Marc Brooker
VP and Distinguished Engineer at Amazon Web Services focused on agents, agent frameworks, and database infrastructure including transactional, NoSQL, and serverless systems.
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Sep 18, 2025 • 53min
From RAG to Relational: How Agentic Patterns Are Reshaping Data Architecture
Mark Brooker, VP and Distinguished Engineer at AWS, dives into how agentic workflows are revolutionizing database infrastructure. He shares insights on why agents demand serverless, elastic databases and discusses the shift from traditional data models to vectors and relational databases. Mark explores the significance of tools like D-SQL for managing global agent workloads and highlights real-world applications, such as agent-driven SQL fuzzing. He also emphasizes the need for improved identity and authorization in our evolving data landscape.
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Mar 25, 2025 • 53min
Building for Scale: AWS’s Marc Brooker on Distributed SQL
Marc Brooker, VP and Distinguished Engineer for Databases at AWS, dives into the world of Distributed SQL (DSQL) and its innovative serverless architecture. He explains how DSQL is reshaping cloud databases by balancing consistency, availability, and scalability, eliminating traditional hassles. Brooker shares insights on enhancing distributed systems with EC2 clock synchronization, achieving consistency in multi-region databases, and the exciting integration of AI with serverless technologies, all while setting new standards in high-performance cloud computing.
Aug 6, 2025 • 1h 8min
Scaling Correctness: Marc Brooker on a Decade of Formal Methods at AWS
Marc Brooker, Distinguished Engineer at AWS, shares insights from his nearly 17 years of experience building essential cloud services like S3 and Lambda. He reveals how AWS's journey into formal methods transformed software correctness, enhancing both reliability and development speed. The discussion highlights innovative testing strategies, the challenges of applying these methods in complex systems, and the game-changing potential of AI in programming. From the intricate landscape of verification to the tech scene in Cape Town, Marc offers a glimpse into the future of software development.
