AWS Podcast

Simon takes you through a bumper crop of updates! Remember you can record feedback at https://d1ox81nm0qxip8.cloudfront.net/index.html Chapters: 01:00 AWS Marketplace 01:24 Analytics 06:30 Application Integration 07:19 Business Applications 08:15 Compute 11:12 Database 13:10 Developer Tools 14:26 Front-end and Mobile 15:40 Machine Learning 22:36 Management & Governance 27:20 Media Services 27:45 N...

Amazon EKS Anywhere is a new deployment option for Amazon EKS that allows customers to create and operate Kubernetes clusters on customer-managed infrastructure, supported by AWS. Customers can now run Amazon EKS Anywhere on their own on-premises infrastructure. In this episode, Jackson West (Software Development Manager) and Vipin Mohan (Product Manager) join Simon to discuss customer problems th...

We’re living in an era of genomics revolution. The remarkable acceleration of sequencing time and a 99.9% decrease in costs are enabling new genomics use cases in healthcare, agriculture, and beyond. But advanced sequencing capabilities are pushing legacy technology to its brink. That’s why genomics experts, like Principal Worldwide Genomics Solutions Specialist Pantea Khodami say cloud is the key...

Some really interesting and powerful updates in this episode. Remember you can record feedback at https://d1ox81nm0qxip8.cloudfront.net/index.html Chapters: 01:11 Analytics 04:16 Application Integration 07:07 Compute 11:38 Customer Engagement 12:28 Database 14:18 Developer Tools 15:57 Front-end Web & Mobile 17:31 Internet of Things (IoT) 18:57 Machine Learning 19:53 Management & Governance 21:44 S...

Simon and Nicki take you through some fun and useful updates! Remember you can record feedback at https://d1ox81nm0qxip8.cloudfront.net/index.html Chapters: 01:18 Infrastructure Update 02:12 AWS Marketplace 02:58 Analytics 11:23 Application Integration 11:36 Compute 17:33 Customer Engagement 20:46 Databases 23:48 Developer Tools 27:13 Game Tech 28:19 Internet of Things (IoT) 29:13 Machine Learning...

Launched this week, Amazon Connect's newest machine-learning(ML) features ease the frustrations of customers and contact center agents alike. Listen in as Nicki Stone and Cameron Hissey have a fun and inspired conversation about ML and how it can transform the customer experience. Read the blog - https://go.aws/2Y8ccGG Watch the video - https://bit.ly/2YiOKXB Learn more - https://go.aws/2YmlgrQ

Quickly deploy a contact center that elevates customer experiences and augments brand loyalty. Today Simon is joined by Jen Walsh Fisher, Director of Partner for Amazon Connect, to talk about her work to provide great customer experiences and the tech that helps along the way. Check out the webinar: https://bit.ly/3i4Cilg Read the eBook: https://bit.ly/3o3jiY3 Learn more: https://aws.amazon.com/co...

Today Simon is joined by Clive Charlton, Head of Solution Architecture at AWS, and Ian Lester, CEO of Beyond Technologies - A South African based company with a presence in close to 80 countries around the globe. Today we will learn how Beyond is using the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud technologies to remotely monitor temperatures in the vaccine supply chain, to ensure the efficacy of vaccine...

Check out this week's latest updates! Remember you can record feedback at https://d1ox81nm0qxip8.cloudfront.net/index.html Chapters: 00:34 Analytics 01:37 Application Integration 02:23 Compute 06:19 Databases 09:09 End User Computing 09:55 Internet of Things (IoT) 11:45 Machine Learning 15:35 Management & Governance 17:31 Media Services 17:59 Migration & Transfer 19:44 Networking & Content Deliver...

Business transformation can be a loaded phrase. But the term is fitting to describe the bold vision customers are sharing with us about advancing capabilities and re-inventing business models. B2B companies are exploring direct-to-consumer; every organization is seeking to create new and better products; and businesses across industries are implementing video to re-image customer experiences. AWS...

What’s the shortest path between a storage request and your application? Find out with our new Amazon S3 Multi-Region Access Points. By factoring network congestion and location, it dynamically routes requests to the lowest latency copy of your data, improving performance by up to 60%. Tune in to listen to Nicki Stone, Sr. Software Engineer chat with Peter Imming, Sr. Product Manager, and Ian Mc G...

A bumper set if updates this week! Remember you can leave audio feedback or questions at: https://d1ox81nm0qxip8.cloudfront.net/index.html Chapters 00:44 AWS Marketplace 01:22 Analytics 06:43Application Integration 07:55 Business Applications 08:26 Compute 14:09 Cost Management 14:54 Customer Engagement 16:28 Databases 20:25 Developer Tools 23:26 End User Computing 24:29 Game Tech 24:41 Internet o...

