Three years before millions of viewers saw, arguably, one of the most thrilling World Cup Finals ever broadcast, TF1, the leading private TV channel in France, started a project to redefine the foundations of its broadcasting platform, including adopting a new cloud-based architecture. They, and all other broadcasters, have been observing diminishing audiences for traditional…
Month: March 2023
The 8-Figure Business Built on Vinyl Records and Subscriptions
There’s truly nothing that rivals the nostalgic feeling of having your favorite album physically in your hands. This is exactly what Matt Fiedler thought back in 2012—just six years after music streaming giant Spotify entered the market. Matt was craving a different way to experience music, one that was slower and tactile, and that incorporated…
Announcing General Availability of Step-by-Step Guides for Amazon Connect Agent Workspace
At AWS re:Invent 2022 we announced the availability of step-by-step guides for Amazon Connect agent workspace in preview. My colleagues who collaborated to write the announcement post wrote about some of the challenges that contact centers face with training new agents to get up to speed with their agent desktop. They also mentioned that until…
AWS Week in Review – March 27, 2023
This post is part of our Week in Review series. Check back each week for a quick roundup of interesting news and announcements from AWS! In Finland, where I live, spring has arrived. The snow has melted, and the trees have grown their first buds. But I don’t get my hopes high, as usually around…
Amazon Chime SDK Call Analytics: Real-Time Voice Tone Analysis and Speaker Search
Today, I am pleased to announce the availability of Amazon Chime SDK call analytics, a new set of capabilities that helps make it easier and cost effective to record and generate insights on real-time audio calls: transcription, voice tone analysis, and speaker search. We’ve also improved the Amazon Chime SDK section of the AWS Management…
How to Focus Better: 10 Ways To Improve Focus and Concentration
We’re constantly fighting against distractions—think about how many messages, social media notifications, and emails you have to field every day. Each new ping claims minutes of your time, making it harder to slip back into focus mode. This is exacerbated if you’re a busy entrepreneur with multiple tasks on your to-do list. Juggling this relentless…
AWS Application Migration Service Major Updates: Import and Export Feature, Source Server Migration Metrics Dashboard, and Additional Post-Launch Actions
AWS Application Migration Service (AWS MGN) can simplify and expedite your migration to AWS by automatically converting your source servers from physical, virtual, or cloud infrastructure to run natively on AWS. In the post, How to Use the New AWS Application Migration Server for Lift-and-Shift Migrations, Channy introduced us to Application Migration Service and how…
How To Form a Single-Member LLC
When it comes to starting a business, entrepreneurs have plenty of decisions to make—from determining the product or service they’re selling to the details of their business structure. “Business structure” describes the legal organization of a business. In the United States, those types of businesses include nonprofits, corporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships, and limited liability companies, or LLCs. …
AI-powered experiences in Dynamics 365 Business Central
This is an exciting time in the evolution of AI, and you don’t have to look far to see the headlines on ways it is changing the world. From advanced machine learning models to breakthrough natural language technology, new opportunities to use AI to improve the way we work are surfacing daily. AI innovation can…
How To Create Successful a Monthly Newsletter
When it comes to digital marketing, less is more. In today’s age of content oversaturation, people are understandably selective about the space in their inbox. If newsletters are too frequent or too promotional, email recipients won’t hesitate to ignore them—or worse, unsubscribe or mark them as spam. In response, brands are increasingly opting for quality…