Amazon Web Services news and trends

Securing the Cyber Perimeter Starts With Safeguarding Corporate Emails
Cybersecurity // November 01, 2024

Corporate email accounts are among the most exploitable entry points for scammers. Phishing, ransomware and business email compromise (BEC) attacks cost companies billions of dollars annually, often originating from compromised email credentials. That’s why the news this week (Oct. 30) that Amazon’s WorkMail enterprise email...

AWS and J.P. Morgan Weigh In on the Cloud’s Role in Payments Modernization
Payments Innovation // October 25, 2024

Although the technology has come a long way in a short period of time, it’s not like an organization can hit a switch and migrate to the cloud. Not yet, anyway. Migrating to the cloud can be a complex undertaking, particularly for banks with legacy...

AWS and Box Partner to Help Businesses Build AI Applications
artificial intelligence // October 24, 2024

Users of the Box intelligent content management platform can now use Amazon Bedrock to build applications with their data and foundation models, starting with Anthropic’s Claude and Amazon Titan. Made generally available Thursday (Oct. 24), this capability results from a newly expanded strategic partnership between...

AWS and Smartsheet Enable AI Assistant to Access Work Management Data
artificial intelligence // October 09, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Smartsheet have partnered to help companies access their work management data through AWS’ generative artificial intelligence (AI) assistant. This collaboration involves launching a connector that synchronizes data from Smartsheet’s enterprise work management platform into AWS’ generative AI assistant, Amazon Q...

Interviews & Exclusives
AWS and J.P. Morgan Weigh In on the Cloud’s Role in Payments Modernization

October 25, 2024
Although the technology has come a long way in a short period of time, it’s not like an organization can hit a switch and migrate to the cloud. Not yet, anyway. Migrating to the cloud can be a complex undertaking, particularly for banks with legacy systems and intricate regulatory requirements. The process involves not only […]

AWS Says Technology Helps Firms Meet Changing Data Localization Regulations

August 27, 2024
Technology can help banks and payment companies stay in conformance with local data regulations, AWS Head of Payments Mark Smith writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “Beyond the Horizon: How...

Walmart Takes AI to Consumers as Amazon Focuses on B2B

August 15, 2024
As artificial intelligence continues transforming an array of industries, Walmart and Amazon are competing to harness generative AI to enhance their retail operations and customer experiences. Both are using the...

Amazon Upgrades Checkout AI to Boost Third-Party Adoption

July 31, 2024
As Amazon looks to license its Just Walk Out checkout system to more stores, the eCommerce giant is upgrading the artificial intelligence model to improve accuracy. The company announced in...

Quick Reads
Amazon Web Services Launches AI Partner Alliance

November 04, 2024
Amazon has launched an initiative to expand the reach of its Generative AI Innovation Center. The Generative AI Partner Alliance, announced by Amazon Web Services Monday (Nov. 4), is designed to give customers access to a network of systems experts and consulting firms to help them deploy generative artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. Introduced last June, the Generative AI […]

AWS and Box Partner to Help Businesses Build AI Applications

October 24, 2024
Users of the Box intelligent content management platform can now use Amazon Bedrock to build applications with their data and foundation models, starting with Anthropic’s Claude and Amazon Titan. Made...

AWS and Smartsheet Enable AI Assistant to Access Work Management Data

October 09, 2024
Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Smartsheet have partnered to help companies access their work management data through AWS’ generative artificial intelligence (AI) assistant. This collaboration involves launching a connector that...

AWS Offers Program to Help Independent Software Vendors Grow Globally

September 05, 2024
Amazon Web Services has a new program to help its independent software vendor (ISV) customers. The Global Passport Program is designed to help ISVs expand internationally via guidance, resources and...