#412: AWS Re:Invent 2020 Episode 1
Simon takes you though the first round of announcements and updates! Including Containers, Compute, Storage, Database, Analytics, ML, Contact Centre and Industrial ML. Enjoy!
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AWS Podcast
The Official AWS Podcast is a podcast for developers and IT professionals looking for the latest news and trends in storage, security, infrastructure, serverless, and more. Join Simon Elisha and Hawn Nguyen-Loughren for regular updates, deep dives, launches, and interviews. Whether you’re training machine learning models, developing open source projects, or building cloud solutions, the Official AWS Podcast has something for you.
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#411: Enabling Rapid Innovation and Resiliency with AWS
As customers leverage the cloud across industries, new waves of rapid innovation have emerged to adapt to these unprecedented times. In this episode, Simon is joined by Iain Rouse, AWS public sector country director for Australia and New Zealand, and Cindy Schwartz, AWS senior practice manager professional services team. Listen to dive deep into our customer solutions and the different ways organisations can be agile and scale with AWS to become more resilient and sustainable. Also, hear a previ...
#410: November 2020 Update Show 1
Simon and Nicki take you through more updates and new things to explore! Chapters: 00:55 Analytics 03:45 Application Integration 06:28 Block Chain 06:48 Business Applications 07:38 Compute 13:25 Customer Engagement 14:53 Database 18:18 Developer Tools 19:29 End User Computing 20:03 Internet of Things (IoT) 20:30 Machine Learning 23:29 Management & Governance 26:31 Media Services 27:08 Migration & Transfer 28:06 Mobile 29:13 Networking & Content Delivery 34:07 Security, Identity and Compliance 35...
#409: Exploring AWS Snowcone
AWS Snowcone is the smallest member of the AWS Snow Family of edge computing, edge storage, and data transfer devices, weighing in at 4.5 pounds (2.1 kg) with 8 terabytes of usable storage. Snowcone is ruggedized, secure, and purpose-built for use outside of a traditional data center. Its small form factor makes it a perfect fit for tight spaces or where portability is a necessity. You can use Snowcone in backpacks on first responders, or for IoT, vehicular, and even drone use cases. In this pod...
#408: AWS Foundational Security Best Practices using AWS Security Hub
Today Simon is joined by Ely Kahn, Principal Product Manager of AWS Security Hub to talk AWS Foundational Security Best Practices! This standard implements security controls to detect when your AWS accounts and deployed resources do not align with the security best practices defined by AWS security experts. Let's learn all about this security standard and how you can strengthen your security controls. Security Hub – https://aws.amazon.com/security-hub/ AWS Foundational Security Best Practices st...
#407: [What's New with AWS Well-Architected #6] Cost Optimization
Today Simon is joined by Nathan Besh, Principal Cost Solutions Architect for the AWS Well-Architected program, to learn all about the recent updates to the Cost Optimization Pillar of the Well-Architected Framework. They dig into the recent changes that were made, and discuss understanding and controlling where money is being spent, analyzing spend over time, and scaling to meet business needs without overspending.
#406: AWS Cloud Innovation Centers
How can AWS collaborate with public sector to accelerate innovation using both Amazon Working Backwards Process and the AWS Cloud? Simon speaks with Ben Butler, AWS Global Lead for the Cloud Innovation Centers program, on how we are addressing societal challenges with digital innovation. AWS Cloud Innovation Centers - https://aws.amazon.com/government-education/cloud-innovation-centers/ AWS CIC Blog Posts - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/tag/aws-cloud-innovation-center/
#405: [INTRODUCING] Amazon Timestream
Data that changes over time, called time series data, is being collected by IoT, edge, and operational applications at enormous rates. But how can you store and analyze all this time series data in a cost effective and scalable way? Simon is joined by Tony Gibbs, Principal Database Specialist Solutions Architect, AWS to discuss Amazon Timestream, a new database service purpose-built for time series use cases. 1) Amazon Timestream Product Page [https://aws.amazon.com/timestream/], 2) Getting Star...
#404: [What's New with AWS Well-Architected #5] Performance Efficiency
Today Simon is joined by Eric Pullen, Sr. Performance Solutions Architect for the AWS Well-Architected program, to learn all about the recent updates to the Performance Efficiency of the Well-Architected Framework. They dig into the recent changes that were made and focus on selecting the right resource types and sizes based on workload requirements, monitoring performance, and making informed decisions to maintain efficiency as business needs evolve.
#403: Amazon Scholars
Since 2018, the Amazon Scholars program has broadened opportunities for academics to join Amazon in a flexible capacity without leaving their academic institutions. Today, Simon is joined by the director of AWS Quantum Computing Simone Severini and Amazon Scholar John Preskill to learn about the Amazon Scholars program and Quantum Computing at Amazon. They discuss the long-term potential of Quantum Computing, what makes it challenging, and share their advice with listeners who are interested in ...
