AWS Podcast
The Official AWS Podcast is a podcast for developers and IT professionals looking for the latest news and trends in storage, security, infrastructure, serverless, and more. Join Simon Elisha and Hawn Nguyen-Loughren for regular updates, deep dives, launches, and interviews. Whether you’re training machine learning models, developing open source projects, or building cloud solutions, the Official AWS Podcast has something for you.
Episodes
#754: Accelerating healthcare decisions with agents
In this episode of the AWS Podcast, you'll hear how Cohere Health®, uses Amazon Bedrock AgentCore to optimize the accuracy and efficiency of health plan medical necessity reviews. Cohere Review Resolve™ analyzes both structured and unstructured data–such as clinical records, patient notes, and faxes, quickly identifying and surfacing evidence to validate the medical necessity of a requested treatm
#753: Amazon Bedrock Mantle and Developing at the Speed of AI
In this episode, Simon speaks with Joe Magerramov (VP & Distinguished Engineer) to explore the transformative impact of AI-assisted coding on software development workflows. Joe shares his team's real-world experience achieving a 10x increase in code throughput using agentic development, but warns that simply bolting AI agents onto existing practices is like "adding a turbocharger to a car with na
#752: Modernizing SAP with AWS
Discover how customer are leveraging AWS to modernize SAP systems. Tushar Srivastava (Principal Account Manager) talks about the role SAP plays in an enterprise, the modernization challenges faced by customers and how AWS helps in that modernization journey. Through the conversation we will learn about the options that exist and how can customers make smart choices and leverage all that AWS has to
#751: Werner Vogels’ Tech Predictions for 2026 and Beyond...
For the past 6 years, Werner has published his annual tech predictions, where he’s covered everything from sports and simulation, to smart energy innovation and quantum to AI-supported software development, even the role companies will play in educating the next generation of engineers. I sat with Werner to discuss why he makes predictions and what he sees coming in 2026 and beyond. You’re in for
#750: re:Invent 2025 - Day 3 Wrapup
It is the end of re:Invent! Simon and Jillian share some updates and also take a moment to reflect on 2025.
#749: re:Invent 2025 - Swami Sivasubramanian Keynote
Simon and Jillian catch you up on the highlights from today's keynote PLUS all the "pre:Invent" announcements that took place prior to the event!
#748: re:Invent 2025 - Matt Garman Keynote
In this episode, Matt Garman's 2025 re:Invent keynote unveils exciting AI advancements, including Amazon Nova to Lite, a cost-effective reasoning model, and Amazon Nova 2 Sonic, a new speech-to-text model. The keynote also covers Security, Storage, Compute, Networking, and a whole lot more!
#747: Unpacking Automated Reasoning: From Mathematical Logic to Practical AI Security
Discover how AWS leverages automated reasoning to enhance AI safety, trustworthiness, and decision-making. Byron Cook (Vice President and Distinguished Scientist) explains the evolution of reasoning tools from limited, PhD-driven solutions to scalable, user-friendly systems embedded in everyday business operations. He highlights real-world examples such as mortgage approvals, security policies, an
#746: AWS Regional Planning Tool, MCP Proxy for AWS, and Lots More!!!
There are so many updates this week you might need two cups of coffee! Simon and Jillian guide your way.
#745: Accelerating Cloud Migration: How Occidental Petroleum Transformed with Terraform and AFT
This episode features a deep dive into Occidental Petroleum’s cloud migration journey, emphasizing automation and scalability. Brian Moore, a Cloud Architect at Occidental Petroleum, discusses how they used Terraform and AFT to streamline account provisioning, manage complex network architectures, and improve operational efficiency. The conversation reveals lessons on organizational change, the im
#744: Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, Amazon EC2 Capacity Manager, and so much more!
Simon and Jillian walk you through all the new and interesting updates.
