AWS for Industries
Category: AWS Direct Connect
Skechers Steps up Network Transformation with AWS Cloud WAN, Network Firewall, and Direct Connect
This post is co-written with Dino Padilla, Sr. Cloud Engineer, Skechers USA, and Gabriel Sandoval, Sr. Manager Cloud Platforms & GenAI, Skechers USA In early 2024, global footwear leader Skechers USA continued its cloud transformation journey. To address the infrastructure challenges that could threaten its growth, Skechers redesigned its AWS Cloud network. This blog post […]
Transforming enterprise connectivity and generative AI with Verizon and Amazon Bedrock
Introduction: Enterprises today confront a significant challenge: the proliferation of disparate data sources and siloed data across hybrid cloud environments. Extracting meaningful insights using generative AI tools has become increasingly arduous because data proliferates across heterogeneous distributed systems and formats. Customers have asked for programmable and secure connectivity to enable generative AI applications in the […]
Best Buy improves in-store customer experience using SD-WAN, powered by AWS Transit Gateway Connect and Fortinet FortiGate
Retail customers are improving the in-store customer experience through personalization by connecting their remote stores to AWS using SD-WAN. For the largest specialty consumer electronics retailer in North America, Best Buy Co., Inc., connecting stores to cloud-based workloads has shortened application response times. It allows stores to sync up-to-date inventory, view real-time supply chain information […]
How BMW uses AWS to scale and automate SDV with virtual ECUs
“Our BMW Operating System 9 – BMW’s fully virtualized Android Open-Source Project-based infotainment system running on AWS – allows us for the very first time to start the development of new in-vehicle software functions without needing access to the target hardware. This shift-left in our software development process also enables us to test earlier and […]
How Rivian transformed its Autonomy data ingestion with AWS Data Transfer Terminal
Rivian, a leading electric adventure vehicle brand, has built its reputation through a relentless focus on customers, as evidenced by their frequent vehicle software updates to enhance their customer experience. The Rivian R1 Gen 2 electric vehicle features an advanced autonomy platform equipped with 55-megapixel High Dynamic Range (HDR) cameras, five radars, and over 200 […]
Centralize renewable operations around the world on AWS
The past 20 years have witnessed a change in how we produce electricity. The primary change has been a shift from fossil fuels (coal and oil) to renewables (wind and solar) as a result of increased demand for power and efforts to decarbonize the grid. Renewable energy is often not generated in single centralized power […]
How Aquis created a cloud-native exchange to meet the highest regulatory requirements on AWS
Aquis Stock Exchange The Aquis Stock Exchange (AQSE), based in the United Kingdom, is a subsidiary of Aquis Exchange PLC, which operates the seventh-largest pan-European Equities exchange group by daily average volume. Focusing on growth companies, AQSE operates its own markets and sells technology solutions to other exchange operators. In 2023, AQSE became the world’s […]
Building a Sheltered Harbor compliant data vault on AWS
AWS is the first Cloud Service Provider (CSP) to join the Sheltered Harbor Alliance Partner Program and has developed a Sheltered Harbor vaulting architecture to provide participating financial institutions with a blueprint and guidance on building-out their Sheltered Harbor compliant and certifiable cloud-based data vault (DV) with native AWS services. AWS’s resilient infrastructure, security capabilities, […]
Your telecom cloud journey on AWS: Part 3 – Optimizing cloud operations on AWS for telecom excellence
Introduction In “Your Telecom Cloud Journey on AWS: Part 1 – Establishing a Foundation” and “Accelerating Your Telecom Cloud Journey: A Technical Roadmap with AWS” we covered the transformation journey that many Telcos are embarking on when running complex and critical Telco workloads on AWS. Once a cloud foundation is established and workloads are running […]
Your telecom cloud journey on AWS: Part 2 – A technical roadmap with AWS
Introduction In “Blog 1 – Your Telecom Cloud Journey on AWS: Part 1 – Establishing a Foundation” we covered the importance of establishing a strong cloud foundation on AWS, and we identified some of the key capabilities that are different or need to be adapted for Telco use cases. Specifically, we can see that from […]