AWS Startups Blog
Build an innovative navigation, augmented reality, or computer vision app and win a trip to AWS Re:Invent 2018
We’re excited to partner with AWS to launch the Vision Developer Contest! Build an awesome app powered by the Mapbox Vision SDK. The first 500 participants to register will receive $50 worth of free AWS credits to help you get started, and one developer will win an all-expenses-paid trip to AWS re:Invent this November.
Read MoreEngineering the Future of 5G: Advice to Leaders on Solving Challenges of Emerging Tech
If you talk to the Big Network providers—the AT&Ts, Verizons, and Vodaphones of the world—you might think that 5G was already here, or at the very least, right around the corner. On the other hand, if you talk to your average mobile RF Front-End (RFFE) engineer, he or she might tell you that 5G is a few years away. Why the discrepancy?
Read MoreAfterShip CEO Teddy Chan on his company’s origins, top features, and future plans
AfterShip is a SaaS solution that helps online retailers keep track of all their packages in one place. CEO Teddy Chan co-founded the company in 2012 after a previous venture introduced him to the painful world of shipping consumer products to customers and having to keep on top of tracking each package.
Read MoreHow AWS Startups in Africa Are Solving Emerging Market Challenges
This past September, AWS Global Startup Evangelist Mackenzie Kosut visited South Africa to learn how African Startups are solving regional entrepreneurial challenges. These include an unstable Internet, low bank penetration, limited smartphone availability, lack of access to education, informal to formal transportation, legacy insurance options, and even mailing logistics in areas with no established postal systems.
Read MoreUsing the Cloud to Secure the Cloud: Moving From a Network-Centric to a Cloud-First Approach
Most security solutions used by enterprises today emphasize a traditional network approach. Today’s modern organizations prize agility and transformation as underlying principles of their IT infrastructures. These enterprises that use the cloud to drive an innovative, agile business and technology agenda must adopt a security strategy that uses cloud principles to address cloud issues.
Read MoreWith Nyansa, Big Data Network Analytics Meets the Cloud
Today’s modern corporate access network is under siege. As smart device-armed mobile users continue to multiply and access more and more media-rich cloud-based applications, IT staffs have become overwhelmed with the massive volumes of disparate data that must be analyzed and correlated to find and fix problems impacting users’ network experiences.
Read MoreHow Castbox helps listeners navigate the burgeoning podcast industry
The Internet has transformed the way we consume content. Streaming video platforms like Netflix and YouTube have overtaken traditional video formats like cable TV and live programming among digitally-native audiences.
Read MoreHow ipdata uses AWS to serve a global, highly-scalable IP geolocation API
ipdata Founder Jonathan Kosgei covers how he built a highly scalable API with low latency globally on AWS API Gateway and how his company handled Authorization, Rate Limiting, High Availability, and DDoS protection.
Read Moreeero Co-founder and CTO Nate Hardison shares lessons learned and rewards for designing with security in mind
Eero, which produces the world’s first whole home WiFi system, has grown a lot since it was founded in 2014.
Read MoreStartup Central Talks from the 2018 AWS New York Summit
Ten of New York’s hottest startups shared their technical wisdom at the Startup Central booth at the 2018 AWS New York Summit. Featured startups included Zocdoc, Bustle, Redox, and more. Watch below to see their talks.
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