AWS for Software Companies Podcast

David Gildea of Druva shares their approach to building cost-effective, fast generative AI applications, focusing on cybersecurity, data protection, and the innovative use of LLMs for simplified, natural language threat detection. Topics Include: Introduction by Dave Gildea, VP of Product at Druva. Focus on building generative AI applications. Emphasis on cost and speed optimization. Mention of Am...

Urmila Kukreja of Smartsheet and Nick Simha of AWS discuss leveraging Amazon Q ’s Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solution to enhance productivity by enabling employees to quickly access relevant information within secure, integrated workflows like Slack, improving efficiency across the organization. Topics Include: Introduction by Nick Simha, AWS. Overview of Amazon Q ’s role in data analyti...

Harold Rivas – Chief Information Security Officer at Trellix , discusses the role of generative AI in cybersecurity, focusing on Trellix's adoption of AI for threat detection and model governance, while emphasizing the importance of privacy, responsible innovation, and cross-functional collaboration. Topics Include: Introduction to generative AI and its impact on cybersecurity Harold’s background...

Executive leaders from Arctic Wolf , Docker and Illumio share insights on fostering a strong security culture, balancing innovation with security, and addressing challenges in data protection and AI model development. Topics Include: Overview of security culture in different company teams Importance of guidelines and secure IT infrastructure for AI models Challenges of accessing customer data whil...

Hear the generative AI journeys of Cohere , Epiq , and Forcura , including their market assessments, use case prioritization, responses to ethical and security considerations, while discussing generative AI's impact on healthcare, legal industries, and business applications. Topics Include: Panel Introductions by David Cristini Where is Focura at in their AI journey Summary of Epiq’s AI journey to...

J.B. Brown , VP of Engineering at Smartsheet , shares how integrating Amazon Q with Smartsheet's flexible work management platform has streamlined productivity and enhanced employee support through AI-driven automation. Topics Include: Introduction by J.B. Brown, VP of Engineering at Smartsheet. Story about improving productivity Context about Smartsheet as an enterprise-scale work management plat...

AWS's Shahid Mohammed and Darktrace's Michael Beck discuss how generative AI innovations are transforming cybersecurity by both enhancing defences and introducing new, sophisticated threat management strategies. Topics Include: Shahid Mohammed introduces himself as a lead solution architect at AWS. Mike Beck is Global Chief Information Security Officer at Darktrace . Darktrace specializes in AI-dr...

Daryl Martis of Salesforce and Rashna Chadha of AWS share how Amazon Bedrock integrates with Salesforce to enhance AI applications, highlighting the partnership's strategic benefits, AI model customization, and secure deployment options. Topics Include: Introduction to Amazon Bedrock and Salesforce partnership. Overview of Amazon Bedrock as an API-based generative AI service. The strategic collabo...

Ashish Arora , Head of Engineering & Machine Learning, Product Analytics at Autodesk , shares how personalized AI-powered experiences and real-time data can drive product adoption, featuring insights into Autodesk’s transformation journey, leveraging machine learning, and delivering actionable recommendations to millions of users. Topics Include: Real-time data description and examples Leverag...

A panel discussion on presenting on security and data to Boards of Directors, focusing on metrics, ROI, generative AI, securing intellectual property, and strategic board engagement. Topics Include: What security metrics are most valuable for Board of Directors Articulating ROI of security program Quantifying benefits of security program Sales enablement of the security team Driving efficiencies w...

Lacework ’s VP and Head of Engineering Arash Nikkar, and Product and Security Software Engineer Teddy Reed , discuss their work with generative AI and Amazon Bedrock, focusing on threat detection, chat interface improvements, and the rapid development of AI-driven solutions. Topics Include: Introducing Lacework with Arash Nikkar Working with AWS and Bedrock Focusing on threat detection Lacework in...

Massimo Ghislandi from AWS interviews Frank Contrepois, Chief Innovation Officer of Strategic Blue and Dvir Mizrahi, Head of FinOps for WIX sharing perspectives and best practices for FinOps, implementation, challenges and future FinOps trends for software companies. Topics Include: FinOps is a new approach to managing cloud finances, bridging the gap between finance, engineering, and business sta...

We feature a panel of executives from ASAPP , Glean , Smarsh , Socotra and AWS sharing essential strategies, including the role of Generative AI, trust-building, and addressing legal challenges to secure executive buy-in for transformative initiatives. Topics Include: Introductions to panel Example of ideal Executive Seller Depth of business acumen and problem solving are important skills for Exec...

