AWS Podcast

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...

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...

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...

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...

It is the end of re:Invent! Simon and Jillian share some updates and also take a moment to reflect on 2025.

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!

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!

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...

There are so many updates this week you might need two cups of coffee! Simon and Jillian guide your way.

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...

Simon and Jillian walk you through all the new and interesting updates.

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...

Stay up-to-date, with almost 60 new updates this week!!

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...

Simon and Jillian keep you up to date with over 70 new releases and capabilities!

Amazon Application Recovery Controller (ARC) Region Switch - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/r53recovery/latest/dg/region-switch.html

Simon and Jillian keep you up to date with all the latest releases and capabilities!

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...

Simon takes you through a big list of cool new things - something for everyone.

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...

A bumper crop of new and improved things for you to take advantage of.

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,...

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...

Simon and Jillian take you on a fast paced update of all things new on AWS!

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...