AWS Podcast

Amazon EC2 Spot has always been a great way for customers to get more compute for their dollar. It is now even easier to use, and integrated into more services! Simon speaks with Chad Schmutzer (Principal Developer Advocate, AWS) about how to get the most out of Spot today. https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/spot/

It is 2019 and there are 329 different databases being tracked by db-engines.com - how do you know which one to use for which problems? Simon speaks with Randall Hunt to explore the basics of modern database types and specific implementations. AWS Databases: https://aws.amazon.com/products/databases Advanced Design Patterns for Amazon DynamoDB: https://youtu.be/HaEPXoXVf2k

It is a MASSIVE episode of updates that Simon and Nikki do their best to cover! There is also an EXTRA SPECIAL bonus just for AWS Podcast listeners! Special Discount for Intersect Tickets: https://int.aws/podcast use discount code 'podcast' - note that tickets are limited! Chapters: 02:19 Infrastructure 03:07 Storage 05:34 Compute 13:47 Network 14:54 Databases 17:45 Migration 18:36 Developer Tools...

Do you have file-based workflows? Lots of events to handle? Amazon S3 Event Notifications might just fit the bill! Plus a bonus chat about S3 Security and object retention! Amazon S3 Event Notifications: https://aws.amazon.com/s3/faqs/?nc=sn&loc=7 https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/NotificationHowTo.html https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/s3-event-notification/ https://aws.amazon.co...

Adrian Cockcroft (VP Cloud Architecture Strategy at AWS) joins Simon for a wide-ranging discussion about chaos in architectures, the requirements of Financial organisations, the use of the cloud in Formula One racing and Amazon's Open Source activities. https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/ https://aws.amazon.com/financial-services/ https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/formula-one/ https:/...

With the GA of AWS Ground Station, customers have new capabilities to interact with satellite data. Simon takes a look at how to get started, and what you can do with this new capability. https://aws.amazon.com/ground-station/ Jeff Barr's Blog Post: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-ground-station-ready-to-ingest-process-satellite-data/

Connectivity, Autonomy, and Sharing are changing the way people access transportation and transforming the automotive industry. Ford has been a pioneer in this new mobility, setting forth a vision where transportation and cities are seamlessly interconnected and customers have on-demand access to a variety of safe, reliable transportation options. Leading this transformation is Marcy Klevorn. In t...

Simon and Nicki share a bumper-crop of interesting, useful and cool new services and features for AWS customers! Chapter Timings 00:01:17 Storage 00:03:15 Compute 00:07:13 Network 00:10:27 Databases 00:16:04 Migration 00:17:43 Developer Tools 00:22:47 Analytics 00:27:07 IoT 00:28:14 End User Computing 00:29:25 Machine Learning 00:30:49 Application Integration 00:34:18 Management and Governance 00:...

In discussions with our global customers, we continually hear about the skills required to adopt AWS at scale, especially when transforming a workforce, and the gaps in those skill-sets. In this discussion, we will talk to Klaus Salchner who is the VP of engineering at Realtor. Com about his approach to engineering in silicon valley, building a center of excellence, and the importance of having a...

Do you want to deploy Serverless applications faster, easier and more reliably? The AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) might just fit the bill! Simon speaks with Gerardo Estaba (Senior Partner Solutions Architect, AWS) about how to get started and how to get the best from it. Main page: https://aws.amazon.com/serverless/sam/ Developer Guide: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-m...

Simon speaks with Jim Milbery (Partner at ParkerGale) and Alan Williamson (Partner at Macloran Group) about Private Equity, what PE funds look for when acquiring software companies and how the cloud matters in this context. They are also host their own podcast called the PE Funcast.

Recorded in front of a live audience at AWS Sydney Summit. Simon and Glenn discuss what works and what doesn’t in terms of architectures and team structures. How to keep your skills up-to-date and answer some questions from the audience.

Simon speaks with Mark Shwartz (Enterprise Strategist - AWS) about his latest book, and how the relationship between IT and non-IT leaders is changing. n the war for business supremacy, Schwartz shows we must throw out the old management models and stereotypes that pit suits against nerds. Instead, business leaders of today can foster a space of collaboration and shared mission, a space that puts...

