In this episode, we delve into the world of database performance optimization with Scott Lynn, product manager for Amazon RDS. We discuss the essential factors that can significantly impact your database performance, ensuring your applications run smoothly and efficiently. We explore effective strategies for scaling your relational databases to meet growing demands and maintain optimal performance. We also delve into the differences between provisioned IOPS, General Purpose SSD, and magnetic drives, helping you determine the best storage option for your specific workload. Discover why io2 Block Express storage is the ideal choice for demanding databases that require high performance and low latency. Join the discussion as we weigh the pros and cons of using self-managed databases on EC2 versus fully managed databases on RDS. Don't miss this informative episode! Tune in to learn how to optimize your database performance and achieve maximum efficiency with Amazon RDS.

This week on the AWS Developers Podcast, we're joined by AWS Serverless Hero Luc van Donkersgoed to explore the incredible story behind aws-news.com! Luc takes us on a journey from a personal project fueled by curiosity about new APIs like Bedrock for Generative AI, to a platform with over 600 subscribed users. We'll delve into the technical behind aws-news.com, a 100% serverless architecture powered by EventBridge, Lambda, DynamoDB, and other AWS services. Join us as Luc unveils the challenges he conquered along the way, the secrets to his cost-effective operation, and how he's turned his passion project into a success story through subscriptions and sponsorships. Get ready to discover how serverless technologies empowered Luc to build a scalable platform for the future!

Dive Deep into Spatial Computing on the AWS Developers Podcast This week on the AWS Developers Podcast, we're blasting off into the future with a deep dive into spatial computing! What you'll learn: - Demystifying spatial computing: We'll unpack what it is and how it differs from traditional mobile development. - Beyond the device: Sure, the headsets and AR glasses are cool, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. We'll explore the hidden world that powers spatial experiences: 3D object creation, storage, and display - Integration with game engines - The critical backend infrastructure – secure, scalable, and cost-effective Why you should listen: Whether you're curious about this emerging field or ready to jump in and develop your own spatial app, this episode is your one-stop shop! Join us and: - Gain an understanding of spatial computing - Learn about the essential backend services needed for success on AWS - Get the inspiration and knowledge to kickstart your spatial development journey Ready to build the future? Tune in now!

In this episode, Emily and Dave chat with Matt Coulter, Senior Architect at Liberty IT. Matt is a well-known helper and educator in the Cloud Development Kit (CDK) developer community. In addition to his work at Liberty IT, Matt is also an AWS DevTools Hero, and organizer of many community events. Matt shares his journey to the cloud, building CDK Patterns, writing the new CDK Book, and offers insights into deploying CDK within a large company. There may be some special announcements around the next CDK Day as well! Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NIDeveloper Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Matt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nideveloper/ Matt’s Blog: https://www.matt-coulter.com/ CDK Patterns: https://www.cdkpatterns.com/ CDK Day: https://www.cdkday.com/ The CDK Book: https://thecdkbook.com/ Panel discussion on Serverless First at Liberty IT: https://www.liberty-it.co.uk/stories/articles/tomorrow-talks-how-build-serverless-first-developer-experience Liberty IT Case Study on AWS Architecture Blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/architecture/liberty-it-adopts-serverless-best-practices-using-aws-cdk/ Liberty IT Case Study on AWS Open-Source Blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/the-cdk-patterns-open-source-journey/ Official Liberty Mutual case study on AWS Solutions Site: https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/liberty-mutual-case-study/ Video of Werner Talking about CDK Patterns https://youtu.be/AYYTrDaEwLs Case Study of Matt and Receiving the Now Go Build Award https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/liberty-mutual-2021-reinvent-video/ How AWS CDK Released this Architect from the Ivory Tower: https://www.matt-coulter.com/blog/post/2 Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In this episode, Dave continues his conversation with Julian Wood, Senior Developer Advocate for AWS Serverless. In part two of this two-part series, Julian digs into real world serverless, lessons learned, AWS services to think about, event-driven computing, recent serverless launches, and tips for serverless development with local environments. Julian on Twitter: https://twitter.com/julian_wood Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Julian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianrwood/ Julian’s Website: http://www.wooditwork.com/ Best Practices of Advanced Serverless Developers – Julian’s recent re:Invent 2021 Talk: https://bit.ly/3JGiSyt Innovator Island Lab - Deploy a Completely Serverless Web App: https://bit.ly/3rXJF3e Accelerating Serverless Development with AWS SAM Accelerate: https://go.aws/3I0YZS2 CDK Construct Library to Run a Serverless Valheim Server: https://bit.ly/3BrLnwK AWS Step Functions – Visual Workflows for Modern apps: https://go.aws/3BwqFf3 Serverless on AWS: https://go.aws/3HJAR6w Serverless Land – News on all things AWS Serverless - https://serverlessland.com/ Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In this episode, Dave chats with Julian Wood, Senior Developer Advocate for AWS Serverless. Julian shares his time transitioning from an IT Infrastructure job into the cloud, the start of Serverless at AWS, Serverless modern app development, and career advice for continued learning. This episode is part one of a two-part series on Serverless on AWS. Julian on Twitter: https://twitter.com/julian_wood Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Julian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianrwood/ Julian’s Website: http://www.wooditwork.com/ Serverless on AWS: https://go.aws/3HJAR6w Serverlessland – Latest news on all things AWS Serverless - https://serverlessland.com/ Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In this episode, Dave chats with Brice Pelle, Principal Solutions Architect at AWS, about AWS AppSync. AppSync is a managed service that helps simplify data access, and the creation of scalable GraphQL APIs. Brice introduces AppSync, shares how developers can save time when managing mobile notifications, examples of how customers are using the service today, covers recent releases, and then what the AppSync team is looking to do next. Brice on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BricePelle Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev AWS AppSync Service: https://go.aws/3Ao0Spa AWS AppSync Developer Documentation: https://go.aws/3nMx2FC AWS AppSync Customer Case Studies: https://go.aws/3AkCDYT GraphQL Website: https://bit.ly/3fJClBd

