AWS Podcast

#694: The AWS Resiliency Lifecycle Framework Nov 11, 2024

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 different disaster recovery architecture patterns, such as backups and restores, pilot light, warm standby, and multi-site active-active. The conversation concludes with a discussion on monitoring resiliency and the importance of incident analysis and correction of errors.

#693: AWS News Updates, November 4, 2024 Nov 04, 2024

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

#692: A Discussion About Serverless and How to Make the Most of It Oct 28, 2024

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/serverless) and Application Integration (https://aws.amazon.com/products/application-integration) on the AWS website. - Visit Serverless Land (https://serverlessland.com/) to get the latest information, blogs, videos, code, and learning resources for AWS Serverless. Learn to use and build apps that scale automatically on low-cost, fully-managed serverless architecture. - Implement Serverless best practices and increase your developer velocity with Powertools for AWS (https://powertools.aws.dev/) - Learn by doing! Check out the Serverless Patterns Workshop (https://catalog.workshops.aws/serverless-patterns) to build your first serverless microservice to retrieve data from DynamoDB with Lambda and API Gateway. - Dive even deeper with the Serverless Developer Experience workshop (https://catalog.workshops.aws/serverless-developer-experience) to get hands on experience leveraging serverless application integration patterns, event-driven architectures and orchestration!

#691: [MIGRATION SPECIAL SERIES] AJE Group's Cloud Transformation Journey to AWS with CloudHesive Oct 24, 2024

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 during the migration process and how they were overcome. Resources: https://www.ajegroup.com/ https://www.cloudhesivelatam.com/ https://aws.amazon.com/es/solutions/case-studies/aje/"

#690: AWS News Updates, October 21, 2024 Oct 21, 2024

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

#689: Diving Deep into AWS Transit Gateway Oct 14, 2024

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 networking in the cloud. https://aws.amazon.com/transit-gateway

#688: AWS News Updates, October 7, 2024 Oct 07, 2024

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/688ExtendedShownotes.html

#687: Graph Analytics Breakdown Sep 30, 2024

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.

#686: AWS News Updates, September 23, 2024 Sep 23, 2024

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/686ExtendedShownotes.html

#685: [Beyond the API] Colm MacCárthaigh Sep 16, 2024

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 at AWS. They also talk about the role of call leaders in handling large operational events and the importance of staying calm and focused in stressful situations. Colm shares his experience with patents and his preference for the Vim editor. They also touch on the Nitro Enclave technology and Colm's passion for music.

#684: AWS News Updates, September 9, 2024 Sep 09, 2024

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.cloudfront.net/684ExtendedShownotes.html

#683: Scaling at Speed: Totogi’s AWS-Powered Emergency Response Sep 02, 2024

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/

#682: AWS News Updates, August 26, 2024 Aug 26, 2024

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/682ExtendedShownotes.html

#681: Amazon DynamoDB Deep Dive Aug 19, 2024

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 vs provisioned): https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/handle-traffic-spikes-with-amazon-dynamodb-provisioned-capacity/ Cost-effective bulk actions like delete: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/cost-effective-bulk-processing-with-amazon-dynamodb/ A deep dive on partitions: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/part-1-scaling-dynamodb-how-partitions-hot-keys-and-split-for-heat-impact-performance/ Global tables prescriptive guidance (the 25 page deep dive): https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/dynamodb-global-tables/introduction.html

#680: AWS News Updates, August 12, 2024 Aug 12, 2024

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

#679: [Beyond the API] Becky Weiss Aug 05, 2024

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".

#678: AWS News Updates, July 29, 2024 Jul 29, 2024

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

#677: High performance computing in FSI Jul 22, 2024

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 enable these HPC workloads, including the HTC Grid, a blueprint for a simple, high-throughput scheduler on AWS.

#676: AWS News Updates, July 15, 2024 Jul 15, 2024

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

#675: Unravel Internet Ingress and Egress - A Deep Dive into Application Access Jul 08, 2024

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.

#674: AWS News Updates, July 1, 2024 Jul 01, 2024

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

#673: Amazon Bedrock powering the Generative AI ecosystem Jun 24, 2024

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.

#672: AWS News Updates, June 17, 2024 Jun 17, 2024

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

#671: Building your career in the cloud Jun 10, 2024

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.

#670: AWS News Updates, June 3, 2024 Jun 03, 2024

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/670ExtendedShownotes.html

#669: How Figma scaled their databases to 100x growth with Amazon RDS May 28, 2024

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.

#668: AWS News Updates, May 20, 2024 May 20, 2024

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, & Compliance 27:45 Storage Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/668ExtendedShownotes.html

#667: AWS Migration Readiness Assessment: Aligning for Successful Cloud Adoption Through Interactive Workshops May 14, 2024

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.

#667: AWS Migration Readiness Assessment: Aligning for Successful Cloud Adoption Through Interactive Workshops May 13, 2024

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.

#666: AWS News Updates, May 6, 2024 May 06, 2024

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

#665: AWS Deadline Cloud turbocharges cloud rendering for media creators Apr 29, 2024

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.

#664: #664: AWS News Updates, Apr. 22, 2024 Apr 22, 2024

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; 26:25 Solutions; 26:39 Storage.

#663: athenahealth accelerates hybrid cloud journey with AWS Apr 15, 2024

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.

#662: AWS News Updates, April 2024 #1 Apr 08, 2024

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.

#661: Practical Insights into Generative AI: Building Infrastructure and Applications Apr 01, 2024

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.

#660: AWS News Updates, March 2024 #2 Mar 25, 2024

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

#659: Driving sustainable change with the AWS Clean Energy Accelerator Mar 22, 2024

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.

#658: Mobileye steers engineering agility with Amazon EKS Mar 18, 2024

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.

#657: AWS News Updates, March 2024 #1 Mar 11, 2024

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

#656: Simplify data integration with Amazon's zero-ETL integration approach Mar 04, 2024

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.

#655: Leveraging data to power the energy industry Mar 01, 2024

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.

#654: AWS News Updates, February 2024 #2 Feb 26, 2024

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://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/654ExtendedShownotes.html

#653: Solving today’s biggest challenges in energy transition with AWS Feb 23, 2024

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.

#652: AWS News Updates, February 2024 #1 Feb 12, 2024

Simon & Jillian cover a cool mix of updates and improvements you can use today! Chapters: 00:42 AWS Marketplace 01:21 Analytics 02:26 Application Integration 03:23 Blockchain 04:04 Compute 05:30 Customer Engagement 05:56 Databases 07:03 Machine Learning 08:05 Management & Governance 08:57 Media Services 09:41 Networking 10:01 Security, Identity, & Compliance 10:26 Solutions 11:13 Storage Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/652ExtendedShownotes.html

#651: Accelerate migrations with AWS Migration Evaluator Feb 05, 2024

In this episode, we discuss AWS migration assessments using AWS Migration Evaluator. The complimentary, fast assessment compares on-premises and AWS costs and delivers a business case to justify migration. It provides data-driven analysis of compute, storage, licensing, and sustainable best practices.

#650: AWS News Updates, Jan. 29, 2024 Jan 29, 2024

Jillian takes you through all the latest AWS updates! Chapters: 00:48 AWS Marketplace; 01:25 Analytics; 03:04 Application Integration; 03:41 Compute; 08:19 Customer Engagement; 09:13 Databases; 11:39 Developer Tools; 12:41 Front End Web and Mobile; 13:28 Machine Learning; 13:55 Management & Governance; 15:44 Media Services; 15:52 Migration & Transfer; 17:07 Networking & Content Delivery; 18:48 Security, Identity, & Compliance; 19:34 Storage; 20:46 Supply Chain

#649: Amazon S3 Express One Zone Jan 27, 2024

In this episode, hear how S3 Express One Zone enables workloads such as machine learning training, interactive analytics, and media content creation to achieve single-digit millisecond data access speed with high durability and availability.

#648: AWS News Updates Jan 15 2024 Jan 15, 2024

Jillian and Shruti take you through all the updates since re:Invent! AWS Marketplace (01:01); Analytics (01:32); Application Integration (08:04); Compute (09:33); Customer Engagement (22:45); Databases (25:37); Developer Tools (31:39); End User Computing (34:28); Front End Web and Mobile (34:51); Internet of Things (35:13); Machine Learning (36:07); Management & Governance (39:35); Media Services (48:06); Migration & Transfer (48:42); Networking & Content Delivery (49:52); Satellite (51:36); Security, Identity, & Compliance (51:52); Storage (54:22)

#647: Amazon Q is your new generative AI–powered assistant Jan 08, 2024

In this episode, we’re diving deep into Amazon Q, your generative AI–powered assistant designed for work that can be tailored to your business, recently launched at re:Invent 2023. We’ll go through Amazon Q’s main areas of expertise so you can learn about how Amazon Q can help you get fast, relevant answers to pressing questions, solve problems, generate content, and take actions using the data and expertise found in your company's information repositories, code, and enterprise systems. You'll hear from experts, such as product managers, on how Amazon Q can boost your workforce productivity with generative AI, transform the way you build, optimize, and operate applications and workloads on AWS, deliver customer service agents the responses, actions, and information they need to solve issues in real time, or and help BI users build, discover, and share actionable insights and narratives in seconds. Finally, we touch on how Amazon Q handles the security of your data, go through some responsible AI capabilities, and offer you tips and tricks to get the most out of Amazon Q.

#646: Amazon RDS for Db2 Dec 18, 2023

Amazon RDS is a fully managed, secure, and compliant service that simplifies setup, operation, and database scaling in the cloud. Joining this episode with Simon Elisha, is Karthik Gopalakrishnan, Sr. Technical Product Manager at AWS. They'll discuss the features, benefits, and use cases of Amazon RDS for Db2.

#645: Amazon Neptune Analytics Dec 11, 2023

We continue to dive deep into the recent announcements from AWS re:Invent, with the release of Amazon Neptune Analytics. Discover how Neptune Analytics helps customers find insights 80x faster by analyzing their existing Neptune graph database or graph data from a data lake such as Amazon S3. Jillian Forde is joined by Dr. Denise Gosnell (Principal Product Manager for Amazon Neptune) to learn more about Amazon Neptune Analytics. We discuss how speed is of the essence for gaining insights from large graph databases with data, such as the friendships within a social network, targeted content recommendation, fraud detection, and network threat detection then you will want to check out the new Amazon Neptune Analytics database engine.

#644: Amazon ElastiCache Serverless Dec 04, 2023

In this episode, we’re diving deep into one of the recent announcements from AWS re:Invent, the release of Amazon ElasticCache Serverless. This new option allows customers to create a cache in under a minute and instantly scale capacity based on application traffic patterns. Jillian Forde is joined by Abhay Saxena (Principal Technical Product Manager for In-Memory databases) to learn more about ElastiCache Serverless. We talk about the benefits of caching and dive into ElastiCache Serverless features, common customer challenges, and why the team built the feature.

#643: re:Invent 2023 - Dr. Werner Vogels Keynote Nov 30, 2023

In our final re:Invent recap episode, Simon shares news and announcements from Dr. Werner Vogels' keynote. We’ll cover why artificial intelligence (AI) is something every builder must consider when developing systems and its tremendous impact on our world. Also, stay tuned for episodes in the next few weeks where we'll dive deep into some of our favorite re:Invent launches. Be sure to tune in!

#642: re:Invent 2023 - Swami Sivasubramanian Keynote Nov 30, 2023

Our re:Invent 2023 coverage continues! In this episode, Jillian Forde shares highlights from re:Invent Day 3, focusing on the profound and impactful relationship between humans, data, and AI that is unfolding right before us.

#641: 641-re:Invent 2023 - Adam Selipsky Keynote Nov 30, 2023

Our re:Invent 2023 coverage continues! In this episode, Jillian Forde shares highlights from Day 2 of re:Invent, including some big announcements from AWS CEO Adam Selipsky’s keynote.

#641: 641-re:Invent 2023 - Adam Selipsky Keynote Nov 29, 2023

Our re:Invent 2023 coverage continues! In this episode, Jillian Forde shares highlights from Day 2 of re:Invent, including some big announcements from AWS CEO Adam Selipsky’s keynote.

#640: re:Invent 2023 - Monday Night Live with Peter DeSantis Nov 28, 2023

It’s the most re:Invent time of the year! Simon guides you through the most exciting announcements from Peter DeSantis’ keynote, where he dives deep into the engineering that powers AWS services. PLUS Simon catches you up on 100 other announcements in just 30 minutes!!

#639: How to re:Invent Nov 20, 2023

Explore everything AWS re:Invent had to offer this November 27th through December 1st 2023! Join Simon Elisha and Jillian Forde as they share their tips to use your time efficiently and discover content that is most relevant to your interests wether you are in Las Vegas or joining remotely. Schedule your event using the session catalog found here: https://reinvent.awsevents.com/session-catalog/

#638: November 2023 Update Show 2 Nov 18, 2023

Lots of interesting updates to hear about this week! Chapters: Analytics (00:45); Application Integration (04:07); Cost Management (09:05); Developer Tools (12:20); End User Computing (13:22); Font End Web & Mobile (14:03); Internet of Things (14:13); Machine Learning (14:42); Management & Governance (17:05); Migration & Transfer (19:49); Networking & Content Delivery (20:42); Security, Identity, & Compliance (21:26); Storage (22:03) https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/638ExtendedShownotes.html

#637: Plan AI development cycles with Amazon EC2 Capacity Blocks for ML Nov 13, 2023

Tune in to listen to Jillian Forde and Jake Siddall (AWS Senior Product Manager) dive deep into a new service called Amazon EC2 Capacity Blocks for ML. EC2 Capacity Blocks enable you to reserve GPU instances in Amazon EC2 UltraClusters to run ML workloads. Amazon EC2 Capacity Blocks for ML product details: https://bit.ly/3StmbR8

#636: Amazon Aurora MySQL zero-ETL Integration with Amazon Redshift Nov 09, 2023

For time-strapped data teams looking to simplify analytics on large transactional data, Amazon Aurora's seamless integration with Amazon Redshift is a game-changer. Tune in to listen to chat with, Jyoti Aggarwal (Product Management lead for Amazon Redshift zero-ETL), Adam Levin (Principal Product Manager on the Amazon Aurora) for a new service called Amazon Aurora with Amazon Redshift Integration. Amazon Aurora with Amazon Redshift Integration is a capability that enables organizations to run analytics directly against their Amazon Aurora transactional data, without needing to manage complex ETL pipelines.

#635: November 2023 Update Show 1 Nov 06, 2023

75 Updates this episode! It is an exciting ride! 00:59 AWS Marketplace 01:26 Analytics 04:48 Application Integration 06:30 Blockchain 06:56 Compute 09:22 Databases 13:07 Developer Tools 14:31 End User Computing 15:47 Internet of Things 16:37 Machine Learning 20:12 Management & Governance 21:55 Media Services 22:10 Migration & Transfer 24:50 Security, Identity, & Compliance Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/635ExtendedShownotes.html

#634: Innovating with generative AI starts with your data strategy Nov 02, 2023

Explore the transformative power of generative AI in businesses. In this episode, our host, Jillian Forde, is joined by Gopinath Sankaran (Vice President Strategic Cloud Ecosystems at Informatica) to discuss all things generative AI. We talk about generative AI's varied applications across functional areas like business operations and customer experience and explore the importance of a strong data foundation for generative AI. Fuel innovation with data and AI: https://go.aws/3MpV3yE

#633: October 2023 Update Show 3 Oct 30, 2023

A great mix of updates this episode. Developers, data folks, video folks, lots for everyone! 00:22 Analytics 03:48 Application Integration 07:07 Compute 12:14 Customer Engagement 12:43 Database 14:42 Developer Tools 16:03 End User Computing 16:50 Front End Web & Mobile 17:40 Internet of Things 19:07 Machine Learning 22:53 Management & Governance 25:55 Media Services 26:28 Networking & Content Delivery 28:47 Security, Identity, & Compliance 30:09 Supply Chain Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/634ExtendedShownotes.html

#632: Accelerate AWS Cloud Journeys with Experience-Based Acceleration Oct 23, 2023

Experience-Based Acceleration (EBA) is an AWS program to accelerate cloud journeys. Today Jillian Ford speaks with Bilal Shirazi (Principal EBA Lead North America) and Rughved Gadgil (Senior Solutions Architect) and explores the benefits of EBA to overcome barriers in your cloud projects. Whether you’re just getting started or in the middle of a migration, learn how EBA’s can achieve outcomes in days not months. Deliver your first ML use case in 8–12 weeks (blog post): https://go.aws/3Qmfzm1 Level up your Cloud Transformation with Experience-Based Acceleration (EBA) (blog post): https://bit.ly/3Qrk2nG

#631: Amazon EC2 P5 instances, powered by the latest NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs Oct 19, 2023

Simon Elisha is joined by Leif Reinert, Principal Product Manager Tech at AWS, to discuss how Amazon EC2 P5 instances with NVIDIA H100 GPUs can accelerate your ML training and HPC workloads, helping you get results faster and reduce costs. About Amazon EC2 P5 Instances: https://bit.ly/3Q0Dkie Amazon EC2 P5 Instances Powered by NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs for Accelerating Generative AI and HPC Applications (blog post): https://bit.ly/3Fp3nLc

#630: October 2023 Update Show 2 Oct 16, 2023

We wish Hawn farewell on this episode as the moves to pastures new. And we share a HEAP of great updates. Chapters: 01:57 Analytics 06:51 Application Integration 08:36 Business Applications 09:20 Compute 12:18 Customer Engagement 12:46 Databases 15:53 Developer Tools 17:13 Front End Web & Mobile 18:48 Game Tech 20:00 Internet of Things 21:43 Machine Learning 26:00 Management & Governance 28:13 Migration & Transfer 31:27 Security, Identity, & Compliance Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/630ExtendedShownotes.html

#629: Diving into Amazon EC2 M7a, C7a, and R7a instances Oct 12, 2023

Amazon EC2 M7a, C7a, and R7a instances -- powered by 4th Generation AMD EPYC processors -- deliver up to 50% higher performance compared to the previous gen. Today Hawn is joined by Sinem Gulbay, Senior Product Manager here at AWS, to dive into the benefits of these new instances, their technical specs, and when, why, and how you should leverage them.

#628: Data on EKS Oct 09, 2023

Organizations use their data to make better decisions and build innovative experiences for their customers. With the exponential growth in data, and the rapid pace of innovation in machine learning (ML), there is a growing need to build modern data applications that are agile and scalable. In this episode, Jillian is joined by Vara Bonthu, Principal Solutions Architect, and Alex Lines, Sr. Containers Specialist, to talk through why Kubernetes is becoming a popular choice for modernizing data applications, like batch processing and ML. They also discuss how AWS's open-source project, Data on EKS, helps customers build and test common use cases, like batch processing with Apache Spark or training an ML language model, to decrease the time it takes to get to production. Data on EKS website: https://awslabs.github.io/data-on-eks/ Data on EKS GitHub repository: https://github.com/awslabs/data-on-eks Data on EKS blog: https://go.aws/46bD1b8

#627: Amazon DataZone Oct 05, 2023

How you do know which data is available, where it is stored, or how to begin getting access to the best data? In this episode, Jillian is joined by Shikha Verma (Head of Product Amazon DataZone) and Amir Bar-Or (Principal Engineer, Amazon DataZone) to help you learn about a new service, Amazon DataZone, which helps you govern data access across organizational boundaries. Getting Started with Amazon DataZone (blog post): https://go.aws/3Q1SHrL YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhr1KZpdzuketYaoX3WAz5lIOCTkI3wXJ

#626: October 2023 Update Show 1 Oct 02, 2023

Lots of interesting updates this week - will there be something you can use? Chapters: 00:43 AWS Marketplace 01:54 Analytics 04:07 Application Integration 06:43 Compute 11:10 Cost Management 11:40 Customer Engagement 13:33 Databases 14:42 Developer Tools 17:07 Front End Web & Mobile 18:57 Machine Learning 22:49 Management & Governance 24:23 Media Services 24:51 Networking & Content Delivery 25:30 Security, Identity, & Compliance 28:10 Storage Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/626ExtendedShownotes.html

#625: AWS Application Composer Sep 28, 2023

AWS Application Composer helps teams collaborate as they build well-architected applications backed by Infrastructure-as-Code using a visual canvas. Today, Simon is joined by Ryan Coleman, Principal Product Manager at AWS, to learn how Application Composer can help developers quickly, and iteratively, build applications through the software development lifecycle. They discuss the evolution of the space, what problems led to building the service, and the interesting ways teams are using it to build highly scalable, resilient, and secure applications. Application Composer resources: https://go.aws/453VCEM

#624: AWS and DeepLearning.AI release "Generative AI with Large Language Models" on Coursera Sep 25, 2023

DeepLearning.AI and AWS have jointly launched “Generative AI with large language models”, a new hands-on course that prepares data scientists and engineers to become experts in selecting, training, fine-tuning, and deploying LLMs for real-world applications. Tune into this episode, with host Jillian Forde, to hear from Tommy Nelson (DeepLearning.AI) and Antje Barth (AWS) the course highlights, prerequisites, and some fun behind-the-scenes details. DeepLearning .AI website: https://bit.ly/48uGxz6

#623: API Modernization Strategies Episode 2 Sep 21, 2023

AWS AppSync is a serverless GraphQL and Pub/Sub's APIs that simplify application development through a single endpoint to securely query, update, or publish data. Tune in to listen to Hawn Nguyen-Loughren, Sr. Manager, Solutions Architect and Venugopalan Vasudevan, Sr. Specialist Solutions Architect discuss cross-team API development considerations for enterprises, introduce AWS AppSync, dive deeper into how AWS AppSync enables enterprise developer teams to consolidate APIs owned and managed by independent teams into a single, federated API exposed to clients, and how this helps setup crucial guardrails to promote team collaboration and performance at scale. Merged APIs on AWS AppSync blog: https://bit.ly/3Rvp3fU AWS AppSync Merged APIs developer guide: https://bit.ly/3RxPd1p

#622: September 2023 Update Show 2 Sep 18, 2023

Simon flies the show solo to share a raft of very cool things to help you build! Chapters: 00:34 AWS Marketplace 00:58 Analytics 03:28 Application Integration 05:17 Business Applications 06:01 Compute 06:54 Cost Management 07:33 Customer Engagement 10:23 Databases 14:30 Developer Tools 15:09 End User Computing 15:33 Front End Web & Mobile 16:15 Machine Learning 20:24 Management & Governance 21:21 Media Services 21:35 Migration & Transfer 23:32 Networking & Content Delivery 24:55 Security, Identity, & Compliance 27:02 Storage Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/622ExtendedShownotes.html

#621: AWS Control Tower and Cloud Governance in 2023 Sep 15, 2023

AWS Cloud Governance is the set of rules, practices, and reports that ensure your cloud use meets your business requirements. Tune into this episode, with host Jillian Forde, to hear from two Cloud Governance Specialists, Al Destefano and Nivas Durairaj, on how your organization can benefit from a multi-account strategy, meet regulatory requirements at scale, leverage AWS managed controls to meet business objectives and ensure data residency requirements are met by using services like AWS Organizations, AWS Config and AWS Control Tower. AWS Control Tower website: https://bit.ly/468g8oD AWS Cloud Governance options: https://bit.ly/3rb73N3

#620: AWS DMS Serverless Sep 12, 2023

Jillian Forde and Michael Surkan discuss how AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) is simplifying migrations with AWS DMS Serverless. Learn how AWS DMS Serverless automatically provisions, monitors, and scales migration resources to the optimal capacity needed to meet demand, so you don't have to. AWS DMS Serverless blog: https://bit.ly/3Zhln31 AWS DMS Serverless website: AWS DMS Serverless website AWS Database Migration Serverless: https://bit.ly/3ZbSqp4

#619: Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink Sep 07, 2023

Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink makes it easy to build and run real-time streaming applications using Apache Flink. Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink takes care of everything required to run streaming applications. There are no servers and clusters to manage, no compute and storage infrastructure to set up, and you only pay for the resources you use. You can easily setup and integrate data sources or destinations with minimal code, process data continuously with sub-second latencies, and respond to events in real-time.

#618: September 2023 Update Show 1 Sep 04, 2023

Simon, Hawn, and Jillian cover the latest AWS updates. Chapters: 01:07 AWS Marketplace 01:41 Analytics 04:54 Application Integration 06:32 Compute 08:34 Database 10:33 Developer Tools 11:08 Game Tech 11:18 Machine Learning 12:58 Management & Governance 13:47 Media Services 14:19 Migration & Transfer 16:39 Networking & Content Delivery 17:52 Security, Identity, & Compliance 18:46 Startups 20:29 Storage Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/618ExtendedShownotes.html

#617: Amazon Managed Blockchain announces Access and Query Aug 31, 2023

Amazon Managed Blockchain (AMB) is a fully managed service which makes building with blockchain technology accessible and affordable for all developers. AMB' two new services, AMB Access and Query expands AMB’s capabilities to help developers build scalable applications quickly and securely. AMB Access provides a new serverless offering for non-mining, full blockchain nodes. With AMB Access, developers can instantly call standard remote procedure calls (RPCs) to interact with digital assets and distributed applications built on multiple blockchains, starting with Bitcoin, without specialized blockchain infrastructure. AMB Query delivers standardized and formatted blockchain data from multiple blockchains, starting with Bitcoin and Ethereum, which applications can consume quickly without having to perform complex data transformations or pay expensive storage costs. AMB Access and Query blog: https://bit.ly/3PrkBgR AMB Access and Query website: https://bit.ly/47MHbYp

#616: Mountpoint for Amazon S3 Aug 28, 2023

Mountpoint for Amazon S3 is a new open source file client that you can use to mount an S3 bucket on your compute instance and access it as a local file system. In this episode, Simon is joined by Devabrat Kumar, Sr. Product Manager for Amazon S3, to discuss the launch of Mountpoint for Amazon S3 and how customer feedback has driven the evolution of this feature. Mountpoint blog: https://bit.ly/3skIddG Mountpoint website: https://bit.ly/45qWZ15 Mountpoint user guide: https://bit.ly/45qK7YV

#615: AWS Payment Cryptography Aug 24, 2023

The new AWS service, AWS Payment Cryptography simplifies cryptography operations in your cloud-hosted payment applications. Tune in to hear Mark Cline, Senior Product Manager, discuss how you can get started with AWS Payment Cryptography and simplify the exchange of encryption keys with partners and customers. Payment Cryptography website: https://bit.ly/44qG1ia AWS Payment Cryptography blog: https://go.aws/45kOeG2 AWS Payment Cryptography workshop: https://bit.ly/3QSBouk

#614: August 2023 Update Show 2 Aug 21, 2023

Simon and Jillian take you on a journey of AWS discovery! Chapters: 01:01 Analytics 02:52 Application Integration 13:52 Customer Engagement 20:24 Developer Tools 23:40 Front End Web & Mobile 24:17 Game Tech 25:04 Internet of Things 29:37 Management & Governance 33:33 Network & Content Delivery 36:25 Security and Compliance 36:55 Storage Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/614ExtendedShownotes.html

#613: Well-Architected Deep Dive Aug 17, 2023

In this episode, Hawn sits down with Ilana Morris and Samir Kopal from the Well-Architected team to discuss a brief history of AWS Well-Architected. They dive into how to use the AWS Well-Architected Tool as a mechanism and the latest Well-Architected features including Consolidated Report, the integration with Service Catalog AppRegistry, and Profiles. AWS Well-Architected Tool website: https://go.aws/3OQZJy3 AWS Well-Architected Tool Documentation: https://go.aws/3s61eRd AWS Well-Architected Labs: https://bit.ly/3Ovrqw6 AWS Well-Architected Partner Program: https://go.aws/47mLrO1

#612: I4g storage instances powered by AWS Graviton2 processors Aug 14, 2023

Learn more about the recently launched I4g AWS Nitro SSDs. AWS Nitro SSDs build on the AWS silicon innovation with the AWS Nitro System and are custom-designed to deliver the best storage performance for your I/O intensive workloads running in Amazon EC2. I4g instances offer similar memory and storage ratios to existing I4i instances and are optimized for workloads with small to medium sized datasets that perform a high mix of random read/write and require very low I/O latency, such as databases and real-time analytics. I4g instances deliver the best compute price performance for a storage optimized instance, and best storage performance per TB for a Graviton-based storage instance. Amazon EC2 I4g instances deliver up to 15% better compute performance compared to similar storage-optimized instances. Amazon l4g instances website: https://go.aws/3YxI3vr Blog: Amazon EC2 I4g storage-optimized instances: https://go.aws/3OoKbRK

#611: API Modernization Strategies part 1: Security Aug 10, 2023

AWS AppSync is a serverless GraphQL and Pub/Sub APIs that simplify application development through a single endpoint to securely query, update, or publish data. Tune in to listen to Jillian Forde, Sr. Startup Solutions Architect and Ozioma Uzoegwu, Sr. Solutions Architect talk about the functionalities we have on AppSync that can help you implement enterprise level security on your GraphQL APIs on AppSync. Recently we launched the support of Private APIs on AppSync, the most requested feature on AppSync, so listen in to also learn about this new feature and how you can get started.

#610: August 2023 Update Show 1 Aug 07, 2023

Two of our hosts are in the Big Apple to share lots of big updates! 01:05 Analytics 03:06 Application Integration 04:29 Compute 10:30 Customer Engagement 10:55 Databases 13:08 Developer Tools 09:52 End User Computing 14:16 Front-End Web & Mobile 15:27 Internet of Things (IoT) 15:55 Machine Learning 18:31 Management & Governance 19:42 Media Services 20:40 Migration & Transfer 21:14 Networking & Content Delivery 22:46 Security, Identity and Compliance 23:07 Storage Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/610ExtendedShownotes.html

#609: AWS Entity Resolution Aug 04, 2023

Is your company faced with inaccurate and fragmented data, scored across applications, channels, and data stores? Find out how AWS Entity Resolution helps you match and link related records with configurable workflows that take only minutes to set up. Tune into listen to Shobhit Gupta, Principal Product Manager, Technical, talk about how this new new service helps you easily set up matching workflows and configure advanced matching techniques, while helping you better protect your data.

#608: Generative AI Roundup - August 2023 Jul 31, 2023

Simon takes you on a tour of your GenAI options. From software development, to AI policy, to trialling FMs, to new instance types, and CPUs. Referenced Links: - URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/devops/optimize-software-development-with-amazon-codewhisperer/ Title: Optimize software development with Amazon CodeWhisperer | AWS DevOps Blog - URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/devops/10-ways-to-build-applications-faster-with-amazon-codewhisperer/ Title: 10 ways to build applications faster with Amazon CodeWhisperer | AWS DevOps Blog - URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/build-data-integration-jobs-with-ai-companion-on-aws-glue-studio-notebook-powered-by-amazon-codewhisperer/ Title: Build data integration jobs with AI companion on AWS Glue Studio Notebook powered by Amazon CodeWhisperer - URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/use-generative-ai-foundation-models-in-vpc-mode-with-no-internet-connectivity-using-amazon-sagemaker-jumpstart/ Title: Use generative AI foundation models in VPC mode with no internet connectivity using Amazon SageMaker JumpStart | AWS Machine Learning Blog - URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/llama-2-foundation-models-from-meta-are-now-available-in-amazon-sagemaker-jumpstart/ Title: Llama 2 foundation models from Meta are now available in Amazon SageMaker JumpStart | AWS Machine Learning Blog - URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/use-stable-diffusion-xl-with-amazon-sagemaker-jumpstart-in-amazon-sagemaker-studio/ Title: Use Stable Diffusion XL with Amazon SageMaker JumpStart in Amazon SageMaker Studio | AWS Machine Learning Blog - URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/efficiently-train-tune-and-deploy-custom-ensembles-using-amazon-sagemaker/ Title: Efficiently train, tune, and deploy custom ensembles using Amazon SageMaker | AWS Machine Learning Blog - URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/quickly-build-high-accuracy-generative-ai-applications-on-enterprise-data-using-amazon-kendra-langchain-and-large-language-models/ Title: Quickly build high-accuracy Generative AI applications on enterprise data using Amazon Kendra, LangChain, and large language models | AWS Machine Learning Blog - URL: https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/features/ Title: Foundation Model API Service – Amazon Bedrock Features – AWS - URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/preview-enable-foundation-models-to-complete-tasks-with-agents-for-amazon-bedrock/ Title: Preview – Enable Foundation Models to Complete Tasks With Agents for Amazon Bedrock | AWS News Blog - URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/business-intelligence/announcing-generative-bi-capabilities-in-amazon-quicksight/ Title: Announcing Generative BI capabilities in Amazon QuickSight | AWS Business Intelligence Blog - URL: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/05/amazon-rds-postgresql-pgvector-ml-model-integration/ Title: Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports pgvector for simplified ML model integration - URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/introducing-the-vector-engine-for-amazon-opensearch-serverless-now-in-preview/ Title: Introducing the vector engine for Amazon OpenSearch Serverless, now in preview | AWS Big Data Blog - URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-amazon-ec2-p5-instances-powered-by-nvidia-h100-tensor-core-gpus-for-accelerating-generative-ai-and-hpc-applications/ Title: New – Amazon EC2 P5 Instances Powered by NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs for Accelerating Generative AI and HPC Applications | AWS News Blog - URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/maximize-stable-diffusion-performance-and-lower-inference-costs-with-aws-inferentia2/ Title: Maximize Stable Diffusion performance and lower inference costs with AWS Inferentia2 | AWS Machine Learning Blog - URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/new-technical-deep-dive-course-generative-ai-foundations-on-aws/ Title: New technical deep dive course: Generative AI Foundations on AWS | AWS Machine Learning Blog - URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/aws-offers-new-artificial-intelligence-machine-learning-and-generative-ai-guides-to-plan-your-ai-strategy/ Title: AWS offers new artificial intelligence, machine learning, and generative AI guides to plan your AI strategy | AWS Machine Learning Blog - URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/aws-reaffirms-its-commitment-to-responsible-generative-ai/ Title: AWS Reaffirms its Commitment to Responsible Generative AI | AWS Machine Learning Blog

#607: Amazon Verified Permissions Jul 27, 2023

Permissions management is the undifferentiated heavy lifting of application development. Amazon Verified Permissions decouples authorization from application logic saving developers time and resources. Developers can reuse centralized policies as well as define and manage policies for their applications to accelerate time-to-market. Security and audit teams can better analyze and audit who has access to what using Verified Permissions. In this episode, Jillian is joined by Abhi Panday, Product Manager at AWS, to discuss how developers and security teams are using the service to build fine-grained authorization within their applications. Amazon Verified Permissions Blog: https://go.aws/3YduS2W Amazon Verified Permissions website: https://bit.ly/3O96j2n Amazon Verified Permissions resources: https://go.aws/3OvXtgx

#606: July 2023 Update Show 2 Jul 24, 2023

It is sharp, informative, and fun! Simon, Hawn, and Jillian take you through all the latest AWS updates! Chapters: 00:47 AWS Marketplace 02:03 Analytics 03:57 Application Integration 04:00 Business Applications 05:26 Compute 06:47 Customer Engagement 07:30 Databases 08:57 Developer Tools 09:45 End User Computing 10:52 Front-End Web & Mobile 11:42 GameTech 12:17 Internet of Things (IoT) 12:27 Machine Learning 16:21 Management & Governance 17:42 Media Services 17:53 Migration & Transfer 19:26 Networking & Content Delivery 19:51 Security, Identity and Compliance 20:47 Storage Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/606ExtendedShownotes.html AWS Podcast Audio Feedback: https://bit.ly/3mDc3Y1

#605: AWS Trainium-powered Amazon EC2 Trn1n instances Jul 20, 2023

How to get the best price performance in Amazon EC2 for the most demanding machine learning training workloads? Tune in to learn how AWS Trainium-based Amazon EC2 Trn1n instances can help you train your network-intensive generative AI models at scale. Amazon EC2 Trn1n instances double the bandwidth offered by Trn1 instances to 1600 Gbps of EFA and deliver up to 20% faster time-to-train than Trn1 instances. Both Trn1 and Trn1n instances deliver up to 50% savings on training costs over comparable Amazon EC2 instances. Tune in to learn more about this new launch that helps you increase performance, reduce costs, and also improve energy efficiency when training your large-scale ML models. Trn1 Website: https://go.aws/44v90ST AWS Neuron Website: https://bit.ly/46SLyjX AWS Trainium Website: https://bit.ly/3DqiCSM AWS Inferentia Website: https://go.aws/44ymLA9

#604: AWS Glue for Ray Jul 18, 2023

AWS Glue for Ray makes it easier to scale Python code to process large scale data in AWS Glue. Learn how you can unlock Python at scale for data integration workloads of all sizes, and simplify and streamline your ability to use Ray, a new open source framework for distributing Python across clusters. AWS Glue website: https://go.aws/3pLUTtp AWS Glue Data Integration Engines: https://go.aws/3JYfiSP Blog: AWS Glue for Ray: https://go.aws/43piC04

#603: Silicon Innovation Day Roundup Jul 14, 2023

Silicon chips are the foundation of modern computing. AWS custom-designs its silicon chips to be more efficient and sustainable, which helps you maximize performance and save money. On June 21, 2023 AWS hosted our first Silicon Innovation Day with 20 different deep dives into how these innovations can improve your workflows, impact your business, and power your networking developments. Learn more about everything that was discussed in our roundup podcast and the videos on demand linked in our show notes! All sessions are available here: https://www.youtube.com/@AWSEventsChannel & https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2yQDdvlhXf9i-4AsyOdlgVFDpBjgwNYw Learn more about Graviton: https://go.aws/42MJ4Ao Learn more about Inferentia: https://go.aws/3N7pM2M Learn more about Trainium: https://go.aws/3N7q0qE Learn more about Nitro: https://go.aws/3CDpCM2

#602: July 2023 Update Show 1 Jul 10, 2023

Simon, Hawn, and Jillian take you through over 80 updates!!! Chapters: 01:03 Analytics 03:35 Application Integration 05:22 Compute 10:56 Customer Engagement 11:47 Databases 13:55 Developer Tools 15:38 Front-End Web & Mobile 16:41 Machine Learning 17:15 Management & Governance 21:07 Media Services 21:20 Migration & Transfer 22:32 Networking & Content Delivery 22:56 Partners 24:37 Security, Identity and Compliance 30:26 Storage 32:29 Closing Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/602ExtendedShownotes.html AWS Podcast Audio Feedback: https://bit.ly/3mDc3Y1

#601: AWS Verified Access Jul 06, 2023

Responsible for secure access to your corporate applications? Hear from Product Management Lead Shovan Das as he discusses a new simplified and secure remote connectivity option on AWS. Built on Zero Trust guiding principles, AWS Verified Access is a service that can be used to validate every application request before granting access. Verified Access removes the need for a VPN, which simplifies the remote connectivity experience for end users and reduces the management complexity for IT administrators. Learn more by visiting the AWS Verified Access website: https://go.aws/3XCKlZO Please take two minutes to fill out our survey regarding all the changes to the Official AWS Podcast: https://bit.ly/43hJmzs

#600: Amazon SageMaker Multi Model Endpoints Jul 03, 2023

Amazon SageMaker Multi-Model Endpoint (MME) is fully managed capability of SageMaker Inference that allows customers to deploy thousands of models on a single endpoint and save costs by sharing instances on which the endpoints run across all the models. Until recently, MME was only supported for machine learning (ML) models which run on CPU instances. Now, customers can use MME to deploy thousands of ML models on GPU based instances as well, and potentially save costs by 90%. MME dynamically loads and unloads models from GPU memory based on incoming traffic to the endpoint. Customers save cost with MME as the GPU instances are shared by thousands of models. Customers can run ML models from multiple ML frameworks including PyTorch, TensorFlow, XGBoost, and ONNX. Customers can get started by using the NVIDIA Triton™ Inference Server and deploy models on SageMaker’s GPU instances in “multi-model“ mode. Once the MME is created, customers specify the ML model from which they want to obtain inference while invoking the endpoint. Multi Model Endpoints for GPU is available in all AWS regions where Amazon SageMaker is available. To learn more checkout: Our launch blog: https://go.aws/3NwtJyh Amazon SageMaker website: https://go.aws/44uCdNr

#599: Amazon EC2 Hpc7g Instances Jun 29, 2023

How can you build designs faster and predict the weather more efficiently? How can you can carry out complex calculations across HPC clusters using up to tens of thousands of cores with high performance and lower costs? In this podcast, Heidi Poxon, Principal HPC Technologist, talks about using high performance computing (HPC) for a range of use cases from building designs for aircraft and race cars to climate modeling. You’ll learn about newly launched Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) Hpc7g instances, powered by AWS Graviton processors, which are custom Arm-based processors designed by Amazon Web Services (AWS). With these instances you can scale your HPC clusters to run compute-intensive workloads such as Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), weather forecasting, and molecular dynamics. Amazon EC2 Hpc7g Instances website: https://go.aws/3NPhFtk Amazon EC2 Hpc7g Instances Blog: https://go.aws/3raBXVc

#598: June 2023 Update Show 2 Jun 26, 2023

A rapid-fire set up updates with a few Deep Dives for good measure! Chapters: 01:18 AWS Marketplace 01:38 Analytics 03:44 Application Integration 04:28 Compute 05:45 Databases 06:45 Internet of Things (IoT) 06:59 Machine Learning 08:13 Management & Governance 10:50 Media Services 12:19 Migration & Transfer 13:45 Security, Identity and Compliance Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/598ExtendedShownotes.html AWS Podcast Audio Feedback: https://bit.ly/3mDc3Y1

#597: Amazon Connect Agent Workspace Jun 22, 2023

Amazon Connect provides a unified agent workspace that is easy and less stressful for new agents to learn and gives experienced agents all of the tools they need to continuously improve their customer experience. In this podcast episode, learn how you can create step-by-step guides that recommend and display next best actions for agents to resolve customer issues faster. Learn more about Amazon Connect: https://go.aws/3CGXqHT and Amazon Connect Agent Workspace here: https://bit.ly/3qZPYVG

#596: Silicon Innovation Day 1 Jun 19, 2023

Silicon chips are the foundation of modern computing. AWS custom-designs its silicon chips to be more efficient and sustainable, which helps you maximize performance and save money. To learn how AWS custom-designed silicon chips can help your business, tune in to AWS Silicon Innovation Day on June 21, at 9 a.m. Pacific Time at twitch.tv/awsonair or LinkedIn. Register at Splash That: https://bit.ly/3PkzMZd Learn more about Graviton: https://go.aws/42MJ4Ao Learn more about Inferentia: https://go.aws/3N7pM2M Learn more about Trainium: https://go.aws/3N7q0qE Learn more about Nitro: https://go.aws/3CDpCM2

#595: Amazon Security Lake Jun 16, 2023

Amazon Security Lake is a new service that centralizes security data from AWS environments, SaaS providers, on premises, and cloud sources into a purpose-built data lake stored in the customer’s account. With Security Lake, customers can gain a more complete understanding of security data across their entire organization. In this episode, Himanshu Verma, Worldwide Specialist for AWS Security Services, joins Julian Ford to discuss the customer problems that Amazon Security Lake solves and provide guidance on getting started with Security Lake. Amazon Security Lake website: https://go.aws/3JipANj Blog: Amazon Security Lake is now generally available: https://go.aws/440F0xE Blog: Amazon Security Lake and Azure activity logs: https://go.aws/3XektmT

#594: June 2023 Update Show 1 Jun 11, 2023

Simon, Hawn, and Jillian cover all the updates you need to know about! Chapters: 00:52 AWS Marketplace 01:21 Analytics 03:23 Application Integration 05:38 Compute 07:06 Customer Engagement 10:27 Databases 15:42 Developer Tools 17:03 Front-End Web & Mobile 18:46 GameTech 19:29 Machine Learning 23:32 Management & Governance 26:34 Media Services 27:43 Migration & Transfer 29:40 Networking & Content Delivery 32:34 Security, Identity and Compliance 35:11 Storage Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/594ExtendedShownotes.html AWS Podcast Audio Feedback: https://bit.ly/3mDc3Y1

#593: AWS Glue Data Quality Jun 08, 2023

Hundreds of thousands of customers build data lakes everyday and these data lakes can quickly become data swamps if they dont pay attention to the data quality. Setting up data quality can be a time-consuming, tedious process. Shiv Narayanan, Product Manager for AWS Glue chats with (Name) about the launch of AWS Glue Data Quality. AWS Glue Data Quality Quality builds confidence in your data by ensuring high data quality. It automatically measures, monitors, and manages data quality in your data lakes and data pipelines, so it’s easy to identify missing, stale, or bad data. Take the steps to make your data lake crystal clear. Whats New: AWS Glue Data Quality: https://go.aws/3IWPXIw AWS Glue Data Quality: https://go.aws/3MUrk07 Blog: AWS Glue Data Quality: https://go.aws/42nq6jG

#592: Accelerate your workloads by cloud bursting with Amazon File Cache Jun 05, 2023

Speed matters when processing large data sets. Media & entertainment (rendering and transcoding), healthcare & life sciences (genomics and microscopy), and other compute intensive workloads use cloud bursting to augment internal compute resources with the goal of completing projects faster. Amazon File Cache is a recently introduced high speed cache which brings the power and scale of AWS to your on-premises workloads. Tune in to Jordan Dolman, Sr. Product Manager to learn how Amazon File Cache enables you to complete your projects faster and optimize compute resources. Getting started with Amazon File Cache: https://go.aws/3qsVakB

#591: AWS Data Insights Day 2 Jun 01, 2023

The first AWS data insights Day covered everything you know and love about cloud analytics and data warehousing. AWS data experts and customers shared about the evolution of Amazon Redshift, best practices of using this product, how they are getting to insights cost effectively, securely, and much more. Join Sunaina Abdul Salah and your host Hawn Loughren-Nguyen on some of the key highlights and takeaways.

#590: May 2023 Update Show 3 May 29, 2023

Simon, Hawn, and Jillian cover over 60 updates in just 20 minutes - is there something in it for you? Chapters: 01:10 AWS Marketplace 01:24 Analytics 03:32 Application Integration 05:26 Compute 06:45 Customer Engagement 07:32 Databases 08:51 Developer Tools 09:42 Internet of Things (IoT) 10:56 Machine Learning 13:04 Management & Governance 15:16 Media Services 16:02 Networking & Content Delivery 18:02 Security, Identity and Compliance 20:46 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/590ExtendedShownotes.html AWS Podcast Audio Feedback: https://bit.ly/3mDc3Y1

#589: The Evolution of AWS Private Certificate Authority May 25, 2023

In this episode, Simon is joined by members of the AWS Private Certificate Authority (AWS Private CA) service team, GM Todd Cignetti and Principal Software Engineer Param Sharma, to discuss how the service has evolved since the 2018 launch. AWS Private CA is a managed private certificate authority (CA) service that you can use to create CA hierarchies and issue private X.509 certificates. Learn about how to design CA hierarchies to scale for long-term PKI needs, Kubernetes connectors, and the latest feature, short-lived certificate mode. AWS Private CA: https://bit.ly/45tt4G4 Read the short-lived certificate mode blog: https://bit.ly/45xTWVl Learn about AWS post-quantum investments: https://bit.ly/3WtYg45

#588: AWS Data Insights Day May 22, 2023

Discover the power of Amazon Redshift, AWS's Petabyte-scale data warehouse, in our podcast "Data Insights Unleashed." Redshift's scalability, thanks to its Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) architecture, effortlessly handles high data influxes and accommodates varying user demands while ensuring consistent, high-performance experiences at a cost-effective scale. Today Simon is joined by Brandon Draeger, Director of Product Marketing here at AWS, to unravel the potential of Amazon Redshift and revolutionize your data-driven decision-making. Redshift Innovation Day Registration: https://bit.ly/3IsVNkm Get Started with Redshift: https://go.aws/3Wn7Nde Redshift website: https://go.aws/3MjOBbx

#587: May 2023 Update Show 2 May 18, 2023

It is a jam-packed update show! Chapters: 00:24 Analytics 06:17 Application Integration 06:42 Business Applications 06:51 Compute 09:04 Customer Engagement 10:05 Databases 10:35 Developer Tools 12:31 Front-End Web & Mobile 14:32 Internet of Things (IoT) 15:51 Machine Learning 18:04 Management & Governance 20:35 Media Services 21:19 Migration & Transfer 22:23 Security, Identity and Compliance 27:21 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/587ExtendedShownotes.html

#586: AWS Serverless Innovation Day May 15, 2023

While application modernization continues to be a top priority for organizations, building modern applications with serverless technologies can still seem like a significant lift for some developers who are unsure how to get started. In this episode, Simon is joined by Eric Johnson (Principal Developer Advocate) to talk about the upcoming AWS Serverless Innovation Day, a virtual “builders show builders how to build” event, which will cover serverless strategy, serverless demos on machine learning and generative AI and event-driven architecture, insights from AWS serverless leaders and customers, and best practices using AWS serverless technology choices, including AWS Lambda, Amazon ECS with AWS Fargate, Amazon EventBridge, AWS Step Functions and more.

#585: AWS Partners with Smart City May 11, 2023

The city of the future is “smart.” This episode is a deep-dive into practical step-by-step insights and global trends on building smart city solutions in the cloud. Discover how AWS Partners with verified smart city capabilities are driving innovative, inclusive, and sustainable cities around the world through the AWS Smart City Competency Program. Hear from launch partners Arq Group and Vianova as they share their expertise and experiences in accelerating smart city innovations around the world.

#584: Amazon CodeCatalyst May 08, 2023

Amazon CodeCatalyst is a unified software development service that makes it easier for you to build and deliver applications on AWS. Now generally available, CodeCatalyst provides everything you need to start planning, coding, building, testing, and deploying applications on AWS with a streamlined, integrated experience. Hear from DevOps Services GM Harry Mower about what led to the creation of CodeCatalyst, how it helps developers, and what's coming next in 2023. Amazon CodeCatalyst - https://bit.ly/418Azig Read the announcement - https://go.aws/41dm8JM Read about CodeCatalyst - https://go.aws/41aWmWK Read the documentation - https://go.aws/3HITtWm Smart Business Day: https://go.aws/3Ly6y5Q

#583: Introducing Amazon EC2 Inf2 instances May 04, 2023

AWS Inferentia2-based Amazon EC2 Inf2 instances can help you deploy your 100B+ parameter generative AI models at scale. Inf2 instances deliver up to 40% better price performance than comparable Amazon EC2 instances. Tune in to learn more about this new launch that helps you increase performance, reduce costs, and also improve energy efficiency when deploying your ML applications. Inf2 PDP https://go.aws/44oez5T Neuron documentation https://bit.ly/44oLmrz AWS Inferentia https://go.aws/3NAyhFr AWS Trainium https://go.aws/3nkivnH

#582: May 2023 Update Show 1 May 01, 2023

So many great updates - which one will spark your imagination? Chapters: 01:18 Analytics 02:47 Application Integration 03:53 Business Applications 04:42 Compute 10:33 Cost Management 10:57 Customer Engagement 12:36 Databases 15:15 Developer Tools 18:19 End User Computing 18:45 Front-End Web & Mobile 19:42 GameTech 20:05 Internet of Things (IoT) 20:29 Machine Learning 21:52 Management & Governance 23:01 Media Services 23:43 Migration & Transfer 24:09 Networking & Content Delivery 24:19 Satellites 24:55 Security, Identity and Compliance 26:52 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/583ExtendedShownotes.html

#581: [INTRODUCING] Amazon CodeWhisperer Apr 24, 2023

Amazon CodeWhisperer enables software developers to get real-time code recommendations in their IDE based on their (English) comments describing the task at hand, and their current coding context. With CodeWhisperer, developers can simply write a natural language comment that outlines a specific task such as “get new files uploaded in the last 24 hours from the S3 bucket” and CodeWhisperer automatically determines which cloud services and public libraries are best suited for the specified task and generates the code for the developer. CodeWhisperer is especially well suited to helping developers generate code that simplifies consumption of AWS services (e.g., Amazon EC2 or Amazon S3), making it the best coding assistant for if you are developing for AWS. Amazon CodeWhisperer https://go.aws/41K0Wwl

#580: April 2023 Update Show 2 Apr 17, 2023

Three hosts to take you through all the updates this week! Chapters: 01:18 Analytics 04:52 Application Integration 06:19 Business Applications 07:09 Compute 10:37 Cost Management 12:55 Customer Engagement 15:23 Database 18:16 Developer Tools 19:45 End User Compute 20:56 Game Tech 21:50 Internet of Things 23:30 Machine Learning 25:38 Management & Governance 31:01 Media Services 31:54 Migration & Transfer 32:57 Networking & Content Delivery 38:31 Security, Identity and Compliance 40:01 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/586ExtendedShownotes.html AWS Podcast Audio Feedback: https://bit.ly/3mDc3Y1

#579: [INTRODUCING] Amazon VPC Lattice Apr 10, 2023

Simplify service-to-service connectivity, security, and monitoring with Amazon VPC Lattice. In this podcast, we discuss how you can use Amazon VPC Lattice to facilitate cross-account and cross-VPC connectivity, as well as application layer load balancing for your workloads. Regardless of whether the underlying compute types are instances, containers, or serverless, using Amazon VPC Lattice, developers can work with native integration on the compute platform of their choice. Learn more: https://go.aws/418vOWf

#578: April 2023 Update Show 1 Apr 03, 2023

Some very cool updates this week - is there something you can use today? Chapters: 00:50 Analytics 08:23 Application Integration 08:41 Business Applications 09:25 Compute 11:39 Customer Engagement 13:52 Database 19:31 Developer Tools 20:49 Front-End Web and Mobile 22:05 Game Tech 23:23 Machine Learning 26:50 Management & Governance 30:04 Media Services 31:34 Migration & Transfer 33:53 Networking & Content Delivery 35:49 Security, Identity and Compliance 36:55 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/579ExtendedShownotes.html AWS Podcast Audio Feedback: https://bit.ly/3mDc3Y1

#577: AWS Clean Rooms Mar 27, 2023

Are you interested in collaborating with your business partners on your collective datasets to generate unique insights about advertising campaigns, investment decisions, and research and development? Tune in to listen to Jillian Forde talk with Ankur Agarwal, Head of Product Management for AWS Clean Rooms, a service which recently launched for General Availability. AWS Clean Rooms helps companies and their partners, more easily and securely, analyze and collaborate on their collective datasets–without sharing or copying each other’s underlying data.

#576: March 2023 Update Show 2 Mar 20, 2023

Simon and Hawn share a raft of interesting and useful updates! Take The Official AWS Podcast audience survey through 4/11/2023: https://bit.ly/3G9hrK4 Chapters: 00:56 AWS Marketplace 01:43 Analytics 04:33 Blockchain 05:14 Compute 09:52 Database 15:37 Developer Tools 16:48 Internet of Things (IoT) 17:56 Machine Learning 20:26 Management & Governance 26:41 Media Services 27:19 Migration & Transfer 27:51 Networking & Content Delivery 28:35 Security, Identity and Compliance Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/576ExtendedShownotes.html

#575: Evervault Cages, powered by AWS Nitro Enclaves Mar 13, 2023

When should you start caring about data security? Today. Evervault’s mission is to encrypt the web. Hear from Shane Curran, CEO of Evervault, on why he’s dedicating his career to making encryption incredibly easy for all software developers. In this episode, Shane introduces Evervault’s newest product, Cages. Built on AWS Nitro enclaves, Cages are the easiest way to build, deploy and scale Secure Enclaves, allowing you to go from a Dockerfile to a trusted execution environment in less than 15 minutes. AWS Nitro Enclaves: https://go.aws/3J9S6zx Cages - Secure Enclaves: https://bit.ly/3mIP8e0 AWS Podcast Audio Feedback: https://bit.ly/3mDc3Y1

#574: March 2023 Update Show 1 Mar 06, 2023

Lots of new goodies, and slightly more detail for each update. Tell us what you think! awspodcast@amazon.com. Chapters: 00:51 Analytics 03:07 Application Integration 05:31 Business Applications 05:56 Compute 11:13 Customer Engagement 12:22 Databases 16:15 Developer Tools 18:05 End User Computing 18:52 GameTech 20:21 Internet of Things (IoT) 20:51 Machine Learning 23:12 Management & Governance 29:26 Media Services 31:49 Networking & Content Delivery 33:14 Security, Identity and Compliance Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/574ExtendedShownotes.html

#573: [INTRODUCING] AWS Telco Network Builder Feb 27, 2023

Telecom network builders and enthusiasts, this episode is for you. Tune in to hear Salil Sawhney, Senior Manager of Product Management, discuss how AWS Telco Network Builder (TNB) helps communications service providers (CSPs) deploy and manage telco networks on AWS. Listen to learn about AWS' first purpose-built service for the telecom industry and how CSPs can use it to accelerate the deployment of cloud-based infrastructure and services while still using their familiar telecom industry standards. Blog https://go.aws/3IwFMJH PDP https://go.aws/3Zge7TS Video https://bit.ly/3IsWKZh

#572: February 2023 Update Show 2 Feb 20, 2023

Continuing the new shorter format! Shorter, easier to listen to - but still covering all the updates that have been happening! Plus a new host joins the team! Chapters: 00:27 Welcoming new Co-Host 16:02 Analytics 17:29 Application Integration 18:38 Business Applications 18:50 Compute 22:40 Customer Engagement 22:49 Database 24:38 Developer Tools 24:47 Internet of Things (IoT) 24:59 Machine Learning 26:34 Management & Governance 31:26 Media Services 32:09 Networking & Content Delivery 34:26 Security, Identity and Compliance 35:14 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/572ExtendedShownotes.html

#571: AWS Data Lab Feb 13, 2023

AWS Data Lab helps customers shave months off of their development timelines by providing an engagement that pairs their teams of builders with dedicated AWS technical resources - helping them make architectural decisions faster, remove technical roadblocks, build with confidence, and build fast! In this episode, Angie Gould (Manager of Product Management) and Hunter Carlisle (Manager of Solutions Architecture) join Simon to talk about how the AWS Data Lab is helping customers across the globe build solutions on AWS. They dive into common projects that customers work on in the lab, how customers are using machine learning in industries like sports and finance, what to expect, and how to get started. Learn more about AWS Data Lab: https://go.aws/3HTavQM

#570: February 2023 Update Show 1 Feb 05, 2023

This week there is a NEW format to the update show! Shorter, easier to listen to - but still covering all the updates that have been happening! Chapters: 01:41 Infrastructure 01:53 Analytics 03:57 Business Applications 04:13 Compute 05:26 Deep Dive - "AWS Nitro Enclave" 07:42 Cost Management 07:54 Customer Engagement 08:03 Databases 09:12 Developer Tools 10:11 Machine Learning 11:35 Management & Governance 12:34 Networking & Content Delivery 13:58 Security, Identity and Compliance 14:15 Storage 15:31 Closing Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/570ExtendedShownotes.html

#569: Simplifying Kubernetes on bare metal with EKS Anywhere Jan 30, 2023

Amazon EKS Anywhere is a deployment option for Amazon EKS that allows customers to create and operate Kubernetes clusters on customer-managed infrastructure, supported by AWS. With support for bare metal deployments on Amazon EKS Anywhere, customers now have a broader choice of infrastructure for running Kubernetes on-premises. As customers modernize their applications, they want to use Kubernetes consistently between their existing on-premises bare metal infrastructure and the cloud. Running Kubernetes on bare metal infrastructure is complex, and customers spend time, effort and money on infrastructure operations instead of focusing on business innovation. In this podcast, you will learn how Amazon EKS Anywhere on bare metal enables customers to automate all steps - from bare metal hardware provisioning to Kubernetes cluster operations - using a bundled open source toolset built on the foundation of Tinkerbell and Cluster API. Get Started with Bare Metal: https://bit.ly/3XJR5UX Connect with an Amazon EKS Anywhere Specialist today: https://go.aws/408S8zt Learn more about EKS Anywhere: https://go.aws/407ds8w

#568: January 2023 Update Show 1 Jan 23, 2023

Welcome to 2023 with lots of updates shared by Simon & Hawn! Please take 2-3 minutes to fill out a survey letting us know how we can improve the AWS Podcast for you! You can fill out the survey here: https://bit.ly/3G9hrK4 through 4/11/2023! Chapters: 00:53 Analytics 02:03 Compute 08:10 Customer Engagement 13:47 Database 17:07 Front-End Web & Mobile 17:42 Internet of Things (IoT) 19:55 Machine Learning 24:33 Management & Governance 32:08 Migration & Transfer 33:37 Networking & Content Delivery 36:14 Security, Identity and Compliance 38:18 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/568ExtendedShownotes.html

#567: AWS Lambda SnapStart Jan 16, 2023

Learn about the newly released AWS Lambda SnapStart for Java, delivering up to 10x faster function startup performance. SnapStart is a performance optimization feature that initializes your function ahead of time and caches a snapshot of its execution environment. When your function is then invoked - or scales up - AWS Lambda resumes execution from that snapshot, instead of initializing your function from scratch, significantly improving cold starts. You can enable SnapStart for new or existing Java-based serverless applications such as financial computations, machine learning inference, synchronous APIs, or data processing. Learn more here: AWS Lambda SnapStart announcement: https://go.aws/3w1QqC5 AWS Lambda SnapStart documentation: https://go.aws/3IIYcbN AWS Lambda: https://go.aws/3H1Z4Xx

#566: [INTRODUCING] AWS Wickr: Protecting Enterprise Communications Jan 09, 2023

In this episode, Simon sits down in the studio with Chris Lalonde, Wickr’s Director of Software Development; Vaibhav Agarwal, Wickr's Senior Product Manager; and Laura Clark, Wickr's Marketing Manager. The four have an informative chat about the end-to-end-encryption and data retention benefits of AWS Wickr. They also share some use cases of how enterprise and public sector customers are using Wickr as their secure communications service.

