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Introduction Training medical computer vision (CV) models requires a scalable compute and storage infrastructure. Training a medical CV model is unique compared to training a CV model in other domains, as we described in the first part of this blog series. In this second post, we show you how we scale a medical semantic segmentation training […]

Introduction Computer vision (CV) and machine learning (ML) has been playing an increasingly import role in the field of medical imaging and radiology in the past decade. CV is the field that uses computers and programs to replicate human vision abilities such as recognition, classification, detection and measurement. Thanks to the advancement of deep learning […]

Across the oil and gas industry, companies struggle to gain insights from data spread across siloed systems and processes. For BKV Corporation (BKV), these challenges were all too familiar, but the energy company recognized that unlocking the full value of its data was necessary for future growth. After a large acquisition in 2020, BKV knew […]

Blog guest authored by Brian Avants, and Jacob Hesterman of Invicro, a REALM IDx company High-quality medical imaging data is a clinical necessity. Yet, there are few medical datasets with quality annotations that can be used to train models which automate an objective quality prediction process. Invicro, a REALM IDx company, worked with the Amazon […]

The concept of purchasing an individual item in multiple installments is not new. Large department stores have offered this for decades in what is called layaway. Layaway is essentially “a purchasing agreement by which a retailer agrees to hold merchandise secured by a deposit until the price is paid in full by the customer” [1]. […]

A couple of weeks ago at AWS re:Invent 2021, we announced more than 50 new products and services. If you have time, be sure to watch Adam Selipsky’s keynote address to hear major news, and also read the Top Announcement of AWS re:Invent 2021 blog post to learn even more details about some of our […]

Customer churn is a growing concern for many companies—and not without merit. During the pandemic, 75% of US consumers switched brands or stores, and 60% of them plan to incorporate new buying patterns and habits post-COVID. In other words, 45% of consumers shifted their brand choices over the long term. But customer churn is hardly […]

Introduction In remote upstream oil and gas facilities, such as well pads, energy companies frequently have various service contractors bringing in items, performing services, and removing items from the site. These facilities most often do not have permanent staff on location. It can be challenging for operators to know who is accessing the facilities. For […]

Introduction Turbine maintenance is an expensive, high-risk task. According to a recent analysis from the news website, wind farm owners are expected to spend more than $40 billion on operations and maintenance over a decade. Another recent study finds by using drone-based inspection instead of traditional rope-based inspection, you can reduce the operational costs by 70% […]

Introduction Keeping wind turbines operational also means keeping them well maintained. One of the steps in maintenance is regular visual inspection. Wind farm operation and maintenance companies started to utilize drones with attached cameras to perform visual inspections. According to a recent study, drone-based inspection reduces costs by up to 70% and decreases revenue lost […]