Simon shares a huge selection of updates and new things! Chapter Marks: 00:00:19 Satellites 00:01:12 Storage 00:03:01 Compute 00:05:35 Databases 00:09:17 Developer Tools 00:10:32 Analytics 00:12:28 IoT 00:14:06 End User Computing 00:15:03 Machine Learning 00:16:22 Robotics 00:16:46 Application Integration 00:17:42 Management and Governance 00:20:49 Customer Engagement 00:21:24 Security 00:22:10 Tr...

Simon speaks with Prajakta Damle (Principal Product Manager, AWS) about AWS Lake Formation. AWS Lake Formation is a service that makes it easy to set up a secure data lake in days. They discuss why it was created and what customers can use it for. https://aws.amazon.com/lake-formation/

Simon speaks with Paul Hawkins, Security Specialist Solutions Architect at AWS about the ways customers can quickly and easily make their environment more secure. AWS re:Invent 2018: Data Protection: Encryption, Availability, Resiliency, & Durability (SEC325-R1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH6AXreSQWQ# KMS Whitepaper: https://d0.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/KMS-Cryptographic-Details.pdf KMS Best...

Simon hosts an update show with lots of great new features and capabilities! Chapters: Developer Tools 0:26 Storage 3:02 Compute 5:10 Database 10:31 Networking 13:41 Analytics 16:38 IoT 18:23 End User Computing 20:19 Machine Learning 21:12 Application Integration 24:02 Management and Governance 24:23 Migration 26:05 Security 26:56 Training and Certification 29:57 Blockchain 30:27 Quickstarts 31:06...

Simon speaks with Randall Hunt about how he designed, built, and deployed the @WhereML Twitter bot that can identify where in the world a picture was taken using only the pixels in the image. We’ll dive deep on artificial intelligence and deep learning with the MXNet framework and also talk about working with the Twitter Account Activity API. The bot is entirely autoscaling and powered by Amazon A...

Did you know AWS enables disaster response organizations to access cloud services at the edge, even in the harshest conditions? Simon speaks with Maggie Carter (Principal, AWS Disaster Response Program) and Ana Visneski (Principal Technical Program Manager for AWS Disaster Response Program) about what the team does, how it does it and what is to come! https://aws.amazon.com/government-education/no...

Simon & Nicki are joined by a live audience to record a great set of cool updates for customers! Chapters: 1:20 Infrastructure 1:33 Developer Tools 3:50 Storage 4:28 Compute 6:13 Database 10:22 Analytics 13:01 IoT 13:23 End User Computing 14:08 Machine Learning 17:03 Networking 18:22 Customer Engagement 18:37 Application Integration 19:12 Game Tech 19:47 Media Services 20:44 Management and Governa...

Customers have been running Windows workloads on AWS for over 10 years! In this episode Simon and Jeff explore some things you might not know about. They also take a trip down "memory lane" as well as give a teaser for a special podcast event at AWS Tokyo Summit! The Wide World of Windows on AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/the-wide-world-of-microsoft-windows-on-aws/ Introducing the Amazon Si...

In this episode Simon gives you some Black Belt tips around managing you CloudFormation stacks and how to use AWS Organizations to control access to AWS resources. He also gives you a look at Amazon QuickSight ML Insights. https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mt/how-to-perform-cross-parameter-validation-using-aws-cloudformation-rules-and-assertions/ https://docs.aws.amazon.com/organizations/latest/usergui...

Simon and Nicki cover almost 100 updates! Check out the chapter timings to see where things of interest to you might be. Infrastructure 00:42 Storage 1:17 Databases 4:14 Analytics 8:28 Compute 9:52 IoT 15:17 End User Computing 17:40 Machine Learning 19:10 Networking 21:57 Developer Tools 23:21 Application Integration 25:42 Game Tech 26:29 Media 27:37 Management and Governance 28:11 Robotics 30:35...

How do you build applications that are loosely coupled but reliable? How can you take an even more abstracted view of cloud infrastructure? Simon is joined by Adam Larter (Principal Solutions Architect, AWS) to discuss options available to developers using AWS. Links: AWS App Mesh: https://aws.amazon.com/app-mesh/ AWS Cloud Development Kit: https://github.com/awslabs/aws-cdk

Provable Security: Conversations on Next Gen Security. We published a podcast (https://aws.amazon.com/podcasts/aws-podcast/#266) on provable security (https://aws.amazon.com/security/provable-security/) last fall, and, due to high customer interest, we decided to bring you a regular peek into this AWS initiative. This series will cover how the traditionally academic field of automated reasoning is...