AWS for Industries

This AWS FSI Blog post outlines how Zurich Insurance in the UK, or ‘Zurich’ in the remainder of this post, is leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) with Amazon SageMaker AI to anticipate flood claims, thereby proactively protecting customers against potentially catastrophic events. Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) is a leading insurer providing property, casualty, […]

Volvo Cars Superset tech stack Software is replacing hardware as the primary driver of innovation and value creation. It is ushering in a new era of mobility, where vehicles can integrate seamlessly into society and be rolled out globally. For Volvo Cars, the software-defined vehicle, realized with support of Amazon EKS and AWS Graviton, holds […]

Bioinformatics researchers running production genomic workflows face a critical challenge: ensuring computational resources are properly allocated to maximize cost efficiency without sacrificing performance. Today, we’re excited to share significant enhancements to the AWS HealthOmics Run Analyzer tool that directly address this challenge. These capabilities deliver substantial benefits to our customers, including: The ability to analyze […]

Many retail customers depend on successful peak events to drive significant revenue. Peak events include promotional sales days like Amazon Prime Day, holiday sales, and the globally recognized Black Friday-Cyber Monday period. According to the National Retail Federation, in 2023, a record 200.4 million consumers shopped over the five-day holiday weekend from Thanksgiving Day through […]

Backtesting plays a critical role in algorithmic trading. Firms leverage XGBoost for backtesting to build predictive models that forecast market movements based on historical data. Training XGBoost models is computationally expensive though, and can quickly become a bottleneck, especially when working with large historical datasets. This blog post shows how quantitative trading firms distribute XGBoost […]

Introduction: data modernization challenges and on-premises solutions in the power industry In the power industry, modernizing data infrastructure is especially challenging due to strict cybersecurity mandates, data residency rules, and the need for real-time reliability. Furthermore, energy systems are inherently hybrid. They rely on a distributed patchwork of OEMs, protocols, and on-premises infrastructure, often in […]

On May 6, more than 1,000 leaders from over 400 life sciences organizations convened in New York City for the seventh annual Amazon Web Services (AWS) Life Sciences Symposium. Centered on the theme “Building for Breakthroughs: AI-powered Innovations Transforming the Pharmaceutical Value Chain,” the event featured 26 sessions with 39 expert speakers, all focused on […]

The science is clear. Significant carbon emission reductions are needed to avoid the most severe effects of climate change, restore biodiversity, protect vulnerable communities, and make sure of a habitable planet for future generations. Amazon founded The Climate Pledge in 2019, and since then we have made strides toward our goal of reaching net zero […]

On May 6, more than 1,000 life sciences leaders from over 400 organizations gathered in New York City for the seventh annual Amazon Web Services (AWS) Life Sciences Symposium. Centered on the theme “Building for Breakthroughs: AI-powered Innovations Transforming the Pharmaceutical Value Chain,” the event featured 26 sessions led by 39 experts—offering an unfiltered look […]

On May 6, more than 1,000 life sciences leaders from over 400 organizations convened in New York City for the seventh Annual AWS Life Sciences Symposium. United under the theme, “Building for Breakthroughs – AI-powered Innovations Transforming the Pharmaceutical Value Chain,” the event showcased how generative AI has moved beyond its hype to become a […]