Simon and Nicki take you through some really useful updates! Leave audio feedback here: https://bit.ly/2MvZPOL Chapters: 01:55 AWS Marketplace 02:43 Analytics 09:55 Application Integration 11:37 Business Applications 12:41 Compute 17:33 Cost Management 18:13 Customer Engagement 18:45 Database 20:29 Developer Tools 23:43 Internet of Things (IoT) 24:05 Machine Learning 27:27 Management & Governance 31:15 Media Services 32:59 Networking & Content Delivery 33:28 Robotics 34:26 Satellite 35:13 Securi...
May 09, 2021•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast AQUA (Advanced Query Accelerator) for Amazon Redshift is a new distributed and hardware-accelerated cache that delivers up to 10x better query performance than other enterprise cloud data warehouses by automatically boosting certain operations. Join Nicki and Andy Caldwell, Sr. Principal Engineer for Redshift, to learn about AQUA, the use cases it accelerates most, and how to take advantage. Learn more - https://aws.amazon.com/redshift/features/aqua/ Documentation - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/r...
May 04, 2021•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Blockchain increases supply chain transparency by enabling decentralized, trusted supply chains. Amazon Managed Blockchain is a fully managed service that makes it easy to join public blockchain networks or create and manage scalable private blockchain networks. Nestle, the world’s largest food & beverage company, is using Amazon Managed Blockchain to power its Chain of Origin business, which tracks single origin coffee from farm to customer. Today, Simon is joined by Nestle’s Digital Technology...
May 02, 2021•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Looking for fast, efficient low-latency access to cloud storage? Nicki speaks with Laz Vekiarides (Principal Product Manager, AWS Storage Gateway - File Gateway) and Dave Stauffacher (AWS Community Hero) about how customers can optimize their on-premises file-based workloads using Amazon FSx File Gateway, the newest gateway type in the AWS Storage Gateway portfolio. Learn more about AWS Storage Gateway - https://aws.amazon.com/storagegateway/ Explore Amazon FSx File Gateway - https://aws.amazon....
Apr 27, 2021•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Simon takes a walk through the latest updates! Leave audio feedback here: https://bit.ly/2MvZPOL Chapters: 00:40 Analytics 09:20 Application Integration 10:50 Compute 15:57 Cost Management 16:48 Customer Engagement 17:53 Database 20:34 Developer Tools 23:10 End User Computing 25:58 Game Tech 26:38 Internet of Things (IoT) 27:39 Machine Learning 36:10 Management & Governance 42:10 Media Services 43:32 Mobile 45:25 Networking & Content Delivery 49:46 Robotics 50:13 Satellite 50:36 Security, Identi...
Apr 25, 2021•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast What does a day in the life of a Solution Architect look like at AWS? Simon speaks with four SA’s from around the globe to discuss exactly that, and takes a look at how they go about assisting their customers with interesting challenges. We have also included some fun bonus content at the end, so be sure to tune in. Have a question about solution architecture? Submit it via audio here and Simon might answer it in the next Update Show! https://d1ox81nm0qxip8.cloudfront.net/index.html
Apr 18, 2021•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Projects are often classified as cost-cutting measures or innovation initiatives that improve customer experiences. But cloud contact center service Amazon Connect is shifting that either-or mentality. With out of the box AI / ML capabilities, Amazon Connect is being leveraged by customers across industries to reach people in new ways. And the customer experience improvements are coupled with up to 80% savings compared to legacy systems. Listen to podcast and learn how customers as disparate as ...
Apr 11, 2021•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Amazon Macie is a fully managed data security and data privacy service that uses machine learning and pattern matching to discover and protect your sensitive data in AWS. Today, Simon is joined by Ryan Holland, Principal, Industry Specialist, to discuss the importance of sensitive data visibility, the customer feedback that drove the rearchitecture of Macie, and what actions can be automated when sensitive data is identified. This podcast also explores best practices for builders and security ex...
Apr 04, 2021•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Simon takes a walk through the latest updates! Leave audio feedback here: https://bit.ly/2MvZPOL Chapters 00:24 Analytics 05:04 Block Chain 05:33 Compute 11:12 Cost Management 11:38 Customer Engagement 12:10 Database 16:17 Developer Tools 18:19 End User Computing 18:41 Game Tech 19:25 Internet of Things (IoT) 19:55 Machine Learning 22:25 Management & Governance 23:46 Media Services 25:41 Mobile 26:34 Security, Identity and Compliance 30:32 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloud...
