AWS re:Think Podcast

In this podcast episode, we explore with Dr. Alok Aggarwal, CEO and Chief Data Scientist at Scry AI. about the past, present, and future of artificial intelligence. He traces the evolution of AI from its early beginnings in the 1950s to its current state, marked by rapid advancements and the emergence of the fourth industrial revolution. We listen to the story behind Scry AI. and how we explore th...

In this podcast episode, we delve into the crucial topic of security related to AI and Machine Learning, with a particular focus on Generative AI. As AI and ML technologies rapidly advance, it is imperative to implement a robust security strategy based on the principle of Defense in Depth. We'll explore the potential security and privacy risks associated with AI/ML systems, highlighting the import...

The amount of streaming data for Observability continues to grow exponentially from GBs to TBs daily. Join Edge Delta’s CEO Ozan Unlu as we discuss how their AI Observability Platform can deliver more Sustainable Observability, and why the needs of different size data volumes from different industries requires us to rethink Observability architecture in the Cloud. Ozan also offers valuable ca...

Many companies are sampling away data and collecting only trends. Join Axiom’s Chief Extrovert Kendall Miller as he explains why sampling your data can disrespect your individual users.  AWS Hosts: Nolan Chen & Malini Chatterjee Kendall Miller: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kendallamiller/ Email Your Feedback:  rethinkpodcast@amazon.com

In this episode we are joined by one of our AWS customers, Mixbook with DJ Charles, CTO and David Newhoff, CPO to share how they are leveraging generative AI to empower creativity and deepen human connection by unlocking the future of storytelling. Join us to hear how Mixbook took an idea from concept to production to empower their end-user’s creativity with AI-driven recommendations for images, b...

In this episode, we join AWS Solutions Architects, Krishna Adettiwar and Eric Kiesow, to discuss how leveraging a multi-account strategy can help you protect your workloads, increase pace of innovation, and give you more cost visibility. AWS Hosts: Nolan Chen & Malini Chatterjee Email Your Feedback: rethinkpodcast@amazon.com Visit these resources to get started with the multi-account strategy:...

In this episode we meet with Matthew McClean, a Sr Manager from AWS's Annapurna Team to talk about Accelerators - the chips that make AI possible. We cover different Accelerators - GPUs, Trainium, Inferentia, Graviton and more. AWS Hosts: Nolan Chen & Malini Chatterjee Email Your Feedback: rethinkpodcast@amazon.com Links for the Show: AWS re:Invent 2023 - Behind-the-scenes look at generative A...

Many of the challenges we see that customers experience on their cloud journey are non-technical. Leveraging your AWS Account team and our vast AWS Partner Ecosystem can help, but AWS also offers programs like Experience-Based Acceleration (EBA). EBA is a transformation methodology using hands-on agile, immersive interactions that build cloud capability and accelerate business value from cloud ado...

HPC is more than just high performance computing. It’s also high performance storage and networking. In this episode we discuss how HPC is used to solve important problems in Computational Fluid Dynamics, Genomics, Medicine, AI and more. We also talk about how AWS services such as ParallelCluster, EFA and FSx for Lustre make it easier to deploy high performance workloads in the cloud.  AWS Ho...

Join AWS Business Innovation leader Ben Schreiner for a recap of re:Invent 2023. We cover major announcements and innovations in infrastructure, data analytics and generative AI. AWS services discussed include S3 Express One Zone, Graviton 4, Bedrock, Amazon Q, Zero ETL and more! AWS Hosts: Nolan Chen & Malini Chatterjee Further reference -  https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/aws-reinve...

In this episode we join AWS Solutions Architect Vihang Shah to talk about strategies to optimize costs and performance with AWS Lambda. We will share insights into real world scenarios and provide actionable tips to strike a balance between performance efficiency and cost savings in the realm of Serverless computing. Its time to optimize your Serverless journey with AWS Lambda! AWS Hosts: Nolan Ch...

We join AWS Principal Networking Specialist and author James Devine to talk about building Wide Area Networks In the Cloud. We begin by covering the basics of WANs. We then talk about MPLS, VPNs and SD-WAN. We also cover AWS services for building WANs such as CloudWAN, Transit Gateway, SiteLink and more.   AWS Hosts: Nolan Chen & Malini Chatterjee Email Your Feedback:  rethinkpo...