#743: The Frugal Architect w/ Werner Vogels: The Ocean Cleanup's mantra: Start simple and iterate relentlessly
When Boyan Slat found more plastic than fish on a dive in Greece, he asked a simple question: "Why can't we just clean this up?" He was 16.
What began as a humble project funded with pocket money has grown into a global initiative, removing millions of pounds of plastic from the world's rivers and oceans in the last decade. But simple questions don't always have simple solutions. As Boyan will tel
#742: Amazon Quick Suite, AWS MCP, and lots more!
Stay up-to-date, with almost 60 new updates this week!!
#741: Modernizing Edge Infrastructure: Booking.com's Journey with AWS CloudFront and Lambda@Edge
In this episode of the AWS Podcast, host Jillian Forde discusses the migration journey of Booking.com to AWS with Ali and Sarah. They explore the challenges faced by Booking.com , the benefits of using CloudFront and Lambda at Edge, and the importance of observability and cost optimization. The conversation also delves into chaos engineering practices and how they contribute to building resilient
#740: AWS News: EC2 Instance Attestation, S3 Conditional Deletes, and more!
Simon and Jillian keep you up to date with over 70 new releases and capabilities!
#739: Applying Multi-region Strategies on AWS
Amazon Application Recovery Controller (ARC) Region Switch - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/r53recovery/latest/dg/region-switch.html
#738: AWS News: Global Cross-Region Inference, Aurora Limitless and lots more.
Simon and Jillian keep you up to date with all the latest releases and capabilities!
#737: Accelerate your GenAI innovation journey on AWS with Innovation Sandbox solution
In this episode, we will dive deep into Innovation Sandbox on AWS, a new AWS solution offering that transforms the management of temporary sandbox environments, by offering a ready-made solution that enables customers to reduce sandbox setup time from weeks to hours while automating spend controls, security policies, and usage monitoring. Learn how AWS customers – from Universities to Enterprises
#736: AWS News: New Amazon Bedrock APIs, New EC2 Instance Types and Lots More.
Simon takes you through a big list of cool new things - something for everyone.
#735: The Frugal Architect w/ Werner Vogels: Zillow's Chief Architect on why cheap ≠ frugal
Frugality wasn't something Craig Link learned on the job, it was passed down from his father, who would calculate the cost-benefit of driving for cheaper gas and meticulously track every tank's miles per gallon in a worn notebook tucked into the glove box. He would also pack sandwiches, toss them in a cooler, and store them in the back seat. These were early lessons in trade-offs. Stopping less, s
#734: AWS News: OpenAI, Amazon Elastic VMware Service, and Lots More.
A bumper crop of new and improved things for you to take advantage of.
#733: Amazon Connect - So Many Cool New Capabilities For You to Use!
In this episode of the AWS Podcast, we explore the evolving world of contact centers and Amazon Connect. The discussion covers why contact centers remain critical to both business and public sector operations, and how they're transforming from traditional cost centers into valuable sources of business intelligence. Key highlights include Amazon Connect's integration capabilities with AWS services,
#732: How to gain Multi-Cluster Visibility across Kubernetes Clusters with the EKS Dashboard
In this episode, we'll explore how the new Amazon EKS Dashboard solves key challenges in managing Kubernetes at scale across multiple AWS accounts and regions. We'll discuss how it provides centralized visibility into cluster health, versions, and costs - enabling teams to improve governance, streamline operations, and optimize their Kubernetes infrastructure. Listeners will learn about key use ca
#731: AWS News: Kiro, Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, and Lots More
Simon and Jillian take you on a fast paced update of all things new on AWS!
#730: The Frugal Architect w/ Werner Vogels: At Too Good To Go, Practical Engineering Keeps Food Out of the Bin
In the fifth episode of "The Frugal Architect" podcast, Werner and co-host Simon Elisha welcome Morten Keldebaek (CTO) and Robert Hjertmann from Too Good To Go. Too Good To Go is the world's largest marketplace for surplus food, connecting consumers with restaurants, cafes, and grocery stores to rescue food that would otherwise go to waste. The discussion will start with their journey from Endomon
#729: AWS News: Aurora Storage Upgrades, DynamoDB Multi-Region Strong Consistency, and More
There are over 60 new updates that your hosts Simon, Jillian and Shruthi take you through this week!
