
AWS Podcast
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.
Latest episodes

Oct 27, 2019 • 15min
#339: Batch Workloads on Amazon EC2 Spot Instances
Did you know that you can combine Batch and Spot for up to 90% cost savings? Simon speaks with Chad Schmutzer about how you can make the most of it!
https://aws.amazon.com/batch/

Oct 20, 2019 • 21min
#338: AWS Hybrid Cloud Storage
What are your choices when it comes to storage in a Hybrid world? Simon speaks with Chris Rogers about the considerations that customers should make and how to get the best out of their storage options.
AWS Hybrid Cloud Storage: https://aws.amazon.com/products/storage/hybrid-cloud-storage/
AWS Storage Gateway: https://aws.amazon.com/storagegateway/
AWS DataSync: https://aws.amazon.com/datasync/
Blog: Migrating hundreds of TB of data to Amazon S3 with AWS DataSync: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/storage/migrating-hundreds-of-tb-of-data-to-amazon-s3-with-aws-datasync/
AWS SFTP: https://aws.amazon.com/sftp/
AWS Snow Family: https://aws.amazon.com/snow/

Oct 16, 2019 • 37min
#337: [Provable Security Podcast Series Episode #2]: Automated Reasoning in the Cloud with John Harrison
In this latest episode, we interview John Harrison, Senior Principal Applied Scientist with the AWS Automated Reasoning Group. John describes his experience helping to shape innovative applications of automated reasoning to pressing technology challenges. He talks about his time at Intel, how he transitioned from a research scientist to technology product teams, automated reasoning techniques that he has used in his career and at AWS, his theorem prover called HOL Light and his 702 page book, Handbook of Practical Logic and Automated Reasoning.
Byron Cook, Director of the AWS Automated Reasoning Group, interviews John and will be featured throughout the miniseries. Byron is leading the provable security initiative at AWS, which is a collection of technologies that provide higher security assurance to customers by giving them a deeper understanding of their cloud architecture.

Oct 13, 2019 • 24min
#336: .NET and AWS - Better Together!
Did you know .NET users have great support and tooling on AWS? Simon speaks with Steve Roberts about how you can make the best of .NET and AWS together.
.NET on AWS homepage https://aws.amazon.com/net/
Open Source .NET tools https://github.com/aws/dotnet
Setting up the AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio https://docs.aws.amazon.com/toolkit-for-visual-studio/latest/user-guide/setup.html
AWS SDK for .NET Developer Guide https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-net/v3/developer-guide/welcome.html
AWS .NET Developer Blog https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/developer/category/programing-language/dot-net/

Oct 6, 2019 • 38min
#335: October 2019 Update Show 1
Simon and Nicki take you through the latest and greatest updates! And remember that AWS Podcast listeners get access to a $25 discount tickets to the Intersect festival https://intersect.aws/ using the discount code 'awspodcast'. Note that tickets are limited.
Topics:
01:14 Storage
03:21 Compute
10:04 Networking
11:37 Databases
15:27 Developer Tools
15:46 Analytics
19:46 IoT
23:45 Machine Learning
25:54 Application Integration
28:44 Management and Governance
31:43 Media
33:39 Gaming
34:13 Quick Starts
35:17 Marketplace

Sep 29, 2019 • 20min
#334: What Does AWS Professional Services do for Customers?
Simon speaks with Girish Nesaratnam (AWS Professional Services) to learn more about how customers use AWS Professional Services, and what it is like to work for that team.
How ProServe helped Woodside develop the Intelligent Asset:
Fusing IoT, Robotics, and AI to create an immersive experience where operators can move through the facility remotely in real-time or back in time. They can see and hear the environment, with advanced analytics providing the continuous insights only to those things that are important or require attention.
https://anz-resources.awscloud.com/aws-summit-sydney-2019-innovate/room1-day1-1215-creatingtheintelligentassetfusingiotroboticsandai-v2-3
NAB Transitions to the Cloud with AWS Professional Services:
National Australia Bank engaged AWS Professional Services and Partners to help the bank migrate 30 applications in 50 days. A major element is a mass migration of applications to cloud to help unlock the cost, risk and agility benefits, and enable their teams to deliver better customer outcomes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk_VHDebpXU
Apply for a role with AWS Professional Services:
Amazon Web Services is passionate about creating technologies and services that help customers succeed. Our global Professional Services team delivers high-touch assistance to guide enterprise customers as they shift to a cloud-based operating model and incorporate AWS services into their overall architecture. We work hand-in-hand with customer teams and AWS partners to provide deep expertise in the architecture, design, development and implementation of cloud computing initiatives that result in real business outcomes.
https://www.amazon.jobs/en/teams/professional-services

Sep 22, 2019 • 20min
#333: Live with Jeff Barr at AWS Community Day Melbourne
Simon and Jeff get together face-to-face to discuss a new capability of the AWS Global Accelerator, AWS Community day and lots of other things! This was recorded "on the move" so apologies for the less-than-optimal audio.
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-client-ip-address-preservation-for-aws-global-accelerator/

Sep 15, 2019 • 39min
#332: September 2019 Update Episode 1
Join Simon and Nicki on a journey through updates large and small! And remember, Podcast listeners can get access to a $25 discount on tickets for AWS Intersect: https://int.aws/podcast (tickets are limited!)
Chapters:
00:38 Storage
03:37 Compute
08:55 Network
10:52 Databases
14:31 Developer Tools
15:14 Analytics
17:31 IoT
19:11 End User Computing
20:23 Machine Learning
27:46 Management and Governance
30:41 Customer Engagement
31:32 Security
33:07 Training and Certification
34:19 AWS Quick Start
34:59 Robotics

Sep 8, 2019 • 35min
#331: Behind the Scenes at AWS Public Sector Summit Canberra
Have you ever wondered about what happens at an AWS Summit? What about the things that happen behind the scenes? Simon takes you on a potted tour of the recent AWS Public Sector Summit in Canberra. https://aws.amazon.com/summits/canberra-public-sector/

Sep 1, 2019 • 19min
#330: Getting More for Less with Amazon EC2 Spot
Amazon EC2 Spot has always been a great way for customers to get more compute for their dollar. It is now even easier to use, and integrated into more services! Simon speaks with Chad Schmutzer (Principal Developer Advocate, AWS) about how to get the most out of Spot today. https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/spot/