#565: DevOps Guru for RDS Detects and Resolves Performance Bottlenecks for Amazon RDS Jan 02, 2023

In this episode, Simon is joined by Shrey Luthra and Jacob Sullivan, Product Managers for Amazon RDS and Amazon DevOps Guru, to talk about a new capability through which customers can detect and diagnose performance issues for their Amazon RDS databases and get recommendations on how to fix them. For more information: https://go.aws/3I2HVhx

#564: [INTRODUCING] Amazon Athena for Apache Spark Dec 26, 2022

Amazon Athena for Apache Spark enables you to run Apache Spark interactive analytics quicker than ever before, without the need to plan for, configure, and manage resources. In this episode, Raj Devnath (Sr. Product Manager) and Anthony Virtuoso (Sr. Principal Engineer) join Simon to talk about this new launch that allows you to combine the ease of use, fast performance and on-demand availability of Athena with Spark’s expressive programing model to ask more sophisticated questions of your data. Amazon Athena for Apache Spark: https://go.aws/3FP7LCG Read the blog: https://go.aws/3HSLk2a What’s new: https://amzn.to/3WeOFwN See our page here: https://go.aws/3Gd1B0V

#563: [INTRODUCING] Amazon Quicksight Paginated Reports Dec 19, 2022

Amazon QuickSight now supports Paginated Reports, which allows the capture of detailed operational data in custom formats to facilitate critical and day-to-day business processes. Paginated Reports allows you to create, schedule, and share at scale highly formatted multipage reports and schedule data exports at scale using the QuickSight serverless architecture and straightforward interface. Tune in to hear more about Paginated Reports from QuickSight Senior Product Manager, Rahul Easwar. Marketing Site: https://go.aws/3uTi7fX AWS News Blog: https://go.aws/3V1GdQ8 Documentation: https://go.aws/3j190Hj

#562: INTRODUCING Amazon OpenSearch Service Dec 12, 2022

Introducing a new preview service: Amazon OpenSearch Serverless. With OpenSearch Serverless, customers no longer need to provision, configure, and scale their OpenSearch infrastructure. OpenSearch Serverless automatically provisions and continuously adjusts the underlying resources to deliver fast data ingestion and query responses for even the most unpredictable and intermittent workloads. Hear directly from our Product Managers: what problems does it solve, how does it work, and how does it work with Amazon OpenSearch Service. Links: web page: https://go.aws/3YdCimn Demos in YouTube playlist: https://bit.ly/3iNZU0v Documentation: https://go.aws/3ULw7CT

#561: [INTRODUCING] AWS SimSpace Weaver Dec 05, 2022

AWS SimSpace Weaver is a managed service that allows developers to create expansive spatial simulation worlds at new levels of complexity and scale without worrying about the underlying compute, memory, or networking – all while paying only a fraction of the cost compared to procuring high-end hardware. In this episode, Sr. Product Manager Ritz Martinovic and Sr. Software Development Manager Adam Villalobos share how developers can now spend more time developing their simulation logic and content while SimSpace Weaver manages all their simulation infrastructure. Read the blog: https://go.aws/3iyGL2m Watch the demo: https://bit.ly/3B6pEvv Explore the documentation: https://go.aws/3XOYov8 Learn more: https://go.aws/3VOKS9c

#560: re:Invent 2022 – Dr. Werner Vogels Keynote Dec 01, 2022

In our final re:Invent recap episode of the year, Simon shares the news and announcements from Dr. Werner Vogels’s keynote. We’ll cover innovations and emerging technologies that are enabling builders to create scalable, resilient, and fault-tolerant applications. And don’t worry, we’ll be sharing more episodes diving deep on a handful of our favorite re:Invent launches over the next few weeks, so be sure to tune in! Check out the AWS News Blog for AWS Chief Evangelist Jeff Barr’s picks for this year’s top announcements: https://go.aws/3XFrxZv Take The Official AWS Podcast audience survey through 4/11/2023: https://bit.ly/3G9hrK4

#559: re:Invent 2022 – Swami Sivasubramanian Keynote Nov 30, 2022

In the third installment of our re:Invent 2022 coverage, Simon tells you all about the news and announcements from Swami Sivasubramanian’s keynote! With an exciting focus on data and machine learning, you won’t want to miss these updates on future-proofing your data strategy and empowering your organization to drive modern invention. Check out the AWS News Blog for AWS Chief Evangelist Jeff Barr’s picks for this year’s top announcements: https://go.aws/3XFrxZv Take The Official AWS Podcast audience survey through 4/11/2023: https://bit.ly/3G9hrK4

#558: re:Invent 2022 – Adam Selipsky Keynote Nov 29, 2022

Our re:Invent 2022 coverage continues! In this episode, Simon will share all of the news and announcements from AWS CEO Adam Selipsky’s keynote. Tune in to hear more about the innovations in data, infrastructure, and more. Check out the AWS News Blog for AWS Chief Evangelist Jeff Barr’s picks for this year’s top announcements: https://go.aws/3XFrxZv Take The Official AWS Podcast audience survey through 4/11/2023: https://bit.ly/3G9hrK4

#557: re:Invent 2022 – Monday Night Live with Peter DeSantis Nov 29, 2022

It’s time for our first re:Invent episode of the year! Today Simon will walk you through all of the most exciting news and announcements from Peter DeSantis’ keynote – which will cover solutions across silicon, networking, storage, and compute. Check out the AWS News Blog for AWS Chief Evangelist Jeff Barr’s picks for this year’s top announcements: https://go.aws/3XFrxZv Take The Official AWS Podcast audience survey through 4/11/2023: https://bit.ly/3G9hrK4

#556: November 2022 Update Show 1 Nov 21, 2022

It is a BUMPER show of updates!!! Please take 2-3 minutes to fill out a survey letting us know how we can improve the AWS Podcast for you! You can fill out the survey here: https://bit.ly/3G9hrK4 through 4/11/2023! Chapters: 01:06 Analytics 06:56 Application Integration 12:10 Compute 22:36 Customer Engagement 26:20 Database 30:56 Developer Tools 33:09 End User Computing 35:50 Front-End Web & Mobile 36:43 Internet of Things (IoT) 38:56 Machine Learning 46:37 Management & Governance 56:24 Media Services 56:55 Migration & Transfer 58:52 Networking & Content Delivery 01:04:08 Quantum Technologies 01:05:28 Satellite 01:06:07 Security, Identity and Compliance 01:10:52 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/556ExtendedShownotes.html

#555: [INTRODUCING] AWS Resource Explorer Nov 14, 2022

Join Hawn, Brent, and Dave to learn about AWS Resource Explorer: a new AWS service to find and act on resources in your AWS account. We discuss how AWS Resource Explorer helps you find resources in your account across AWS even if your resources are untagged. Listen in to hear how AWS Resource Explorer can help you keep moving fast by making it easier to find what you need. Read more at our product page: https://go.aws/3EnHEU4 Please take 2-3 minutes to fill out a survey letting us know how we can improve the AWS Podcast for you! You can fill out the survey here: https://bit.ly/3G9hrK4 through 4/11/2023!

#554: [Amazon Connect #3] Amazon Connect Outbound Campaigns integrated with USAN’s Contact Suite solution Nov 07, 2022

In this podcast, learn how Amazon Connect delivery Partner USAN used Amazon Connect Outbound Campaigns to enhance their solution, Contact Suite, to bring a full enterprise automated outbound set of capabilities to market. Hear how a global automotive manufacturer maintains over 90% agent occupancy rates using USAN and Amazon Connect. Visit the Amazon Connect Partner Page - https://go.aws/3Ua32BQ

#553: Protect Your Data With AWS Backup for Amazon S3 Oct 31, 2022

Data continues to grow at an exponential rate, and it is leveraged for customer insights and experiences as well as AI/ML engines. That application data is valuable and needs protection against the all manners of disasters from natural, to accidental, to intentionally malicious. In highly regulated industries, customers need to audit and report on the compliance of their data against organizational or regulatory standards. Tune in for Simon's chat with Murtaza Chowdhury, Head of Product for AWS Backup, where they'll cover AWS Backup’s support for Amazon S3 and how it can help you centralize data protection for S3 resources alongside other supported AWS compute, database, and storage services. AWS Backup (https://aws.amazon.com/backup/) Read the blog (https://go.aws/3Nh9XX2) What’s New (https://go.aws/3NwivcZ) Learn more (https://go.aws/3U48l5c)

#552: October 2022 Update Show 2 Oct 24, 2022

Simon & Hawn walk you through all the latest updates!! Chapters: 01:06 Analytics 04:19 Business Applications 05:44 Compute 16:05 Cost Management 16:41 Database 18:32 End User Computing 20:31 Machine Learning 21:15 Management & Governance 22:54 Migration and Transfer 23:57 Networking & Content Delivery 26:49 Security, Identity and Compliance 27:45 Start-ups Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/552ExtendedShownotes.html

#551: Deep Dive Into SageMaker Serverless Inference Oct 17, 2022

Today Simon is joined by Rishabh Ray Chaudhury, Sr. Product Manager, to learn more about SageMaker Serverless Inference. We will dive deep into some of the customer use cases that Serverless Inference solves, key benefits of the feature, and how customers can leverage this SageMaker feature to reduce machine learning inference costs. Read the blog - https://go.aws/3rUkP3i See the documentation - https://go.aws/3gbjvqh

#550: October 2022 Update Show 1 Oct 10, 2022

A short and sweet update on some new and VERY cool things you can use! Chapters: 00:37 Compute 02:36 Customer Engagement 03:16 Databases 04:33 Developer Tools 05:04 End User Computing 07:17 Machine Learning 11:14 Management & Governance 14:29 Networking & Content Delivery 15:04 Security, Identity and Compliance 17:59 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/550ExtendedShownotes.html

#549: [INTRODUCING] AWS IoT FleetWise Oct 03, 2022

Auto enthusiasts and gearheads, this episode is for you. This week, Hawn is joined by Anis Moussa (Embedded Software Engineer), to discuss how AWS IoT FleetWise helps automotive companies collect data more efficiently across a diverse fleet of vehicles. Listen to learn about AWS' first purpose-built service for the automotive industry and how with AWS IoT FleetWise, you can easily collect, transform, and transfer vehicle data to the cloud, in near real time. Once the data is in the cloud, you can use it for tasks like training AI/ML models, monitoring EV battery health, or building predictive maintenance schedules. Read the blog - https://go.aws/3fya43R Watch the video - https://bit.ly/3SscQ9n Learn more - https://go.aws/3UULSJd Submit audio feedback - https://bit.ly/3y5bnxC

#548: September 2022 Update Show 2 Sep 27, 2022

It is here! A bunch of great updates to Dive Deep on! Chapters: 00:35 Analytics 01:54 Application Integration 04:55 Compute 09:47 Customer Engagement 11:31 Database 13:23 Developer Tools 14:05 Internet of Things (IoT) 17:05 Machine Learning 24:41 Management & Governance 28:43 Migration & Transfer 29:19 Networking & Content Delivery 30:17 Security, Identity and Compliance 34:09 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/548ExtendedShownotes.html

#547: [INTRODUCING] AWS Cloud Wan Sep 19, 2022

In this episode, Hawn is joined by Shridhar Kulkarni (Product Manager, AWS) to discuss the newly launched AWS Cloud WAN. They dive into how AWS Cloud WAN makes it easy to bring your network to the cloud, as well as it's efficiency, management, and security benefits. Listen to learn more about AWS Cloud WAN and how to unify your on-premises and cloud networks, and simplify how you build, manage, and monitor your wide area network. Read the blog - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-cloud-wan-a-managed-wan-service/ Read the Network channel blog- https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/networking-and-content-delivery/introducing-aws-cloud-wan-preview/ Get started - https://aws.amazon.com/cloud-wan

#546: September 2022 Update Show 1 Sep 12, 2022

Simon & Hawn are back! With lots of goodies! Chapters: 00:31 Analytics 02:27 Application Integration 04:54 Compute 08:39 Customer Engagement 10:12 Database 12:10 Developer Tools 13:44 Front-End Web & Mobile 14:19 Game Tech 15:27 Internet of Things (IoT) 16:48 Machine Learning 20:28 Management & Governance 25:00 Migration & Transfer 25:40 Networking & Content Delivery 30:00 Security, Identity and Compliance 33:53 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/546ExtendedShownotes.html

#545: Transform Your Business Faster by Optimizing Storage Costs Automatically with Amazon S3 Sep 04, 2022

As your business grows to store millions to billions of objects and terabytes to petabytes of data on Amazon S3, it becomes increasingly valuable to use tools and automation to handle that scale. Effective storage cost optimization can require different approaches depending on application latency and access patterns. In this episode, Simon is joined by Andrew Kutsy and Jessie Felix, Amazon S3 product managers, to discuss key considerations for optimizing your storage. Learn how Amazon S3 enables business transformation and helps you innovate faster with a range of storage classes, and tools such as S3 Storage Lens to identify cost savings opportunities. Learn about Amazon S3 - https://aws.amazon.com/s3/ Amazon S3 Intelligent-Tiering - https://aws.amazon.com/s3/storage-classes/intelligent-tiering Amazon S3 Glacier storage classes - https://aws.amazon.com/s3/storage-classes/glacier/ Amazon S3 Storage Lens - https://aws.amazon.com/s3/storage-analytics-insights/

#544: [INTRODUCING] Fine-Grained Visual Embedding Powered by Amazon QuickSight Aug 28, 2022

In this episode, Hawn is joined by Kareem Syed-Mohammad (Sr. Tech Product Manager for Amazon QuickSight) to discuss the newly launched Fine-Grained Visual Embedding feature, powered by Amazon QuickSight. Learn how to provide rich insights to your end users by seamlessly embedding individual data visuals into applications and high traffic webpages, without server or software setup or infrastructure management. Read the blog - https://go.aws/3AsofOH Watch the demo - https://bit.ly/3dZ7MKh Learn more - https://go.aws/3RbGRsP Leave us feedback - https://bit.ly/3csn2ib

#543: August 2022 Update Show 1 Aug 21, 2022

Simon & Hawn guide you through updates big and small! Chapters: 00:28 Analytics 04:00 Application Integration 05:27 Business Applications 06:21 Compute 09:10 Cost Management 09:40 Customer Engagement 10:04 Databases 13:58 End User Compute 14:40 Front-End Web & Mobile 16:27 Internet of Things (IoT) 17:57 Machine Learning 24:30 Management & Governance 29:53 Migration & Transfer 31:17 Networking & Content Delivery 33:09 Security, Identity and Compliance 34:47 Storage 35:26 Training & Certification Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/543ExtendedShownotes.html

#542: [Right Now at AWS Podcast] Healthcare Startup Creates New Revenue Stream Aug 17, 2022

LactApp is a Spanish healthcare startup dedicated to personalized breastfeeding and maternity support. The app offers on-demand, evidence-based breastfeeding guidance in Spanish, Portuguese, and English. To continue its mission, the company needed a new revenue stream and decided to add a subscription tier for video content. But the team soon realized they needed a native video streaming solution and building from scratch was daunting. After doing some research, the CTO discovered the AWS Solution, Video on Demand on AWS Foundation. Listen to the podcast to learn how LactApp implemented the solution, which helped gain 4,500 new paid users in less than a year and increase downloads by +22%.

#541: [Amazon Connect] Transform your Contact Center by Migrating Your Legacy Interactive Voice Response Flows (IVRs) Aug 14, 2022

Neuraflash is an AWS Partner that applies artificial intelligence and data-powered experiences to help customers transform their customer service by making the experience faster, more personalized, and connected across channels. In this special series episode, AWS Director of Partner, Jen Walsh Fisher is joined by NeuraFlash Sr. VP John Heater, to understand why Interactive Voice Repsonse flows (IVRs) are so important to the Contact Center and brand perception, and how the IVR Migration Tool can help organizations transform their customer service experience. Get started - https://aws.amazon.com/partners/featured/contact-center/ Leave us feedback - https://bit.ly/3zZTMZh

#540: New Observability Features from Amazon OpenSearch Service Aug 07, 2022

Amazon OpenSearch Services has new observability features to help you systematically detect potential threats and react to a system's state through an open source solution for machine learning, alerting, and visualization. In this episode, Simon is joined by Rajiv Taori, Senior Product Manager at AWS, to discuss the observability use case and the new capabilities of Amazon OpenSearch Service. They also dig into the benefits of observability, who it’s for, and share a customer example from Airbnb. Get started- https://go.aws/3SHO5GO Learn more about Observability- https://go.aws/3A3Hori Watch the live demo - https://bit.ly/3A3dbbL Leave us feedback - https://bit.ly/3zZTMZh

#539: July 2022 Update Show 2 Jul 31, 2022

It is update time! Simon & Hawn have over 70 updates in this episode for you. Chapters: 00:28 AWS Marketplace 01:09 Analytics 07:08 Application Integration 07:39 Compute 11:29 Customer Engagement 12:01 Database 13:37 Developer Tools 16:35 Front-End Web & Mobile 17:11 Internet of Things (IoT) 18:21 Machine Learning 21:55 Management & Governance 23:19 Media Services 23:43 Migration & Transfer 24:26 Networking & Content Delivery 26:59 Quantum Technologies 27:27 Security, Identity and Compliance 30:24 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/538ExtendedShownotes.html

#538: AWS Cloud Adoption Framework 3.0 Jul 24, 2022

The AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (AWS CAF) leverages AWS experience and best practices to help you digitally transform and accelerate your business outcomes through innovative use of AWS. In this episode, Simon is joined by Dr. Saša Baškarada (Worldwide Lead, AWS CAF) and Jason Turse (Senior Practice Manager, Defense Advisory), to discuss the latest updates to the AWS CAF, how customers, partners, and AWS teams are using it, and some of the best practices that the AWS CAF recommends. Learn more - https://aws.amazon.com/professional-services/CAF/ Register for re:Inforce - https://reinforce.awsevents.com/?did=pc_card-body&trk=pc_card-body Leave us feedback - https://d1ox81nm0qxip8.cloudfront.net/index.html

#537: [Right Now at AWS] Improve Content & Reduce Churn with External Datasets Jul 20, 2022

Media and entertainment (M&E) companies are improving content, reducing churn, and solving persistent challenges, like title matching, with third-party, external data sources. Yet, incorporating external data can be challenging with various vendors and integration methods. In this episode, Harry Lin, AWS Data Exchange Business Development Specialist for M&E, shares emerging data use cases and strategies to simplify data integration into workflows. Learn more - https://www.linkedin.com/smart-links/AQFMzIRNUfyGUg Leave us feedback - https://d1ox81nm0qxip8.cloudfront.net/index.html

#536: [INTRODUCING] Amazon Redshift Serverless Jul 17, 2022

With Amazon Redshift Serverless, all users—including data analysts, developers, and data scientists—can use Amazon Redshift to get insights from data in seconds. In this episode, Hawn sits down with Ashish Agrawal, Sr. Technical Product Manager at AWS, to chat about the newly launched Redshift Serverless. Learn about how customers can take advantage of this new serverless option to tackle various use cases in areas of machine learning, reporting and dashboarding, real time analytics, and data sharing without worrying about managing data warehouse infrastructure. Get started - https://aws.amazon.com/redshift/redshift-serverless/ Learn more - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-redshift-serverless-now-generally-available-with-new-capabilities/ Watch the video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcRJjXudIf8 Register for re:Inforce - https://reinforce.awsevents.com/?did=pc_card-body&trk=pc_card-body

#535: July 2022 Update Show 1 Jul 10, 2022

Simon takes you through a rapid-fire series of what is new! Chapters: 00:37 Analytics 02:59 Blockchain 03:29 Business Applications 04:00 Compute 07:37 Customer Engagement 09:22 Database 11:22 Developer Tools 12:29 End User Computing 13:24 Front-end Web & Mobile 14:21 Game Tech 14:54 Internet of Things (IoT) 16:42 Machine Learning 19:46 Management & Governance 22:20 Migration & Transfer 23:54 Networking & Content Delivery 24:36 Security, Identity and Compliance 26:13 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/535ExtendedShownotes.html

#534: Mental Models for Technologists to Become Business Leaders Jul 03, 2022

In this episode, Simon sits down in the studio with Iain Rouse, GM for AWS Public Sector across Australia, New Zealand and Oceania. The two have an informative chat about how technologists can develop skills to become business leaders, how to create transparency through ceremony within your team, and making tough decisions to ensure your business stays agile and resilient. Leave us feedback - https://d1ox81nm0qxip8.cloudfront.net/index.html

#533: June 2022 Update Show 2 Jun 26, 2022

Simon & Hawn walk you through updates and even a price reduction! Chapters: 00:43 Analytics 02:34 Application Integration 03:18 Business Applications 03:48 Compute 06:18 Cost Management 07:14 Customer Engagement 08:04 Database 11:52 Front-end Web & Mobile 12:19 Internet of Things (IoT) 13:08 Machine Learning 16:38 Management & Governance 19:38 Migration & Transfer 22:17 Networking & Content Delivery 22:59 Security, Identity and Compliance 23:51 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/533ExtendedShownotes.html

#532: [INTRODUCING] Amazon CodeWhisperer Jun 23, 2022

While the Cloud has democratized application development by giving on-demand access to compute, storage, database, analytics, and machine learning, the traditional process of building software applications still requires developers to spend a lot of time writing boilerplate sections of code that are not directly related to the core problem that they are trying to solve. In this episode, Atul Deo, Director of Product Management, AWS AI Services joins Simon to discuss Amazon CodeWhisperer, a new ML-powered service that helps improve developer productivity by providing code recommendations based on the developers’ natural comments and their prior code. Listen to learn about CodeWhisperer's features, use cases, and how you can get started. Sign up for access - https://pages.awscloud.com/codewhisperer-sign-up-form.html Learn more - https://aws.amazon.com/codewhisperer/ Read the blog post - https://go.aws/3NigPlr

#531: AWS Partner Deep Dive: Pillir Jun 19, 2022

In this episode, Simon speaks with Dan Ljungberg, Director of Solutions Engineering at Pillir, about how low-code development expedites modernization. Pillir's platform helps AWS partners create customized business applications, especially in SAP and ERP environments, transforming them to cloud-ready and mobile applications at a fraction of the time and cost. These apps incorporate an organization’s business logic and function regardless of connectivity status. Listen to learn how this low-code approach addresses the developer shortage that is impacting many enterprises. Learn more - https://www.pillir.io/

#530: [Right Now at AWS] Episode 17 – UKTV Deploys Media2Cloud, Gains Reliability & Saves 40% Jun 15, 2022

The process of ingesting, storing, and processing video files, and associated metadata, is a top media and entertainment use case. It’s also a consideration for any organization that wants to introduce video into its products or workflows. Video requires significant storage capacity, while organizing archives and having the ability to restore needed assets, for everyday and future needs, adds further complexity. To meet these requirements, customers like UKTV are leveraging AWS Solution, Media2Cloud. After a 3-week migration of 3-4 petabytes of data, UKTV found the benefits were immediate. In this episode, hear how UKTV deployed Media2Cloud and gained business agility, improved developer productivity, while also saving 40% on costs. Learn more https://www.linkedin.com/smart-links/AQHuJPzN4XGbFg

#529: June 2022 Update Show 1 Jun 12, 2022

Simon & Hawn walk you through updates and also a Q&A from a listener about SAP migration. Chapters: 01:02 AWS Marketplace 01:32 Analytics 03:46 Application Integration 06:10 Business Applications 06:50 Compute 08:55 Customer Engagement 12:06 Database 13:07 Developer Tools 14:45 Front-end Web & Mobile 15:22 Machine Learning 20:20 Management & Governance 23:05 Migration & Transfer 24:35 Networking & Content Delivery 26:06 Quantum Technology 27:32 Security, Identity and Compliance 28:37 Storage 31:29 Q&A Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/529ExtendedShownotes.html

#528: [INTRODUCING] AWS Mainframe Modernization Jun 08, 2022

In this episode, Hawn is joined by Phil De Valence (Principal Product Manager, AWS) to discuss the newly launched AWS Mainframe Modernization service that makes it easy to design for security, high availability, scalability, DevOps, continuous integration and continuous deployment. AWS Mainframe Modernization is a unique platform that allows you to migrate your on-premises mainframe workloads to a managed runtime environment on AWS. Learn about the ways that AWS can simplify re-platforming and refactoring mainframe applications to help you benefit from cloud agility. Get started - https://aws.amazon.com/mainframe-modernization/ Read the blog - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/modernize-your-mainframe-applications-deploy-them-in-the-cloud/

#527: [INTRODUCING] Amazon EMR Serverless Jun 05, 2022

Want an easier way to run big data applications in the cloud? Introducing Amazon EMR Serverless, a new deployment option in Amazon EMR that makes it easy for data analysts and engineers to run open-source big data analytics frameworks such as Apache Spark and Apache Hive without configuring, managing, and scaling clusters or servers. EMR Serverless automatically scales resources up and down to provide just the right amount of capacity for your application. You pay only for what you use and you can minimize concerns about over- or under-provisioning. In this episode, Radhika Ravirala (Principal Product Manager) and Natacha Maheshe (Principal Product Marketing Manager) join Hawn to discuss EMR Serverless use cases, how EMR Serverless addresses customers challenges, and how you can started. Learn more about EMR Serverless - https://go.aws/390CjW1 Read the blog - https://go.aws/38Q86sA Check out the What's New announcement - https://go.aws/39bMWFg Watch the video - https://bit.ly/3NxW0nb

#526: May 2022 Update Show 3 May 29, 2022

Lots of interesting things to hear about this week! Chapters: 00:28 Analytics 02:44 Application Integration 03:52 Business Applications 04:07 Compute 10:26 Developer Tools 11:14 Frond-end Web & Mobile 11:39 Games 12:33 Internet of Things (IoT) 13:54 Machine Learning 17:10 Management & Governance 20:36 Migration & Transfer 21:31 Networking & Content Delivery 24:41 Security, Identity and Compliance 25:39 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/525ExtendedShownotes.html

#525: [Amazon Connect] Episode 1 - Personalize Customer Engagement By Empowering Agents May 22, 2022

Amazon Connect is an easy to use omnichannel cloud contact center that helps companies provide superior customer service at a lower cost than traditional contact centers. Join AWS Director of Partner, Jen Walsh Fisher, and Local Measure founder and CEO Jonathan Barouch in this special series episode where they share how Amazon Connect and Local Measure’s purpose-built cloud contact center solution Engage helps businesses deliver exceptional customer experiences by anticipating customer service needs and personalizing customer engagement by offering agents a single pane of glass to improve productivity and provide meaningful customer experiences. Visit the Amazon Connect Partner Page - https://go.aws/3wwWTWG Listen to the Amazon and Local Measure Webinar - https://bit.ly/3wHLVg8

#524: [Right Now at AWS] Episode 16 - Building Apps Up to 85% Faster, with Low-code Application Platform Tech May 18, 2022

Low-code application platform (LCAP) technology allows customers to build applications 72% to 85% faster. It enables technical staff and business users, by supporting core business application development, along with improving process efficiency. Hear about cross-industry and industry use cases, such as quote-to-contract management and eCommerce, and the typical results experienced on AWS. Listen to our episode about low-code no-code solutions - https://aws.amazon.com/podcasts/495-right-now-at-aws-episode-13-low-code-no-code-solutions/ Learn more about Intelligent Automation - https://aws.amazon.com/podcasts/485-right-now-at-aws-episode-12-intelligent-automation/

#523: May 2022 Update Show 2 May 15, 2022

Simon and Hawn take you through a whirlwind of cool new things! Chapters: 00:48 Analytics 02:05 Block Chain 03:14 Compute 07:07 Customer Engagement 11:32 Database 15:17 Developer Tools 18:53 Internet of Things (IoT) 20:06 Machine Learning 24:34 Management & Governance 27:08 Media Services 27:31 Migration & Transfer 29:30 Quantum Technology 31:15 Security, Identity and Compliance 17:32 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/523ExtendedShownotes.html

#522: Presenting…Our New Co-Host! May 11, 2022

In this episode, Simon welcomes new Co-Host, Hawn Nguyen-Loughren, to the podcast! They discuss her technical background, ultimate goal of automating herself out of a job, and her iconic nickname. Hawn is a Sr. Manager of Solutions Architechture at AWS. She is a developer at heart who likes to drive the overall system architecture design and execution. She has extensive experience and strong knowledge of software architecture, software development and DevSecOps with over 20 years of experience in the IT software engineering field across diverse industries. Hawn will be joining for Update Shows and leading our Launch Deep Dive episodes, so stay tuned! Have a question for Hawn or Simon? Submit questions or feedback below. Ask a question or submit feedback - https://d1ox81nm0qxip8.cloudfront.net/index.html Find Hawn on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hawnsolo_1 Connect with Hawn on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hawnsolo/

#521: [INTRODUCING] HMACs APIs in AWS Key Management Service May 08, 2022

AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) recently launched a new cryptographic capability allowing customers to generate and verify HMACs (hash-based message authentication code). In this episode Nicki is joined by Matthew Campagna (Sr. Principal Security Engineer, AWS) and Jeremy Stieglitz (Principal Product Manager, AWS) to discuss this foundational cryptographic building block. This new API allows you to generate and verify HMACs using secret keys that never leave the security boundary of KMS’s FIPS 140 certified HSMs. Learn more - https://go.aws/3vHNYBl What’s New posts - https://go.aws/3P9bP4S Read the blog - https://go.aws/3vJ1wwF Documentation link - https://go.aws/3vFxLwB Please note that in preparation for this launch, we recorded this episode when Nicki was still co-hosting the podcast. Thanks again Nicki for all of your amazing work with us!

#520: [INTRODUCING] Amazon MSK Serverless May 04, 2022

Amazon MSK Serverless is a cluster type for Amazon MSK that makes it easy for you to run Apache Kafka without having to manage and scale cluster capacity. In this episode, Simon is joined by Nabanita Maji (Sr. Software Engineer, AWS) and Usama Naseem (Sr. Product Manager, AWS) to talk about this new launch that allows you to take advantage of open source Apache Kafka without the operational overhead of managing it yourself. Learn more - https://go.aws/3MMRRee

#519: May 2022 Update Show 1 May 01, 2022

Some really interesting and powerful updates in this show! Chapters: 00:27 AWS Marketplace 00:50 Analytics 05:45 Application Integration 06:36 Business Applications 07:25 Compute 10:58 Customer Engagement 11:38 Database 14:36 Developer Tools 17:21 End User Computing 18:08 Front-end Web & Mobile 19:33 Internet of Things (IoT) 20:15 Machine Learning 22:25 Management & Governance 23:46 Media Services 24:27 Migration & Transfer 25:59 Networking & Content Delivery 26:50 Security, Identity and Compliance 29:05 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/519ExtendedShownotes.html

#518: [INTRODUCING] AWS IoT TwinMaker Apr 27, 2022

Have you heard about digital twins and wanted to know how to build and use them? Tune in to listen to Simon chat with Andra Christie (Senior Domain Solutions Architect at AWS), to learn more about a new service called AWS IoT TwinMaker. AWS IoT TwinMaker makes it faster and easier for customers to create and use digital twins to optimize industrial operations, increase production output, and improve equipment performance. Listen to the episode to learn more about the service, why we built it, and how you can get started creating your own digital twins. Get started with AWS IoT TwinMaker - https://aws.amazon.com/iot-twinmaker/ Read the blog -https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-iot-twinmaker-is-now-generally-available/ What’s New post - https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2022/04/aws-iot-twinmaker-now-generally-available/ Learn more - https://aws.amazon.com/iot-twinmaker/resources/

#517: [INTROUCING] AWS Amplify Studio Apr 24, 2022

Amplify Studio is a new visual interface that lets front-end and full-stack developers go from Figma design to full-stack React app, both cloud-connected backend and front-end UI components, in hours. In this episode, Simon is joined by Nikhil Swaminathan (Senior Manager, Product Management) to discuss all things AWS Amplify. They dig into the future of web and mobile app development, why the team built the service, and how startups and enterprises are accelerating their development on AWS. Learn more about Amplify - https://aws.amazon.com/amplify/ Learn more about Amplify Studio - https://aws.amazon.com/amplify/studio/ Learn more about Amplify Hosting - https://aws.amazon.com/amplify/hosting/

#516: April 2022 Update Show 1 Apr 17, 2022

Some very cool updates to share this week! Chapters 00:23 AWS Marketplace 00:57 Analytics 07:05 Application Integration 09:31 Compute 18:08 Cost Management 18:43 Customer Engagement 21:29 Database 24:54 Developer Tools 25:40 End User Computing 26:24 Front-end Web & Mobile 29:17 Game Tech 30:33 Internet of Things (IoT) 30:55 Machine Learning 36:41 Management & Governance 39:59 Networking & Content Delivery 42:19 Security, Identity and Compliance 43:43 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/516ExtendedShownotes.html

#515: [Right Now at AWS] Episode 15 - Future of Payments Dominated by AI / ML & Emerging Payments Use Cases Apr 13, 2022

Fintechs are enabling seamless payments and are increasingly providing more options, like extending credit through data analytics. Emerging technology is driving these new capabilities that are giving consumers flexibility, ease, and proven security. Principal Fintech Business Development Manager Sekai Ndemanga shares how customers like Venmo & Aella are developing emerging payment options and leveraging AI/ML to authenticate loans. Learn more - https://aws.amazon.com/startups/FinTech/

#514: Engaging Your Audience with Amazon Interactive Video Service (IVS) Apr 10, 2022

Live interactive video use cases are more prevalent than ever, spanning across socials apps, ecommerce, fitness, education, and more. Amazon Interactive Video Service (IVS) is a fully managed low latency live video streaming AWS service that handles ingestion, transcoding, packaging, and delivery of your live content, using the same battle-tested technology that powers Twitch. In this episode, Simon is joined by Anoop Kumar, (Director of Partnerships for Amazon IVS) to discuss how developers, customers and partners are using Amazon IVS to build unique, interactive experiences quickly and effectively. Get started with Amazon IVS - https://aws.amazon.com/ivs/ Learn more - https://ivs.rocks/ Read the blog - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/media/tag/amazon-ivs/

#513: AWS Partner Deep Dive: The Data Foundry (TDF) Apr 03, 2022

Get a behind the scenes look at how AWS Partners innovate to help customers succeed. In this episode, Simon is joined by and Brad Coughlan (Founder and Managing Director) and Paul Macey (Chief Data and Analytics Officer) from The Data Foundry, an AWS Advanced Consulting Partner that provides a range of data, analytics and ML services and scalable solutions that turn customer data into decision-enabling insights. Learn more about TDF - https://www.thedatafoundry.com.au/

#512: March 2022 Update Show 2 Mar 27, 2022

Here come the updates! Hopefully something in there for you! Chapters 00:22 Analytics 01:18 Application Integration 01:52 Business Applications 03:06 Compute 06:12 Cost Management 07:10 Customer Engagement 08:04 Database 09:53 Front-end Web & Mobile 10:35 Machine Learning 12:12 Management & Governance 14:53 Networking & Content Delivery 15:51 Quantum Technology 16:23 Robotics 16:33 Security, Identity and Compliance 17:32 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/512ExtendedShownotes.html

#511: Modernizing Data Archiving Mar 20, 2022

Enterprises today face significant challenges with exponential data growth. Regulatory compliance requires long retention periods for a lot of that data. In this episode, Simon is joined by Joe Fitzgerald, (GM of S3 Glacier) to discuss how to store data more cost effectively, while unlocking the value of your data. Simon and Joe dig into how petabytes of data, such as medical records, news media content, and manufacturing datasets, often need to be stored indefinitely. They also talk through how utilizing AWS data archiving solutions can eliminate the infrastructure management headache for your team, and explain why there is no better place for archive data to be than in AWS. Read the blog - https://go.aws/3wrERFM Get started - https://go.aws/3IqsBb0 Amazon S3 Glacier storage classes - https://go.aws/3IrljUj Amazon S3 Glacier storage tutorial - https://go.aws/3KUi1dU

#510: [INTRODUCING] AWS Customer Carbon Footprint Tool Mar 16, 2022

How can AWS help you meet your sustainability goals? Tune in to listen to Simon Elisha chat with Jon Randelman and Liam Greenamyre (Senior Product Managers, AWS) about the new customer carbon footprint tool, which allows you to measure, track, and even forecast the carbon emissions associated with your AWS usage. They dive into how the tool helps you understand and reduce your carbon footprint, how the tool came about, and how AWS helps customers lower their overall carbon footprint. Customer carbon footprint tool - https://go.aws/3CNdgQM Read the blog - https://go.aws/36kTnUO Learn more AWS Sustainability - https://go.aws/3MVE99u

#509: March 2022 Update Show 1 Mar 12, 2022

A great bunch of updates to keep you informed! Remember you can record feedback at https://d1ox81nm0qxip8.cloudfront.net/index.html Chapters: 00:23 Analytics 02:45 Application Integration 03:31 Compute 06:39 Customer Engagement 07:03 Database 11:07 Developer Tools 12:03 Front-end Web & Mobile 12:50 Game Tech 13:27 Internet of Things (IoT) 14:07 Machine Learning 16:47 Management & Governance 21:18 Migration & Transfer 22:32 Networking & Content Delivery 23:48 Security, Identity and Compliance 24:24 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/509ExtendedShownotes.html

#508: Get to know Amazon FSx Mar 06, 2022

Amazon FSx provides fully managed file storage in the cloud and offers capabilities and performance of popular commercial and open-source file systems. Customers can choose between four file systems: NetApp ONTAP, OpenZFS, Windows File Server, and Lustre. In this episode, Simon is joined by Andrew Crudge, (Principal Product Manager, AWS) and Delwin Olivan, (Senior Product Manager, AWS) to dive into the Amazon FSx family, discussing the latest Amazon FSx innovations and use cases, as well as AWS programs to help you migrate and modernize your file-based applications faster. Choosing a file system - https://aws.amazon.com/fsx/when-to-choose-fsx/ AWS Storage blog - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/storage/ Learn more - https://aws.amazon.com/fsx/

#507: February 2022 Update Show 2 Feb 27, 2022

Some interesting updates across all kinds of topics this week! Remember you can record feedback at https://d1ox81nm0qxip8.cloudfront.net/index.html Chapters: 00:21 Analytics 02:58 Application Integration 03:10 Compute 04:30 Customer Engagement 05:27 Database 07:44 Developer Tools 09:50 Machine Learning 11:54 Management & Governance 16:07 Media Services 16:22 Migration and Transfer 17:27 Networking & Content Delivery 17:57 Quantum Technologies 18:53 Security, Identity and Compliance 20:55 Storage

#506: AWS Cloud Control API Feb 20, 2022

In this episode, Simon speaks with Jay McConnell (Principal Developer Advocate, AWS) and Rahul Sharma (Sr. Product Manager, AWS) about AWS Cloud Control API. Launched in September 2021, AWS Cloud Control API is a set of common application programming interfaces designed to make it easy for developers to consistently manage their cloud infrastructure and leverage the latest AWS capabilities faster. AWS news blog post - https://go.aws/3LGVOkP Lean more - https://go.aws/3rVRgiA User guide and API reference - https://go.aws/33ubiY5 Explore cloudctl - https://bit.ly/3JGdLyh

#505: February 2022 Update Show 1 Feb 13, 2022

Nicki says farewell and lots of new updates! Chapters 00:26 Nicki's new deliverable 02:52 Analytics 04:42 Application Integration 06:14 Business Applications 06:38 Compute 10:06 Customer Engagement 11:05 Database 12:16 Machine Learning 16:28 Management & Governance 17:03 Networking & Content Delivery 18:16 Security, Identity and Compliance 19:17 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/505ExtendedShownotes.html

#504: [Right Now at AWS] Episode 14 - Immersive Digital Commerce Lays Foundation for the Metaverse Feb 09, 2022

Consumer expectations for immersive online buying experiences and headless commerce that meets them wherever they are in their digital world, pose significant technical challenges. Yet, these expanding expectations also offer opportunities to innovate on your core business. What’s more, the work being done now is critical to get ready for what’s next. Hear from AWS Head of Worldwide Digital Commerce Solutions Vince Koh who shares best practices to prepare for the metaverse. Immersive tech changing retail landscape - https://go.aws/3ryMpUd Explore purpose-built digital commerce - https://go.aws/3gzj5XI Retail - https://go.aws/3gzjnhg Amazon IVS - https://bit.ly/3HBxluX

#503: Cloud SIEM: How Fast Can You Detect and Remediate? Feb 06, 2022

In this episode, Simon is joined by Girish Bhat (VP of marketing and strategy for Sumo Logic) to discuss changes in the IT landscape and how Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM is responding. Working in silos with legacy, on-premise security no longer works as the world embraces muti-cloud solutions. Hear Girish explain how Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM can detect, investigate, respond and remediate immediately. Learn more about Sumo Logic - https://go.aws/3seRKPL

#502: January 2022 Update Show Jan 30, 2022

A big raft of updates to start the new year! Chapters: 00:23 Analytics 06:10 Application Integration 08:00 Block Chain 08:42 Business Applications 09:18 Compute 18:42 Cost Management 19:12 Customer Engagement 21:10 Database 23:55 Developer Tools 24:58 End User Computing 25:24 Front-end Web & Mobile 27:58 Internet of Things (IoT) 29:16 Machine Learning 35:57 Management & Governance 39:32 Media Services 40:09 Migration & Transfer 40:48 Network & Content Delivery 41:47 Satellite 42:02 Security, Identity and Compliance 43:00 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/502ExtendedShownotes.html

#501: Using AWS AppConfig Jan 23, 2022

Does your team use feature flags or other dynamic configuration to update your software's behavior during application runtime? In this episode, Simon Elisha speaks with Steve Rice (Principal Product Manager, AWS), Brian Handy (Sr. Software Engineer, AWS), and Vinni Sagar (Technical Product Manager, AWS) about feature flags, Continuous Configuration, and AWS AppConfig. Learn why feature flags are so powerful, and hear how customers (as well as thousands of teams inside Amazon) leverage dynamic configuration to make software changes safely. About AWS AppConfig - https://go.aws/3FQNpqE Continuous Configuration blog post by Amazon CTO Werner Vogels - https://bit.ly/3Kzpvnq AWS AppConfig Feature Flags blog post - https://go.aws/32oyTsM

#500: 500th Episode Extravaganza! Jan 16, 2022

We're celebrating the 500th episode of The Official AWS Podcast! Join Simon Elisha, Nicki Stone, Jeff Barr (VP and Chief Evangelist at AWS) Max Peterson (VP of WW Public Sector, AWS) and more as they discuss how the podcast has grown over the years, their favorite episodes, and what's next at AWS. Special thanks from the entire team for your ongoing support. Links: AWS news blog - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/ (Nicki’s favorite episode) #311: Live Audience Update Show from Sydney Summit - https://go.aws/3ri6e10

#499: AWS IQ for Experts Jan 09, 2022

Learn how AWS certified experts and consulting firms are using AWS IQ to connect with customers for architecture consulting and hands-on project work. In this episode, Simon speaks with Emily Garrett (Sr. Product Manager at AWS), and Vik Korrapati (Software Developer at AWS) about the types of projects on AWS IQ, best practices for working with customers, and tips and tricks to close more leads. Learn more - https://aws.amazon.com/iq/experts/ Read the user guide: https://go.aws/3HJ2EDI

#498: [African Stories #2] EXPLORE Data Science Academy Jan 02, 2022

The EXPLORE Data Science Academy (EDSA) is a premier data science academy in South Africa that offers students an intensive one-year training course and provides a fundamental understanding of software development and cloud computing technologies. In this episode, Simon speaks with Clive Charlton (Head of Solution Architecture at AWS) and Shaun Dippnall (CEO & Co-founder of EDSA) about how the academy gives students a competitive edge, and teaches them how to solve real-world problems using the latest emerging data science technologies. Learn more about the AWS Africa Region- https://go.aws/3Jx2HUz Visit the EDSA website: https://explore-datascience.net/

#497: Enabling Business Through Security Dec 26, 2021

How does building in the cloud make it easier to achieve positive security outcomes? What role does security culture play and how can the department of no become the department of yes? In this episode, Simon speaks with Paul Hawkins from the Office of the CISO at AWS, to answer these questions and share how customers can apply these principles to their own organizations. Read the blog - https://go.aws/3Epu6UL Watch the video - https://bit.ly/3HbZE27 AWS Security Blog - https://go.aws/3Eql8XB Watch more - https://bit.ly/3FoVcg4

#496: Amazon's Certification Flywheel Dec 19, 2021

Why do you need AWS certification? How can you practice the Amazon Leadership Principles through AWS certification? In this episode, Simon is joined by Shailaja Suresh, Senior Solutions Architect at AWS to learn more about how AWS certification can help you grow your career and business. Learn more - https://aws.amazon.com/certification/

#495: [Right Now at AWS] Episode 13 - Low Code / No Code Solutions Dec 15, 2021

Accelerating the pace of intelligent automation adoption and new product development without adding new devs is possible with Low Code / No Code solutions. With Low Code / No Code, you can gain development time in multiple ways. One example is reducing your business’s tactical dependence on IT and enabling business users to drive their own digital transformation with drag-and-drop interfaces that abstract the codebase. Meanwhile, a large-scale implementation includes using a software platform to assemble and deploy solutions with minimal or no need for additional code. In this episode, Katie speaks with Madhu Raman, AWS Worldwide Head of Intelligent Automation, to learn about current Low Code / No Code implementations and future possibilities. Listen to episode #485 for an overview of Intelligent Automation at AWS: https://go.aws/30lEFu4 Read the report: https://bit.ly/31Xf5w6

#494: [INTRODUCING] The AWS AI & ML Scholarship Program with Special Guest Adriana Gascoigne Dec 10, 2021

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine learning (ML) is poised to transform virtually every industry; however there are currently not enough trained ML developers to meet this demand and far fewer from backgrounds underrepresented in tech. In this episode, Nicki talks with Adriana Gascoigne (CEO and Founder of GirlsInTech) and Maryam Rezapoor (Sr. Product Manager at AWS) about opportunities to close this gap with the AWS AI & ML Scholarship Program in collaboration with Intel and Udacity, best practices within the space, and more. Read the blog: https://go.aws/3pJm2sV Learn more: https://go.aws/3IyhgXG DeeprRacer Student: https://go.aws/3dERcvz GirlsInTech: https://bit.ly/336MxR7

#493: [INTRODUCING] Amazon SageMaker Studio Lab Dec 09, 2021

Are you interested in experimenting with machine learning (ML), but don't know where or how to begin? Now in preview, the new Amazon SageMaker Studio Lab is a free, no-configuration service built to reduce friction when getting started with ML. In this episode, Nicki speaks with Brian Granger, one of the founders of Jupiter Notebooks, about Amazon SageMaker Studio Lab, why we built it, and more. Read the blog: https://go.aws/32ZhJSi Learn more: https://go.aws/3dsJgh9 Sign up for to preview: https://bit.ly/31Lk03a

#492: [INTRODUCING] AWS Private 5G Dec 08, 2021

In this episode, Nicki talks with Bala Thekkedath (Principal Product Marketing Manager) about AWS Private 5G, the exciting new service now in preview, that helps enterprises set up and scale private 5G mobile networks in their facilities in days instead of months. With just a few clicks in the AWS console, customers specify where they want to build a mobile network and the network capacity needed for their devices. Listen to this episode to learn more about the service, when and why you should consider a private 5G network, and how to sign up for a preview. Read the blog: https://go.aws/3Dt29et Watch the video: https://bit.ly/3lKDbB8 Learn more: https://go.aws/3EDXI1G Sign up to preview: https://bit.ly/3EzkxDP

#491: [INTRODUCING] The New Amazon Inspector Dec 07, 2021

We know it is an important and challenging security best practice to proactively identify software vulnerabilities and unintended network accessibility in our environments so that critical findings can be remediated quickly. In this episode Nicki finds out from three experts, Rick Anthony (General Manager), Kashish Wadhwa (Inspector Product Manager), and Sravan Rengarajan (ECR Product Manager) how the new Amazon Inspector has been rearchitected to make it only a few clicks to deploy and manage a vulnerability management solution that continually scans your Amazon EC2 instances and container images residing in Amazon ECR to find vulnerabilities in near real-time. They also discuss how easy it is to operationalize and automate the findings to reduce the mean time to remediate critical vulnerabilities. Read the blog post- https://go.aws/31CW55z Watch the intro video- https://bit.ly/3y867rS Learn more - https://aws.amazon.com/inspector/ Leave audio feedback - https://d1ox81nm0qxip8.cloudfront.net/index.html

#490: How Amazon Ads Run Machine Learning at Scale Dec 06, 2021

Amazon Ads operates its ad serving infrastructure at massive scale, handling hundreds of millions of ad requests per second (trillions of ads per day) within a latency budget of 120 milliseconds. They use machine learning to predict relevant ads to show shoppers, predict whether shoppers will click or purchase, and allocate and price an ad. In this episode, Simon talks with Kun Liu, Director of Machine Learning at Amazon Ads, about how his team uses machine learning running on AWS to score thousands of ads per request within a 20ms window at over 100K transactions per second, all across hundreds of models that each required different hardware and software optimizations. Learn more about Amazon Ads - https://advertising.amazon.com/ Read the blog - https://go.aws/31rPqM3 Learn more about AWS solutions for advertising & marketing - https://aws.amazon.com/advertising-marketing/

#489: re:Invent Werner Vogels Keynote 2021 Dec 02, 2021

This is the final day of our coverage of re:Invent 2021! Check out all the announcements here: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/top-announcements-of-aws-reinvent-2021/ Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/489ExtendedShownotes.html

#488: re:Invent Swami Sivasubramanian Keynote 2021 Dec 01, 2021

Day 3 of our coverage continues! Check out all the announcements here: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/top-announcements-of-aws-reinvent-2021/ Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/488ExtendedShownotes.html

#487: re:Invent Adam Selipsky Keynote & Global Partner Summit 2021 Nov 30, 2021

Day 2 of our coverage continues with updates from Adam Selipsky's keynote and the Partner Summit. Check out all the announcements here: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/top-announcements-of-aws-reinvent-2021/ Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/487ExtendedShownotes.html

#486: Midnight Madness 2021 Nov 29, 2021

It is here! re:Invent 2021 begins and this is the first of the daily coverage episodes to keep you up-to-date! Check out all the announcements here: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/top-announcements-of-aws-reinvent-2021/ Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/486ExtendedShownotes.html

#485: [Right Now at AWS] Episode 12 - Intelligent Automation Nov 24, 2021

Intelligent Automation on AWS is for anybody who has ever wanted a better, faster way to accomplish a task. It decreases manual effort across an organization and provides 70 to 90% business process efficiency, on average. Listen to the podcast to learn 3 common approaches to implementing intelligent automation, including: AI-powered assessments into how employees actually work; low code and no code point implementations assembled with minimal need for additional code development; and digital workers that can be deployed to provide an automated team member that carries out a specific business process. Contact account team - https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/sales-support/ Read the report - https://www.linkedin.com/smart-links/AQE2VbXYFItriA

#484: November 2021 Update Show 1 Nov 21, 2021

Simon and Nicki guide you through well over 100 updates prior to our re:Invent special episodes. Remember you can record feedback at https://d1ox81nm0qxip8.cloudfront.net/index.html Chapters: 01:27 AWS Marketplace 02:03 Analytics 04:21 Amazon Athena 06:51 Application Integration 07:59 Block Chain 08:24 Business Applicatins 09:45 Compute 20:09 Customer Engagement 23:27 Databases 28:42 Developer Tools 30:42 End User Computing 31:07 Front-end Web & Mobile 33:07 Game Tech 33:37 Internet of Things (IoT) 34:47 Machine Learning 40:50 Management & Governance 44:31 Media Services 45:29 Migration & Transfer 46:18 Networking & Content Delivery 48:29 Security, Identity and Compliance 49:47 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/484ExtendedShownotes.html

#483: Exploring EBS io2 Block Express Nov 14, 2021

io2 Block Express is the newest Elastic Block Storage (EBS) volume type designed with the scalability and performance to serve many applications that are traditionally on-premises. In this episode, Simon is joined by Ryan Sayre, Senior Storage Specialist focusing on EBS. They discuss where EBS fits into AWS data storage offerings, and how io2 Block Express delivers on the SAN in the Cloud vision. Learn more about io2 Block Express - https://go.aws/3ohJtZt EBS - https://aws.amazon.com/ebs/ Amazon EBS Features - https://aws.amazon.com/ebs/features/

#482: [INTRODUCING] AWS Local Zones Nov 07, 2021

What are AWS Local Zones? How are customers using them for hybrid enterprise migration? Tune in to listen to Nicki chat with Andrew Purdin (Manager, Platform Engineering at MindBody), Ben Diringer (Infrastructure Architect at MindBody), John Bair (System Architect at MindBody), and Pranav Chachra (Sr. Product Manager for AWS Local Zones) about how MindBody is using Local Zones to migrate complex and interdependent on-premises applications to AWS while ensuring a seamless experience for their end-users. AWS Local Zones- https://go.aws/3w6ZDIJ Get Started- https://go.aws/3w7fdE6 Read the Blog- https://go.aws/3mBG6gb

#481: [INTRODUCING] AWS Panorama Oct 31, 2021

Are you interested in implementing computer vision for your existing cameras, but don’t know where to start? Tune in to listen to Nicki Stone chat with Imran Moin, Head of Product Management for a new service called AWS Panorama. AWS Panorama is a machine learning appliance and software development kit that brings computer vision to on-premises IP cameras, all at the edge so you can make predictions locally with high accuracy and low latency. AWS Panorama – https://go.aws/3nJ8Umm Read the Blog –https://go.aws/314Yq9e What’s New - https://go.aws/3nFs4cL Watch the Video - https://bit.ly/2ZA7JxO

#480: October 2021 Update Show 3 Oct 24, 2021

Simon takes you through a bumper crop of updates! Remember you can record feedback at https://d1ox81nm0qxip8.cloudfront.net/index.html Chapters: 01:00 AWS Marketplace 01:24 Analytics 06:30 Application Integration 07:19 Business Applications 08:15 Compute 11:12 Database 13:10 Developer Tools 14:26 Front-end and Mobile 15:40 Machine Learning 22:36 Management & Governance 27:20 Media Services 27:45 Networking & Content Delivery 28:57 Quantum Technologies 29:43 Robotics 30:20 Security, Identity and Compliance 31:34 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/480ExtendedShownotes.html

#479: [INTRODUCING] Amazon EKS Anywhere Oct 17, 2021

Amazon EKS Anywhere is a new deployment option for Amazon EKS that allows customers to create and operate Kubernetes clusters on customer-managed infrastructure, supported by AWS. Customers can now run Amazon EKS Anywhere on their own on-premises infrastructure. In this episode, Jackson West (Software Development Manager) and Vipin Mohan (Product Manager) join Simon to discuss customer problems that EKS Anywhere solves and how you can get started with EKS Anywhere. Amazon EKS Anywhere - https://aws.amazon.com/eks/eks-anywhere/ Download and get started - https://anywhere.eks.amazonaws.com/docs/getting-started/install/ Blog - https://go.aws/3v60F77 Demo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7Qh7ha5MG0

#478: [Right Now at AWS] Episode 11 - Why AWS for Genomics? Oct 13, 2021

We’re living in an era of genomics revolution. The remarkable acceleration of sequencing time and a 99.9% decrease in costs are enabling new genomics use cases in healthcare, agriculture, and beyond. But advanced sequencing capabilities are pushing legacy technology to its brink. That’s why genomics experts, like Principal Worldwide Genomics Solutions Specialist Pantea Khodami say cloud is the key to fulfilling genomics’ promise. In the podcast, learn how AWS is doubling down to meet customers’ genomics needs. Plus, hear how AstraZenca and Lifebit are leveraging AWS to fast-track discovery and innovation. AWS Genomics - https://aws.amazon.com/health/genomics/ AstraZeneca case study - https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/astrazeneca/ Lifebit case study - https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/lifebit/ Contact the genomics team - https://pages.awscloud.com/HealthContactSales.html

#477: October 2021 Update Show 2 Oct 10, 2021

Some really interesting and powerful updates in this episode. Remember you can record feedback at https://d1ox81nm0qxip8.cloudfront.net/index.html Chapters: 01:11 Analytics 04:16 Application Integration 07:07 Compute 11:38 Customer Engagement 12:28 Database 14:18 Developer Tools 15:57 Front-end Web & Mobile 17:31 Internet of Things (IoT) 18:57 Machine Learning 19:53 Management & Governance 21:44 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/477ExtendedShownotes.html

#476: October 2021 Update Show 1 Oct 03, 2021

Simon and Nicki take you through some fun and useful updates! Remember you can record feedback at https://d1ox81nm0qxip8.cloudfront.net/index.html Chapters: 01:18 Infrastructure Update 02:12 AWS Marketplace 02:58 Analytics 11:23 Application Integration 11:36 Compute 17:33 Customer Engagement 20:46 Databases 23:48 Developer Tools 27:13 Game Tech 28:19 Internet of Things (IoT) 29:13 Machine Learning 35:00 Management & Governance 39:49 Media Services 40:44 Mobile 41:32 Networking & Content Delivery 42:14 Quantum Technology 43:21 Robotics 43:49 Satellite 44:41 Security, Identity and Compliance 46:57 Storage 47:36 Startups Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/476ExtendedShownotes.html

#475: [INTRODUCING] New Amazon Connect Features - Making Life Easier for Customers and Agents Oct 01, 2021

Launched this week, Amazon Connect's newest machine-learning(ML) features ease the frustrations of customers and contact center agents alike. Listen in as Nicki Stone and Cameron Hissey have a fun and inspired conversation about ML and how it can transform the customer experience. Read the blog - https://go.aws/2Y8ccGG Watch the video - https://bit.ly/2YiOKXB Learn more - https://go.aws/2YmlgrQ

#474: [Amazon Connect #5] Reimagine the Customer Experience Sep 26, 2021

Quickly deploy a contact center that elevates customer experiences and augments brand loyalty. Today Simon is joined by Jen Walsh Fisher, Director of Partner for Amazon Connect, to talk about her work to provide great customer experiences and the tech that helps along the way. Check out the webinar: https://bit.ly/3i4Cilg Read the eBook: https://bit.ly/3o3jiY3 Learn more: https://aws.amazon.com/connect/partners/

#473: [African Stories #1] Beyond Technologies Sep 19, 2021

Today Simon is joined by Clive Charlton, Head of Solution Architecture at AWS, and Ian Lester, CEO of Beyond Technologies - A South African based company with a presence in close to 80 countries around the globe. Today we will learn how Beyond is using the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud technologies to remotely monitor temperatures in the vaccine supply chain, to ensure the efficacy of vaccines administered to patients. You can watch their customer video as well as more South African customer stories here: https://amzn.to/3lAdrGJ

#472: September 2021 Update Show 1 Sep 12, 2021

Check out this week's latest updates! Remember you can record feedback at https://d1ox81nm0qxip8.cloudfront.net/index.html Chapters: 00:34 Analytics 01:37 Application Integration 02:23 Compute 06:19 Databases 09:09 End User Computing 09:55 Internet of Things (IoT) 11:45 Machine Learning 15:35 Management & Governance 17:31 Media Services 17:59 Migration & Transfer 19:44 Networking & Content Delivery 21:37 Security, Identity and Compliance 24:30 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/472ExtendedShownotes.html

#471: [Right Now at AWS] Episode 10 - Business Transformation with AWS Solutions Sep 05, 2021

Business transformation can be a loaded phrase. But the term is fitting to describe the bold vision customers are sharing with us about advancing capabilities and re-inventing business models. B2B companies are exploring direct-to-consumer; every organization is seeking to create new and better products; and businesses across industries are implementing video to re-image customer experiences. AWS and Partner Solutions are created to meet these kinds of customer goals. Solutions are designed to accelerate your time to value when undergoing a business transformation. Listen to the podcast to learn why customers like Formula 1 and Volkswagen are deploying solutions. Plus, get best practice guidance from Joe Chung, Worldwide Director of Solutions Go-To-Market, on how to approach your own transformation. AWS Solutions Library: https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/ AWS Partner Network Solutions: https://partners.amazonaws.com/ AWS Marketplace: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace Media2Cloud Solution: https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/implementations/media2cloud/

#470: [INTRODUCING] Amazon S3 Multi-Region Access Points Sep 02, 2021

What’s the shortest path between a storage request and your application? Find out with our new Amazon S3 Multi-Region Access Points. By factoring network congestion and location, it dynamically routes requests to the lowest latency copy of your data, improving performance by up to 60%. Tune in to listen to Nicki Stone, Sr. Software Engineer chat with Peter Imming, Sr. Product Manager, and Ian Mc Garry, Sr. Software Development Manager talk about this new launch that allows you to take advantage of the global infrastructure of AWS while maintaining a simple application architecture for your storage. Read the blog: https://amzn.to/3t92r6A Watch the video: https://bit.ly/3kGKOag Learn more: https://amzn.to/2WJ11DF Leave audio feedback: https://bit.ly/2MvZPOL

#469: August 2021 Update Show 2 Aug 29, 2021

A bumper set if updates this week! Remember you can leave audio feedback or questions at: https://d1ox81nm0qxip8.cloudfront.net/index.html Chapters 00:44 AWS Marketplace 01:22 Analytics 06:43Application Integration 07:55 Business Applications 08:26 Compute 14:09 Cost Management 14:54 Customer Engagement 16:28 Databases 20:25 Developer Tools 23:26 End User Computing 24:29 Game Tech 24:41 Internet of Things (IoT) 26:32 Machine Learning 33:02 Management & Governance 38:07 Media Services 38:38 Migration & Transfer 40:20 Mobile 41:12 Networking & Content Delivery 42:02 Security, Identity and Compliance 42:50 Storage 44:11 Solutions Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/469ExtendedShownotes.html

#468: [Amazon Connect #4] Anticipatory Customer Service with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Aug 22, 2021

Explore the power of AI and ML to deliver real-time customer insights that help you deliver better experiences. The ability to anticipate and respond to customer needs in real-time can be a game-changer in helping businesses deliver exceptional customer experiences. Shalesa Charron, Principle Partner Development Specialist at Amazon Connect, shares how the latest Amazon Connect innovations in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning deliver personalized and dynamic customer interactions. Register for the VoiceFoundry webinar: https://bit.ly/3y2l0tX Register for the ServiceNow webinar: https://bit.ly/3D6YGDp Download the Amazon Connect infographic: https://bit.ly/3D5Zkkf

#467: [INTRODUCING] Amazon MemoryDB for Redis Aug 19, 2021

Amazon MemoryDB for Redis is the newest fully managed database service from AWS. Today, Nikki is joined by Zach Gardner, Specialist Solutions Architect at AWS, to introduce this new Redis-compatible, durable, in-memory database service. Learn why we built MemoryDB and dive into benefits, use cases, and how you can achieve microsecond read latency, single-digit millisecond write latency, and Multi-AZ durability for modern applications with microservices architectures. Read the blog: https://amzn.to/3sx9Egu Watch the video: https://bit.ly/3y4dejj Learn more: https://amzn.to/3gec92s

#466: Managing the cloud environment with AWS Organizations Aug 15, 2021

In the 2020 re:Invent security keynote, the #1 recommendation for customers to secure their environment was to use AWS Organizations. In this episode, Simon will discuss why with Andrew Blackham, Product Manager at AWS. They'll review why you should consider using multiple accounts and what features AWS Organizations provides customers to centrally manage their environment. They'll also touch on security best practices, multi-account features from AWS services, and how you can get started building your multi-account environment. See the getting started guide: https://aws.amazon.com/organizations/getting-started/best-practices/ Read the whitepaper: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/organizing-your-aws-environment/organizing-your-aws-environment.html

