Aws Podcast

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/

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!

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

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

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/

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/

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

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/

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/

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/

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

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

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

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

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/

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

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

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

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

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