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 Simon and Jillian share some super-new things! Chapters: 00:37 Analytics 04:41 Application Integration 05:26 Artificial Intelligence 09:54 Compute 13:26 Customer Engagement 14:39 Databases 16:57 Developer Tools 18:39 End User Computing 19:44 Management & Governance 21:28 Media Services 21:56 Migration & Modernization 23:20 Networking & Content Delivery 24:29 Security, Identity, & Compliance 25:00 Storage Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/676ExtendedShownotes.html
Jul 15, 2024•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast AWS customers want their applications to access the internet or to be accessed from the internet. Join Simon and guest Brett Looney as they discuss various ways of doing this and the pros and cons in different scenarios.
Jul 08, 2024•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Cool updates, and useful new things! Check it out! Chapters: 00:32 Analytics 04:01 Application Integration 05:23 Artificial Intelligence 08:55 Compute 09:55 Cost Management 11:07 Databases 13:02 Developer Tools 16:20 Internet of Things 16:50 Management & Governance 17:17 Media Services 19:46 Security Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/674ExtendedShownotes.html
Jul 01, 2024•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast Harness the Power of Amazon Bedrock: Discover how Amazon Bedrock simplifies the deployment and scaling of generative AI models. Uncover its key features, including Bedrock Studio, Knowledge Bases, and Guardrails, and learn how they empower businesses to leverage the diverse model choices from providers like Anthropic, Cohere, and Meta. Explore real-world customer stories and innovative use cases across industries.
Jun 24, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jillian and Shruti walk you through the latest and greatest updates. Chapters: 01:13 Analytics 03:02 Application Integration 04:47 Artificial Intelligence 06:57 Compute 10:41 Customer Engagement 10:57 Databases 11:10 Developer Tools 11:43 Front End Web & Mobile 12:45 Internet of Things 12:57 Management & Governance 14:52 Migration & Transfer 15:03 Security, Identity, & Compliance Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/672ExtendedShownotes.html
Jun 17, 2024•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Join Jillian Forde as she interviews our very own Simon Elisha to provide invaluable career advice and insights, drawing from his extensive experience in the tech industry. Unlock game-changing career wisdom as Simon reveals the secrets to reinventing yourself and thriving in the ever-evolving technology landscape.
Jun 10, 2024•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Simon takes you on a rapid-fire journey through updates, announcements, and new things! Chapters 00:21 AWS Marketplace 00:59 Analytics 04:51 Application Integration 05:59 Artificial Intelligence 08:41 Compute 10:51 Cost Management 11:20 Customer Engagement 12:42 Databases 16:29 Developer Tools 16:50 End User Computing 17:40 Management & Governance 19:37 Networking & Content Delivery 20:55 Quantum Technologies 21:25 Security, Identity, & Compliance Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net...
Jun 03, 2024•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast Join us as Figma shares their innovative strategies for staying ahead of rapid growth and scaling their database infrastructure seamlessly with the help of the Amazon RDS team.
May 28, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Simon and Jillian cover a raft of updates! New versions of services, GA capabilities, something for everyone! Chapters 00:31 Analytics 04:13 Application Integration 06:01 Artificial Intelligence 13:22 Business Applications 13:42 Compute 14:32 Cost Management 15:09 Customer Engagement 17:17 Databases 19:29 Developer Tools 21:08 Front End Web & Mobile 23:01 Internet of Things 23:28 Management & Governance 25:07 Migration & Modernization 25:54 Networking & Content Delivery 26:23 Security, Identity,...
May 20, 2024•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Embarking on a cloud migration journey? Ensure your organization is truly ready with the Migration Readiness Assessment (MRA). Learn more about how this interactive workshop brings cross-functional teams together to identify gaps and create a tailored roadmap for a smooth transition to the cloud.
May 14, 2024•27 min•Ep 667•Transcript available on Metacast Simon, Jillian and Shruti blast through a heap of amazing new things you can take advantage of on AWS! Chapters: 00:54 Analytics 03:42 Business Applications 04:20 Compute 06:51 Databases 11:09 Developer Tools 12:13 End User Computing 12:53 Game Tech 14:04 Machine Learning 23:38 Management & Governance 24:44 Migration & Transfer 27:12 Networking & Content Delivery 28:19 Security, Identity, & Compliance 30:35 Storage Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/666ExtendedShownotes.html
May 06, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Discover how AWS Deadline Cloud simplifies rendering for media creators. Former VFX artists Pauline Koh and Sean Wallitsch explain how this service allows rapid cloud render farm deployment, elastic scaling, cost control, and customization - accelerating production for VFX, animation, gaming, architectural viz, and beyond.