Mar 28, 2021•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS), is a simple, serverless, set-and-forget, elastic file system that lets you share file data without provisioning or managing storage. Today, Nicki is joined by Sarwar Raza, Senior Manager here at Amazon, to learn about Amazon EFS One Zone storage classes. They explore what Amazon EFS One Zone is, who it’s for, use cases, and how to reduce storage costs by 47% compared to Amazon EFS Standard storage classes, while getting the same features and benefits.
Mar 23, 2021•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Amazon Lightsail is a great way to get started on AWS and recently released a Containers service. Listen to this podcast to learn more about the AWS' new, easy-to-use containers service and how it differs from other AWS Container services. They dig into the benefits of Lightsail containers, who should use it, and why the team built it. Read the blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/lightsail-containers-an-easy-way-to-run-your-containers-in-the-cloud/ Getting Started Tutorial: https://aws.amazon...
Mar 21, 2021•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Amazon Lookout for Vision is a new machine learning (ML) service that spots defects and anomalies in visual representations using computer vision (CV). Today Simon is joined by Anant Patel, Sr. Program Manager at AWS, to learn about this service that recently became generally available. They discuss the benefits of Amazon Lookout for Vision, who it’s for, and the kinds of challenges it can solve for industrial and manufacturing customers. More details: https://aws.amazon.com/lookout-for-vision/ ...
Mar 16, 2021•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Simon and Nicki share lots of cool new things! Leave audio feedback here: https://bit.ly/2MvZPOL Chapters 00:31 The Alexa Customer Experience 01:48 Innovation Ambassadors Podcast 02:53 Infrastructure 03:46 Analytics 04:27 Application Integration 05:56 Block Chain 07:10 Compute 09:11 Customer Engagement 10:04 Developer Tools 10:26 Internet of Things (IoT) 12:49 Machine Learning 15:08 Management & Governance 17:17 Networking & Content Delivery 18:00 Security, Identity and Compliance 22:05 Conclusi...
Mar 14, 2021•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Having a clear vision about the IoT solution needed to keep clean water flowing for millions of people was a big step forward for non-profit, charity:water. Of course, the execution turned out to be challenging. Charity:water first tried collaborating with leading IoT sensor manufacturers to get existing technology tailored to its specific use case, which is monitoring hand pump functionality in real-time, across remote communities. When that didn’t work, charity:water had the gumption to try to...
Mar 10, 2021•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast Big data and analytics play a critical role in every organization’s digital transformation. For many customers, it’s the first initiative they embark on to accelerate time to insight and pace of innovation for their business. Today, Simon is joined by Roy Hasson, Sr. Manager WW Analytics Specialist, to talk about how customers can modernize on-premises, self-managed Apache Hadoop environments running Apache Hive and Apache Spark using Amazon EMR - a fully managed, easy to use, unified analytics ...
Mar 07, 2021•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Simon introduces the piece first listener feedback! Plus some great updates. Leave audio feedback here: https://bit.ly/2MvZPOL Chapters 00:26 Audio Feedback 03:19 Analytics 05:28 Application Integration 06:31 Business Applications 06:55 Compute 09:18 Customer Engagement 09:54 Databases 12:00 Developer Tools 12:34 Internet of Things (IoT) 13:58 Machine Learning 14:21 Management & Governance 16:03 Media Services 16:39 Migration & Transfer 16:49 Mobile 17:31 Networking & Content Delivery Extended S...
Feb 28, 2021•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Apache Cassandra is a wide-column, open-source database that developers use to store data for internet scale applications that require fast performance. However, managing Apache Cassandra can be complex and expensive. Today, Simon is joined by Arturo Hinojosa, Principal Product Manager for Amazon Keyspaces (for Apache Cassandra), AWS’s serverless, scalable, highly available, and managed Cassandra-compatible database service. They'll talk about how Amazon Keyspaces helps developers run their Cass...
Feb 21, 2021•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Simon and Nicki cover some really interesting updates. Chapters 01:22 AWS Marketplace 01:53 Analytics 05:57 Application Integration 06:40 Block Chain 07:09 Business Applications 07:51 Compute 11:26 Customer Engagement 12:12 Databases 16:37 Developer Tools 17:42 Internet of Things (IoT) 19:05 Machine Learning 21:59 Management & Governance 28:30 Media Services 28:53 Networking & Content Delivery 31:27 Robotics 31:56 Security, Identity and Compliance 40:34 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iem...
