AWS Solution Provider Program

Dubai-based Sharaf Group was founded in 1968 and has since expanded into multiple brands and businesses, employing more than 9,000 staff, and operating in 54 countries. Its IT infrastructure was a complicated mix of on-premises and cloud systems that were managed by separate third parties. The group’s retail division Sharaf Retail worked with AWS Partner Zero&One to transform its infrastructure by migrating all its servers, business applications, and databases to Amazon Web Services (AWS). This resulted in a 50 percent reduction in IT staff costs, 65 percent reduction in infrastructure costs, and slashed the go-to-market lead time for opening new stories by 75 percent.

Burberry is a luxury fashion brand founded in 1856. The company transformed its SAP systems with AWS and AWS Premier Consulting Partner Capgemini, reducing operational costs by 30 percent and increasing agility for maximum uptime during sales peaks. Separately, its digital team overhauled Burberry’s global ecommerce platform and rebuilt it on AWS. The new estate is a holistic, omnichannel customer experience that can be localized to best serve its customers’ needs in Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

Ecommerce platform group Wellcomm used Amazon Web Services (AWS) to build SHOPFLIX.gr—a new online marketplace in Greece—in 9 months. The company used Amazon Aurora and Amazon CloudFront to create a high-performance, scalable marketplace that grew to over 1 million active monthly customers in just 18 months. AWS Partner Performance Technologies helped SHOPFLIX.gr cost-optimize its infrastructure on AWS and save 25 percent on infrastructure costs.

Supported by AWS Partner RedNight Consulting, Sunstone Hotel Investors modernized its operations by migrating to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and crafting a disaster recovery plan. With a portfolio of 14 hotels, the hotel investment group faced challenges with its outdated data center infrastructure, leading to inefficiencies and scalability issues. Sunstone Hotel Investors worked with RedNight Consulting to migrate 15 servers to the cloud and implement AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery to facilitate business continuity. The company can now operate more efficiently and adapt swiftly to changing business needs while protecting against data loss.

The innovative oil and gas chemicals business Performance Chemical Company (PCC) streamlined its operations and enhanced safety by using solutions from AWS Energy Competency Partner WellAware. The family-owned business, which prides itself on its customer-oriented approach, wanted to deliver greater visibility and control over chemical services. By using WellAware’s automation solutions, including OnDemand Chemical, PCC has unlocked remote operations and empowered its teams and customers with near real-time data. Now, the company is able to optimize day-to-day workflows while providing customers with a new level of service.