Andy Warfield, Vice President and Distinguished Engineer at Amazon Web Services, discusses the groundbreaking evolution of storage technology. He highlights how S3 has transformed from archival storage to a powerhouse for modern AI and analytics. The conversation covers innovative features like S3 Tables and the Common Runtime (CRT), along with challenges such as namespace structuring. Andy shares insights from his journey in tech, revealing how S3's scalability now employs millions of hard disks, while reflecting on the frustrations of legacy applications.