Explore the power of AI and ML to deliver real-time customer insights that help you deliver better experiences. The ability to anticipate and respond to customer needs in real-time can be a game-changer in helping businesses deliver exceptional customer experiences. Shalesa Charron, Principle Partner Development Specialist at Amazon Connect, shares how the latest Amazon Connect innovations in Arti...

Amazon MemoryDB for Redis is the newest fully managed database service from AWS. Today, Nikki is joined by Zach Gardner, Specialist Solutions Architect at AWS, to introduce this new Redis-compatible, durable, in-memory database service. Learn why we built MemoryDB and dive into benefits, use cases, and how you can achieve microsecond read latency, single-digit millisecond write latency, and Multi-...

In the 2020 re:Invent security keynote, the #1 recommendation for customers to secure their environment was to use AWS Organizations. In this episode, Simon will discuss why with Andrew Blackham, Product Manager at AWS. They'll review why you should consider using multiple accounts and what features AWS Organizations provides customers to centrally manage their environment. They'll also touch on s...

The life sciences industry met the world’s need for Covid-19 vaccines in less than a year. Technology aided the outcome, but dedicated people were at the center and the tremendous level of effort needed is not sustainable. Still, now that the industry knows what’s possible, the question is how to reach the same high watermark. One area of focus is managing clinical trials data in the cloud, which...

Amazon Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow (MWAA) is a managed orchestration service for Apache Airflow that makes it easier to set up and operate data pipelines in the cloud. Today Simon is joined by John Jackson, Senior Product Manager at AWS, to learn all about this recently launched service. They dig into the benefits of Amazon MWAA, why the team built the service, how it fits in with other A...

Simon is on lockdown! But the show goes on! Chapters: 00:42 AWS Marketplace 01:21 Analytics 06:13 Application Integration 06:52 Block Chain 07:53 Compute 13:05 Customer Engagement 14:04 Database 16:04 Developer Tools 17:37 Internet of Things (IoT) 19:57 Machine Learning 24:06 Management & Governance 26:42 Networking & Content Delivery 26:58 Robotics 27:53 Security, Identity and Compliance 28:39 So...

Organizations of every size have had to pivot quickly to keep up and adapt to the changes carried over from 2020, and that need is particularly important to small and medium-sized organizations. Join Shalesa Charron, Principal Partner Development Specialist at Amazon Connect, as she shares how an omnichannel cloud contact center can improve experiences for customers, agents, and managers alike. Le...

Some interesting riffing on Development in this week's update show! Chapters 00:46 Analytics 01:24 Application Integration 04:05 Business Applications 05:08 Compute 05:24 Databases 05:45 Developer Tools 06:18 End User Computing 07:01 Machine Learning 07:47 Management & Governance 10:04 Front-end & Mobile 11:56 Networking & Content Delivery 13:24 Security, Identity and Compliance 14:52 Storage 16:1...

Now available, Amazon HealthLake is a HIPAA-eligible service offering healthcare and life sciences companies a complete view of individual or patient population health data for query and analytics at scale to personalize medical care. Tune in to listen to Satadal Bhattacharjee, Sr Manager of Product Management for Health AI, share how Amazon HealthLake is helping health organization unlock insight...

Last year, customers were driven to the cloud to save costs. While cost reduction is always a priority, the intensity to decrease spend reflected worldwide uncertainty. Today, a shift is emerging. There’s a renewed focus toward future growth and modernizing applications to scale and gain new capabilities across the business – from modern databases to leveraging cloud for security posture improveme...

Lots of new things! Remember you can leave audio feedback or questions at: https://d1ox81nm0qxip8.cloudfront.net/index.html Chapters: 01:20 Analytics 06:44 Application Integration 07:25 Compute 13:30 Customer Engagement 14:16 Databases 18:56 Developer Tools 21:32 End User Computing 22:12 Game Tech 23:22 Internet of Things (IoT) 23:45 Machine Learning 28:57 Management & Governance 35:55 Media Servi...

Today Nicki is joined by Alex Bush, Head of AI Services and Vishnu Parimi, Principal Product Manager at AWS, to learn about AWS BugBust, the world’s first global competition for Java and Python developers to collectively fix 1 million bugs. They discuss how AWS BugBust provides an easy and fun solution to transform bug bashes, foster team building, and bring friendly competition to improve code qu...

AWS Data Hero and Head of Data at Capsule, Elliott Cordo, has built many ground-up data architectures over the years. Simon speaks to Elliott about his eight years of experience with Amazon Redshift, including recent innovations he's excited about and what's on his Amazon Redshift wishlist. Simon and Elliott also discuss making sense of trends in data, integrating ML in your data environment, and...