#728: The Duck Talks Back - Using GENAI in Your Work
Simon shares some tips, tricks, and experiences in how Builders can use GENAI in their work to get things done faster, and with better outcomes.
Links:
Amazon Q Developer CLI: https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli
Promptz: https://www.promptz.dev/
AWS MCP Servers: https://github.com/awslabs/mcp
#727: AWS News: AWS Shield Network Security Director, Amazon GuardDuty for EKS, and more
Simon and Jillian take you through all the big security announcements from AWS re:Inforce plus a host of cool new features and price reductions!
#726: Single region, zero excuses: Mastering AWS resilience
Dive into single-region resilience with AWS experts John Formento and Tarik Makota as they debunk common misconceptions and share practical strategies for building robust applications. Learn why multi-AZ isn't enough on its own, discover key AWS services for resilience, and get actionable tips for identifying and mitigating failure modes.
Learn More: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guida
#725: AWS News: FSx for Lustre introduces cost-saving storage tiers, MCP servers enhance AI development tools, and more
Explore FSx for Lustre's new intelligent storage tiering that delivers cost savings and unlimited scalability for file storage in the cloud. Plus, discover how the new Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers are revolutionizing AI-assisted development across ECS, EKS, and serverless platforms with real-time contextual responses and automated resource management.
00:00 - Intro, 00:52 - Introduction ne
#724: Accelerated computing: From fraud detection to AI innovation
Join host Shruthi to discover how organizations use GPU-accelerated computing on AWS. Container Specialist Re Alvarez Parmar shows how Rivian optimizes GPU usage for autonomous vehicles with Amazon EKS. AWS Financial Services expert Sudhir Kalidindi explains real-time fraud detection processing 100B+ events annually. Learn architectural patterns and tools to maximize performance while controlling
#723: AWS News: Claude 4 Opus comes to Bedrock, AWS Transform accelerates modernization, and more
Claude 4 Opus and Sonnet, the most powerful models from Anthropic for coding and advanced reasoning, are now available on Amazon Bedrock. Plus, AWS Transform can now accelerate your Mainframe, .NET and VMWare workload modernization. Learn about these updates and more with your hosts Shruthi and Jillian.
00:00 - Intro, 00:21 - Amazon Bedrock, 03:40 - AWS Transform, 07:51 - EC2 P6/B200 Instances,
#722: The Frugal Architect w/Werner Vogels: How Warner Bros. Discovery keeps streaming seamless
With only nine months to launch Max, Tom Leaman, VP of Site Reliability Engineering at Warner Bros. Discovery had to move fast to keep millions of viewers streaming smoothly. Learn about their innovative approach to measuring efficiency, managing global operations, and building resilient systems at massive scale with your hosts Simon Elisha and Dr. Werner Vogels.
Learn More: http://thefrugalarchi
#721: AWS News: Amazon Nova Premier takes on complex tasks and model distillation, and more
Nova Premier is our most advanced AI model yet, featuring a million-token context window and enhanced capabilities at nearly half the cost of competitors. Dive into this update and more with hosts Simon and Jillian.
00:00 - Intro 00:31 - Amazon Nova Premier 02:56 - Analytics 04:46 - Artificial Intelligence 11:02 - Business Applications 11:38 - Cloud Financial Management 11:57 - Compute 12:10 - Co
#720: Hooked on CloudFormation: GoDaddy stays proactive with AWS CloudFormation Hooks
Discover how GoDaddy manages cloud security at speed for hundreds of developers as Cloud Governance Engineer James Kelley of GoDaddy pulls back the curtain on their transformation using AWS CloudFormation Hooks. Join your host Simon and AWS Product Manager Stella Hie as they dive into the new features that help GoDaddy balance developer freedom with rock-solid security.
