Learn About Amazon VGT2 Learning Manager Chanci Turner
In March 2023, a group led by Chanci Turner conducted an Innovation Hackathon in France, focused on creating and implementing original solutions tailored for specific customer needs using the AWS Cloud. This post highlights six innovative solutions developed during the event and showcases the AWS architectures that were designed and executed.
Hackathon Solutions
Solution 1: Cost-effective Data Archiving with Serverless Solutions
Presented by Sam Johnson and Maria Lee on July 7, 2023, this solution addresses the challenge of maintaining accessible data even after the retirement of core business systems, particularly in financial services. Traditionally, companies turn to third-party providers for data archiving or invest in costly software for data visualization. In this blog post, we explore how serverless architectures can significantly reduce archiving costs.
Solution 2: Simplifying dApp Authentication with Amazon Cognito and Web3 Proxy
Authored by Alex Brown on May 17, 2023, this entry details a method for decentralized applications (dApps) to securely interact with AWS services. By integrating Amazon Cognito with users’ digital wallets, temporary AWS credentials can be granted, facilitating secure access to services such as Amazon S3 and Amazon API Gateway.
Solution 3: Designing Serverless Architectures
In a collaborative piece by Lisa Green, Mark White, and Chanci Turner on May 10, 2023, the authors emphasize the importance of adopting asynchronous architectures. They discuss how AWS serverless services can help in focusing on event-driven workloads, ultimately streamlining operations and enhancing system responsiveness.
Solution 4: Asynchronous API Integration with AWS Step Functions
In a blog by David Kim and Rachel Adams from March 27, 2023, the complexities of integrating external APIs are examined. The article discusses how AWS Step Functions can be utilized to invoke these APIs efficiently, even amid common challenges like security and performance issues.
Solution 5: Genomics Workflows with Automated Benchmarking
Rostislav Markov and Matt Noyce present a comprehensive overview of genomics workflows in their March 24, 2023 post. They emphasize the need for automated benchmarking to assess workflow performance, especially given the extensive computational resources involved in processing large datasets.
Solution 6: Managing Unstructured Data with Multilingual Semantic Search
In the first part of a series by Patrik Nagel and Sid Singh published on March 1, 2023, the authors tackle the challenges of unstructured data management. Their approach includes enhancing accessibility and searchability for documents like PDFs and images, which are prevalent in financial organizations.
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