Internal Development & Use at Amazon.com

Amazon.com began developing and continuously refining its own cloud-based contact center technology to handle the massive and fluctuating demands of its e-commerce business. This internal system was a precursor to Amazon Connect.

Significance

This period of internal, real-world development and testing under extreme scale provided the robust foundation and practical features that would later define Amazon Connect as a public service.

Key facts

Year
2000
Type
invention
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA (and global Amazon contact centers)