This week on the Official AWS Podcast, dive into the rapidly evolving world of Large Language Model Operations (LLMOps)! Join the experts as our host Shruti interviews Piyush Kadam, Sr. Product Manager, and Lauren Mullennex, Sr. Solutions Architect at AWS to explore how Amazon SageMaker is revolutionizing the customization, evaluation, and deployment of large language models at scale. Learn more: https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/pipelines/
Feb 03, 2025•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our 3 hosts take you through all the latest news PLUS a new "Top Stories" discussion! Chapters: 00:08 Top Stories 09:52 AWS Marketplace 10:17 Analytics 11:10 Application Integration 12:41 Artificial Intelligence 14:24 Compute 15:16 Customer Engagement 17:46 Databases 19:25 Developer Tools 20:38 End User Computing 21:29 Management and Governance 25:22 Media Services 25:42 Security, Identity and Compliance Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/705ExtendedShownotes.html...
Jan 27, 2025•27 min•Ep 705•Transcript available on Metacast Are relational databases cool again? In this episode of the AWS Podcast, host Simon Elisha sits down with Josh Hart, Principal Solutions Architect at AWS, to explore how traditional databases are getting a modern makeover. They dive into three game-changing innovations from AWS that are solving age-old database scaling headaches: Aurora Serverless v2 for seamless vertical scaling, Aurora Limitless Database for hassle-free sharding, and the RDS Data API for simplified connection management. Wheth...
Jan 20, 2025•24 min•Ep 704•Transcript available on Metacast It is the first show of 2025! Simon walks you through all the updates that happened during the holiday-season. Chapters: 00:31 AWS Marketplace 01:06 Analytics 02:26 Application Integration 02:46 Artificial Intelligence 05:29 Compute 09:11 Cost Management 09:59 Customer Engagement 11:00 Databases 13:21 Developer Tools 13:50 End User Computing 14:36 Front-End Web & Mobile 14:49 Internet of Things 16:02 Management and Governance 17:35 Media Services 17:54 Migration and Modernisation 18:42 Networkin...
Jan 13, 2025•21 min•Ep 703•Transcript available on Metacast In the final episode of the year Simon takes you through over 160 new updates! It is "pre:Invent"! Chapters: 00:50 Analytics 05:03 Application Integration 09:47 Artificial Intelligence 12:20 AWS Marketplace 12:48 Business Applications 14:05 Compute 16:34 Cost Management 17:53 Databases 20:09 Developer Tools 21:43 End User Computing 22:18 Front End Web & Mobile 22:27 Game Tech 22:34 Internet of Things 22:55 Management & Governance 24:09 Media Services 24:53 Migration & Modernization 28:10 Quantum...
Dec 15, 2024•35 min•Ep 702•Transcript available on Metacast It is the end of re:Invent 2024! Simon gives you a quick look at Werner's keynote, reveals the t-shirt choice, shares some tips for making the most of re:Invent content, and even drops an "easter egg" in as well!
Dec 05, 2024•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Simon covers some great new AI capabilities and updates discussed in Swami's keynote! Shownotes:https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/700ExtendedShownotes.html
Dec 04, 2024•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Simon takes you through all the cool things discussed in Matt Garman's re:Invent Keynote today, and a few extra bonuses! Shownotes:https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/699ExtendedShownotes.html
Dec 04, 2024•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Simon takes you through the first updates from a BIG week of re:Invent 2024! Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/698ExtendedShownotes.html
Dec 03, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast In 1969, Mr. Rogers went before the US Senate Commerce Committee to request funds to support the growth of Public Broadcasting. His heartwarming request is often remembered as a pivotal moment in American television history, highlighting the importance of educational programming that serves the public good. Today, that mission endures, and Mike Norton and his team at PBS continue to honor it in their own way -- by stretching every public dollar as far as it can go. In a world where resources are...
Dec 02, 2024•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Join Simon Elisha and Dr. Werner Vogels, as they kick off a new mini-series, "The Frugal Architect," with Dan Conti, whose journey from the constrained world of embedded systems to WeTransfer's cloud architecture is a masterclass in frugal innovation. In his early career, Dan wrestled with MP3 players where 48K of RAM was a luxury. This experience cultivated a deep appreciation for efficiency that would prove crucial at WeTransfer. As CTO, Dan applied this resourceful mindset to cloud computing,...
