Innovation Ambassadors

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Episode 46: AWS Innovation with DXC Technology May 31, 2024

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In this episode we showcase the transformative work of DXC Technology, a leading global IT services company on a mission to drive digital innovation for customers worldwide. Joining us are Gregory Todd, Americas Practice Lead for Data and AI at DXC Technology, Ramachandra Murthy, Chief AI Architect at DXC, Asif Fouzi, Principal Solutions Architect at AWS, and Patrick O'Connor from the AWS Worldwide Prototyping team. Host Sara explores their journey with AWS Prototyping to harness the power of Amazon CodeWhisperer to enhance developer productivity while conforming to DXC's coding standards. Dive into the approach behind this prototype, the architecture involved, and key takeaways - offering a window into the potential of AI-powered coding assistants. The discussion also highlights the importance of up-skilling workforces, leveraging existing investments, and addressing security requirements when adopting new transformative technologies.

Episode 45: Data Modernization Insights from AWS Experts May 16, 2024

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In this episode of Innovation Ambassadors we dive into the world of data modernization with AWS experts. Host Sara Armstrong is joined by Kwesi Edwards, Sr. Manager for Data Migration and Modernization, and Doug Booth, Principal GTM and Business Development Specialist from AWS. Together, they share insights from Amazon's own data modernization journey and discuss the connection between data infrastructure and business goals. The discussion also covers the role of automation and the importance of continuous learning and experimentation.

Episode 37: Inside the AWS Prototyping and Innovation Lab Aug 09, 2023

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On this special episode of Innovation Ambassadors, explore "behind-the-scenes" of AWS prototyping engagements at the Santa Clara Prototyping and Innovation Lab. Get a virtual tour and deep dive into the latest innovations from AWS partners: Genymobile, Equinix, Seagate, dSPACE, ICI, Vaisala and Marelli. Hear from Brian Taptich, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives at AWS about the mission and vision of the prototyping labs. Our host Sara Armstrong delves into the technologies and solutions deployed at the lab, and we'll be joined by Kandha Sankarapandian (Manager, WWSO Prototyping at AWS), Jeremy Dahan (Automotive Compute Sr Tech BD at AWS) and Jared Thompson (Hybrid Edge SA Specialist at AWS).

Episode 33: AWS Innovation with KONE Apr 21, 2023

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On this episode of Innovation Ambassadors, we’re showcasing the digital transformation journey of KONE, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, that is on a mission to improve the flow of urban life. Hear from Jari Karhu (Senior Lead Data Scientist at KONE), Juha-Matti Kuusinen (Head of Digital Innovation at KONE), and Emir Ayar (Senior Prototyping Engineer at AWS). Our host Sara Armstrong explores their collaborative efforts with the AWS Prototyping team to create a 3D representation of physical spaces using AWS digital twin and cloud services. This innovative approach enables KONE to build safe, efficient, and sustainable people flow experiences. Want to hear more about KONE's mission? Check out The flow of urban life podcast. Discover more Innovation Ambassadors episodes on AWS, Spotify, and your preferred podcast platform.

Episode 30: AWS Innovation with Utopus Insights Dec 29, 2022

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What is the role of the cloud in empowering renewable energy assets and meeting the technology needs of the renewable energy industry? On this episode we talk technology and turbines, and showcase the journey of Utopus Insights, a subsidiary of Vestas, the world's largest wind turbine manufacturer. Get an inside look at their mission to accelerate the integration of renewable energy into the modern grid through digital solutions. Host Sara Armstrong speaks with Magne Borgund (Chief Growth Officer at Utopus Insights), Gopi Maniachari (Principal Software Engineer at Utopus Insights) and Tamil Jayakumar (Sr. Prototyping Engineer at AWS) about their work with the AWS Prototyping team to develop a secure, scalable connected platform for wind turbines. Hear about the challenges and uses of bi-directional communication with wind turbines and how the power of IoT is harnessed to optimize and secure turbine operations.