#465: [Right Now at AWS] Episode 9 - Managing clinical trials data Aug 11, 2021

The life sciences industry met the world’s need for Covid-19 vaccines in less than a year. Technology aided the outcome, but dedicated people were at the center and the tremendous level of effort needed is not sustainable. Still, now that the industry knows what’s possible, the question is how to reach the same high watermark. One area of focus is managing clinical trials data in the cloud, which can reduce R&D costs and accelerate scientific discovery. Listen to the podcast to hear emerging best practices regarding clinical trials data management from Drew Garty, CTO of Veeva Vault Clinical Data Management Suite. Veeva is a leader in cloud-based software for the global life sciences industry and is an AWS Advanced Technology Partner. Talk to Veeva: https://www.veeva.com/contact-us/ Contact the AWS Life Sciences Biopharma team: https://pages.awscloud.com/BiotechandPharmaContactSales.html

#464: Diving deep into Amazon MWAA Aug 08, 2021

Amazon Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow (MWAA) is a managed orchestration service for Apache Airflow that makes it easier to set up and operate data pipelines in the cloud. Today Simon is joined by John Jackson, Senior Product Manager at AWS, to learn all about this recently launched service. They dig into the benefits of Amazon MWAA, why the team built the service, how it fits in with other AWS services, and the commitment to open source. Learn more: https://aws.amazon.com/managed-workflows-for-apache-airflow/ Leave audio feedback: https://bit.ly/2MvZPOL

#463: August 2021 Update Show 1 Aug 01, 2021

Simon is on lockdown! But the show goes on! Chapters: 00:42 AWS Marketplace 01:21 Analytics 06:13 Application Integration 06:52 Block Chain 07:53 Compute 13:05 Customer Engagement 14:04 Database 16:04 Developer Tools 17:37 Internet of Things (IoT) 19:57 Machine Learning 24:06 Management & Governance 26:42 Networking & Content Delivery 26:58 Robotics 27:53 Security, Identity and Compliance 28:39 Solutions 29:21 Storage 32:03 Training & Certification Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/462ExtendedShownotes.html

#462: [Amazon Connect #3] Adapting quickly to deliver exceptional customer experiences Jul 25, 2021

Organizations of every size have had to pivot quickly to keep up and adapt to the changes carried over from 2020, and that need is particularly important to small and medium-sized organizations. Join Shalesa Charron, Principal Partner Development Specialist at Amazon Connect, as she shares how an omnichannel cloud contact center can improve experiences for customers, agents, and managers alike. Learn more about Amazon Connect: https://aws.amazon.com/connect/

#461: July 2021 Update Show 2 Jul 18, 2021

Some interesting riffing on Development in this week's update show! Chapters 00:46 Analytics 01:24 Application Integration 04:05 Business Applications 05:08 Compute 05:24 Databases 05:45 Developer Tools 06:18 End User Computing 07:01 Machine Learning 07:47 Management & Governance 10:04 Front-end & Mobile 11:56 Networking & Content Delivery 13:24 Security, Identity and Compliance 14:52 Storage 16:10 - The after show show Topics: 16:24 - Nicki's development environment 19:54 - Nicki's approach to development 23:06 - Nicki's comments in commits 30:45 - Addressing writer's block and rubber duck debugging! Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/460ExtendedShownotes.html

#460: [INTRODUCING] Amazon HealthLake Jul 15, 2021

Now available, Amazon HealthLake is a HIPAA-eligible service offering healthcare and life sciences companies a complete view of individual or patient population health data for query and analytics at scale to personalize medical care. Tune in to listen to Satadal Bhattacharjee, Sr Manager of Product Management for Health AI, share how Amazon HealthLake is helping health organization unlock insights from their health data to improve care and reduce costs. Learn more: https://aws.amazon.com/healthlake/ Read the Blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/paging-doctor-cloud-amazon-healthlake-is-now-generally-available/ See the features: https://aws.amazon.com/healthlake/features/ Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM-7YkMt9Y4

#459: [Right Now at AWS] Episode 8 - Shifting toward modernization Jul 14, 2021

Last year, customers were driven to the cloud to save costs. While cost reduction is always a priority, the intensity to decrease spend reflected worldwide uncertainty. Today, a shift is emerging. There’s a renewed focus toward future growth and modernizing applications to scale and gain new capabilities across the business – from modern databases to leveraging cloud for security posture improvement. Principal Migration Advisor Steve Peacock explains what he’s seeing and offers best practices to thoughtfully modernize your business. Learn about our prescriptive approach to migration & modernization: https://aws.amazon.com/migration-acceleration-program/ Get sales support: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/sales-support/ Listen to our previous episode on cost saving strategies: https://aws.amazon.com/podcasts/371-right-now-aws-episode-1-strategies-for-when-cost-savings-is-top-of-mind/

#458: July 2021 Update Show 1 Jul 11, 2021

Lots of new things! Remember you can leave audio feedback or questions at: https://d1ox81nm0qxip8.cloudfront.net/index.html Chapters: 01:20 Analytics 06:44 Application Integration 07:25 Compute 13:30 Customer Engagement 14:16 Databases 18:56 Developer Tools 21:32 End User Computing 22:12 Game Tech 23:22 Internet of Things (IoT) 23:45 Machine Learning 28:57 Management & Governance 35:55 Media Services 37:54 Migration & Transfer 38:33 Front-end & Mobile 39:24 Networking & Content Delivery 40:54 Security, Identity and Compliance 43:48 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/458ExtendedShownotes.html

#457: [INTRODUCING] AWS BugBust Jul 04, 2021

Today Nicki is joined by Alex Bush, Head of AI Services and Vishnu Parimi, Principal Product Manager at AWS, to learn about AWS BugBust, the world’s first global competition for Java and Python developers to collectively fix 1 million bugs. They discuss how AWS BugBust provides an easy and fun solution to transform bug bashes, foster team building, and bring friendly competition to improve code quality and application performance. Listen in to learn how you can join the mission to exterminate 1 million bugs. Learn more: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-aws-bugbust-its-game-over-for-bugs/ Create your BugBust event: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-aws-bugbust-its-game-over-for-bugs/

#456: Data Architectures with AWS Hero Elliott Cordo Jun 27, 2021

AWS Data Hero and Head of Data at Capsule, Elliott Cordo, has built many ground-up data architectures over the years. Simon speaks to Elliott about his eight years of experience with Amazon Redshift, including recent innovations he's excited about and what's on his Amazon Redshift wishlist. Simon and Elliott also discuss making sense of trends in data, integrating ML in your data environment, and the value of being part of a technical community. https://aws.amazon.com/developer/community/heroes/

#455: June 2021 Update Show 2 Jun 20, 2021

More updates this week! Remember you can leave audio feedback or questions at: https://d1ox81nm0qxip8.cloudfront.net/index.html Chapters: 00:40 Analytics 03:45 Application Integration 07:07 Block Chain 08:09 Compute 09:47 EKS 11:04 Cost Management 11:48 Databases 15:17 Developer Tools 16:40 Front-end Web & Mobile 18:61 Game Tech 19:53 Internet of Things (IoT) 22:48 Machine Learning 25:41 Management & Governance 29:34 Networking & Content Delivery 30:33 Security, Identity and Compliance 32:32 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/455ExtendedShownotes.html

#454: [Amazon Connect #2] Improving the agent experience Jun 13, 2021

Information is the key to empowering contact-center agents to consistently anticipate and resolve customer issues. Their success is your company’s success. Join Kentis Gopalla, the Global Partner Lead for AWS Contact Center, as he shares the new ways you can ensure your agents have the right information at the right time to keep customers satisfied and loyal. See the Amazon Connect Partner Page: https://aws.amazon.com/partners/featured/contact-center/ Get the eBook: https://pages.awscloud.com/GLOBAL-partner-DL-contact-center-ebook-2020-learn.html

#453: [INTRODUCING] Amazon ECS Anywhere Jun 11, 2021

Amazon ECS Anywhere, a new extension of Amazon ECS, enables customers to now run and manage container-based applications on their customer-managed infrastructure using the same APIs, cluster management, workload scheduling, monitoring, and deployment pipelines they use with ECS in AWS. In this episode, Senior Developer Advocate Nathan Peck (@nathankpeck on Twitter) discusses how to set up and get started with ECS Anywhere, as well as common benefits and use cases. Read the blog - https://aws.amazon.com/es/blogs/aws/getting-started-with-amazon-ecs-anywhere-now-generally-available/ Build an ECS Anywhere home lab with Amazon VPC network connectivity - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/building-an-amazon-ecs-anywhere-home-lab-with-amazon-vpc-network-connectivity/ Watch the demo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgjCuwKi4OU Learn more - https://aws.amazon.com/ecs/anywhere/?nc1=h_ls

#452: [Right Now at AWS] Episode 7 - Top media and entertainment use cases and purpose-built AWS Solutions Jun 10, 2021

Change is underway in media and entertainment and new AWS Solutions were designed to meet new customer needs. Content producers want to be able to create anything from wherever they are, seamlessly collaborating despite physical distance. And the ability to reduce manual effort from content analysis workflows with AI / ML solutions is saving money, providing new revenue opportunities, and giving back precious time. Hear about the purpose-built AWS Services and Solutions customers like Discovery and FOX are leveraging to improve their businesses and end-user experiences. Get AWS M&E Solutions - https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/implementations Contact the M&E team - https://pages.awscloud.com/Media-and-Entertainment-Contact-Us.html Discovery+ case study: https://youtu.be/j-gBJpyaU_4 FOX case study - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYKTWlcPk6M&ab_channel=AmazonWebServices

#451: June 2021 Update Show 1 Jun 06, 2021

Lots of great updates, a new book and listener feedback! Chapters: 00:33 Listener Feedback - Bob Haftner 01:11 New book - Data Science on AWS - Chris Fregly & Antje Barth 02:10 Analytics 08:13 Application Integration 10:27 Business Applications 10:54 Compute 15:46 Cost Management 16:18 Customer Engagement 17:04 Database 20:17 Developer Tools 21:29 End User Compuiting 21:41 Game Tech 21:55 Internet of Things (IoT) 24:15 Machine Learning 30:52 Management & Governance 36:56 Media Services 37:57 Migration & Transfer 39:50 Mobile 40:26 Networking & Content Delivery 40:55 Quantum Technology 41:32 Security, Identity and Compliance 42:40 Storage 44:20 Training & Certification 44:45 Support Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/451ExtendedShownotes.html New book “Data Science on AWS” Implementing End-to-End, Continuous AI and Machine Learning Pipelines by AWS Developer Advocates Chris Fregly and Antje Barth https://www.amazon.com/Data-Science-AWS-End-End/dp/1492079391

#450: Optimizing Vaccine Distribution with AWS May 30, 2021

Amidst the COVID 19 pandemic, the US state and local technology infrastructure has never been more critical. These systems – most notably call centers, electronic lab reporting (ELR) systems and disease surveillance systems – are under extreme pressure as public health organizations work to track, report, and share information on COVID-19 cases. Today Simon is joined by Jim Daniel, Public Health Lead, State and Local Government here at Amazon Web Services, to learn all about the current state of public health in the US. They dive into the challenges faced, what was done to help, lessons learned, and how the cloud can support modernization of immunization information systems. Best Practices Blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/sharing-best-practices-vaccine-administration-cdc-national-forum-covid-19-vaccine/ Expert Q&A: https://papers.govtech.com/Cloud-Based-Infrastructure-Helps-Public-Health-Meet-the-COVID-19-Data-Challenge-138784.html Scaling Public Health Infrastructure with the Cloud: https://webinars.govtech.com/Scaling-Public-Health-Infrastructure-for-COVID-Response-with-the-Cloud-137070.html?appCore=https://cms.erepublic.com/common/forms/ajax_form/137070

#449: [INTRODUCING] AWS App Runner May 25, 2021

AWS App Runner is a fully managed container application service that makes it easier and faster for customers to build, deploy, and run containerized web applications and APIs with just a few clicks, no infrastructure or containers experience required. Today, Simon is joined by Akshay Ram, Product Manager of App Runner, to learn all about this recently launched service. They dig into the benefits and use cases of App Runner, why the team built the service, the workloads it can be used for, AWS Copilot support for the service, and how you can get started. Read the blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/app-runner-from-code-to-scalable-secure-web-apps/ Watch the Workshop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97Ua6Gv_HSo See the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBbvFA6Up98 Learn More: https://aws.amazon.com/apprunner/

#448: AWS Copilot: Modern Applications CLI May 23, 2021

Want to eliminate the heavy lifting of setting up infrastructure and deploying containerized applications to multiple environments? The AWS Copilot CLI is an interactive tool that sets up all required infrastructure and AWS resources when deploying a containerized application. In this episode, AWS Product Manager Sravan Rengarajan (@Sravan_R_) will describe how AWS Copilot lets you build, deploy, and manage your containerized applications with simple, well-organized set of commands that sets up multiple environments with AWS best practices by default. This allows you to truly focus on application development while the CLI handles nuances of how AWS services integrate, and all the steps required to deploy a container to the cloud including Docker builds, task definitions, CI/CD pipelines, and more.

#447: [INTRODUCING] Incident Manager May 19, 2021

Good surprise? Your friends jumping out with cake on your birthday. Bad surprise? Your application is down. Tune in to listen to Nicki Stone, Sr. Software Engineer chat with Dave Cliffe, Sr. Product Manager and Oren Nachman, Sr. Development Manager about AWS Systems Manager's newest capability: Incident Manager. Incident Manager helps you prepare for incidents with automated response plans that bring the right people and information together, so you can get back to that surprise birthday party. Learn more: https://aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/features/#Incident_Manager Read the blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/resolve-it-incidents-faster-with-incident-manager-a-new-capability-of-aws-systems-manager/

#446: [INTRODUCING] Amazon Nimble Studio May 18, 2021

In this episode, Jay Maglione, Sr. Product Manager, Content Production Tech at AWS, joins Nicki Stone to talk about a new AWS service that recently launched: Amazon Nimble Studio. Jay and Nicki discuss how Nimble Studio will help creative professionals produce high-fidelity content for films, episodics, or commercials. They also discuss the challenges that digital content creation studios face today, and agree that Frozen is an all-time great animated film. Read more: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-nimble-studio-build-a-creative-studio-in-the-cloud/

#445: [Amazon Connect #1] Redefining the Customer Experience May 17, 2021

Post-pandemic customers have come to expect a new level of omnichannel contact-center experience. Hear the latest breakthrough thinking from Kentis Gopalla, the Global Partner Lead for AWS Contact Center, on how you can quickly reimagine your contact center for seamless and scalable omnichannel customer experiences. See the Amazon Connect Partner Page: https://aws.amazon.com/partners/featured/contact-center/ Get the eBook: https://pages.awscloud.com/GLOBAL-partner-DL-contact-center-ebook-2020-learn.html

#444: [INTRODUCING] Amazon DevOps Guru May 14, 2021

Amazon DevOps Guru is a machine learning powered service that makes it easy to improve an application’s operational performance and availability. Today Nicki is joined by Jacob Sullivan, Sr. Manager, Product Management at AWS, to learn about this service that recently became available. They discuss the challenges customers face with CloudOps, how DevOps Guru leverages machine learning to identify anomalous application behavior, and how customers can get started. Learn more about Amazon DevOps Guru, visit : aws.amazon.com/devops-guru/. To get started, use this workshop to enable DevOps Guru: https://aiops-using-devops-guru.workshop.aws/

#443: Industry trends in life sciences and the AWS Solutions helping customers tackle their biggest challenges May 13, 2021

The future of life sciences is personal. Personalized medicine will mean treatments specifically calibrated for you, and your health needs. To accelerate toward that reality, the life sciences industry is undergoing digital transformation across its entire value chain. Listen to the podcast where we examine 3 top industry use cases (digital lab operations, manufacturing operational analytics, and transferring and storing genomics data) and the AWS Solutions that are helping customers like Celgene, Merck, and Moderna tackle their biggest challenges. Learn More - https://aws.amazon.com/health/ Contact the life sciences team - https://pages.awscloud.com/HealthContactSales.html

#442: May 2021 Update Show 1 May 09, 2021

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 Security, Identity and Compliance 36:33 Solutions 37:52 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/443ExtendedShownotes.html

#441: [INTRODUCING] AQUA for Amazon Redshift May 04, 2021

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/redshift/latest/mgmt/managing-cluster-aqua.html https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/mgmt/managing-cluster-aqua-understanding.html

#440: Blockchain Use Cases in Enterprise IT May 02, 2021

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 Director Armin Nehzat, who shares how Nestle conceived of Chain of Origin and the unique value proposition it brings. You’ll also hear from the Worldwide Go-to-Market Specialist for Amazon Managed Blockchain, Maggie Hsu, on key features of the Managed Blockchain service and what’s to come. https://aws.amazon.com/managed-blockchain/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/amazonwebservices/2019/12/12/nestles-chain-of-origin-coffee-brings-supply-chain-transparency-with-amazon-managed-blockchain/?sh=523f56ff193b https://aws.amazon.com/managed-blockchain/resources/?nc=sn&loc=5 https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/blockchain-for-sustainability.pdf?did=wp_card&trk=wp_card

#439: [INTRODUCING] Amazon FSx File Gateway Apr 27, 2021

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.com/storagegateway/file/fsx Connect with an AWS Community Hero - https://aws.amazon.com/developer/community/heroes/

#438: April 2021 Update Show 1 Apr 25, 2021

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, Identity and Compliance 52:41 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/438ExtendedShownotes.html

#437: A Day in the Life of an SA Apr 18, 2021

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

#436: [Right Now at AWS] Episode 5 - Save costs or innovate? Learn how customers are doing both with Amazon Connect Apr 11, 2021

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 Intuit and Los Angeles County are gaining business benefits with Amazon Connect. Learn more and contact the team: https://aws.amazon.com/connect/

#435: Diving into Amazon Macie Apr 04, 2021

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 experts for inventorying, categorizing, and protecting your data across your Amazon S3 buckets. Learn more: https://aws.amazon.com/macie/ Start your 30-day free Macie trial: https://console.aws.amazon.com/macie Demonstration of Macie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8piwEQJJXdo&t=1s More on Amazon S3 Security: https://aws.amazon.com/s3/features/security/

#434: March 2021 Update Show 3 Mar 28, 2021

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.cloudfront.net/435ExtendedShownotes.html

#433: [INTRODUCING] Amazon EFS One Zone Mar 23, 2021

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.

#432: Lightsail Containers Mar 21, 2021

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.com/getting-started/hands-on/lightsail-containers/?trk=gs_card Amazon Lightsail: https://aws.amazon.com/lightsail/

#431: [INTRODUCING] Amazon Lookout for Vision Mar 16, 2021

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/ Read the Blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-lookout-for-vision-new-machine-learning-service-that-simplifies-defect-detection-for-manufacturing/

#430: March 2021 Update Show 2 Mar 14, 2021

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 Conclusion 22:26 Nicki's Launch Podcast program Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/430ExtendedShownotes.html

#429: [Right Now at AWS] Episode 4 – Developing an IoT solution to keep water flowing for millions Mar 10, 2021

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 develop the solution themselves. But the org faced frustration and stalls before finding the right partner. With AWS Partner Twisthink, charity:water found a true collaborator that recognized its core business is a vital mission.Together, they developed an IoT sensor built on AWS that allows real-time monitoring of remote wells around the world, slashing repair time by years. Listen to the podcast to hear about the development process and learn about the IoT roadmap to reshape the approach to meeting the global clean water crisis. Check out the solution and contribute: https://github.com/charitywater/afridev2-sensor Get help developing your own IoT solution: https://aws.amazon.com/iot/

#428: Accelerate your Analytics with Amazon EMR Mar 07, 2021

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 platform to run your Hive, Spark, Presto and other big data and ML workloads. They also discuss the EMR Migration Program, developed to help customers quickly modernize their on-premises, self-managed Hadoop environments.

#427: March 2021 Update Show 1 Feb 28, 2021

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 Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/427ExtendedShownotes.html

#426: Amazon Keyspaces Feb 21, 2021

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 Cassandra workloads more easily. Read the blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-amazon-keyspaces-for-apache-cassandra-is-now-generally-available/ Learn more: https://aws.amazon.com/keyspaces/ Documentation: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/keyspaces/latest/devguide/what-is-keyspaces.html Getting Started: https://aws.amazon.com/keyspaces/getting-started/

#425: February 2021 Update Show 1 Feb 14, 2021

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://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/425ExtendedShownotes.html

#424: [Right Now @ AWS] Episode #3 - How Semiconductor and Hi-Tech / Electronic Customers Are Leveraging AWS Feb 10, 2021

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 Blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/industries/transform-new-product-introduction-npi-with-aws-to-reduce-cycle-times-and-increase-innovation-throughput/

#423: AWS Solutions Constructs Feb 07, 2021

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

#422: Amazon Fraud Detector Jan 31, 2021

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/machine-learning/catching-fraud-faster-by-building-a-proof-of-concept-in-amazon-fraud-detector/ Tech Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNSq2G3V8wM Code Samples: https://github.com/aws-samples/aws-fraud-detector-samples

#421: AWS Well-Architected Machine Learning Lens Jan 24, 2021

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

#420: January 2021 Update Show 1 Jan 17, 2021

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 Delivery, 37:14 Quantum Technologies, 37:36 Security, Identity and Compliance, 39:22 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/420ExtendedShownotes.html

#419: [Right Now @ AWS] Episode #2 - Migrating Specialized Workloads Jan 13, 2021

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?

#418: [INTRODUCING] Amazon Monitron and Amazon Lookout for Equipment Jan 10, 2021

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.

#417: [INTRODUCING] AWS Fault Injection Simulator (FIS) Jan 03, 2021

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/

#416: [INTRODUCING] AWS CloudShell Dec 27, 2020

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 the the service, who it’s for, and the top use cases that CloudShell helps to facilitate. https://aws.amazon.com/cloudshell/

#415: [INTRODUCING] AWS SaaS Boost Dec 20, 2020

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 buying decisions, exploring the importance of cost per tenant visibility. * AWS SaaS Boost Preview - https://aws.amazon.com/partners/saas-boost/ * AWS SaaS Boost Blog - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/transforming-your-monolith-to-saas-with-aws-saas-boost/ * AWS SaaS Factory Insights Hub - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/aws-saas-factory-insights-hub-provides-saas-thought-leadership-and-guidance/ * AWS Well Architected SaaS Lens - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/aws-well-architected-saas-lens-helps-customers-transform-to-software-as-a-service-model/

#414: AWS Re:Invent 2020 Episode 3 Dec 15, 2020

In the final of our 2020 Re:Invent series, Simon takes you though some new capabilities in systems management and IoT.

#413: AWS Re:Invent 2020 Episode 2 Dec 09, 2020

Simon updates you on the second keynote including some great Amazon SageMaker announcements, S3 updates and a new Region announcement!

#412: AWS Re:Invent 2020 Episode 1 Dec 02, 2020

Simon takes you though the first round of announcements and updates! Including Containers, Compute, Storage, Database, Analytics, ML, Contact Centre and Industrial ML. Enjoy!

#411: Enabling Rapid Innovation and Resiliency with AWS Nov 24, 2020

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 preview of our latest webinars with Dan Beeston from Juniper Aged Care, Dr. George Margelis from Aged Care Industry Information Technology Council, and Associate Professor Michael Kasumovic from EdTech company Arludo. Links: 1. Innovation for Life: Cities Powered by the Cloud eBook - https://pages.awscloud.com/APAC-acq-DL-intc-inv_innovationforlife_ANZ-2020-reg.html?sc_channel=el&sc_campaign=awspodcast_enablingrapidinnovation_2020&sc_geo=apac&sc_country=mult&sc_outcome=acq&trk=podcast_anz 2. A Guide to Building Organizational Resilience - https://pages.awscloud.com/GLOBAL-public-DL-resiliency-ebook-2020-reg.html?sc_channel=el&sc_campaign=awspodcast_enablingrapidinnovation_2020&sc_geo=apac&sc_country=mult&sc_outcome=acq&trk=podcast_anz 3. Taking Classrooms to the Cloud - https://blog.aboutamazon.com.au/innovation/taking-classrooms-to-the-cloud?sc_channel=el&sc_campaign=awspodcast_enablingrapidinnovation_2020&sc_geo=apac&sc_country=mult&sc_outcome=acq&trk=podcast_anz 4. On-Demand: Digital Innovation in Support of Residential Aged Care: https://pages.awscloud.com/APAC-public-OE-ANZ-health-webinar-2020-reg.html?sc_channel=el&sc_campaign=awspodcast_enablingrapidinnovation_2020&sc_geo=apac&sc_country=mult&sc_outcome=reg&trk=podcast_anz

#410: November 2020 Update Show 1 Nov 22, 2020

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 35:44 Training & Certification Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/410ExtendedShownotes.html

#409: Exploring AWS Snowcone Nov 18, 2020

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 podcast, learn about the importance of computing at the edge, how the AWS Snow Family helps customers with compute and data transfer applications at the edge, and the benefits and use cases of AWS Snowcone. AWS Snowcone https://aws.amazon.com/snowcone/ AWS Snowball https://aws.amazon.com/snowball/ AWS Snow Family https://aws.amazon.com/snow/

#408: AWS Foundational Security Best Practices using AWS Security Hub Nov 15, 2020

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 standard now available in Security Hub https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/aws-foundational-security-best-practices-standard-now-available-security-hub/ Working With Security Standards and Controls to Improve Your Security Posture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyPPfS1lwFg

#407: [What's New with AWS Well-Architected #6] Cost Optimization Nov 10, 2020

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 Nov 08, 2020

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 Nov 05, 2020

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 Started with Amazon Timestream (Video) [https://aws.amazon.com/timestream/], 3) Amazon Timestream Developer Guide [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/timestream/latest/developerguide/what-is-timestream.html], 4) AWS News Blog: Store and Access Time Series Data at Any Scale with Amazon Timestream – Now Generally Available [https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/store-and-access-time-series-data-at-any-scale-with-amazon-timestream-now-generally-available/]

#404: [What's New with AWS Well-Architected #5] Performance Efficiency Nov 03, 2020

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 Nov 01, 2020

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 Quantum Computing today.

#402: [What's New with AWS Well-Architected #4] Reliability Oct 27, 2020

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 Oct 25, 2020

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: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/401ExtendedShownotes.html

#400: [What's New with AWS Well-Architected #3] Security Oct 20, 2020

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 Oct 18, 2020

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 Oct 13, 2020

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 Oct 11, 2020

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 Storage 42:31 Training & Certification Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/397ExtendedShownotes.html

#396: [What's New with Well Architected #1] Framework Updates Oct 06, 2020

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 can expect to learn!

#395: Building Digital Systems to Address Human Needs: A Conversation with Amazon CTO, Dr. Werner Vogels Oct 04, 2020

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 dialing-in “cost aware architectures,” and startups tackling the world’s toughest problems on Vogels’ show “Now Go Build.” Running through every example Vogels gives is the idea that, especially now, we have the ability and the need to build digital systems that address our very human needs. Oh, and music to listen to when you are coding until 4 a.m. Now Go Build YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhr1KZpdzukdIpgzSSCkNsnRAwDz6Xx5B Now Go Build on Prime Video: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B08GQLV5NK/ref=atv_dp_season_select_s2

#394: September 2020 Update Show 2 Sep 27, 2020

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 Training & Certification Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/394ExtendedShownotes.html

#393: ML Explainability using Amazon SageMaker Debugger Sep 20, 2020

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 Sep 13, 2020

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 Quantum Technologies 52:09 Robotics 52:47 Security, Identity and Compliance 55:31 Solutions 56:19 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/392ExtendedShownotes.html

#391: [VMWare Cloud on AWS #3] How the Scottish Government Exited Its Datacenter Sep 09, 2020

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.amazon.com/vmware/

#390: High performance and the lowest cost machine learning inference in the cloud with AWS Inferentia Sep 06, 2020

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 Sep 02, 2020

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/vmware/

#388: Amazon AppFlow: Secure SaaS data integration without code Aug 30, 2020

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-amazon-appflow/

#387: [VMWare Cloud on AWS #1] How SoftServe and DealerBuilt Exit their Datacenter and Migrate to the Cloud Aug 26, 2020

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 Aug 23, 2020

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 Solutions 38:23 Show Wrap Up Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/386ExtendedShownotes.html

#385: [INTRODUCING] Amazon Braket Aug 20, 2020

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 Aug 16, 2020

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-online/

#383: Diving into AWS Graviton2 Processors Aug 09, 2020

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, and customer adoption stories. https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/graviton/

#382: August 2020 Update Show 1 Aug 02, 2020

A massive range of updates that Simon & Nicki walk you through! Chapters: 00:53 AWS Marketplace 01:52 Analytics 06:49 Application Integration 07:41 Business Applications 08:15 Compute 14:09 Customer Engagement 15:08 Databases 18:38 Developer Tools 22:16 End User Computing 22:46 Internet of Things (IoT) 24:54 Machine Learning 30:34 Management & Governance 36:10 Media Services 36:45 Migration & Transfer 40:06 Mobile 40:41 Networking & Content Delivery 42:29 Robotics 43:32 Security, Identity and Compliance 46:23 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/382ExtendedShownotes.html

#381: Serverless Cost and Performance Optimization with AWS Lambda Power Tuning Jul 26, 2020

How can you optimize serverless applications for cost and performance? Simon and Alex Casalboni talk about AWS Lambda Power Tuning, an open-source tool that can help you visualize and fine-tune the memory/power configuration of Lambda functions in a data-driven fashion. https://github.com/alexcasalboni/aws-lambda-power-tuning

#380: [INDRODUCING] Amazon RDS on Outposts Jul 23, 2020

Today Simon is joined by Michael Lin, Principal Product Manager on the RDS team, to discuss the recent launch RDS on Outposts. They'll discuss how you can use RDS on Outposts as an extension of the cloud with an easy console experience, the benefits that it gives to your enterprise, and what use cases it will be best suited for. Find more information here: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/outposts/

#379: A Digital Earth Journey Jul 19, 2020

What can you do with petabytes of earth observation data and scalable compute infrastructure to help support decision making at the continental scale? Simon brings together representatives from Geoscience Australia, the South African National Space Agency and AWS to talk about Digital Earth Africa, a new geospatial analysis platform, sponsored by the Amazon Sustainability Data Initiative, that is launching soon in the Cape Town region.

#378: June 2020 Update Show 3 Jul 12, 2020

Lots of cool updates to catch up on this week! Chapters: 00:31 Analytics 04:04 Business Applications 05:27 Compute 10:13 Cost Management 11:15 Customer Engagement 13:28 Databases 18:19 Developer Tools 21:09 End User Computing 21:37 Internet of Things (IoT) 22:15 Machine Learning 26:16 Management & Governance 30:42 Media Services 32:35 Migration & Transfer 34:09 Mobile 35:30 Networking & Content Delivery 37:10 Security, Identity and Compliance 38:36 Storage 40:05 Training & Certification Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/378ExtendedShownotes.html

#377: Why are customers choosing Amazon QLDB? Jul 05, 2020

Amazon QLDB has been generally available since Sep 2019. Hear from the team who built it about what a ledger database is, how its different from a blockchain, and how are customers using it today. https://aws.amazon.com/qldb/

#376: June 2020 Update Show 2 Jun 28, 2020

Simon and Nicki share everything you need to keep up to date with AWS! Chapters: 01:10 AWS Marketplace 02:33 Analytics 03:03 Blockchain 03:55 Business Applications 05:17 Compute 06:33 Customer Engagement 06:57 Database 10:42 Developer Tools 12:08 Machine Learning 13:39 Management & Governance 15:44 Mobile 18:16 Networking & Content Delivery 19:17 Security, Identity & Compliance 21:14 Storage 23:54 AWS Solutions 25:47 Wrap up Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/375ExtendedShownotes.html

#375: AWS Solutions Overview Jun 21, 2020

Learn how you can utilize AWS Solutions to help drive your cloud development. AWS Solutions help you solve common problems and build faster using the AWS platform. All AWS Solutions Implementations are vetted by AWS architects and are designed to be operationally effective, reliable, secure, and cost efficient. https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/

#374: UltraWarm for the Amazon Elasticsearch Service Jun 14, 2020

The one thing you know about machine generated data is that there's always more of it! But keeping that ever-expanding collection of log data can become costly. Amazon Elasticsearch Service is the perfect tool for storing and analyzing log data to deliver insights. While it's most common to focus on your more recent logs, sometimes you want to retain them for longer term, more forensic analysis. At a cost reduction of up to 90% over hot storage, UltraWarm for Amazon Elasticsearch Service provides you with cost efficient, long-term, transparent access to this older data, while maintaining the same fast, interactive experience. Jon Handler, Principal Search Services Solutions Architect at AWS, is here to walk us through what UltraWarm is and how you can leverage it! https://aws.amazon.com/elasticsearch-service

#373: June 2020 Update Show #1 Jun 07, 2020

Simon and Nicki take you through an interesting collection of updates across a broad range of services. Chapters: 00:31 Analytics 03:39 Application Integrations 04:24 Business Applications 07:17 Compute 11:36 Cost Management 13:03 Customer Engagement 13:43 Database 19:10 Developer Tools 22:50 Internet of Things (IoT) 23:23 Machine Learning 28:15 Management & Governance 37:05 Media Services 39:18 Migration & Transfer 40:04 Networking & Content Delivery 41:30 Robotics 42:09 Security,(Identity & Compliance) 44:43 Storage 45:44 Training and Certification Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/373ExtendedShownotes.html

#372: The Benefits of Becoming Migration Ready with a Cloud Readiness Assessment May 31, 2020

Cloud migrations remain a challenge for many organizations, however not in the areas you might think! Today Simon is joined by Edgar Haren, Sr. Product Marketing Manager with Amazon Web Services and Curran O’Brien, Migration Business Development with AWS, to discuss the value organizations can find when working towards cloud migration readiness, and how the new Cloud Adoption Readiness Tool (CART) can help kick-start the process. Across thousands of migration consultations, we found that AWS customers weren’t struggling with the technical aspects of a migration, as much as the Operational and Organizational elements. Completing a cloud readiness assessment with CART can transform your idea of moving to the cloud into a detailed plan that follows AWS Professional Services best practices. The AWS Cloud Adoption Readiness Tool (CART) helps organizations of all sizes develop efficient and effective plans for cloud adoption and enterprise cloud migrations. Assess your organization’s cloud readiness in minutes at https://cloudreadiness.amazonaws.com

#371: [Right Now @ AWS] Episode #1 - Strategies for when cost savings is top of mind May 27, 2020

AWS Senior Migration Advisor Steve Peacock describes cost-saving strategies and patterns he’s seeing from customers right now. Migrating to AWS can decrease infrastructure costs by 31% on average and once on the platform, optimization can further reduce spend. As a former CTO, CIO, and COO, Steve also shares emerging best practices to cut costs mid-term while keeping sight on innovation goals. He says starting a dialogue within your team is the first step to modernizing. To begin the conversation, individuals can self-assess organizational readiness in minutes by using the Cloud Adoption Readiness Tool (https://cart.splashthat.com/) and then, later, discuss results as a team. Or go to the AWS Cloud Migration page (https://aws.amazon.com/cloud-migration/) for an overview about enterprise migration.

#370: May 2020 Update Show #2 May 24, 2020

Simon takes you through an interesting collection of updates across a broad range of services. Chapters: 00:30 Infrastructure 01:00 AWS Marketplace 01:47 Analytics 05:39 Application Integration 08:20 Compute 13:03 Cost Management 14:16 Customer Engagement 15:27 Databases 17:43 Developer Tools 18:29 Internet of Things (IoT) 20:30 Machine Learning 24:17 Management & Governance 26:54 Media Services 27:15 Migration & Transfer 28:01 Networking & Content Delivery 28:34 Satellite 29:05 Security, Identity and Compliance 30:57 Storage 32:52 Customer Enablement Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/370ExtendedShownotes.html

#369: Public Sector, Cloud and AWS with Teresa Carlson May 19, 2020

Simon is joined by Teresa Carlson (VP Worldwide Public Sector, AWS) for a wide ranging discussion about how the Public Sector's use of technology continues to evolve as they seek to better serve citizen needs. She also shares lessons learned during 10 years of transformation in the Public Sector. https://aws.amazon.com/government-education/

#368: May 2020 Update Show #1 May 10, 2020

Simon and Nicki cover the new and the interesting for customers on AWS! Chapters: 00:32 Analytics 03:34 Blockchain 03:57 Business Applications 04:37 Compute 08:36 Customer Engagement 09:06 Database 12:16 Developer Tools 13:14 End User Computing 14:27 Internet of Things (IoT) 14:58 Machine Learning 18:06 Management & Governance 19:24 Media Services 22:19 Migration & Transfer 25:17 Mobile 26:25 Networking & Content Delivery 27:56 Security, Identity & Compliance 30:28 Storage 31:04 Training & Certification Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/368ExtendedShownotes.html

#367: Genomic Analysis in the AWS MarketPlace: VariantSpark from CSIRO May 03, 2020

Learn how one of the most preeminent science organizations, Australia’s national science agency (CSIRO), has become the first public sector organization to deliver a health product onto AWS’s global Marketplace. A/Prof Denis Bauer (Principal Research Scientist at CSIRO & Macquarie University), explains how this distribution channel has enabled her group to overcome traditional licensing and delivery bottlenecks and to transform academic research into transformative industry solutions: “Sciencing” industry at the speed of cloud. Useful Links: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/B07YVND4TD https://bioinformatics.csiro.au/ www.linkedin.com/in/denisbauer https://twitter.com/allPowerde

#366: Express Workflows with Tim Bray: Cheaper, Faster, Stronger Apr 26, 2020

This week Tim Bray joins Simon to discuss a new capability in AWS Step Functions. Express Workflows are a new type of AWS Step Functions workflow type that cost-effectively orchestrate AWS compute, database, and messaging services at event rates greater than 100,000 events per second. Express Workflows automatically start in response to events such as HTTP requests via Amazon API Gateway, AWS Lambda requests, AWS IoT Rules Engine actions, and over 100 other AWS and SaaS event sources from Amazon EventBridge. Express Workflows is suitable for high-volume event processing workloads such as IoT data ingestion, streaming data processing and transformation, and high-volume microservices orchestration. https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-aws-step-functions-express-workflows-high-performance-low-cost/

#365: April 2020 Update Show #2 Apr 20, 2020

Simon is joined by Nicki to go through lots of new updates! Chapters: 01:01 Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) 01:25 Marketplace 02:30 Analytics 05:17 Business Applications 06:29 Application Integration 07:01 Compute 07:45 Cost Management 08:12 Customer Engagement 10:19 Database 13:01 Developer Tools 16:13 Game Tech and Amazon GameLift 17:59 Internet of Things (IoT) 18:47 Machine Learning 22:05 Management and Governance 25:43 Migration and Transfer 26:15 Quick Starts 26:47 Satellite 27:22 Security, Identity and Compliance 30:05 Storage 32:21 Training and Certification Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/365ExtendedShownotes.html

#364: Working From Home with Jeff Barr and Simon Elisha Apr 12, 2020

Many listeners are working from home at the moment, often for the first time. Jeff and Simon discuss some techniques, approaches and tips that might come in handy!

#363: April 2020 Update Show 1 Apr 05, 2020

Time for lots of new and interesting things for customers! Simon is joined by special guest hosts Lexi & Marley Elisha! Chapters: 00:44 Analytics 02:36 Application Integration 03:29 Compute 08:52 Customer Engagement 09:57 Databases 13:05 Machine Learning 15:26 Management and Governance 18:07 Media Services 18:58 Mobile 19:49 Security, Identity and Compliance 20:37 Storage 21:10 Training and Certification Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/363ExtendedShownotes.html

#362: Riffing on Customer Outcomes with Cory Quinn Mar 29, 2020

How are customers thinking about their journey to the cloud? What are the piftalls? What are the opportunities? Simon speaks with Cory Quinn, host of the Screaming in the Cloud podcast, in a fun and wide-ranging conversation. Cory's Podcast: https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud/

#361: March 2020 Update Show 1 Mar 22, 2020

Simon and Nicki take you through all the latest updates! Chapters: 00:40 Analytics 03:52 Compute 07:15 Customer Engagement 08:43 Databases 11:10 Developer Tools 11:55 End User Computing 12:42 Machine Learning 16:52 Management and Governance 20:22 Mobile 21:11 Networking and Content Delivery 23:05 Quick Starts 23:36 Security, Identity and Compliance 24:26 Storage 26:50 Training and Certification Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/361ExtendedShownotes.html

#360: AWS Managed Service Provider Partners Mar 15, 2020

How do you find the right Managed Service Provider for your business? Simon speaks with Adrian SanMiguel about how customers and Partners can make the most of the next-gen MSP ecosystem. https://aws.amazon.com/partners/msp/

#359: A Tech CEO's Journey from Cloud Skeptic to Evangelist Mar 08, 2020

How does a CEO change his or her mind about how to run their business? What are the challenges and thought processes? Rick Seaney, CEO of of 3Victors and FareCompare LP, speaks with Simon about his own personal journey and lessons learned. Blog Post: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/industries/a-tech-ceos-journey-from-cloud-skeptic-to-evangelist/

#358: Update Show #2 February 2020 Mar 01, 2020

Simon and Nicki cover all the latest updates, improvements and price cuts! Chapters: 00:51 Announcement to Australian Customers - ANZ Public Sector Fast Start Guide (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/beginning-journey-cloud-australia-new-zealand/) 01:50 Analytics 04:19 Application Integration 06:41 Compute 11:36 Customer Engagement 12:54 Database 20:22 Developer Tools 21:49 End User Computing 22:48 Machine Learning 26:41 Management and Governance 33:49 Internet of Things (IoT) 34:15 Media Services 34:37 Network and Content Delivery 35:24 Quick Starts 36:25 Robotics 37:35 Satellite 38:30 Security, Identity and Compliance 41:16 Storage 45:17 Training and Certification Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/358ExtendedShownotes.html

#357: Deep Dive into Observability Feb 23, 2020

How do you introduce observabiity in your systems? Simon speaks with Bob Wilkinson (General Manager Amazon CloudWatch and X-Ray) and Sudeeptha Jotjiprakash (Principal Product Manager) about how AWS customers can approach this domain. https://aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch

#356: VPC Traffic Mirroring Deep Dive Feb 16, 2020

VPC Traffic mirroring offers a wide range of new capabilities when using AWS. Simon takes a deep dive with Alpana Srivastava and Tom Adamski about how it works and what it can be used for. http://aws.amazon.com/vpc

#355: How Training Helps Create Cultural Change at Macmillan Learning Feb 09, 2020

Macmillan Learning is one of the largest Learning Companies in the world. Over the last few years, Macmillan has been attempting to create systematic change throughout its organization by equipping employees with the skills to innovate faster and achieve its mission to "change students lives through learning." As a Learning Company, Macmillan has incorporated its own IP and Learning Science methodologies to empower employees. David Merryweather (VP of Cloud Ops and Site Reliability, Macmillan Learning) speaks with Simon about the Macmillan experience so far, and what they have learned. https://www.macmillanlearning.com/college/us

#354: Update Show #1 February 2020 Feb 02, 2020

Simon and Nicki share some handy new updates! 00:48 Infrastructure News 01:54 AWS Marketplace 02:29 Analytics or 02:38 04:21 Compute or 04:23 10:07 Customer Engagement 10:58 Databases 11:47 Developer Tools 13:29 End-user Computing 14:45 Machine Learning 16:02 Amazon Comprehend 17:09 Management and Governance 19:08 AWS Systems Manager 21:47 Networking and Content Delivery 22:38 Internet of Things 23:05 Migration and Transfer 25:24 Mobile 26:03 Networking and Content Delivery 27:48 Quick Starts 29:39 Security, Identity and Compliance 31:30 Storage 35:21 Training and Certification 37:28 Conclusion Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/354ExtendedShownotes.html

#353: Getting the Most Out of AWS Data Exchange Jan 26, 2020

AWS Data Exchange makes it easy to find, subscribe to, and use third-party data in the cloud. Simon speaks with Ravi Tulapati to explore how data providers can now reach new AWS audiences, how analysts, researchers, and other data buyers can easily find and subscribe to data sets, and how the billing and delivery of data is simplified for both groups. Learn how you can use AWS Data Exchange to fuel in-place analytics with AWS services like Amazon Athena, Amazon EMR, and Amazon Redshift. https://aws.amazon.com/data-exchange/

#352: Advanced Encryption Strategies for Beginners Jan 20, 2020

Customers often have advanced use cases for encryption, like encrypting to multiple recipients, or caching data keys. These can be challenging to get right if you're trying to implement it yourself. The good news is, AWS has released open source tools that make all of that relatively easy. In this episode we'll talk about encryption use cases and the best tools to solve them. https://aws.amazon.com/security/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/introducing-s2n-a-new-open-source-tls-implementation/

#351: Update Show January 2020 Jan 12, 2020

Simon and Nicki bring in 2020 with a raft of great new updates and capabilities! Chapters: 03:22 Analytics 08:22 Application Integration 08:52 Business Applications 09:42 Compute 16:27 Customer Engagement 17:47 Database 20:22 Developer Tools 23:07 End User Computing 23:52 Game Tech 26:17 Internet of Things 26:52 Machine Learning 33:57 Management and Governance 38:22 Media Services 39:07 Networking and Content Delivery 41:17 Quick Starts 41:47 Satellite 42:27 Security 47:17 Storage 51:01 Training and Certification Extended shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/351ExtendedShownotes.html

#350: Deep Dive into DevSecOps Dec 15, 2019

How can you implement DevSecOps effectively in your organisation? What are some of the key steps and potential pitfalls? Simon is joined by Raisa Hashem (DevOps Security Specialist) and Paul Hawkins (Security Specialist SA) to discuss practical steps you can take and lessons learned. Shownotes: Security at the speed of cloud (GRC304): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLJT0p1UaLw Enforcing Security Invariants with AWS Organizations (SDD314): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W30sx0hpY0Y Scale Permissions Management in AWS with Attribute-Based Access Control (SDD350): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq_hDc385t4

#349: AWS re:Invent 2019 Episode 4 Dec 05, 2019

Simon wraps up AWS re:Invent 2019! Amazon Builders Library | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/check-out-the-amazon-builders-library-this-is-how-we-do-it/ Amplify DataStore | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amplify-datastore-simplify-development-of-offline-apps-with-graphql/ Amplify for iOS and Android | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/introducing-amplify-for-ios-and-android/ Amazon API Gateway | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/amazon-api-gateway-offers-faster-cheaper-simpler-apis-using-http-apis-preview/ EKS ARM Preview | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/eks-preview-arm-processor-ec2-instances-available-more-regions/ ECS Supports AD Authentication | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/ whats-new/2019/12/amazon-elastic-container-service-now-supports-active-directory-authentication-using-windows-group-managed-service-accounts/ Chime Meetings App for Slack | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/announcing-amazon-chime-meetings-app-for-slack/ Kinesis Video Streams WebRTC Support | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/amazon-kinesis-video-streams-adds-support-for-real-time-two-way-media-streaming-with-webrtc/

#348: AWS re:Invent 2019 Episode 3 Dec 04, 2019

It is the third update show! Simon takes you through some quick updates in the domains of Compute, Data, ML and Business Productivity. AWS Lambda Provisioned Concurrency | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/aws-lambda-announces-provisioned-concurrency/ Amazon ECS Capacity Providers | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/amazon-ecs-capacity-providers-now-available/ Amazon ECS Cluster Auto Scaling | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/amazon-ecs-cluster-auto-scaling-now-available/ AWS Fargate Spot | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/aws-launches-fargate-spot-save-up-to-70-for-fault-tolerant-applications/ AWS Step Function Express Workflows | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/introducing-aws-step-functions-express-workflows/ EBS Direct APIs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/aws-launches-ebs-direct-apis-that-provide-read-access-to-ebs-snapshot-data-enabling-backup-providers-to-achieve-faster-backups-of-ebs-volumes-at-lower-costs/ Amazon RDS Proxy | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/amazon-rds-proxy-available-in-preview/ Advanced Query Accelerator for Redshift | https://pages.awscloud.com/AQUA_Preview.html Amazon Rekognition Custom Labels | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/announcing-amazon-rekognition-custom-labels/ Amazon Sagemaker Deep Graph Library | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/now-available-on-amazon-sagemaker-the-deep-graph-library/ Deep Java Library | https://towardsdatascience.com/introducing-deep-java-library-djl-9de98de8c6ca Amazon Chime Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/business-productivity/amazon-chime-meetings-14-aws-regions/

#347: AWS re:Invent 2019 Episode 2 Dec 03, 2019

Simon gives you a summary of all the new announcements from Andy Jassy's keynote! Topic || Analytics Announcing Amazon Redshift data lake export: share data in Apache Parquet format | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/announcing-amazon-redshift-data-lake-export/ Amazon Redshift introduces support for federated querying (preview) | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/amazon-redshift-federated-query-preview/ Amazon Redshift introduces RA3 nodes with managed storage enabling independent compute and storage scaling | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/amazon-redshift-announces-ra3-nodes-managed-storage/ Ultrawarm for Amazon ElasticSearch | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/announcing-ultrawarm-preview-for-amazon-elasticsearch-service/ Topic || Compute Announcing New Amazon EC2 M6g, C6g, and R6g Instances Powered by Next-Generation Arm-based AWS Graviton2 Processors | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/announcing-new-amazon-ec2-m6g-c6g-and-r6g-instances-powered-by-next-generation-arm-based-aws-graviton2-processors/ Introducing Amazon EC2 Inf1 Instances, high performance and the lowest cost machine learning inference in the cloud | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/introducing-amazon-ec2-inf1-instances-high-performance-and-the-lowest-cost-machine-learning-inference-in-the-cloud/ Introducing AWS Compute Optimizer | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/introducing-aws-compute-optimizer/ Introducing AWS Local Zone in Los Angeles, CA | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/introducing-aws-local-zone-in-los-angeles-ca/ Announcing AWS Wavelength for delivering ultra-low latency applications for 5G | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/announcing-aws-wavelength-delivering-ultra-low-latency-applications-5g/ Announcing General Availability of AWS Outposts | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/announcing-general-availability-of-aws-outposts/ Amazon RDS on Outposts is available in preview | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/amazon-rds-on-outposts-available-in-preview/ Run Serverless Kubernetes Pods Using Amazon EKS and AWS Fargate | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/run-serverless-kubernetes-pods-using-amazon-eks-and-aws-fargate/ Topic || Storage Amazon S3 Access Points makes it simple to manage access at scale for applications using shared data sets on S3 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/amazon-s3-access-points-manage-data-access-at-scale-shared-data-sets/ Introducing Access Analyzer for Amazon S3 to review access policies | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/introducing-access-analyzer-for-amazon-s3-to-review-access-policies/ Topic || Databases Amazon Managed Apache Cassandra | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/announcing-amazon-managed-apache-cassandra-service-now-in-preview/ Topic || Machine Learning Amazon Sagemaker Studio | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-sagemaker-studio-the-first-fully-integrated-development-environment-for-machine-learning/ Amazon Sagemaker Debugger | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-sagemaker-debugger-debug-your-machine-learning-models/ Amazon Sagemaker Monitor | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-sagemaker-model-monitor-fully-managed-automatic-monitoring-for-your-machine-learning-models/ Amazon Sagemaker | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-sagemaker-processing-fully-managed-data-processing-and-model-evaluation/ Amazon Sagemaker Autopilot | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-sagemaker-autopilot-fully-managed-automatic-machine-learning/ Amazon Sagemaker Experiments | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-sagemaker-experiments-organize-track-and-compare-your-machine-learning-trainings/ Introducing Amazon SageMaker Support for Deep Graph Library (DGL): Build and Train Graph Neural Networks | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/introducing-deep-learning-graphs-with-dgl-sagemaker/ Announcing Amazon Augmented AI: Easily Implement Human Review for ML Predictions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/announcing-amazon-augmented-ai/ Introducing Amazon Fraud Detector - Now in Preview | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/introducing-amazon-fraud-detector-now-in-preview/ Announcing Amazon Kendra: Reinventing Enterprise Search with Machine Learning | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/announcing-amazon-kendra-reinventing-enterprise-search-with-machine-learning/ Topic || Networking and Content Delivery AWS Transit Gateway now supports Inter-Region Peering | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/aws-transit-gateway-supports-inter-region-peering/ Amazon Web Services Announces AWS Transit Gateway Network Manager to Centrally Monitor Your Global Network | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/aws-announces-aws-transit-gateway-network-manager/ Run IP Multicast Workloads in the Cloud Using AWS Transit Gateway | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/run-ip-multicast-workloads-aws-transit-gateway/ Announcing Accelerated Site-to-Site VPN for Improved VPN Performance | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/announcing-accelerated-site-to-site-vpn-for-improved-vpn-performance/ Amazon VPC Ingress Routing Makes it Easy to Insert Virtual Appliances in the Forwarding Path of VPC Traffic | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/amazon-vpc-ingress-routing-insert-virtual-appliances-forwarding-path-vpc-traffic/ Topic || Security, Identity and Compliance Introducing AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) Access Analyzer | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/introducing-aws-identity-and-access-management-access-analyzer/ Introducing Amazon Detective | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/introducing-amazon-detective/ Topic || Customer Engagement Introducing Seneca for Amazon Connect | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/introducing-seneca-amazon-connect/ Topic || Developer Tools AWS announces Amazon CodeGuru for automated code reviews and application performance recommendations | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/aws-announces-amazon-codeguru-for-automated-code-reviews-and-application-performance-recommendations/

#346: AWS re:Invent 2019 Episode 1 Dec 03, 2019

Simon kicks off the coverage of re:Invent 2019 with some really interesting announcements in Quantum computing and more - as well as a catch-up on all the previous week's updates! Chapters: 00:12 AWS re:Invent 11:42 Analytics 17:08 Application Integration 17:46 Business Applications 18:08 Compute 21:48 Cost Management 22:09 Customer Engagement 23:00 Database 27:10 Developer Tools 28:26 End User Computing 29:24 Internet of Things 32:02 Machine Learning 34:56 Management and Governance 38:24 Media Services 38:39 Mobile 39:00 Networking and Content Delivery 40:32 Security, Identity and Compliance 42:41 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/346ExtendedShownotes.txt

#345: November 2019 Update Show 2 Nov 28, 2019

It is a massive episode of updates this month! Simon takes you through over 200 updates. Chapters: 00:55 Storage 04:04 Compute 13:08 Network 14:39 Databases 19:43 Developer Tools 24:41 Analytics 29:08 IoT 29:47 Customer Engagement 31:16 End User Computing 33:08 Machine Learning 36:08 Application Integration 37:03 Management and Governance 46:38 Media 47:05 Security 49:34 Gaming 49:58 Training 50:11 Public Data Sets 50:31 Robotics 50:49 AWS Marketplace 51:23 Quick Starts 51:49 Satellite

#344: AWS Storage Day 2019 Nov 21, 2019

November 20th, 2019 is our first ever AWS Storage Day. Just over a week ahead of re:Invent, we are making the first round of important announcements, and all of them are related to storage. Regardless of the AWS storage services that you use, we think you’ll find something interesting and useful with the news we are about to share. We are launching significant new storage and data transfer features for: • Amazon S3 • Amazon EFS • Amazon EBS • Amazon FSx for Windows File Server • AWS DataSync • AWS Storage Gateway These launches will help improve security, increase, scalability, reduce costs, and deliver an enhanced feature set for you to utilize. Check out our blog summary chronicling all the recent AWS storage launches and make sure to check the blog throughout the day, as well as leading up to re:Invent. We will continue to add updates as new launch material becomes available. https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/storage/aws-storage-day

#343: Pinpoint Journeys: Building the Engagement Experience Your Customers Want Nov 17, 2019

Building lasting relationships with your customers is tough, though it doesn't have to be. On today's episode, Simon speaks with Product Lead Zach Barbitta and Lead Front End Engineer Austin Nevins about their new launch, Pinpoint Journeys. Pinpoint Journeys is an outbound engagement orchestration tool, designed to help product, growth, and marketing teams build lasting relationships with their customers. With Pinpoint Journeys you give independence to your non-technical teams, via the no-code required functionality of Pinpoint Journeys. To learn more and watch a short video, follow the link: https://aws.amazon.com/pinpoint/

#342: Get Ready for AWS re:Invent 2019! Nov 14, 2019

Simon speaks with Annie Hancock and Jill Fagan about how to get the most from your 2019 re:Invent experience! https://reinvent.awsevents.com/

#341: November 2019 Update Show Nov 10, 2019

Simon and Nicki share a broad range of interesting updates! 00:48 Storage 01:43 Compute 05:27 Networking 16:07 Databases 12:03 Developer Tools 13:18 Analytics 19:06 IoT 20:42 Customer Engagement 21:03 End User Computing 22:31 Machine Learning 25:27 Application Integration 27:35 Management and Governance 29:17 Media 30:53 Security 32:56 Blockchain 33:14 Quick Starts 33:51 Training 36:11 Public Datasets 37:12 Robotics Shownotes: Topic || Storage AWS Snowball Edge now supports offline software updates for Snowball Edge devices in air-gapped environments | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/aws-snowball-edge-now-supports-offline-software-updates-for-snowball-edge-devices-in-air-gapped-environments/ Topic || Compute Now Available: Amazon EC2 High Memory Instances with up to 24 TB of memory, Purpose-built to Run Large In-memory Databases, like SAP HANA | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/now-available-amazon-ec2-high-memory-instances-purpose-built-run-large-in-memory-databases/ Introducing Availability of Amazon EC2 A1 Bare Metal Instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/introducing-availability-of-amazon-ec2-a1-bare-metal-instances/ Windows Nodes Supported by Amazon EKS | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/windows-nodes-supported-by-amazon-eks/ Amazon ECS now Supports ECS Image SHA Tracking | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/amazon-ecs-now-supports-ecs-image-sha-tracking/ AWS Serverless Application Model feature support updates for Amazon API Gateway and more | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/aws-serverless-application-model-feature-support-updates-for-amazon-api-gateway-and-more/ Queuing Purchases of EC2 RIs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/queuing-purchases-of-ec2-ris/ Topic || Network AWS Direct Connect Announces the Support for Granular Cost Allocation and Removal of Payer ID Restriction for Direct Connect Gateway Association. | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/aws-direct-connect-aws-direct-connect-announces-the-support-for-granular-cost-allocation-and-removal-of-payer-id-restriction-for-direct-connect-gateway-association/ AWS Direct Connect Announces Resiliency Toolkit to Help Customers Order Resilient Connectivity to AWS | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/aws-direct-connect-announces-resiliency-toolkit-to-help-customers-order-resilient-connectivity-to-aws/ Amazon VPC Traffic Mirroring Now Supports AWS CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/amazon-vpc-traffic-mirroring-now-supports-aws-cloudformation/ Application Load Balancer and Network Load Balancer Add New Security Policies for Forward Secrecy with More Stringent Protocols and Ciphers | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/application-load-balancer-and-network-load-balancer-add-new-security-policies-for-forward-secrecy-with-more-strigent-protocols-and-ciphers/ Topic || Databases Amazon RDS on VMware is now generally available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/amazon-rds-on-vmware-is-now-generally-available/ Amazon RDS Enables Detailed Backup Storage Billing | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/amazon-rds-enables-detailed-backup-storage-billing/ Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Supports Minor Version 11.5, 10.10, 9.6.15, 9.5.19, 9.4.24, adds Transportable Database Feature | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/amazon-rds-for-postgresql-supports-minor-version-115-1010-9615-9515-9424-adds-transportable-database-feature/ Amazon ElastiCache launches self-service updates for Memcached and Redis Cache Clusters | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/elasticache-memcached-self-service-updates/ Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) adds additional Aggregation Pipeline Capabilities including $lookup | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/amazon-documentdb-add-additional-aggregation-pipeline-capabilities/ Amazon Neptune now supports Streams to capture graph data changes | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/amazon-neptune-now-supports-streams-to-capture-graph-data-changes/ Amazon Neptune now supports SPARQL 1.1 federated query | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/amazon-neptune-now-supports-SPARQL-11-federated-query/ Topic || Developer Tools AWS CodePipeline Enables Setting Environment Variables on AWS CodeBuild Build Jobs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/aws-codepipeline-enables-setting-environment-variables-on-aws-codebuild-build-jobs/ AWS CodePipeline Adds Execution Visualization to Pipeline Execution History | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/aws-codepipeline-adds-execution-visualization-to-pipeline-execution-history/ Topic || Analytics Amazon Redshift introduces AZ64, a new compression encoding for optimized storage and high query performance | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/amazon-redshift-introduces-az64-a-new-compression-encoding-for-optimized-storage-and-high-query-performance/ Amazon Redshift Improves Performance of Inter-Region Snapshot Transfers | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/amazon-redshift-improves-performance-of-inter-region-snapshot-transfers/ Amazon Elasticsearch Service provides option to mandate HTTPS | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/amazon-elasticsearch-service-provides-option-to-mandate-https/ Amazon Athena now provides an interface VPC endpoint | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/amazon-athena-now-provides-an-interface-VPC-endpoint/ Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose adds cross-account delivery to Amazon Elasticsearch Service | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/amazon-kinesis-data-firehose-adds-cross-account-delivery-to-amazon-elasticsearch-service/ Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose adds support for data stream delivery to Amazon Elasticsearch Service 7.x clusters | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/amazon-kinesis-data-firehose-adds-support-data-stream-delivery-amazon-elasticsearch-service/ Amazon QuickSight announces Data Source Sharing, Table Transpose, New Filtering and Analytical Capabilities | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/amazon-quicksight-announces-data-source-sharing-table-transpose-new-filtering-analytics-capabilities/ AWS Glue now provides ability to use custom certificates for JDBC Connections | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/aws-glue-now-provides-ability-to-use-custom-certificates-for-jdbc-connections/ You can now expand your Amazon MSK clusters and deploy new clusters across 2-AZs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/now-expand-your-amazon-msk-clusters-and-deploy-new-clusters-across-2-azs/ Amazon EMR Adds Support for Spark 2.4.4, Flink 1.8.1, and the Ability to Reconfigure Multiple Master Nodes | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/amazon-emr-adds-support-for-spark-2-4-4-flink-1-8-1-and-ability-to-reconfigure-multiple-master-nodes/ Topic || IoT Two New Solution Accelerators for AWS IoT Greengrass Machine Learning Inference and Extract, Transform, Load Functions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/two-new-solution-accelerators-for-aws-iot-greengrass-machine-lea/ AWS IoT Core Adds the Ability to Retrieve Data from DynamoDB using Rule SQL | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/aws-iot-core-adds-ability-to-retrieve-data-from-dynamodb-using-rule-sql/ PSoC 62 Prototyping Kit is now qualified for Amazon FreeRTOS | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/psoc-62-prototyping-kit-qualified-for-amazon-freertos/ Topic || Customer Engagement Amazon Pinpoint Adds Support for Message Templates | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/amazon-pinpoint-adds-support-for-message-templates/ Topic || End User Computing Amazon AppStream 2.0 adds support for 4K Ultra HD resolution on 2 monitors and 2K resolution on 4 monitors | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/amazon-appstream-2-adds-support-for-4k-ultra-hd-resolution-on-2-monitors-and-2k-resolution-on-4-monitors/ Amazon AppStream 2.0 Now Supports FIPS 140-2 Compliant Endpoints | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/amazon-appstream-2-now-supports-fips-140-2-compliant-endpoints/ Amazon Chime now supports screen sharing from Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome without a plug-in or extension | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/amazon-chime-now-supports-screen-sharing-from-mozilla-firefox-and-google-chrome-without-a-plug-in-or-extension/ Topic || Machine Learning Amazon Translate now adds support for seven new languages - Greek, Romanian, Hungarian, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Thai, and Urdu | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/amazon-translate-adds-support-seven-new-languages/ Introducing Amazon SageMaker ml.p3dn.24xlarge instances, optimized for distributed machine learning with up to 4x the network bandwidth of ml.p3.16xlarge instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/introducing-amazon-sagemaker-mlp3dn24xlarge-instances/ SageMaker Notebooks now support diffing | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/sagemaker-notebooks-now-support-diffing/ Amazon Lex Adds Support for Checkpoints in Session APIs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/amazon-lex-adds-support-for-checkpoints-in-session-apis/ Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth Adds Built-in Workflows for the Verification and Adjustment of Data Labels | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/amazon-sagemaker-ground-truth-adds-built-in-workflows-for-verification-and-adjustment-of-data-labels/ AWS Chatbot Now Supports Notifications from AWS Config | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/aws-chatbot-now-supports-notifications-from-aws-config/ AWS Deep Learning Containers now support PyTorch | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/aws-deep-learning-containers-now-support-pytorch/ Topic || Application Integration AWS Step Functions expands Amazon SageMaker service integration | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/aws-step-functions-expands-amazon-sagemaker-service-integration/ Amazon EventBridge now supports AWS CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/amazon-eventbridge-supports-aws-cloudformation/ Amazon API Gateway now supports access logging to Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/amazon-api-gateway-now-supports-access-logging-to-amazon-kinesis-data-firehose/ Topic || Management and Governance AWS Backup Enhances SNS Notifications to filter on job status | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/aws-backup-enhances-sns-notifications-to-filter-on-job-status/ AWS Managed Services Console now supports search and usage-based filtering to improve change type discovery | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/aws-managed-services-console-now-supports-search-and-usage-based-filtering-to-improve-change-type-discovery/ AWS Console Mobile Application Launches Federated Login for iOS | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/aws-console-mobile-application-launches-federated-login-for-ios/ Topic || Media Announcing New AWS Elemental MediaConvert Features for Accelerated Transcoding, DASH, and AVC Video Quality | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/announcing-new-aws-elemental-mediaconvert-features-for-accelerated-transcoding-dash-and-avc-video-quality/ Topic || Security Amazon Cognito Increases CloudFormation Support | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/amazon-cognito-increases-cloudformation-support/ Amazon Inspector adds CIS Benchmark support for Windows 2016 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/amazon-inspector-adds-cis-benchmark-support-for-windows-2016/ AWS Firewall Manager now supports management of Amazon VPC security groups | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/aws-firewall-manager-now-supports-management-of-amazon-vpc-security-groups/ Amazon GuardDuty Adds Three New Threat Detections | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/amazon-guardduty-adds-three-new-threat-detections/ Topic || Block Chain New Quick Start deploys Amazon Managed Blockchain | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/new-quick-start-deploys-amazon-managed-blockchain/ Topic || AWS Quick Starts New Quick Start deploys TIBCO JasperReports Server on AWS | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/new-quick-start-deploys-tibco-jasperreports-server-on-aws/ Topic || Training New Training Courses Teach New APN Partners to Better Help Their Customers | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/new-training-courses-teach-new-apn-partners-to-better-help-their-customers/ New Courses Available to Help You Grow and Accelerate Your AWS Cloud Skills | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/new-courses-available-to-help-you-grow-and-accelerate-your-aws-cloud-skills/ New Digital Course on Coursera - AWS Fundamentals: Migrating to the Cloud | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/new-digital-course-on-coursera-aws-fundamentals-migrating-to-the-cloud/ Topic || Public Data Sets New AWS Public Datasets Available from Audi, MIT, Allen Institute for Cell Science, Finnish Meteorological Institute, and others | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/new-aws-public-datasets-available/ Topic || Robotics AWS RoboMaker introduces support for Robot Operating System 2 (ROS2) in beta release | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/aws-robomaker-introduces-support-robot-operating-system-2-beta-release/

#340: Getting the Most From the AWS Partner Network Nov 03, 2019

Simon sits down with Adrian De Luca (Head of Partner Solution Architecture, Asia Pacific, AWS) and Mark Promnitz (CTO, ITOC) to discuss how to get the most out of the AWS Partner Network. Solutions Finder: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/best-practices-for-managing-your-apn-partner-solutions-finder-listing-to-connect-with-customers/ AWS Partner Network: https://aws.amazon.com/partners/ ITOC: https://itoc.com.au/

#339: Batch Workloads on Amazon EC2 Spot Instances Oct 27, 2019

Did you know that you can combine Batch and Spot for up to 90% cost savings? Simon speaks with Chad Schmutzer about how you can make the most of it! https://aws.amazon.com/batch/

#338: AWS Hybrid Cloud Storage Oct 20, 2019

What are your choices when it comes to storage in a Hybrid world? Simon speaks with Chris Rogers about the considerations that customers should make and how to get the best out of their storage options. AWS Hybrid Cloud Storage: https://aws.amazon.com/products/storage/hybrid-cloud-storage/ AWS Storage Gateway: https://aws.amazon.com/storagegateway/ AWS DataSync: https://aws.amazon.com/datasync/ Blog: Migrating hundreds of TB of data to Amazon S3 with AWS DataSync: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/storage/migrating-hundreds-of-tb-of-data-to-amazon-s3-with-aws-datasync/ AWS SFTP: https://aws.amazon.com/sftp/ AWS Snow Family: https://aws.amazon.com/snow/

#337: [Provable Security Podcast Series Episode #2]: Automated Reasoning in the Cloud with John Harrison Oct 16, 2019

In this latest episode, we interview John Harrison, Senior Principal Applied Scientist with the AWS Automated Reasoning Group. John describes his experience helping to shape innovative applications of automated reasoning to pressing technology challenges. He talks about his time at Intel, how he transitioned from a research scientist to technology product teams, automated reasoning techniques that he has used in his career and at AWS, his theorem prover called HOL Light and his 702 page book, Handbook of Practical Logic and Automated Reasoning. Byron Cook, Director of the AWS Automated Reasoning Group, interviews John and will be featured throughout the miniseries. Byron is leading the provable security initiative at AWS, which is a collection of technologies that provide higher security assurance to customers by giving them a deeper understanding of their cloud architecture.

