PIX System migrated its data center to the AWS Cloud, improving performance by 30 percent and gaining instant scalability. The company’s remote collaboration and asset-sharing platform enables producers, directors, cast, and crew around the globe to collaborate effectively on TV and film productions. PIX System uses Amazon EBS to migrate files to Amazon S3 volumes for primary storage, and takes advantage of Amazon EC2 instances for video workflows, including automated media-processing workflows and content collaboration.

Amazon migrated its Item Master Service from Oracle to Amazon DynamoDB to improve availability and scalability, reduce the operational burden, and improve utilization. Amazon is the world’s leading online retailer and provides a wide range of cloud services through its Amazon Web Services (AWS) division. The company used AWS Database Migration Service to migrate 150 TB of data in just two months with zero downtime, and now relies on Amazon DynamoDB to process more than five billion catalog updates every day without significant manual effort.

Using AWS, Thorn developed Spotlight, an app that helps law enforcement close trafficking cases much faster than by using traditional manual methods. Founded in 2012, Thorn builds technology to defend children from sexual abuse. Spotlight uses Amazon Rekognition, an image and video analysis service, Amazon EC2 C5 instances with Intel Xeon processors, and Amazon Cognito for a secure, scalable user directory. It also uses Amazon SQS and Amazon SNS to queue escort ads for analysis and send alerts to law enforcement.

Warung Pintar is a tech startup building prefabricated kiosks that incorporate technology such as Wi-Fi hotspots, phone-charging stations, point-of-sale systems, and security cameras. Its offices are based in Jakarta, Indonesia. 

Launched in 2010, Amartha is a peer-to-peer lending company, seeking to connect entrepreneurs in rural areas of Indonesia with individuals looking to invest in the country’s small businesses.

Drawing on AWS’ rich development and deployment toolset, Mobiuspace is able to rapidly build and launch a host of mobile apps to provide users in the Middle East, Latin America, and Southeast Asia with exceptional short video services. As a startup for mobile short-form video services, Mobiuspace’s mission is to build anticipation in every corner of the world through technology. Mobiuspace is powered by Amazon EC2, Amazon S3, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon RDS, Amazon EMR, Amazon RedShift, Amazon Kinesis, Amazon Rekognition, Amazon SageMaker, Amazon EC2 Container Registry, AWS Data Transfer, and AWS Business Support, among others.

By using AWS, Hubble Connected is helping people transform their households by installing connected devices that enable owners to control the home environment through voice commands or smartphone apps. Hubble Connected provides the Hubble platform as a service that delivers the backend infrastructure for manufacturers’ smart devices. Hubble runs on the AWS Cloud with services such as Amazon EC2 powering its applications, Amazon S3 storing billions of objects, and Amazon DynamoDB storing all metadata events.

D2L relies on AWS to ensure high availability for educational applications used by millions of learners, to protect student data, and to spin up dev and test environments in minutes. Based in Canada, D2L provides leading learning-management systems for schools worldwide. The organization runs its Brightspace Learning Environment and other key applications on AWS.

Athabasca University considers a more skilled citizenry and new opportunities for startups among the top benefits of moving to the AWS Cloud. The institution is Canada’s only 100 percent open and online digital university, and 70 percent of its students are the first in their families to achieve a university degree. The organization's first migration included moving its content-management platform to AWS, which helped increase access to education for international learners, as well as for those in rural communities.

As an international energy provider, ENGIE structures its activities around the three key sectors of electricity, natural gas, and energy services. With 150,000 employees in more than 70 countries around the world, ENGIE provides its customers with high-technology solutions in response to their needs to meet the energy challenges of tomorrow. ENGIE is committed to responsible growth of its businesses in response to the central challenges of the transition toward a low-carbon economy, including providing access to sustainably-generated energy, combating and reducing the effects of climate change, and making responsible use of natural resources.