Learn More: https://aws.ama
#719: AWS News: Amazon Q Developer brings powerful new AI capabilities to GitLab Duo
Description: Learn how you can use the all new Amazon Q Developer integration with GitLab Duo to automate code generation and review, plus even more updates from AWS. 00:00:00 - Intro, 00:00:28 - SWE Holly Bench, 00:04:31 - Analytics, 00:06:49 - Application Integration, 00:07:14 - Artificial Intelligence, 00:08:53 - Amazon Bedrock Data Automation, 00:14:11 - AWS Health Omex, 00:14:21 - Compute, 00
#718: From cost center to value creator: How IT automation creates business value
Learn how organizations are transforming IT from a cost center to a value generator through automation, AI, and smart business process optimization, featuring real success stories from AWS Solution Architects Adrian SanMiguel and Greg Harris.
Innovate faster with an AWS Genai Competency Partner: https://aws.amazon.com/ai/generative-ai/partners/
#717: Conversational AI with Amazon Nova Sonic, Amazon Bedrock Guardrails announces new capabilities
Learn about the latest new FM in the Nova family that simplifies conversational AI with low latency, and build safely with new capabilities for Amazon Bedrock Guardrails.
00:00 - Intro, 00:27 - Amazon Nova Sonic, 03:13 - Amazon Bedrock Guardrails, 05:23 - Analytics, 08:18 - Application Integration, 08:37 - Artificial Intelligence, 12:06 - Business Applications, 13:01 - Cloud Financial Management,
#716: Concrete, Cooling, and Compute: Reinventing Data Centers for the AI Age
Dive deep into the fascinating world of modern data centers with Sr. Principal Engineer at AWS, Stephen Callahan. Discover how AI is revolutionizing data center design, why nothing is uninteresting at scale, and the innovative ways AWS is tackling sustainability while powering the future of cloud computing.
Learn more:
AWS Global Infrastructure: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastruct
#715: AWS News: Be your own data analyst with Amazon Q in Quicksight, and more
Hosts Simon and Jillian discuss how you can uncover hidden trends and make data-driven decisions - all through natural conversation, with Amazon Q in Quicksight, plus, more of the latest updates from AWS.
00:00 - Intro, 00:22 - Top Stories, 02:50 - Analytics, 03:35 - Application Integrations, 04:48 - Amazon Sagemaker, 05:29 - Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases, 05:48- Amazon Polly, 06:46 - Amazon Bedr
#714: Beyond Compliance: Assess, audit, and evaluate with AWS Config
Automate compliance checks, manage configurations at scale, and more with AWS Config. Jillian interviews AWS experts Tim Honeychurch and Rodolfo Brenes as they walk you through how you can level up your security with continuous compliance.
Learn More:
AWS Config Product Page: https://aws.amazon.com/config/
Learn more about Cloud Governance: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudops/cloud-governance/
#713: AWS News: Meet the Next Generation of Amazon SageMaker, Multi-Agent Collaboration on Bedrock
New game-changing AI developments are here, from SageMaker Unified Studio to Bedrock's new multi-agent capabilities. Join your hosts Simon and Jillian for the latest updates from AWS.
