Tech Component,Purpose
AWS AppSync,Secure Messaging service - facilitates chat inputs & responses.
AWS DynamoDB,NoSQL Database. Captures all messages and triggers Lambda (business logic) via Streams.
AWS Cognito,Provides valid tokens required for interface to AppSync.
AWS IAM,Facilitates authorized access to AppSync.
AWS Kinesis,Fast & decoupled method of pushing data to other data stores (RDS)
AWS Lambda,On-demand serverless functions. Handles core business logic++.
AWS Machine Learning,Train models to understand Small Talk; FAQs & Custom Content.
AWS Quicksight,Analytics and reporting engine. Connects to enriched chat data in RDS.
AWS RDS,MySQL database storing enriched chat data.
AWS S3/Cloudfront,Code is deployed to S3 but accessed by users via Cloudfront CDN.
AWS Polly,Text to speech in multiple accents.
AWS SES,Transactional emails. Confirm bookings. Share saved spots with friends.
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Logz.io,Centralized Logging Service
3rd Party APIs,Destination Content. Lat/long Mapping. Resorts. Hotels. Trivia. Activities/Tours.
,Events/Tickets. Coupons/Discounts. Payment Processing