Nov 25, 2024•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Simon and Jillian cover a wide array of great and interesting updates! Chapters: 01:27 Analytics 08:47 Application Integration 11:07 Artificial Intelligence 17:29 Business Applications 17:40 Compute 21:17 Customer Engagement 22:39 Databases 26:51 Developer Tools 27:55 End User Computing 28:37 Front End Web & Mobile 30:40 Management & Governance 32:27 Media Services 32:53 Migration & Modernization 33:48 Networking & Content Delivery 35:30 Security, Identity, & Compliance Shownotes: https://d29iem...
Nov 18, 2024•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Jillian and Vrajesh Prajapati, Solutions Architect at AWS, discuss the importance of establishing a resiliency baseline for applications. They cover the three pillars of resiliency: disaster recovery, high availability, and continuous improvement. Vrajesh introduces the AWS Resiliency Lifecycle Framework, which consists of five stages: set objectives, design and implement, pre-deployment and post-deployment activities, operations, and response and learning. They also discuss dif...
Nov 11, 2024•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jillian and Shruti take you through LOTS of great new capabilities! Chapters: 01:07 AWS Marketplace 01:47 Analytics 05:15 Artificial Intelligence 14:17 Compute 19:32 Cost Management 19:57 Customer Engagement 20:27 Databases 23:34 Developer Tools 24:34 End User Computing 24:55 Management & Governance 27:40 Media Services 27:57 Migration & Modernization 29:03 Networking 30:36 Security, Identity, & Compliance 30:57 Storage Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/693ExtendedShownotes.html...
Nov 04, 2024•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Simon is joined by Stephen Liedig to discuss the evolution of serverless technology and its impact on application development, exploring benefits like scalability, cost optimization, and faster dev cycles. They delve into key services and concepts in serverless design, including state machines, event-driven architectures, and observability, highlighting the flexibility and optimization opportunities offered by serverless architecture. - Get started with AWS Serverless (https://aws.amazon.com/ser...
Oct 28, 2024•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we explore AJE Group's journey to the cloud, discussing the business challenges that led them to seek a scalable, global IT infrastructure. We delve into their decision-making process in choosing AWS and CloudHesive as partners, and examine the specific AWS services implemented and their impact on operations. The conversation highlights how CloudHesive's expertise in security, and scalability benefited AJE Group throughout their migration. We also address the challenges faced du...
Oct 24, 2024•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Simon and Jillian cover all things new and interesting! Chapters: 00:35 AWS Marketplace 01:05 Analytics 03:28 Application Integration 04:23 Artificial Intelligence 06:07 Compute 08:46 Customer Engagement 12:30 Databases 16:41 Developer Tools 19:09 End User Computing 20:31 Internet of Things 21:27 Management & Governance 23:52 Media Services 26:47 Security, Identity, & Compliance 27:08 Storage Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/690ExtendedShownotes.html
Oct 21, 2024•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Simon Elisha and Brett Looney dive deep into the AWS Transit Gateway, a cloud-scale router that connects VPCs and other networking resources in AWS. They explain how Transit Gateway works, its advantages over VPC peering, and its scalability and resilience. They also touch on concepts like attachments, route tables, and VRF (virtual routing and forwarding). The conversation highlights the benefits of Transit Gateway for both experienced network administrators and newcomers to ne...
Oct 14, 2024•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jillian flies solo for this update show with things news and improved. Chapters: 00:27 Analytics 01:03 Artificial Intelligence 03:09 Compute 04:37 Cost Management 05:10 Customer Engagement 05:28 Databases 06:58 Developer Tools 07:30 End User Computing 07:55 Front-End Web and Mobile 08:16 Internet of Things 10:08 Management and Governance 11:07 Media Services 11:53 Migration and Modernization 13:10 Security, Identity and Compliance 13:22 Storage Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/68...
Oct 07, 2024•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this conversation, Jillian Forde interviews Dave Bechberger, Principal Graph Architect at AWS, where they talk through the fundamentals of graphs and their applications. This is a wide ranging conversation on graphs from their use cases in generative AI, choosing between Amazon OpenSearch and Amazon Neptune and how to get started building your first graph in AWS.
Sep 30, 2024•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jillian and Shruti tell you all about the new things you can use on AWS! Chapters: 00:39 Analytics 03:50 Application Integration 04:22 Artificial Intelligence 08:24 Compute 10:47 Customer Engagement 12:57 Databases 15:20 Developer Tools 15:49 End User Computing 16:40 Internet of Things 17:46 Management & Governance 17:57 Media Services 19:29 Migration & Modernization 19:53 Networking & Content Delivery 21:44 Security 24:13 Storage Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/686ExtendedShown...
