

AWS Podcast
Amazon Web Services
The Official AWS Podcast is a podcast for developers and IT professionals looking for the latest news and trends in storage, security, infrastructure, serverless, and more. Join Simon Elisha and Hawn Nguyen-Loughren for regular updates, deep dives, launches, and interviews. Whether you’re training machine learning models, developing open source projects, or building cloud solutions, the Official AWS Podcast has something for you.
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Feb 13, 2022 • 23min
#505: February 2022 Update Show 1
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

Feb 9, 2022 • 18min
#504: [Right Now at AWS] Episode 14 - Immersive Digital Commerce Lays Foundation for the Metaverse
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

Feb 6, 2022 • 19min
#503: Cloud SIEM: How Fast Can You Detect and Remediate?
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

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Jan 30, 2022 • 44min
#502: January 2022 Update Show
A big raft of updates to start the new year!
Chapters:
00:23 Analytics
06:10 Application Integration
08:00 Block Chain
08:42 Business Applications
09:18 Compute
18:42 Cost Management
19:12 Customer Engagement
21:10 Database
23:55 Developer Tools
24:58 End User Computing
25:24 Front-end Web & Mobile
27:58 Internet of Things (IoT)
29:16 Machine Learning
35:57 Management & Governance
39:32 Media Services
40:09 Migration & Transfer
40:48 Network & Content Delivery
41:47 Satellite
42:02 Security, Identity and Compliance
43:00 Storage
Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/502ExtendedShownotes.html

Jan 23, 2022 • 24min
#501: Using AWS AppConfig
Does your team use feature flags or other dynamic configuration to update your software's behavior during application runtime? In this episode, Simon Elisha speaks with Steve Rice (Principal Product Manager, AWS), Brian Handy (Sr. Software Engineer, AWS), and Vinni Sagar (Technical Product Manager, AWS) about feature flags, Continuous Configuration, and AWS AppConfig. Learn why feature flags are so powerful, and hear how customers (as well as thousands of teams inside Amazon) leverage dynamic configuration to make software changes safely.
About AWS AppConfig - https://go.aws/3FQNpqE
Continuous Configuration blog post by Amazon CTO Werner Vogels - https://bit.ly/3Kzpvnq
AWS AppConfig Feature Flags blog post - https://go.aws/32oyTsM

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Jan 16, 2022 • 1h 2min
#500: 500th Episode Extravaganza!
We're celebrating the 500th episode of The Official AWS Podcast! Join Simon Elisha, Nicki Stone, Jeff Barr (VP and Chief Evangelist at AWS) Max Peterson (VP of WW Public Sector, AWS) and more as they discuss how the podcast has grown over the years, their favorite episodes, and what's next at AWS. Special thanks from the entire team for your ongoing support.
Links:
AWS news blog - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/
(Nicki’s favorite episode) #311: Live Audience Update Show from Sydney Summit - https://go.aws/3ri6e10

Jan 9, 2022 • 17min
#499: AWS IQ for Experts
Learn how AWS certified experts and consulting firms are using AWS IQ to connect with customers for architecture consulting and hands-on project work. In this episode, Simon speaks with Emily Garrett (Sr. Product Manager at AWS), and Vik Korrapati (Software Developer at AWS) about the types of projects on AWS IQ, best practices for working with customers, and tips and tricks to close more leads.
Learn more - https://aws.amazon.com/iq/experts/
Read the user guide: https://go.aws/3HJ2EDI

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Jan 2, 2022 • 15min
#498: [African Stories #2] EXPLORE Data Science Academy
The EXPLORE Data Science Academy (EDSA) is a premier data science academy in South Africa that offers students an intensive one-year training course and provides a fundamental understanding of software development and cloud computing technologies. In this episode, Simon speaks with Clive Charlton (Head of Solution Architecture at AWS) and Shaun Dippnall (CEO & Co-founder of EDSA) about how the academy gives students a competitive edge, and teaches them how to solve real-world problems using the latest emerging data science technologies.
Learn more about the AWS Africa Region- https://go.aws/3Jx2HUz
Visit the EDSA website: https://explore-datascience.net/

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Dec 26, 2021 • 30min
#497: Enabling Business Through Security
How does building in the cloud make it easier to achieve positive security outcomes? What role does security culture play and how can the department of no become the department of yes? In this episode, Simon speaks with Paul Hawkins from the Office of the CISO at AWS, to answer these questions and share how customers can apply these principles to their own organizations.
Read the blog - https://go.aws/3Epu6UL
Watch the video - https://bit.ly/3HbZE27
AWS Security Blog - https://go.aws/3Eql8XB
Watch more - https://bit.ly/3FoVcg4

Dec 19, 2021 • 21min
#496: Amazon's Certification Flywheel
Why do you need AWS certification? How can you practice the Amazon Leadership Principles through AWS certification? In this episode, Simon is joined by Shailaja Suresh, Senior Solutions Architect at AWS to learn more about how AWS certification can help you grow your career and business.
Learn more - https://aws.amazon.com/certification/