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#206: Diving into AWS Device Farm Sep 04, 2017

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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/

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