Sep 23, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this conversation, Simon Elisha interviews Colm MacCárthaigh, Vice President and Distinguished Engineer at AWS, about his background in technology and his work at Amazon. They discuss topics such as Colm's first computer, his role in building the European sovereign cloud, and his involvement in the creation of the S2N open-source library for TLS and SSL protocols. They also explore the importance of writing code and staying relevant in the industry, as well as the operational metrics meetings...
Sep 16, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Simon and Jillian discuss new features and capabilities! Chapters: 00:39 Analytics 01:42 Application Integration 03:10 Artificial Intelligence 05:55 Compute 08:12 Customer Engagement 08:26 Databases 09:33 Developer Tools 10:11 End User Computing 10:22 Front End Web & Mobile 11:20 Internet of Things 11:28 Management & Governance 12:37 Media Services 13:01 Networking & Content Delivery 13:25 Quantum Technologies 14:01 Security, Identity, & Compliance 15:07 Storage Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg...
Sep 09, 2024•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jillian speaks with Danielle Rios, Acting CEO of Totogi . Hear how Totogi, a vertical SaaS company in the telecom industry, onboarded 23 million new customers in 18 days using AWS. Totogi https://totogi.com/charging-as-a-service/charging-as-a-service-on-aws/ Totogi on the AWS Marketplace: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-hnaq62hzpxane?sr=0-2&ref_=beagle&applicationId=AWSMPContessa AWS for Telco: https://aws.amazon.com/telecom/
Sep 02, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast All three hosts take you through the updates from the last 2 weeks! Chapters: 00:36 AWS Marketplace 01:09 Analytics 03:42 Artificial Intelligence 06:14 Compute 11:22 Cost Management 11:57 Customer Engagement 12:07 Databases 15:02 Developer Tools 16:00 End User Computing 17:00 Management & Governance 22:23 Migration & Modernization 22:40 Networking & Content Delivery 24:11 Satellite 24:54 Security, Identity, & Compliance 26:10 Storage Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/682ExtendedSh...
Aug 26, 2024•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Simon is joined by Jason Hunter, AWS Principal Specialist Solutions Architect, do dive super-deep into how to make the most of DynamoDB. Whether you are new to DynamoDB, or have been using it for years - there is something in this episode for everyone! Shownotes: Jason's Blog Posts: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/author/jzhunter/ The Apache Iceberg blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/use-amazon-dynamodb-incremental-export-to-update-apache-iceberg-tables/ Traffic spikes (on-demand ...
Aug 19, 2024•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast A fun set of updates to hear about this week! Chapters: 00:48 Analytics 02:35 Application Integration 03:26 Artificial Intelligence 07:35 Business Applications 09:22 Compute 13:18 Cost Management 14:16 Customer Engagement 15:16 Databases 17:01 Developer Tools 17:35 End User Computing 18:41 Internet of Things 19:29 Management & Governance 20:45 Media Services 20:58 Migration & Modernization 21:55 Storage Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/680ExtendedShownotes.html
Aug 12, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Join Simon for an occasional special series in deep conversation with Amazon Distinguished Engineers. Learn about the HOW and the WHY in addition to the WHAT they do! In this episode Simon speaks with Becky Weiss VP & Distinguished Engineer about her work, her influences, and the eternal question of "Tabs vs Spaces".
Aug 05, 2024•2 hr 39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Simon and Shruti share over 70 new updates and features! Chapters: 00:31 AWS Marketplace 01:09 Analytics 04:35 Application Integration 05:18 Artificial Intelligence 16:25 Compute 19:30 Customer Engagement 19:47 Databases 22:58 Developer Tools 24:52 Media Services 25:13 Security, Identity, & Compliance 26:49 Storage Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/678ExtendedShownotes.html
Jul 29, 2024•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Join Simon as he discusses the use of high-performance computing (HPC) in the financial services industry, particularly for risk modeling and regulatory reporting. Alex Kimber, a principal technologist at AWS, explains how financial firms leverage HPC to run millions of scenarios to measure and manage risks like credit, market, and actuarial risks. The workloads are "embarrassingly parallel," allowing for massive scalability in the cloud. Kimber also discusses AWS services and architectures that...
Jul 22, 2024•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
