AWS re:Invent 2017

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CTD302: Case Study: How Hulu reinvented television using the AWS Cloud Dec 01, 2017

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In this session, learn how Hulu launched a new Live TV service and Cloud DVR platform using Amazon CloudFront, Amazon S3, Amazon Aurora, and Amazon EC2 to enable the necessary scale for live video ingest, storage, and delivery of content streams. Learn best practices for geographic redundancy, index and naming challenges, hitting performance targets, optimizing for cost, and measuring the user experience to ensure smooth playback for when you build your own video streaming solution.

CTD303: Case Study: POOQ, Korea's largest OTT provider broadcasts more than sixty five, 24/7 LIVE channels, all using AWS Services Dec 01, 2017

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POOQ - Content Alliance Platform is the primary OTT service provider in Korea. In this session, we discuss how Content Alliance Platform migrated its workloads to AWS this year using AWS Elemental Cloud, Amazon CloudFront, and other AWS services. After their initial migration, Content Alliance Platform has continuously optimized video transcoding for better quality and cost-effective delivery using CloudFront. To achieve this, they developed various video profiles using AWS Elemental Live, according to the content, by using various CloudFront features, such as geo-blocking, signed cookies and URLs, and HTTPS with ACM, and by adopting various new media technologies, such as H.265, UHD, VBR, and HFR. Finally, we discuss how Content Alliance Platform is developing its next generation of OTT services using microservice architecture with Docker.

CTD304: Dow Jones & Wall Street Journal's journey to manage traffic spikes while mitigating DDoS & application layer threats Dec 01, 2017

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Dow Jones, which produces the Wall Street Journal, engaged AWS Enterprise Support to plan for peak website usage during the United States presidential election in 2016. This preparation ensured that the Wall Street Journal website could scale to meet peak demands as election returns came in. They have since expanded their use of AWS services, including Lambda@Edge, AWS WAF, and AWS Shield.

CTD305: Case Study: The internals of Amazon.com's architecture that allows it to securely scale for millions of transactions per second with low latency, and high availability. Dec 01, 2017

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Learn how Amazon.com continuously improves the availability and performance of its website with AWS. Gavin Jewell, Director of Amazon's Consumer Cloud Enablement group, will go in depth on how Amazon CloudFront helps them accelerate their website globally, and how it gives flexibility to apply various security measures at the edge. He will also explain how they are using services such as AWS Shield, AWS WAF, and Route 53. Lastly, we will explore Amazon.com's continuous and incremental re-architecture program that ensures their infrastructure is constantly updated to use AWS natively.

CTD307: Case Study: How Mobile Device Service Company Asurion Architected Its Application on AWS Edge Locations for Speed and Security Dec 01, 2017

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Get a deep-dive planning and implementation analysis of Asurion's “All in AWS Edge” migration. Jabez Abraham, Cloud Architect of Asurion, discusses their AWS edge location strategy including: Amazon CloudFront, AWS WAF, AWS Shield Advanced, and AWS Lambda@Edge, and engagement of partners. Jabez shares premigration strategy, architectural reviews, A/B testing requirements, caching, and shielding of endpoints within the VPC, and partner engagements.

CTD309: Building Serverless Websites with Lambda@Edge Dec 01, 2017

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AWS Lambda enables you to run code without provisioning or managing servers in one AWS Region. Today, Lambda@Edge provides the same benefits closer to your end users, enabling you to assemble and deliver content on-demand to create low-latency web experiences. Come and join us for examples of how customers can move significant workloads they previously managed server fleets into Lambda for truly serverless website backends.

CTD310: Living on the Edge, It's Safer Than You Think! Building Strong with Amazon CloudFront, AWS Shield and AWS WAF. Dec 01, 2017

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Your application is exposed to a variety of threats from common distributed attacks to sophisticated zero-day vectors. Learn how to architect beyond the region and take advantage of the AWS Edge Network and upgrade your security posture with easy to deploy solutions that scale. At this session you will learn how to I ensure your application will withstand malicious threats and DDoS attacks, what role does architecture play in your security posture, and how professional services and partners like Flux7 can help.

CTD401: Taking DevOps Closer to the AWS Edge Dec 01, 2017

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Since last year's ‘Taking DevOps to the Edge', and with the introduction of AWS Lambda@Edge, the tools available to apply DevOps practices to your application edge have broadened. In this updated session, we dive deep into how you can integrate Amazon CloudFront and related services into your application, be agile in developing and adapting the application, and follow best practices when configuring the services to improve security and performance, all while reducing costs. Attend this session and learn how to determine the best location (origin, edge, or client) to execute your code, avoid needless forwarding of headers and cookies, test your application when making changes, version your configuration changes, monitor usage and automate security, create templates for new distributions, configure SSL/TLS certificates, and more.

CTD402: Podcasting on AWS – A Discussion on Everything from Production to Distribution Dec 01, 2017

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Reaching a large podcast audience can present some significant infrastructure scaling challenges. In this session, startup company Whooshkaa walks you through the podcasting landscape. During this session, you will learn about the new audiences you can reach through podcasts. We will explore technical solutions such as Amazon Lightsail, S3 and CloudFront which can facilitate experimentation and help you reach a global audience at low cost. We will dive into Whooshkaa's podcasting platform and explore advanced architectures, leveraging AWS services, allowing you to curate and customize content for each listener. We will also explore tools and solutions for measuring engagement and connecting with your audience through podcasting.

CTD405: Building Serverless Video Workflows Dec 01, 2017

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If you want to deliver videos to all consumers on all devices, building such workloads is complex, time consuming, and expensive. Now, it is fast and easy to implement video-on-demand workflows on AWS and distribute video content to a global audience. Companies, small or large and in various industries, can deliver streaming video without complex professional video tools. In this session, learn how to build complex video workflows entirely in code using AWS services.

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