Feb 14, 2021•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Decreasing time to market and helping you create new products that fundamentally change the way you do business are two of the biggest business benefits of AWS. Customers such as consumer robotics maker iRobot and semiconductor maker MediaTek have slashed their development and testing times while reducing new product introduction risk. Listen to the podcast and learn how AWS can help you accelerate innovation. Learn more: https://aws.amazon.com/manufacturing/semiconductor-electronics/ Read the B...
Feb 10, 2021•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Simon is joined by Ryan Hayes (Solutions Developer, AWS) as he introduces AWS Solutions Constructs and discusses how it can help you build faster using multi-service architecture patterns paired with best practice defaults. Visit our website, GitHub and Docs pages for more information: https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/constructs https://github.com/awslabs/aws-solutions-constructs https://docs.aws.amazon.com/solutions/latest/constructs
Feb 07, 2021•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Start identifying potential online fraud faster and easier with Amazon Fraud Detector. Amazon Fraud Detector is a fully managed service that uses machine learning (ML) and more than 20 years of fraud detection expertise from Amazon to help customers detect common types of online fraud. Today Simon is joined by Chris Porter, Product Manager for Amazon Fraud Detector, to talk about this service. More information: https://aws.amazon.com/fraud-detector/ Read the Blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/ma...
Jan 31, 2021•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week Simon is joined by Rodney Lester, Senior Solutions Architect, and Sireesha Muppala, Principle Solutions Architect. They'll provide a recap of the AWS well architected framework and introduce the Machine Learning lens white paper that provides guidance on building ML workloads on AWS. https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/architecture/wellarchitected-Machine-Learning-Lens.pdf
Jan 24, 2021•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Simon takes you through more updates and new things to explore! Chapters: 01:03 AWS Marketplace, 01:43 Analytics, 12:03 Application Integration, 13:41 Block Chain, 14:06 Business Applications, 14:16 Compute, 17:37 Cost Management, 18:09 Customer Engagement, 18:33 Database, 20:46 Developer Tools, 22:07 End User Computing, 22:33 Game Tech, 22:50 Internet of Things (IoT), 25:33 Machine Learning, 26:39 Management & Governance, 31:43 Migration & Transfer, 32:10 Mobile, 32:47 Networking & Content Deli...
Jan 17, 2021•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast After migrating a thousand enterprises to AWS, we’ve learned a one-size-fits-all migration approach does not meet all workload needs. Specialized workloads that are mission critical to your business, such as SAP and databases, require migration expertise and a customized plan. But how to do that at-scale, without undue complexity for customers?
Jan 13, 2021•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast AWS helps leading industrial customers transform their business with the broadest set of cloud services and solutions, and an extensive partner network, while taking advantage of the highest standards for privacy and data security. Today Simon is joined by Kartik Dalal and Brant Swidler to learn more about how Amazon Monitron and Amazon Lookout for Equipment can help you solve challenging industrial problems using Machine Learning.
Jan 10, 2021•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today Simon is joined by Laura Thomson, Senior Product Manager at AWS, to talk about the newly announced Fault Injection Simulator (FIS) which offers a fully managed chaos engineering solution. They'll dive into what chaos engineering really means, how it can help make your applications more resilient, and how FIS can assist your team in taking advantage of the process. https://aws.amazon.com/fis/
Jan 03, 2021•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast AWS CloudShell is a browser-based shell that makes it easy to securely interact with your AWS resources. CloudShell is pre-authenticated with your console credentials and common development and operations tools are pre-installed, so no local installation or configuration is required. Today Simon is joined by Jonathan Weiss, a Senior Manager of Software Development at AWS, to learn all about this recently launched service. Simon and Jonathan will explore the benefits of CloudShell, why AWS built ...
Dec 27, 2020•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Software as a Service (SaaS) is more than movement, its a lifestyle. Simon is joined by Adrian De Luca, Head of Partner Solutions Architecture at AWS to discuss the organizational cultural shift, dives into building with SaaS architectural principles and walks through new announcements at re:Invent including AWS SaaS Boost and Well Architected SaaS Lens. Erik Peterson, Founder & CTO at Cloud Zero also joins the conversation providing insight into how in the cloud, engineering decisions are also ...
Dec 20, 2020•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the final of our 2020 Re:Invent series, Simon takes you though some new capabilities in systems management and IoT.
Dec 15, 2020•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast Simon updates you on the second keynote including some great Amazon SageMaker announcements, S3 updates and a new Region announcement!
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