#336: .NET and AWS - Better Together! Oct 13, 2019

Did you know .NET users have great support and tooling on AWS? Simon speaks with Steve Roberts about how you can make the best of .NET and AWS together. .NET on AWS homepage https://aws.amazon.com/net/ Open Source .NET tools https://github.com/aws/dotnet Setting up the AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio https://docs.aws.amazon.com/toolkit-for-visual-studio/latest/user-guide/setup.html AWS SDK for .NET Developer Guide https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-net/v3/developer-guide/welcome.html AWS .NET Developer Blog https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/developer/category/programing-language/dot-net/

#335: October 2019 Update Show 1 Oct 06, 2019

Simon and Nicki take you through the latest and greatest updates! And remember that AWS Podcast listeners get access to a $25 discount tickets to the Intersect festival https://intersect.aws/ using the discount code 'awspodcast'. Note that tickets are limited. Topics: 01:14 Storage 03:21 Compute 10:04 Networking 11:37 Databases 15:27 Developer Tools 15:46 Analytics 19:46 IoT 23:45 Machine Learning 25:54 Application Integration 28:44 Management and Governance 31:43 Media 33:39 Gaming 34:13 Quick Starts 35:17 Marketplace

#334: What Does AWS Professional Services do for Customers? Sep 29, 2019

Simon speaks with Girish Nesaratnam (AWS Professional Services) to learn more about how customers use AWS Professional Services, and what it is like to work for that team. How ProServe helped Woodside develop the Intelligent Asset: Fusing IoT, Robotics, and AI to create an immersive experience where operators can move through the facility remotely in real-time or back in time. They can see and hear the environment, with advanced analytics providing the continuous insights only to those things that are important or require attention. https://anz-resources.awscloud.com/aws-summit-sydney-2019-innovate/room1-day1-1215-creatingtheintelligentassetfusingiotroboticsandai-v2-3 NAB Transitions to the Cloud with AWS Professional Services: National Australia Bank engaged AWS Professional Services and Partners to help the bank migrate 30 applications in 50 days. A major element is a mass migration of applications to cloud to help unlock the cost, risk and agility benefits, and enable their teams to deliver better customer outcomes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk_VHDebpXU Apply for a role with AWS Professional Services: Amazon Web Services is passionate about creating technologies and services that help customers succeed. Our global Professional Services team delivers high-touch assistance to guide enterprise customers as they shift to a cloud-based operating model and incorporate AWS services into their overall architecture. We work hand-in-hand with customer teams and AWS partners to provide deep expertise in the architecture, design, development and implementation of cloud computing initiatives that result in real business outcomes. https://www.amazon.jobs/en/teams/professional-services

#333: Live with Jeff Barr at AWS Community Day Melbourne Sep 22, 2019

Simon and Jeff get together face-to-face to discuss a new capability of the AWS Global Accelerator, AWS Community day and lots of other things! This was recorded "on the move" so apologies for the less-than-optimal audio. https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-client-ip-address-preservation-for-aws-global-accelerator/

#332: September 2019 Update Episode 1 Sep 15, 2019

Join Simon and Nicki on a journey through updates large and small! And remember, Podcast listeners can get access to a $25 discount on tickets for AWS Intersect: https://int.aws/podcast (tickets are limited!) Chapters: 00:38 Storage 03:37 Compute 08:55 Network 10:52 Databases 14:31 Developer Tools 15:14 Analytics 17:31 IoT 19:11 End User Computing 20:23 Machine Learning 27:46 Management and Governance 30:41 Customer Engagement 31:32 Security 33:07 Training and Certification 34:19 AWS Quick Start 34:59 Robotics

#331: Behind the Scenes at AWS Public Sector Summit Canberra Sep 08, 2019

Have you ever wondered about what happens at an AWS Summit? What about the things that happen behind the scenes? Simon takes you on a potted tour of the recent AWS Public Sector Summit in Canberra. https://aws.amazon.com/summits/canberra-public-sector/

#330: Getting More for Less with Amazon EC2 Spot Sep 01, 2019

Amazon EC2 Spot has always been a great way for customers to get more compute for their dollar. It is now even easier to use, and integrated into more services! Simon speaks with Chad Schmutzer (Principal Developer Advocate, AWS) about how to get the most out of Spot today. https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/spot/

#329: Choosing a Database Platform Aug 25, 2019

It is 2019 and there are 329 different databases being tracked by db-engines.com - how do you know which one to use for which problems? Simon speaks with Randall Hunt to explore the basics of modern database types and specific implementations. AWS Databases: https://aws.amazon.com/products/databases Advanced Design Patterns for Amazon DynamoDB: https://youtu.be/HaEPXoXVf2k

#328: August 2019 Update Show #1 Aug 18, 2019

It is a MASSIVE episode of updates that Simon and Nikki do their best to cover! There is also an EXTRA SPECIAL bonus just for AWS Podcast listeners! Special Discount for Intersect Tickets: https://int.aws/podcast use discount code 'podcast' - note that tickets are limited! Chapters: 02:19 Infrastructure 03:07 Storage 05:34 Compute 13:47 Network 14:54 Databases 17:45 Migration 18:36 Developer Tools 21:39 Analytics 29:25 IoT 33:24 End User Computing 34:08 Machine Learning 40:21 AR and VR 41:11 Application Integration 43:57 Management and Governance 48:04 Customer Engagement 49:13 Media 50:17 Mobile 50:36 Security 51:26 Gaming 51:39 Robotics 52:13 Training Shownotes: Special Discount for Intersect Tickets: https://int.aws/podcast use discount code 'podcast' - note that tickets are limited! Topic || Infrastructure Announcing the new AWS Middle East (Bahrain) Region | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/announcing-the-new-aws-middle-east--bahrain--region-/ Topic || Storage EBS default volume type updated to GP2 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/ebs-default-volume-type-updated-to-gp2/ AWS Backup will Automatically Copy Tags from Resource to Recovery Point | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-backup-will-automatically-copy-tags-from-resource-to-recovery-point/ Configuration update for Amazon EFS encryption of data in transit | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/configuration-update-for-amazon-efs-encryption-data-in-transit/ AWS Snowball and Snowball Edge available in Seoul – Amazon Web Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-snowball-and-aws-snowball-edge-available-in-asia-pacific-seoul-region/ Amazon S3 adds support for percentiles on Amazon CloudWatch Metrics | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amazon-s3-adds-support-for-percentiles-on-amazon-cloudwatch-metrics/ Amazon FSx Now Supports Windows Shadow Copies for Restoring Files to Previous Versions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amazon-fsx-now-supports-windows-shadow-copies-for-restoring-files-to-previous-versions/ Amazon CloudFront Announces Support for Resource-Level and Tag-Based Permissions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/cloudfront-resource-level-tag-based-permission/ Topic || Compute Amazon EC2 AMD Instances are Now Available in additional regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amazon-ec2-amd-instances-available-in-additional-regions/ Amazon EC2 P3 Instances Featuring NVIDIA Volta V100 GPUs now Support NVIDIA Quadro Virtual Workstation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amazon-ec2-p3-nstances-featuring-nvidia-volta-v100-gpus-now-support-nvidia-quadro-virtual-workstation/ Introducing Amazon EC2 I3en and C5n Bare Metal Instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/introducing-amazon-ec2-i3en-and-c5n-bare-metal-instances/ Amazon EC2 C5 New Instance Sizes are Now Available in Additional Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/amazon-ec2-c5-new-instance-sizes-are-now-available-in-additional-regions/ Amazon EC2 Spot Now Available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amazon-ec2-spot-now-available-red-hat-enterprise-linux-rhel/ Amazon EC2 Now Supports Tagging Launch Templates on Creation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amazon-ec2-now-supports-tagging-launch-templates-on-creation/ Amazon EC2 On-Demand Capacity Reservations Can Now Be Shared Across Multiple AWS Accounts | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amazon-ec2-on-demand-capacity-reservations-shared-across-multiple-aws-accounts/ Amazon EC2 Fleet Now Lets You Modify On-Demand Target Capacity | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/amazon-ec2-fleet-modify-on-demand-target-capacity/ Amazon EC2 Fleet Now Lets You Set A Maximum Price For A Fleet Of Instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/amazon-ec2-fleet-now-lets-you-submit-maximum-price-for-fleet-of-instances/ Amazon EC2 Hibernation Now Available on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amazon-ec2-hibernation-now-available-ubuntu-1804-lts/ Amazon ECS services now support multiple load balancer target groups | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amazon-ecs-services-now-support-multiple-load-balancer-target-groups/ Amazon ECS Console now enables simplified AWS App Mesh integration | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amazon-ecs-console-enables-simplified-aws-app-mesh-integration/ Amazon ECR now supports increased repository and image limits | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amazon-ecr-now-supports-increased-repository-and-image-limits/ Amazon ECR Now Supports Immutable Image Tags | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amazon-ecr-now-supports-immutable-image-tags/ Amazon Linux 2 Extras now provides AWS-optimized versions of new Linux Kernels | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amazon-linux-2-extras-provides-aws-optimized-versions-of-new-linux-kernels/ Lambda@Edge Adds Support for Python 3.7 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/lambdaedge-adds-support-for-python-37/ AWS Batch Now Supports the Elastic Fabric Adapter | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/aws-batch-now-supports-elastic-fabric-adapter/ Topic || Network Elastic Fabric Adapter is officially integrated into Libfabric Library | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/elastic-fabric-adapter-officially-integrated-into-libfabric-library/ Now Launch AWS Glue, Amazon EMR, and AWS Aurora Serverless Clusters in Shared VPCs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/now-launch-aws-glue-amazon-emr-and-aws-aurora-serverless-clusters-in-shared-vpcs/ AWS DataSync now supports Amazon VPC endpoints | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/aws-datasync-now-supports-amazon-vpc-endpoints/ AWS Direct Connect Now Supports Resource Based Authorization, Tag Based Authorization, and Tag on Resource Creation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-direct-connect-now-supports-resource-based-authorization-tag-based-authorization-tag-on-resource-creation/ Topic || Databases Amazon Aurora Multi-Master is Now Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/amazon-aurora-multimaster-now-generally-available/ Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) Adds Aggregation Pipeline and Diagnostics Capabilities | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/amazon-documentdb-with-mongodb-compatibility-adds-aggregation-pipeline-and-diagnostics-capabilities/ Amazon DynamoDB now helps you monitor as you approach your account limits | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/amazon-dynamodb-now-helps-you-monitor-as-you-approach-your-account-limits/ Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports new instance sizes | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/amazon-rds-for-oracle-now-supports-new-instance-sizes/ Amazon RDS for Oracle Supports Oracle Management Agent (OMA) version 13.3 for Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 13c | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/amazon-rds-for-oracle-supports-oracle-management-agent-oma-version133-for-oracle-enterprise-manager-cloud-control13c/ Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports July 2019 Oracle Patch Set Updates (PSU) and Release Updates (RU) | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/amazon-rds-for-oracle-supports-july-2019-oracle-patch-set-and-release-updates/ Amazon RDS SQL Server now supports changing the server-level collation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/amazon-rds-sql-server-supports-changing-server-level-collation/ PostgreSQL 12 Beta 2 Now Available in Amazon RDS Database Preview Environment | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/postgresql-beta-2-now-available-in-amazon-rds-database-preview-environment/ Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL Compatibility Supports Publishing PostgreSQL Log Files to Amazon CloudWatch Logs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/amazon-aurora-with-postgresql-compatibility-support-logs-to-cloudwatch/ Amazon Redshift Launches Concurrency Scaling in Five additional AWS Regions, and Enhances Console Performance Graphs in all supported AWS Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/ whats-new/2019/08/amazon-redshift-launches-concurrency-scaling-five-additional-regions-enhances-console-performance-graphs/ Amazon Redshift now supports column level access control with AWS Lake Formation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/amazon-redshift-spectrum-now-supports-column-level-access-control-with-aws-lake-formation/ Topic || Migration AWS Migration Hub Now Supports Import of On-Premises Server and Application Data From RISC Networks to Plan and Track Migration Progress | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-migration-hub-supports-import-of-on-premises-server-application-data-from-risc-networks-to-track-migration-progress/ Topic || Developer Tools AWS CodePipeline Achieves HIPAA Eligibility | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-codepipeline-achieves-hipaa-eligibility/ AWS CodePipeline Adds Pipeline Status to Pipeline Listing | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-codepipeline-adds-pipeline-status-to-pipeline-listing/ AWS Amplify Console adds support for automatically deploying branches that match a specific pattern | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-amplify-console-support-git-based-branch-pattern-detection/ Amplify Framework Adds Predictions Category | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amplify-framework-adds-predictions-category/ Amplify Framework adds local mocking and testing for GraphQL APIs, Storage, Functions, and Hosting | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/amplify-framework-adds-local-mocking-and-testing-for-graphql-apis-storage-functions-hostings/ Topic || Analytics AWS Lake Formation is now generally available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/aws-lake-formation-is-now-generally-available/ Announcing PartiQL: One query language for all your data | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/announcing-partiql-one-query-language-for-all-your-data/ AWS Glue now supports the ability to run ETL jobs on Apache Spark 2.4.3 (with Python 3) | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-glue-now-supports-ability-to-run-etl-jobs-apache-spark-243-with-python-3/ AWS Glue now supports additional configuration options for memory-intensive jobs submitted through development endpoints | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-glue-now-supports-additional-configuration-options-for-memory-intensive-jobs-submitted-through-deployment-endpoints/ AWS Glue now provides the ability to bookmark Parquet and ORC files using Glue ETL jobs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-glue-now-provides-ability-to-bookmark-parquet-and-orc-files-using-glue-etl-jobs/ AWS Glue now provides FindMatches ML transform to deduplicate and find matching records in your dataset | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/aws-glue-provides-findmatches-ml-transform-to-deduplicate/ Amazon QuickSight adds support for custom colors, embedding for all user types and new regions! | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/amazon-quicksight-adds-support-for-custom-colors-embedding-for-all-user-types-and-new-regions/ Achieve 3x better Spark performance with EMR 5.25.0 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/achieve-3x-better-spark-performance-with-emr-5250/ Amazon EMR now supports native EBS encryption | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/amazon_emr_now_supports_native_ebs_encryption/ Amazon Athena adds Support for AWS Lake Formation Enabling Fine-Grained Access Control on Databases, Tables, and Columns | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/amazon-athena-adds-support-for-aws-lake-formation-enabling-fine-grained-access-control-on-databases-tables-columns/ Amazon EMR Integration With AWS Lake Formation Is Now In Beta, Supporting Database, Table, and Column-level access controls for Apache Spark | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/amazon-emr-integration-with-aws-lake-formation-now-in-beta-supporting-database-table-column-level-access-controls/ Topic || IoT AWS IoT Device Defender Expands Globally | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/aws-iot-device-defender-expands-globally/ AWS IoT Device Defender Supports Mitigation Actions for Audit Results | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/aws-iot-device-defender-supports-mitigation-actions-for-audit-results/ AWS IoT Device Tester v1.3.0 is Now Available for Amazon FreeRTOS 201906.00 Major | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws_iot_device_tester_v130_for_amazon_freertos_201906_00_major/ AWS IoT Events actions now support AWS Lambda, SQS, Kinesis Firehose, and IoT Events as targets | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-iot-events-supports-invoking-actions-to-lambda-sqs-kinesis-firehose-iot-events/ AWS IoT Events now supports AWS CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-iot-events-now-supports-aws-cloudformation/ Topic || End User Computing AWS Client VPN now adds support for Split-tunnel | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-client-vpn-now-adds-support-for-split-tunnel/ Introducing AWS Chatbot (beta): ChatOps for AWS in Amazon Chime and Slack Chat Rooms | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/introducing-aws-chatbot-chatops-for-aws/ Amazon AppStream 2.0 Adds CLI Operations for Programmatic Image Creation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/amazon-appstream-2-adds-cli-operations-for-programmatic-image-creation/ NICE DCV Releases Version 2019.0 with Multi-Monitor Support on Web Client | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/nice-dcv-releases-version-2019-0-with-multi-monitor-support-on-web-client/ New End User Computing Competency Solutions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/end-user-computing-competency-solutions/ Amazon WorkDocs Migration Service | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/amazon_workdocs_migration_service/ Topic || Machine Learning SageMaker Batch Transform now enables associating prediction results with input attributes | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/sagemaker-batch-transform-enable-associating-prediction-results-with-input-attributes/ Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth Adds Data Labeling Workflow for Named Entity Recognition | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/amazon-sagemaker-ground-truth-adds-data-labeling-workflow-for-named-entity-recognition/ Amazon SageMaker notebooks now available with pre-installed R kernel | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/amazon-sagemaker-notebooks-available-with-pre-installed-r-kernel/ New Model Tracking Capabilities for Amazon SageMaker Are Now Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/new-model-tracking-capabilities-for-amazon-sagemaker-now-generally-available/ Amazon Comprehend Custom Entities now supports multiple entity types | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amazon-comprehend-custom-entities-supports-multiple-entity-types/ Introducing Predictive Maintenance Using Machine Learning | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/introducing-predictive-maintenance-using-machine-learning/ Amazon Transcribe Streaming Now Supports WebSocket | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amazon-transcribe-streaming-now-supports-websocket/ Amazon Polly Launches Neural Text-to-Speech and Newscaster Voices | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amazon-polly-launches-neural-text-to-speech-and-newscaster-voices/ Manage a Lex session using APIs on the client | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/manage-a-lex-session-using-apis-on-the-client/ Amazon Rekognition now detects violence, weapons, and self-injury in images and videos; improves accuracy for nudity detection | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/amazon-rekognition-now-detects-violence-weapons-and-self-injury-in-images-and-videos-improves-accuracy-for-nudity-detection/ Topic || AR and VR Amazon Sumerian Now Supports Physically-Based Rendering (PBR) | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amazon-sumerian-now-supports-physically-based-rendering-pbr/ Topic || Application Integration Amazon SNS Message Filtering Adds Support for Attribute Key Matching | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/amazon-sns-message-filtering-adds-support-for-attribute-key-matching/ Amazon SNS Adds Support for AWS X-Ray | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amazon-sns-adds-support-for-aws-x-ray/ Temporary Queue Client Now Available for Amazon SQS | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/temporary-queue-client-now-available-for-amazon-sqs/ Amazon MQ Adds Support for AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS), Improving Encryption Capabilities | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amazon-mq-adds-support-for-aws-key-management-service-improving-encryption-capabilities/ Amazon MSK adds support for Apache Kafka version 2.2.1 and expands availability to EU (Stockholm), Asia Pacific (Mumbai), and Asia Pacific (Seoul) | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amazon-msk-adds-support-apache-kafka-version-221-expands-availability-stockholm-mumbai-seoul/ Amazon API Gateway supports secured connectivity between REST APIs & Amazon Virtual Private Clouds in additional regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/amazon-api-gateway-supports-secured-connectivity-between-reset-apis-and-amazon-virtual-private-clouds-in-additional-regions/ Topic || Management and Governance AWS Cost Explorer now Supports Usage-Based Forecasts | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/usage-based-forecasting-in-aws-cost-explorer/ Introducing Amazon EC2 Resource Optimization Recommendations | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/introducing-amazon-ec2-resource-optimization-recommendations/ AWS Budgets Announces AWS Chatbot Integration | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-budgets-announces-aws-chatbot-integration/ Discovering Documents Made Easy in AWS Systems Manager Automation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/discovering-documents-made-easy-in-aws-systems-manager-automation/ AWS Systems Manager Distributor makes it easier to create distributable software packages | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-systems-manager-distributor-makes-it-easier-to-create-distributable-software-packages/ Now use AWS Systems Manager Maintenance Windows to select resource groups as targets | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/now-use-aws-systems-manager-maintenance-windows-to-select-resource-groups-as-targets/ Use AWS Systems Manager to resolve operational issues with your .NET and Microsoft SQL Server Applications | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/use-aws-systems-manager-to-resolve-operational-issues-with-your-net-and-microsoft-sql-server-applications/ CloudWatch Logs Insights adds cross log group querying | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/cloudwatch-logs-insights-adds-cross-log-group-querying/ AWS CloudFormation now supports higher StackSets limits | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/aws-cloudformation-now-supports-higher-stacksets-limits/ Topic || Customer Engagement Introducing AI-Driven Social Media Dashboard | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/introducing-ai-driven-social-media-dashboard/ New Amazon Connect integration for ChoiceView from Radish Systems on AWS | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/new-amazon-connect-integration-for-choiceview-from-radish-systems-on-aws/ Amazon Pinpoint Adds Campaign and Application Metrics APIs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amazon-pinpoint-adds-campaign-and-application-metrics-apis/ Topic || Media AWS Elemental Appliances and Software Now Available in the AWS Management Console | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/aws-elemental-appliances-and-software-now-available-in-aws-management-console/ AWS Elemental MediaConvert Expands Audio Support and Improves Performance | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-elemental-mediaconvert-expands-audio-support-and-improves-performance/ AWS Elemental MediaConvert Adds Ability to Prioritize Transcoding Jobs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-elemental-mediaconvert-adds-ability-to-prioritize-transcoding-jobs/ AWS Elemental MediaConvert Simplifies Editing and Sharing of Settings | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/aws-elemental-mediaconvert-simplifies-editing-and-sharing-of-settings/ AWS Elemental MediaStore Now Supports Resource Tagging | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-elemental-mediastore-now-supports-resource-tagging/ AWS Elemental MediaLive Enhances Support for File-Based Inputs for Live Channels | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-elemental-medialive-enhances-support-for-file-based-inputs-for-live-channels/ Topic || Mobile AWS Device Farm improves device start up time to enable instant access to devices | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-device-farm-improves-device-start-up-time-to-enable-instant-access-to-devices/ Topic || Security Introducing the Amazon Corretto Crypto Provider (ACCP) for Improved Cryptography Performance | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/introducing-the-amazon-corretto-crypto-provider/ AWS Secrets Manager now supports VPC endpoint policies | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/AWS-Secrets-Manager-now-supports-VPC-endpoint-policies/ Topic || Gaming Lumberyard Beta 1.20 Now Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/lumberyard-beta-120-now-available/ Topic || Robotics AWS RoboMaker now supports offline logs and metrics for the AWS RoboMaker CloudWatch cloud extension | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-robomaker-now-supports-offline-logs-metrics-aws-robomaker-cloudwatch-cloud-extension/ Topic || Training New AWS Certification Exam Vouchers Make Certifying Groups Easier | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/new-aws-certification-exam-vouchers-make-certifying-groups-easier/ Announcing New Resources and Website to Accelerate Your Cloud Adoption | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/announcing-new-resources-and-website-to-accelerate-your-cloud-adoption/ AWS Developer Series Relaunched on edX | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/08/aws-developer-series-relaunched-on-edx/

#327: Using Amazon S3 Event Notifications Aug 11, 2019

Do you have file-based workflows? Lots of events to handle? Amazon S3 Event Notifications might just fit the bill! Plus a bonus chat about S3 Security and object retention! Amazon S3 Event Notifications: https://aws.amazon.com/s3/faqs/?nc=sn&loc=7 https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/NotificationHowTo.html https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/s3-event-notification/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/storage/amazon-s3-consistently-raises-the-bar-in-data-security/

#326: A chat with Adrian Cockcroft Aug 04, 2019

Adrian Cockcroft (VP Cloud Architecture Strategy at AWS) joins Simon for a wide-ranging discussion about chaos in architectures, the requirements of Financial organisations, the use of the cloud in Formula One racing and Amazon's Open Source activities. https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/ https://aws.amazon.com/financial-services/ https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/formula-one/ https://aws.amazon.com/opensource

#325: A Look at AWS Ground Station Jul 28, 2019

With the GA of AWS Ground Station, customers have new capabilities to interact with satellite data. Simon takes a look at how to get started, and what you can do with this new capability. https://aws.amazon.com/ground-station/ Jeff Barr's Blog Post: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-ground-station-ready-to-ingest-process-satellite-data/

#324: [AWS Enterprise Stories #2]: Bringing Autonomous Driving, Connected Vehicles, and Smart Cities Together Jul 24, 2019

Connectivity, Autonomy, and Sharing are changing the way people access transportation and transforming the automotive industry. Ford has been a pioneer in this new mobility, setting forth a vision where transportation and cities are seamlessly interconnected and customers have on-demand access to a variety of safe, reliable transportation options. Leading this transformation is Marcy Klevorn. In this episode, we talk to Marcy about how she has accelerated Ford's transformation, using cloud technologies, agile teams, partnerships and acquisitions to to evolve Ford from a manufacturing company to a mobility company. AWS Speaker: Head of Global Automotive, AWS Featured Customer: *Marcy Klevorn Chief Innovation Officer, Mobility, Ford Motor Company

#323: July 2019 Update Jul 21, 2019

Simon and Nicki share a bumper-crop of interesting, useful and cool new services and features for AWS customers! Chapter Timings 00:01:17 Storage 00:03:15 Compute 00:07:13 Network 00:10:27 Databases 00:16:04 Migration 00:17:43 Developer Tools 00:22:47 Analytics 00:27:07 IoT 00:28:14 End User Computing 00:29:25 Machine Learning 00:30:49 Application Integration 00:34:18 Management and Governance 00:41:42 Customer Engagement 00:42:47 Media 00:44:03 Security 00:46:26 Gaming 00:47:54 AWS Marketplace 00:49:07 Robotics Shownotes Topic || Storage Optimize Cost with Amazon EFS Infrequent Access Lifecycle Management | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/optimize-cost-amazon-efs-infrequent-access-lifecycle-management/ Amazon FSx for Windows File Server Now Enables You to Use File Systems Directly With Your Organization’s Self-Managed Active Directory | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-fsx-for-windows-file-server-now-enables-you-to-use-file-systems-directly-with-your-organizations-self-managed-active-directory/ Amazon FSx for Windows File Server now enables you to use a single AWS Managed AD with file systems across VPCs or accounts | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-fsx-for-windows-file-server-now-enables-you-to-use-a-single-aws-managed-ad-with-file-systems-across-vpcs-or-accounts/ AWS Storage Gateway now supports Amazon VPC endpoints with AWS PrivateLink | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/aws-storage-gateway-now-supports-amazon-vpc-endpoints-aws-privatelink/ File Gateway adds encryption & signing options for SMB clients – Amazon Web Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/file-gateway-adds-options-to-enforce-encryption-and-signing-for-smb-shares/ New AWS Public Datasets Available from Facebook, Yale, Allen Institute for Brain Science, NOAA, and others | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/new-aws-public-datasets-available-from-facebook-yale-allen/ Topic || Compute Introducing Amazon EC2 Instance Connect | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/introducing-amazon-ec2-instance-connect/ Introducing New Instances Sizes for Amazon EC2 M5 and R5 Instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/introducing-new-instances-sizes-for-amazon-ec2-m5-and-r5-instances/ Introducing New Instance Sizes for Amazon EC2 C5 Instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/introducing-new-instance-sizes-for-amazon-ec2-c5-instances/ Amazon ECS now supports additional resource-level permissions and tag-based access controls | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-ecs-now-supports-resource-level-permissions-and-tag-based-access-controls/ Amazon ECS now offers improved capabilities for local testing | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amazon-ecs-now-offers-improved-capabilities-for-local-testing/ AWS Container Services launches AWS For Fluent Bit | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-container-services-launches-aws-for-fluent-bit/ Amazon EKS now supports Kubernetes version 1.13, ECR PrivateLink, and Kubernetes Pod Security Policies | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-eks-now-supports-kubernetes113-ecr-privatelink-kubernetes-pod-security/ AWS VPC CNI Version 1.5.0 Now Default for Amazon EKS Clusters | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-vpc-cni-version-150-now-default-for-amazon-eks-clusters/ Announcing Enhanced Lambda@Edge Monitoring within the Amazon CloudFront Console | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/announcing-enhanced-lambda-edge-monitoring-amazon-cloudfront-console/ AWS Lambda Console shows recent invocations using CloudWatch Logs Insights | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/aws-lambda-console-recent-invocations-using-cloudwatch-logs-insights/ AWS Thinkbox Deadline with Resource Tracker | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/thinkbox-deadline-resource-tracker/ Topic || Network Network Load Balancer Now Supports UDP Protocol | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/network-load-balancer-now-supports-udp-protocol/ Announcing Amazon VPC Traffic Mirroring for Amazon EC2 Instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/announcing-amazon-vpc-traffic-mirroring-for-amazon-ec2-instances/ AWS ParallelCluster now supports Elastic Fabric Adapter (EFA) | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/aws-parallelcluster-supports-elastic-fabric-adapter/ AWS Direct Connect launches first location in Italy | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/aws_direct_connect_locations_in_italy/ Amazon CloudFront announces seven new Edge locations in North America, Europe, and Australia | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/cloudfront-seven-edge-locations-june2019/ Now Add Endpoint Policies to Interface Endpoints for AWS Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/now-add-endpoint-policies-to-interface-endpoints-for-aws-services/ Topic || Databases Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL Compatibility Supports Serverless | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amazon-aurora-with-postgresql-compatibility-supports-serverless/ Amazon RDS now supports Storage Auto Scaling | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/rds-storage-auto-scaling/ Amazon RDS Introduces Compatibility Checks for Upgrades from MySQL 5.7 to MySQL 8.0 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amazon_rds_introduces_compatibility_checks/ Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Supports New Minor Versions 11.4, 10.9, 9.6.14, 9.5.18, and 9.4.23 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amazon-rds-postgresql-supports-minor-version-114/ Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL Compatibility Supports Cluster Cache Management | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-aurora-with-postgresql-compatibility-supports-cluster-cache-management/ Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL Compatibility Supports Data Import from Amazon S3 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-aurora-with-postgresql-compatibility-supports-data-import-from-amazon-s3/ Amazon Aurora Supports Cloning Across AWS Accounts | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amazon_aurora_supportscloningacrossawsaccounts-/ Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports z1d instance types | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-rds-for-oracle-now-supports-z1d-instance-types/ Amazon RDS for Oracle Supports Oracle Application Express (APEX) Version 19.1 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-rds-oracle-supports-oracle-application-express-version-191/ Amazon ElastiCache launches reader endpoints for Redis | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-elasticache-launches-reader-endpoint-for-redis/ Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) Now Supports Stopping and Starting Clusters | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amazon-documentdb-supports-stopping-starting-cluters/ Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) Now Provides Cluster Deletion Protection | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amazon-documentdb-provides-cluster-deletion-protection/ You can now publish Amazon Neptune Audit Logs to Cloudwatch | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/you-can-now-publish-amazon-neptune-audit-logs-to-cloudwatch/ Amazon DynamoDB now supports deleting a global secondary index before it finishes building | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amazon-dynamodb-now-supports-deleting-a-global-secondary-index-before-it-finishes-building/ Amazon DynamoDB now supports up to 25 unique items and 4 MB of data per transactional request | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-dynamodb-now-supports-up-to-25-unique-items-and-4-mb-of-data-per-transactional-request/ Topic || Migration CloudEndure Migration is now available at no charge | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/cloudendure-migration-available-at-no-charge/ New AWS ISV Workload Migration Program | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/isv-workload-migration/ AWS Migration Hub Adds Support for Service-Linked Roles | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/aws_migration_hub_adds_support_for_service_linked_roles/ Topic || Developer Tools The AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio Code is Now Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/announcing-aws-toolkit-for-visual-studio-code/ The AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK) is Now Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/the-aws-cloud-development-kit-aws-cdk-is-now-generally-available1/ AWS CodeCommit Supports Two Additional Merge Strategies and Merge Conflict Resolution | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/aws-codecommit-supports-2-additional-merge-strategies-and-merge-conflict-resolution/ AWS CodeCommit Now Supports Resource Tagging | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-codecommit-now-supports-resource-tagging/ AWS CodeBuild adds Support for Polyglot Builds | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-codebuild-adds-support-for-polyglot-builds/ AWS Amplify Console Updates Build image with SAM CLI and Custom Container Support | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-amplify-console-updates-build-image-sam-cli-and-custom-container-support/ AWS Amplify Console announces Manual Deploys for Static Web Hosting | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-amplify-console-announces-manual-deploys-for-static-web-hosting/ Amplify Framework now Supports Adding AWS Lambda Triggers for events in Auth and Storage categories | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amplify-framework-now-supports-adding-aws-lambda-triggers-for-events-auth-storage-categories/ AWS Amplify Console now supports AWS CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/aws-amplify-console-supports-aws-cloudformation/ AWS CloudFormation updates for Amazon EC2, Amazon ECS, Amazon EFS, Amazon S3 and more | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/aws-cloudformation-updates-amazon-ec2-ecs-efs-s3-and-more/ Topic || Analytics Amazon QuickSight launches multi-sheet dashboards, new visual types and more | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-quickSight-launches-multi-sheet-dashboards-new-visual-types-and-more/ Amazon QuickSight now supports fine-grained access control over Amazon S3 and Amazon Athena! | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-quickSight-now-supports-fine-grained-access-control-over-amazon-S3-and-amazon-athena/ Announcing EMR Release 5.24.0: With performance improvements in Spark, new versions of Flink, Presto, and Hue, and enhanced CloudFormation support for EMR Instance Fleets | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/announcing-emr-release-5240-with-performance-improvements-in-spark-new-versions-of-flink-presto-Hue-and-cloudformation-support-for-launching-clusters-in-multiple-subnets-through-emr-instance-fleets/ AWS Glue now provides workflows to orchestrate your ETL workloads | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/aws-glue-now-provides-workflows-to-orchestrate-etl-workloads/ Amazon Elasticsearch Service increases data protection with automated hourly snapshots at no extra charge | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amazon-elasticsearch-service-increases-data-protection-with-automated-hourly-snapshots-at-no-extra-charge/ Amazon MSK is Now Integrated with AWS CloudFormation and Terraform | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon_msk_is_now_integrated_with_aws_cloudformation_and_terraform/ Kinesis Video Streams adds support for Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH) and H.265 video | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/kinesis-video-streams-adds-support-for-dynamic-adaptive-streaming-over-http-dash-and-h-2-6-5-video/ Announcing the availability of Amazon Kinesis Video Producer SDK in C | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/announcing-availability-of-amazon-kinesis-video-producer-sdk-in-c/ Topic || IoT AWS IoT Expands Globally | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-iot-expands-globally/ Bluetooth Low Energy Support and New MQTT Library Now Generally Available in Amazon FreeRTOS 201906.00 Major | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/bluetooth-low-energy-support-amazon-freertos-now-available/ AWS IoT Greengrass 1.9.2 With Support for OpenWrt and AWS IoT Device Tester is Now Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/aws-iot-greengrass-support-openwrt-aws-iot-device-tester-available/ Topic || End User Computing Amazon Chime Achieves HIPAA Eligibility | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/chime_hipaa_eligibility/ Amazon WorkSpaces now supports copying Images across AWS Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon_workspaces_now_supports_copying_images_across_aws_regions/ Amazon AppStream 2.0 adds support for Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-appstream-20-adds-support-for-windows-server-2016-and-windows-server-2019/ AWS Client VPN now includes support for AWS CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/aws-client-vpn-includes-support-for-aws-cloudformation/ Topic || Machine Learning Amazon Comprehend Medical is now Available in Sydney, London, and Canada | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/comprehend-medical-available-in-asia-pacific-eu-canada/ Amazon Personalize Now Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-personalize-now-generally-available/ New in AWS Deep Learning Containers: Support for Amazon SageMaker and MXNet 1.4.1 with CUDA 10.0 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/new-in-aws-deep-learning-containers-support-for-amazon-sagemaker-libraries-and-mxnet-1-4-1-with-cuda-10-0/ Topic || Application Integration Introducing Amazon EventBridge | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/introducing-amazon-eventbridge/ AWS App Mesh Service Discovery with AWS Cloud Map generally available. | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/aws-app-mesh-service-discovery-with-aws-cloud-map-generally-available/ Amazon API Gateway Now Supports Tag-Based Access Control and Tags on WebSocket APIs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/amazon-api-gateway-supports-tag-based-access-control-tags-on-websocket/ Amazon API Gateway Adds Configurable Transport Layer Security Version for Custom Domains | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-api-gateway-adds-configurable-transport-layer-security-version-custom-domains/ Topic || Management and Governance Introducing AWS Systems Manager OpsCenter to enable faster issue resolution | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/introducing-aws-systems-manager-opscenter-to-enable-faster-issue-resolution/ Introducing Service Quotas: View and manage your quotas for AWS services from one central location | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/introducing-service-quotas-view-and-manage-quotas-for-aws-services-from-one-location/ Introducing AWS Budgets Reports | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/introducing-aws-budgets-reports/ Introducing Amazon CloudWatch Anomaly Detection – Now in Preview | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/introducing-amazon-cloudwatch-anomaly-detection-now-in-preview/ Amazon CloudWatch Launches Dynamic Labels on Dashboards | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-cloudwatch-launches-dynamic-labels-on-dashboards/ Amazon CloudWatch Adds Visibility for your .NET and SQL Server Application Health | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-cloudwatch-adds-visibility-for-your-net-sql-server-application-health/ Amazon CloudWatch Events Now Supports Amazon CloudWatch Logs as a Target and Tagging of CloudWatch Events Rules | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-cloudwatch-events-now-supports-amazon-cloudwatch-logs-target-tagging-cloudwatch-events-rules/ Introducing Amazon CloudWatch Container Insights for Amazon ECS and AWS Fargate - Now in Preview | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/introducing-container-insights-for-ecs-and-aws-fargate-in-preview/ AWS Config now enables you to provision AWS Config rules across all AWS accounts in your organization | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-config-now-enables-you-to-provision-config-rules-across-all-aws-accounts-in-your-organization/ Session Manager launches Run As to start interactive sessions with your own operating system user account | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/session-manager-launches-run-as-to-start-interactive-sessions-with-your-own-operating-system-user-account/ Session Manager launches tunneling support for SSH and SCP | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/session-manager-launches-tunneling-support-for-ssh-and-scp/ Use IAM access advisor with AWS Organizations to set permission guardrails confidently | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/now-use-iam-access-advisor-with-aws-organizations-to-set-permission-guardrails-confidently/ AWS Resource Groups is Now SOC Compliant | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-resource-groups-is-now-soc-compliant/ Topic || Customer Engagement Introducing AI Powered Speech Analytics for Amazon Connect | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/introducing-ai-powered-speech-analytics-for-amazon-connect/ Amazon Connect Launches Contact Flow Versioning | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-connect-launches-contact-flow-versioning/ Topic || Media AWS Elemental MediaConnect Now Supports SPEKE for Conditional Access | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/aws-elemental-mediaconnect-now-supports-speke-for-conditional-access/ AWS Elemental MediaLive Now Supports AWS CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-elemental-medialive-now-supports-aws-cloudformation/ AWS Elemental MediaConvert Now Ingests Files from HTTPS Sources | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-elemental-mediaconvert-now-ingests-files-from-https-sources/ Topic || Security AWS Certificate Manager Private Certificate Authority now supports root CA hierarchies | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/aws-certificate-manager-private-certificate-authority-now-supports-root-CA-heirarchies/ AWS Control Tower is now generally available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/aws-control-tower-is-now-generally-available/ AWS Security Hub is now generally available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/aws-security-hub-now-generally-available/ AWS Single Sign-On now makes it easy to access more business applications including Asana and Jamf | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/aws-single-sign-on-access-business-applications-including-asana-and-jamf/ Topic || Gaming Large Match Support for Amazon GameLift Now Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/large-match-support-for-amazon-gameLift-now-available/ New Dynamic Vegetation System in Lumberyard Beta 1.19 – Available Now | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/lumberyard-beta-119-available-now/ Topic || AWS Marketplace AWS Marketplace now integrates with your procurement systems | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/aws-marketplace-now-integrates-with-your-procurement-systems/ Topic || Robotics AWS RoboMaker announces support for Robot Operating System (ROS) Melodic | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/07/aws-robomaker-support-robot-operating-system-melodic/

#322: [AWS Enterprise Stories #1]: Enabling Enterprise Transformation Through Culture and Skills Jul 17, 2019

In discussions with our global customers, we continually hear about the skills required to adopt AWS at scale, especially when transforming a workforce, and the gaps in those skill-sets. In this discussion, we will talk to Klaus Salchner who is the VP of engineering at Realtor.Com about his approach to engineering in silicon valley, building a center of excellence, and the importance of having a strong cultural backdrop to utilize when bringing new engineering talent into an organization. Featured Amazon Speaker: *Chris Rasmussen Global Accounts Skills Enablement Lead at AWS Featured Guest: *Klaus Salchner VP Engineering at Realtor.com (http://realtor.com/)

#321: Understanding the AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) Jul 14, 2019

Do you want to deploy Serverless applications faster, easier and more reliably? The AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) might just fit the bill! Simon speaks with Gerardo Estaba (Senior Partner Solutions Architect, AWS) about how to get started and how to get the best from it. Main page: https://aws.amazon.com/serverless/sam/ Developer Guide: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/latest/developerguide/ SAM’s repo with examples: https://github.com/awslabs/serverless-application-model SAM CLI’s repo: https://github.com/awslabs/aws-sam-cli AWS Serverless Application Repository: https://aws.amazon.com/serverless/serverlessrepo/ This is My Architecture - Macquarie Bank: Securing Payment Websites at the Edge Serverlessly: https://youtu.be/sKksbPPDznM

#320: Private Equity and the Cloud Jul 07, 2019

Simon speaks with Jim Milbery (Partner at ParkerGale) and Alan Williamson (Partner at Macloran Group) about Private Equity, what PE funds look for when acquiring software companies and how the cloud matters in this context. They are also host their own podcast called the PE Funcast.

#319: Live at AWS Sydney Summit - Riffing on Tech With Glenn Gore Jun 30, 2019

Recorded in front of a live audience at AWS Sydney Summit. Simon and Glenn discuss what works and what doesn’t in terms of architectures and team structures. How to keep your skills up-to-date and answer some questions from the audience.

#318: Business Leadership in the Digital Age with Mark Schwartz Jun 23, 2019

Simon speaks with Mark Shwartz (Enterprise Strategist - AWS) about his latest book, and how the relationship between IT and non-IT leaders is changing. n the war for business supremacy, Schwartz shows we must throw out the old management models and stereotypes that pit suits against nerds. Instead, business leaders of today can foster a space of collaboration and shared mission, a space that puts technologists and business people on the same team. Get Mark's latest book here: https://www.amazon.com/War-Peace-Business-Leadership-Technology/dp/B07QVB1ZRG

#317: June 2019 Update Show Jun 16, 2019

Simon shares a huge selection of updates and new things! Chapter Marks: 00:00:19 Satellites 00:01:12 Storage 00:03:01 Compute 00:05:35 Databases 00:09:17 Developer Tools 00:10:32 Analytics 00:12:28 IoT 00:14:06 End User Computing 00:15:03 Machine Learning 00:16:22 Robotics 00:16:46 Application Integration 00:17:42 Management and Governance 00:20:49 Customer Engagement 00:21:24 Security 00:22:10 Training and Certification 00:22:36 Quick Starts 00:23:04 AWS Marketplace Shownotes Topic || Satellite Announcing General Availability of AWS Ground Station | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/announcing-general-availability-of-aws-ground-station-/ Topic || Storage You can now encrypt new EBS volumes in your account in a region with a single setting | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/with-a-single-setting-you-can-encrypt-all-new-amazon-ebs-volumes/ AWS Backup Now Supports AWS CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-backup-now-supports-aws-cloudformation/ AWS DataSync Now Supports EFS-to-EFS Transfer | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-datasync-now-supports-efs-to-efs-transfer/ AWS DataSync adds filtering for data transfers – Amazon Web Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-datasync-adds-filtering-for-data-transfers/ AWS DataSync is now SOC compliant | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/aws-datasync-is-now-soc-compliant/ Topic || Compute Amazon EC2 announces Host Recovery | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-ec2-announces-host-recovery/ Enable EC2 Hibernation Without Specifying Encryption Intent at Every Instance Launch | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/enable-ec2-hibernation-without-specifying-encryption-intent/ AWS Step Functions Adds Support for Callback Patterns in Workflows | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/ whats-new/2019/05/aws-step-functions-support-callback-patterns/ Amazon ECS Support for Windows Server 2019 Containers is Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-ecs-support-windows-server-2019-containers-generally-available/ Amazon ECS Improves ENI Density Limits for awsvpc Networking Mode | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/Amazon-ECS-Improves-ENI-Density-Limits-for-awsvpc-Networking-Mode/ Serverless Image Handler Now Leverages Sharp and Provides Smart Cropping with Amazon Rekognition | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/serverless-image-handler-now-leverages-sharp-and-provides-smart-cropping-with-amazon-rekognition/ Topic || Databases Amazon Aurora Serverless MySQL 5.6 Now Supports Data API | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon_aurora_serverless_mysql_5_6_now_supportsdataapi/ Amazon RDS Recommendations Provide Best Practice Guidance for Amazon Aurora | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-rds-recommendations-provide-best-practice-guidance-for-amazon-aurora/ Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL Compatibility Supports PostgreSQL 10.7 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-aurora-with-postgresql-compatibility-supports-postgresql-107/ Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL Compatibility Supports Database Activity Streams For Real-time Monitoring | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-aurora-with-postgresql-compatibility-supports-database-activity-streams/ Amazon RDS for SQL Server Increases the Database Limit Per Database Instance up to 100 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon_rds_for_sql_server_increases/ Amazon RDS for SQL Server Now Supports Always On Availability Groups for SQL Server 2017 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-rds-for-sql-server-now-supports-always-on-availability-groups-for-sql-server-2017/ Amazon RDS for SQL Server now Supports Multi-File Native Restores | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-rds-for-sql-server-now-supports-multi-file-native-restores/ Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) is now SOC 1, 2, and 3 compliant | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-documentdb-now-soc-1-2-3-compliant/ Amazon DynamoDB adaptive capacity is now instant | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-dynamodb-adaptive-capacity-is-now-instant/ Amazon ElastiCache for Redis improves cluster availability during planned maintenance | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon_elasticache_for_redis_improves_cluster_availability/ Amazon ElastiCache for Redis launches self-service updates | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/elasticache-self-service-updates/ Topic || Developer Tools Amplify Framework Adds Support for AWS Lambda Functions and Amazon DynamoDB Custom Indexes in GraphQL Schemas | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amplify-framework-adds-support-for-aws-lambda-as-a-data-source-and-custom-indexes-for-amazon-dynamodb-in-graphql-schema/ AWS CodeCommit Now Supports Including Application Code When Creating a Repository with AWS CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-codecommit-now-supports-the-ability-to-make-an-initial-commit/ Topic || Analytics Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) is now Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon_managed_streaming_for_apache_kafka_amazon_msk_is_now_generally_available/ Amazon Elasticsearch Service Is Now SOC Compliant | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-elasticsearch-service-now-soc-compliant/ Amazon Elasticsearch Service announces support for Elasticsearch 6.7 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-elasticsearch-service-announces-support-for-elasticsearch-67/ AWS Glue now provides an VPC interface endpoint | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/aws_glue_now_provides_vpc_interface_endpoint/ AWS Glue supports scripts that are compatible with Python 3.6 in Python shell jobs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/aws_glue_supportscripts/ Topic || IoT AWS IoT Things Graph Now Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-iot-things-graph-now-generally-available/ AWS IoT Events is now generally available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-iot-events-now-generally-available/ AWS IoT Device Tester v1.2 is Now Available for Amazon FreeRTOS v1.4.8 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-iot-device-tester-v120-now-available-amazon-freertos-v148/ AWS IoT Analytics Now Supports Channel and Data Stores in Your Own Amazon S3 Buckets | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-iot-analytics-now-supports-channel-and-data-stores-in-your-o/ Topic || End User Computing Announcing Amazon WorkLink support for Additional Website Authorization Providers | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/announcing-amazon-workLink-support-for-additional-website-authorization-providers/ Amazon AppStream 2.0 launches three self-guided workshops to build online trials and SaaS solutions – Amazon Web Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-appstream2-launches-three-self-guided-workshops-to-build-online-trials-and-saas-solutions/ Amazon Chime Voice Connector now supports United States Toll-Free Numbers | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-chime-voice-connector-now-supports-us-toll-free-numbers/ Topic || Machine Learning Introducing Fraud Detection Using Machine Learning | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/introducing-fraud-detection-using-machine-learning/ Amazon Textract - Now Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-textract-now-generally-available/ Amazon Transcribe now supports speech-to-text in Modern Standard Arabic | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-transcribe-now-supports-speech-to-text-in-modern-standard-arabic/ Topic || Robotics AWS RoboMaker now supports over-the-air deployment job cancellation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-robomaker-supports-over-the-air-deployment-job-cancellation/ Topic || Application Integration Amazon API Gateway Now Supports Tag-Based Access Control and Tags on Additional Resources | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-api-gateway-now-supports-tag-based-access-control-tags-additional-resources/ Amazon API Gateway Now Supports VPC Endpoint Policies | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-api-gateway-supports-vpc-endpoint-policies/ Topic || Management and Governance Introducing AWS Systems Manager OpsCenter to enable faster issue resolution | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/introducing-aws-systems-manager-opscenter-to-enable-faster-issue-resolution/ AWS Budgets now Supports Variable Budget Targets for Monthly and Quarterly Cost and Usage Budgets | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-budgets-support-for-variable-budget-targets-for-cost-and-usage-budgets/ CloudWatch Logs adds support for percentiles in metric filters | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/cloudwatch-logs-adds-support-for-percentiles-in-metric-filters/ Announcing Tag-Based Access Control for AWS CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/announcing-tag-based-access-control-for-aws-cloudformation/ AWS Organizations Now Supports Tagging and Untagging of AWS Accounts | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/aws-organizations-now-supports-tagging-and-untagging-of-aws-acco/ AWS Well-Architected Tool Now Supports 8x More Text in the Notes Field | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/aws-well-architected-tool-now-supports-8x-more-text-in-notes-field/ Topic || Customer Engagement Amazon Pinpoint now includes support for AWS CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-pinpoint-now-includes-support-for-aws-cloudformation/ Amazon Connect Adds Additional Telephony Metadata | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-connect-adds-additional-telephony-metadata/ Amazon Connect Decreases US Telephony Pricing by 26% in the US East (N. Virginia) and US West (Oregon) regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-connect-decreases-US-telephony-pricing-by-26-percent-in-the-US-east-N-Virginia-and-US-West-Oregon-regions/ Topic || Security Amazon GuardDuty is Now SOC Compliant | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-guardduty-now-soc-compliant/ AWS Encryption SDK for C is now available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-encryption-sdk-for-c-now-available/ Amazon Inspector adds CIS Benchmark support for Amazon Linux 2 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-inspector-adds-cis-benchmark-support-for-amazon-linux-2/ Topic || Training and Certification Announcing New and Updated Exam Readiness Courses for AWS Certifications | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/announcing-new-and-updated-exam-readiness-courses-for-aws-certifications/ Topic || Quick Starts New Quick Start deploys a modular architecture for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/new-quick-start-deploys-modular-aurora-postgresql-architecture-on-aws/ Topic || AWS Marketplace AWS Marketplace enables long term contracts for AMI products | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-marketplace-enables-long-term-contracts-for-ami-products/

#316: Exploring AWS Lake Formation Jun 09, 2019

Simon speaks with Prajakta Damle (Principal Product Manager, AWS) about AWS Lake Formation. AWS Lake Formation is a service that makes it easy to set up a secure data lake in days. They discuss why it was created and what customers can use it for. https://aws.amazon.com/lake-formation/

#315: Dance Like No One Is Watching, Encrypt Like Everyone Is Jun 02, 2019

Simon speaks with Paul Hawkins, Security Specialist Solutions Architect at AWS about the ways customers can quickly and easily make their environment more secure. AWS re:Invent 2018: Data Protection: Encryption, Availability, Resiliency, & Durability (SEC325-R1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH6AXreSQWQ# KMS Whitepaper: https://d0.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/KMS-Cryptographic-Details.pdf KMS Best Practices: https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/aws-kms-best-practices.pdf AWS re:Invent 2018: Leadership Session: AWS Security (SEC305-L) Steve Schmidt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdlFuFhetug

#314: May 2019 Update Show 2 May 26, 2019

Simon hosts an update show with lots of great new features and capabilities! Chapters: Developer Tools 0:26 Storage 3:02 Compute 5:10 Database 10:31 Networking 13:41 Analytics 16:38 IoT 18:23 End User Computing 20:19 Machine Learning 21:12 Application Integration 24:02 Management and Governance 24:23 Migration 26:05 Security 26:56 Training and Certification 29:57 Blockchain 30:27 Quickstarts 31:06 Shownotes: Topic || Developer Tools Announcing AWS X-Ray Analytics – An Interactive approach to Trace Analysis | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws_x_ray_interactive_approach_analyze_traces/ Quickly Search for Resources across Services in the AWS Developer Tools Console | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/search-resources-across-services-developer-tools-console/ AWS Amplify Console adds support for Incoming Webhooks | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-amplify-console-adds-support-for-incoming-webhooks/ AWS Amplify launches an online community for fullstack serverless app developers | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-amplify-launches-an-online-community-for-fullstack-serverless-app-developers/ AWS AppSync Now Enables More Visibility into Performance and Health of GraphQL Operations | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-appsync-now-enables-more-visibility-into-performance-and-hea/ AWS AppSync Now Supports Configuring Multiple Authorization Types for GraphQL APIs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-appsync-now-supports-configuring-multiple-authorization-type/ Topic || Storage Amazon S3 Introduces S3 Batch Operations for Object Management | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/Amazon-S3-Introduces-S3-Batch-Operations-for-Object-Management/ AWS Snowball Edge adds block storage – Amazon Web Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-snowball-edge-adds-block-storage-for-edge-computing-workload/ Amazon FSx for Windows File Server Adds Support for File System Monitoring with Amazon CloudWatch | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-fsx-for-windows-file-server-adds-support-for-cloudwatch/ AWS Storage Gateway enhances access control for SMB shares to store and access objects in Amazon S3 buckets | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/AWS-Storage-Gateway-enhances-access-control-for-SMB-shares-to-access-objects-in-Amazon-s3/ Topic || Compute AWS Lambda adds support for Node.js v10 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws_lambda_adds_support_for_node_js_v10/ AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) supports IAM permissions and custom responses for Amazon API Gateway | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/aws_serverless_application_Model_support_IAM/ AWS Step Functions Adds Support for Workflow Execution Events | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-step-functions-adds-support-for-workflow-execution-events/ Amazon EC2 I3en instances, offering up to 60 TB of NVMe SSD instance storage, are now generally available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-ec2-i3en-instances-are-now-generally-available/ Now Create Amazon EC2 On-Demand Capacity Reservations Through AWS CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/now-create-amazon-ec2-on-demand-capacity-reservations-through-aws-cloudformation/ Share encrypted AMIs across accounts to launch instances in a single step | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/share-encrypted-amis-across-accounts-to-launch-instances-in-a-single-step/ Launch encrypted EBS backed EC2 instances from unencrypted AMIs in a single step | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/launch-encrypted-ebs-backed-ec2-instances-from-unencrypted-amis-in-a-single-step/ Amazon EKS Releases Deep Learning Benchmarking Utility | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/-amazon-eks-releases-deep-learning-benchmarking-utility-/ Amazon EKS Adds Support for Public IP Addresses Within Cluster VPCs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-eks-adds-support-for-public-ip-addresses-within-cluster-v/ Amazon EKS Simplifies Kubernetes Cluster Authentication | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-eks-simplifies-kubernetes-cluster-authentication/ Amazon ECS Console support for ECS-optimized Amazon Linux 2 AMI and Amazon EC2 A1 instance family now available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-ecs-console-support-for-ecs-optimized-amazon-linux-2-ami-/ AWS Fargate PV1.3 now supports the Splunk log driver | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-fargate-pv1-3-now-supports-the-splunk-log-driver/ Topic || Databases Amazon Aurora Serverless Supports Capacity of 1 Unit and a New Scaling Option | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon_aurora_serverless_now_supports_a_minimum_capacity_of_1_unit_and_a_new_scaling_option/ Aurora Global Database Expands Availability to 14 AWS Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/Aurora_Global_Database_Expands_Availability_to_14_AWS_Regions/ Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) now supports per-second billing | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-documentdb-now-supports-per-second-billing/ Performance Insights is Generally Available on Amazon Aurora MySQL 5.7 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/Performance-Insights-GA-Aurora-MySQL-57/ Performance Insights Supports Counter Metrics on Amazon RDS for Oracle | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/performance-insights-countermetrics-on-oracle/ Performance Insights Supports Amazon Aurora Global Database | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/performance-insights-global-datatabase/ Amazon ElastiCache for Redis adds support for Redis 5.0.4 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/elasticache-redis-5-0-4/ Amazon RDS for MySQL Supports Password Validation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-rds-for-mysql-supports-password-validation/ Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Supports New Minor Versions 11.2, 10.7, 9.6.12, 9.5.16, and 9.4.21 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-rds-postgresql-supports-minor-version-112/ Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports April Oracle Patch Set Updates (PSU) and Release Updates (RU) | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-rds-for-oracle-now-supports-april-oracle-patch-set-updates-psu-and-release-updates-ru/ Topic || Networking Elastic Fabric Adapter Is Now Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/elastic-fabric-adapter-is-now-generally-available/ Migrate Your AWS Site-to-Site VPN Connections from a Virtual Private Gateway to an AWS Transit Gateway | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/migrate-your-aws-site-to-site-vpn-connections-from-a-virtual-private-gateway-to-an-aws-transit-gateway/ Announcing AWS Direct Connect Support for AWS Transit Gateway | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/announcing-aws-direct-connect-support-for-aws-transit-gateway/ Amazon CloudFront announces 11 new Edge locations in India, Japan, and the United States | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/cloudfront-11locations-7may2019/ Amazon VPC Endpoints Now Support Tagging for Gateway Endpoints, Interface Endpoints, and Endpoint Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-vpc-endpoints-now-support-tagging-for-gateway-endpoints-interface-endpoints-and-endpoint-services/ Topic || Analytics Amazon EMR announces Support for Multiple Master nodes to enable High Availability for EMR applications | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-emr-announces-support-for-multiple-master-nodes-to-enable-high-availability-for-EMR-applications/ Amazon EMR now supports Multiple Master nodes to enable High Availability for HBase clusters | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-emr-now-supports-multiple-master-nodes-to-enable-high-availability-for-hbase-clusters/ Amazon EMR announces Support for Reconfiguring Applications on Running EMR Clusters | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-emr-announces-support-for-reconfiguring-applications-on-running-emr-clusters/ Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics now allows you to assign AWS resource tags to your real-time applications | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon_kinesis_data_analytics_now_allows_you_to_assign_aws_resource_tags_to_your_real_time_applications/ AWS Glue crawlers now support existing Data Catalog tables as sources | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-glue-crawlers-now-support-existing-data-catalog-tables-as-sources/ Topic || IoT AWS IoT Analytics Now Supports Faster SQL Data Set Refresh Intervals | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-iot-analytics-now-supports-faster-sql-data-set-refresh-intervals/ AWS IoT Greengrass Adds Support for Python 3.7, Node v8.10.0, and Expands Support for Elliptic-Curve Cryptography | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-iot-greengrass-adds-support-python-3-7-node-v-8-10-0-and-expands-support-elliptic-curve-cryptography/ AWS Releases Additional Preconfigured Examples for FreeRTOS on Armv8-M | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-releases-additional-freertos-preconfigured-examples-armv8m/ AWS IoT Device Defender supports monitoring behavior of unregistered devices | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-iot-device-defender-supports-monitoring-behavior-of-unregistered-devices/ AWS IoT Analytics Now Supports Data Set Content Delivery to Amazon S3 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-iot-analytics-now-supports-data-set-content-delivery-to-amaz/ Topic || End User Computing Amazon AppStream 2.0 adds configurable timeouts for idle sessions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-appstream-2-0-adds-configurable-timeouts-for-idle-session/ Monitor Emails in Your Workmail Organization Using Cloudwatch Metrics and Logs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/monitor-emails-in-your-workmail-organization-using-cloudwatch-me/ You can now use custom chat bots with Amazon Chime | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/you-can-now-use-custom-chat-bots-with-amazon-chime/ Topic || Machine Learning Developers, start your engines! The AWS DeepRacer Virtual League kicks off today. | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/AWSDeepRacerVirtualLeague/ Amazon SageMaker announces new features to the built-in Object2Vec algorithm | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-sagemaker-announces-new-features-to-the-built-in-object2v/ Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth Now Supports Automated Email Notifications for Manual Data Labeling | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-sagemaker-ground-truth-now-supports-automated-email-notif/ Amazon Translate Adds Support for Hindi, Farsi, Malay, and Norwegian | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon_translate_support_hindi_farsi_malay_norwegian/ Amazon Transcribe now supports Hindi and Indian-accented English | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-transcribe-supports-hindi-indian-accented-english/ Amazon Comprehend batch jobs now supports Amazon Virtual Private Cloud | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-comprehend-batch-jobs-now-supports-amazon-virtual-private-cloud/ New in AWS Deep Learning AMIs: PyTorch 1.1, Chainer 5.4, and CUDA 10 support for MXNet | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/new-in-aws-deep-learning-amis-pytorch-1-1-chainer-5-4-cuda10-for-mxnet/ Topic || Application Integration Amazon MQ Now Supports Resource-Level and Tag-Based Permissions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-mq-now-supports-resource-level-and-tag-based-permissions/ Amazon SNS Adds Support for Cost Allocation Tags | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-sns-adds-support-for-cost-allocation-tags/ Topic || Management and Governance Reservation Expiration Alerts Now Available in AWS Cost Explorer | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/reservation-expiration-alerts-now-available-in-aws-cost-explorer/ AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager Supports Microsoft Application Patching | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-systems-manager-patch-manager-supports-microsoft-application-patching/ AWS OpsWorks for Chef Automate now supports Chef Automate 2 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-opsworks-for-chef-automate-now-supports-chef-automate-2/ AWS Service Catalog Connector for ServiceNow supports CloudFormation StackSets | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/service-catalog-servicenow-connector-now-supports-stacksets/ Topic || Migration AWS Migration Hub EC2 Recommendations | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-migration-hub-ec2-recommendations/ Topic || Security Amazon GuardDuty Adds Two New Threat Detections | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-guardduty-adds-two-new-threat-detections/ AWS Security Token Service (STS) now supports enabling the global STS endpoint to issue session tokens compatible with all AWS Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-security-token-service-sts-now-supports-enabling-the-global-sts-endpoint-to-issue-session-tokens-compatible-with-all-aws-regions/ AWS WAF Security Automations Now Supports Log Analysis | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-waf-security-automations-now-supports-log-analysis/ AWS Certificate Manager Private Certificate Authority Increases Certificate Limit To One Million | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-certificate-manager-private-certificate-authority-increases-certificate-limit-to-one-million/ Amazon Cognito launches enhanced user password reset API for administrators | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-cognito-launches-enhanced-user-password-reset-api-for-administrators/ AWS Secrets Manager supports more client-side caching libraries to improve secrets availability and reduce cost | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/Secrets-Manager-Client-Side-Caching-Libraries-in-Python-NET-Go/ Create fine-grained session permissions using AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) managed policies | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/session-permissions/ Topic || Training and Certification New VMware Cloud on AWS Navigate Track | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/vmware-navigate-track/ Topic || Blockchain Amazon Managed Blockchain What's New | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/introducing-amazon-managed-blockchain/ Topic || Quick Starts New Quick Start deploys SAP S/4HANA on AWS | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/new-quick-start-deploys-sap-s4-hana-on-aws/

#313: WhereML - Using ML to Detect Locations via Twitter May 19, 2019

Simon speaks with Randall Hunt about how he designed, built, and deployed the @WhereML Twitter bot that can identify where in the world a picture was taken using only the pixels in the image. We’ll dive deep on artificial intelligence and deep learning with the MXNet framework and also talk about working with the Twitter Account Activity API. The bot is entirely autoscaling and powered by Amazon API Gateway and AWS Lambda which means, as a customer, you don’t manage any infrastructure. Finally we’ll close with a discussion around custom authorizers in API Gateway and when to use them. https://github.com/ranman/WhereML

#312: Meet the AWS Disaster Response Action Team May 12, 2019

Did you know AWS enables disaster response organizations to access cloud services at the edge, even in the harshest conditions? Simon speaks with Maggie Carter (Principal, AWS Disaster Response Program) and Ana Visneski (Principal Technical Program Manager for AWS Disaster Response Program) about what the team does, how it does it and what is to come! https://aws.amazon.com/government-education/nonprofits/disaster-response/

#311: Live Audience Update Show from Sydney Summit May 05, 2019

Simon & Nicki are joined by a live audience to record a great set of cool updates for customers! Chapters: 1:20 Infrastructure 1:33 Developer Tools 3:50 Storage 4:28 Compute 6:13 Database 10:22 Analytics 13:01 IoT 13:23 End User Computing 14:08 Machine Learning 17:03 Networking 18:22 Customer Engagement 18:37 Application Integration 19:12 Game Tech 19:47 Media Services 20:44 Management and Governance 23:20 Robotics 24:26 Migration 25:03 Security 25:38 Training & Certification 26:05 Audience Q&A Shownotes: Topic || Infrastructure Announcing the AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/announcing-the-aws-asia-pacific-hong-kong-region/ Topic || Developer Tools AWS Amplify Console Now Supports Deploying Fullstack Serverless Applications with a Single Click | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-amplify-console-now-supports-deploying-fullstack-serverless-/ Amplify Framework Simplifies Configuring OAuth 2.0 Flows, Hosted UI, and AR/VR Scenes for Mobile and Web Apps | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amplify-framework-simplifies-configuring-oauth-2-0-flows--hosted/ Amplify Framework Announces New Amazon Aurora Serverless, GraphQL, and OAuth Capabilities | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-amplify-announces-new-amazon-aurora-serverless--graphql--and/ AWS Amplify Console adds support for Custom Headers | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-amplify-console-adds-support-for-custom-headers/ AWS Amplify Console Now Available in Five Additional Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amplify-console-now-available-in-five-additional-regions/ AWS Device Farm Remote Access for Manual Testing on real Android and iOS devices now supports Android OS 8+ and iOS 11+ devices | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-device-farm-remote-access-for-manual-testing-on-real-android/ Topic || Storage New AWS Public Datasets Available from National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Nanyang Technological University, Stanford, Software Heritage and others | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/new-aws-public-datasets-available-from-national-renewable-energy/ Topic || Compute Amazon EC2 T3a Instances Are Now Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-ec2-t3a-instances-are-now-generally-available/ Amazon EKS Now Delivers Kubernetes Control Plane Logs to Amazon CloudWatch | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-eks-now-delivers-kubernetes-control-plane-logs-to-amazon-/ Amazon EKS Supports EC2 A1 Instances as a Public Preview | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/-amazon-eks-supports-ec2-a1-instances-as-a-public-preview-/ AWS Elastic Beanstalk extends Tag-Based Permissions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws_elastic_beanstalk_extends_tag-based_permissions/ AWS ParallelCluster 2.3.1 with enhanced support for Slurm Workload Manager is available now | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-parallelcluster-slurm-enhancements/ Topic || Databases Amazon RDS now supports per-second billing | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-rds-per-second-billing/ Amazon RDS for Oracle Now Supports Database Storage Size up to 64TiB | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-rds-for-oracle-now-supports-64tib/ Amazon RDS Enhanced Monitoring Adds New Storage and Host Metrics | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/enhanced-monitoring-supports-additional-metrics/ Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Now Supports Multi Major Version Upgrades to PostgreSQL 11 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-rds-postgresql-supports-multi-major-version-upgrades/ Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Now Supports Data Import from Amazon S3 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-rds-postgresql-supports-data-import-from-amazon-s3/ Amazon Aurora and Amazon RDS Enable Faster Migration from MySQL 5.7 Databases | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon_aurora_and_amazon_rds_enable_faster_migration_from_mysql_57_databases/ Amazon Aurora Serverless Supports Sharing and Cross-Region Copying of Snapshots | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon_aurora_serverless_now_supports_sharing_and_cross-region_copying_of_snapshots/ AWS simplifies replatforming of Microsoft SQL Server databases from Windows to Linux | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/windows-to-linux-replatforming-assistant-sql-server-databases/ Amazon Redshift now provides more control over snapshots | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-redshift-now-provides-more-control-over-snapshots/ AWS specifies the IP address ranges for Amazon DynamoDB endpoints | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-specifies-the-ip-address-ranges-for-amazon-dynamodb-endpoints/ Now you can tag Amazon DynamoDB tables when you create them | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/now-you-can-tag-amazon-dynamodb-tables-when-you-create-them/ DynamoDBMapper now supports Amazon DynamoDB transactional API calls | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/dynamodbmapper-now-supports-amazon-dynamodb-transactional-api-calls/ Topic || Analytics Amazon Elasticsearch Service announces support for Elasticsearch 6.5 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-elasticsearch-service-announces-support-for-elasticsearch-6-5/ Amazon Elasticsearch Service adds event monitoring and alerting support | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-elasticsearch-service-adds-event-monitoring-and-alerting-support/ Amazon Elasticsearch Service now offers improved performance at lower costs with C5, M5, and R5 instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-elasticsearch-service-now-offers-improved-performance-at-lower-costs-with-C5-M5-R5-instances/ AWS Glue now supports additional configuration options for memory-intensive jobs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-glue-now-supports-additional-configuration-options-for-memory-intensive-jobs/ Announcing EMR release 5.22.0: Support for new versions of HBase, Oozie, Flink, and optimized EBS configuration for improved IO performance for applications such as Spark | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/announcing-emr-release-5220-support-for-new-versions-of-hbase-oozie-flink-and-optimized-ebs-configuration-for-improved-io-performance-for-applications-such-as-spark/ Amazon Kinesis Data Streams changes license for its consumer library to Apache License 2.0 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon_kinesis_data_streams_changes_license_for_its_consumer_library_to_apache_license_2_0/ Amazon MSK expands its open preview into AP (Singapore) and AP (Sydney) AWS Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon_msk_expands_its_open_preview_into_ap_singapore_and_ap_sydney_aws_regions/ Amazon QuickSight now supports localization, percentile calculations and more | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/Amazon_QuickSight_now_supports_localization_percentile_calculations_and_more/ Topic || IoT Amazon FreeRTOS Now Supports Resource Tagging | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-freertos-now-supports-resource-tagging/ AWS IoT Analytics Now Supports Single Step Setup of IoT Analytics Resources from AWS IoT Core | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-iot-analytics-now-supports-single-step-setup-of-iot-analytic/ Topic || End User Computing AWS Client VPN is Now Available in Four Additional AWS Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-client-vpn-is-now-available-in-four-additional-aws-regions/ Amazon WorkDocs Migration Service | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon_workdocs_migration_service/ Amazon WorkDocs Document Approvals | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-workdocs-document-approval/ Topic || Machine Learning Amazon SageMaker Now Offers Reduced Prices in the Asia Pacific (Tokyo) and Asia Pacific (Seoul) AWS Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-sagemaker-now-offers-reduced-prices-in-the-asia-pacific--/ Amazon SageMaker Now Supports Greater Control of Root Access to Notebook Instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-sagemaker-now-supports-greater-control-of-root-access-to-/ Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth announces new features to simplify workflows, new data labeling vendors, and expansion in the Asia Pacific region | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-sagemaker-ground-truth-announces-new-features-to-simplify/ Amazon Transcribe now supports real-time speech-to-text in British English, French, and Canadian French | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-transcribe-now-supports-real-time-speech-to-text-in-british-english-french-and-canadian-french/ Amazon Polly Adds Arabic Language Support | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-polly-adds-arabic-language-support/ Amazon Comprehend Now Supports Confusion Matrices for Custom Classification | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-comprehend-now-supports-confusion-matrices-for-custom-classification/ AWS DeepLens Introduces New Bird Classification Project Template | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-deeplens-bird-classification/ Topic || Networking Amazon CloudFront enhances the security for adding alternate domain names to a distribution | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-cloudfront-enhances-the-security-for-adding-alternate-domain-names-to-a-distribution/ Amazon CloudFront is now Available in Mainland China | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-cloudfront-is-now-available-in-mainland-china/ Expanding AWS PrivateLink support for Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/expanding_aws_privatelink_support_for_amazon_kinesis_data_firehose/ AWS Global Accelerator is Now Available in Six Additional Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-global-accelerator-is-now-available-in-six-additional-regions/ Topic || Customer Engagement Amazon Pinpoint Now Offers an Analytics Dashboard for Transactional SMS Messages | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-pinpoint-now-offers-an-analytics-dashboard-for-transactional-sms-messages/ Topic || Application Integration AWS AppSync Now Supports Tagging GraphQL APIs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-appsync-now-supports-tagging-graphql-apis/ Amazon MQ now supports ActiveMQ Minor Version 5.15.9 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-mq-now-supports-activemq-minor-version-5-15-9/ Topic || Game Tech Amazon GameLift Realtime Servers Now Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-gameLift-realtime-servers-now-available/ Topic || Media Services AWS Elemental MediaPackage and MediaTailor improve support for DASH Endpoints and Monetization | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-elemental-mediapackage-and-mediatailor-improve-support-for-dash-endpoints-and-monetization/ AWS Elemental MediaLive Offers Lower Cost Live Channels with Single-Pipeline Option | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-elemental-medialive-offers-lower-cost-live-channels-with-single-pipeline-option/ Speed Up Video Processing With New Accelerated Transcoding in AWS Elemental MediaConvert | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/speed-up-video-processing-with-new-accelerated-transcoding-in-aws-elemental-mediaconvert/ AWS Elemental MediaStore Now Supports Chunked Object Transfer to Enable Ultra-Low Latency Video Workflows | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-elemental-mediastore-now-supports-chunked-object-transfer-to-enabling-ultra-low-latency-video-workflows/ Topic || Management and Governance AWS CloudFormation Coverage Updates for Amazon EC2, Amazon ECS and Amazon Elastic Load Balancer | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-cloudformation-coverage-updates-for-amazon-ec2--amazon-ecs-a/ AWS Systems Manager Session Manager Enables Session Encryption Using Customer Keys | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/AWS-Systems-Manager-Session-Manager-Enables-Session-Encryption-Using-Customer-Keys/ AWS Systems Manager Now Supports Use of Parameter Store at Higher API Throughput | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws_systems_manager_now_supports_use_of_parameter_store_at_higher_api_throughput/ AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store Introduces Advanced Parameters | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws_systems_manager_parameter_store_introduces_advanced_parameters/ Query AWS Regions Endpoints and More | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-query-for-aws-regions-endpoints-and-more-using-aws-systems-manager-parameter-store/ AWS Service Catalog Announces Tag Updating | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-service-catalog-announces-tag-updating/ Topic || Robotics Announcing AWS RoboMaker Cloud Extensions for Robot Operating System (ROS) Melodic | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/announcing-aws-robomaker-cloud-extensions-for-robot-operating-sy/ NICE DCV Now Supports MacOS Native Clients | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/nice-dcv-now-supports-macos-native-clients/ Topic || Migration Announcing Azure to AWS migration support in AWS Server Migration Service | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/announcing_azure_awsmigration_servermigrationservice/ Topic || Security AWS Certificate Manager Private Certificate Authority is now available in five additional regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/AWS-Certificate-Manager-Private-Certificate-Authority-is-now-available-in-five-additional-regions/ AWS Single Sign-On now offers certificate customization to support your corporate policies | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/you-can-now-customize-the-aws-single-sign-on-certificate-to-meet-your-corporate-security-requirements/ Topic || Training and Certification AWS Certification Triples its Testing Locations, Making it Even More Convenient to Get Certified | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-certification-triples-testing-locations/ Announcing the New AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder - Specialty Exam | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/new-awsexam-certified-alexa-skill-builder-specialty/

#310: Windows on AWS and a Classic Blog Post with Jeff Barr Apr 28, 2019

Customers have been running Windows workloads on AWS for over 10 years! In this episode Simon and Jeff explore some things you might not know about. They also take a trip down "memory lane" as well as give a teaser for a special podcast event at AWS Tokyo Summit! The Wide World of Windows on AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/the-wide-world-of-microsoft-windows-on-aws/ Introducing the Amazon Simple Notification Service: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/introducing-the-amazon-simple-notification-service/ AWS Summits: https://aws.amazon.com/events/summits/

#309: Black Belt Tips and Amazon QuickSight ML Insights Apr 21, 2019

In this episode Simon gives you some Black Belt tips around managing you CloudFormation stacks and how to use AWS Organizations to control access to AWS resources. He also gives you a look at Amazon QuickSight ML Insights. https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mt/how-to-perform-cross-parameter-validation-using-aws-cloudformation-rules-and-assertions/ https://docs.aws.amazon.com/organizations/latest/userguide/orgs_manage_policies_example-scps.html#example-scp-deny-region https://aws.amazon.com/quicksight/features-ml/

#308: April 2019 Update Show Apr 14, 2019

Simon and Nicki cover almost 100 updates! Check out the chapter timings to see where things of interest to you might be. Infrastructure 00:42 Storage 1:17 Databases 4:14 Analytics 8:28 Compute 9:52 IoT 15:17 End User Computing 17:40 Machine Learning 19:10 Networking 21:57 Developer Tools 23:21 Application Integration 25:42 Game Tech 26:29 Media 27:37 Management and Governance 28:11 Robotics 30:35 Security 31:30 Solutions 32:40 Topic || Infrastructure In the Works – AWS Region in Indonesia | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/in-the-works-aws-region-in-indonesia/ Topic || Storage New Amazon S3 Storage Class – Glacier Deep Archive | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-amazon-s3-storage-class-glacier-deep-archive/ File Gateway Supports Amazon S3 Object Lock - Amazon Web Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/file-gateway-supports-amazon-s3-object-lock/ AWS Storage Gateway Tape Gateway Deep Archive | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-storage-gateway-service-integrates-tape-gateway-with-amazon-s3-glacier-deeparchive-storage-class/ AWS Transfer for SFTP supports AWS Privatelink – Amazon Web Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-transfer-for-sftp-now-supports-aws-privatelink/ Amazon FSx for Lustre Now Supports Access from Amazon Linux | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-fsx-for-lustre-now-supports-access-from-amazon-linux/ AWS introduces CSI Drivers for Amazon EFS and Amazon FSx for Lustre | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-introduces-csi-drivers-for-amazon-efs-and-amazon-fsx-for-lus/ Topic || Databases Amazon DynamoDB drops the price of global tables by eliminating associated charges for DynamoDB Streams | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-dynamodb-drops-the-price-of-global-tables-by-eliminating-associated-charges-for-dynamodb-streams/ Amazon ElastiCache for Redis 5.0.3 enhances I/O handling to boost performance | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-elasticache-for-redis-503-enhances-io-handling-to-boost-performance/ Amazon Redshift announces Concurrency Scaling: Consistently fast performance during bursts of user activity | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/AmazonRedshift-ConcurrencyScaling/ Performance Insights is Generally Available on Amazon RDS for MariaDB | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/performance-insights-is-generally-available-for-mariadb/ Amazon RDS adds support for MySQL Versions 5.7.25, 5.7.24, and MariaDB Version 10.2.21 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-rds-mysql-minor-5725-5725-and-mariadb-10221/ Amazon Aurora with MySQL 5.7 Compatibility Supports GTID-Based Replication | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-aurora-with-mysql-5-7-compatibility-supports-gtid-based-replication/ PostgreSQL 11 now Supported in Amazon RDS | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/postgresql11-now-supported-in-amazon-rds/ Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL Compatibility Supports Logical Replication | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-aurora-with-postgresql-compatibility-supports-logical-replication/ Restore an Encrypted Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL Database from an Unencrypted Snapshot | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/restore-an-encrypted-aurora-postgresql-database-from-an-unencrypted-snapshot/ Amazon RDS for Oracle Now Supports In-region Read Replicas with Active Data Guard for Read Scalability and Availability | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/Amazon-RDS-for-Oracle-Now-Supports-In-region-Read-Replicas-with-Active-Data-Guard-for-Read-Scalability-and-Availability/ AWS Schema Conversion Tool Adds Support for Migrating Oracle ETL Jobs to AWS Glue | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-schema-conversion-tool-adds-support-for-migrating-oracle-etl/ AWS Schema Conversion Tool Adds New Conversion Features | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-sct-adds-support-for-new-endpoints/ Amazon Neptune Announces 99.9% Service Level Agreement | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-neptune-announces-service-level-agreement/ Topic || Analytics Amazon QuickSight Announces General Availability of ML Insights | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon_quicksight_announced_general_availability_of_mL_insights/ AWS Glue enables running Apache Spark SQL queries | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-glue-enables-running-apache-spark-sql-queries/ AWS Glue now supports resource tagging | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-glue-now-supports-resource-tagging/ Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics Supports AWS CloudTrail Logging | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-kinesis-data-analytics-supports-aws-cloudtrail-logging/ Tag-on Create and Tag-Based IAM Application for Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/tag-on-create-and-tag-based-iam-application-for-amazon-kinesis-data-firehose/ Topic || Compute Amazon EKS Introduces Kubernetes API Server Endpoint Access Control | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-eks-introduces-kubernetes-api-server-endpoint-access-cont/ Amazon EKS Opens Public Preview of Windows Container Support | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-eks-opens-public-preview-of-windows-container-support/ Amazon EKS now supports Kubernetes version 1.12 and Cluster Version Updates Via CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-eks-now-supports-kubernetes-version-1-12-and-cluster-vers/ New Local Testing Tools Now Available for Amazon ECS | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/new-local-testing-tools-now-available-for-amazon-ecs/ AWS Fargate and Amazon ECS Support External Deployment Controllers for ECS Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-fargate-and-amazon-ecs-support-external-deployment-controlle/ AWS Fargate PV1.3 adds secrets and enhanced container dependency management | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-fargate-pv1-3-adds-secrets-and-enhanced-container-dependency/ AWS Event Fork Pipelines – Nested Applications for Event-Driven Serverless Architectures | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/introducing-aws-event-fork-pipelines-nested-applications-for-event-driven-serverless-architectures/ New Amazon EC2 M5ad and R5ad Featuring AMD EPYC Processors are Now Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/new-amazon-ec2-m5ad-and-r5ad-featuring-amd-epyc-processors-are-now-available/ Announcing the Ability to Pick the Time for Amazon EC2 Scheduled Events | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/announcing-the-ability-to-pick-the-time-for-amazon-ec2-scheduled-events/ Topic || IoT AWS IoT Analytics now supports Single Step Setup of IoT Analytics Resources | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-iot-analytics-now-supports-single-step-setup-of-iot-analytic/ AWS IoT Greengrass Adds New Connector for AWS IoT Analytics, Support for AWS CloudFormation Templates, and Integration with Fleet Indexing | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-iot-greengrass-adds-new-connector-aws-iot-analytics-support-aws-cloudformation-templates-integration-fleet-indexing/ AWS IoT Device Tester v1.1 is Now Available for AWS IoT Greengrass v1.8.0 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-iot-device-tester-now-available-aws-iot-greengrass-v180/ AWS IoT Core Now Supports HTTP REST APIs with X.509 Client Certificate-Based Authentication On Port 443 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-iot-core-now-supports-http-rest-apis-with-x509-client-certificate-based-authentication-on-port-443/ Generate Fleet Metrics with New Capabilities of AWS IoT Device Management | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/generate-fleet-metrics-with-new-capabilities-of-aws-iot-device-management/ Topic || End User Computing Amazon AppStream 2.0 Now Supports iPad and Android Tablets and Touch Gestures | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-appstream-2-0-now-supports-ipad-and-android-tablets-and-t/ Amazon WorkDocs Drive now supports offline content and offline search | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-workdocs-drive-now-supports-offline-content-and-offline-s/ Introducing Amazon Chime Business Calling | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/introducing-amazon-chime-business-calling/ Introducing Amazon Chime Voice Connector | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/introducing-amazon-chime-voice-connector/ Alexa for Business now lets you create Alexa skills for your organization using Skill Blueprints | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/alexa-for-business-now-lets-you-create-alexa-skills-for-your-org/ Topic || Machine Learning New AWS Deep Learning AMIs: Amazon Linux 2, TensorFlow 1.13.1, MXNet 1.4.0, and Chainer 5.3.0 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/new-aws-deep-learning-amis-amazon-linux2-tensorflow-13-1-mxnet1-4-0-chainer5-3-0/ Introducing AWS Deep Learning Containers | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/introducing-aws-deep-learning-containers/ Amazon Transcribe now supports speech-to-text in German and Korean | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-transcribe-now-supports-speech-to-text-in-german-and-korean/ Amazon Transcribe enhances custom vocabulary with custom pronunciations and display forms | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-transcribe-enhances-custom-vocabulary-with-custom-pronunciations-and-display-forms/ Amazon Comprehend now supports AWS KMS Encryption | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-comprehend-now-supports-aws-kms-encryption/ New Setup Tool To Get Started Quickly with Amazon Elastic Inference | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/new-python-script-to-get-started-quickly-with-amazon-elastic-inference/ Topic || Networking Application Load Balancers now Support Advanced Request Routing | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/application-load-balancers-now-support-advanced-request-routing/ Announcing Multi-Account Support for Direct Connect Gateway | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/announcing-multi-account-support-for-direct-connect-gateway/ Topic || Developer Tools AWS App Mesh is now generally available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-app-mesh-is-now-generally-available/ The AWS Toolkit for IntelliJ is Now Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/the-aws-toolkit-for-intellij-is-now-generally-available/ The AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio Code (Developer Preview) is Now Available for Download from in the Visual Studio Marketplace | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/the-aws-toolkit-for-visual-studio-code--developer-preview--is-now-available-for-download-from-vs-marketplace/ AWS Cloud9 announces support for Ubuntu development environments | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-cloud9-announces-support-for-ubuntu-development-environments/ Amplify Framework Adds Enhancements to Authentication for iOS, Android, and React Native Developers | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amplify-framework-adds-enhancements-to-authentication-for-ios-android-and-react-native-developers/ AWS CodePipeline Adds Action-Level Details to Pipeline Execution History | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-codepipeline-adds-action-level-details-to-pipeline-execution-history/ Topic || Application Integration Amazon API Gateway Improves API Publishing and Adds Features to Enhance User Experience | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-api-gateway-improves-api-publishing-and-adds-features/ Topic || Game Tech AWS Whats New - Lumberyard Beta 118 - Amazon Web Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/over-190-updates-come-to-lumberyard-beta-118-available-now/ Amazon GameLift Realtime Servers Now in Preview | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-gamelift-realtime-servers-now-in-preview/ Topic || Media Services Detailed Job Progress Status and Server-Side S3 Encryption Now Available with AWS Elemental MediaConvert | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/detailed-job-progress-status-and-server-side-s3-encryption-now-available-with-aws-elemental-mediaconvert/ Introducing Live Streaming with Automated Multi-Language Subtitling | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/introducing-live-streaming-with-automated-multi-language-subtitling/ Video on Demand Now Leverages AWS Elemental MediaConvert QVBR Mode | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/video-on-demand-now-leverages-aws-elemental-mediaconvert-qvbr-mode/ Topic || Management and Governance Use AWS Config Rules to Remediate Noncompliant Resources | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/use-aws-config-to-remediate-noncompliant-resources/ AWS Config Now Supports Tagging of AWS Config Resources | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-config-now-supports-tagging-of-aws-config-resources/ Now You Can Query Based on Resource Configuration Properties in AWS Config | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/now-you-can-query-based-on-resource-configuration-properties-in-aws-config/ AWS Config Adds Support for Amazon API Gateway | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-config-adds-support-for-amazon-api-gateway/ Amazon Inspector adds support for Amazon EC2 A1 instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-inspector-adds-support-for-amazon-ec2-a1-instances/ Service control policies in AWS Organizations enable fine-grained permission controls | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/service-control-policies-enable-fine-grained-permission-controls/ You can now use resource level policies for Amazon CloudWatch Alarms | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/you-can-now-use-resource-level-permissions-for-amazon-cloudwatch/ Amazon CloudWatch Launches Search Expressions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-cloudwatch-launches-search-expressions/ AWS Systems Manager Announces 99.9% Service Level Agreement | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-systems-manager-announces-service-level-agreement/ Topic || Robotics AWS RoboMaker Announces 99.9% Service Level Agreement | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-robomaker-announces-service-level-agreement/ AWS RoboMaker announces new build and bundle feature that makes it up to 10x faster to update a simulation job or a robot | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/robomaker-new-build-and-bundle/ Topic || Security Announcing the renewal command for AWS Certificate Manager | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/Announcing-the-renewal-command-for-AWS-Certificate-Manager/ AWS Key Management Service Increases API Requests Per Second Limits | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-key-management-service-increases-api-requests-per-second-limits/ Announcing AWS Firewall Manager Support For AWS Shield Advanced | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/announcing-aws-firewall-manager-support-for-aws-shield-advanced/ Topic || Solutions New AWS SAP Navigate Track | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/sap-navigate-track/ Deploy Micro Focus PlateSpin Migrate on AWS with New Quick Start | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/deploy-micro-focus-platespin-migrate-on-aws-with-new-quick-start/

#307: The AWS Developer Experience - AWS App Mesh and AWS Cloud Development Kit Apr 07, 2019

How do you build applications that are loosely coupled but reliable? How can you take an even more abstracted view of cloud infrastructure? Simon is joined by Adam Larter (Principal Solutions Architect, AWS) to discuss options available to developers using AWS. Links: AWS App Mesh: https://aws.amazon.com/app-mesh/ AWS Cloud Development Kit: https://github.com/awslabs/aws-cdk

#306: [Provable Security Podcast Series Episode #1]: Automated Reasoning’s Past, Present, and Future with Moshe Vardi Apr 03, 2019

Provable Security: Conversations on Next Gen Security. We published a podcast (https://aws.amazon.com/podcasts/aws-podcast/#266) on provable security (https://aws.amazon.com/security/provable-security/) last fall, and, due to high customer interest, we decided to bring you a regular peek into this AWS initiative. This series will cover how the traditionally academic field of automated reasoning is being applied at AWS at scale to help provide higher assurances for our customers, regulators, and the broader cloud industry. We’ll talk to individuals whose minds helped shape the history of automated reasoning, as well as learn from engineers and scientists who are applying automated reasoning to help solve pressing security and privacy challenges in the cloud. In our first interview, Byron Cook, Director of the AWS Automated Reasoning Group, sits down with Moshe Vardi, Karen Ostrum George Distinguished Service Professor in Computational Engineering and Director of the Ken Kennedy Institute for Information Technology. Moshe describes the history of logic, automated reasoning, formal verification and his legendary moustache. Learn more at the AWS Provable Security webpage (https://aws.amazon.com/security/provable-security/). Automated reasoning public figures: George Boole https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Boole Tony Hoare https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Hoare Robert W. Floyd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Floyd John McCarthy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCarthy_(computer_scientist) Amir Pnueli https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amir_Pnueli Gottlob Frege https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottlob_Frege Arthur Prior https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Prior John Harrison https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~jrh13/ Automated techniques and algorithms: First-order logic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-order_logic Temporal logic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporal_logic An Automata-Theoretic Approach to Automatic Program Verification https://orbi.uliege.be/bitstream/2268/116609/1/lics86.pdf Boolean satisfiability problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boolean_satisfiability_problem Davis-Putnam algorithm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis–Putnam_algorithm SAT Competition https://www.satcompetition.org/

#305: Saving Money with EC2 Spot Mar 31, 2019

Did you know you can save 70-90% on compute costs easier than ever? Or that you can get more work done for the same spend? EC2 Spot is more powerful and easier to use than ever; Simon takes you through some of the new capabilities and benefits that you can use today. EC2 Spot Instances: https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/spot/details/ EC2 Spot Instance Advisor: https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/spot/instance-advisor/ EC2 Spot Instance Data Feed: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/spot-data-feeds.html EC2 Spot Fleet: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/spot-fleet-requests.html EC2 Spot Instances Getting Started: https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/spot/getting-started/

#304: March Update Show Part 2 Mar 24, 2019

Simon and Nicki run through some interesting new AWS capabilities for customers as well as a look at the upcoming re:MARS conference (https://remars.amazon.com/). 0:29 - Databases 1:20 - Analytics 1:52 - Compute 3:22 - IoT 4:05 - Customer Engagement 5:07 - Networking 5:34 - Developer Tools 7:46 - Application Integration 8:20 - Game Tech 8:42 - Media Services 9:24 - Management and Governance 12:41 - re:MARS Topic || Databases Amazon DynamoDB adds support for switching encryption keys to encrypt your data at rest | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-dynamodb-adds-support-for-switching-encryption-keys-to-encrypt-your-data-at-rest/ Amazon ElastiCache for Redis adds support for Redis 5.0.3 and the ability to change Redis command names | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-elasticache-for-redis-adds-support-for-redis-503-and-the-ability-to-change-redis-command-names/ Performance Insights is Generally Available on Amazon RDS for SQL Server | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/performance-insights-is-generally-available-for-sql-server/ Topic || Analytics Amazon QuickSight Supports Row Level Security Enabled Email Reports, New Analytical Capabilities and More | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-quickSight-supports-row-level-security-enabled-email-reports-new-analytical-capabilities-and-more/ Topic || Compute AWS Step Functions Adds Tag-Based Permissions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-step-functions-adds-tag-based-permissions/ AWS ParallelCluster support for Amazon FSx Lustre | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-parallelcluster-support-for-amazon-fsx-lustre/ Announcing the Preupgrade Assistant to Migrate to Amazon Linux 2 From Amazon Linux AMI | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/announcing_the_amazon_linux_2_preupgrade_assistant/ Topic || IoT AWS IoT Greengrass Introduces New Networking Configurations and Group Permission Settings | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-iot-greengrass-introduces-new-networking-configurations-group-permission-settings/ Topic || Customer Engagement Amazon Connect Simplifies Adding AWS Lambda Functions to Contact Flows | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-connect-simplifies-adding-aws-lambda-functions-to-contact-flows/ Introducing new AWS Digital Customer Experience Competency Partner Solutions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/introducing-new-aws-digital-customer-experience-competency/ Topic || Networking Announcing the new AWS Direct Connect Console | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/announcing-the-new-aws-direct-connect-console/ Topic || Developer Tools Amazon Corretto 11 is Now Available as a Release Candidate | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/amazon-corretto-11-is-now-available-as-a-release-candidate/ AWS Amplify Console Adds Support for Instant CDN Cache Invalidation and Delta Deployments | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-amplify-console-adds-support-for-instant-cdn-cache-invalidation-and-delta-deployments/ AWS CodeCommit Supports VPC Endpoints | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-codecommit-supports-vpc-endpoints/ Automate Releases to the AWS Serverless Application Repository using AWS CodePipeline | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/automate-releases-to-the-aws-serverless-application-repository-using-aws-codepipeline/ Topic || Application Integration New Amazon SNS Console Now Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/new-amazon-sns-console-now-available/ Topic || Game Tech Identity and Access Management (IAM) Roles Now Available for Amazon GameLift | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/identity-and-access-management--iam--roles-now-available-for-ama/ Topic || Media Services AWS Elemental MediaLive Adds Support for Encrypted HLS and VPC Inputs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-elemental-medialive-adds-supports-for-encrypted-hls-and-vpc-inputs/ AWS Elemental MediaLive Now Supports Pausing Channel Delivery on a Schedule | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-elemental-medialive-now-supports-pausing-channel-delivery-on-a-schedule/ AWS Elemental MediaLive Simplifies Sending Live Streams to AWS Elemental MediaPackage | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/aws-elemental-medialive-simplifies-sending-live-streams-to-aws-elemental-mediapackage/ Topic || Management and Governance AWS Systems Manager now supports on-premises instance management for large hybrid environments | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/AWS_Systems_Manager_on-premises_instance_management_for_large_hybrid_environments/ AWS CloudFormation Coverage Updates for AWS RAM, AWS Robomaker, Amazon ApiGateway, and more | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-cloudformation-coverage-updates-for-aws-ram--aws-robomaker--/ whats-new/2019/02/amazon-elasticache-for-redis-adds-support-for-redis-503-and-the-ability-to-change-redis-command-names/ AWS License Manager adds new capabilities to track on premises usage, number of instances, and vCPUs based on Optimize CPU settings | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/NewLicenseManagervCPU/ AWS License Manager enhances support for tracking instances on premises | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/03/LicenseManagerOnPremises/

#303: Are You Well-Architected? Mar 17, 2019

How do you know if you have built your system the best way possible? How can you track this over time, and see and share improvements with others? The AWS Well-Architected Framework now has a customer-accessible tool - free to use! Simon speaks with "Fitz" (Philip Fitzimons) who leads the Well-Architected team at AWS about how customers can make the most of this new capability. Links: AWS Well-Architected Home Page: https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/well-architected/

#302: March 2019 Update Show Part One Mar 10, 2019

Simon is joined by new update co-host Nicki Klein (Senior Technical Evangelist, AWS) to discuss all the latest features and capabilities available to AWS customers! Chapters 1:57 Mobile 5:21 Solutions & Quickstarts 7:53 Database 13:51 Storage 17:46 Analytics 20:58 Compute 24:32 Certifications 26:11 Machine Learning 27:25 Developer Tools 28:31 Networking 29:07 Media Services 30:37 Security 31:30 IoT 32:30 Management & Governance 33:43 Customer Engagement 34:30 End User Experience 34:59 Robotics 35:30 Migration Topic || Mobile Amplify Framework Adds Support for Multiple Environments, Custom Resolvers, Larger Data Models, and IAM Roles Including MFA | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amplify-framework-adds-support-for-multiple-environments-custom-resolvers-larger-data-models-and-iam-roles-including-mfa/ Topic || Solutions and Quick Starts Introducing AWS Solutions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/introducing-aws-solutions/ AWS Quick Starts for Atlassian products now auto-detect existing infrastructure | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-quick-starts-for-atlassian-products-now-auto-detect-infrastructure/ Quick Start for Portworx PX-Enterprise on Kubernetes on AWS | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/quick-start-for-portworx-enterprise-on-kubernetes-on-aws/ Deploy the XebiaLabs DevOps Platform on AWS with New Quick Start | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/deploy-the-xebialabs-devops-platform-on-aws-with-new-quick-start/ Topic || Databases Amazon RDS for Oracle Now Supports Amazon S3 Integration | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/Amazon-RDS-for-Oracle-Now-Supports-Amazon-S3-Integration/ Amazon RDS for Oracle Supports Oracle Application Express (APEX) Versions 18.1 and 18.2 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-rds-for-oracle-supports-apex-18/ Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) now supports database auditing with Amazon CloudWatch Logs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-documentdb-now-supports-database-auditing-with-amazon-cloudwatch-logs/ Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) now supports new features for aggregations, arrays, and indexing | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/Amazon-DocumentDB-new-features-for-aggregations-arrays-and-indexing/ Amazon DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX) adds DynamoDB transactions support for Python and .NET | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-dynamodb-accelerator-dax-adds-dynamodb-transactions-support-for-python-and-net/ Performance Insights Now Supports Counter Metrics on Amazon RDS for MySQL, RDS for PostgreSQL, and Aurora MySQL | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/Performance-Insights-Counter-Metrics-MS-PG-AMS/ Amazon RDS for MySQL and MariaDB Now Support R5 Instance Types | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-rds-for-mysql-and-mariadb-now-support-r5-instance-types/ Amazon RDS for MySQL and MariaDB Now Support T3 Instance Types | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-rds-for-mysql-and-mariadb-now-support-t3-instance-types/ Amazon Aurora Serverless Publishes Logs to Amazon CloudWatch | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-aurora-serverless-publishes-logs-to-amazon-cloudwatch/ Amazon Aurora with MySQL Compatibility Supports T3 Instance Types | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-aurora-with-mysql-compatibility-supports-t3-instance-types/ Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL Compatibility Supports PostgreSQL 10.6 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-aurora-with-postgresql-compatibility-supports-postgresql-10-6/ Topic || Storage Amazon EFS Introduces Lower Cost Storage Class | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-efs-introduces-lower-cost-storage-class/ Amazon EFS Now Supports Tag-on-Create | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-efs-now-supports-tag-on-create/ Amazon FSx for Lustre Now Supports AWS CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-fsx-for-lustre-now-supports-aws-cloudformation/ Amazon FSx for Windows File Server Now Supports AWS CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-fsx-for-windows-file-server-now-supports-aws-cloudformation/ Amazon FSx for Windows File Server Now Supports On-Premises Access to File Systems and Supports Access Across AWS VPCs, Accounts, and Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-fsx-for-windows-file-server-now-supports-on-premises-access/ AWS Storage Gateway Hardware Appliance in Europe | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-storage-gateway-hw-appliance-eu-availability-and-storage-and-networking-options/ Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager (DLM) Adds Support For Shorter Backup Intervals | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-data-lifecycle-manager-adds-support-for-shorter-backup-intervals/ Topic || Analytics Use Athena Workgroups to Separate Workloads Between Users or Applications, View Query Metrics, and Enforce Cost Controls | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/athena_workgroups/ Amazon Athena Now Supports Resource Tagging | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/athena_support_for_tags/ Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose Announces Support for Custom Amazon S3 Prefixes | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-kinesis-data-firehose-announces-support-for-custom-amazon-s3-prefixes/ Amazon MSK expands its open preview into Ohio and Ireland AWS regions, and adds support for Apache Kafka 2.1.0 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-msk-expands-its-open-preview-into-ohio-and-ireland-aws-regions-and-adds-support-for-apache-kafka-2-1-0/ Amazon Kinesis Video Streams adds Synchronized Audio Video Playback and MPEG-TS Container Format Support via HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-kinesis-video-streams-adds-synchronized-audio-video-playback-and-mpeg-ts-container-format-support-via-http-live-streaming-hls/ Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics for Java Now Supports AWS CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-kinesis-data-analytics-for-java-now-supports-aws-cloudformation/ Topic || Compute Introducing Five New Amazon EC2 Bare Metal Instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/introducing-five-new-amazon-ec2-bare-metal-instances/ Amazon EKS Releases VPC CNI plugin v1.3.2 with Enhancements for P3dn Instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-eks-releases-vpc-cni-plugin-v1-3-2-with-enhancements-for-/ Deploy a Kubernetes Cluster Using Amazon EKS with New Quick Start | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/deploy-a-kubernetes-cluster-using-amazon-eks-with-new-quick-start/ Amazon EC2 Fleet Now Lets You Increase Target Capacity Limits | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-EC2-fleet-now-lets-you-increase-the-fleets-target-capacity-limits/ AWS Elastic Beanstalk Now Supports Managed Updates, Immutable Deployments, and Enhanced Health Monitoring for Windows Server Platform V2 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-elastic-beanstalk-now-offers-windows-server-platform-v2-With-new-features/ Topic || Training and Certification New AWS Digital Badges Unveiled to Showcase your AWS Certified Status | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/new-aws-digital-badges-to-showcase-aws-certified-status/ Announcing Updated Professional-Level AWS Certification Exams | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/updated-professional-level-aws-certification-exams/ Topic || Machine Learning Enhanced Content Moderation is now available for Amazon Rekognition Video | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/improved-content-moderation-is-now-available-for-amazon-Rekognition-video/ Topic || Developer Tools Amazon Corretto 11 is Now in Preview | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-corretto-11-is-now-in-preview/ AWS CodeCommit Supports Programmatic Creation of Commits Containing Multiple Files | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-codecommit-supports-programmatic-creation-of-commits-contain/ Topic || Networking Route 53 Resolver for Hybrid Cloud Expands to Seven New AWS Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/route-53-resolver-for-hybrid-cloud-expands-to-seven-new-aws-regions/ Topic || Media Services AWS Elemental MediaStore Adds Support for Access Logs on Containers | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-elemental-mediastore-adds-support-for-access-logs-on-containers/ AWS Elemental MediaConvert Adds Support for Video Rotation and Ad Marker Insertion | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-elemental-mediaconvert-adds-support-for-video-rotation-and-ad-marker-insertion/ Topic || Security, Identity & Compliance AWS Shield Increases Default Resource Limits For Advanced Protection | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-shield-advanced-increases-default-resource-limits/ AWS Single Sign-On is Now Available in Seven More Global Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-sso-is-now-available-in-the-asia-pacific-singapore-asia-pacific-sydney-eu-frankfurt-eu-ireland-eu-london-us-east-ohio-and-us-west-oregon-regions/ Topic || Internet of Things AWS IoT Device Tester is Now Available for Amazon FreeRTOS v1.4.5 and v1.4.6 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-iot-device-tester-now-available-amazon-freertos-v145-v146/ AWS IoT Device Defender Now Provides Statistical Anomaly Detection and Data Visualization | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-iot-device-defender-now-provides-statistical-anomaly-detection-and-data-visualization/ Cypress CYW943907AEVAL1F and CYW954907AEVAL1F are Now Qualified for Amazon FreeRTOS | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/cypress-cyw943907aeval1f-and-cyw-954907aeval1f-now-qualified-amazon-freeRTOS/ AWS Announces RISC-V Support in the FreeRTOS Kernel | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-announces-riscv-support-freertos-kernel/ Topic || Management and Governance AWS Systems Manager State Manager Enables Document Sharing Across Accounts | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-systems-manager-state-manager-enables-document-sharing-across-accounts/ Resource Groups Tagging API Supports Additional AWS Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/resource-groups-tagging-api-supports-additional-aws-services/ AWS Well-Architected Tool now supports architecture reviews for On Premises and Hybrid Cloud workloads | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-well-architected-tool-now-supports-architecture-reviews-for-/ Topic || Customer Engagement Amazon Connect Now Supports Additional Options When Transferring to External Phone Numbers | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-connect-now-supports-additional-options-when-transferring-to-external-phone-numbers/ Topic || End User Computing Amazon WorkLink now works with Android phones | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-worklink-now-works-with-android-phones/ Topic || Robotics AWS RoboMaker now supports new languages, tagging, and AWS CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/robomaker-now-supports-new-languages-tagging-and-cloudformation/ Topic || Migration AWS Server Migration Service Adds Support for Importing Applications from AWS Migration Hub | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/AWS_Server_Migration_Service/

#301: Getting the most out of the AWS Developer Experience Mar 03, 2019

What does a modern software development look like? What are some of the optimised approaches you can use? What is the state of play when it comes to developer tooling and the cloud? Simon is joined by Adam Larter (Principal Solutions Architect, AWS) to discuss options available to developers using AWS. Links: DevOps and AWS landing page: https://aws.amazon.com/devops/  Keep up to date with the AWS DevOps blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/devops/  What is SAM?: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/latest/developerguide/what-is-sam.html SAM on Github: https://github.com/awslabs/serverless-application-model  Invoking a Lambda function locally using SAM CLI: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/latest/developerguide/sam-cli-command-reference-sam-local-invoke.html  AWS Toolkits for PyCharm, IntelliJ (Preview), and Visual Studio Code (Preview): https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-aws-toolkits-for-pycharm-intellij-preview-and-visual-studio-code-preview/

#300: Amazon ElasticSearch Update Feb 24, 2019

Do you have lots of data to search, analyze and visualize? The Amazon ElasticSearch service is used by customers large and small to do just that! Simon speaks with Jon Handler (Principal Solutions Architect, AWS) about some exciting new capabilities and also how to size, tune and optimize your clusters. Links: Amazon ElasticSearch: https://aws.amazon.com/elasticsearch-service/ T-Shirt size blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/get-started-with-amazon-elasticsearch-service-t-shirt-size-your-domain/ How many instances do I need? https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/get-started-with-amazon-elasticsearch-service-how-many-data-instances-do-i-need/ How many shards? https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/get-started-with-amazon-elasticsearch-service-how-many-shards-do-i-need/ Set alarms on CW metrics: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/get-started-with-amazon-elasticsearch-service-set-cloudwatch-alarms-on-key-metrics/ re:Invent Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95kQkS51VnU

#299: February 2019 Updates Feb 17, 2019

Simon guides you through lots of new features, services and capabilities that you can take advantage of. Including the new AWS Backup service, more powerful GPU capabilities, new SLAs and much, much more! Chapters: Service Level Agreements 0:17 Storage 0:57 Media Services 5:08 Developer Tools 6:17 Analytics 9:54 AI/ML 12:07 Database 14:47 Networking & Content Delivery 17:32 Compute 19:02 Solutions 21:57 Business Applications 23:38 AWS Cost Management 25:07 Migration & Transfer 25:39 Application Integration 26:07 Management & Governance 26:32 End User Computing 29:22 Links: Topic || Service Level Agreements 0:17 Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose Announces 99.9% Service Level Agreement | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/amazon-kinesis-data-firehose-announces-99-9-service-level-agreement/ Amazon Kinesis Data Streams Announces 99.9% Service Level Agreement | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/amazon-kinesis-data-streams-announces-99-9-service-level-agreement/ Amazon Kinesis Video Streams Announces 99.9% Service Level Agreement | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/amazon-kinesis-video-streams-announces-99-9-service-level-agreement/ Amazon EKS Announces 99.9% Service Level Agreement | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/-amazon-eks-announces-99-9--service-level-agreement-/ Amazon ECR Announces 99.9% Service Level Agreement | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/amazon-ecr-announces-99-9--service-level-agreement/ Amazon Cognito Announces 99.9% Service Level Agreement | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/amazon-cognito-announces-99-9-service-level-agreement/ AWS Step Functions Announces 99.9% Service Level Agreement | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/aws-step-functions-announces-service-level-agreement/ AWS Secrets Manager Announces Service Level Agreement | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/AWS-Secrets-Manager-announces-service-level-agreement/ Amazon MQ Announces 99.9% Service Level Agreement | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/amazon-mq-announces-service-level-agreement/ Topic || Storage 0:57 Introducing AWS Backup | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/introducing-aws-backup/ Introducing Amazon Elastic File System Integration with AWS Backup | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/introducing-amazon-elastic-file-system-integration-with-aws-backup/ AWS Storage Gateway Integrates with AWS Backup - Amazon Web Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/aws-storage-gateway-integrates-with-aws-backup-to-protect-volume/ AWS Backup Integrates with Amazon DynamoDB for Centralized and Automated Backup Management | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/aws-backup-integrates-with-amazon-DynamoDB-for-centralized-and-automated-backup-management/ Amazon EBS Integrates with AWS Backup to Protect Your Volumes | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/amazon-ebs-integrates-with-aws-backup-to-protect-your-volumes/ AWS Storage Gateway Volume Detach & Attach - Amazon Web Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/aws-storage-gateway-introduces-volume-detach-and-attach-feature-/ AWS Storage Gateway - Tape Gateway Performance | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/aws-storage-gateway-announces-increased-throughput-performance-for-tape-gateway/ Amazon FSx for Lustre Offers New Options and Faster Speeds for Working with S3 Data | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-fsx-for-lustre-offers-new-options-and-faster-speeds/ Topic || Media Services 5:08 AWS Elemental MediaConvert Adds IMF Input and Enhances Caption Burn-In Support | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/aws-elemental-mediaconvert-adds-imf-input-enhances-caption-burn-in-support/ AWS Elemental MediaLive Adds Support for AWS CloudTrail | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/aws-elemental-medialive-adds-support-for-aws-cloudtrail/ AWS Elemental MediaLive Now Supports Resource Tagging | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-elemental-medialive-now-supports-resource-tagging/ AWS Elemental MediaLive Adds I-Frame-Only HLS Manifests and JPEG Outputs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/aws-elemental-medialive-add-i-frame-only-hls-manifest-and-jpeg-outputs/ Topic || Developer Tools 6:17 Amazon Corretto is Now Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/amazon-corretto-is-now-generally-available/ AWS CodePipeline Now Supports Deploying to Amazon S3 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/aws-codepipeline-now-supports-deploying-to-amazon-s3/ AWS Cloud9 Supports AWS CloudTrail Logging | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/aws-cloud9-supports-aws-cloudtrail-logging/ AWS CodeBuild Now Supports Accessing Images from Private Docker Registry | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/aws-codebuild-now-supports-accessing-images-from-private-docker-registry/ Develop and Test AWS Step Functions Workflows Locally | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/develop-and-test-aws-step-functions-workflows-locally/ AWS X-Ray SDK for .NET Core is Now Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-x-ray-net-core-sdk-generally-available/ Topic || Analytics 9:54 Amazon Elasticsearch Service doubles maximum cluster capacity with 200 node cluster support | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/amazon-elasticsearch-service-doubles-maximum-cluster-capacity-with-200-node-cluster-support/ Amazon Elasticsearch Service announces support for Elasticsearch 6.4 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/amazon-elasticsearch-service-announces-support-for-elasticsearch-6-4/ Amazon Elasticsearch Service now supports three Availability Zone deployments | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-elasticsearch-service-now-supports-three-availability-zone-deployments/ Now bring your own KDC and enable Kerberos authentication in Amazon EMR | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/now_bring_your_own_kdc_and_enable_kerberos_authentication_in_amazon_emr/ Source code for the AWS Glue Data Catalog client for Apache Hive Metastore is now available for download | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/source-code-for-the-aws-glue-data-catalog-client-for-apache-hive-metatore-is-now-available-for-download/ Topic || AI/ML 12:07 Amazon Comprehend is now Integrated with AWS CloudTrail | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/amazon-comprehend-is-now-integrated-with-aws-cloudtrail/ Object Bounding Boxes and More Accurate Object and Scene Detection are now Available for Amazon Rekognition Video | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/object-bounding-boxes-and-more-accurate-object-and-scene-detection-are-now-available-for-amazon-rekognition-video/ Amazon Elastic Inference Now Supports TensorFlow 1.12 with a New Python API | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/amazon-elastic-inference-supports-tensorflow-1-12-with-a-python-api/ New in AWS Deep Learning AMIs: Updated Elastic Inference for TensorFlow, TensorBoard 1.12.1, and MMS 1.0.1 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/aws-deep-learning-amis-now-support-elastic-inference-for-tensorflow-tensorboard1-12-1-mms101/ Amazon SageMaker Batch Transform Now Supports TFRecord Format | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/amazon-sagemaker-batch-transform-now-supports-tfrecord-format/ Amazon Transcribe Now Supports US Spanish Speech-to-Text in Real Time | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-transcribe-now-supports-us-spanish-speech-to-text-in-real-time/ Topic || Database 14:47 Amazon Redshift now runs ANALYZE automatically | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/amazon-redshift-auto-analyze/ Introducing Python Shell Jobs in AWS Glue | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/introducing-python-shell-jobs-in-aws-glue/ Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Now Supports T3 Instance Types | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/amazon-rds-postgresql-now-supports-t3-instance-types/ Amazon RDS for Oracle Now Supports T3 Instance Types | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/amazon-rds-for-oracle-now-supports-t3-instance-types/ Amazon RDS for Oracle Now Supports SQLT Diagnostics Tool Version 12.2.180725 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/amazon-rds-oracle-now-supports-sqlt-diagnostics-tool-122180725/ Amazon RDS for Oracle Now Supports January 2019 Oracle Patch Set Updates (PSU) and Release Updates (RU) | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-rds-oracle-supports-jan-2019-oracle-psu/ Amazon DynamoDB Local Adds Support for Transactional APIs, On-Demand Capacity Mode, and 20 GSIs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-dynamodb-local-adds-support-for-transactional-apis-on-demand-capacity-mode-and-20-gsis/ Topic || Networking & Content Delivery 17:32 Network Load Balancer Now Supports TLS Termination | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/network-load-balancer-now-supports-tls-termination/ Amazon CloudFront announces six new Edge locations across United States and France | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/cloudfront-feb2019-6locations/ AWS Site-to-Site VPN Now Supports IKEv2 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-site-to-site-vpn-now-supports-ikev2/ VPC Route Tables Support up to 1,000 Static Routes | https://forums.aws.amazon.com/ann.jspa?annID=6554 Topic || Compute 19:02 Announcing a 25% price reduction for Amazon EC2 X1 Instances in the Asia Pacific (Mumbai) AWS Region | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/announcing-a-25-percent-price-reduction-for-amazon-ec2-x1-instances-in-the-asia-pacific-mumbai-aws-region/ Amazon EKS Achieves ISO and PCI Compliance | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/amazon-eks-achieves-iso-and-pci-compliance/ AWS Fargate Now Has Support For AWS PrivateLink | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-fargate-now-has-support-for-aws-privatelink/ AWS Elastic Beanstalk Adds Support for Ruby 2.6 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/aws-elastic-beanstalk-adds-support-for-ruby-26/ AWS Elastic Beanstalk Adds Support for .NET Core 2.2 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/aws-elastic-beanstalk-adds-support-for-net-core-22/ Amazon ECS and Amazon ECR now have support for AWS PrivateLink | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/aws-fargate--amazon-ecs--and-amazon-ecr-now-have-support-for-aws/ GPU Support for Amazon ECS now Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/gpu-support-for-amazon-ecs-now-available/ AWS Batch now supports Amazon EC2 A1 Instances and EC2 G3s Instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-batch-now-supports-amazon-ec2-a1-instances-and-ec2-g3s-insta/ Topic || Solutions 21:57 Deploy Micro Focus Enterprise Server on AWS with New Quick Start | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/deploy-micro-focus-enterprise-server-on-aws-with-new-quick-start/ AWS Public Datasets Now Available from UK Meteorological Office, Queensland Government, University of Pennsylvania, Buildzero, and Others | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/aws-public-datasets-now-available/ Quick Start Update: Active Directory Domain Services on the AWS Cloud | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/quick-start-update-active-directory-domain-services-on-aws/ Introducing the Media2Cloud solution | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/introducing-the-media2cloud-solution/ Topic || Business Applications 23:38 Alexa for Business now offers IT admins simplified workflow to setup shared devices | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/alexa-for-business-now-offers-it-admins-simplified-workflow-to-s/ Topic || AWS Cost Management 25:07 Introducing Normalized Units Information for Amazon EC2 Reservations in AWS Cost Explorer | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/normalized-units-information-for-amazon-ec2-reservations-in-aws-cost-explorer/ Topic || Migration & Transfer 25:39 AWS Migration Hub Now Supports Importing On-Premises Server and Application Data to Track Migration Progress | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/AWSMigrationHubImport/ Topic || Application Integration 26:07 Amazon SNS Message Filtering Adds Support for Multiple String Values in Blacklist Matching | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/amazon-sns-message-filtering-adds-support-for-multiple-string-values-in-blacklist-matching/ Topic || Management & Governance 26:32 AWS Trusted Advisor Expands Functionality With New Best Practice Checks | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/aws-trusted-advisor-expands-functionality/ AWS Systems Manager State Manager Now Supports Management of In-Guest and Instance-Level Configuration | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/aws-systems-manager-state-manager-now-supports-management-of-in-guest-and-instance-level-configuration/ AWS Config Increases Default Limits for AWS Config Rules | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/aws-config-increases-default-limits-for-aws-config-rules/ Introducing AWS CloudFormation UpdateReplacePolicy Attribute | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/introducing-aws-cloudformation-updatereplacepolicy-attribute/ Automate WebSocket API Creation in Amazon API Gateway Using AWS CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/automate-websocket-api-creation-in-api-gateway-with-cloudformation/ AWS OpsWorks for Chef Automate and AWS OpsWorks for Puppet Enterprise Now Support AWS CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/aws-opsworks-for-chef-automate-and-aws-opsworks-for-puppet-enter/ Find And Update Access Keys, Password, And MFA Settings Easily Using The AWS Management Console | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/my-security-credentials/ Amazon CloudWatch Agent Adds Support for Procstat Plugin and Multiple Configuration Files | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/amazon-cloudwatch-agent-adds-support-for-procstat-plugin-and-multiple-configuration-files/ Improve Security Of Your AWS SSO Users Signing In To The User Portal By Using Email-based Verification | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/email-based-verification-for-sso/ Topic || End User Computing 29:22 Introducing Amazon WorkLink | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/introducing-amazon-worklink/ AppStream 2.0 enables custom scripts before session start and after session termination | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/02/appstream-2-0-enables-custom-scripts-before-session-start-and-af/