Today Anthropic ’s Zach Witten takes us on a deep dive into Anthropic’s cutting-edge AI models— Claude Haiku, Sonnet, and Opus —exploring their safety-first approach to generative AI and sharing essential tips for prompt engineering. Topics Include: Introductions, about Anthropic 3 models: Haiku, Sonnet and Opus Scaling laws for hardware, data and compute Competing to be safest AI solutions, safet...

Today, Dr. Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja of Pure Storage takes us through how his organization is leveraging Amazon Bedrock to enrich the digital experience for end users and increase returns for the company. Topics Include: Introductions Generative AI activity within Pure Storage Ownership and expertise of team, role of generative AI Rapid changes require dedicated team reporting to office of CTO Whe...

Federico Torreti and Tom Sly of AWS discuss how application developers can leverage Generative AI to enhance cross-app experiences, minimize custom integrations and increase the value-add of enhanced communication features. Topics Include: Federico Torreti intro: What is AWS’ vision for applications Focus of Machine Learning & AI Ability to build rapid prototypes, experimentation Cambrian expl...

Sara Yamase , Partner at Simon-Kucher & Partners , Head of Software, Internet and Media Practice shares guidance and industry examples on generative AI pricing and GTM strategies. Topics Include: What percentage of companies are developing Gen AI features for customers Projected returns on Gen AI investment Articulating the value is 1st step in building pricing and monetization strategy Almost...

Today Nicole Eagan , Chief Strategy and AI Officer and Michael Beck , Global CISO of Darktrace AI Research centre share experience, predictions and guidance on the future of AI and Cybersecurity. Topics Include: A brief history of Darktrace Applying AI to the challenge of cyber security Changes and evolution of cyber security threats What are the key security challenges business are facing? Genera...

A panel discussion with executives from ActionIQ , FloQast and Wiz on experiences and best practices for working and selling to customer C-suites. Topics Include: Panel introductions Keeping products and sellers focused on C-Suite outcomes Customer C-suite focus, identifying internal champions Keeping sales motion concise for key C-Suite Connecting value for enterprise space Impact of Generative A...

We feature a conversation with Yuelin (李玥琳)Li , Chief Product Officer of Onfido and Phil Le-Brun - Enterprise Strategist, Amazon Web Services, about the pivotal role of AI, machine learning, and generative AI in fraud prevention and security in the identity verification industry. Topics Include: Yuelin Li career journey Overview and mission of Onfido Use of AI and Machine Learning at Onfido Suc...

Executive Leaders from Proofpoint , Sumo Logic and Zendesk share their experiences and best practices for collaboration with AWS to deliver transformative impact to their business using Generative AI. Panelists: Patrick Wheeler , Director, Product Management, Proofpoint Bashyam Anant , Senior Director, Product Management, Sumo Logic Patrick Copeland , Chief Engineering & Product Officer, Zende...

Jimmy Hillis , Head of Engineering at Airtable , shares examples, guidance and major themes for how businesses can successfully build and leverage AI within their enterprise applications and workflows. Topics Include: Introductions and Airtable overview Challenges businesses have articulating how AI will add value Core insights: AI needs to leverage your own data AI functionality needs to live wit...

In this highly informative episode, we share strategies and best practices for driving growth for SaaS companies featuring Kulwinder Kalsi , head of UK and Ireland Enterprise Software and SaaS Architecture and Johan Broman , Head of Solutions Architecture for Independent Software Vendors for Europe, Middle East & Africa. Topics Include: Discover the main expectations end customers have of SaaS...

Business applications are catalyzing profound transformations across industries, streamlining operations, enhancing productivity, and fostering innovation. Leveraging advanced technologies such as generative AI, these applications are reshaping traditional business models, driving agility, and fueling competitive advantage in the global marketplace. Panelists: Neboysa Omcikus - Head of Strategy, h...

Nicholas Marwell , Member of Technical Staff of Anthropic , shares predictions for Generative AI models as well as guidance on safely training and scaling them for the near future. Topics Include: Where are Generative AI Models heading About Anthropic Claude Opus, Claude 3 Sonnet & Claude 3 Haiku Scaling laws impact on models Training models for text, images and multimedia AI Safety, high stak...