Using serverless architecture for efficient SMETS 2 data ingestion and processing

In the dynamic landscape of energy consumption, the ability to monitor and manage energy usage has become a critical need for consumers. At the heart of this evolution are Smart Metering Equipment Technical Specifications (SMETS) 2 meters. These sophisticated meters Continue reading Using serverless architecture for efficient SMETS 2 data ingestion and processing

Sustainable water management in the oil and gas industry: Harnessing the power of AI and data-driven solutions for efficient water use

Accenture’s Water Management Platform helps our clients in the oil and gas industry to optimize water use and reuse in their operations. The solution aims to assist engineers and operators in making better and more informed water-use decisions, with a Continue reading Sustainable water management in the oil and gas industry: Harnessing the power of AI and data-driven solutions for efficient water use

AWS Weekly Roundup — Claude 3 Sonnet support in Bedrock, new instances, and more — March 11, 2024

Last Friday was International Women’s Day (IWD), and I want to take a moment to appreciate the amazing ladies in the cloud computing space that are breaking the glass ceiling by reaching technical leadership positions and inspiring others to go Continue reading AWS Weekly Roundup — Claude 3 Sonnet support in Bedrock, new instances, and more — March 11, 2024

Cloud-driven enterprise transformation at the BMW Group

In 2020, the BMW Group (BMW) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced a strategic collaboration aimed at accelerating BMW’s pace of innovation across all company processes, from vehicle development to after-sales services. In addition to novel use cases, the strategic Continue reading Cloud-driven enterprise transformation at the BMW Group

How to build serverless entity resolution workflows on AWS

How to build serverless entity resolution workflows on AWS Consumers expect companies to engage with them in a highly relevant and personalized way regardless of channel. In a study done by Twilio, 60 percent of consumers say that they will Continue reading How to build serverless entity resolution workflows on AWS

Enhance price capture in energy and commodity trading with AWS machine learning

In the energy and commodity trading industry, traders negotiate transactions with brokers and counterparties directly. These negotiated transactions are called over-the-counter (OTC) deals. Price discovery for OTC deals is unlike price discovery for common equity, options, and other financial instruments, Continue reading Enhance price capture in energy and commodity trading with AWS machine learning

IDE extension for AWS Application Composer enhances visual modern applications development with AI-generated IaC

Today, I’m happy to share the integrated development environment (IDE) extension for AWS Application Composer. Now you can use AWS Application Composer directly in your IDE to visually build modern applications and iteratively develop your infrastructure as code templates with Continue reading IDE extension for AWS Application Composer enhances visual modern applications development with AI-generated IaC

Vector engine for Amazon OpenSearch Serverless is now available

Today we are announcing the general availability of the vector engine for Amazon OpenSearch Serverless with new features. In July 2023, we introduced the preview release of the vector engine for Amazon OpenSearch Serverless, a simple, scalable, and high-performing similarity Continue reading Vector engine for Amazon OpenSearch Serverless is now available

Amazon ElastiCache Serverless for Redis and Memcached is now available

Today, we are announcing the availability of Amazon ElastiCache Serverless, a new serverless option that allows customers to create a cache in under a minute and instantly scale capacity based on application traffic patterns. ElastiCache Serverless is compatible with two Continue reading Amazon ElastiCache Serverless for Redis and Memcached is now available

iFood modernizes its financial middleware to event-driven architecture

The iFood finance department originally used a monolithic application, which was slow to develop new functionalities. Switching to an event-oriented architecture not only accelerated development but also added resilience and performance to its financial middleware. The iFood finance department has Continue reading iFood modernizes its financial middleware to event-driven architecture

Best Practices for Writing Step Functions Terraform Projects

Terraform by HashiCorp is one of the most popular infrastructure-as-code (IaC) platforms. AWS Step Functions is a visual workflow service that helps developers use AWS services to build distributed applications, automate processes, orchestrate microservices, and create data and machine learning Continue reading Best Practices for Writing Step Functions Terraform Projects

How Vercel Shipped Cron Jobs in 2 Months Using Amazon EventBridge Scheduler

Vercel implemented Cron Jobs using Amazon EventBridge Scheduler, enabling their customers to create, manage, and run scheduled tasks at scale. The adoption of this feature was rapid, reaching over 7 million weekly cron invocations within a few months of release. Continue reading How Vercel Shipped Cron Jobs in 2 Months Using Amazon EventBridge Scheduler

AWS Weekly Roundup – AWS AppSync, AWS CodePipeline, Events and More – August 21, 2023

In a few days, I will board a plane towards the south. My tour around Latin America starts. But I won’t be alone in this adventure, you can find some other News Blog authors, like Jeff or Seb, speaking at Continue reading AWS Weekly Roundup – AWS AppSync, AWS CodePipeline, Events and More – August 21, 2023

Event-Driven Architecture for ISO 20022 Messaging Workflows on AWS

For decades, Financial Services Industry (FSI) organizations have been relying on various messaging standards to send and receive payments. For example, credit card payments leverage ISO 8583, cross-border payments have been relying on ISO 15022, while various depository institutions or market Continue reading Event-Driven Architecture for ISO 20022 Messaging Workflows on AWS

Deploy serverless applications in a multicloud environment using Amazon CodeCatalyst

Amazon CodeCatalyst is an integrated service for software development teams adopting continuous integration and deployment practices into their software development process. CodeCatalyst puts the tools you need all in one place. You can plan work, collaborate on code, and build, Continue reading Deploy serverless applications in a multicloud environment using Amazon CodeCatalyst

Telco Workload Placement and Configuration Updates with Lambda and inotify

With users and applications demanding high bandwidth along with low latencies, mobile service providers and application developers are working hard to meet demanding performance requirements. To deliver high bandwidth with low latencies, operators often need to deploy mobile Container Network Continue reading Telco Workload Placement and Configuration Updates with Lambda and inotify

New – AWS DMS Serverless: Automatically Provisions and Scales Capacity for Migration and Data Replication

With the vast amount of data being created today, organizations are moving to the cloud to take advantage of the security, reliability, and performance of fully managed database services. To facilitate database and analytics migrations, you can use AWS Database Continue reading New – AWS DMS Serverless: Automatically Provisions and Scales Capacity for Migration and Data Replication

Learn How to Modernize Your Applications at AWS Serverless Innovation Day

Join us on Wednesday, May 17, for AWS Serverless Innovation Day, a free full-day virtual event. You will learn about AWS Serverless technologies and event-driven architectures from customers, experts, and leaders. AWS Serverless Innovation Day is an event to empower Continue reading Learn How to Modernize Your Applications at AWS Serverless Innovation Day

AWS Week in Review – AWS User Notifications, Serverless event, and More – May 8, 2023

At the end of this week, I’m flying to Seattle to take part in the AWS Serverless Innovation Day. Along with many customers and colleagues from AWS, we are going to be live on May 17 at a virtual free Continue reading AWS Week in Review – AWS User Notifications, Serverless event, and More – May 8, 2023