00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:49 - Top Stories 00:02:31 - Amazon Bedrock 00:05:35 - Analytics 00:06:08 - Application Integration 00:06:41 - AWS Step Function Workflow Studio 00:06:59 - Amazon Bedrock 00:07:26 - GraphRAG 0
#712: The Frugal Architect w/Werner Vogels: Watch Duty Keeps it Simple to Save Lives
What started as CEO and founder John Mill’s need for better wildfire information grew into tech that supported 9 million users during the LA fires. Learn how the founders of Watch Duty grew through constraints to scale mission-critical software as Amazon CTO Werner Vogels and your host Simon Elisha chat with John Mills and CTO Dave Merritt of Watch Duty about the early days of this startup with a
#711: AWS News: Claude 3.7 Meets Amazon Bedrock, Bedrock Data Automation
Anthropic's most advanced AI model yet is now on Amazon Bedrock, plus, multimodal content analysis with Bedrock Data Automation. Keep up with these updates and more on this week's AWS News. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:02 - Anthropic Claude 3.7 00:03:14 - Amazon Bedrock Data Automation 00:05:54 - Analytics 00:06:50 - Artificial Intelligence 00:09:23 - Compute 00:12:37 - Customer Engagement 00:
#710: Amazon S3: From Simple Storage to Smart Scaling
Think you know Amazon S3? Think again. Discover game-changing new features like S3 Metadata and S3 Express OneZone with your host Simon, and guest Wali Akbari, storage expert at AWS. Learn pro tips for managing data at scale, reducing costs, and leveraging new capabilities - essential listening for cloud architects and developers.
For More Information about Amazon S3 visit: https://aws.amazon.com/
#709: AWS News: Guard Duty Malware Protection, CloudTrail Network Activity Events
All the things new and interesting on AWS!
Chapters
00:00:07 Intro
00:00:34 Amazon Guard Duty Malware protection for S3
00:01:54 Cloudtrail network Activity events for VPC
00:03:50 AWS Market Place
00:04:09 Analytics
00:05:28 Application Integration
00:06:39 AI updates & Amazon Q
00:09:24 Compute
00:10:13 Customer Engagement
00:11:51 Data Bases
00:13:53 Developer Tools
00:14:25 End User Computing
#708: Unlocking Amazon Cognito: Secure, Scalable, Customized Sign-In
Building a robust authentication system for your application is no easy feat - but sign up and sign-in is often your first touch with your customer. Join our host Simon Elisha and guests, Rahul Sharma, Principal PM, and Kevin Shanley, Principal GTM Specialist at AWS as they break down how you can implement a secure, scalable, and customized sign-up and sign-in experience in minutes with Amazon Cog
#707: AWS News: DeepSeek R1 Models on BedRock, Improve Data Discoverability with S3 Metadata
Join our hosts for a great discussion of the new and interesting on AWS!
Chapters:
00:09 Intro
00:32 Deep Seek
05:26 S3 Meta Data
08:52 AWS Market Place
09:32 Analytics updates
10:28 Application integration
11:49 AI Updates
13:42 Compute
15:09 Customer Engagement
16:12 Database Updates
17:53 Developer Tools
19:31 Front end web and mobile
20:36 Management and governance
22:22 Migration and moderni
#706: Automate LLM fine-tuning and selection with Amazon SageMaker Pipelines
This week on the Official AWS Podcast, dive into the rapidly evolving world of Large Language Model Operations (LLMOps)! Join the experts as our host Shruti interviews Piyush Kadam, Sr. Product Manager, and Lauren Mullennex, Sr. Solutions Architect at AWS to explore how Amazon SageMaker is revolutionizing the customization, evaluation, and deployment of large language models at scale.
Learn more
#705: AWS News Update, January 27, 2025
Our 3 hosts take you through all the latest news PLUS a new "Top Stories" discussion!
Chapters:
00:08 Top Stories
09:52 AWS Marketplace
10:17 Analytics
11:10 Application Integration
12:41 Artificial Intelligence
14:24 Compute
15:16 Customer Engagement
17:46 Databases
19:25 Developer Tools
20:38 End User Computing
21:29 Management and Governance
25:22 Media Services
25:42 Se
#704: #704: Scaling your relational database on AWS - Are relational databases cool again?
