Tag: innovation

Attending NRF 2023: Retail’s Big Show? Be sure to check out Amazon IVS at AWS Booth 6138 Retail customers are evolving, engaging with retailers when, where, and how they want, whether it be in stores, on the web, or on mobile or social channels. In response to this evolution, retailers are building first-class shopping experiences […]

The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented disruption to businesses and global markets. Although most of the world appears to be past the uncertainty and turbulence of the pandemic, companies, especially in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, continue to deal with major challenges, like supply chain disruptions and labor shortages. At the same time, consumer buying […]

At the 20th anniversary of the Bio-IT World Conference, held in Boston, in May 2022, AstraZeneca received the BioIT World Innovative Practice Award for its novel Augmented Drug Design Platform, built on AWS. Biopharma R&D productivity and success rates have been an industry-wide challenge, with the drug discovery process often compared to finding a needle in […]

Learn more about the sessions and speakers featured in Track 1: Engaging Shoppers and Consumers at this year’s Industry Innovator’s Conference for Retail & CPG 2022. Brand loyalty is always at the top of companies’ minds, but it’s not the simplest thing to keep up. With a rapidly shifting economy, customer demographics, and unpredictable market […]

Following a year of labor shortages, supply chain issues, and high inflation, industry leaders can’t ignore the fact that shoppers and consumers have changed. They don’t want what they wanted 5 years ago; they don’t even want what they wanted 12 months ago, leaving innovators to question: How can we best serve shoppers and consumers […]

Digital banking growth has accelerated The global banking landscape has experienced significant change over recent years. Customers increasingly expect an always-on, fully digital and personalized experience in their daily life, triggering changing expectations around their banking services. A confluence of industry drivers—heightened customer expectations, new regulations (such PSD2 in EU/UK, and new digital only banking licenses […]

As the travel and hospitality industry reopens, providers are focused on keeping operational costs in line and managing the complexities of hiring and training their workforce. In this moment, travel and hospitality providers must also remember the importance of being customer-obsessed. The slate has been wiped clean on customer loyalty. For most travelers and guests, […]

In our last blog, How Cloud-based Data Mesh Technology Can Enable Financial Regulatory Data Collection, we set out an approach whereby financial institutions can share data with regulators in a manner that enables ongoing operational flexibility and the evolution of regulators’ data requirements. By building a regulatory data mesh from AWS Data Exchange nodes, participants […]

Since publishing this post, we have learned of the passing of Philip Wolf. We extend our heartfelt sympathies to his family and friends, colleagues, personal and professional acquaintances. He will be missed. — Delta Air Lines plans for all of its pilots to be back at work this fall as it prepares for recovery in […]

Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) most frequently mention these core capabilities of their ecommerce architectures: The ability to innovate at the digital and physical front ends that support sales channels. The effort required to integrate the increasing number of other IT systems. Those who talk more about innovation are usually builders. Revenue, metrics, and innovation are […]