According to the entertainment company, it migrated 17 on-premise customer-facing ticketing websites to AWS, to ensure its websites could automatically scale during large-scale film events. “Customers constantly expect improved entertainment experiences, and with AWS, we can give them exactly that as we enter the post-COVID summer rush,” Village Roadshow CTO Michael Fagan said. “The cloud’s scalability and agility enable us to innovate new ways of bringing people back together in our cinemas now that lockdowns and social distancing measures are easing. We’re planning to use more advanced AWS capabilities, like data analytics services, to better predict customer traffic, optimise staffing, and personalise service offerings to our customers. This all makes for an even better entertainment offering.” Using the feature, moviegoers can also order food and beverage available at the candy bar via the app, which they can then collect from the candy bar or fully automated food pick-up lockers before entering the cinema, the company added. To date, the feature has been rolled out to selected cinemas in Victoria. “This gives cinema goers better control over their movie experience, including food, beverage, and seating options,” Village Cinemas said. Elsewhere, Canva has pinned its ability to support enterprises with new design tools on its initial decision to leverage AWS for Canva for Enterprises. It’s also the same cloud platform for Canva’s free and Pro versions. “We’ve recently launched innovative new features around presentations and video, which led to increased requirements for computational power and storage. We would never have been able to scale this solution without AWS,” Canva head of infrastructure Jim Tyrrell touted. Looking ahead, Canva plans to introduce new video editing capabilities, such as a background remover for online videos, to Canva for Enterprise. 

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