"We are enabling a much wider adoption of playing-field-leveling technology." Todd Pond, AWS Director of Strategic Sales, is out in the field with commercial customers every day, helping them leverage technology to solve their biggest problems, accelerate innovation and transform their businesses. He and his team have a deep understanding of these companies - the challenges they're up against, the...

In this episode we are joined by AWS Developer Advocate and longtime networking professional Brandon Carroll to discuss how computer networking has evolved over the years, not just for companies but for networking professionals as well. We talk about the challenges of deploying, monitoring and securing networks both on-prem and in the cloud. Brandon also shares thoughts on what it would take for y...

Join AWS Go To Market leader Tim Henderson as he introduces us to Amazon's Graviton processor. Learn how Graviton is able to deliver better performance with less cost. We also discuss the types of cloud workloads that are best suited for running on Graviton. We conclude with resources to help you get started with Graviton: https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/graviton/fast-start/ https://github.com/aws/port...

In this episode we join AWS Sr SA Lavanya Bandari to talk about how customers can get ready for Generative AI. We talk about common use cases for Gen AI, and how they can now be easily deployed with Amazon Bedrock. We also discuss when fine tuning of Large Language Models is needed. AWS Hosts: Nolan Chen & Malini Chatterjee Email Your Feedback: rethinkpodcast@amazon.com

What is Data Monetization? Why is it critical to think about data monetization in the context of business strategy? In this episode we join AWS Sr Solution Architects Priyanka Sadhu and Robert Daly to talk about the basics of data monetization. We discuss how it can be used with associated processes to generate measurable business value and cover some of the best practices to get started. AWS Host...

Join AWS Sr Solutions Architect Rohan Phadke for a conversation on optimizing storage costs in the cloud. When using cloud storage, it is important to take control of your costs and optimize your spend while building modern, scalable applications. In this podcast, learn about different strategies to optimize costs when using cloud based storage solutions. AWS Hosts: Nolan Chen & Malini Chatter...

In this episode we join AWS SAs Krati Singh and Patrick Duffy to discuss approaches to securing your workloads in the Cloud. We cover the Shared Responsibility Model, Identity & Access Management and Infrastructure & Data Protection. AWS Hosts: Nolan Chen & Malini Chatterjee Email us your feedback! rethinkpodcast@amazon.com

Do you know AIOps? Would you like to better automate your IT Operations? Join AWS SAs Mohit Gadkari and Archana Ambavane as they talk about how AI/ML services can be leveraged to add additional intelligence to parse through all the noise and surface only the appropriate signals from your IT Operations. AWS Hosts: Nolan Chen & Malini Chatterjee Email us your feedback! rethinkpodcast@amazon.com

Join AWS SA Mahesh Biradar as he discusses Observability in the Cloud. Observability is the capability to continuously generate and discover actionable insights based on signals from the system under observation. In other words, it allows users to understand a system’s state from its external output and take (corrective) action. The observability of a system has a significant impact on its op...

In this episode we talk about Containers in the cloud with AWS Solutions Architects Jamal Arif and Nikita Patel. We start with the basics - What Are Containers? When does it make sense to use Containers? We then dive into Docker, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes and how container orchestration can be implemented through specific AWS services such as EKS and Fargate. If you’re new to Containers, this episo...

What is “Serverless” Computing? In this episode we explore what Serverless Computing is with AWS SAs Sabha Parmaseswaran and Hardik Vasa. We discuss what companies should consider when transitioning from an existing architecture to this newer cloud native approach to computing. We also cover related AWS Services such as Lambda and API Gateway as well as Security and Costs. AWS Hosts: Nolan Chen Ma...

Cost Optimization is top of mind in uncertain economic times. In this episode we join AWS SAs Krati Singh and Mike Tuszynski to discuss how Right Sizing your cloud resources with the right tools can help you ensure sufficient capacity without overspending. AWS Hosts: Nolan Chen & Malini Chatterjee Email us your feedback! rethinkpodcast@amazon.com

In this episode we begin by asking ‘What is Generative AI?’ We meet with AWS Senior SA Michael Nguyen to talk about Foundation Models and Large Language Models. We then dive into Gen AI use cases and how businesses can use the cloud to build innovative Gen AI solutions. AWS Hosts: Nolan Chen Malini Chatterjee