In this episode, Dave chats with Jason Dunn, Sr. Developer Community Manager at AWS, and owner of the AWS Community Builders program. The program offers technical resources, mentorship, and networking opportunities to AWS technical enthusiasts and emerging thought leaders who are passionate about sharing knowledge and connecting with the technical community. Jason covers what it’s like to run a program with over 1,700 members across 90 countries, what community builders are creating today, and how you can apply to be a member this month! Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jasondunn Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Jason on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonrobertdunn/ Jason’s Blog: http://www.jasondunn.com/ AWS Community Builders Program: https://go.aws/33wR7se Community Builders Content on Dev.to: https://bit.ly/3KeG7Aw How to Become an AWS Community Builder by Stephen Sennett https://bit.ly/3GtNiCQ Telnet BBS Guide: https://www.telnetbbsguide.com/ Hayes Modem AT Commands: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayes_command_set Apply Here for the Community Builders Program – applications are open January 10th – January 24th, 2022! https://bit.ly/3K8w0gR ------------------- Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In this episode, Dave chats with Mohit Srivastava, Sr. Manager, Product Management, Front-End Web and Mobile. The Amplify team had a large announcement during Werner’s keynote at re:Invent, with the launch of Amplify Studio. Mohit dives into this new release, the challenges it was created to address, the ability for developers to now extend Amplify Studios behavior, and what else the team has been working on to help accelerate everyday work for developers. Mohit on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mohit Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev AWS Amplify on Twitter: https://twitter.com/awsamplify AWS Amplify Docs: https://docs.amplify.aws/ AWS Amplify GitHub: https://github.com/aws-amplify AWS Amplify Discord Server: https://discord.gg/amplify AWS re:Invent 2021 Werner Keynote with Amplify Studio announcement: https://bit.ly/3n0Lauz Introducing AWS Amplify Studio with Ali Spittel: https://bit.ly/3HEGeDi Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In this episode, Dave chats with Karissa Wood, Global Developer Community Manager at Amazon Web Services. Karissa runs the AWS Usergroup program which currently supports over 400 community run groups around the globe. The two chat about usergroups meeting virtually during the pandemic, the importance of community and connections outside of work, how AWS helps support the community through a variety of means (access to new content, finding speakers) and the role usergroups have played in growing developer careers. Karissa on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Karissa_Wood_ Karissa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karissa-m-wood/ Find Out More Information on AWS Usergroups in Your Own Country: https://go.aws/3dYEUP7 AWS Usergroup Community Content Page: https://go.aws/3q4QwWq Video of some AWS Usergroups: https://bit.ly/3sfEGvl ----------- Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In this episode, Dave chats with Danielle Kucera, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, AWS Marketing, and Adam Ruka, Software Development Engineer for AWS SDKs and Tools. They cover the launch of Construct Hub, a simplified way of finding and using open-source Cloud Development Kit (CDK) libraries, as well as all things CDK V2, including new changes to the core libraries, payload size, as well as the new CDK Watch command. Danielle on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielleraekucera/ Adam on Twitter: https://twitter.com/adam_ruka Adam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamruka/ Adam’s Blog: https://www.endoflineblog.com -- AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) - https://aws.amazon.com/cdk/ Construct Hub - https://constructs.dev/ CDK Git Repo - https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk Increasing Development Speed with CDK Watch - https://go.aws/3EN8Vgi Best Practices for Discoverability of a Construct Library on Construct Hub - https://go.aws/33koFd3 CDK V1 Maintenance Policy: https://go.aws/3pKrvj8 ----------- Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In this episode, Dave chats with Kevin Lappe, Research Product Manager at Amazon Web Services. Kevin owns a unique space within AWS Developer Tools where his team thinks about the developer tool chain, and what AWS can build for developers in 2023 in beyond. This research combines quantitative data, usability testing, observation, and anecdotes to bridge the gap between engineering teams and customer feedback. Along the way, Kevin discusses breaking down the tasks developers need to go through (over 65 have shown up in research so far) from idea to production, and how AWS hopes to simplify the process. Kevin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinlappe/ Kevin's Blog: https://rhymeswithhappy.co/ Help Inspire AWS Design – Customer Council: https://aws.amazon.com/customer-council/ ----------- Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In this episode, Emily and Dave chat with Harshita Daddala, Sr. Product Manager - Technical at Amazon Web Services. Harshita covers her career path at Amazon, the benefits of AWS Amplify for developers, and the recent launch of the AWS Amplify Geo library for JavaScript. Amplify Geo enables developers to quickly add location-aware features to their frontend web and mobile applications. It includes a set of abstracted client libraries built on top of Amazon Location Service, pre-integrated map UI components (based on the popular MapLibre open-source library) aa well as an Amplify Command Line Interface (CLI) tool that supports provisioning for all required cloud location services. Harshita on Twitter: https://twitter.com/harshitadaddala Harshita on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harshita-daddala-682ab138/ ----------- Announcing General Availability of Amplify Geo for AWS Amplify – https://go.aws/2Z2NAQq Add Maps to your App in 3 Steps with AWS Amplify Geo powered by Amazon Location Service - https://go.aws/3FwKiEH ----------- AWS Amplify on Twitter: https://twitter.com/awsamplify AWS Amplify Documentation: https://docs.amplify.aws Amplify Discord Server: https://discord.gg/amplify ----------- Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