Are relational databases cool again? In this episode of the AWS Podcast, host Simon Elisha sits down with Josh Hart, Principal Solutions Architect at AWS, to explore how traditional databases are getting a modern makeover. They dive into three game-changing innovations from AWS that are solving age-old database scaling headaches: Aurora Serverless v2 for seamless vertical scaling, Aurora Limitless
#703: AWS News Update, January 13, 2025
It is the first show of 2025! Simon walks you through all the updates that happened during the holiday-season.
Chapters:
00:31 AWS Marketplace
01:06 Analytics
02:26 Application Integration
02:46 Artificial Intelligence
05:29 Compute
09:11 Cost Management
09:59 Customer Engagement
11:00 Databases
13:21 Developer Tools
13:50 End User Computing
14:36 Front-End Web & Mobile
14:49 Internet of Things
16
#702: AWS News Update, December 16, 2024
In the final episode of the year Simon takes you through over 160 new updates! It is "pre:Invent"!
Chapters:
00:50 Analytics
05:03 Application Integration
09:47 Artificial Intelligence
12:20 AWS Marketplace
12:48 Business Applications
14:05 Compute
16:34 Cost Management
17:53 Databases
20:09 Developer Tools
21:43 End User Computing
22:18 Front End Web & Mobile
22:27 Game Tech
22:34 Internet of
#701: re:Invent 2024 - Dr. Werner Vogels Keynote
It is the end of re:Invent 2024! Simon gives you a quick look at Werner's keynote, reveals the t-shirt choice, shares some tips for making the most of re:Invent content, and even drops an "easter egg" in as well!
#700: re:Invent 2024 - Swami Sivasubramanian Keynote
In this episode, Simon covers some great new AI capabilities and updates discussed in Swami's keynote! Shownotes:https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/700ExtendedShownotes.html
#699: re:Invent 2024 - Matt Garman Keynote
Simon takes you through all the cool things discussed in Matt Garman's re:Invent Keynote today, and a few extra bonuses!
Shownotes:https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/699ExtendedShownotes.html
#698: re:Invent 2024 - Monday Night Live with Peter DeSantis
Simon takes you through the first updates from a BIG week of re:Invent 2024!
Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/698ExtendedShownotes.html
#697: [The Frugal Architect w/Werner Vogels] How PBS makes every penny count... For viewers like you
In 1969, Mr. Rogers went before the US Senate Commerce Committee to request funds to support the growth of Public Broadcasting. His heartwarming request is often remembered as a pivotal moment in American television history, highlighting the importance of educational programming that serves the public good. Today, that mission endures, and Mike Norton and his team at PBS continue to honor it in th
#696: [The Frugal Architect w/Werner Vogels] WeTransfer's journey to cut costs, not corners
Join Simon Elisha and Dr. Werner Vogels, as they kick off a new mini-series, "The Frugal Architect," with Dan Conti, whose journey from the constrained world of embedded systems to WeTransfer's cloud architecture is a masterclass in frugal innovation. In his early career, Dan wrestled with MP3 players where 48K of RAM was a luxury. This experience cultivated a deep appreciation for efficiency that
#695: AWS News Update, November 18, 2024
Simon and Jillian cover a wide array of great and interesting updates!
Chapters:
01:27 Analytics
08:47 Application Integration
11:07 Artificial Intelligence
17:29 Business Applications
17:40 Compute
21:17 Customer Engagement
22:39 Databases
26:51 Developer Tools
27:55 End User Computing
28:37 Front End Web & Mobile
30:40 Management & Governance
32:27 Media Services
32:53 Migration & Modernizati
#694: The AWS Resiliency Lifecycle Framework
In this episode, Jillian and Vrajesh Prajapati, Solutions Architect at AWS, discuss the importance of establishing a resiliency baseline for applications. They cover the three pillars of resiliency: disaster recovery, high availability, and continuous improvement. Vrajesh introduces the AWS Resiliency Lifecycle Framework, which consists of five stages: set objectives, design and implement, pre-dep
#693: AWS News Updates, November 4, 2024
Jillian and Shruti take you through LOTS of great new capabilities!
