AWS re:Invent 2018

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TLC201: Empowering Transformation at the Cusp of Radical Technology Dec 01, 2018

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The Telecom industry is at the cusp of major transformation. On the technological side, the advent of 5G networks with the promise for massive mobile broadband, billions of connected devices, and ultra-low latency applications presents a unique opportunity, but also requires changes to core Telecom systems for operational and business support. On the business side, there are competitive market forces and ecosystem disruptors that challenge the industry to explore new avenues for cost optimization and revenue generation. In this keynote panel, join AWS customers from the telecom industry, along with Jean-Philippe Poirault, an industry veteran who leads an AWS team focused the on the telecom industry, as they discuss their approach to this transformation and how the AWS Cloud enables and accelerates their strategic priorities.

TLC305: T-Mobile: Best Practice w/ Serverless, Containers, Security, & Big Data Dec 01, 2018

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In this session, we cover the strategic and technical innovations that have driven T-Mobile's digital transformation journey, with a focus on AWS serverless (AWS Lambda) and container technologies (Amazon ECS, Amazon EKS). Learn about T-Mobile's Shift-Right strategy that anchors most new development with serverless and containers, which led to the build-out of their open-sourced, Jazz Function-as-a-Service platform. We review workload characteristics that play to the strengths of containers versus Lambda and vice versa, and hear how T-Mobile achieved CPNI compliance requirements while running AWS workloads. We also dive into the analytics data-lake that combines Hadoop on premises, Intel Gluster technology to support ML, along with Amazon S3, Aurora PostGres, Amazon Redshift, and Amazon EMR.

TLC306: Vonage & Aspect: Transform Communications & Customer Engagement Dec 01, 2018

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In this session, learn from market-leader Vonage how and why they re-architected their QoS-sensitive, highly available and highly performant legacy real-time communications systems to take advantage of Amazon EC2, Enhanced Networking, Amazon S3, ASG, Amazon RDS, Amazon ElastiCache, AWS Lambda, StepFunctions, Amazon SNS, Amazon SQS, Amazon Kinesis, Amazon EFS, and more. We also learn how Aspect, a multinational leader in call center solutions, used AWS Lambda, Amazon API Gateway, Amazon Kinesis, Amazon ElastiCache, Amazon Cognito, and Application Load Balancer with open-source API development tooling from Swagger, to build a comprehensive, microservices-based solution. Vonage and Aspect share their journey to TCO optimization, global outreach, and agility with best practices and insights.

WIN201: How to Cost-Optimize Your Microsoft Workloads on AWS Dec 01, 2018

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In this session, we cover practical steps for cost-optimizing your Microsoft workloads on AWS from both a licensing and infrastructure perspective. We discuss ways to diversify and optimize your current licensing investments, how to think strategically about licensing in the cloud, and how to bring your own licenses to AWS. We also cover a variety of additional cost optimization features and approaches, and we explain how these can be applied to Microsoft-specific workloads.

WIN202: Learn about 10 Years' of Windows & .NET on AWS with 10 New Launches! Dec 01, 2018

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Join this Leadership Session to learn about AWS's strategy, the latest features, and best practices from customers on how to run Microsoft workloads like Windows, SQL Server, Active Directory, and .NET applications on AWS. Sandy Carter, Vice President for Enterprise Applications, discusses the evolution of AWS as the leading platform for hosting business-critical applications, and dispels the myths around running Microsoft workloads on AWS using real customer examples. In this session, we showcase how many organizations are benefitting by running Windows on AWS, from migrating legacy applications helping lower TCO, to building new innovative solutions to drive growth, in areas such as Machine Learning, Containers, and Serverless. Sandy shares the company's vision for continuing to innovate in this space to make AWS the premier place for customers to run Microsoft workloads in the cloud.

WIN301: Migrate Microsoft Applications to AWS like an Expert Dec 01, 2018

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Microsoft applications make up 60% of on-premises IT environments. Join us as we discuss the journey of migrating the Unicorn Shop's on-premises Microsoft infrastructure to AWS. We discuss how we migrated core business productivity systems, Microsoft SQL Server, and a number of .NET applications that required seamless migration with minimal downtime. We also walk through the process for building your landing zone on AWS, including fully automated compliance controls, before embarking on your migration.

WIN302: Microsoft SQL Server Migration Strategies Dec 01, 2018

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Migrating SQL Server databases to the cloud is a critical part of a cloud journey and requires planning and architectural considerations. In this session, we cover best practices and guidelines in migrating and/or architecting a hybrid SQL Server architecture on AWS. We compare and contrast various migration methods, including SQL export, backup and restore, and using AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS). We also provide guidance on how to migrate products that have approached their end of life, such as SQL Server 2008.

WIN303: Microsoft Active Directory Deep Dive Dec 01, 2018

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Want to learn about your options for running Microsoft Active Directory on AWS? When you move Microsoft workloads to AWS, it is important to consider how to deploy Microsoft Active Directory in support of group policy management, authentication, and authorization. In this session, we discuss options for deploying Microsoft Active Directory to AWS, including AWS Managed Microsoft AD and deploying Active Directory to Windows on Amazon EC2. We cover such topics as how to integrate your on-premises Microsoft Active Directory environment to the cloud and how to leverage SaaS applications, such as Office 365, with the AWS Single Sign-On service.

WIN305: Containerize Legacy .NET Framework Web Apps for Cloud Migration Dec 01, 2018

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In this session, we cover how to leverage Docker for Windows and the Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) as an effective solution for migrating legacy .NET applications to the cloud. We use Microsoft Visual Studio to demonstrate how to containerize a legacy .NET app including the Docker build and deployment process. We also cover how to deploy the container to Amazon ECS using the Amazon EC2 Container Registry (Amazon ECR) service to host the Docker image.

WIN306: Simplifying Microsoft Architectures with AWS Services Dec 01, 2018

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In this session, learn how to architect Microsoft solutions on AWS for both high availability and scalability. Discover how Microsoft solutions can leverage AWS services to achieve more resiliency, replace unnecessary complexity, and provide scalability. We explore hybrid architecture scenarios and common architecture patterns for Microsoft Active Directory and productivity solutions, such as Dynamics AX, CRM, and SharePoint. We also cover common design patterns for .NET applications, including approaches to CI/CD, DevOps, and containerizing .NET applications.

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