This week's episode of the AWS Developers podcast dives into the CloudFront Hosting Toolkit, a command-line tool designed to streamline web application deployment on AWS. The podcast explores how the toolkit simplifies the process by enabling deployment to Amazon S3 with exposure through CloudFront. Additionally, it delves into the creation of an automated deployment pipeline linked to your Git repository. Listeners will gain insights into configuring advanced features like dynamic routing for the latest application version, eliminating the need for cache invalidation. The episode offers a comprehensive overview of the CloudFront Hosting Toolkit and guidance on getting started.

In this episode, Emily and Dave chat with Kesha Williams, Principal Training Architect at A Cloud Guru. Kesha is both an Alexa Champion and an AWS Hero where she focuses on helping others get up to speed with machine learning. Kesha discusses her multi decade career, her time as a senior Java developer, her journey to the cloud, learning Python, and steps she took to get started in machine learning. Along the way we cover the ethics of AI, the importance of diverse data sets, and what machine learning can bring to help us all build a better future. Kesha on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KeshaWillz Kesha on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/java-rock-star-kesha/ Kesha’s Website: http://www.kesha.tech/ Kesha’s AWS Hero Page: https://aws.amazon.com/developer/community/heroes/kesha-williams Kesha’s Alexa Champion Page: https://developer.amazon.com/en-US/alexa/champions/kesha-williams AWS Getting Started with Machine Learning: https://aws.amazon.com/machine-learning/learn/ AWS SageMaker: https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/ ----------- Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In this episode, Dave chats with Farrah Campbell, Senior Product Marketing Manager for Modern Applications at Amazon Web Services. Farrah runs multiple community programs within AWS including Serverless and Containers Heroes categories. She is a well-known face of the community both online and at events. Farrah chats about her start, the impact of the serverless developer community on her own career, and some of the surprises she has planned for re:Invent 2021. Farrah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/farrahC32 Farrah on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/farrahcampbell/ AWS Heroes Content Library: https://go.aws/3GNMhWC All the re:Invent 2021 parties:. http://conferenceparties.com/reinvent2021/ Sessions - links not available on re:Invent website, but here is all the info: Productizing a Serverless MVPP – COM201 – Monday, November 29th 4-5pm in the Venetian. Caesars Forum – Monday, November 29th through Friday, Decemmber 3rd: The first ever AWS Containers and Serverless Zone in Caesar’s forum to increase customer awareness, educate customers on AWS services. We are working to provide a unique experience to our customers with this zone and get them excited about Containers and Serverless on AWS (80% Containers on the cloud run on AWS). Dev Lounge (Expo Hall) Tuesday, November 30 2:00pm - 3:00pm Meetup: Serverless - Multiple SERVERLESS COMMUNITY BUILDERS PRESENTING 4:00pm - 5:00pm Meetup: Containers- Multiple CONTAINER COMMUNITY BUILDERS PRESENTING EXPO HALL OSS Kiosk - Many Heroes/Community Builders Presenting their OSS projects ----------- Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In this episode, Emily and Dave chat with Maish Saidel-Keesing, a Senior Developer Advocate at Amazon Web Services. Maish discusses challenges enterprises face when moving to the cloud, his approach to challenging customers and organizational boundaries, as well as the effects of the global covid pandemic has had on how developers work. Maish on Twitter: https://twitter.com/maishsk Maish on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maish/ Maish’s Blog: https://blog.technodrone.cloud/ Maish’s Session IDs at re:Invent 2021: CON309-R1/R2, CON314, and CON313-R1/R2 ----------- Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In this episode, Dave chats with Marcia Villalba, Developer Advocate at Amazon Web Services. Marcia is the creator of the popular FooBar Serverless YouTube channel, whose unique approach to content blends a love of learning with technical deep dives. Marcia discusses her approach to staying up to date with the latest developer technologies, and her career journey to becoming a Developer Advocate. Marcia's Twitter: https://twitter.com/mavi888uy Marcia’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foobar_codes/ Marcia's Tech Talk Podcast (Spanish Speaking): https://podcast.marcia.dev/ Marcia’s Foobar Serverless YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/foobar_codes ----------- Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In this episode, Emily and Dave