Chapters:
01:07 AWS Marketplace
01:47 Analytics
05:15 Artificial Intelligence
14:17 Compute
19:32 Cost Management
19:57 Customer Engagement
20:27 Databases
23:34 Developer Tools
24:34 End User Computing
24:55 Management & Governance
27:40 Media Services
27:57 Migration & Modernization
29:03 Networking
30:36 Security, Identity,
#692: A Discussion About Serverless and How to Make the Most of It
Simon is joined by Stephen Liedig to discuss the evolution of serverless technology and its impact on application development, exploring benefits like scalability, cost optimization, and faster dev cycles. They delve into key services and concepts in serverless design, including state machines, event-driven architectures, and observability, highlighting the flexibility and optimization opportuniti
#691: [MIGRATION SPECIAL SERIES] AJE Group's Cloud Transformation Journey to AWS with CloudHesive
In this episode, we explore AJE Group's journey to the cloud, discussing the business challenges that led them to seek a scalable, global IT infrastructure. We delve into their decision-making process in choosing AWS and CloudHesive as partners, and examine the specific AWS services implemented and their impact on operations. The conversation highlights how CloudHesive's expertise in security, and
#690: AWS News Updates, October 21, 2024
Simon and Jillian cover all things new and interesting!
Chapters:
00:35 AWS Marketplace
01:05 Analytics
03:28 Application Integration
04:23 Artificial Intelligence
06:07 Compute
08:46 Customer Engagement
12:30 Databases
16:41 Developer Tools
19:09 End User Computing
20:31 Internet of Things
21:27 Management & Governance
23:52 Media Services
26:47 Security, Identity, & Compliance
27:08 Storage
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#689: Diving Deep into AWS Transit Gateway
In this episode, Simon Elisha and Brett Looney dive deep into the AWS Transit Gateway, a cloud-scale router that connects VPCs and other networking resources in AWS. They explain how Transit Gateway works, its advantages over VPC peering, and its scalability and resilience. They also touch on concepts like attachments, route tables, and VRF (virtual routing and forwarding). The conversation highli
#688: AWS News Updates, October 7, 2024
Jillian flies solo for this update show with things news and improved.
Chapters:
00:27 Analytics
01:03 Artificial Intelligence
03:09 Compute
04:37 Cost Management
05:10 Customer Engagement
05:28 Databases
06:58 Developer Tools
07:30 End User Computing
07:55 Front-End Web and Mobile
08:16 Internet of Things
10:08 Management and Governance
11:07 Media Services
11:53 Migration and Modernization
13:10
#687: Graph Analytics Breakdown
In this conversation, Jillian Forde interviews Dave Bechberger, Principal Graph Architect at AWS, where they talk through the fundamentals of graphs and their applications. This is a wide ranging conversation on graphs from their use cases in generative AI, choosing between Amazon OpenSearch and Amazon Neptune and how to get started building your first graph in AWS.
#686: AWS News Updates, September 23, 2024
Jillian and Shruti tell you all about the new things you can use on AWS!
Chapters:
00:39 Analytics
03:50 Application Integration
04:22 Artificial Intelligence
08:24 Compute
10:47 Customer Engagement
12:57 Databases
15:20 Developer Tools
15:49 End User Computing
16:40 Internet of Things
17:46 Management & Governance
17:57 Media Services
19:29 Migration & Modernization
19:53 Networking & Content
#685: [Beyond the API] Colm MacCárthaigh
In this conversation, Simon Elisha interviews Colm MacCárthaigh, Vice President and Distinguished Engineer at AWS, about his background in technology and his work at Amazon. They discuss topics such as Colm's first computer, his role in building the European sovereign cloud, and his involvement in the creation of the S2N open-source library for TLS and SSL protocols. They also explore the importan
#684: AWS News Updates, September 9, 2024
Simon and Jillian discuss new features and capabilities!