#298: [Public Sector Special Series #6] - Bringing the White House to the World Feb 13, 2019

Dr. Stephanie Tuszynski (Director of the Digital Library - White House Historical Association) speaks about how they used AWS to bring the experience of the White House to the world. https://www.whitehousehistory.org/

#297: Reinforcement Learning with AWS DeepRacer Feb 10, 2019

How are ML Models Trained? How can developers learn different approaches to solving business problems? How can we race model cars on a global scale? Todd Escalona (Solutions Architect Evangelist, AWS) joins Simon to dive into reinforcement learning and AWS DeepRacer! AWS DeepRacer: https://aws.amazon.com/deepracer/ Open Source DIY Donkey Car: http://www.donkeycar.com/ re:Invent 2017 Robocar Hackathon - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/build-an-autonomous-vehicle-on-aws-and-race-it-at-the-reinvent-robocar-rally/ AWS DeepRacer Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD0Z9D9Y0Sc

#296: [Public Sector Special Series #5] - Creating Better Educational Outcomes Using AWS Feb 06, 2019

Cesar Wedemann (QEDU) talks to Simon about how they gather Education data and provide this data to teachers and public schools to improve education in Brazil. They developed a free-access portal that offers easy visualization of brazilian Education open data.http://www.qedu.org.br (http://www.qedu.org.br/)

#295: Creating a DevOps Workflow for Machine Learning Models Feb 02, 2019

Training your ML model is just one part of the puzzle; retaining it and deploying into production on a regular basis is key for great business outcomes. Simon speaks with John Calhoun (Machine Learning Specialist, AWS) about how to implement this in your business using the open source AWS Sagemaker Build CloudFormation. Shownotes: Source Code: https://github.com/aws-samples/aws-sagemaker-build Blog Post: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/automated-and-continuous-deployment-of-amazon-sagemaker-models-with-aws-step-functions/

#294: [Public Sector Special Series #4] - Using AI to make Content Available for Students at Imperial College of London Jan 30, 2019

How do you train the next generation of Digital leaders? How do you provide them with a modern educational experience? Can you do it without technical expertise? Hear how Ruth Black (Teaching Fellow at the Digital Academy) applied Amazon Transcribe to make this real. https://www.england.nhs.uk/digitaltechnology/nhs-digital-academy/

#293: Diving into Data with Amazon Athena Jan 27, 2019

Do you have lots of data to analyze? Is writing SQL a skill you have? Would you like to analyze massive amounts of data at low cost without capacity planning? In this episode, Simon shares how Amazon Athena can give you options you may not have considered before. Shownotes: Amazon Athena: https://aws.amazon.com/athena Top 10 Performance Tips: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/top-10-performance-tuning-tips-for-amazon-athena/ Using CTAS for Performance: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/using-ctas-statements-with-amazon-athena-to-reduce-cost-and-improve-performance/

#292: [Public Sector Special Series #3] - Moving to Microservices from an Organisational Standpoint Jan 23, 2019

Jeff Olson (VP & Chief Data Officer at College Board) talks about his experiences in fostering change from an organisational standpoint whilst moving to a microservices architecture. https://www.collegeboard.org/

#291: January 2019 Update Jan 20, 2019

Simon takes you through a nice mix of updates and new things to take advantage of - even a price drop! Chapters: Service Level Agreements 00:19 Price Reduction 1:15 Databases 2:09 Service Region Expansion 3:52 Analytics 5:23 Machine Learning 7:13 Compute 7:55 IoT 9:37 Management 10:43 Mobile 11:33 Desktop 12:30 Certification 13:11 Shownotes: Topic || Service Level Agreements 00:19 Amazon API Gateway announces service level agreement | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/api-gateway-introduces-service-level-agreement/ Amazon EMR Announces 99.9% Service Level Agreement | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/amazon-emr-announces-99-9-service-level-agreement/ Amazon EFS Announces 99.9% Service Level Agreement | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/amazon-efs-announces-99-9-service-level-agreement/ AWS Direct Connect Service Level Agreement | https://aws.amazon.com/directconnect/sla/ Topic || Price Reduction 1:15 Announcing AWS Fargate Price Reduction by Up To 50% | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/announcing-aws-fargate-price-reduction-by-up-to-50-/ Topic || Databases 2:09 Introducing Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) – Generally available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/amazon-documentdb-with-mongodb-compatibility-generally-available/ AWS Database Migration Service Now Supports Amazon DocumentDB with MongoDB compatibility as a target | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/aws-database-migration-service-adds-support-for-amazon-documentdb/ Topic || Service Region Expansion 3:52 Amazon EC2 High Memory Instances are Now Available in Additional AWS Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/amazon-ec2-high-memory-instances-are-now-available-in-additional-aws-regions/ Amazon Neptune is Now Available in Asia Pacific (Sydney) | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/amazon_neptune_is_now_available_in_sydney/ Amazon EKS Available in Seoul Region | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/amazon-eks-available-in-seoul-region/ AWS Glue is now available in the AWS EU (Paris) Region | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/aws-glue-is-now-available-in-the-aws-eu-paris-region/ Amazon EC2 X1e Instances are Now Available in the Asia Pacific (Seoul) AWS Region | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/amazon-ec2-x1e-instances-are-now-available-in-the-asia-pacific-seoul-aws-region/ Amazon Pinpoint is now available in three additional regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/amazon-pinpoint-is-now-available-in-three-additional-regions/ Topic || Analytics 5:23 Amazon QuickSight Launches Pivot Table Enhancements, Cross-Schema Joins and More | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/amazon-quickSight-launche-pivot-table-enhancements-cross-schema-joins-and-more/ Topic || Machine Learning 7:13 Amazon SageMaker now supports encrypting all inter-node communication for distributed training | https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/latest/dg/train-encrypt.html Topic || Compute 7:55 Amazon EC2 Spot now Provides Results for the “Describe Spot Instance Request” in Multiple Pages | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/amazon-ec2-spot-now-supports-paginated-describe-for-spot-instance-requests/ Announcing Windows Server 2019 AMIs for Amazon EC2 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/announcing-windows-server-2019-amis-for-amazon-ec2/ AWS Step Functions Now Supports Resource Tagging | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/aws-step-functions-now-supports-resource-tagging/ Topic || IoT 9:37 AWS IoT Core Now Enables Customers to Store Messages for Disconnected Devices | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/aws-iot-core-now-enables-customers-to-store-messages-for-disconnected-devices/ Renesas RX65N System on Chip is Qualified for Amazon FreeRTOS | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/renesas-rx65n-system-on-chip-qualified-for-amazon-freertos/ Topic || Management 10:43 AWS Config adds support for AWS Service Catalog | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/aws-config-adds-support-for-aws-service-catalog/ AWS Single Sign-On Now Enables You to Direct Users to a Specific AWS Management Console Page | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/aws-single-sign-on-now-enables-you-to-direct-users-to-a-specific-aws-management-console-page/ Topic || Mobile 11:33 aws-device-farm-now-supports-appium-node.js-and-appium-ruby | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/aws-device-farm-now-supports-appium-nodejs-and-appium-ruby/ Topic || Desktop 12:30 Deploy Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Service on AWS with New Quick Start | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/deploy-citrix-virtual-apps-and-desktops-service-on-aws-with-new-quick-start/ Topic || Certification 13:11 Announcing the AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder - Specialty Beta Exam | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/01/announcing-aws-certified-alexa-skill-builder-beta-exam/

#290: [Public Sector Special Series #2] - Using AWS to Power Research with the University of Liverpool and Alces Flight Jan 16, 2019

Cliff Addison (University of Liverpool) joins with Will Mayers and Cristin Merritt (Alces Flight) to talk about High Performance Computing in the cloud and meeting the needs of researchers. https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/ https://alces-flight.com/

#289: A Look at Amazon FSx For Windows File Server Jan 13, 2019

Simon speaks with Andrew Crudge (Senior Product Manager, FSx) about this newly released service, capabilities available to customers and how to make the best use of it in your environment. https://aws.amazon.com/fsx/windows/

#288: [Public Sector Special Series #1] - Tackling Culture Change when Moving to the Cloud Jan 09, 2019

Sherry Stevens (National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)) talks about the cultural changes and lessons learned on their journey to the cloud. https://naic.org/

#287: Log Diving with Amazon CloudWatch Logs Insights Jan 06, 2019

Did you know you can work through Terabytes of log data in seconds with zero setup? Simon takes you through the capabilities of Amazon CloudWatch Logs Insights and how you can use it to resolve issues faster. Documentation: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/logs/AnalyzingLogData.html Blog Example: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-amazon-cloudwatch-logs-insights-fast-interactive-log-analytics/

#286: December 2018 Update Show Dec 30, 2018

Simon takes you through the December updates to finish up 2018! Shownotes: Topic || Customer Engagement 0:23 Amazon Pinpoint Announces Event-Based Campaigns, Driving Personalization and Engagement | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/amazon-pinpoint-announces-event-based-campaigns-driving-personalization-and-engagement/ Amazon Pinpoint Announces a New Email Deliverability Dashboard to Help Customers Reach their Users' Inboxes | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/amazon-pinpoint-announces-a-new-email-deliverability-dashboard-to-help-customers-reach-their-users-inboxes/ Amazon Connect Adds New Contact API to Get Contact Attributes | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/amazon-connect-adds-new-contact-api-to-get-contact-attributes/ Topic || Storage 2:05 Amazon S3 Inventory adds Apache Parquet output format | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/amazon-s3-announces-parquet-output-format-for-inventory/ AWS Storage Gateway Increases File Gateway Performance - Amazon Web Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/aws-storage-gateway-announces-increased-throughput-and-adds-new-/ Topic || Networking & Content Delivery 3:32 Amazon Virtual Private Clouds can now be shared with other AWS Accounts | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/amazon-virtual-private-clouds-can-now-be-shared-with-other-aws-accounts/ Introducing AWS Client VPN to Securely Access AWS and On-Premises Resources | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/introducing-aws-client-vpn-to-securely-access-aws-and-on-premises-resources/ New AWS Direct Connect locations in Silicon Valley and Stockholm | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/new-aws-direct-connect-locations-silicon-valley-stockholm/ Amazon CloudFront announces ten new Edge locations in North America, Europe, and Asia | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/cloudfront-dec2018-10-edge-locations/ Amazon API Gateway Simplifies Building Real-Time Two-Way Communication Applications with WebSocket APIs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/amazon-api-gateway-launches-support-for-websocket-apis/ Amazon Route 53 Adds Alias Record Support For API Gateway and VPC Endpoints | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/amazon-route-53-adds-alias-record-support-for-api-gateway-and-vpc-endpoints/ Topic || Database 7:41 Introducing Workload Qualification Framework to Project Plan Your Database Migrations to AWS | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/introducing-workload-qualification-framework-to-plan-your-database-migration-projects/ AWS Database Migration Service Adds Support for Parallel Full Load and Enhanced LOB Migration | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/aws-database-migration-service-adds-support-for-parallel-full-load/ Amazon RDS Enhances Automatic Minor Version Upgrades | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/amazon-rds-enhances-auto-minor-version-upgrades/ Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Now Supports R5 Instance Types | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/amazon-rds-postgresql-now-supports-r5-instance-types/ Amazon RDS Supports Publishing PostgreSQL Log Files to Amazon CloudWatch Logs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/amazon-rds-supports-postgresql-logfiles-publish-to-amazon-cloudwatch-logs/ Amazon RDS Performance Insights Supports Counter Metrics for Aurora PostgreSQL | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/amazon-rds-performance-insights-supports-counter-metrics-for-aurora-postgresql/ Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Supports New Minor Versions 10.6, 9.6.11, 9.5.15, and 9.4.20 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/amazon-rds-postgresql-supports-minor-version-106/ Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL Compatibility Supports PostgreSQL 10.5 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/amazon-aurora-postgresql-supports-postgresql-105/ Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL Compatibility Adds Query Plan Management | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/amazon-aurora-postgresql-compatibility-adds-query-plan-management/ Announcing the New Amazon DynamoDB Key Diagnostics Library | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/announcing-the-new-amazon-dynamodb-key-diagnostics-library/ Amazon DynamoDB Increases the Number of Global Secondary Indexes and Projected Index Attributes You Can Create Per Table | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/amazon-dynamodb-increases-the-number-of-global-secondary-indexes-and-projected-index-attributes-you-can-create-per-table/ Amazon DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX) Adds Support for DynamoDB Transactions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/amazon-dynamodb-accelerator-adds-support-for-dynamodb-transactions/ Amazon MQ Now Supports ActiveMQ Minor Version 5.15.8 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/amazon-mq-now-supports-activemq-minor-version5-15-8/ Topic || Compute 14:13 Amazon ECR Console Version 2 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/amazon-ecr-console-version-2/ Amazon ECR now allows Repository Tagging | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/amazon-ecr-now-allows-repository-tagging/ Amazon EC2 Introduces Partition Placement Groups | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/amazon-ec2-ntroduces-partition-placement-groups/ AWS Auto Scaling is Now Available in 8 more Regions Worldwide and Offers Predictive Scaling for Amazon EC2 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/aws-auto-scaling-is-now-available-in-8-more-regions-worldwide/ Amazon EC2 C5d, M5d, and R5d Instances are Now Available in Additional AWS Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/amazon-ec2-c5d-m5d-and-r5d-instances-are-now-available-in-additional-aws-regions/ AWS Fargate Platform Version 1.3 Adds Secrets Support | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/aws-fargate-platform-version-1-3-adds-secrets-support/ Amazon EKS Adds Managed Cluster Updates and Support for Kubernetes Version 1.11 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/amazon-eks-adds-managed-cluster-updates-and-support-for-kubernetes/ AWS Server Migration Service Adds Support for Multi-Server Migration | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/aws-server-migration-service-adds-support-for-multi-server-migration/ AWS Batch now supports Amazon EC2 C5n Instances Featuring 100 Gbps of Network Bandwidth | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/aws-batch-now-supports-amazon-ec2-c5n-instances-featuring-100-gbps-of-network-bandwidth/ AWS Batch Now Supports Amazon EC2 P3dn Instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/aws-batch-now-supports-amazon-ec2-p3dn-instances/ New AWS ParallelCluster Features | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/new-aws-parallelcluster-features/ New SAM PUBLISH Command Simplifies Publishing Applications to the AWS Serverless Application Repository | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/sam-publish-command-simplifies-publishing-apps-to-serverless-application-repository/ AWS Elastic Beanstalk Adds Tag-Based Permissions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/aws-elastic-beanstalk-adds-tag-based-permissions/ Topic || Developer Tools 20:39 AWS X-Ray Adds the Ability to Group Traces by Root Cause | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/aws-xray-adds-the-ability-to-group-traces-by-root-cause/ AWS CodePipeline Supports VPC Endpoints | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/aws-codepipeline-supports-vpc-endpoints/ AWS CloudFormation macros can now be used in templates with nested stacks | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/aws-cloudformation-macros-can-now-be-used-in-templates-with-nest/ Quickly Create, Build, and Deploy Amazon Alexa Skills from AWS | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/quickly-create-build-and-deploy-amazon-alexa-skills-from-aws/ Topic || Machine Learning 22:07 Amazon Transcribe now supports speech-to-text in French, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/amazon-transcribe-now-supports-speech-to-text-in-french-italian-and-brazilian-portuguese/ Topic || Security, Identity and Compliance 22:27 AWS IAM Console Now Available In German, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Traditional Chinese | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/iam-console-available-in-new-languages/ Automate AWS IAM Permissions Analysis Using the New IAM Access Advisor APIs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/iam_access_advisor_apis/ Introducing Notifications for New Amazon GuardDuty Finding Types and Feature Releases | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/Introducing-Notifications-for-New-Amazon-GuardDuty-Finding-Types-and-Feature-Releases/ AWS Organizations Supports AWS License Manager Cross Account Sharing Capabilities | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/aws-organizations-supports-aws-license-manager/ AWS Shield Adds Advanced DDoS Protection for AWS Global Accelerator | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/aws-shield-adds-advanced-ddos-protection-for-aws-global-accelerator/ AWS Systems Manager Automation Now Supports at Scale Action | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/AWS-Systems-Manager-Automation-Now-Supports-at-Scale-Actions/ AWS Service Catalog – Integration with AWS Organizations | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/aws-service-catalog-announces-integration-with-aws-organizations/ The AWS WAF Security Automations solution now includes a monitoring dashboard | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/the-aws-waf-security-automations-solution-now-includes-a-monitoring-dashboard/ Announcing rule group exception for Managed Rules for AWS WAF | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/announcing-rule-group-exception-for-managed-rules-for-aws-waf/ AWS Firewall Manager Available in Four Additional Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/aws-firewall-manager-now-available-in-four-more-regions/ Topic || Application Integration 26:59 Amazon SQS now Supports Amazon VPC Endpoints using AWS PrivateLink - Amazon Web Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/amazon-sqs-vpc-endpoints-aws-privatelink/ Amazon MQ Introduces Network of Brokers Feature | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/amazon-mq-introduces-network-of-brokers-feature/ Topic || Desktop & App Streaming 27:27 AppStream 2.0 introduces APIs to simplify app entitlements and enable delivery of virtualized apps | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/appstream-2-0-introduces-apis-to-simplify-app-entitlements-and-e/ Topic || Analytics 28:10 Support for Spark 2.4.0, and Hue 4.3.0 on Amazon EMR release 5.20.0 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/support-for-spark-240-hue-430-on-amazon-emr-release-5200/ Amazon Redshift now runs VACUUM DELETE automatically | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/amazon-redshift-automatic-vacuum/ Topic || Internet of Things 29:41 Introducing AWS CloudFormation Template Support for AWS IoT Analytics | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/introducing-aws-cloudformation-template-support-for-aws-iot-analytics/ AWS IoT Device Defender Adds Support for Two New Security Metrics | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/aws-iot-device-defender-adds-support-for-two-new-security-metrics/ MediaTek MT7697H System on Chip is Qualified for Amazon FreeRTOS | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/mediatek-mt7697h-system-on-chip-qualified-amazon-freertos/ Topic || Other 30:35 Announcing Programmatic Access to AWS Pricing Information in China via the AWS Price List API | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/announcing-aws-price-list-api-availability-in-china/ Introducing the Media Services Application Mapper | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/introducing-the-media-services-application-mapper/ New Quick Start Deploys Varnish Cache Plus (VCP) on the AWS Cloud | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/new-quick-start-deploys-varnish-on-aws/ Announcing 15 Free Digital Training Courses on New AWS Services Launched at re:Invent 2018 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/12/announcing-15-free-digital-training-courses-on-new-aws-services-launched-at-re-invent-2018/

#285: New Runtime Experiences in AWS Lambda Dec 23, 2018

Simon speaks with three Software Development Engineers (SDEs) from Amazon who worked on various aspects of the new AWS Lambda runtime capabilities. He is joined by Alex Wood, Bryan Moffatt and Marco Magdy who discuss the Layers experience, Ruby support, the C++ runtime and even COBOL! Shownotes: Layers: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/configuration-layers.html Ruby Support: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/announcing-ruby-support-for-aws-lambda/ C++ Runtime: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/introducing-the-c-lambda-runtime/ COBOL and other runtimes: https://aws.amazon.com/lambda/partners/

#284: A Look at Some Useful Resources Dec 16, 2018

What are some handy resources for AWS Customers? Simon takes you on a tour of a few handy ones - and even sneaks in a black-belt tip! Shownotes: Centralized Logging – AWS Answers | https://aws.amazon.com/answers/logging/centralized-logging/ AWS Developer Forums: Discussion Forums | https://forums.aws.amazon.com/index.jspa Amazon Web Services - Labs · GitHub | https://github.com/awslabs GitHub - awslabs/aws-shell: An integrated shell for working with the AWS CLI. | https://github.com/awslabs/aws-shell Region Table | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/regional-product-services/ AWS Regions and Endpoints - Amazon Web Services | https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html AWS Service Limits - Amazon Web Services | https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws_service_limits.html AWS IP Address Ranges - Amazon Web Services | https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-ip-ranges.html Error Retries and Exponential Backoff in AWS - Amazon Web Services | https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/api-retries.html Cloud Solutions by Application - Amazon Web Services (AWS) | https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/ AWS - Application Architecture Center | https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/ AWS Simple Icons | https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/icons/ Compliance Programs - Amazon Web Services (AWS) | https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/programs/ Case Studies & Customer Success - Amazon Web Services (AWS) | https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/?nc1=f_cc AWS Certification - AWS Cloud Computing Certification Program | https://aws.amazon.com/certification/

#283: [AWS Security and Compliance Special #2] Answering Compliance and Data Privacy Questions Dec 12, 2018

In the latest AWS Security & Compliance Podcast, we sit down with VP of Security Chad Woolf, who answers your compliance and data privacy questions. Including one of the most frequently asked questions from customers around the world, which is: how many compliance programs does AWS have/attest to/audit against? Chad also shares what it was like to work at AWS in the early days. When he joined, AWS was housed on just a handful of floors, in a single building. Listen to the podcast to hear about company history and get answers to your tough questions. https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/ https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/data-privacy-faq/ https://twitter.com/realchadwoolf

#282: Diving Into the AWS Global Accelerator Dec 09, 2018

At re:Invent 2018, the AWS Global Accelerator was launched, enabling customers to improve the availability and performance of the applications with a global user base. Simon speaks with Divya Sreekumar (Senior Product Manager AWS) about the benefits to customers, and how to get started. https://aws.amazon.com/global-accelerator

#281: re:Invent 2018 Thursday Updates Nov 30, 2018

Simon covers all the updates from Thursday as well as a special Partner interview (https://www.lumigo.io/) and behind the scenes look at This is My Architecture (https://aws.amazon.com/this-is-my-architecture/) Shownotes: New AWS Toolkits | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-aws-toolkits-for-pycharm-intellij-preview-and-visual-studio-code-preview/ Invoke Lambda with ALB | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/alb-can-now-invoke-lambda-functions-to-serve-https-requests/ Lambda Custom Runtimes and Layers | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/aws-lambda-now-supports-custom-runtimes-and-layers/ Lambda Ruby Support | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/aws-lambda-supports-ruby/ SAM Support for new Lambda Features | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/sam-supports-nested-applications-using-serverless-application-repository/ Managed Streaming for Kafka | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/introducing-amazon-managed-streaming-for-kafka-in-public-preview/ Well Architected Tool | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-aws-well-architected-tool-review-workloads-against-best-practices/

#280: re:Invent 2018 Keynote and Wednesday Updates Nov 29, 2018

Simon takes you through the updates of the day, and Andy Jassy's keynote - as well as a walk around the Expo Floor! Shownotes: Topic || Security AWS Security Hub | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/introducing-aws-security-hub/ https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/announcing-aws-key-management-service-kms-custom-key-store/ AWS Control Tower | http://aws.amazon.com/controltower Topic || Machine Learning Amazon Inferentia Microchip | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/announcing-amazon-inferentia-machine-learning-inference-microchip/ Amazon Elastic Inference | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/introducing-amazon-elastic-inference/ New Tensorflow Scalability | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/tensorflow-scalability-to-256-gpus/ Amazon Textract | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/introducing-amazon-textract-now-in-preview-easily-extract-text-and-data-from-virtually-any-document/ Amazon Personalise | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-personalize-real-time-personalization-and-recommendation-for-everyone/ Amazon Deeprace | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/introducing-aws-deepracer/ Amazon Forecast | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/introducing-amazon-forecast-now-in-preview/ Amazon Translate Update | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-translate-now-supports-customized-translations/ Amazon Sagemaker RL Support | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-sagemaker-announces-support-for-reinforcement-learning/ Amazon Sagemaker Ground Truth | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/introducing-amazon-sagemaker-groundtruth/ Amazon Sagemaker Neo | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/introducing-amazon-sagemaker-neo/ AWS IoT Greengrass Sagemaker Neo Support | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/aws-iot-greengrass-now-supports-amazon-sagemaker-neo/ Topic || Databases Amazon Timestream | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/announcing-amazon-timestream/ Amazon QLDB | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/introducing-amazon-qldb/ Amazon Managed BlockChain | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/introducing-amazon-managed-blockchain/ Amazon Aurora Global Database | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/announcing-amazon-aurora-global-database/ Amazon DynamoDB on Demand | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/announcing-amazon-dynamodb-on-demand/ AWS Lake Formation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/announcing-aws-lake-formation/ ML Insights Preview | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/aws-announces-ml-insights-preview-for-amazon-quicksight/ Amazon QuickSight Updates | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-quickSight-adds-support-for-dashboard-embedding-and-APIs/ Topic || Compute Hibernate for EC2 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-ec2-now-lets-you-pause-and-resume-your-workloads/ Lightsail Upgrade Path ro EC2 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-lightsail-now-provides-an-upgrade-path-to-ec2/ Lighsail supports resouce tagging | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-lightsail-now-supports-resource-tagging/ Topic || Storage Amazon FSx for Lustre | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-amazon-fsx-for-lustre/ Amazon FSx for Windows File Server | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-amazon-fsx-for-windows-file-server-fast-fully-managed-and-secure/ Glacier Deep Archive | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/s3-glacier-deep-archive/ S3 Object Lock | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/s3-object-lock/ EFS Supports 1,000 File Systems per Account | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-efs-now-supports-1000-file-systems-per-account/ EFS Cross Account and VPC Access | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-efs-now-supports-access-across-accounts-and-vpcs/ Topic || Hybrid Cloud AWS Outposts | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/announcing-aws-outposts/ Topic || AWS Marketplace & License Management Private Marketplace | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/awsmarketplace-makes-it-easier-to-govern-software-procurement-with-privatemarketplace/ SageMaker models now on AWS Marketplace | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/awsmarketplace-makes-it-easier-to-build-machine-learning-applications-on-amazonsagemaker/ Container Products in Marketplace | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/aws-announces-new-container-products-in-awsmarketplace/ AWS License Manager | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/announcing%20aws%20license%20manager/ Topic || Software Development AWS App Mesh | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/introducing-aws-app-mesh---service-mesh-for-microservices-on-aws/ AWS Cloud Map | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/introducing-aws-cloud-map/ Improved CI and CD Support | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/the-aws-developer-tools-improve-continuous-delivery-support-for-aws-fargate-and-amazon-ecs/ Amazon CloudWatch Logs Insights | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/announcing-amazon-cloudwatch-logs-insights-fast-interactive-log-analytics/

#279: re:Invent Tuesday Night Update - LIVE Audience! Nov 28, 2018

Simon & Jeff are joined by a live audience for the first time! Listen to some great updates and fun laughs. Shownotes: EFS Infrequent Access: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/coming-soon-amazon-efs-infrequent-access-storage-class/ S3 Intelligent tiering - https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/s3-intelligent-tiering/ S3 Batch Operations - https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/s3-batch-operations/ AWS DataSync - https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/introducing-aws-datasync-for-accelerated-online-data-transfer/ AWS Transfer for SFTP - https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/aws-transfer-for-sftp-fully-managed-sftp-for-s3/ Firecracker - https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/firecracker-lightweight-virtualization-for-serverless-computing/ AWS Transit Gateway - https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/introducing-aws-transit-gateway/ AWS Global Accelerator - https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/introducing-aws-global-accelerator/ EBS Performance Update - https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-elastic-block-store-announces-double-the-performance-of-provisioned-iops-volumes/ Amazon EC2 A1 Instances - https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/introducing-amazon-ec2-a1-instances/ Amazon EC2 C5n Instances - https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/introducing-amazon-ec2-c5n-instances/ Amazon DyanmoDB support for Transactions - https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/announcing-amazon-dynamodb-support-for-transactions/ AWS GroundStation - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-ground-station-ingest-and-process-data-from-orbiting-satellites/?sc_channel=sm&sc_publisher=TWITTER&sc_country=Global&sc_geo=GLOBAL&sc_outcome=awareness&trk=AWS_reInvent_2018_launch_Ground_Station_TWITTER&sc_content=AWS_reInvent_2018_launch_Ground_Station&linkId=60243499

#278: Live From re:Invent Midnight Madness 2018 Nov 26, 2018

Simon and Jeff record live from AWS re:Invent 2018 Midnight Madness!

#277: November 2018 Update Show Nov 18, 2018

Simon takes you through lots of great new features and capabilities for customers, and also a special call out for listeners attending AWS re:Invent to get some AWS Podcast swag! Shownotes with timestamps: 1:42 Compute In the Works – AWS Region in Milan, Italy - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/in-the-works-aws-region-in-milan-italy/ AWS GovCloud (US-East) Now Open - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-govcloud-us-east-now-open/ Amazon EC2 now offers On-Demand Capacity Reservations | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/Amazon-EC2-now-offers-On-Demand-Capacity-Reservations/ Introducing Amazon EC2 Instances Featuring AMD EPYC Processors | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/introducing_amazon_ec2_instances_featuring_amd_epyc_processors/ Amazon ECS-CLI Supports Private Registry Authentication | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/amazon-ecs-cli-supports-private-registry-authentication/ Amazon EKS now supports additional VPC CIDR blocks | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/amazon-eks-now-supports-additional-vpc-cidr-blocks/ AWS Serverless Application Model Supports Amazon API Gateway Authorizers | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/aws-sam-supports-amazon-api-gateway-authorizers/ 6:04 Cost Management Introducing the New AWS Budgets Console | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/introducing-the-new-aws-budgets-console/ AWS now Supports SEPA Direct Debit Payments in Europe | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/aws-sepa-support/ Amazon API Gateway Announces Tiered Pricing | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/api-gateway-announces-tiered-pricing/ AWS IoT Core Improves the Ability to Ingest Large Amounts of Device Data at a Lower Cost | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/aws-iot-core-improves-ability-to-ingest-large-amounts-of-data/ Access Reserved Instance Purchase Recommendations for All of Your Linked Accounts From a Central Location | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/central-location-for-accessing-ri-purchase-recommendations-for-all-accounts/ Monitor Your Amazon Elasticsearch Reserved Instance Utilization and Coverage Using AWS Budgets | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/monitor-your-amazon-elasticsearch-ri-using-aws-budgets/ Amazon EC2 Spot Console now Provides Access to Spot Savings Information | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/Amazon-EC2-Spot-Console-now-Provides-Access-to-Spot-Savings-Information/ 10:15 Machine Learning Amazon Translate now offers 113 new language pairs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/amazon-translate-now-offers-113-new-language-pairs/ Amazon Polly Adds Italian and Castilian Spanish Voices, and Mexican Spanish Language Support | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-polly-adds-italian-and-castilian-spanish-voices-and-mexican-spanish-language-support/ Amazon Rekognition Announces More Accurate Object and Scene Detection, Can Now Locate Objects in Your Images | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/Amazon-rekognition-announces-more-accurate-object-and-scene-detection-can-now-locate-objects-in-your-images/ Amazon SageMaker Now Supports Pipe Mode for Datasets in CSV Format | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-sagemaker-now-supports-pipe-mode-for-datasets-in-csv-form/ Amazon SageMaker Batch Transform Now Supports AWS KMS Based Encryption | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-sagemaker-batch-transform-now-supports-aws-kms-based-encr/ Now Clone a Hyperparameter Tuning Job through the Amazon SageMaker Console | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/now-clone-a-hyperparameter-tuning-job-through-the-amazon-sagemak0/ Amazon SageMaker Now Supports Apache MXNet 1.3 and TensorFlow 1.11 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-sagemaker-now-supports-apache-mxnet-1-3-and-tensorflow-1-/ Amazon SageMaker Now Supports Incremental Learning for Image Classification and Object Detection Algorithms | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-sagemaker-now-supports-incremental-learning-for-image-cla/ Amazon SageMaker Batch Transform Now Supports Amazon Virtual Private Cloud | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-sagemaker-batch-transform-now-supports-amazon-virtual-pri/ Now Use Chainer 5.0 on AWS Deep Learning AMIs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/chainer5-0_launch_deep_learning_ami/ Introducing Machine Learning for Telecommunication | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/introducing-machine-learning-for-telecommunication/ 15:14 Storage Amazon EFS now Supports AWS VPN and Inter-Region VPC Peering | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/amazon-efs-now-supports-aws-vpn-and-inter-region-vpc-peering/ Amazon Elastic File System Now Supports 512 Locks per File | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-elastic-file-system-now-supports-512-locks-per-file/ Amazon S3 Management Console is Now Available in Five New Languages | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-s3-console-is-now-available-in-five-new-languages/ Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager adds support for copying EBS volume tags to EBS snapshots | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-data-lifecycle-manager-adds-support-for-copying-ebs-volume-tags-to-ebs-snapshots/ 16:23 Networking Announcing the general availability of Bring Your Own IP for Amazon Virtual Private Cloud | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/announcing-the-general-availability-of-bring-your-own-ip-for-amazon-virtual-private-cloud/ Amazon API Gateway Launches the Serverless Developer Portal | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/amazon-api-gateway-launches-the-serverless-developer-portal/ Amazon API Gateway Adds Support for AWS WAF | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/amazon-api-gateway-adds-support-for-aws-waf/ Amazon CloudFront announces six new Edge locations across North America, Europe, and Asia | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/cloudfront-nov6-launch/ Amazon Route 53 Releases Interactive Map for Traffic Flow Geoproximity Routing | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-route-53-releases-interactive-map-for-traffic-flow-geoproximity-routing/ 19:17 Databases Amazon ElastiCache Now Supports the Next Generation General-Purpose and Memory-Optimized Amazon EC2 M5 and R5 Nodes | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/amazon_elasticache_now_supports_the_next_generation_general-purpose_and_memory-optimized_amazon_ec2_m5_and_r5_nodes/ New – Redis 5.0 Compatibility for Amazon ElastiCache - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-redis-5-0-compatibility-for-amazon-elasticache/ Amazon RDS Enables Stopping and Starting of Multi-AZ Database Instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/amazon-rds-stop-and-start-of-multi-az-instances/ Amazon RDS for MySQL,MariaDB and PostgreSQL Now Supports Database Storage Size up to 32TiB | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-rds-mysql-mariadb-postgresql-32tib-support/ Amazon RDS now supports MySQL 8.0 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/amazon-rds-now-supports-mysql-8/ Amazon RDS now supports MariaDB 10.3 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/amazon-rds-now-supports-mariadb-10_3/ PostgreSQL 11 is Now Available in Amazon RDS Database Preview Environment | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/postgresql-11-available-in-rds-database-preview/ Amazon RDS for SQL Server Enhances Backup and Restore Capabilities | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/amazon-rds-for-sql-server-enhances-backup-and-restore-capabilities/ Amazon RDS for Oracle Now Supports M5 Instance Types | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-rds-for-oracle-supports-m5-instances/ Amazon RDS Performance Insights is Generally Available on RDS for Oracle | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/amazon-rds-performance-insights-is-generally-available-on-rds-for-oracle/ Amazon RDS for Oracle Now Supports Oracle Java | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/amazon-rds-for-oracle-now-supports-oracle-java/ Amazon RDS for Oracle Now Supports Extended Data Types | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-rds-for-oracle-now-supports-extended-data-types/ Amazon RDS Now Sends Events to Amazon CloudWatch Events | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-rds-now-sends-events-to-amazon-cloudwatch-events/ Amazon RDS for SQL Server Now Supports Always On Availability Groups | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-rds-for-sql-server-now-supports-alwayson-availability-groups/ Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL Compatibility Supports IAM Authentication | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-aurora-postgresql-supports-iam-authentication/ 24:37 Management Tools New – CloudFormation Drift Detection - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-cloudformation-drift-detection/ New AWS CloudFormation Management Console Now Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/new-aws-cloudformation-management-console-now-available/ AWS CloudFormation coverage updates for Amazon Secrets Manager, Amazon API Gateway, Amazon RDS, Amazon Route53, Amazon Cloudwatch alarms and more | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/aws-cloudformation-coverage-updates-for-amazon-secrets-manager--/ Introducing AWS CloudFormation support for Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager policies | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/introducing-aws-cloudformation-support-for-amazon-data-lifecycle-manager-policies/ New Quick Start builds a CI/CD pipeline to test AWS CloudFormation templates using AWS TaskCat | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/new-quickstart-builds-cicd-pipeline-to-test-cloudformation-templates-using-taskcat/ Amazon CloudWatch Events Adds the Ability to Share Events Across All Accounts in an Organization | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/amazon-cloudwatch-events-adds-the-ability-to-share-events-across-all-accounts-in-an-organization/ Easily Monitor Security Events of Your AWS Managed Microsoft AD Using Amazon CloudWatch Logs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/easily-monitor-security-events-of-your-aws-managed-microsoft-ad-using-amazon-cloudwatch-logs/ 27:41 Business Productivity Amazon WorkDocs Now Lets You Control IP Address Access to Your Site | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/amazon-workdocs-control-ip-address-access/ Alexa for Business now enables third party device makers to have their products be managed as shared devices | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/alexa-for-business-now-enables-third-party-device-makers-to-have/ Introducing Amazon AppStream 2.0 AWS CloudFormation Support and User Pool APIs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/introducing-amazon-appstream-2-0-aws-cloudformation-support-and-/ Amazon WorkDocs Drive Now Available for Mac | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/amazon-workdocs-drive-available-for-mac/ 28:30 Security AWS Firewall Manager Now Supports Multiple AWS WAF Rule Groups | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/firewall-manager-now-supports-multiple-aws-waf-rulegroups-per-policy/ AWS Single Sign-On Now Enables You to Optimize How Long You can Access AWS Accounts | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/aws-single-sign-on-now-enables-you-to-optimize-how-long-you-can-access-aws-accounts/ AWS Single Sign-On Adds More Pre-Integrated Business Applications | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/aws-single-sign-on-adds-more-pre-integrated-business-applications/ Amazon GuardDuty Optimizes AWS CloudTrail Analysis Reducing Cost for Customers | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-guardduty-optimizes-aws-cloudtrail-analysis-reducing-cost-for-customers/ Amazon Inspector Launches Agentless Network Assessments | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-inspector-launches-agentless-network-assessments/ Amazon Inspector Adds Amazon EC2 Instance Details to Security Findings | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-inspector-adds-amazon-ec2-instance-details-to-security-findings/ Centralized Logging Now Leverages Amazon Cognito for User Authentication | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/centralized-logging-now-leverages-amazon-cognito-for-user-authentication/ AWS Key Management Service Has a New Console Experience | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/aws-key-management-service-has-a-new-console-experience/ 32:13 Analytics Amazon QuickSight adds support for Top N Filters, Cascading Parameter Controls, and JSON Parsing | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-quickSight-now-supports-top-bottom-filters-cascading-parameter-controls-and-json-parsing-on-data-sources/ Amazon EMR now supports a public EMR artifact repository for Maven builds | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-emr-now-supports-a-public-EMR-artifact-repository-for-maven-builds/ Amazon EMR now supports G3, H1, and Z1d instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-emr-now-supports-g3-h1-z1d-instances/ Support for Flink 1.6.0, Zeppelin 0.8.0, and S3 Select with Hive and Presto on Amazon EMR release 5.18.0 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/support-for-flink-160-zeppelin-080-and-s3-select-with-hive-and-presto-on-amazon-emr-release-5180/ Stream data from Microsoft Windows based services using the Amazon Kinesis Agent for Microsoft Windows | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/stream-data-from-microsoft-windows-based-services-using-the-amazon-kinesis-agent-for-microsoft-windows/ 33:36 Customer Engagement Amazon Pinpoint announces support for transactional emails and the addition of rich email analytics dashboards | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-pinpoint-announces-support-for-transactional-emails-and-t/ 34:33 Application Integration Amazon SQS FIFO Queues Now Available in Asia Pacific (Tokyo) and Asia Pacific (Sydney) Regions - Amazon Web Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/amazon-sqs-fifo-asia-pacific-tokyo-sydney/

#276: [Workforce Development Using AWS Educate#4] Re-Skilling Adult Learners Nov 14, 2018

Singapore's National Trade Union Congress (NTUC) Learning Hub works with AWS Educate to reach a different audience — adult learners. Spearheading a global movement, the NTUC intends to train and re-skill 20,000 Singaporeans to build cloud computing skills before the end of 2019. https://aws.amazon.com/education/awseducate

#275: Using Technology To Help Children in Hospitals; Interview with ZOTT Nov 11, 2018

How can the hospital experience be made a little easier for children suffering chronic illness and their caregivers? Simon speaks with Jon Shipman (CTO & Co-Founder) and Michael Powell (VP Marketing ) from ZOTT about their approach to the challenge. Shownotes: https://zott.tv/main

#274: [AWS Security and Compliance Special#1] Diving into the Security Track at re:Invent 2018 Nov 08, 2018

This is a Special Series from AWS Security & Compliance. In this podcast, we’re previewing the security track at re:Invent. Staffers developing security track content offer their advice for navigating the learning conference that is expected to draw 50,000 people from around the world. Learn about the newest hands-on session designed to give you even deeper technical insight. Plus, find out about the event change meant to make it easier to attend the talks that interest you. https://reinvent.awsevents.com/ https://aws.amazon.com/security/ https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/

#273: [Workforce Development Using AWS Educate#3] Designing a Cloud Course to Scale Nov 07, 2018

The California Cloud Workforce Project (“CA Cloud”), a consortium of 19 LA County community colleges and their sister high schools, designed a Cloud Computing Certificate in collaboration with faculty at Santa Monica College and AWS Educate. Intended to scale, CA Cloud sets a precedent for thinking big about global cloud curriculum. https://aws.amazon.com/education/awseducate

#272: Refactoring in the Cloud Nov 04, 2018

Once an application is in the Cloud - are you done? In this episode, Simon & Glenn Gore (Lead Architect, AWS Solutions Architecture) revisit an architecture they deployed back in 2014 on AWS and refactor it "on the fly"! Shownotes: Original Sentimentizer Design: https://selisha-public.s3.amazonaws.com/Sentimentizer_Original_Architecture.png Refactoring Ideas: https://selisha-public.s3.amazonaws.com/Rough%20Draft%20of%20Sentimentizer%20v2.png

#271: [Workforce Development Using AWS Educate#2] Launching a Cloud Associate Degree Oct 31, 2018

Cloud computing has been highlighted by LinkedIn as the #1 in-demand global skill for the past three years in a row, with Northern Virginia housing one of the largest concentrations of IT jobs in the nation. Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) and AWS Educate collaborate to create an innovative degree offering, an associates degree with cloud computing specialization. https://aws.amazon.com/education/awseducate

#270: AWS Quest 2018 Oct 28, 2018

Do you like puzzles? Ozz the robot is travelling to AWS re:Invent 2018, but he needs a little help! This is your chance to work individually or with people around the world to solve cool puzzles. Simon and Jeff speak with Mike Selinker (President of LoanShark Games) about what happened last year and what is in store for this year's AWS Quest! Visit: https://aws.amazon.com/awsquest/

#269: [Workforce Development Using AWS Educate#1] Igniting a Passion for Cloud Computing Oct 24, 2018

This is a Special Series about Workforce Development Using AWS Educate. AWS Educate launches the AWS Siklab Pilipinas in Manila, Philippines. The Siklab — a Tagalog word that translates to a flame and spark — provided cloud essentials training and a job fair for 400 students and 80 educators across 90 institutions. https://aws.amazon.com/education/awseducate/

#268: October 2018 Update Show Oct 22, 2018

Simon shares a great list of new capabilities for customers! Chapters: 00:00- 00:08 Opening 00:09 - 10:50 Compute 10:51 - 25:50 Database and Storage 25:51 - 28:25 Network 28:26 - 35:01 Development 35:09 - 39:03 AI/ML 39:04 - 45:04 System Management and Operations 45:05 - 46:18 Identity 46:19 - 48:05 Video Streaming 48:06 - 49:14 Public Datasets 49:15 - 49:54 AWS Marketplace 49:55 - 51:03 YubiKey Support for MFA 51:04 - 51:18 Closing Shownotes: Amazon EC2 F1 Instance Expands to More Regions, Adds New Features, and Improves Development Tools | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/amazon-ec2-f1-instance-expands-to-more-regions-adds-new-features-and-improves-development-tools/ Amazon EC2 F1 instances now Available in an Additional Size | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/amazon-ec2-f1-instances-now-available-in-an-additional-size/ Amazon EC2 R5 and R5D instances now Available in 8 Additional AWS Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/amazon-ec2-r5-and-r5d-instances-now-available-in-8-additional-aws-regions/ Introducing Amazon EC2 High Memory Instances with up to 12 TB of memory, Purpose-built to Run Large In-memory Databases, like SAP HANA | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/introducing-amazon-ec2-high-memory-instances-purpose-built-to-run-large-in-memory-databases/ Introducing a New Size for Amazon EC2 G3 Graphics Accelerated Instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/introducing-a-new-size-for-amazon-ec2-g3-graphics-accelerated-instances/ Amazon EC2 Spot Console Now Supports Scheduled Scaling for Application Auto Scaling | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/amazon-ec2-spot-console-now-supports-scheduled-scaling-for-application-auto-scaling/ Amazon Linux 2 Now Supports 32-bit Applications and Libraries | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/amazon-linux-2-now-supports-32-bit-applications-and-libraries/ AWS Server Migration Service Adds Support for Migrating Larger Data Volumes | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/aws-server-migration-service-adds-support-for-migrating-larger-data-volumes/ AWS Migration Hub Saves Time Migrating with Application Migration Status Automation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/aws_migration_hub_saves_time_migrating_with_application_migration_status_automation/ Plan Your Migration with AWS Application Discovery Service Data Exploration | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/plan-your-migration-with-aws-application-discovery-service-data-exploration/ AWS Lambda enables functions that can run up to 15 minutes | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/aws-lambda-supports-functions-that-can-run-up-to-15-minutes/ AWS Lambda announces service level agreement | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/aws-lambda-introduces-service-level-agreement/ AWS Lambda Console Now Enables You to Manage and Monitor Serverless Applications | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/aws-lambda-console-enables-managing-and-monitoring/ Amazon EKS Enables Support for Kubernetes Dynamic Admission Controllers | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/amazon-eks-enables-support-for-kubernetes-dynamic-admission-cont/ Amazon EKS Simplifies Cluster Setup with update-kubeconfig CLI Command | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/amazon-eks-simplifies-cluster-setup-with-update-kubeconfig-cli-command/ Amazon Aurora Parallel Query is Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/amazon-aurora-parallel-query-is-generally-available/ Amazon Aurora Now Supports Stopping and Starting of Database Clusters | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/amazon-aurora-stop-and-start/ Amazon Aurora Databases Support up to Five Cross-Region Read Replicas | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/amazon-aurora-databases-support-up-to-five-cross-region-read-replicas/ Amazon RDS Now Provides Database Deletion Protection | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/amazon-rds-now-provides-database-deletion-protection/ Announcing Managed Databases for Amazon Lightsail | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/announcing-managed-databases-for-amazon-lightsail/ Amazon RDS for MySQL and MariaDB now Support M5 Instance Types | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/amazon-rds-for-mysql-and-mariadb-support-m5-instance-types/ Amazon RDS for Oracle Now Supports Database Storage Size up to 32TiB | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/amazon-rds-for-oracle-now-supports-32tib/ Specify Parameter Groups when Restoring Amazon RDS Backups | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/specify-parameter-groups-when-restoring-amazon-rds-backups/ Amazon ElastiCache for Redis adds read replica scaling for Redis Cluster | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/amazon-elasticache-for-redis-adds-read-replica-scaling-for-redis-cluster/ Amazon Elasticsearch Service now supports encrypted communication between Elasticsearch nodes | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/amazon_elasticsearch_service_now_supports_encrypted_communication_between_elasticsearch_nodes/ Amazon Athena adds support for Creating Tables using the results of a Select query (CTAS) | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/athena_ctas_support/ Amazon Redshift announces Query Editor to run queries directly from the AWS Management Console | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/amazon_redshift_announces_query_editor_to_run_queries_directly_from_the_aws_console/ Support for TensorFlow and S3 select with Spark on Amazon EMR release 5.17.0 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/support-for-tensorflow-s3-select-with-spark-on-amazon-emr-release-517/ AWS Database Migration Service Makes It Easier to Migrate Cassandra Databases to Amazon DynamoDB | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/aws-dms-aws-sct-now-support-the-migration-of-apache-cassandra-databases/ The Data Lake Solution Now Integrates with Microsoft Active Directory | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/the-data-lake-solution-now-integrates-with-microsoft-active-directory/ Amazon S3 Announces Selective Cross-Region Replication Based on Object Tags | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/amazon-s3-announces-selective-crr-based-on-object-tags/ AWS Storage Gateway Is Now Available as a Hardware Appliance | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/aws-storage-gateway-is-now-available-as-a-hardware-appliance/ AWS PrivateLink now supports access over AWS VPN | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/aws-privatelink-now-supports-access-over-aws-vpn/ AWS PrivateLink now supports access over Inter-Region VPC Peering | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/aws-privatelink-now-supports-access-over-inter-region-vpc-peering/ Network Load Balancer now supports AWS VPN | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/network-load-balancer-now-supports-aws-vpn/ Network Load Balancer now supports Inter-Region VPC Peering | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/network-load-balancer-now-supports-inter-region-vpc-peering/ AWS Direct Connect now Supports Jumbo Frames for Amazon Virtual Private Cloud Traffic | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/aws-direct-connect-now-supports-jumbo-frames-for-amazon-virtual-private-cloud-traffic/ Amazon CloudFront announces two new Edge locations, including its second location in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/cloudfront-fujairah/ AWS CodeBuild Now Supports Building Bitbucket Pull Requests | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/aws-codebuild-now-supports-building-bitbucket-pull-requests/ AWS CodeCommit Supports New File and Folder Actions via the CLI and SDKs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/aws-codecommit-supports-new-file-and-folder-actions-via-the-cli-and-sdks/ AWS Cloud9 Now Supports TypeScript | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/aws-cloud9-now-supports-typescript/ AWS CloudFormation coverage updates for Amazon API Gateway, Amazon ECS, Amazon Aurora Serverless, Amazon ElastiCache, and more | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/aws-cloudformation-coverage-updates-for-amazon-api-gateway--amaz/ AWS Elastic Beanstalk adds support for T3 instance and Go 1.11 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/aws-elastic-beanstalk-adds-support-for-t3-instance-and-go-1-11/ AWS Elastic Beanstalk Console Supports Network Load Balancer | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/aws_elastic_beanstalk_console_supports_network_load_balancer/ AWS Amplify Announces Vue.js Support for Building Cloud-powered Web Applications | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/aws-amplify-announces-vuejs-support-for-building-cloud-powered-web-applications/ AWS Amplify Adds Support for Securely Embedding Amazon Sumerian AR/VR Scenes in Web Applications | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/AWS-Amplify-adds-support-for-securely-embedding-Amazon-Sumerian/ Amazon API Gateway adds support for multi-value parameters | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/amazon-api-gateway-adds-support-for-multi-parameters/ Amazon API Gateway adds support for OpenAPI 3.0 API specification | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/amazon-api-gateway-adds-support-for-openapi-3-api-specification/ AWS AppSync Launches a Guided API Builder for Mobile and Web Apps | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/AWS-AppSync-launches-a-guided-API-builder-for-apps/ Amazon Polly Adds Mandarin Chinese Language Support | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/amazon-polly-adds-mandarin-chinese-language-support/ Amazon Comprehend Extends Natural Language Processing for Additional Languages and Region | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/amazon_comprehend_extends_natural_language_processing_for_additional_languages_and_region/ Amazon Transcribe Supports Deletion of Completed Transcription Jobs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/amazon_transcribe_supports_deletion_of_completed_transcription_jobs/ Amazon Rekognition improves the accuracy of image moderation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/amazon-rekognition-improves-the-accuracy-of-image-moderation/ Save time and money by filtering faces during indexing with Amazon Rekognition | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/save-time-and-money-by-filtering-faces-during-indexing-with-amazon-rekognition/ Amazon SageMaker Now Supports Tagging for Hyperparameter Tuning Jobs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/amazon-sagemaker-now-supports-tagging-for-hyperparameter-tuning-/ Amazon SageMaker Now Supports an Improved Pipe Mode Implementation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/amazon-sagemaker-now-supports-an-improved-pipe-mode-implementati/ Amazon SageMaker Announces Enhancements to its Built-In Image Classification Algorithm | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/amazon-sagemaker-announces-enhancements-to-its-built-in-image-cl/ AWS Glue now supports connecting Amazon SageMaker notebooks to development endpoints | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/aws-glue-now-supports-connecting-amazon-sagemaker-notebooks-to-development-endpoints/ AWS Glue now supports resource-based policies and resource-level permissions for the AWS Glue Data Catalog | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/aws-glue-now-supports-resource-based-policies-and-resource-level-permissions-and-for-the-AWS-Glue-Data-Catalog/ Resource Groups Tagging API Supports Additional AWS Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/resource-groups-tagging-api-supports-additional-aws-services/ Changes to Tags on AWS Resources Now Generate Amazon CloudWatch Events | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/changes-to-tags-on-aws-resources-now-generate-amazon-cloudwatch-events/ AWS Systems Manager Announces Enhanced Compliance Dashboard | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/aws-systems-manager-announces-enhanced-compliance-dashboard/ Conditional Branching Now Supported in AWS Systems Manager Automation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/Conditional_Branching_Now_Supported_in_AWS_Systems_Manager_Automation/ AWS Systems Manager Launches Custom Approvals for Patching | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/AWS_Systems_Manager_Launches_Custom_Approvals_for_Patching/ Amazon CloudWatch adds Ability to Build Custom Dashboards Outside the AWS Console | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/amazon-cloudwatch-adds-ability-to-build-custom-dashboards-outside-the-aws-console/ Amazon CloudWatch Agent adds Custom Metrics Support | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/amazon-cloudwatch-agent-adds-custom-metrics-support/ Amazon CloudWatch Launches Client-side Metric Data Aggregations | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/amazon-cloudWatch-launches-client-side-metric-data-aggregations/ AWS IoT Device Management Now Provides In Progress Timeouts and Step Timeouts for Jobs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/aws-iot-device-management-now-provides-in-progress-timeouts-and-step-timeouts-for-jobs/ Amazon GuardDuty Provides Customization of Notification Frequency to Amazon CloudWatch Events | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/amazon-guardduty-provides-customization-of-notification-frequency-to-amazon-cloudwatch-events/ AWS Managed Microsoft AD Now Offers Additional Configurations to Connect to Your Existing Microsoft AD | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/aws-managed-microsoft-ad-now-offers-additional-configurations-to-connect-to-our-existing-microsoft-ad/ Easily Deploy Directory-Aware Workloads in Multiple AWS Accounts and VPCs by Sharing a Single AWS Managed Microsoft AD | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/aws-directory-service-share-directory-across-accounts-and-vpcs/ AWS Single Sign-on Now Enables You to Customize the User Experience to Business Applications | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/aws-single-sign-on-now-enables-you-to-customize-the-user-experience-to-business-applications/ Live Streaming on AWS Now Features AWS Elemental MediaLive and MediaPackage | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/live-streaming-on-aws-now-features-aws-elemental-medialive-and-mediapackage/ AWS Elemental MediaStore Increases Object Size Limit to 25 Megabytes | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/aws-elemental-mediastore-increase-object-size-limit-to-25-megabytes/ Amazon Kinesis Video Streams now supports adding and retrieving Metadata at Fragment-Level | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/kinesis-video-streams-fragment-level-metadata-support/ AWS Public Datasets Now Available from the German Meteorological Office, Broad Institute, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, fast.ai, and Others | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/public-datasets/ Customize Your Payment Frequency and More with AWS Marketplace Flexible Payment Scheduler | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/10/customize-your-payment-frequency-and-more-with-awsmarketplace-flexible-payment-scheduler/ Sign in to your AWS Management Console with YubiKey Security Key for Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/aws_sign_in_support_for_yubikey_security_key_as_mfa/

#267: An Old Story Oct 14, 2018

Behind technology is people! In a non-technically focussed episode Simon has a wide-ranging conversation with Allison Gumahad (International Proposal Manager, AWS) and Mike Gilmore (Senior Proposal Manager, AWS) about the affect of age and experience on team dynamics and working in technology. AWS Careers: https://aws.amazon.com/careers/

#266: Next Generation Security with Automated Reasoning, an Artificial Intelligence Technology Oct 07, 2018

AWS is implementing next generation security technology backed by automated reasoning, which uses mathematical logic to provide higher levels of security assurance. Automated reasoning automates the detection of entire classes of misconfigurations that could potentially expose vulnerable data, relieving customers from managing increasingly granular enterprise security controls. Byron Cook, Director of the Automated Reasoning Group, shares how automated reasoning is being leveraged across AWS, in areas such as verifying cryptographic protocols, deeper data protection measures and streamlining enterprise governance. https://aws.amazon.com/security/provable-security/

#265: The State of Containers on AWS Sep 30, 2018

Customers are using containers for all types of workloads. How can you best run them on AWS? Simon speaks with Arun Gupta (Principal Open Source Technologist, AWS) about different options and approaches that customers can use. They also discuss the open-source components contributed to the community by AWS. Shownotes: Containers at AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/containers/ Open Source at AWS: Twitter: https://twitter.com/awsopen Blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/ Website: http://opensource.aws/ SIG AWS Projects/Proposals: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-iam-authenticator https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-alb-ingress-controller https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-encryption-provider AWS CSI Driver: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1402fABi-zye5eAkFXxUxlHCl2Nf1tM9aT3zk0qyDVbI/edit#heading=h.bg3m8x9rms Pod identity access: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V_B24zNLInLPRIPRXQeKj4JAJDUvKe-hZPJvrgx80yQ/edit#heading=h.gddgfhr5yaii

#264: How to re:Invent Sep 23, 2018

Each year, we’re excited to bring our customers together to network, engage, and learn more about AWS at the largest gathering of the cloud computing community - AWS re:Invent. With so much to explore and learn, Simon is joined by Annie Hancock and Jill Fagan to share some great tips, tricks and hints for getting the most from your re:Invent experience. Shownotes: AWS re:Invent: https://reinvent.awsevents.com/ How to re:Invent video series: https://reinvent.awsevents.com/info/how-to-reinvent/

#263: September Update Show Sep 15, 2018

Simon walks you through some great new things you can use on your projects today! Shownotes: Amazon Lightsail Announces 50% Price Drop and Two New Instance Sizes | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/amazon-lightsail-announces-50-percent-price-drop-and-two-new-instance-sizes/ Introducing Amazon EC2 T3 Instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/introducing-amazon-ec2-t3-instances/ Amazon EC2 M5d Instances are Now Available in Additional Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/amazon-ec2-m5d-instances-are-now-available-in-additional-regions/ Amazon EC2 C5d Instances are Now Available in Tokyo and Sydney Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/amazon-ec2-c5d-instances-are-now-available-in-tokyo-and-sydney-regions/ AWS Batch Now Supports z1d, r5d, r5, m5d, c5d, p3, and x1e Instance Types | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/aws-batch-now-supports-z1d-r5d-r5-m5d-c5d-p3-and-x1e-instance-types/ Amazon ElastiCache for Redis adds support for in-place version upgrades for Redis Cluster | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/amazon-elasticache-for-redis-adds-support-for-in-place-version-upgrades-for-redis-cluster/ Introducing AWS CloudFormation Macros | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/introducing-aws-cloudformation-macros/ AWS CloudFormation Now Supports AWS PrivateLink | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/aws-cloudformation-now-supports-aws-privatelink-/ New Amazon EKS-optimized AMI and CloudFormation Template for Worker Node Provisioning | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/new-amazon-eks-optimized-ami-and-cloudformation-template-for-worker-node-provisioning/ Amazon EKS Supports GPU-Enabled EC2 Instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/amazon-eks-supports-gpu-enabled-ec2-instances/ Introducing Amazon EKS Platform Version 2 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/introducing-amazon-eks-platform-version-2/ Amazon ECS Service Discovery Now Available in Frankfurt, London, Tokyo, Sydney, and Singapore Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/amazon-ecs-service-discovery-now-available-in-frankfurt--tokyo--/ AWS Fargate Now Supports Time and Event-Based Task Scheduling | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/aws-fargate-now-supports-time-and-event-based-task-scheduling/ Amazon Athena releases an updated JDBC driver with improved performance when retrieving results | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/amazon-athena-streaming-jdbc-driver/ AWS Key Management Service Increases API Requests Per Second Limits | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/aws-key-management-service-increases-api-requests-per-second-limits/ Use Amazon DynamoDB Local More Easily with the New Docker Image | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/use-amazon-dynamodb-local-more-easily-with-the-new-docker-image/ Amazon DynamoDB Global Tables Available in Additional Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/amazon-dynamodb-global-tables-available-in-additional-regions/ Performance Insights Supports Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) for MySQL | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/performance-insights-supports-amazon-relational-database-service-for-mysql/ AWS Glue now supports data encryption at rest | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/aws-glue-now-supports-data-encryption-at-rest/ Deploy an AWS Cloud environment for VFX workstations with new Quick Start | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/deploy-an-aws-cloud-environment-for-vfx-workstations-with-new-quick-start/ New in AWS Deep Learning AMIs: TensorFlow 1.10, PyTorch with CUDA 9.2, and More | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/new-in-dl-amis-tensorflow1-10-pytorch-with-cuda9-2/ Amazon Rekognition announces the ability to more easily manage face collections | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/amazon-rekognition-announces-the-ability-to-more-easily-manage-face-collections/ Amazon SageMaker Supports TensorFlow 1.10 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/amazon-sagemaker-supports-tensorflow-1-10/ Amazon SageMaker Supports A New Custom Header For The InvokeEndPoint API Action | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/amazon-sagemaker-supports-a-new-custom-header-for-the-invokeendp/ Amazon FreeRTOS Over-the-Air Update Feature Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/amazon-freertos-over-the-air-update-feature-generally-available/ Announcing New Custom Analysis Features for AWS IoT Analytics with Custom Container Execution for Continuous Analysis | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/announcing-new-features-for-aws-iot-analytics-including-custom-container-execution/ AWS IoT Device Management Now Allows Thing Groups Indexing | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/aws-iot-device-management-now-allows-thing-groups-indexing/ AWS IoT Core Adds New Endpoints Serving Amazon Trust Services (ATS) Signed Certificates to Help Customers Avoid Symantec Distrust Issues | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/aws-iot-core-adds-new-endpoints-serving-amazon-trust-services-signed-certificates-to-help-customers-avoid-symantec-distrust-issues/ AWS WAF Launches New Comprehensive Logging Functionality | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/aws-waf-launches-new-comprehensive-logging-functionality/ AWS Direct Connect now in Dubai | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/aws-direct-connect-now-in-dubai/ New AWS Direct Connect locations in Paris and Taipei | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/new-aws-direct-connect-locations-paris-taipei/ Amazon Route 53 Auto Naming Available in Five Additional AWS Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/amazon-route-53-auto-naming-available-in-five-additional-AWS-regions/ Amazon S3 Announces New Features for S3 Select | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/amazon-s3-announces-new-features-for-s3-select/ AWS Systems Manager Automation Now Supports Calling AWS APIs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/AWS_Systems_Manager_Automation_Now_Supports_Invoking_AWS_APIs/ AWS Serverless Application Repository Adds Sorting Functionality and Improves Search Experience | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/aws-serverless-application-repository-adds-sorting-and-improves-search/ AWS SAM CLI Now Supports Debugging Go Functions and Testing with 50+ Events | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/aws-sam-cli-supports-debugging-go-functions-and-testing-for-additional-events/ AWS X-Ray Adds Support for Controlling Sampling Rate from the X-Ray Console | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/aws-xray-adds-support-for-controlling-sampling-rate-from-the-xray-console/ Amazon API Gateway Adds Support for AWS X-Ray | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/amazon-api-gateway-adds-support-for-aws-x-ray/ AWS CodeBuild Adds Ability to Create Build Projects with Multiple Input Sources and Output Artifacts | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/aws-codebuild-adds-ability-to-create-build-projects-with-multiple-input-sources-and-output-artifacts/ Announcing the AWS Amplify CLI Toolchain | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/annoucing-aws-amplify-cli-toolchain/ New Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics capability for time-series analytics | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/new-amazon-kinesis-data-analytics-capability-for-time-series-analytics/ Amazon Kinesis Video Streams Producer SDK Is Now Available For Microsoft Windows | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/kinesis-video-streams-producer-sdk-windows/ AWS Config Announces New Managed Rules | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/09/aws-config-announces-new-managed-rules/ Deploy Three New Amazon Connect Integrations from CallMiner, Aspect Software, and Acqueon | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/deploy-three-new-amazon-connect-integrations-from-callminer-aspect-acqueon/

#262: Using the AWS SDK for Ruby Sep 09, 2018

Do you like to develop in Ruby? There are a raft of awesome features in the AWS SDK for Ruby that you might not be aware of! Simon is joined by Alex Wood to discuss all the goodies customers have access to. Shownotes: Getting Started Workshop: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/developer/railsconf-2015-recap/ Alex on Twitter: @alexwwood AWS SDK for Ruby on GitHub: https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-ruby AWS SDK Ruby Record: https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-ruby-record AWS SDK Ruby Rails: https://github.com/aws/aw...