chat with Clare Liguori, Principal Software Engineer at Amazon. Clare discusses Amazon’s culture of DevOps, everything from how it implements CI/CD, root cause analysis reviews, to the life of a code commit, after a software engineer is ready to deploy. Clare on Twitter: https://twitter.com/clare_liguori Clare’s Bio: https://www.clareliguori.com/ Clare’s Git: https://github.com/clareliguori Builders Library Article on Automating Safe Hands-Off Deployments - https://go.aws/3BaAn68 ----------- Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In the second episode of this two-part conversation, Dave and Emily chat with Paul Cutsinger, Head of Developer Strategy at Amazon. Paul discusses how AWS has been a foundation for developers building on Alexa, and what the future of the voice spaces holds for daily interaction with the technology in our lives. Paul on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PaulCutsinger Paul on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulcutsinger/ Alexa Skills Developer Portal: https://developer.amazon.com Alexa Blueprints: https://blueprints.amazon.com Amazon Polly: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/ ----------- Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In this episode Dave and Emily chat with Paul Cutsinger, Head of Developer Strategy at Alexa. Paul joined the Alexa team in the very early years, lead the worldwide developer education team, and helped mold the vision for the developer roadmap. In his current role, Paul leads an incubation team working on new ways for customers to interact with Alexa and Voice. Paul discusses how AWS has been a foundation for developers building on Alexa and how simple it is for anyone to get started building their own experiences today. Paul on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PaulCutsinger Paul on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulcutsinger/ Alexa Skills Developer Portal: https://developer.amazon.com Alexa Blueprints: https://blueprints.amazon.com Amazon Polly: https://aws.amazon.com/polly/ New for AWS CloudFormation – Quickly Retry Stack Operations from the Point of Failure: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-for-aws-cloudformation-quickly-retry-stack-operations-from-the-point-of-failure/ ----------- Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In this episode Dave and Emily chat with Jeff Barr, VP of Evangelism at AWS. Jeff has been with Amazon since 2002 and was the first person in a full-time developer advocate role. In this follow-up conversation from last week’s episode, Jeff covers the culture of innovation behind AWS, tips for managing time, and how to have productive interactions with other developer teams. Jeff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeffbarr Jeff on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbarr/ Jeff Barr FAQ: http://jeff-barr.com/jeff-barr-faq/ AWS Blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs AWS Community on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/aws/ ----------- Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In this episode Dave and Emily chat with Jeff Barr, VP of Evangelism at Amazon Web Services. Jeff has been with Amazon since 2002, and was the first person in a full-time developer advocate role. Jeff covers what the early AWS developer community looked like, early developer relations at AWS, the importance of community, and how developers have shaped the roadmap for many AWS services over time. If you enjoy tech industry history this episode is for you! Jeff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeffbarr Jeff on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbarr/ Jeff Barr FAQ: http://jeff-barr.com/jeff-barr-faq/ AWS Blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs AWS Community on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/aws/ ----------- Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In this episode Dave and Emily chat with Ross Barich, Principal Developer Community Manager at Amazon Web Services, and owner of the AWS Heroes program. The AWS Heroes program, and its associated program Community Builders, are part of Amazon’s AWS Developers Community recognition programs. These programs recognize members from across the globe, developers helping the community grow, mentoring other developers, creating educational content, and active both online and at in person events. Ross on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rossbarich Ross on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rossbarich/ Connect with a Hero: https://amzn.to/3mIiZRF Follow a Hero: https://bit.ly/3BgGGEK Learn from Heroes: https://amzn.to/3ksmp8t ----------- AWS Community Builders: https://amzn.to/3sRkKgt AWS Community Builders Open Enrollment (Apply by Aug 31st!): https://bit.ly/2WnI2yV ----------- Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

