Challenges of using Private AppSync for 1100 Parcel Lockers accross The Netherlands

In 2024 and begin 2025 we’ve migrated the Embedded and Cloud application behind 1100 Parcel Locker Machines in The Netherlands at PostNL.

Let me take you through the challenges and lessons we’ve learned replacing and migrating the cloud application where 1100+ (adding 500 more this year!) connect to.

From why we had to do this, the mistakes we made, the lessons we’ve learned and improvements that are happening.

Processing over 120.000 parcels a week, 24/7 usage of our platform, generating over 3.000.000 million events per week while sleeping like a baby.