#402: [What's New with AWS Well-Architected #4] Reliability
Today Simon is joined by Seth Eliot, Principal Reliability SA for the AWS Well-Architected program, to learn all about the recent updates to the Reliability Pillar of the Well-Architected Framework. They dig into the recent changes that were made, and how to build a resilient workload that quickly recovers from failures to meet business and customer demand.
#401: October 2020 Update Show 2
Simon and Nicki take you through more updates and new things to explore! Chapters: 00:32 Analytics 07:23 Application Integration 08:52 Compute 15:41 Cost Management 18:53 Customer Engagement 20:49 Database 25:08 Developer Tools 26:21 End User Computing 26:43 Game Tech 27:19 Machine Learning 31:30 Management & Governance 35:43 Media Services 36:47 Migration & Transfer 37:27 Networking & Content Delivery 38:17 Security, Identity and Compliance 41:14 Storage 42:09 Solutions Extended Shownotes: http...
#400: [What's New with AWS Well-Architected #3] Security
Today Simon is joined by Ben Potter, Principal Security Lead for the AWS Well-Architected program, to learn all about the recent updates to the Security Pillar of the Well-Architected Framework. They dig into the recent changes that were made to the Security Pillar, and focus key topics including; protecting information and systems, confidentiality and integrity of data, identifying privilege management, protecting systems, and establishing controls to detect security events.
#399: Enterprise Migrations
AWS has helped thousands of organizations successfully migrate significant workloads and entire data centers to the cloud. Today, Simon is joined by Elizabeth Moon, Director, Industry and Customer Acceleration Programs, and, Paras Bhuva, Sr. Manager, Migrations and Modernizations, to dive deep into AWS’ Migration Methodology, Tools, Challenges and Best Practices. Migration Immersion Day: https://migration-immersionday.workshop.aws Cloud Migration: https://aws.amazon.com/cloud-migration/
#398: [What's New with AWS Well-Architected #2] Operational Excellence
The Operational Excellence Pillar focuses on running and monitoring systems to deliver business value, and continually improving processes and procedures. Today Simon is joined by Brian Carlson, global Operational Excellence Lead for the AWS Well-Architected program, to learn all about the recent updates to the Well-Architected Framework. They dig into the recent changes that were made, why operations is important, and the types of operational best practices and guidance you can expect to learn!
#397: October 2020 Update Show 1
Lots of goodies to learn about with Simon & Nicki! Chapters: 00:46 AWS Marketplace 02:21 Analytics 07:38 Application Integration 08:47 Block Chain 09:22 Compute 12:00 Cost Management 13:42 Customer Engagement 15:05 Database 18:39 Developer Tools 23:00 End User Computing 24:24 Internet of Things (IoT) 24:54 Machine Learning 30:58 Management & Governance 36:52 Media Services 37:23 Networking & Content Delivery 38:27 Quantum Technologies 39:26 Satellite 39:54 Security, Identity and Compliance 41:11...
#396: [What's New with Well Architected #1] Framework Updates
AWS Well-Architected provides key concepts, design principles, and architectural best practices for designing and running workloads in the cloud. Today Simon is joined by Rodney Lester, Principal Solutions Architect for AWS Well-Architected here at Amazon, to learn all about the recent updates to the Well-Architected Framework. They dig into the recent changes that were made, the benefits of using the WA Framework, why the team built the service, and the types of best practices and guidance you ...
#395: Building Digital Systems to Address Human Needs: A Conversation with Amazon CTO, Dr. Werner Vogels
Even as most of us are trudging through our days within the boundaries of our homes, our digital lives are roaming farther and faster out there in the world than ever before. Simon sits down with Amazon CTO, Dr. Werner Vogels, to hear where his digital life has roamed recently, and what he has seen along the way. That includes everything from people with almost no coding skills quickly building applications to help their communities get through this hard period, to the notion of customers dialin...
#394: September 2020 Update Show 2
Lots of great updates to learn about! Chapters: 00:46 Analytics 03:57 Application Integration 06:44 Block Chain 07:19 Business Applications 08:37 Compute 17:56 Cost Management 19:04 Customer Engagement 20:17 Database 25:11 Developer Tools 28:25 End User Computing 30:05 Game Tech 31:13 Internet of Things (IoT) 36:06 Machine Learning 40:38 Management & Governance 47:03 Media Services 48:11 Mobile 50:28 Networking & Content Delivery 53:19 Security, Identity and Compliance 54:35 Storage 58:21 Traini...
#393: ML Explainability using Amazon SageMaker Debugger
This episode discusses the growing need for machine learning explainability across various business verticals. Then it introduces Amazon SageMaker Debugger, a service that provides visibility into the ML model training process for real-time and offline analysis. https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-sagemaker-debugger-debug-your-machine-learning-models/
#392: September 2020 Update Show 1
Simon & Nicki take you through a cavalcade of interesting updates and new capabilities you can use! Chapters: 00:41 Analytics 04:55 Application Integration 06:42 Business Applications 07:39 Compute 17:19 Cost Management 18:08 Customer Engagement 20:52 Database 24:13 Developer Tools 28:24 End User Computing 29:32 Internet of Things (IoT) 31:13 Machine Learning 40:27 Management & Governance 43:05 Media Services 43:36 Migration & Transfer 45:04 Mobile 47:12 Networking & Content Delivery 51:31 Quant...