Episode 22: AWS Innovation with Light & Wonder May 04, 2022

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Game on! This episode of Innovation Ambassadors showcases the journey of Light & Wonder, a global gaming company committed to creating a seamless player experience across all platforms and leveraging cloud technology to deliver this. Go behind the scenes of their collaboration with AWS’s Envision Engineering Prototype team to harness IoT services, asset tracking, and predictive maintenance to provide operators with unique insights into their games and speed up play. Host Sara Armstrong (Sr. Manager for Worldwide Prototyping) is joined by Ramin Firoozye (Sr Prototyping Architect, Envision Engineering) from AWS; Matt Lucchetti (Director of Product Management for Card Shufflers) and Rob McPeak (Software Engineering Manager for Card Shufflers) of Light & Wonder. Listen in on their talk, focusing on the design and technology of a connected device that automatically requests maintenance, provides exact location data, and collects usage insights applied to future products. Learn about a system that works directly with AWS IoT and Greengrass and uses advanced analytics to detect usage patterns, along with a modern array of wireless technologies, including LoRa, Wi-Fi, and UltraWide Band.

Episode 17: AWS Innovation with MUFG Investor Services Nov 17, 2021

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In this episode we talk with MUFG Investor Services, one of the world’s leading financial services that provides holistic and customized solutions that meet operational, financial and regulatory needs of customers across the investment lifecycle. What does it take to automate data extraction from a vast number of unstructured document formats? Listen in and find out how MUFG Investor Services is leveraging Machine Learning (ML) and natural language processing capabilities of the cloud to create a generalized data processing solution for a broad range of documents types. Host Sara Armstrong, Sr. Manager of Worldwide Prototyping and John Dixon, Sr. Solutions Architect from AWS, speak with Evangelos Skianis, CTO for MUFG and Vasilis Sotiris, Head of Data Engineering & Strategy for MUFG, about the AWS prototyping team engagement that enabled experimentation without having to spend time on the infrastructure configuration. Get a behind-the scenes look at the architecture that combined services like Amazon Comprehend, Amazon Textract and AWS Lambda to process contextually sparse documents. Listen on AWS, Spotify, or your favorite streaming service.

Episode 15: AWS Innovation with TPG Telecom Sep 28, 2021

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Find out how AWS Prototyping worked with Australia's leading full-service telecommunications provider, TPG Telecom, to create simple smart home products and services for their customers by the process of "working backwards". In this episode, host Sara Armstrong, Sr. Manager of Worldwide Prototyping, speaks with Amin Javed, Head of Innovation and Strategic Initiatives for TPG Telecom, along with Richard Taylor, Head of AWS Digital Innovation and Ryan Cross, AWS Prototyping Engagement Manager. They discuss how TPG Telecom unified their IoT ecosystem to deliver a virtually seamless, end-to-end smart home experience for their customers. Additionally, they’ll address the challenges they faced in developing, delivering, and scaling this solution.

Episode 14: AWS Innovation with Latitude Financial Services Aug 05, 2021

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Latitude Financial Services (LFS), a leader in consumer finance in Australia and New Zealand, is applying cloud innovations to revolutionize how people borrow money. By engaging the AWS prototyping team, LFS continues to help consumers build more effective money habits, while also securing their large scale customer data in a cost-effective way. How does a company in a highly regulated industry protect their customer's data at scale without spending millions of dollars a day to assure security and compliance? In this episode, you’ll find out how AWS supports LFS's mission to build cost-efficient frameworks that identify, classify, and secure sensitive data. Host Sara Armstrong, Sr. Manager of Worldwide Prototyping, and Adrian Dimech, Sr. Prototyping Engineer at AWS, are joined by Shahid Faiz, Lead Data Engineer at LFS on this latest episode.

Episode 2: Innovation with Santillana Oct 12, 2020

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On the 2nd episode of Innovation Ambassadors, we’re showcasing the journey of Santillana, leading Education specialist for the Spanish and Portuguese speaking world, and the AWS Envision Engineering team. When machine Learning integrates with the Classroom Experience, the outcome is predictive grading of free text assessment answers that saves teachers 40 hours per subject per year.

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