Apr 29, 2024•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jillian and Shruti take you though all the latest and greatest AWS news. Chapters: 00:39 AWS Marketplace; 00:58 Analytics; 02:23 Application Integration; 03:07 Compute; 05:43 Databases; 06:35 Developer Tools; 07:06 End User Computing; 07:21 Front End Web & Mobile; 07:39 Internet of Things; 07:54 Machine Learning; 13:00 Management & Governance; 16:56 Media Services; 18:10 Migration and Transfer; 20:00 Networking & Content Delivery; 23:29 Quantum Technologies; 23:44 Security, Identity & Compliance...
Apr 22, 2024•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Discover how athenahealth, a healthcare technology leader, accelerates hybrid cloud deployment using Amazon EKS, AWS Local Zones, and AWS Outposts. Explore their innovative digital transformation strategy empowering developers to leverage cloud benefits across diverse environments.
Apr 15, 2024•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jillian and Shruti take you though all the latest and greatest AWS news. Chapters: 00:34 Analytics; 02:20 Application Integration; 03:09 Business Applications; 03:45 Compute; 06:20 Cost Management; 08:42 Databases; 10:14 Developer Tools; 11:16 Machine Learning; 12:25 Management & Governance; 14:21 Media Services; 15:09 Networking & Content Delivery; 15:46 Security, Identity & Compliance.
Apr 08, 2024•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Get an in-depth look at Generative AI from AWS experts. Learn about models, infrastructure needs, developing custom solutions, leveraging pre-built offerings, and responsible AI practices.
Apr 01, 2024•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast A short yet sweet set of updates with lots of "quality of life" improvements to take advantage of! Chapters: 00:27 AWS Marketplace 00:59 Analytics 01:18 Compute 03:31 Customer Engagement 04:39 Databases 06:18 Developer Tools 08:07 End User Computing 08:29 Machine Learning 10:12 Management & Governance 11:44 Networking & Content Delivery 12:41 Storage Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/660ExtendedShownotes.html
Mar 25, 2024•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this final episode of our 3-part energy special series, we'll discuss the AWS Clean Energy Accelerator (CEA), a program focused on driving results at the enterprise level through innovation and collaboration with mature climate tech startups.
Mar 22, 2024•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, find out how Mobileye migrated their massive scale Spark workloads for autonomous vehicle mapping to Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), the challenges they overcame, the cultural shifts required, and the impressive performance gains they achieved by adopting Kubernetes.
Mar 18, 2024•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Simon, Jillian, and Shruti take you though all the latest and greatest news! Chapters 00:36 Analytics 02:24 Application Integration 03:49 Compute 06:59 Customer Engagement 07:36 Databases 12:35 Developer Tools 13:28 End User Computing 14:18 Front End Web & Mobile 14:35 Machine Learning 20:13 Management & Governance 22:25 Migration & Transfer 23:19 Networking & Content Delivery 24:55 Security, Identity, & Compliance Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/657ExtendedShownotes.html
Mar 11, 2024•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Explore the concept of zero-ETL, which enables organizations to unify and analyze their data in near real-time without building complex data pipelines. Learn about the evolution of zero-ETL, the business challenges it addresses, the various zero-ETL solutions available from AWS, real-world use cases, and how this approach can accelerate machine learning adoption.
Mar 04, 2024•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jeff Barr & Simon Elisha discuss various aspects of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) offering. Each podcast include AWS news, tech tips, and interviews with startups, AWS partners, and AWS employees.
Mar 04, 2024•1 min•Transcript available on Metacast In episode two of our three-part series, explore the energy industry’s data transformation. Learn how companies build specialized teams, empower people with new data skills, and foster robust data cultures to drive actionable insights.
Mar 01, 2024•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Join Simon and Jillian for all the latest-and-greatest updates! Chapters: 00:45 AWS Marketplace 01:24 Analytics 05:41 Application Integration 07:08 Blockchain 07:50 Business Applications 07:59 Compute 10:02 Databases 11:12 Developer Tools 13:43 Front End Web & Mobile 14:15 Internet of Things 14:28 Machine Learning 15:26 Management & Governance 17:27 Media Services 18:05 Migration & Transfer 18:44 Networking & Content Delivery 19:14 Security, Identity, & Compliance Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxa...
Feb 26, 2024•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today, we present the first episode of a new three-part series devoted to the energy industry. We'll dig into the latest advancements, trends, and challenges shaping the energy landscape and discuss how AWS is supporting our customers in the current energy environment. Join us and our AWS Energy Leaders as we uncover the stories behind what is really happening in the energy industry.
Feb 23, 2024•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