#391: [VMWare Cloud on AWS #3] How the Scottish Government Exited Its Datacenter
Listen in to hear how three individuals from the Scottish Government migrated their on-premises datacenters to the cloud using VMware Cloud™ on AWS, with some help from APN Partner House of Brick and AWS. In this episode, Jayaraman Vellore Sampathkumar, Solutions Architect at AWS, is joined by Neill Smith, Head of Infrastructure, Scottish Government and Nick Walter, Principal Architect, House of Brick, as they share their experience of leaving the datacenter and moving to the cloud.https://aws.a...
#390: High performance and the lowest cost machine learning inference in the cloud with AWS Inferentia
AWS Inferentia is custom built by AWS to provide high performance and lowest cost machine learning inference in the cloud. Amazon EC2 Inf1 instances, powered by AWS Inferentia, provide up to 3x higher throughput and up to 40% lower cost per inference over comparable GPU-based instances. In this podcast, learn more about AWS Inferentia, Inf1 instances, and how to get started with Inf1 instances. https://aws.amazon.com/machine-learning/inferentia/
#389: [VMWare Cloud on AWS #2] How Ocwen and RoundTower Achieve Scale and Elasticity
Two migrations and an acquisition led Ocwen, formerly PHH Mortgage, to move out of their physical datacenter and into the cloud quickly and with minimal change. In this episode, Jayaraman Vellore Sampathkumar, Solutions Architect at AWS, is joined by Sam Dotson, VP Technology Operations at Ocwen and Sean Kane, Sr. Account Executive at APN Partner, RoundTower. They will share their story of how they exited their datacenter, and what life is like for Ocwen in the cloud. https://aws.amazon.com/vmwa...
#388: Amazon AppFlow: Secure SaaS data integration without code
Amazon AppFlow is new integration service that enables you to securely transfer data between SaaS applications like Salesforce, Marketo, Slack, and ServiceNow, and AWS services like Amazon S3 and Redshift, in just a few clicks. In this episode, Simon chats with Venkatesh Krishnan, AppFlow Product Manager about why the service was built, the most common customer use cases, and how you can get started. https://aws.amazon.com/appflow/ Getting Started: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-announcing...
#387: [VMWare Cloud on AWS #1] How SoftServe and DealerBuilt Exit their Datacenter and Migrate to the Cloud
In this episode, find out how DealerBuilt made the journey out of the datacenter and into the cloud, with a little help from their friends at SoftServe and AWS. Hear directly from Jon Burr, CIO of DealerBuilt, Ruslan Kusov, Infrastructure SA at SoftServe, and Jayaraman Vellore Sampathkumar, Solutions Architect at AWS as they share their journey, along with a few surprises along the way. https://aws.amazon.com/vmware/
#386: August 2020 Update Show 2
A big list of interesting updates to explore! Chapters: 00:40 Analytics 04:14 Application Integration 06:10 Business Applications 07:05 Compute 11:05 Customer Engagement 13:15 Database 15:22 Developer Tools 17:18 End User Computing 17:51 Game Tech 18:28 Internet of Things (IoT) 19:14 Management and Governance 23:21 Media Services 24:19 Migration and Transfer 25:30 Networking and Content Delivery 29:45 Security, Identity and Compliance 30:35 Storage 35:30 Training and Certification 36:35 AWS Solu...
#385: [INTRODUCING] Amazon Braket
Amazon Braket is a fully managed AWS service that will help you get start with quantum computing. Today Simon is joined by Richards Moulds, General Manager for Amazon Braket here at Amazon, to learn all about this recently launched service. They will cover some interesting questions around quantum computing, dig into the common customer challenges, and why the team built the service. https://aws.amazon.com/braket/
#384: The Cloud Journey of Gardens and Museums (GLAM) at University of Oxford
Learn how one of the oldest museums in the world moved their collections online. Hear from the customer about the journey they took with AWS and the benefits a long term close working relationship brings to complex projects. Can you link to the case study, the partner case study and a video interview as well ? https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/glam/ https://video.cube365.net/v/tnPdwgYZtrg https://www.cirrushq.com/case-studies/taking-the-collections-of-oxford-universitys-museums-onlin...
#383: Diving into AWS Graviton2 Processors
AWS Graviton2 processors power Amazon EC2 M6g, C6g, and R6g instances that provide up to 40% better price performance over comparable current generation x86-based instances for a wide variety of workloads including application servers, micro-services, high-performance computing, electronic design automation, machine learning inference, gaming, open-source databases, and in-memory caches. In this podcast, learn more about AWS Graviton2 processors, their instances, use cases, ecosystem support, an...