#261: EC2 Compute Instances for AWS Snowball Edge Sep 02, 2018

Do you need to run compute remotely? Perhaps you need to provide IT shipboard? Or in the battlefield? Simon speaks with Ian Perez-Ponce all about this new capability. Shownotes: Jeff Barr’s Blog Post: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-ec2-compute-instances-for-aws-snowball-edge/ Getting Started with Amazon EC2 Instances on Snowball Edge: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/snowball/latest/developer-guide/using-ec2.html

#260: A Deep Dive Into Amazon Simple Storage Service Aug 26, 2018

S3 is at the heart of many customer solutions today. It has come a long way since launch in 2006! Simon is joined by Alastair Cousins (Senior Solutions Architect, AWS) to explore both basic and advanced capabilities that you can take advantage of. Shownotes: Original Blog Post: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon_s3/ Amazon S3 Page: https://aws.amazon.com/s3 Bucket Naming Standards: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/BucketRestrictions.html

#259: August Service Update Show Aug 19, 2018

Simon takes you through a great list of new services, functions and capabilities - hopefully something for everyone! Shownotes: AWS Global Infrastructure: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/ Amazon EFS Now Supports Provisioned Throughput | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/amazon-efs-now-supports-provisioned-throughput/ Amazon EFS Achieves PCI DSS Compliance | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/amazon-efs-achieves-pci-dss-compliance/ Amazon EC2 P3 instances, one of the most powerful GPU instances in the cloud, now available in 6 additional regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/amazon-ec2-p3-instances-now-available-in-6-additional-regions/ New SBE1 Amazon EC2 instances for AWS Snowball Edge | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/new-sbe1-instances-for-snowball-edge/ Introducing Amazon EC2 R5 Instances, the next generation of memory-optimized instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/introducing-amazon-ec2-r5-instances/ Introducing Amazon EC2 z1d Instances with a sustained all core frequency of up to 4.0 GHz | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/introducing-amazon-ec2-z1d-instances/ Amazon EC2 M5d Instances are Now Available in Additional Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/amazon-ec2-m5d-instances-are-now-available-in-additional-regions/ Amazon EC2 C5d Instances are Now Available in Additional Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/amazon-ec2-c5d-instances-are-now-available-in-additional-regions/ Amazon EC2 F1 Instances Adds New Features and Performance Improvements | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/amazon-ec2-f1-instances-adds-new-features-and-performance-improvements/ Amazon EC2 Fleet Now Supports Two New Allocation Strategies: On-Demand Prioritized List, and Lowest Price | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/amazon-ec2-fleet-now-supports-two-new-allocation-strategies/ Amazon EC2 Nitro System Based Instances Now Support Faster Amazon EBS-Optimized Instance Performance | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/amazon-ec2-nitro-system-based-instances-now-support-faster-ebs-optimized-performance/ Access Reserved Instance (RI) Purchase Recommendations for your Amazon Redshift, Amazon ElastiCache, and Amazon Elasticsearch Reservations using AWS Cost Explorer | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/reserved-instance-purchase-recommendations-redshift-elasticache-elasticsearch-reservations/ AWS Systems Manager Run Command Now Streams Output to Amazon CloudWatch Logs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/aws-systems-manager-run-command-streams-output-to-amazon-cloudwatch-logs/ AWS Systems Manager Automation Conditional Branching for Step Failure | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/aws-systems-manager-automation-conditional-branching-for-step-failure/ Amazon EKS AMI Build Scripts Available on GitHub | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/amazon-eks-ami-build-scripts-available-on-github/ Add Scaling to Services You Build on AWS | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/add-scaling-to-services-you-build-on-aws/ Announcing Bring Your Own IP for Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Preview) | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/announcing-bring-your-own-ip-for-amazon-virtual-private-cloud-preview/ Introducing Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager for EBS Snapshots | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/introducing-amazon-data-lifecycle-manager-for-ebs-snapshots/ Amazon S3 Announces Increased Request Rate Performance | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/amazon-s3-announces-increased-request-rate-performance/ Amazon CloudFront announces four new Edge locations, including its first location in Cape Town, South Africa | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/cloudfront-capetown-launch/ Amazon CloudFront announces nine new Edge locations globally across major cities in North America, Europe, and Asia | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/cloudfront-nine-edge-locations-july2018/ Amazon Route 53 Expands Into Africa With New Edge Locations in Cape Town and Johannesburg | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/amazon-route-53-expands-into-africa-with-new-edge-locations-in-cape-town-and-johannesburg/ Amazon API Gateway Increases API Limits | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/amazon-api-gateway-increases-api-limits/ Amazon API Gateway Usage Plans Now Support Method Level Throttling | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/api-gateway-usage-plans-support-method-level-throttling/ Amazon API Gateway Supports Request/Response Parameters and Status Overrides | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/api-gateway-supports-request-response-parameters-and-status-overrides/ Automate Amazon GuardDuty Provisioning Over Multiple Accounts and Regions with AWS CloudFormation StackSets Integration | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/automate-amazon-guardduty-provisioning-over-multiple-accounts-and-regions-with-aws-cloudformation-stacksets-integration/ AWS Secrets Manager Now Supports AWS PrivateLink | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/aws-secrets-manager-now-supports-aws-privatelink/ AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store integrates with AWS Secrets Manager, and adds labeling for easy configuration updates | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/aws-systems-manager-parameter-store-integrates-with-aws-secrets-manager-and-adds-parameter-version-labeling/ Delegate Permission Management to Employees by Using IAM Permissions Boundaries | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/delegate-permission-management-to-employees-by-using-IAM-permissions-boundaries/ AWS Lambda Supports .NET Core 2.1 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/lambda-supports-dotnetcore-twopointone/ AWS Glue now provides additional ETL job metrics | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/aws-glue-now-provides-additional-ETL-job-metrics/ AWS Glue now supports reading from Amazon DynamoDB tables | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/aws-glue-now-supports-reading-from-amazon-dynamodb-tables/ The Data Lake Solution Now Transforms and Analyzes Data | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/the-data-lake-solution-now-transforms-and-analyzes-data/ AWS Marketplace Helps Customers Quickly Map Products in Their Existing Software Inventory | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/aws-marketplace-helps-customers-quickly-map-products-in-their-existing-software-inventory/ Amazon SageMaker Now Supports Resource Tags for More Efficient Access Control | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/amazon-sagemaker-now-supports-resource-tags-for-more-efficient-access-control/ Amazon SageMaker Supports High Throughput Batch Transform Jobs for Non-Real Time Inferencing | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/amazon-sagemaker-supports-high-throughput-batch-transform-jobs-for-non-real-time-inferencing/ Amazon SageMaker Now Supports Pipe Input Mode for Built-In TensorFlow Containers | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/amazon-sagemaker-supports-pipe-input-mode-for-built-in-tensorflow-containers/ Amazon SageMaker Now Supports k-Nearest-Neighbor and Object Detection Algorithms | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/amazon-sagemaker-supports-knn-and-object-detection-algorithms/ Amazon SageMaker Announces Several Enhancements to Built-in Algorithms and Frameworks | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/amazon-sagemaker-announces-enhancements-for-built-in-algorithms-and-frameworks/ AWS Service Catalog Now Supports Service Catalog Resources in CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/aws-service-catalog-now-supports-service-catalog-resources-in-cloudformation/ Kinesis Video Streams now supports HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) to playback live and recorded video from devices | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/kinesis-video-adds-hls-support/ Amazon Polly Now Lets You Define the Maximum Amount of Time for Speech to Complete | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/amazon-polly-now-lets-you-define-the-maximum-amount-of-time-for-speech-to-complete/ Amazon Polly Now Supports Input Character Limit of 100K and Stores Output Files in S3 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/amazon-polly-now-supports-input-character-limit-of-100k-and-stores-output-files-in-s3/ Amazon Polly Adds Bilingual Indian English/Hindi Language Support | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/amazon-polly-adds-bilingual-indian-english-hindi-language-support/ Amazon Translate Adds Six New Languages | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/amazon-translate-adds-six-new-languages/ Amazon Transcribe Now Lets You Designate Your Own Amazon S3 Buckets to Store Transcription Outputs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/amazon-transcribe-now-lets-you-designate-your-own-amazon-s3-buckets-to-store-transcription-outputs/ Amazon Comprehend Now Supports Syntax Analysis | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/amazon-comprehend-now-supports-syntax-analysis/ Amazon Rekognition Increases Accuracy of Text-in-Image | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/amazon-rekognition-increases-accuracy-of-text-in-image/ AWS AppSync releases enhanced no-code GraphQL API builder, HTTP resolvers, and new built-in scalar types | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/aws-appsync-releases-enhanced-capabilities-nocode-graphql/ Introducing the Serverless Bot Framework | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/introducing-the-serverless-bot-framework/ AWS SAM CLI Launches New Commands to Simplify Testing and Debugging Serverless Applications | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/aws-sam-cli-launches-new-commands/ AWS Device Farm Adds Integration with AWS CodePipeline | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/aws-device-farm-adds-integration-with-aws-codepipeline/ Amazon Aurora Serverless Brings Serverless Computing to Relational Databases | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/amazon-aurora-serverless-brings-serverless-computing-to-relational-databases/ Amazon RDS now Provides Best Practice Recommendations | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/amazon-rds-recommendations/ Copying Amazon RDS Encrypted Snapshots across Regions now Completes Faster with Less Storage | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/rds-crossregion-incremental-encrypted-snapshots/ Amazon RDS Performance Insights on RDS for PostgreSQL | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/rds-performance-insights-on-rds-for-postgresql/ Performance Insights is Available for Amazon Aurora with MySQL Compatibility | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/performance-insights-is-available-for-amazon-aurora-with-mysql-compatibility/ Amazon DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX) SDK Enhancements | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/amazon-dynamodb-accelerator--dax--sdk-enhancements/ Amazon DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX) Adds Support for Encryption at Rest | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/amazon-dynamodb-accelerator--dax--adds-support-for-encryption-at/ Amazon DynamoDB Global Tables Now Available in Three Additional Asia Pacific Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/amazon-dynamodb-global-tables-regional-expansion/ Amazon Redshift announces free upgrade for DC1 Reserved Instances to DC2 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/amazon_redshift_announces_free_upgrade_for_dc1_reserved_instances_to_dc2/ Amazon Redshift now provides customized best practice recommendations with Advisor | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/amazon-redshift-now-provides-customized-best-practice-recommendations-with-advisor/ Amazon Redshift now supports current and trailing tracks for release updates | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/amazon-redshift-now-supports-current-and-trailing-tracks-for-release-updates/ Amazon Redshift announces new metrics to help optimize cluster performance | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/amazon-redshift-announces-new-metrics-to-help-optimize-cluster-performance/ Amazon Redshift announces support for lateral column alias reference | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/amazon-redshift-announces-support-for-lateral-column-alias-reference/ Amazon Redshift automatically enables short query acceleration | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/amazon-redshift-automatically-enables-short-query-acceleration/ Amazon Redshift announces support for nested data with Redshift Spectrum | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/amazon-redshift-announces-support-for-nested-data-with-redshift-spectrum/ Elastic Load Balancing Announces Support for Redirects and Fixed Responses for Application Load Balancer | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/elastic-load-balancing-announces-support-for-redirects-and-fixed-responses-for-application-load-balancer/ AWS IoT Device Defender - Now Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/aws-iot-device-defender-now-generally-available/ AWS IoT Rules Engine Now Supports Step Functions Action | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/aws-iot-rules-engine-now-supports-step-functions-action/ Stream data 65% faster with 5x higher fan-out using new Kinesis Data Streams features | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/stream_data_65_faster_with_5x_higher_fan_out_using_new_kinesis_data_streams_features/ Amazon Elasticsearch Service now supports zero downtime, in-place version upgrades | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/08/amazon_elasticsearch_service_now_supports_zero_downtime_in-place_version_upgrades/ Announcing the New AWS Free Tier Widget on the AWS Billing Dashboard | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/aws-billing-dashboard-free-tier-widget/ New AWS Public Datasets Available from Allen Institute for Brain Science, NOAA, Hubble Space Telescope, and Others | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/07/new-aws-public-datasets-available/

#258: Automating Things the NoOps way with AWS Partner Cognizant Aug 12, 2018

What kinds of things can you automate with AWS Lambda to operate a 'NoOps' style? Simon is joined by Paras (AWS) and Raghu (Conizant) to discuss what they have done. Shownotes: https://aws.amazon.com/partners/find/partnerdetails/?n=Cognizant&id=001E000000NaBHOIA3 https://www.cognizant.com/partners/aws

#257: An Introduction to AWS PrivateLink Aug 05, 2018

Did you know that AWS PrivateLink provides private connectivity between VPCs, AWS services, and on-premises applications, securely on the Amazon network? Learn how in this episode! https://aws.amazon.com/privatelink/

#256: Using IoT For Smart Cities Jul 29, 2018

How do Smart Cities actually work? Simon speaks with Craig Lawton (AWS IoT Specialist Solutions Architect) all about it! https://aws.amazon.com/smart-cities/

#255: Building Deployment Pipelines - Interview with LEAP Dev Jul 22, 2018

Simon speaks with Gavin Smith (IT Manager) and Saman Tabatabaeian (Senior Cloud Engineer) from LEAP Dev about how they built an automated build pipeline that deploys containers to up to 10 AWS Regions at a time! Shownotes: https://leapdev.io/building-aws-ci-cd-pipeline-for-container-deployment-to-ecs/

#254: Understanding Amazon Comprehend Jul 15, 2018

Do you want to unlock the meaning in text files? Have you wanted to understand and act upon customer sentiment from comments, reviews or even call-centre recordings? Simon is joined by Sireesha Muppala (AWS Solutions Architect) to show you how. Shownotes: Amazon Comprehend: https://aws.amazon.com/comprehend Customer Review Sentiment Analysis: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/detect-sentiment-from-customer-reviews-using-amazon-comprehend/ Batch Mode for Amazon Comprehend: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-comprehend-launches-asynchronous-batch-operations/

#253: July Update Show Jul 08, 2018

Simon takes you through another BIG set of updates - what will catch your imagination? Shownotes: AWS re:Invent 2018: https://reinvent.awsevents.com/ AWS Public Sector Summit Canberra: https://aws.amazon.com/summits/canberra-public-sector/ Amazon QuickSight announces Pay-per-Session pricing, Private VPC Connectivity and more! | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/Amazon-QuickSight-announces-Pay-per-Session-pricing-Private-VPC-Connectivity-and-more/ Introducing Amazon EC2 M5d Instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/introducing-amazon-ec2-m5d-instances/ Amazon Polly Introduces a New French Female Voice, Léa | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/amazon-polly-introduces-a-new-french-female-voice-lea/ Amazon Neptune is now generally available to build fast, reliable graph applications | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/amazon-neptune-is-now-generally-available/ Amazon Athena releases support for Views | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/athena-support-for-views/ Amazon Redshift Can Now COPY from Parquet and ORC File Formats | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/amazon-redshift-can-now-copy-from-parquet-and-orc-file-formats/ Amazon DynamoDB Announces 99.999% Service Level Agreement for Global Tables | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/amazon-dynamodb-announces-a-monthly-service-level-agreement/ Amazon DynamoDB Backup and Restore Regional Expansion | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/amazon-dynamodb-backup-and-restore-regional-expansion/ Amazon DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX) SDK for Go Now Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/amazon-dynamodb-accelerator--dax--sdk-for-go-now-available/ Introducing Optimize CPUs for Amazon RDS for Oracle | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/introducing-optimize-cpus-for-amazon-rds-for-oracle/ Announcing General Availability of Performance Insights | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/announcing-general-availability-of-performance-insights/ Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Read Replicas now support Multi-AZ Deployments | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/rds-postgres-supports-readreplicas-multiaz/ AWS Database Migration Service Can Start Replication Anywhere in a Transaction Log | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/aws-dms-can-start-replication-anywhere-in-a-transaction-log/ AWS Storage Gateway Adds SMB Support to Store and Access Objects in Amazon S3 Buckets | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/aws-storage-gateway-adds-smb-support-to-store-objects-in-amazon-s3/ Amazon EBS Extends Elastic Volumes to Support EBS Magnetic (Standard) Volume Type | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/amazon-ebs-extends-elastic-volumes-to-support-ebs-magnetic--standard--volume-type/ AWS CloudFormation StackSets Supports Multiple Execution Roles and Selective Update Operation on Stack Instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/aws-cloudformation-stacksets-supports-multiple-execution-roles-a/ Introducing CloudFormation Support for AWS PrivateLink Resources | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/cloudformation-support-for-aws-privatelink-resources/ Application Load Balancer Simplifies User Authentication for Your Applications | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/application-load-balancer-simplifies-user-authentication-for-your-applications/ Amazon MQ Now Supports AWS CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/amazon-mq-now-supports-aws-cloudformation/ Application Load Balancer Adds New Security Policies Including Policy for Forward Secrecy | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/application-load-balancer-adds-new-security-policies-including-policy-for-forward-secrecy/ Amazon Cognito Now Supports Custom Domains for a Unified Login Experience | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/amazon-cognito-now-supports-custom-domains-for-a-unified-login-experience/ Amazon Cognito Protection for Unusual Sign-in Activity and Compromised Credentials Is Now Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/amazon-cognito-advanced-security-features/ AWS Shield Advanced Announces New Onboarding Wizard | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/shield-advanced-onboarding-sign-up-wizard-drt-permission/ AWS WAF Announces Two New Features | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/waf-new-features-queryargs-cidr/ Amazon EC2 Auto Recovery is now available for Dedicated Instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/amazon-ec2-auto-recovery-is-now-available-for-dedicated-instances/ Amazon SageMaker Now Supports PyTorch and TensorFlow 1.8 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/amazon-sagemaker-now-supports-pytorch-and-tensorflow-1-8/ Amazon SageMaker now Provides Chainer integration, Support for AWS CloudFormation, and Availability in the Asia Pacific (Tokyo) AWS Region | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/amazon-sagemaker-chainer-nrt-cloud-formation-support/ Amazon SageMaker Inference Calls are now supported on AWS PrivateLink | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/amazon-sagemaker-inference-calls-are-supported-on-aws-privatelink/ Now Clone a Model Training Job on the Amazon SageMaker Console | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/now-clone-a-model-training-job-on-the-amazon-sagemaker-console/ Automatic Model Tuning is now Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/automatic-model-tuning-is-now-generally-available/ Announcing AWS DeepLens support for TensorFlow and Caffe, expanded MXNet layer support, integration with Kinesis Video Streams, new sample project, and availability to buy on Amazon.com | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/aws-deeplens-tensorflow-caffe-mxnet-kinesis-video-streams-buy-now/ Amazon Elastic Container Service for Kubernetes Now Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/amazon-elastic-container-service-for-kubernetes-eks-now-ga/ Amazon Sumerian Regional Expansions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/Amazon-Sumerian-Regional-Expansions/ Amazon Sumerian Regional and Feature Expansion | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/amazon-sumerian-regional-and-feature-expansion/ Amazon API Gateway Supports Private APIs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/api-gateway-supports-private-apis/ Amazon CloudWatch Adds VPC Endpoint Support to AWS PrivateLink | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/amazon-cloudwatch-adds-vpc-endpoint-support-to-aws-privatelink/ Announcing Amazon Linux 2 with Long Term Support (LTS) | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/announcing-amazon-linux-2-with-long-term-support/ AWS Introduces Amazon Linux WorkSpaces | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/aws-introduces-amazon-linux-workspaces/ Amazon CloudWatch Metric Math Supports Bulk Transformations | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/Amazon-CloudWatch-Metric-Math-Supports-Bulk-Transformations/ AWS CloudTrail Event History Now Includes All Management Events | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/aws-cloud-trail-event-history-now-includes-all-management-events/ Amazon ElastiCache for Redis announces support for Redis 4.0 with caching improvements and better memory management for high-performance in-memory data processing | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/amazon-elastiCache-for-redis-announces-support-for-redis-40/ AWS Config Introduces New Lower Pricing for AWS Config Rules | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/aws-config-introduces-new-lower-pricing-for-aws-config-rules/ AWS Marketplace Launches New Website Workflow | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/06/aws_marketplace_launches_new_website_workflow/

#252: Amazon Elasticsearch Service Updates Jul 01, 2018

Simon chats with Jon Handler (AWS Principal Solutions Architect) about a raft of useful updates and new capabilities of the Amazon Elasticsearch Service. Shownotes: VPC Support: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-elasticsearch-service-now-supports-vpc/ Encryption (What’s new): https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/12/encryption-at-rest-now-available-on-amazon-elasticsearch-service/ Cognito Support: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/get-started-with-amazon-elasticsearch-service-use-amazon-cognito-for-kibana-access-control/ Slow Logs Support: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/viewing-amazon-elasticsearch-service-slow-logs/ Slow Logs, deeper dive: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/analyzing-amazon-elasticsearch-service-slow-logs-using-amazon-cloudwatch-logs-streaming-and-kibana/ Reserved Instances: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/amazon-elasticsearch-service-offers-additional-cost-savings-with-reserved-instances/ ES 6.0: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/12/elasticsearch-6-0-now-available-on-amazon-elasticsearch-service/ ES 6.2: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/03/elasticsearch62-now-available-on-amazon-elasticsearch-service/ PB Scale (I3s): https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/12/run-petabyte-scale-clusters-on-amazon-elasticsearch-service-using-i3-instances/ SeunJeon: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/amazon-elasticsearch-service-now-supports-the-seunjeon-plugin-for-improved-korean-language-analysis/ Instant access policy updates: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/03/amazon-elasticsearch-service-now-supports-instant-access-policy-updates/ GovCloud: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/02/amazon-elasticsearch-service-now-available-in-the-aws-govcloud-us-region/ All ES blogs on the databases blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/tag/elasticsearch/

#251: [Security and Compliance: GDPR Special#2] - Amazon GuardDuty Jun 26, 2018

Amazon GuardDuty can be turned on with a single click and it doesn’t require deployment of software or security infrastructure. The service uses machine learning to monitor metadata for access activity, such as unusual API calls. GuardDuty also has threat detections that could be helpful to customers concerned with data privacy or facing regulations such as the EU’s General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR). Listen to the podcast with Senior Product Manager Michael Fuller to learn how Amazon GuardDuty could be leveraged to meet your compliance considerations. https://aws.amazon.com/guardduty/ https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/gdpr-center/

#250: Making the Best Use of AWS Regions, Availability Zones and More Jun 24, 2018

This week Simon takes you into the world of AWS Infrastructure. Regions. Availability Zones, Edge locations and more! Great for a refresher or to pick up new tips! Shownotes: AWS Infrastructure Map: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/ Insight into AWS Datacentres: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/data-center/data-centers/ Easier way to control access to AWS regions using IAM policies: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/easier-way-to-control-access-to-aws-regions-using-iam-policies/

#249: Diving into Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Jun 17, 2018

Simon is joined by Chris Checco (Business Development Manager, AI/ML, AWS) to talk about how customers can best start their AI/ML journey. Including key tips and pitfalls to avoid. Shownotes: Machine Learning on AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/machine-learning/ ML Labs: https://aws.amazon.com/ml-solutions-lab/

#248: [Security and Compliance: GDPR Special#1] - AWS Key Management Service Jun 12, 2018

AWS Key Management Service (KMS) makes it easy to create and control encryption keys, which could be used to meet encryption and deletion requirements like those associated with GDPR. Cryptographic deletion is the idea is that you can delete a relatively small number of keys to make a large amount of encrypted data irretrievable. Hear from Ken, general manager of AWS KMS, about best practices related to encryption, key management and cryptographic deletion. https://aws.amazon.com/kms/ https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/gdpr-center/

#247: Diving Into AWS AppSync Jun 10, 2018

Simon speaks with Ed Lima (AWS Solutions Architect) about AWS AppSync. What you can do with it, how it works and how to get started. Do you write mobile apps? Do you want data syncing? Do you need to integrate with a complex back-end? This is the episode for you! Shownotes: AWS AppSync: https://aws.amazon.com/appsync/ Ed's Blog Post: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mobile/building-a-serverless-real-time-chat-application-with-aws-appsync/ AWS Online Tech Talks: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/events/monthlywebinarseries/ AWS re:Invent 2018: https://reinvent.awsevents.com/

#246: Service Update Mega-Show! Jun 03, 2018

This week Simon takes you though an extensive set of things new and interesting - hopefully something for everyone! Shownotes: Amazon Aurora Backtrack – Turn Back Time - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-aurora-backtrack-turn-back-time/ Amazon Aurora Publishes General, Slow Query and Error Logs to Amazon CloudWatch | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/amazon-aurora-publishes-general-slow-query-and-error-logs-to-amazon-cloudwatch/ Amazon RDS for Oracle Supports New X1 and X1e Instance Types | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/amazon-rds-for-oracle-supports-new-x1-and-x1e-instance-types/ Amazon RDS Supports Outbound Network Access from PostgreSQL Read Replicas for Commercial Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/amazon-rds-supports-outbound-network-access-from-postgresql-read-replicas/ Amazon RDS Database Preview Environment is now available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/amazon-rds-database-preview-environment-now-available/ Modifiable sqlnet.ora Parameters for RDS Oracle | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/modifiable-sqlnet-ora-parameters-for-rds-oracle/ AWS Database Migration Service Supports IBM Db2 as a Source | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/aws-dms-supports-ibm-db2-as-a-source/ AWS Database Migration Service Supports R4 Instance Types | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/aws-database-migration-service-supports-r4-instance-types/ Amazon Redshift Adds New CloudWatch Metrics for Easy Visualization of Cluster Performance | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/amazon-redshift-adds-new-cloudwatch-metrics-for-easy-visualization-of-cluster-performance/ AWS Storage Gateway VTL Expands Backup Application Support with NovaStor DataCenter | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/aws-storage-gateway-vtl-adds-support-for-novastor-datacenter/ Amazon Macie Adds New Dashboard Making It Easier to Identify Publicly Accessible Amazon Simple Storage Service Objects | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/amazon-macie-adds-new-dashboard-to-identify-publicly-accessible-amazon-simple-storage-service-objects/ Introducing Optimize CPUs for Amazon EC2 Instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/introducing-optimize-cpus-for-amazon-ec2-instances/ Announcing General Availability of Amazon EC2 Bare Metal Instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/announcing-general-availability-of-amazon-ec2-bare-metal-instances/ Introducing Amazon EC2 Fleet | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/introducing-amazon-ec2-fleet/ Introducing Amazon EC2 C5d Instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/ introducing-amazon-ec2-c5d-instances/ Amazon EC2 Spot Instances now Support Red Hat BYOL | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/amazon-ec2-spot-instances-now-support-red-hat-byol/ Get Latest Console Output on EC2 Instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/get-latest-console-output-on-ec2-instances/ Amazon ECS Service Discovery Supports Bridge and Host Container Networking Modes | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/amazon-ecs-service-discovery-supports-bridge-and-host-container-/ Amazon ECS Adds SSM Parameter for Launching ECS-Optimized EC2 Instances using AWS CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/ecs-adds-ssm-parameter-for-launching-ecs-optimized-ec2-amis/ AWS Elastic Beanstalk Supports Apache Tomcat v8.5 and Apache HTTP Server v2.4 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/elastic-beanstalk-supports-apache-tomcat-v8_5-and-apache-http-server-v2_4/ AWS Elastic Beanstalk Adds Support for Health Events in Amazon CloudWatch Logs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/AWS-elastic-beanstalk-adds-support-for-health-events-in-amazon-cloudWatch-logs/ Application Load Balancer Announces Slow Start Support for its Load Balancing Algorithm | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/application-load-balancer-announces-slow-start-support/ Application Load Balancer and Network Load Balancer now Support Resource- and Tag-based Permissions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/alb-and-nlb-now-support-resource--and-tag-based-permissions/ Amazon Simple Queue Service Server-Side Encryption is Now Available in 13 Additional Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/amazon-sqs-server-side-encryption-is-now-available-in-16-aws-regions/ AWS CloudFormation now Supports AWS Budgets as a Resource for CloudFormation Templates, Stacks, and StackSets | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/aws-cloudformation-supports-aws-budgets-resource/ AWS CloudFormation Supports FIPS 140-2 Validated API Endpoints in US Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/aws-cloudformation-supports-fips-140-2-validated-api-endpoints-i/ AWS Auto Scaling Scaling Plans Can Now be Created Using AWS CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/aws-auto-scaling-scaling-plans-can-now-be-created-using-aws-cloudformation/ Amazon Translate is now supported in AWS Mobile SDK for Android and iOS | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/amazon-translate-is-now-supported-in-aws-mobile-sdk-for-android-and-ios/ Amazon AppStream 2.0 Now Supports Administrative Controls for Limiting File Movement, Clipboard, and Printing | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/appstream2-now-supports-administrative-controls-for-limiting-file-movement-cipboard-printing/ Amazon Inspector Adds Ability to Run Security Assessments on Amazon EC2 Instances Without Adding Tags | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/amazon-inspector-adds-ability-to-run-security-assessments-on-amazon-ec2-instances-without-adding-tags/ The AWS Organizations Console is Now Available in Eight New Languages | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/aws-organizations-console-now-available-eight-new-languages/ Amazon Cognito Now Supports the Capability to Add Custom OIDC-providers | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/amazon-cognito-now-supports-the-capability-to-add-custom-oidc-providers/ Alexa now lets you schedule 1:1 meetings and move meetings in your calendar | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/alexa-now-lets-you-schedule-1-1-meetings-and-move-meetings-in-yo/ Amazon Chime brings Meetings and Chat to Your Browser with a New Web Application | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/Amazon_Chime_brings_Meetings_and_Chat_to_Your_Browser_with_a_New_Web_Application/ The AWS Secrets Manager Console Is Now Available in Italian and Traditional Chinese | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/new-aws-secrets-manager-console-language-support-italian-traditional-chinese/ Amazon Inspector Now Supports Amazon Linux 2018.03 and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/amazon-inspector-now-supports-amazon-linux-2018-03-and-ubuntu-18-04/ Higher Throughput Workflows for AWS Step Functions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/higher-throughput-workflows-for-aws-step-functions/ New Developer Preview: Use Amazon Polly Voices in Alexa Skills | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/new-developer-preview-use-amazon-polly-voices-in-alexa-skills/ AWS CodeCommit Supports Branch-Level Permissions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/aws-codecommit-supports-branch-level-permissions/ AWS CodeBuild Adds Support for Windows Builds | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/aws-codebuild-adds-support-for-windows-builds/ AWS CodeBuild Supports VPC Endpoints | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/aws-codebuild-supports-vpc-endpoints/ AWS CodeBuild Now Supports Local Testing and Debugging | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/aws-codebuild-now-supports-local-testing-and-debugging/ AWS CodePipeline Supports Push Events from GitHub via Webhooks | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/aws-codepipeline-supports-push-events-from-github-via-webhooks/ AWS SAM CLI Simplifies Building Serverless Apps with the SAM init Command | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/aws-sam-cli-releases-new-init-command/ Optimized TensorFlow 1.8 Now Available in the AWS Deep Learning AMIs to Accelerate Training on Amazon EC2 C5 and P3 Instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/aws-deep-learning-amis-optimized-tensorflow-18/ AWS Systems Manager Helps You Collect Inventory on All Managed Instances in a Single Click | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/systems-manager-adds-1-click-experience-to-enable-inventory/ Amazon WorkSpaces Introduces Mouse Support on iPad Devices | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/Amazon-WorkSpaces-Introduces-Mouse-Support-on-iPad-Devices/ Lambda@Edge Adds Support for Node.js v8.10 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/lambda-at-edge-adds-support-for-node-js-v8-10/ Major Updates Come to Script Canvas with Lumberyard Beta 1.14 – Available Now | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/major-updates-come-to-script-canvas-with-lumberyard-beta-114-available-now/ Introducing Real-Time IoT Device Monitoring with Kinesis Data Analytics | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/introducing-real-time-iot-device-monitoring-with-kinesis-data-analytics/ Introducing the IoT Device Simulator | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/introducing-the-iot-device-simulator/ What's New with Amazon FreeRTOS - Amazon Web Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/esp32-qualified-for-amazon-freertos/ Introducing Amazon GameLift Target Tracking for Autoscaling | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/introducing-amazon-gamelift-target-tracking-for-autoscaling/ Copying Encrypted Amazon EBS Snapshots Under Custom CMK now Completes Faster With Less Storage | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/copying-encrypted-amazon-ebs-snapshots-under-custom-cmk-now-completes-faster-with-less-storage/ Amazon GuardDuty Adds Capability to Automatically Archive Findings | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/amazon-guardduty-adds-capability-to-automatically-archive-findings1/ Monitor your Reserved Instance coverage by receiving alerts via AWS Budgets | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/reserved-instance-coverage-alerts-via-aws-budgets/ Stream Real-Time Data in Apache Parquet or ORC Format Using Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/stream_real_time_data_in_apache_parquet_or_orc_format_using_firehose/ Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics Application Monitoring using Amazon CloudWatch | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/kinesis_data_analytics_application_monitoring_using_cloudwatch/ Amazon EMR now supports M5 and C5 instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/amazon-emr-now-supports-m5-and-c5-instances/ Thinkbox Deadline Supports 3ds Max 2019 and Vue 2016 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/thinkbox-deadline-supports-3ds-max-2019-and-vue-2016/ Amazon Elasticsearch Service Offers Additional Cost Savings with Reserved Instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/amazon-elasticsearch-service-offers-additional-cost-savings-with-reserved-instances/ Announcing Amazon EC2 H1 Instances Price Reduction | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/amazon-ec2-h1-pricing-reduction/ AWS Service Catalog Launches Ability to Copy Products Across Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/aws-service-catalog-launches-ability-to-copy-products-across-regions/ AWS Service Catalog Introduces the Ability to Chain the Launch of Multiple Products | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/aws-service-catalog-introduces-the-ability-to-chain-the-launch-of-multiple-products/ Amazon DynamoDB Encryption Client Is Now Available in Python | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/amazon-dynamodb-encryption-client-available-in-python/ AWS Config Adds Support for AWS X-Ray | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/aws-config-adds-support-for-aws-x-ray/ AWS Config Adds Support for AWS Lambda | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/aws-config-adds-support-for-aws-lambda/ AWS Amplify Introduces Service Worker Capabilities to Enable High-Quality Progressive Web Apps. | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/aws-amplify-service-worker-capabilities/ Amazon Sumerian is Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/05/amazon-sumerian-is-generally-available/

#245: Cost Optimization For EC2 May 27, 2018

How do you approach cost optimisation for EC2? Peter Shi and Spencer Marley (Commercial Architects) speak with Simon about some of the most common techniques customers can use. Cost Optimisation: https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/cost-optimization/

#244: Building Your Own Q & A Bot May 20, 2018

Building Your Own Q & A Bot Do your customers have questions they need answered 24/7? Ever wanted to build your own Q & A Bot? John Calhoun, AWS Solutions Architect, joins Simon to show you how! Shownotes: Q & A Bot Building Blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/creating-a-question-and-answer-bot-with-amazon-lex-and-amazon-alexa/ Amazon Lex: https://aws.amazon.com/lex/ Amazon Elasticsearch Service: https://aws.amazon.com/elasticsearch-service/

#243: Have You Heard of the Essential 8? May 13, 2018

Customers around the world strive to maintain a high security posture. But how is this best achieved? The Australian Signals Directorate recommends the “Essential 8” mitigation strategies that organisations should apply. Simon is joined by John Hildebrandt, AWS Principal Solutions Architect, to discuss his recent blog post that shows you how you can implement these mitigations using AWS in new and efficient ways. Shownotes: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/aws-and-the-australian-signals-directorate-essential-eight https://aws.amazon.com/security/

#242: Using Built-in Algos with Amazon SageMaker May 06, 2018

Did you know there are more than 10 built-in ML algos you can use when doing Machine Learning with Amazon SageMaker? Simon is joined by Julien Simon (Principal AI//ML Evangelist, AWS EMEA) to discuss how to use them best! Shownotes: Amazon SageMaker: https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/ Built-in Algorithms: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/latest/dg/algos.html Amazon SageMaker Examples on GitHub: https://github.com/awslabs/amazon-sagemaker-examples

#241: Service Update Show Apr 29, 2018

Another big round up of useful new capabilities for customers! Shownotes: Announcing S3 One Zone-Infrequent Access, a New Amazon S3 Storage Class | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/announcing-s3-one-zone-infrequent-access-a-new-amazon-s3-storage-class/ Amazon S3 Select Is Now Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/amazon-s3-select-is-now-generally-available/ Amazon DynamoDB Adds Support for Continuous Backups and Point-In-Time Recovery (PITR) | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/03/amazon-dynamodb-adds-support-for-continuous-backups-and-point-in-time-recovery/ Amazon DynamoDB Encryption at Rest Now Available in Additional Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/amazon-dynamodb-encryption-at-rest-now-available-in-additonal-regions/ Amazon AppStream 2.0 Enables Custom Branding | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/03/appstream2-enables-custom-branding/ AWS Cloud9 Supports Local Debugging of AWS Lambda Functions in Python | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/03/aws-cloud9-supports-local-debugging-of-aws-lambda-functions-in-python/ AWS Lambda Supports Node.js v8.10 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/aws-lambda-supports-nodejs/ AWS CloudFormation Now Supports Launch Templates | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/03/aws-cloudformation-now-supports-launch-templates/ AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) Implementation is Now Open-source - Amazon Web Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/aws-sam-implementation-is-now-open-source/ Introducing Service Discovery for Amazon ECS | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/03/introducing-service-discovery-for-amazon-ecs/ AWS Fargate Platform Version 1.1 Adds Support for Task Metadata, Container Health Checks, and Service Discovery | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/03/aws-fargate-platform-version-1-1/ AWS AppSync now Generally Available (GA) with new GraphQL Features | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/aws-appsync-now-ga/ AWS Amplify Adds Support for GraphQL and AWS AppSync Enabling Real-time Data Capabilities in JavaScript Applications | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/aws-amplify-adds-support-for-graphql-and-aws-appsync-enabling-re/ AWS X-Ray Adds Support for Customer Managed AWS KMS Keys | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/aws-x-ray-adds-support-for-customer-managed-aws-kms-keys/ Amazon API Gateway Supports Cross-Account AWS Lambda Authorizers and Integrations | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/amazon-api-gateway-supports-cross-account-aws-lambda-authorizers/ Amazon API Gateway Supports Resource Policies for APIs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/amazon-api-gateway-supports-resource-policies/ Introducing AWS Certificate Manager Private Certificate Authority | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/introducing-aws-certificate-manager-private-certificate-authority/ Longer Sessions For IAM Roles | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/03/longer-role- sessions/ Enable Trusted Organization Access in AWS Organizations | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/03/aws-organizations-trusted-organization-access/ Increase User Logon Performance in AWS Managed Microsoft AD | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/03/increase-user-logon-performance-in-aws-managed-microsoft-ad/ New Multi-Account, Multi-Region Data Aggregation Capability in AWS Config | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/new-multi-account-multi-region-data-aggregation-capability-in-aws-config/ Introducing AWS Firewall Manager - Amazon Web Services (AWS) | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/introducing-aws-firewall-manager/ Introducing AWS Secrets Manager - Amazon Web Services (AWS) | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/introducing-aws-secrets-manager/ Amazon CloudWatch Metric Math | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/amazon-cloudwatch-adds-metric-math-to-enable-custom-operations-on-metrics/ Amazon CloudWatch Events Adds Amazon SQS FIFO as an Event Target | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/amazon-cloudWatch-events-adds-amazon-SQS-FIFO-as-an-event-target/ Amazon CloudWatch Adds Route 53 Logs to Vended Logs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/03/amazon-cloudwatch-adds-route53-logs-to-vended-logs/ Making Easier to Track Your Amazon EBS Volume State | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/03/making-easier-to-track-your-amazon-ebs-volume-state/ Resource Groups Tagging API | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/03/resource-groups-tagging-api-now-supports-13-additional-aws-services/ AWS Systems Manager Adds Patch Management for CentOS Linux | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/03/aws-systems-manager-adds-patch-management-for-centos-linux/ AWS Config Notifications Are Now Integrated with Amazon CloudWatch Events | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/03/aws-config-notifications-are-now-integrated-with-amazon-cloudwatch-events/ Amazon Connect Automated Outbound Calling is Now Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/03/amazon-connect-automated-outbound-calling-is-now-generally-available/ Amazon Connect Federated Single Sign-On Using SAML 2.0 is Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/03/amazon-connect-federated-single-sign-on-using-saml-2-0-is-generally-available/ Amazon Elasticsearch Service Simplifies User Authentication and Access for Kibana with Amazon Cognito | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/amazon-elasticsearch-service-simplifies-user-authentication-and-access-for-kibana-with-amazon-cognito/ Amazon EFS Now Supports Encryption of Data in Transit | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/amazon-efs-now-supports-encryption-of-data-in-transit/ Apache MXNet Model Server Adds Container Support for Scalable Model Serving | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/mxnet-model-server-container-support/ AWS Deep Learning AMIs Now Include Optimized TensorFlow 1.6 for Amazon EC2 P3 and C5 Instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/03/aws-deep-learning-amis-optimized-tensorflow/ Amazon SageMaker has Open Sourced TensorFlow 1.6 and Apache MXNet 1.1 Docker Containers with Support for Local Mode, and More Instance Types Across All Modules | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/amazon-sagemaker-has-open-sourced-tensorflow-1-6-and-apache-mxnet-1-1-docker-containers-with-support-for-local-mode-and-now-supports-more-instance-types-across-all-modules/ Amazon Translate is Now Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/amazon-translate-is-now-generally-available/ Amazon Transcribe is Now Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/amazon-transcribe-is-now-generally-available/ Amazon Polly Increases Character Limits | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/03/amazon-polly-increases-character-limits/ Amazon Rekognition Improves Accuracy of Real-Time Face Recognition and Verification | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/amazon-rekognition-improves-accuracy-of-real-time-face-recognition-and-verification/ Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) now Supports AWS PrivateLink | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/amazon-SNS-now-supports-aws-privatelink/ Amazon Athena releases an updated JDBC driver with support for Array data types | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/amazon-athena-updated-jdbc-driver-launch/ Amazon QuickSight Adds New Data Connectors to Popular Business Apps and JSON | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/AmazonQuickSight-adds-new-app-connectors-and-JSON-support/ AWS Batch Adds Support for Automatic Termination with Job Execution Timeout | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/aws-batch-adds-support-for-automatic-termination-with-job-execution-timeout/ Announcing Enhancements to AWS Auto Scaling | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/announcing-enhancements-to-aws-auto-scaling/ Announcing 4 Free Digital Training Courses on New AWS Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/four-digital-courses-on-new-AWS-services/ Announcing the AWS Certified Security - Specialty Exam | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/aws-certified-security-specialty/ AWS Elemental MediaConvert Introduces Basic Pricing Tier | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/03/aws-elemental-mediaconvert-introduces-basic-pricing-tier/ Identify Opportunities for Amazon RDS Cost Savings Using AWS Cost Explorer's Reserved Instance (RI) Purchase Recommendations | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/04/cost-explorer-reserved-instance-purchase-recommendations/

#240: AWS Answers for Log Centralization and Game Analytics Apr 22, 2018

Call in the Solutions Builders! In this episode Simon speaks with Garvit Singh and Tom Horton from the AWS Solutions Builder team about the solutions for Centralised Logging and Game Analytics. Centralised Logging Solution: https://aws.amazon.com/answers/logging/centralized-logging/ Gaming Analytics Pipeline: https://aws.amazon.com/answers/big-data/gaming-analytics-pipeline/

#239: Tales of Public Sector Customers Moving to the Cloud Apr 15, 2018

How can Government Agencies take advantage of the cloud to deliver better citizen services? Mark Ryland (Director of Solutions Architecture, AWS) chats with Simon about customer experiences in this sector, and what he has seen work. Shownotes Addressing Data Residency with AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/addressing-data-residency-with-aws/ AWS in the Public Sector: https://aws.amazon.com/government-education/ FINRA: https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/finra/ DigitalGlobe: https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/digitalglobe/

#238: Chaos Engineering and Architecture with Adrian Cockcroft Apr 08, 2018

Simon speaks with Adrian Cockcroft (VP of Cloud Architecture Strategy, AWS) about the domain of Chaos Engineering and Architecture. They also discuss AWS activity in the Open Source community. Shownotes: Adrian’s 2017 re:Invent Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLSFGLJ6Byo Drift Into Failure: https://www.amazon.com/Drift-into-Failure-Components-Understanding-ebook/dp/B009KOKXKY Netflix Chaos Engineering: http://www.oreilly.com/webops-perf/free/chaos-engineering.csp Open Source at AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/opensource/

#237: Improving Lives of People With Special Needs Apr 02, 2018

Technology can enable people with Special Needs to access more services than ever before, and improve their quality of life. In this episode Simon speaks with Robin Dautricourt, Product Manager for Amazon Polly about some of the things people are doing with Amazon Polly to make this possible. https://aws.amazon.com/polly/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/pollexy-building-a-special-needs-voice-assistant-with-amazon-polly-and-raspberry-pi/

#236: Service Update Show Mar 25, 2018

It is update time! Simon shares a great selection of new things for customers - what will be your favourite? Shownotes: Amazon Polly Gives WordPress a Voice! - AWS Machine Learning Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/amazon-polly-gives-wordpress-a-voice/ Amazon Polly New Phonation Tag Enables You to Create Softer Speech | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/02/amazon-polly-new-phonation-tag-enables-you-to-create-softer-speech/ Amazon Connect Adds Speech Synthesis Markup Language Support for Amazon Lex Chatbots | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/02/amazon-connect-adds-speech-synthesis-markup-language-support-for-amazon-lex-chatbots/ Announcing Responses Capability in Amazon Lex and SSML Support in Text Response | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/02/announcing-responses-capability-in-amazon-lex-and-ssml-support-in-text-response/ Now Export and Import your Amazon Lex Chatbot Schema | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/02/now-export-and-import-your-amazon-lex-chatbot-schema/ Amazon DynamoDB Now Supports Server-Side Encryption at Rest | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/02/amazon-dynamodb-now-supports-server-side-encryption-at-rest/ Amazon DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX) Releases SDKs for Python and .NET, Support for T2 Instances, and now available in the Asia Pacific (Singapore) and Asia Pacific (Sydney) Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/02/amazon-dynamodb-accelerator-dax-releases-sdks-for-python-and-dot-net-support-for-t2-instances-and-now-available-in-the-asia-pacific-singapore-and-asia-pacific-sydney-regions/ Amazon Cognito Simplifies User Migration | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/02/amazon-cognito-simplifies-user-migration/ Amazon ECS Adds New Endpoint to Access Task Metrics and Metadata | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/02/amazon-ecs-adds-new-endpoint-to-access-task-metrics-and-metadata/ AWS Fargate Supports Container Workloads Regulated By ISO, PCI, SOC, and HIPAA | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/03/aws-fargate-supports-container-workloads-regulated-by-iso-pci-soc-and-hipaa/ Target Tracking Available for Container Service Auto Scaling in Amazon ECS Console | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/02/target-tracking-available-for-container-service-auto-scaling-in-amazon-ecs-console/ AWS Shield now Integrated with AWS CloudTrail | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/02/aws-shield-now-integrated-with-aws-cloudtrail/ Amazon GameLift Introduces Backfill Functionality to FlexMatch, the Dynamic Matchmaking Service for Multiplayer Experiences | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/02/amazon-gamelift-introduces-backfill-functionality-to-flexmatch-the-dynamic-matchmaking-service-for-multiplayer-experiences/ Amazon GameLift FleetIQ and Spot Instances Reduce Costs by up to 90% | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/02/amazon-gamelift-fleetiq-and-spot-instances-reduce-costs-by-up-to-90-percent/ New AWS Direct Connect sites land in Paris and Taipei | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/02/new-aws-direct-connect-sites-land-in-paris-and-taipei/ Inter-Region VPC Peering is Now Available in Nine Additional AWS Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/02/inter-region-vpc-peering-is-now-available-in-nine-additional-aws-regions/ Longer Format Resource IDs are Now Available in Amazon EC2 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/02/longer-format-resource-ids-are-now-available-in-amazon-ec2/ AWS AppSync Adds new GraphQL Functionality and Removes Whitelist Approvals from Preview | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/02/aws-appsync-adds-new-graphql-functionality-and-removes-whitelist-approvals-from-preview/ AWS AppSync Expands to Three New Regions, Adds API Key Extension Feature | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/02/aws-appsync-expands-to-three-new-regions-adds-api-key-extension-feature/ AWS Config Adds Support for AWS WAF RuleGroups | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/02/aws-config-adds-support-for-aws-waf-rulegroups/ New Products for Managed Rules on AWS WAF | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/02/new-products-for-managed-rules-on-aws-waf/ Amazon Inspector Now Supports Windows Server 2016 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/02/amazon-inspector-now-supports-windows-server-2016/ AWS Trusted Advisor's S3 Bucket Permissions Check Is Now Free | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/02/aws-trusted-advisors-s3-bucket-permissions-check-is-now-free/ Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling Adds Support for Service-Linked Roles | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/02/amazon-ec2-auto-scaling-adds-support-for-service-linked-roles/ Network Load Balancer now Supports Cross-Zone Load Balancing | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/02/network-load-balancer-now-supports-cross-zone-load-balancing/ Auto Scaling in Amazon SageMaker is now Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/02/auto-scaling-in-amazon-sagemaker-is-now-available/ AWS DeepLens Announces the Ability to Directly Import Models from Amazon SageMaker | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/02/aws-deeplens-announces-the-ability-to-directly-import-models-from-amazon-sagemaker/ Introducing the Real-Time Insights on AWS Account Activity | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/02/introducing-the-real-time-insights-on-aws-account-activity/ AWS Serverless Application Repository Now Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/02/aws-serverless-application-repository-now-generally-available/ Amazon AppStream 2.0 Now Supports Copying Images Across AWS Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/02/amazon-appstream-2_0-now-supports-copying-images-across-aws-regions/ Amazon CloudWatch Events now Supports AWS Batch as an Event Target | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/03/amazon-cloudwatch-events-now-supports-aws-batch-as-an-event-target/ AWS Service Catalog Announces AutoTags for Automatic Tagging of Provisioned Resources | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/03/aws-service-catalog-announces-autotags-for-automatic-tagging-of-provisioned-resources/ AWS Service Catalog Launches Brand Your Console to Deliver a Customizable User Experience | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/03/aws-service-catalog-launches-brand-your-console-to-deliver-a-customizable-user-experience/ AWS Storage Gateway Expands Automation with New CloudWatch Event, and Support for "Requester Pays" Buckets | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/03/aws-storage-gateway-expands-automation-with-new-cloudwatch-event-and-support-for-requester-pays-buckets/ Amazon Redshift Spectrum Now Supports Scalar JSON and Ion Data Types | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/03/amazon-redshift-spectrum-now-supports-scalar-json-and-ion-data-types/ PostgreSQL 10 now Supported in Amazon RDS | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/02/postgresql-10-now-supported-in-amazon-rds/ AWS GovCloud (US) Region Adds Third Availability Zone | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/03/aws-govcloud-us-region-adds-third-availability-zone/ AWS Snowball Now Available in AWS Singapore Region | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/03/aws-snowball-now-available-in-aws-singapore-region/

#235: Elections on AWS Mar 19, 2018

Elections and their associated campaigns are important, complex and an great example of a “spikey one shot deal workload”. Simon speaks with Michael Jackson (Strategy Lead, State & Local Government, AWS) and Leo Zhadanovsky (Principal Solutions Architecture, AWS) about how Elections are run on AWS and some great “war stories” from past campaigns. Shownotes: https://aws.amazon.com/stateandlocal/election-as-a-service/elections-management/

#234: A History of the AWS Blog Mar 06, 2018

Simon is joined by Jeff Barr, Ana Visneski & Daniel Westermann-Clark to discuss why the AWS Blog exists, how it gets produced and a few other interesting things you might want to hear about!! The AWS Blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/

#233: Integrating SFTP and Enterprise Challenges with Thorn Technologies Mar 05, 2018

Do you have SFTP in your environment? How about need to do a lift-and-shift of a high volume system? Simon speaks with Jeff Thorn, CEO of Thorn Technologies about how they have helped customer overcome these and other challenges using AWS. Shownotes: SFTP gateway: https://www.thorntech.com/products/sftpgateway/ SMS Cloud Migration: https://www.thorntech.com/story/cloud-migration-top-tier-wireless-carrier/ Mobile Banking in AWS: https://www.thorntech.com/story/ongo/

#232: Diving Into AWS WAF Feb 26, 2018

What is a WAF and why would you use it? Simon speaks with Sundar Jayashenkar (Senior Product Manager, AWS) to get into some detail. https://aws.amazon.com/waf/

#231: Lessons From a New Amazonian Feb 19, 2018

Simon chats with Sandy Carter (AWS VP of Enterprise Workloads) about her blog post where she discusses her experiences joining Amazon. Blog post: http://innovationexcellence.com/blog/2017/09/01/seven-valuable-lessons-from-a-new-amazonian/

#230: Service Update Show Feb 12, 2018

Simon & Jeff get together to review a raft of updates large and small! Shownotes: Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) now Allows Customers to Tag Their Elastic IP Addresses | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/12/amazon-virtual-private-cloud-vpc-now-allows-customers-to-tag-their-elastic-ip-addresses/ Amazon WorkSpaces Now Supports Configurable Storage and Switching Between Hardware Bundles | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/12/amazon-workspaces-now-supports-configurable-storage-and-switching-between-hardware-bundles/ Now available in Amazon SageMaker: DeepAR algorithm for more accurate time series forecasting - AWS Machine Learning Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/now-available-in-amazon-sagemaker-deepar-algorithm-for-more-accurate-time-series-forecasting/ Amazon SageMaker BlazingText: Parallelizing Word2Vec on Multiple CPUs or GPUs - AWS Machine Learning Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/amazon-sagemaker-blazingtext-parallelizing-word2vec-on-multiple-cpus-or-gpus/ Amazon Inspector no Longer Requires a Compatible Kernel for Rules Packages like Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/01/amazon-inspector-no-longer-requires-a-compatible-kernel-for-rules-packages-like-common- vulnerabilities-and-exposures-cve/ Amazon Aurora with MySQL Compatibility Speeds Query Processing with Hash Join and Batched Scans | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/12/amazon-aurora-with-mysql-compatibility-speeds-query-processing-with-hash-join-and-batched-scans/ Amazon Aurora with MySQL Compatibility Natively Supports Synchronous Invocation of AWS Lambda Functions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/12/amazon-aurora-with-mysql-compatibility-natively-supports-synchronous-invocation-of-aws-lambda-functions/ Announcing Preview of Amazon Aurora with MySQL 5.7 Compatibility | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/12/announcing-preview-of-amazon-aurora-with-mysql-5-7-compatibility/ AWS Developer Forums: Amazon S3 Inventory adds a time stamp | https://forums.aws.amazon.com/ann.jspa?annID=5368 AWS Lambda .NET Core 2.0 Support Released - AWS Developer Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/developer/aws-lambda-net-core-2-0-support-released/ Announcing Go Support for AWS Lambda - AWS Compute Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/announcing-go-support-for-aws-lambda/ Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose is now Available in Three More Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/01/amazon-kinesis-data-firehose-is-now-available-in-three-more-regions/ CloudWatch Introduces Tiered Pricing With up to 90% Discount for VPC Flow Logs and Other Vended Logs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/01/cloudwatch-introduces-tiered-pricing-with-up-to-90-percent-discount-for-vpc-flow-logs-and-other-vended-logs/ Amazon EC2 Elastic GPUs Now Support OpenGL 4.3 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/01/amazon-ec2-elastic-gpus-now-support-opengl-4-3/ New AWS Auto Scaling – Unified Scaling For Your Cloud Applications - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-auto-scaling-unified-scaling-for-your-cloud-applications/

#229: Redefining Edge Computing Feb 05, 2018

With the GA launch of AWS Greengrass and bundled support for embedded Lambda Compute in Snowball Edge appliances, AWS is broadening the scope of opportunity for customers with varying edge computing needs. Simon speaks with Todd Varland and Ian Perez Ponce about what "edge computing" really means and the emerging use cases they see across a range of industry sectors. They also discuss the value Snowball Edge delivers as a hybrid platform capable of providing ephemeral compute resources and petabyte-scale storage virtually anywhere. Shownotes: Get Started with AWS Greengrass: https://bit.ly/learngg AWS Snowball Edge (including torture-test video!): https://aws.amazon.com/snowball-edge

#228: Deep Dive into AWS Service Catalog Jan 29, 2018

How do you manage fast time to market whilst maintaining governance in a large Enterprise? AWS Service Catalog can help! Simon speaks with Clive D’Souza (Global Head of Business Development for AWS Service Catalog) about how customers are modernising their governance and deployment processes. https://aws.amazon.com/servicecatalog

#227: Migrating from the AWS CLI to Windows PowerShell Jan 22, 2018

Simon speaks with Trevor Sullivan (Solutions Architect, AWS) about the capabilities of AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell. Are you an AWS CLI fan? Are you a PowerShell guru? This episode is for you! Shownotes: https://aws.amazon.com/powershell/

#226: Service Update Show Jan 15, 2018

Simon reviews some of the updates to AWS services, a new Alexa Skill, a repository of all AWS re:Invent 2017 content as well as a black-belt tip! Shownotes: Amazon Route 53 Releases Auto Naming API for Service Name Management and Discovery | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/12/amazon-route-53-releases-auto-naming-api-name-service-management/ Elasticsearch 6.0 now available on Amazon Elasticsearch Service | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/12/elasticsearch-6-0-now-available-on-amazon-elasticsearch-service/ Run Petabyte-Scale Clusters on Amazon Elasticsearch Service Using I3 instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/12/run-petabyte-scale-clusters-on-amazon-elasticsearch-service-using-i3-instances/ Encryption at rest now available on Amazon Elasticsearch Service | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/12/encryption-at-rest-now-available-on-amazon-elasticsearch-service/ AWS Storage Gateway adds upload notifications, MIME-type detection, SUSE Linux support and additional features to File Gateway | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/11/aws-storage-gateway-adds-upload-notifications-mime-type-detection-suse-linux-support-and-additional-features-to-file-gateway/ Amazon CloudWatch Alarms now alerts you when any M out of N metric datapoints in an interval are above your threshold | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/12/amazon-cloudwatch-alarms-now-alerts-you-when-any-m-out-of-n-metric-datapoints-in-an-interval-are-above-your-threshold/ Amazon CloudWatch now supports two new chart visualization options in metrics and dashboards | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/12/amazon-cloudwatch-now-supports-two-new-chart-visualization-options-in-metrics-and-dashboards/ Amazon CloudWatch Events now Supports AWS CodeBuild as an Event Target | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/12/amazon-cloudwatch-events-now-supports-aws-codebuild-as-an-event-target/ Amazon CloudWatch Logs now Supports KMS Encryption | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/12/amazon-cloudwatch-logs-now-supports-kms-encryption/ New – Amazon CloudWatch Agent with AWS Systems Manager Integration – Unified Metrics & Log Collection for Linux & Windows - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-amazon-cloudwatch-agent-with-aws-systems-manager-integration-unified-metrics-log-collection-for-linux-windows/ AWS CloudTrail Enhances Event History View and Search | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/12/aws-cloudtrail-enhances-event-history-view-and-search/ AWS CodePipeline Adds Support for Amazon ECS and AWS Fargate | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/12/aws-codepipeline-adds-support-for-amazon-ecs-and-aws-fargate/ You Can Now Automate Amazon AppStream 2.0 Agent Updates on your Streaming Instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/12/you-can-now-automate-amazon-appStream2-agent-updates-on-your-streaming-instances/ Amazon AppStream 2.0 Now Supports Tagging to Track Your Resources | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/12/amazon-appstream-2-0-now-supports-tagging-to-track-your-resources/ Easily Apply Amazon Cloud Directory Schema Changes with In-Place Schema Upgrades | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/12/easily-apply-amazon-cloud-directory-schema-changes-with-in-place-schema-upgrades/ AWS Organizations Enhancements | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/12/aws-organizations-enhancements/ AWS Single Sign-On – Cloud SSO Service - AWS | https://aws.amazon.com/single-sign-on/ EFS File Sync Now Available in All Amazon EFS Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/12/efs-file-sync-now-available-in-all-amazon-efs-regions/ Use AWS Budgets advanced filtering options to extend your cost monitoring capabilities | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/12/use-aws-budgets-advanced-filtering-options-to-extend-your-cost-monitoring-capabilities/ Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Supports R4, T2 and M4 Instance Types | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/12/amazon-rds-for-postgresql-supports-r4-t2-and-m4-instance-types/ Support for Apache Spark 2.2.1 with Amazon SageMaker integration and Apache Hive 2.3.2 on Amazon EMR release 5.11.0 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/12/support-for-apache-spark-2_2_1-with-amazon-sagemaker-integration-and-apache-hive-2_3_2-on-amazon-emr-release-5_11_0/ Amazon ECS Adds ELB Health Check Grace Period | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/12/amazon-ecs-adds-elb-health-check-grace-period/ AWS Direct Connect Update – Ten New Locations Added in Late 2017 - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-direct-connect-update-ten-new-locations-added-in-late-2017/ AWS Alexa Skill Now Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/11/aws-alexa-skill-now-available/ AWS re:Invent 2017 Sessions & Podcast Feed | http://aws-reinvent-audio.s3-website.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/2017/2017.html Specifying Parameter Values for the AWS Command Line Interface - AWS Command Line Interface | https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-using-param.html AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store - AWS Systems Manager | https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/systems-manager-paramstore.html

