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Välkommen till Stockholm – An AWS Region is coming to the Nordics

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After finding it cost prohibitive to use colocation centers in local markets where their users are based, iZettle decided to give up hardware. In making the switch to AWS, WOW air has saved between $30,000 and $45,000 on hardware, and software licensing. iZettle, a mobile payments startup, is also ‘all-in’ on AWS.

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Expanding the AWS Cloud – Introducing the AWS Europe (Stockholm) Region

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Vivino also uses Auto Scaling to deal with the large seasonal fluctuations in traffic. During the winter holiday season, the use of the app increases by up to 300% and AWS allows them to seamlessly scale up to cope with the increase in traffic. Telenor Connexion. Telenor Connexion is all-in on AWS.

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Spice up your Analytics: Amazon QuickSight Now Generally Available in N. Virginia, Oregon, and Ireland.

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They require companies to provision and maintain complex hardware infrastructure and invest in expensive software licenses, maintenance fees, and support fees that cost upwards of thousands of dollars per user per year. Enter Amazon QuickSight. Get started by signing up for free at Amazon QuickSight , with 1 user and 1 GB of SPICE capacity.

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