This episode dives into the Amazon Bedrock Converse API, a new release that simplifies integrating large language models (LLMs) into your applications.

We talk with Dennis from the AWS Developer Experience team about how Converse tackles common integration challenges, and explores the concept of tools for unlocking new orchestration capabilities for LLMs.

By the end, you'll be equipped to get the most out of foundation models on Amazon Bedrock.

In this episode Emily and Dave continue the conversation with Memo Doring, Head of Developer Relations for Latin America (LATAM) at Amazon Web Services. The Latin America region is home to over 600 million, covering a diverse geography, people, and languages. In part two of this two-part conversation, Memo talks about his experience helping LATAM companies move to the cloud, the effects of the global pandemic, and some of the unique business opportunities that only exist in LATAM. Memo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/memodoring AWS Certification (Spanish): https://aws.amazon.com/es/certification/ AWS Certification (Portuguese): https://aws.amazon.com/pt/certification/ ----------- Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In this episode Emily and Dave chat with Memo Doring, Head of Developer Relations for Latin America (LATAM) at Amazon Web Services. The Latin America region is home to over 600 million, covering a diverse geography, people and languages. In part one of this two-part conversation, Memo talks about his experience starting a new developer relations team in Latin America, being a Latino in tech, and the unique challenges of a developer community encompassing so many cultures. Memo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/memodoring Book mentioned - DevOps for Dummies by Emily Freeman: https://www.amazon.com/DevOps-Dummies-Computer-Tech/dp/1119552222/ ----------- Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In this episode Emily and Dave chat with Luc van Donkersgoed, Lead Solution Software Engineer at the Dutch Postal Service, and a DevTools AWS Community Builder. Luc covers his journey of acquiring all 12 AWS certifications, his real-world approach to exam taking, and ideas on prototyping with the cloud. Luc on Twitter: https://twitter.com/donkersgood Luc’s AWS Solution Architect Professional Course: https://youtu.be/tv3eMiO0ACM Luc’s GitHub: https://github.com/donkersgoed Luc’s SciFi Book Author Recommendation – Patrick Rothfuss: https://www.amazon.com/Patrick-Rothfuss/e/B001DAHXZQ ----------- Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev ----------- Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In this episode Emily and Dave chat with Richard H. Boyd, Sr. Developer Advocate at Amazon Web Services for Developer Tools. Richard covers his software engineering journey, CI/CD processes at Amazon, and shares tips for creating productive cloud developer environments. ---------- Richard on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rchrdbyd Richard's Dev Blog: https://rboyd.dev/ Richard's Github: https://github.com/richardhboyd ----------- Richard's "Mediocre" Cloud9 Tips: https://github.com/richardhboyd/mediocre-cloud9 ----------- Clare Liguori's talk on automating continuous delivery pipelines at Amazon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngnMj1zbMPY ----------- Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In this episode Dave chats again with Elad Ben-Israel, Principal Engineer at Amazon Web Services for the Cloud Development Kit (CDK). In part two of this two-part conversation, Elad talks about the current state of the CDK, the CDK community, Projen project, and the future of CDK. --- Elad on Twitter: twitter.com/emeshbi Elad’s GitHub.io: http://eladb.github.io/ --- AWS CDK Git: bit.ly/3yB3kWS CDK Patterns: http://cdkpatterns.com/ CDK 2.0 Dev Preview: amzn.to/3dW57Oq CDK Corner: amzn.to/3ho1B1r CDK.dev Slack: https://cdk.dev/ Projen: Projen - https://bit.ly/projengit --- Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: twitter.com/thedavedev --- Subscribe: Amazon Music: music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf763…velopers-Podcast Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-…st/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly…S9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: tunein.com/podcasts/Technology…s-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: tunein.com/podcasts/Technology…s-Podcast-p1461814/

