Alex DeBrie

Alex DeBrie, author of the DynamoDB book, discusses topics such as DynamoDB's comparison with Amazon S3, benefits, use cases, constraints, and cost considerations. He also shares insights into his journey of writing the book, talks about access patterns and secondary indexes, and gives advice on pursuing a similar career.

Alex DeBrie and Bob Haffner recap their favorite announcements from 2023 re:Invent. Topics include the absence of a popular pub, the spread-out nature of the event, Dynamo talks and swag, the rise of gen AI, S3 Express One Zone for lower latency, and updates in Redshift.

Alex DeBrie, transitioned from law to tech, talks about DynamoDB adoption, creating info products, challenges with AWS documentation, developer tools for DynamoDB, transitioning from law to tech, trademark concerns, personal connections, and working as an independent consultant specializing in DynamoDB and serverless technology.