

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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Jun 24, 2024 • 26min
#673: Amazon Bedrock powering the Generative AI ecosystem
Discover how Amazon Bedrock simplifies the deployment and scaling of generative AI models, explore Bedrock Studio features and real-world use cases, learn about KnowledgeBases for GDPR compliance, guardrails for AI safety, and excitement around agentic workflows in application development.

Jun 17, 2024 • 19min
#672: AWS News Updates, June 17, 2024
Jillian and Shruti walk you through the latest and greatest updates.
Chapters:
01:13 Analytics
03:02 Application Integration
04:47 Artificial Intelligence
06:57 Compute
10:41 Customer Engagement
10:57 Databases
11:10 Developer Tools
11:43 Front End Web & Mobile
12:45 Internet of Things
12:57 Management & Governance
14:52 Migration & Transfer
15:03 Security, Identity, & Compliance
Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/672ExtendedShownotes.html

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Jun 10, 2024 • 37min
#671: Building your career in the cloud
Simon Elisha, tech industry veteran, shares career insights. Discusses adapting to tech trends, missed Bitcoin mining opportunities, transitioning from Cobol to cloud, overcoming imposter syndrome at Amazon.

Jun 3, 2024 • 23min
#670: AWS News Updates, June 3, 2024
This podcast covers a wide range of topics including AWS Marketplace, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Compute, Cost Management, Databases, Developer Tools, Networking & Content Delivery, Quantum Technologies, and Security. It provides updates and announcements on various AWS services, enhancements, new features, and customer engagement.

May 28, 2024 • 27min
#669: How Figma scaled their databases to 100x growth with Amazon RDS
Join us as Figma shares their innovative strategies for staying ahead of rapid growth and scaling their database infrastructure seamlessly with the help of the Amazon RDS team.

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May 20, 2024 • 30min
#668: AWS News Updates, May 20, 2024
The podcast covers a wide array of AWS updates, including advancements in analytics, AI, business applications, compute, and more. Highlights include new services like Amazon Q, EMR serverless, Glue, Redshift, and Open Search Service. Updates on application integration, customer engagement, databases, developer tools, and security are also discussed.

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May 14, 2024 • 27min
#667: AWS Migration Readiness Assessment: Aligning for Successful Cloud Adoption Through Interactive Workshops
Ready to migrate to the cloud? Discover the Migration Readiness Assessment (MRA) as a pivotal step in aligning tech with business strategies. Dive into interactive workshops that bridge gaps in understanding, especially in merged entities. Learn how to prepare for these workshops by defining roles and fostering teamwork. Explore tailored assessments for unique organizational challenges and spotlight the key pillars like business alignment and governance. Unpack the importance of executive support and ongoing evaluations for a seamless transition.

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May 6, 2024 • 32min
#666: AWS News Updates, May 6, 2024
Explore the latest AWS updates across various categories including analytics, business applications, compute, databases, developer tools, machine learning, and more. Get insights into new features like enhanced observability for Amazon EKS, AWS ecosystem updates, and innovations in management, governance, and transfer features.

Apr 29, 2024 • 30min
#665: AWS Deadline Cloud turbocharges cloud rendering for media creators
Discover how AWS Deadline Cloud simplifies rendering for media creators. Former VFX artists Pauline Koh and Sean Wallitsch explain how this service allows rapid cloud render farm deployment, elastic scaling, cost control, and customization - accelerating production for VFX, animation, gaming, architectural viz, and beyond.

Apr 22, 2024 • 20min
#664: #664: AWS News Updates, Apr. 22, 2024
Jillian and Shruti discuss the latest AWS news updates including advancements in AWS Marketplace, analytics services, application integration, databases, machine learning, networking, security, and more. They also cover enhancements in AWS B2B data interchange, Step Functions, Lambda, Kubernetes support, and new machine learning models like Mistral.