AWS Startups Blog

Guest post by Tomaz Berisa, Cofounder and CTO at Gencove We have been working hard to scale low-pass sequencing at Gencove and ran into a few computational scalability constraints. This is an overview of how we got around them and the resulting architecture, complete with infrastructure templates and code. Sequencing the first human genome in […]

Another startup bringing innovation to the changing industry is Metail, a developer of technology that enables users to virtually try on clothes and easily switch between potential outfit combinations. We’ve all ordered something online, expected it to fit like a glove, and then been disappointed upon its delivery. Metail is working to eliminate that guesswork.

Data integration is the key to unlocking better engagement. Hull, a customer data platform created to assist data engineers, syncs data from multiple silos into one unified database.

It’s vital for the whole organization to experience and support data culture, rather than just the experts. Dataiku (a portmanteau of data and haiku) is a software company that lowers the skill level needed to develop projects using analytical AI.

From Tuesday September 18 through Thursday, September 20, AWS experts and customers will host online talks dedicated to the retail and hospitality industry.

Unexpected issues can impact travel plans. Roofstreet, an AI built to predict travel routes, informs users of incidents along their travel lines ahead of time.

Samuel Guérin, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Boxtal, explains how the company switched to the cloud to accommodate the growth of their business, and to implement new features and solutions at a faster, more efficient pace.

At Bought By Many, an insurance startup co-founded by Steven Mendel (CEO) and Guy Farley (CTO) in 2012, we engage with thousands of customers, largely on Facebook, to understand what they dislike about existing insurance products and what they would like from new ones.

The hospitality industry was once a hotbed of innovation. Back in the 1960’s, for example, the Holiday Inn developed and launched the Holidex, a first-of-its-kind centralized reservation system. In a time before the internet, this piece of technology helped set the then 15-year old company apart. But times have changed, according to Patrick Bosworth, CEO and Co-Founder of Duetto.

On Thursday, September 20th, AWS Startup Central will be hitting Canada for the first time at the AWS Summit – Toronto!