Chapters:
00:39 Analytics
01:42 Application Integration
03:10 Artificial Intelligence
05:55 Compute
08:12 Customer Engagement
08:26 Databases
09:33 Developer Tools
10:11 End User Computing
10:22 Front End Web & Mobile
11:20 Internet of Things
11:28 Management & Governance
12:37 Media Services
13:01 Networking & Content Delivery
13:25 Quan
#683: Scaling at Speed: Totogi’s AWS-Powered Emergency Response
Jillian speaks with Danielle Rios, Acting CEO of Totogi . Hear how Totogi, a vertical SaaS company in the telecom industry, onboarded 23 million new customers in 18 days using AWS. Totogi https://totogi.com/charging-as-a-service/charging-as-a-service-on-aws/ Totogi on the AWS Marketplace: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-hnaq62hzpxane?sr=0-2&ref_=beagle&applicationId=AWSMPCon
#682: AWS News Updates, August 26, 2024
All three hosts take you through the updates from the last 2 weeks!
Chapters:
00:36 AWS Marketplace
01:09 Analytics
03:42 Artificial Intelligence
06:14 Compute
11:22 Cost Management
11:57 Customer Engagement
12:07 Databases
15:02 Developer Tools
16:00 End User Computing
17:00 Management & Governance
22:23 Migration & Modernization
22:40 Networking & Content Delivery
24:11 Satellite
24:54 Secu
#681: Amazon DynamoDB Deep Dive
Simon is joined by Jason Hunter, AWS Principal Specialist Solutions Architect, do dive super-deep into how to make the most of DynamoDB. Whether you are new to DynamoDB, or have been using it for years - there is something in this episode for everyone!
Shownotes:
Jason's Blog Posts: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/author/jzhunter/
The Apache Iceberg blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/databas
#680: AWS News Updates, August 12, 2024
A fun set of updates to hear about this week!
Chapters:
00:48 Analytics
02:35 Application Integration
03:26 Artificial Intelligence
07:35 Business Applications
09:22 Compute
13:18 Cost Management
14:16 Customer Engagement
15:16 Databases
17:01 Developer Tools
17:35 End User Computing
18:41 Internet of Things
19:29 Management & Governance
20:45 Media Services
20:58 Migration & Modernization
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#679: [Beyond the API] Becky Weiss
Join Simon for an occasional special series in deep conversation with Amazon Distinguished Engineers. Learn about the HOW and the WHY in addition to the WHAT they do! In this episode Simon speaks with Becky Weiss VP & Distinguished Engineer about her work, her influences, and the eternal question of "Tabs vs Spaces".
#678: AWS News Updates, July 29, 2024
Simon and Shruti share over 70 new updates and features!
Chapters:
00:31 AWS Marketplace
01:09 Analytics
04:35 Application Integration
05:18 Artificial Intelligence
16:25 Compute
19:30 Customer Engagement
19:47 Databases
22:58 Developer Tools
24:52 Media Services
25:13 Security, Identity, & Compliance
26:49 Storage
Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/678ExtendedShownotes.html
#677: High performance computing in FSI
Join Simon as he discusses the use of high-performance computing (HPC) in the financial services industry, particularly for risk modeling and regulatory reporting. Alex Kimber, a principal technologist at AWS, explains how financial firms leverage HPC to run millions of scenarios to measure and manage risks like credit, market, and actuarial risks. The workloads are "embarrassingly parallel," allo
#676: AWS News Updates, July 15, 2024
Simon and Jillian share some super-new things!
Chapters:
00:37 Analytics
04:41 Application Integration
05:26 Artificial Intelligence
09:54 Compute
13:26 Customer Engagement
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#675: Unravel Internet Ingress and Egress - A Deep Dive into Application Access
AWS customers want their applications to access the internet or to be accessed from the internet. Join Simon and guest Brett Looney as they discuss various ways of doing this and the pros and cons in different scenarios.
