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June 27, 2024: This blog post covers Amplify Gen 1. For new Amplify apps, we recommend using Amplify Gen 2. You can learn more about Gen 2 in our launch blog post. Modern chat apps require a rich set of features. These features include file storage, real-time updates, and the ability to fetch data on both the […]

Modern applications are driven by rich UI experience. GraphQL APIs are gaining popularity with developers and teams of all sizes as an alternative to REST APIs to support these applications. AWS Lambda is a serverless, event-driven compute service that lets you run code for virtually any type of application or backend service without provisioning or […]

With millions of music lovers modifying their playlists and queues, switching between mobile and voice devices, and going in and out of network connectivity, music streaming service Amazon Music needs to deliver an engaging, low-latency experience. To create this seamless customer experience while scaling to support peak workloads, Amazon Music decided to build a centralized, […]

Many companies serve their customers “in the field.” These are broadly: 1) companies that have a field service business function, e.g., for the repair of equipment that they sell to their customers, and 2) companies that have a route sales business function, e.g., a Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) company’s own or contract employees stocking the […]

Many modern cloud native web application architectures include Single Page Applications (SPA’s) integrating with multiple backend API’s. As customers start defining their transitional architectures for modernizing their monolithic web applications and migrating to cloud, one of the common issues that they run into is integrating their modern frontend layer with legacy backend API’s that are […]

Digital health leader ResMed is one of the leading global providers of cloud-connected solutions for people with sleep apnea, COPD, asthma, and other chronic conditions. In 2021, ResMed helped improve the lives of over 133 million people in over 140 countries. Now, ResMed has a goal to improve 250 million lives in 2025, and it […]

Creating interactive viewing experiences during both live and prerecorded shows improves customer satisfaction. With millions of viewers casting their votes during popular singing contests or responding to opinion polls during talk shows, Seven.One Entertainment Group had to build an interactive television solution that could handle large, sudden spikes in traffic during the show. To handle […]

Fast-growing educational technology startup Knowt developed an app in to change the way students and teachers study and create assessments. Using a powerful algorithm and artificial intelligence, the app quickly and automatically converts notes from students and teachers into quizzes and flash cards. However, the startup eventually noticed an area in need of improvement. It […]

State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company (State Auto), a property and casualty insurer operating in 33 US states, provides insurance products covering personal, commercial, farm and ranch, and workers’ compensation risks. In 2019, State Auto decided to create a cloud-native version of its traditional technology stack using Amazon Web Services (AWS). State Auto sells insurance products […]

This article was written by Stefano Sandrini, Principal Solutions Architect, AWS With AWS AppSync you can create serverless GraphQL APIs that simplify application development by providing a single endpoint to securely access data from multiple data sources, and leverage GraphQL subscriptions to implement engaging real-time application experiences by automatically publishing data updates to subscribed API […]