#225: Building Your Data Lake Foundation Jan 08, 2018

Simon speaks with Carla Cole (Vice President, Sales) and Mick Bass (Senior Vice President, Big Data Practice) at 47Lining about an AWS Quick Start available to get your Data Lake up and running fast! https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/architecture/data-lake-foundation-with-aws-services/

#224: Serverless IoT Workloads at the Edge Jan 01, 2018

How can you manage preventative maintenance without having to learn low level SCADA languages? Simon speaks with Shane Baldacchino (Solutions Architect, AWS) about applying AWS Greengrass, AWS Step Functions and AWS Lambda@Edge. Watch Shane’s AWS DevDay Session: https://aws.amazon.com/devday/australia/on-demand-2017/ AWS IoT Blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/iot/

#223: Bringing Characters to Life with Amazon Polly Text-to-Speech Dec 25, 2017

Gaming, media and entertainment have never been bigger business. Amazon Polly makes it easy to add voice for both static and dynamic content; developers can animate avatars and highlight text as it is currently spoken in mobile apps and video games, or vocalize dynamic content on the fly. Simon speaks with Robin Dautricourt, Product Manager for Amazon Polly and Felix Duchesneau, Software Development Manager for Amazon Lumberyard. They share a few of the ways in which text-to-speech can be used to lower cost and increase efficiency for (pre-production/ production/localization) development, increase accessibility, and enhance overall user experience with voice commands. https://aws.amazon.com/polly/ https://aws.amazon.com/lumberyard/

#222: Getting AWS Answers Dec 18, 2017

You have AWS questions? We have answers! Simon speaks with Garvit Singh (Solutions Builder) and John Stamper (Principal Solutions Builder) about solutions that have been built for use by AWS customers. These are fully deployable via AWS CloudFormation and available as Open Source as both a complete solution or the basis for your own extensions. Shownotes: AWS Answers Site: https://aws.amazon.com/answers/ AWS Multiple Account Security Strategy: https://aws.amazon.com/answers/account-management/aws-multi-account-security-strategy/ Serverless Image Processing: https://aws.amazon.com/answers/web-applications/serverless-image-handler/ Serverless Data Lake: https://aws.amazon.com/answers/big-data/data-lake-solution/ EFS-to-EFS Backup: https://aws.amazon.com/answers/infrastructure-management/efs-backup/

#221: So What Does a Technical Account Manager Do These Days? Dec 11, 2017

Simon speaks with Jenny Davies and Marc Napoli (both Technical Account Managers at AWS) to learn more about what the role entails and how they help customers. Shownotes: Interested in a TAM Role? visit https://www.amazon.jobs and search for "TAM" AWS Enteprise Support: https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/enterprise-support/

#220: AWS re:Invent 2017 Day 2 Update Dec 01, 2017

Simon takes you through even more news from re:Invent 2017! Shownotes: Announcing Alexa for Business: Using Amazon Alexa’s Voice Enabled Devices for Workplaces - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/launch-announcing-alexa-for-business-using-amazon-alexas-voice-enabled-devices-for-workplaces/ AWS Lambda Doubles Maximum Memory Capacity for Lambda Functions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/11/aws-lambda-doubles-maximum-memory-capacity-for-lambda-functions/ Set Concurrency Limits on Individual AWS Lambda Functions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/11/set-concurrency-limits-on-individual-aws-lambda-functions/ AWS CloudTrail Adds Logging of Execution Activity for AWS Lambda Functions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/11/aws-cloudtrail-adds-logging-of-execution-activity-for-aws-lambda-functions/ AWS Lambda Introduces Enhanced Console Experience | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/11/aws-lambda-introduces-enhanced-console-experience/ Get Ready for the AWS Serverless Application Repository - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-serverless-app-repo/ Migrate Hyper-V VMs to AWS with AWS Server Migration Service | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/11/migrate-hyper-v-vms-to-aws-with-aws-server-migration-service/ AWS Cloud9 – Cloud Developer Environments - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-cloud9-cloud-developer-environments/ Announcing New AWS Deep Learning AMI for Microsoft Windows | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/11/announcing-new-aws-deep-learning-ami-for-microsoft-windows/ Amazon API Gateway Supports Endpoint Integrations with Private VPCs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/11/amazon-api-gateway-supports-endpoint-integrations-with-private-vpcs/ Announcing Support for Inter-Region VPC Peering | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/11/announcing-support-for-inter-region-vpc-peering/ Introducing Launch Templates for Amazon EC2 instances | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/11/introducing-launch-templates-for-amazon-ec2-instances/ T2 Unlimited – Going Beyond the Burst with High Performance - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-t2-unlimited-going-beyond-the-burst-with-high-performance/ Introducing Spread Placement Groups for Amazon EC2 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/11/introducing-spread-placement-groups-for-amazon-ec2/ Amazon Lightsail adds load balancers with integrated certificate management | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/11/amazon-lightsail-adds-load-balancers-with-integrated-certificate-management/ Keeping Time With Amazon Time Sync Service - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/keeping-time-with-amazon-time-sync-service/ Sign Up for the Preview of Amazon Aurora Multi-Master | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/11/sign-up-for-the-preview-of-amazon-aurora-multi-master/ In The Works – Amazon Aurora Serverless - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/in-the-works-amazon-aurora-serverless/ Over-the-air updates, access to local resources, and OPC-UA industrial protocol adapter now available on AWS Greengrass | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/11/over-the-air-updates-access-to-local-resources-and-opc-ua-industrial-protocol-adapter-now-available-on-aws-greengrass/ Ready-to-Use Managed Rules Now Available on AWS WAF | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/11/ready-to-use-managed-rules-now-available-on-aws-waf/

#219: AWS re:Invent 2017 Day 1 Update Nov 30, 2017

Simon covers a raft of the announcements made at the re:Invent Keynote and other announcements of note! Shownotes: New- AWS IoT Device Management - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-iot-device-management/ Presenting AWS IoT Analytics: Delivering IoT Analytics at Scale and Faster than Ever Before - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/launch-presenting-aws-iot-analytics/ In the Works – AWS IoT Device Defender – Secure Your IoT Fleet - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/in-the-works-aws-sepio-secure-your-iot-fleet/ AWS IoT 1-Click Overview - One click creation of an AWS Lambda trigger for any device | https://aws.amazon.com/iot-1-click/ Announcing Amazon FreeRTOS – Enabling Billions of Devices to Securely Benefit from the Cloud - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/announcing-amazon-freertos/ Amazon SageMaker – Accelerating Machine Learning - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/sagemaker/ Amazon Comprehend – Continuously Trained Natural Language Processing - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-comprehend-continuously-trained-natural-language-processing/ Amazon Transcribe – Accurate Speech To Text At Scale - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-transcribe-scalable-and-accurate-automatic-speech-recognition/ Welcoming Amazon Rekognition Video: Deep-Learning Based Video Recognition - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/launch-welcoming-amazon-rekognition-video-service/ Amazon Kinesis Video Streams – Serverless Video Ingestion and Storage for Vision-Enabled Apps - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-kinesis-video-streams-serverless-video-ingestion-and-storage-for-vision-enabled-apps/ AWS DeepLens – Get Hands-On Experience with Deep Learning With Our New Video Camera - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/deeplens/ S3 Select and Glacier Select – Retrieving Subsets of Objects - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/s3-glacier-select/ Amazon Neptune – A Fully Managed Graph Database Service - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-neptune-a-fully-managed-graph-database-service/ Amazon DynamoDB Update – Global Tables and On-Demand Backup - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-for-amazon-dynamodb-global-tables-and-on-demand-backup/ Amazon EC2 Bare Metal Instances with Direct Access to Hardware - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-amazon-ec2-bare-metal-instances-with-direct-access-to-hardware/ M5 – The Next Generation of General-Purpose EC2 Instances - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/m5-the-next-generation-of-general-purpose-ec2-instances/ H1 Instances – Fast, Dense Storage for Big Data Applications - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-h1-instances-fast-dense-storage-for-big-data-applications/ Amazon EC2 Update – Streamlined Access to Spot Capacity, Smooth Price Changes, Instance Hibernation - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-ec2-update-streamlined-access-to-spot-capacity-smooth-price-changes-instance-hibernation/ Amazon Elastic Container Service for Kubernetes - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-elastic-container-service-for-kubernetes/ Introducing AWS Fargate – Run Containers without Managing Infrastructure - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-fargate/ Amazon GuardDuty – Continuous Security Monitoring & Threat Detection - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-guardduty-continuous-security-monitoring-threat-detection/ Introducing AWS AppSync – Build data-driven apps with real-time and off-line capabilities - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/introducing-amazon-appsync/ AWS PrivateLink Update – VPC Endpoints for Your Own Applications & Services - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-privatelink-update-vpc-endpoints-for-your-own-applications-services/ AWS Lambda Supports Traffic Shifting and AWS CodeDeploy Deployments | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/11/aws-lambda-supports-traffic-shifting-and-phased-deployments-with-aws-codedeploy/ Amazon API Gateway Supports Canary Release Deployments | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/11/amazon-api-gateway-supports-canary-release-deployments/ Presenting Amazon Sumerian: An easy way to create VR, AR, and 3D experiences - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/launch-presenting-amazon-sumerian/ AWS Media Services – Process, Store, and Monetize Cloud-Based Video - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-media-services-process-store-and-monetize-cloud-based-video/ AWS Systems Manager – A Unified Interface for Managing Your Cloud and Hybrid Resources - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-systems-manager/ Amazon MQ – Managed Message Broker Service for ActiveMQ - AWS News Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-mq-managed-message-broker-service-for-activemq/

#218: Mega-Update Special Nov 27, 2017

Simon takes you through a “Mega” set of updates and new things. Grab a coffee (he makes a recommendation!) and hopefully there will be at least one update that makes you smile! Links: How to Prepare for AWS’s Move to Its Own Certificate Authority: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-prepare-for-aws-move-to-its-own-certificate-authority/ New Pricing for AppStream 2.0 for Qualifying Education Users: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/new-pricing-makes-streaming-learning-resources-with-amazon-appstream-2-0-more-affordable-for-qualifying-education-users/ What’s New with AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/new/

#217: Learning More with AWS Educate Nov 20, 2017

Simon speaks with Ken Eisner, Senior Manager of Worldwide AWS Education Programs about AWS Educate. Are you an educator looking for up-to-date content for your curriculum? Are you a student wanting to get modern, relevant qualifications? Do you want to “re-skill” yourself with some of the most valued technical skills in the market? Take a listen to how the AWS Educate program can help - PLUS a special code for $150 of AWS Credit is shared in the episode (NOTE: code valid to 31st December 2017). https://aws.amazon.com/education/awseducate/

#216: Improving your Mobile Engagement with Amazon Pinpoint Nov 13, 2017

App developers spend incredible time, resources, and effort to grow their app audiences, but once you've acquired a user, it's easier and cheaper to retain and engage them via messaging and notifications. In this podcast we introduce AWS Pinpoint for engaging with your users and getting app and user analytics to drive your business. Amazon Pinpoint: https://aws.amazon.com/pinpoint/

#215: Look Who’s Talking? – Building Text-to-Speech Applications Nov 06, 2017

Amazon Polly is a service that turns text into lifelike speech, making it easy to develop applications that use high-quality speech to increase engagement and accessibility. In this episode Simon speaks with Robin Dautricourt, Product Manager for Amazon Polly to introduce Amazon Polly and walk through popular use cases in specific industries where Amazon Polly's natural sounding voices improve user experience and enables new ways to consume content: Learning/Education, Gaming, Content Creation and Telephony. Learn about real-world scenarios and examples of how to incorporate text-to-speech into their capabilities. https://aws.amazon.com/polly/

#214: VMware Cloud on AWS Oct 30, 2017

VMware Cloud on AWS is now available to customers. Simon speaks with Andy Reedy, Manager of Solutions Architecture at AWS, about how it works and what customers can do with this capability. https://aws.amazon.com/vmware/

#213: Diving into Amazon AppStream 2.0 Oct 23, 2017

Amazon AppStream 2.0 is a fully managed, secure application streaming service that allows you to stream desktop applications from AWS to any device running a web browser, without rewriting them. Simon speaks with Deepak Suryanarayanan, Senior Product Manager at AWS, about how customers can use AppStream 2.0 to deliver their applications more efficiently. https://aws.amazon.com/appstream2/

#212: A Big Round of Updates Oct 16, 2017

Simon takes a walk through LOTS of the updates that have been happening for AWS Customers. Shownotes New – Per-Second Billing for EC2 Instances and EBS Volumes - AWS Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-per-second-billing-for-ec2-instances-and-ebs-volumes/ Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) now allows customers to expand their existing VPCs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/08/amazon-virtual-private-cloud-vpc-now-allows-customers-to-expand-their-existing-vpcs/ New – Descriptions for Security Group Rules - AWS Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-descriptions-for-security-group-rules/ New – Stop & Resume Workloads on EC2 Spot Instances - AWS Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-stop-resume-workloads-on-ec2-spot-instances/ Amazon VPC NAT Gateways now support Amazon CloudWatch Monitoring and Resource Tagging | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/09/amazon-vpc-nat-gateways-now-support-amazon-cloudwatch-monitoring-and-resource-tagging/ AWS VPN Update – Custom PSK, Inside Tunnel IP, and SDK update | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/10/aws-vpn-update-custom-psk-inside-tunnel-ip-and-sdk-update/ Elasticsearch 5.5 now available on Amazon Elasticsearch Service | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/09/elasticsearch-5_5-now-available-on-amazon-elasticsearch-service/ Amazon Route 53 Traffic Flow Announces Support For Geoproximity Routing With Traffic Biasing | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/09/amazon-route-53-traffic-flow-announces-support-for-geoproximity-routing-with-traffic-biasing/ New Network Load Balancer – Effortless Scaling to Millions of Requests per Second - AWS Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-network-load-balancer-effortless-scaling-to-millions-of-requests-per-second/ Now Available – EC2 Instances with 4 TB of Memory - AWS Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/now-available-ec2-instances-with-4-tb-of-memory/ Use OpenCL Development Environment with Amazon EC2 F1 FPGA Instances to accelerate your C/C++ applications, also F1 instances are now available in US West (Oregon) and EU (Ireland) Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/09/use-opencl-development-environment-with-amazon-ec2-f1-fpga-instances-to-accelerate-your-c-c-plus-plus-applications-also-f1-instances-are-now-available-in-us-west-oregon-and-eu-ireland-regions/ Announcing: React Native Starter Project with One-Click AWS Deployment and Serverless Infrastructure - AWS Mobile Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mobile/announcing-react-native-starter-project-with-one-click-aws-deployment-and-serverless-infrastructure/ Announcing enhancements to the Amazon Lex test console | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/09/announcing-enhancements-to-the-amazon-lex-test-console/ Announcing support for synonyms and slot value validation on Amazon Lex | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/08/announcing-support-for-synonyms-and-slot-value-validation-on-amazon-lex/ Now Specify Request Level Attributes with Amazon Lex | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/09/now-specify-request-level-attributes-with-amazon-lex/ New Amazon Lex Built-in Slot Types for Phone numbers, Speed, and Weight, Available in Preview | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/09/new-amazon-lex-built-in-slot-types-for-phone-numbers-speed-and-weight-available-in-preview/ Export your Amazon Lex chatbot to the Alexa Skills Kit | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/09/export-your-amazon-lex-chatbot-to-the-alexa-skills-kit/ Apple Core ML and Keras Support Now Available for Apache MXNet - AWS AI Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/ai/apple-core-ml-and-keras-support-now-available-for-apache-mxnet/ AWS CodePipeline now provides notifications on pipeline, stage, and action status changes | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/09/aws-codepipeline-now-provides-notifications-on-pipeline-stage-and-action-status-changes/ Amazon Pinpoint Introduces Two-Way Text Messaging | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/09/amazon-pinpoint-introduces-two-way-text-messaging/ Amazon Cognito Integrates with Amazon Pinpoint to Add Analytics for User Pools and Enrich Pinpoint Campaigns | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/09/amazon-cognito-integrates-with-amazon-pinpoint-to-add-analytics-for-user-pools-and-enrich-pinpoint-campaigns/ Amazon Redshift now supports late-binding views referencing Amazon Redshift and Redshift Spectrum external tables | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/09/amazon-redshift-now-supports-late-binding-views-referencing-amazon-redshift-and-redshift-spectrum-external-tables/ Custom Artifacts on AWS Device Farm - AWS Mobile Blog | https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mobile/custom-artifacts-on-aws-device-farm/ Amazon Aurora Can Migrate Encrypted Databases from Amazon RDS for MySQL | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/09/amazon-aurora-can-migrate-encrypted-databases-from-amazon-rds-for-mysql/ Amazon EC2 Systems Manager Adds Raspbian OS and Raspberry Pi Support | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/09/amazon-ec2-systems-manager-adds-raspbian-os-and-raspberry-pi-support/ AWS Greengrass is available in Asia Pacific (Tokyo) Region. | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/09/aws-greengrass-is-available-in-asia-pacific-tokyo-region/ AWS CloudTrail Enables Option to Add All Amazon S3 Buckets to Data Events | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/09/aws-cloudtrail-enables-option-to-add-all-amazon-s3-buckets-to-data-events/ Amazon Kinesis Analytics improves application performance for high volume data streams | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/09/amazon-kinesis-analytics-improves-application-performance-for-high-volume-data-streams/ New Kinesis Analytics stream processing functions for time series analytics, real time sessionization, and more | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/09/new-kinesis-analytics-stream-processing-functions-for-time-series-analytics-real-time-sessionization-and-more/ AWS CloudFormation provides Stack Termination Protection | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/09/aws-cloudformation-provides-stack-termination-protection/

#211: Data Warehouse Modernization Oct 09, 2017

In this episode Simon speaks with Carla Cole (Vice President, Sales) and Mick Bass (Senior Vice President, Big Data Practice) at 47Lining along with Chris Perkins (AWS) about the AWS Quick Start for Data Warehouse Modernization and how you can get the most from it. AWS Quick Start: https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/architecture/edw-tableau-server/ Jumpstart Consulting Offer: https://pages.awscloud.com/rs/112-tzm-766/images/ipc_jumpstart_47lining_final_062817%5b1%5d.pdf 47Lining: http://www.47lining.com/

#210: Fast Cars and Software with TRD Oct 02, 2017

Simon speaks with Chris Andronaco Manager of Technology TRD about agile, developing software and what it takes to support high-performance car racing teams. TRD: http://www.trdusa.com/

#209: A Look at Amazon Cognito Sep 25, 2017

One of the biggest problems in the mobile application industry is optimizing the user on-boarding process. For most applications, you can't really monetize your app until a user has signed up. But implementing and managing all of the complex machinery needed to create a user identity and access systems is time consuming and not your core competency. App developers can save time, money, and effort by using AWS Cognito for on-boarding users and managing their identity, authorization, authentication, and resource access policies. Amazon Cognito: https://aws.amazon.com/cognito/

#208: It is Update Time! Sep 18, 2017

Simon takes you through a set of service updates large and small! Shownotes: AWS CloudFormation and DAX: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/08/aws-cloudformation-support-for-amazon-dynamodb-accelerator-dax/ VPC Endpoints for DynamoDB: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-vpc-endpoints-for-dynamodb/ RDS for Microsoft SQL Server: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/08/amazon-rds-for-sql-server-increases-maxiumum-database-storage-size-to-16-tb/ AWS Quick Start for Microsoft SQL Server: https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/architecture/sql/ New Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/developer/announcing-the-aws-tools-for-microsoft-visual-studio-team-services/ Amazon SES Reputation Dashboard: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/08/amazon-simple-email-service-introduces-reputation-dashboard-for-email-accounts/ AWS CloudTrail Event History for Everyone: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/08/aws-cloudtrail-event-history-now-available-to-all-customers/ Amazon EC2 G3 Instance Availability: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/08/amazon-ec2-g3-instances-now-available-in-asia-pacific-japan-asia-pacific-sydney-asia-pacific-singapore-and-eu-frankfurt-regions/ Deadline 10: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/deadline-10-launch-a-rendering-fleet-in-aws/ Amazon Route53 Updates: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/08/amazon-route-53-now-supports-caa-records/ Amazon EFS Updates: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/08/amazon-efs-now-supports-additional-permissions-for-finer-grained-control-of-directory-and-file-access/ AWS Ruby SDK: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/developer/announcing-the-modularized-aws-sdk-for-ruby-version-3/ Amazon EC2 Systems Manager Update: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/08/amazon-ec2-systems-manager-adds-configuration-compliance-reporting-and-auto-remediation/ Amazon Redshift Scalar UDFs: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/08/amazon-redshift-introduces-sql-scalar-user-defined-functions/

#207: Alfresco AWS Quick Start Sep 11, 2017

Did you want to get Alfresco up and running fast, securely and reliably on AWS? Listen to how Alfresco (Toni de la Fuente, Cloud Architect and Leader of Security Operations, Alfresco) and AWS (Santiago Cardenas, Partner Solutions Architect, AWS) created a Quick Start for you to do just that! Alfresco Content Services Quick Start: https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/architecture/alfresco-content-services/ https://github.com/aws-quickstart/quickstart-alfresco-content-services Alfresco Global Virtual Hack-a-thon: https://community.alfresco.com/docs/DOC-6198-hackathon AWS Quick Start: https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/

#206: Diving into AWS Device Farm Sep 04, 2017

One of the biggest problems for mobile app developers is delivering quality applications that get high ratings and reviews in the app store. All it takes is a few bad ratings, and users will be unlikely to even download your application. One of the keys to producing quality mobile applications is thorough testing, but individual developers can't afford to own thousands of devices, let alone manage the infrastructure for running test harnesses against all those devices. In this episode, we introduce AWS Device Farm that lets mobile app developers test their apps against a wide array of mobile devices and catch bugs early so you can focus on introducing new features and functionality to delight your users rather than spending all your cycles responding to and fixing issues reported in reviews and rankings. AWS Device Farm: https://aws.amazon.com/device-farm/ AWS Device Farm Plugins: https://github.com/awslabs?q=aws-device-farm

#205: More and More Updates Aug 28, 2017

This episode takes you through a collection of handy updates to existing services, and a new Security whitepaper. Shownotes: AWS CodePipeline: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/06/aws-codepipeline-adds-ability-to-view-history-of-pipeline/ AWS Budgets: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/06/new-filtering-options-and-linked-account-access-in-aws-budgets/ AWS Service Catalog: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/06/aws-service-catalog-tagoptions-library-creates-a-better-way-to-govern-your-aws-footprint/ Amazon Route 53: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/06/amazon-route-53-announces-support-for-multivalue-answers-in-response-to-dns-queries/ AWS Direct Connect: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/06/aws-direct-connect-now-provides-amazon-cloudwatch-monitoring/ More .NET Core Support: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/06/announcing-net-core-support-for-aws-codebuild-and-aws-codestar/ AWS Price Reduction: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-price-reduction-sql-server-standard-edition-on-ec2/ AWS CloudFormation Updates: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/07/aws-cloudformation-coverage-updates-for-amazon-api-gateway--amazon-ec2--amazon-emr--amazon-dynamodb-and-more/ AWS WAF Rate-Based Rules: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/protect-web-sites-services-using-rate-based-rules-for-aws-waf/ Using AWS WAF To Mitigate OWASP Top 10 : https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/prepare-for-the-owasp-top-10-web-application-vulnerabilities-using-aws-waf-and-our-new-white-paper/ Amazon CloudWatch Dashboards: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-api-cloudformation-support-for-amazon-cloudwatch-dashboards/

#204: Lots of New Things! Aug 21, 2017

In this episode Simon gets you caught up on some useful new services including those to help you with ETL, Migration and Data Leakage protection! Shownotes: AWS Glue: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/launch-aws-glue-now-generally-available/ AWS CloudHSM: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-cloudhsm-update-cost-effective-hardware-key-management/ AWS Macie: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/launch-amazon-macie-securing-your-s3-buckets/ AWS IAM Console: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/07/the-aws-iam-console-now-remembers-your-preferences-for-table-column-selections-and-policy-viewing-and-editing/ AWS Migration Hub: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-migration-hub-plan-track-enterprise-application-migration/ Amazon EFS Encryption at Rest: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-encryption-at-rest-for-amazon-elastic-file-system-efs/ AWS Batch and CloudFormation: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/08/aws-batch-adds-support-for-aws-cloudformation/ AWS SAM Local: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-aws-sam-local-beta-build-and-test-serverless-applications-locally/ EC2 Systems Manager Maintenance Windows: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mt/maintenance-windows-support-for-new-task-types-using-amazon-ec2-systems-manager/ AWS CloudTrail in Amazon Lex: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/08/aws-cloudtrail-integration-is-now-available-in-amazon-lex/

#203: Diving Into Parameter Store Jul 31, 2017

Where do you store your sensitive config info and passwords for your applications? In this episode Simon dives into the Parameter Store and how you can use it to protect and access your sensitive data. Shownotes: EC2 Systems Manager Parameter Store: https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/systems-manager/parameter-store/ Interesting Articles about Parameter Store: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mt/interesting-articles-on-ec2-systems-manager-parameter-store/ Tagging for Parameter Store: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/06/amazon-ec2-systems-manager-adds-hierarchy-tagging-and-notification-support-for-parameter-store/

#202: The AWS Well-Architected Framework Jul 24, 2017

Simon speaks with Philip “Fitz” Fitzsimons, Global Well-Architected Lead, and Herman Coomans, Senior Solutions Architect, all about the AWS Well Architected framework. They discuss what it consists of, how customers can apply it, and what they have learned. Well-Architected Site: https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/well-architected/

#201: A Raft of Updates Jul 10, 2017

It is time again to catch up on a raft of updates for customers! This week’s updates include: AWS Trusted Advisor, Amazon Workspaces, AWS IoT Button, AWS Mobile Hub, Amazon ECS and Amazon DynamoDB just to name a few!

#200: Introduction to Apache MXNet on AWS Jul 02, 2017

In this episode Simon talks about Apache MXNet on AWS with Julien Simon, Principal Technical Evangelist AWS. They discuss what it is and how to get started. Apache MXNet on AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/mxnet/ Amazon EC2 P2 Instances: https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/instance-types/p2/ Julien’s Intro to MXNet Blog Posts: https://becominghuman.ai/an-introduction-to-the-mxnet-api-part-1-848febdcf8ab

#199: Innovation with Windows on AWS Jun 25, 2017

In this episode Simon chats with Sandy Carter, Amazon VP of Windows & Enterprise Workloads, about the type of innovation companies can undertake, and how the Windows ecosystem on AWS fits into this. Links: Windows on AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/windows/ Sandy’s Twitter Handle: @Sandy_Carter Book: http://ExtremeInnovationBook.com

#198 [Startup Stories Special #6] - Hiring for startups Jun 23, 2017

In the early stages, hiring the right people can be as critical as an original great idea. In this episode we’re joined by Andrew Thompson, ex-VP of Engineering at Yoyo Wallet and Will Bentinck, Head of Careers at Makers Academy who talk about their views and approaches to startup recruitment. AWS Startup Stories webpage: amzn.to/2sxG7pq Yoyo Wallet: http://yoyowallet.com/ Makers Academy: http://www.makersacademy.com/ Access the cheat sheet by submitting your details here: bit.ly/2pWHPMP

#197: Changing your Business with Amazon Kinesis Jun 19, 2017

Simon speaks with Roger Barga, General Manager for Amazon Kinesis, about how streaming is changing the way organisations are building systems and creating modern, responsive interactions with their customers. Useful Links: Amazon Kinesis: https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/ Hands-on Tutorial: https://aws.amazon.com/getting-started/projects/build-log-analytics-solution/ Test Drive Using Demo Data: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/writing-sql-on-streaming-data-with-amazon-kinesis-analytics-part-1/ Test Data Generator: https://github.com/awslabs/amazon-kinesis-data-generator Amazon Kinesis posts on the Big Data Blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/tag/amazon-kinesis/

#196 [Startup Stories Special #5] - Going global with a startup Jun 15, 2017

Having a scalable idea is a dream of any startup founder. But with multiple markets and countries to consider, putting that idea into action is a whole new ballgame. Hear how AWS customer and startup success Once, a dating app with a unique approach, nailed its global strategy, and how it’s accelerating growth in 11 countries and counting. AWS Startup Stories webpage: amzn.to/2s4rVnO  Once webpage: https://getonce.com/en Access episode 5 cheat sheet by submitting your details here: http://bit.ly/2sec2JZ  AWS Summit London: amzn.to/2rRNXYK

#195: Mapping Services to Regions and Lots of Updates Jun 12, 2017

In this episode Simon discusses how to see which services are available in each AWS Region, gives you the long list of AWS Direct Connect locations plus a raft of other updates. Region Table: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/regional-product-services/ AWS Direct Connect Locations: https://aws.amazon.com/directconnect/details/ AWS ElasticBeanstalk Updates: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/05/aws-elastic-beanstalk-supports-amazon-ec2-f1-instances-and-amazo/ AWS Storage Gateway Updates: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/05/aws-storage-gateway-now-provides-retrieval-of-archived-vritual-tapes-in-as-little-as-3-5-hours-adds-additional-virtual-tape-information-and-adds-cached-volume-cloning/ AWS Cognito Built-In User Experience: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/06/amazon-cognito-launches-public-beta-of-a-built-in-user-experience-for-sign-in-and-saml-federation-for-user-pools/ AWS IAM Policy Summary Updates: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/05/three-new-features-added-to-iam-policy-summaries/ Cloud Directory Support for Typed Links: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/cloud-directory-update-support-for-typed-links/

#194 [Startup Stories Special #4] - Starting a challenger bank from scratch Jun 08, 2017

This week in the AWS Startup Stories special, Darren talks to Anne Boden, CEO & founder of Starling Bank, about her experience on building a mobile only bank from scratch, dealing with regulators, and launching a public API Marketplace. Enjoy! AWS Startup Stories webpage: http://amzn.to/2s72MtK Starling Bank: https://www.starlingbank.com/ Starling Bank Marketplace website: https://www.starlingbank.com/marketplace/ Access episode 4 cheat sheet by submitting your details here: http://bit.ly/2rEdabc AWS Summit London: amzn.to/2rRNXYK

193: Amazon EC2 Container Service Update Jun 05, 2017

This week Simon recaps what has been happening in the Amazon EC2 Container Service (ECS) world and how customers are taking advantage of some of the new capabilities. https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-ec2-container-service-launch-recap-customer-stories-and-code/

#192: [Startup Stories Special #3] - Securing VC backing Jun 01, 2017

In this episode of Startup Stories we cover VC funding and how to build longlasting relationships with investors. You will hear both sides of the story from Robin Klein, General Partner at VC fund Local Globe on what he looks for when making investments, and Hal Watts, CEO of tech-fashion Unmade, a company Robin invested in, on his experience finding investment. AWS Startup Stories webpage: http://amzn.to/2qDkfJV  Unmade webpage: https://www.unmade.com/   Local Globe webpage: https://localglobe.vc/ Access the cheat sheet by submitting your details here: bit.ly/2pWHPMP  AWS Summit London: amzn.to/2pLpeI9

#191: New EBS Snapshot Cost Allocation plus AWS Training and Certification Portal May 29, 2017

In a shorter episode, Simon takes you through the new Cost Allocation for EBS Snapshots and the new AWS Training & Certification Portal. AWS re:Invent 2016: Cost Optimizing Your Architecture: Practical Design Steps For Savings (ARC310): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYHR_V1lvNU&t Cost Allocation for EBS Snapshots: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-cost-allocation-for-ebs-snapshots/ Deleting EBS Snapshots: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ebs-deleting-snapshot.html New AWS Training and Certification Portal: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-aws-training-and-certification-portal/

#190: [Startup Stories Special #2] - Crowdfunding for startups May 25, 2017

In the second episode of the AWS Startup Stories special, Darren talks to two special guests innovating on AWS in the fintech space. Tom Blomfield, CEO and founder of Monzo, mobile-only bank, and Darren Westlake, CEO and co-founder of Crowdcube, the world’s first equity crowdfunding platform, discuss crowdfunding for startups. Enjoy! AWS Startup Stories webpage: http://amzn.to/2qd5n4R  Monzo webpage: https://monzo.com/ Crowdcube webpage: https://www.crowdcube.com/ Access episode 2 cheat sheet by submitting your details here: http://bit.ly/2qXB95e  AWS Summit London: http://amzn.to/2rRNXYK

#189: Removing What is Not Needed and Some Service Updates May 22, 2017

In this episode Simon discusses the importance of re-visiting Services to ensure you reduce the amount of undifferentiated heavy lifting you have in your architecture. Then he covers a raft of updates big and small. Shownotes: AWS and Ionic: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/05/mobile-web-and-hybrid-application-with-exported-mobile-hub-project-for-deploying-apps-and-mobile-backend/ Amazon QuickSight updates: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/visualize-big-data-with-amazon-quicksight-presto-and-apache-spark-on-amazon-emr/ AWS Schema Conversion Tool updates: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/05/aws-schema-conversion-tool-exports-from-sql-server-to-amazon-redshift/ AWS CloudFormation support for AWS WAF on ALB: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/05/cloudformation-support-for-aws-waf-on-alb/ AWS CloudTrail with S3 Data Events: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/05/aws-cloudtrail-adds-data-event-delivery-to-amazon-cloudwatch-logs/ Auto Scaling Resource-Level Permissions: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/05/introducing-auto-scaling-resource-level-permissions/ AWS CodeDeploy Updates: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/05/aws-codedeploy-adds-file-handling-support/ New Amazon S3 Console: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/05/announcing-the-availability-of-the-new-amazon-s3-console/ Amazon Athena adds API/CLI Support: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/05/amazon-athena-adds-api-cli-aws-sdk-support-and-audit-logging-with-aws-cloudtrail/ AWS X-Ray AWS Lambda Request Tracing GA: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/05/aws-x-ray-makes-aws-lambda-request-tracing-generally-available/

#188: [Startup Stories Special #1] - OLIO – How a social startup took off May 18, 2017

In this first episode of the AWS Startup Stories special, Darren Mowry, Head of Startup Business Development and Venture Capital at AWS EMEA, talks to Tessa Cook, co-founder and CEO of food sharing app and AWS startup customer OLIO, about growing a social enterprise and building a loyal fan base with an almost non-existent marketing budget. AWS Startup Stories webpage: http://amzn.to/2rrajQu  OLIO webpage: https://olioex.com/   Access the cheat sheet by submitting your details here: http://bit.ly/2pWHPMP  AWS Summit London: http://amzn.to/2pLpeI9

#187: Data Lakes & IoT May 15, 2017

Simon interviews Sri Elapolu, Senior Manager IoT Public Sector Practice, about Data Lakes, IoT and what customers are doing with the technology now and into the future. Shownotes: Smart Cities: https://aws.amazon.com/smart-cities/ City on a Cloud: https://aws.amazon.com/stateandlocal/cityonacloud/ C3IoT: http://c3iot.com/ Big Data on AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/big-data/ IoT on AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/iot/

#186: A Bumper Collection of Updates May 08, 2017

This episode covers a bumper collection of things new and updated! Price reductions, new services, AI, ML, Big Data, FPGAs, Databases and more! The bumper list of shownotes: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/04/amazon-kinesis-firehose-announces-price-reduction-and-tiered-pricing-plan/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/ec2-price-reductions-reserved-instances-m4-instances/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-price-list-api-update-regional-price-lists/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-aws-codestar/ https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/04/the-amazon-sqs-java-messaging-library-for-jms-now-supports-fifo-queues/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-server-side-encryption-for-amazon-simple-queue-service-sqs/ https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/04/aws-lambda-supports-tagging-and-cost-allocations/ https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/04/aws-lambda-supports-python-3-6/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-x-ray-update-general-availability-including-lambda-integration/ https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/04/amazon-cognito-now-supported-by-aws-cloudformation/ https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/04/announcing-vpc-endpoints-for-amazon-dynamodb-now-in-public-preview/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-inspector-update-assessment-reporting-proxy-support-and-more/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-redshift-spectrum-exabyte-scale-in-place-queries-of-s3-data/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/manage-query-workloads-with-query-monitoring-rules-in-amazon-redshift/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-dynamodb-accelerator-dax-in-memory-caching-for-read-intensive-workloads/ https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/04/amazon-ec2-f1-instances-customizable-fpgas-for-hardware-acceleration-are-now-generally-available/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-lex-now-generally-available/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-rekognition-update-image-moderation/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-amazon-polly-speech-marks/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/introducing-an-easier-way-to-delegate-permissions-to-aws-services-service-linked-roles/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/how-to-remove-boilerplate-validation-logic-in-your-rest-apis-with-amazon-api-gateway-request-validation/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/sign-up-today-preview-of-amazon-aurora-with-postgresql-compatibility/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/amazon-aurora-under-the-hood-fast-ddl/ https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/04/updates-to-presto-apache-zeppelin-apache-flink-and-hue-now-available-on-amazon-emr-release-5-5-0/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/launch-amazon-athena-adds-support-for-querying-encrypted-data/ https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/04/aws-batch-managed-compute-environments-support-customer-provided-amis/ https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/04/aws-marketplace-copy-to-service-catalog-is-now-available/

#185: Updates and Services Working Better Together May 01, 2017

Simon discusses a variety of updates and some great Services that now work even better together! City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge: https://aws.amazon.com/stateandlocal/cityonacloud/ EC2 Run Command as a target for Amazon CloudWatch Events: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/ec2-run-command-is-now-a-cloudwatch-events-target/ Amazon EMR Instance Fleets: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-amazon-emr-instance-fleets/ Instance Size Flexibility for EC2 Reserved Instances: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-instance-size-flexibility-for-ec2-reserved-instances/ Amazon SES IP Pre-Warming: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/03/amazon-ses-can-now-automatically-warm-up-your-dedicated-ip-addresses/ Amazon Cloud Directory API Efficiency: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/03/new-amazon-cloud-directory-api-makes-it-easier-to-query-data-along-multiple-dimensions/ Amazon API Gateway integrates with AWS Certificate Manager: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/03/amazon-api-gateway-integrates-with-aws-certificate-manager-acm/

#184: Updates to Make Your Day Apr 23, 2017

In this episode Simon catches you up on some new features and capabilities that just might make your day! AWS Resource Tagging API: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-aws-resource-tagging-api/ Tag EC2 Instances & EBS Volumes on Create: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-tag-ec2-instances-ebs-volumes-on-creation/ Cost Saving Opportunities: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/03/discover-savings-opportunities-by-using-the-new-reserved-instance-coverage-reports-in-aws-cost-explorer/ Amazon CloudWatch Alarm Configuration Settings: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/03/cloudwatch-alarms-releases-two-new-alarm-configuration-settings/ IAM “plain english” Policy Summaries: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/move-over-json-policy-summaries-make-understanding-iam-policies-easier/ AWS Lambda Support for Node.js v6.10: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/03/aws-lambda-supports-node-js-6-10/ New AWS Direct Connect Locations: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/03/announcing-new-aws-direct-connect-location-in-munich-prague-berlin-zurich/ Amazon AppStream 2.0 Fleet Auto Scaling: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/03/amazon-appstream-2-now-supports-fleet-auto-scaling-to-help-you-optimize-your-streaming-costs/ AWS Database Migration Service using S3 as a Target: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/03/aws-database-migration-service-adds-amazon-simple-storage-service-s3-as-a-target/

#183: Lots of Updates Apr 17, 2017

Simon covers a raft of changes, big and small, across a wide variety of services for customers. City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge: https://aws.amazon.com/stateandlocal/cityonacloud/ New Amazon Aurora instance type support: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/03/amazon-aurora-cuts-entry-level-pricing-in-half-with-support-for-t2-small-instances/ Notifications for Amazon ECS-Optimized AMIs: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/03/introducing-notifications-for-new-amazon-ecs-optimized-ami-releases/ AWS CodeBuild Expansion: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/03/aws-codebuild-available-in-asia-eu-and-australia-regions/ The AWS Region Table: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/regional-product-services/ New AWS Stockholm Region: http://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2017/04/aws-announces-eu-stockholm-region.html Amazon EFS in Sydney Region: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/03/amazon-elastic-file-system-amazon-efs-available-in-asia-pacific-sydney-region/ Amazon ElastiCashe Backup & Restore: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/backup-and-restore-elasticache-redis-nodes/ AWS Device Farm Updates: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/03/test-your-android-and-ios-apps-with-appium-1-6-3-and-aws-device-farm/

#182: Start-up Interview - Turbot Apr 10, 2017

In this episode Simon interviews Nathan Wallace, Founder & CEO at Turbot, about using AWS in large Enterprises with Software Defined Operations. https://turbot.com/

#181: Amazon Connect Apr 03, 2017

In this episode Simon gives you an introduction to a new Customer Contact Centre in the cloud - called Amazon Connect. https://aws.amazon.com/connect/

#180: Amazon Lightsail Mar 27, 2017

In this episode Simon talks about Amazon Lightsail with Emily Kruger, Product Manager for Amazon Lightsail. They discuss what it can be used for, and where customers get the most benefit. https://amazonlightsail.com/

#179: AWS Database Migration Service Mar 20, 2017

Simon speaks with Paras Bhuva, AWS Partner Solutions Architect, all about the AWS Database Migration Service and Schema Migration Tool. Where it is used and what customers need to know. https://aws.amazon.com/dms/

#178: Security in Serverless Architectures Mar 10, 2017

In this special episode, Bryan Liston, Developer Advocate for AWS Serverless, speaks with Mark Nunnikhoven, Vice President, Cloud Research, TrendMicro and Adam Johnson, Cofounder at IOpipes. The discuss considerations for security in serverless architectures, with plenty of “war stories”!

#177: Even More Services Updates Mar 03, 2017

Lots of updates this week as Simon does a “lightning look” as some interesting updates - with a special emphasis on getting data insights with very little work! Shownotes: Kinesis Firehose with Lambda - https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/12/amazon-kinesis-firehose-can-now-prepare-and-transform-streaming-data-before-loading-it-to-data-stores/ Data Insights Blog Post - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/derive-insights-from-iot-in-minutes-using-aws-iot-amazon-kinesis-firehose-amazon-athena-and-amazon-quicksight/ Athena & AVRO: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/02/amazon-athena-supports-querying-avro-data-is-available-in-the-us-east-ohio-region-and-integrates-with-looker/ QuickSight scheduled updates: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/02/amazon-quicksight-now-supports-scheduled-refresh-of-spice-data/ CodeCommit GIT Credentials: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/12/aws-codecommit-introduces-git-credentials-for-user-authentication/ MySQL->MariaDB Migration: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/12/amazon-rds-supports-easy-migration-from-rds-mysql-to-rds-mariadb/ ECS Windows Containers: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-ecs-support-for-windows-containers-beta/ Schema Conversion Tool Updates: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/12/aws-schema-conversion-tool-now-converts-schema-and-runs-a-migration/ Cost allocation updates: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/12/new-cost-allocation-tag-features-include-on-demand-refresh-aws-generated-tags-and-more/ Amazon Chime: https://chime.aws/ Amazon GameLift supports all C++ & C# engines including Lumberyard, Unreal Engine & Unity: https://aws.amazon.com/gamelift/

#176: Lots of Service Updates & a Black Belt Tip Feb 27, 2017

This week Simon takes you through a selection of more recent Service updates as well as a black belt tip! Shownotes: Attach IAM Role to Running EC2 Instance: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/new-attach-an-aws-iam-role-to-an-existing-amazon-ec2-instance-by-using-the-aws-cli/ Amazon EBS Elastic Volumes: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-ebs-update-new-elastic-volumes-change-everything/ Device Farm Flexible Timeouts: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/02/run-longer-tests-and-control-test-durations-with-aws-device-farm/ AWS CodeCommit viewing commit details and graph: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/codecommit/latest/userguide/how-to-view-commit-details.html IPv6 Regional Updates: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-ipv6-update-global-support-spanning-15-regions-multiple-aws-services/ Amazon ECS Placement Policies: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/introducing-amazon-ecs-task-placement-policies/ Amazon ECS Container Instance Draining: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/container-instance-draining.html Automate Container Instance Draining: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/how-to-automate-container-instance-draining-in-amazon-ecs/

#175: Artificial Intelligence with Dr. Matt Wood Feb 17, 2017

Simon sits down with Dr Matt Wood, GM of Artificial Intelligence at AWS, to talk about the emerging world of AI. They also do a little reminiscing of days gone by! Shownotes: Amazon Lex: https://aws.amazon.com/lex/ Amazon Polly: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/ Amazon Recognition: https://aws.amazon.com/rekognition/ Apache mxnet: http://mxnet.io

#174: Amazon Elastic File System Feb 12, 2017

In this episode Simon chats with Drew Meyer, Head of Product Marketing for AWS Storage Services all about the Amazon Elastic File System (EFS) aws.amazon.com/efs.

#173: AWS OpsWorks Feb 06, 2017

In this episode Simon discusses AWS OpsWorks with Amir Golan, Senior Product Manager. They discuss what it can do, how customers use it - and its strengths in fleet management. https://aws.amazon.com/opsworks/

#172: Startup-Interview - Beme Jan 27, 2017

In this episode Simon chats with Matt Hackett, CTO at Beme (now acquired by CNN), all about how Beme was built and some of the challenges of building video-related apps today vs in the “old days” at his time at Tumblr. This Startup Spotlight is brought to you by Intel and AWS.

#171: Serverless Special Jan 23, 2017

A special extended episode this week discussing Serverless. Bryan Liston, Developer Advocate for AWS Serverless, speaks with Matt Weagle, Ant Stanley & Ben Kehoe. They discuss serverless architectures, testing and other fun topics! Shownotes: AWS re:Invent 2016 Audio Library: http://aws-reinvent-audio.s3-website.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/2016/2016.html Building Serverless Applications: https://aws.amazon.com/lambda/serverless-architectures-learn-more/ AWS Lambda: https://aws.amazon.com/lambda/

#170: Scale & Security with Amazon ElasticSearch Jan 16, 2017

In this episode Simon chats with Jon Handler, Principal Solutions Architect, about scaling and securing the Amazon ElasticSearch Service with some deeper-dive examples of what to do. https://aws.amazon.com/elasticsearch-service/

#169 - Backup Options in the Cloud Jan 09, 2017

In this episode Simon chats with Drew Meyer, Head of Product Marketing for AWS Storage Services all about backup options to the cloud. They cover connector technologies, tiering and other considerations. https://aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/backup-and-recovery-using-aws/

#168 - Start-Up Interview - Prevoty Dec 21, 2016

In this episode Simon has a wide-ranging chat with Kunal Anand, CTO & Co-Founder of Prevoty, about building their product on AWS, the challenges of scale and the future of software architectures. This Startup Spotlight is brought to you by Intel and AWS www.prevoty.com

#167 - AWS Server Migration Service Dec 19, 2016

In this episode Simon sits down with Shane Baldacchino, AWS Solutions Architect, to walk through the new AWS Server Migration Service. https://aws.amazon.com/server-migration-service

#166 - Start-up Interview - Splash Dec 13, 2016

Simon has a conversation with Conrad Rushing, VP Engineering at Splash. They discuss Docker, Continuous Deployment, Team Structure and lots of other goodies. This Startup Spotlight is brought to you by Intel and AWS. www.splashthat.com

#165 - Startup Interview - Bustle Dec 11, 2016

In This Episode Simon chats with Steve Faulkner, Director of Engineering at Bustle about moving to a serverless architecture, and their open-source project called “Shep”. This Startup Spotlight is brought to you by Intel and AWS. Links: www.bustle.com https://github.com/bustlelabs/shep

#164 - Re:Invent Announcements Day 2 Dec 02, 2016

All the news from AWS Re:Invent 2016 - Day 2!

#163 - Re:Invent 2016 Day 1 Announcements Dec 01, 2016

In this special episode Simon summarises all the announcements from Re:Invent 2016 - Day 1! Lots to cover - lots of exciting things to build with!

#162 Extra Pre Re:Invent Updates Nov 30, 2016

A quick update from Las Vegas with some great announcements prior to the Keynotes. Shownotes: AWS Organisations: https://aws.amazon.com/organizations/ AWS Storage Gateway Update: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/11/aws-storage-gateway-provides-a-file-interface-to-objects-in-your-amazon-s3-buckets/ AWS Storage Gateway Price Reductions: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/11/aws-storage-gateway-price-reductions/ New Amazon S3 Capabilities: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/11/revolutionizing-s3-storage-management-with-4-new-features/ Amazon WorkSpaces Windows 10 Support: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/11/amazon-workspaces-introduces-windows-10-desktop-experience/

#161 - Pre Re:Invent Updates Nov 26, 2016

Recorded live in Las Vegas! Simon covers some AWS updates prior to a BIG week at AWS Re:Invent. Including ALB, S3, Glacier, IoT, Aurora and more! Shownotes: ALB/ELB: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/application-performance-percentiles-and-request-tracing-for-aws-application-load-balancer/ Amazon Aurora: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/use-amazon-aurora-for-dev-test-workloads-with-new-t2-medium-db-instance-class/ Amazon Route 53: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/11/amazon-route-53-announces-self-service-tool-to-associate-amazon-vpcs-and-private-hosted-zones-that-are-created-with-different-aws-accounts/ SQL Server Enterprise Edition: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/11/sql-server-enterprise-is-now-available-with-amazon-ec2-in-expanded-regions-and-for-more-instance-types/ AWS Storage Updates: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-storage-update-s3-glacier-price-reductions/

#160 - When to use Object, Block or File Storage Nov 21, 2016

In this episode Simon chats with Drew Meyer, Head of Product Marketing for AWS Storage Services all about the choice between Block, Object and File storage - and when to use each! https://aws.amazon.com/products/storage/

#159 - Start-up Interview - CareCloud Nov 17, 2016

In this episode Simon chats with Josh Siegel, CTO at Care Cloud. They talk about building HIPPA-compliant software, moving fast and DevOps. This Startup Spotlight is brought to you by Intel and AWS. CareCloud: carecloud.com Architecting for HIPAA Security and Compliance on AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2009/04/06/whitepaper-hipaa/

#158 - Start-up Interview - Kit Nov 16, 2016

In this episode Simon has a discussion with Will Chiong, Software Engineer at kit.com. They discuss building systems from scratch, monolith vs micro services, using Alexa and other architectural decisions kit.com made on the way. This Startup Spotlight is brought to you by Intel and AWS. www.kit.com

#157 - Start-up Interview - Betterment Nov 13, 2016

Simon has a chat with Dustin Lucien, COO at Betterment. They discuss moving from hosting to the cloud. Building agile teams and how to handle scale and growth. This Startup Spotlight is brought to you by Intel and AWS Betterment: www.betterment.com

#156 - Lots and Lots of Service Updates Nov 07, 2016

In this episode Simon catches up on a whole raft of different service updates. New instance types, updates for developers, IPv6 support, Amazon Linux in containers & Windows 2016 support just to name a few!

AWS Podcast Episode 155 Oct 30, 2016

In this episode Simon discusses AWS Quick Starts with Santiago Cardenas, Partner Solution Architect. They talk about how customers can launch meaningful workloads with just the click of a button and build upon them. Links: https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart https://github.com/aws-quickstart

AWS Podcast Episode 154 Oct 24, 2016

In this episode Simon is joined by Dean Samuels and they talk about not one, not two, but THREE black belt tips!

AWS Podcast Episode 153 Oct 20, 2016

In this episode Simon speaks with Willem Sundblad, CEO & Founder at Oden Technologies. They discuss the use of IoT in the manufacturing world, and how that is actually applied. This Startup Spotlight is brought to you by Intel and AWS. Oden Technologoes: http://oden.io

AWS Podcast Episode 152 Oct 18, 2016

In this episode Simon chats with Anthony Johnson, CTO at Giphy (http://giphy.com). They discuss moving from a monolith to micro services, changing team structure and the pronunciation of “GIF”. This Startup Spotlight is brought to you by Intel and AWS.

AWS Podcast Episode 151 Oct 16, 2016

In this episode Simon chats with Avi Wilensky, Founder & Full Stack Developer, from Uphail. They discuss deployment approaches, scaling and automation. This Startup Spotlight is brought to you by Intel and AWS. Shownotes: http://uphail.com

AWS Podcast Episode 150 Oct 10, 2016

In this episode Simon & Jeff discuss the new way the AWS Week in Review is created - using input from people like you! A new, open, collaborative approach based right here: https://github.com/aws/aws-week-in-review

AWS Podcast Episode 149 Oct 03, 2016

In this Episode Simon covers a vast array of updates - something for everyone! Plus a security-related Black-Belt Tip! Links: RDS for PostgreSQL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-rds-for-postgresql-new-minor-versions-logical-replication-dms-and-more/ Centralised Container Logs: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/centralized-container-logs-with-amazon-ecs-and-amazon-cloudwatch-logs/ Amazon EMR Encryption: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-at-rest-and-in-transit-encryption-for-amazon-emr/ Amazon API Gateway updates: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/api-gateway-update-new-features-simplify-api-development/ YAML for AWS CloudFormation and more: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-cloudformation-update-yaml-cross-stack-references-simplified-substitution/ AWS Service Catalog Policies: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/09/aws-service-catalog-updated-access-policies-now-available/ Auto-Rollback with AWS CodeDeploy: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/09/aws-codedeploy-introduces-deployment-monitoring-with-amazon-cloudwatch-alarms-and-automatic-deployment-rollback/ Visualizer Graph for AWS CodeCommit: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/09/aws-codecommit-introduces-commit-visualizer-graph-view/ New AWS CloudTrail Support: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/09/aws-cloudtrail-now-records-amazon-ec2-spot-instances-launch-and-termination-events/ AWS OpsWorks Regional Endpoints: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/08/aws-opsworks-adds-nine-regional-endpoints-and-asia-pacific-seoul-region-support/ AWS CloudHSM in US West (Northern California): https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/09/aws-cloudhsm-is-now-available-in-the-us-west-northern-california-aws-region/ Kinesis Agent Updates: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/09/amazon-kinesis-announces-iam-role-support-in-kinesis-agent/ More Benefits in AWS Enterprise Support: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-enterprise-support-update-training-credits-operations-review-well-architected/ Amazon EMR-DynamoDB Connector Open Sourced: http://blogs.aws.amazon.com/bigdata/post/Tx1LFQWRADHKT44/Amazon-EMR-DynamoDB-Connector-Repository-on-AWSLabs-GitHub AWS IAM Service Last Accessed Data: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_access-advisor.htm

AWS Podcast Episode 148 Sep 25, 2016

In this episode Simon has a conversation with Abby Fuller from Start-Up https://www.airtime.com. She shares fascinating details about their architecture, the way they scale, and the challenges of working with low latency applications.

AWS Podcast Episode 147 Sep 19, 2016

In this episode Simon chats with Andrew Kiggins, Security Solutions Architect, about best practices for DDoS Resiliency and a new white paper that is available with actionable steps for AWS customers. https://d0.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/Security/DDoS_White_Paper.pdf

AWS Podcast Episode 146 Sep 12, 2016

In this episode Simon covers a raft of updates that have happened in the last few weeks - hopefully something for everyone! AWS CodeDeploy with Amazon CloudWatch Events: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/codedeploy/latest/userguide/monitoring-cloudwatch-events.html Amazon CloudFront HTTP/2 support: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/09/amazon-cloudfront-now-supports-http2/ and Query String Whitelisting: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/08/announcing-query-string-whitelisting-for-amazon-cloudfront/ Reader endpoint for Amazon Aurora: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-reader-endpoint-for-amazon-aurora-load-balancing-higher-availability/ and Release 1.7 updates: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-aurora-update-parallel-read-ahead-faster-indexing-numa-awareness/ AWS Config ALB Integration: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/08/aws-config-adds-support-for-application-load-balancers/ Mobile Hub Integrate Tab: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/09/aws-mobile-hub-simplifies-backend-feature-integration-into-existing-mobile-apps/ AWS Storage Gateway Console Update: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/08/weve-redesigned-the-aws-storage-gateway-console/ Auto Scaling for EC2 Spot Fleets: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-auto-scaling-for-ec2-spot-fleets/ AWS Elastic Beanstalk Nginx with Tomcat:https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/08/aws-elastic-beanstalk-supports-nginx-proxy-server-with-tomcat/, ALB support: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/08/aws-elastic-beanstalk-supports-application-load-balancer/, .NET enhancements: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/08/aws-elastic-beanstalk-supports-asp-net-core-and-multi-app-net-support/ Amazon CloudWatch Logs Console enhancements: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/improvements-to-cloudwatch-logs-dashboards/ 50 Tags per AWS Resource: http://blogs.aws.amazon.com/security/post/Tx3O5RCX34VOGY6/Now-Organize-Your-AWS-Resources-by-Using-up-to-50-Tags-per-Resource EC2 Auto Scaling Group Metric Improvements: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/08/free-auto-scaling-group-metrics-with-graphs/ Amazon WorkSpaces Updates: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-workspaces-update-hourly-usage-and-expanded-root-volume/ New Oldest Message Metric Amazon CloudWatch metric for Amazon SQS: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/08/new-amazon-cloudwatch-metric-for-amazon-sqs-monitors-the-age-of-the-oldest-message/

AWS Podcast Episode 145 Sep 05, 2016

This week Simon interviews Jon Handler, Principal Solution Architect, about the Amazon ElasticSearch service. We discuss use cases, tips and tricks and how to best size and scale for different kinds of workloads. https://aws.amazon.com/elasticsearch-service/

AWS Podcast Episode 144 Aug 29, 2016

In this episode Simon talks about in-memory databases with Darin Briskman, Developer Outreach at AWS. They discuss these types of database in general and, in particular, using Redis to make your system faster, some of the choices you need to make, and how Amazon ElastiCache can help. https://aws.amazon.com/elasticache/

AWS Podcast Episode 143 Aug 22, 2016

Simon recaps a raft of updates you might have missed including some major updates to EMR, as well as a host of nifty changes in Amazon Machine Learning, AWS IoT and VPC just to name a few! Shownote Links: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/08/amazon-rds-now-supports-se2-license-included/ http://docs.aws.amazon.com/lumberyard/latest/releasenotes/lumberyard-v1.4.html https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-cloudfront-expands-to-canada/ https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/08/compute-and-completion-time-for-object-creation-now-available-in-the-amazon-ml-api-console-and-aws-sdks/ https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/07/announcing-dns-resolution-support-for-vpc-peering/ https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/08/amazon-elasticache-now-supports-the-m4-node-family/ http://blogs.aws.amazon.com/security/post/Tx3GL3IZE3FIGB6/Enable-Your-Federated-Users-to-Work-in-the-AWS-Management-Console-for-up-to-12-H https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/08/aws-iot-announces-support-for-just-in-time-registration-of-device-certificates/ https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/07/aws-iot-announces-support-for-thing-types-in-the-thing-registry/ https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/07/aws-codecommit-adds-commit-history-view/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-emr-5-0-0-major-app-updates-ui-improvements-better-debugging-and-more/

AWS Podcast Episode 142 Aug 15, 2016

This week Simon explores a raft of new features in services including S3, Kinesis, EBS, KMS to name a few, plus the new Application Load Balancer. Also a nifty set of "black belt" tips when using Node.js with Lambda. Shownote Links: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-snowball-update-job-management-api-s3-adapter/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-bring-your-own-keys-with-aws-key-management-service/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/now-available-ipv6-support-for-amazon-s3/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-usage-plans-for-amazon-api-gateway/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-kinesis-analytics-process-streaming-data-in-real-time-with-sql/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-aws-application-load-balancer/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-elastic-block-store-ebs-update-snapshot-price-reduction-more-piopsgib/

AWS Podcast Episode 141 Aug 07, 2016

In this episode Simon has a conversation with Vibhor Rastogi who is an Investment Director at Intel Capital. Often there are questions as to what VCs are looking for in Startups, and conversely, what Startups should be looking for in VCs. Many startups use AWS as an efficient, low-cost and scalable platform to try out their ideas, with the ability to scale when they are successful. We discuss some of the nuances of the VC space, what VCs are looking for and how Intel Capital looks to invest in these types of businesses. As many of our listeners are running their own startup - we hope this is of real use! Statements in this document that refer to Intel’s plans and expectations for the quarter, the year, and the future, are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. A detailed discussion of the factors that could affect Intel’s results and plans is included in Intel’s SEC filings, including the annual report on Form 10-K. Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

AWS Podcast Episode 140 Jul 25, 2016

In this week’s episode, Simon wants to save you money! You might have heard about Amazon EC2 Spot Instances in the past. Maybe you even played with them a little. The capability has come a LONG way with new and interesting features that let customers reduce operating costs by up to 50-90%! We discuss things like Sport Fleet, Instance Termination Notification and a new Jenkins Plugin that uses Spot!

AWS Podcast Episode 139 Jul 18, 2016

Keeping your systems secure is a constant effort, and should be a key focus. Fortunately we have more and more automation available at all points of the system development and deployment lifecycle. In this episode we take a look at the Amazon Inspector service and how it can automate security checking of your EC2 instances.

AWS Podcast Episode 138 Jul 11, 2016

The world of Scientific Computing has been revolutionised by the Cloud. This week Simon speaks with Adrian White from the Scientific Computing team about how HPC and Scientific Computing has been transformed. Lots more information at http://aws.amazon.com/government-education/scientific-computing/.

AWS Podcast Episode 137 Jul 04, 2016

This week we explore the new Amazon Elastic File System and Elastic Network Adaptor. There is also a tip on some great free security-related training as well as some very cool updates to Amazon SNS!

AWS Podcast Episode 136 Jun 27, 2016

In this episode we look again at EC2 instance types, and how by reviewing your application metrics and uses against the latest-generation instances available, you can save money and improve performance.

AWS Podcast Episode 135 Jun 21, 2016

Security in the cloud is something everyone needs to be considerate of. AWS CloudTrail provides customers with a powerful capability to understand what is happening in their account, and to take action as appropriate.

AWS Podcast Episode 0 Mar 04, 2024

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.

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