks to the digitization of manufacturing. This transition is so compelling that it is being called Industry 4.0 to represent the fourth revolution that has occurred in manufacturing. From the first industrial revolution (mechanization through water and steam power) to […]
From why to wow: How airports can use data to improve the passenger experience
When I tell people that I work in airport technology, they often respond with a story about a recent experience with a delay or disruption at an airport that they think can be solved with technology. Despite the issues in airports last year (caused mainly by a lack of staff for baggage handling and […]
Optimizing travel and hospitality product offerings and pricing in 2023
In the travel and hospitality (T&H) industry, organizations need to constantly adjust the products that they offer and the prices that they charge. Optimizing a product pricing strategy for T&H companies is critical to their ability to provide value for guests and travelers and maximize profitability. Using Product Offerings & Pricing solutions on Amazon Web […]
Why Digital Engineering Requires a Cloud Transformation
Today, designers and manufacturers of physical systems such as aircraft, engines, vehicles, automobiles, satellites, and wind turbines are adopting Digital Engineering practices to improve efficiency, speed, and quality. In our prior blog, we defined concepts including Digital Engineering, Digital Twins, Digital Threads, and Model Based Systems Engineering to provide clarity in our discussions with customers. […]
AWS Teams Up with Leading Telcos to Launch the ‘Integrated Private Wireless on AWS’ Program
New private wireless program will bring together AWS’s reliable and secure infrastructure and services with 5G/4G LTE networks from leading telcos including Deutsche Telekom, KDDI, Orange, T-Mobile, and Telefonica Tech to provide enterprises with easy and fast ways to discover and deploy private wireless offering Enterprise customers and telcos have expressed to us the need […]