In this episode Dave chats with Elad Ben-Israel, Principal Engineer at Amazon Web Services for the Cloud Development Kit (CDK). In part one of this two-part conversation, Elad talks about his time as a software engineer at Amazon, the creation of the Cloud Development Kit, and the philosophy behind JSII, a new framework that allows code in any language to naturally interact with JavaScript classes. Elad on Twitter: https://twitter.com/emeshbi Elad’s GitHub.io: https://eladb.github.io/ AWS CDK Git: https://bit.ly/3yB3kWS CDK Patterns: https://cdkpatterns.com/ CDK 2.0 Dev Preview: https://amzn.to/3dW57Oq CDK Corner: https://amzn.to/3ho1B1r CDK Labs: https://github.com/cdklabs/ JSII Git: https://github.com/aws/jsii The story behind the AWS CDK: https://amzn.to/3xug6GI Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: twitter.com/thedavedev Subscribe: Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/AWS-Developers-Podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ RSS Feed: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/

In this episode Emily and Dave talk to Ali Spittel, who leads developer advocacy for AWS Amplify at Amazon. Ali has a passion for teaching others how to code, and helping them to become full-time developers. In her role at AWS, she works with mobile and web app creators on new tools that remove friction, and speed up development time. Ali on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ASpittel Ladybug Podcast: https://www.ladybug.dev/ AWS Amplify on Twitter: https://twitter.com/awsamplify AWS Amplify: https://docs.amplify.aws/ Amplify Discord Server: https://discord.gg/amplify Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: twitter.com/thedavedev

In this episode Dave and Emily talk to David Nalley, a Principal Advocate at AWS for Open Source, and President of the Apache Software Foundation. David has been involved in open-source projects for decades, and humbly shares the lessons he has learned. David Nalley on Twitter: twitter.com/ke4qqq Apache Software Foundation on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheASF Innovating with Rust: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/innovating-with-rust/ Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: twitter.com/thedavedev

In this episode Dave and Emily talk to Ken Collins, a Principal Engineer at Custom Ink, focused on DevOps and Ecommerce. Ken has done some interesting things with AWS Lambda and the Rails programming language when it comes to DevOps. Ken is also an AWS Serverless Hero and has created a blog series around real-world usage for Rails and Lambda. Ken's Info: Ken on Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaskills Custom Ink Technology https://twitter.com/custominktech Rails & Lambda with Lamby https://lamby.custominktech.com Ken's AWS Hero Page: https://aws.amazon.com/developer/community/heroes/ken-collins/ AWS Services Discussed: AWS Lambda: https://aws.amazon.com/lambda/ AWS CDK: https://aws.amazon.com/cdk/ Connect with Us on Twitter: Emily on Twitter: https://twitter.com/editingemily Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev

Join us as we dive into an inspiring conversation from the AWS Summit in Stockholm with Matt Houghton, an AWS Ambassador and Community Builder. Matt shares insights on his team at CDL and their monumental achievement of migrating 600 Oracle databases to RDS Postgres. 🗂️💡

Tune in to hear how they convert schemas, modified applications, migrate data, and automated the whole process. But most importantly hear how Oracle DBAs were involved and how they job moved from DBA to Data engineers? 🤔

Don't miss out! 🎧

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In this compelling episode, hosts Dave and Morgan are joined by Rebekah Kulidzan, a seasoned Go-to-Market Specialist at AWS specializing in Integration Services. Rebekah leads the charge in technical business development and strategy, enabling customers to revolutionize their applications through adoption of event-driven architectures. The conversation kicks off with an in-depth look at the role of a "Go to Market Specialist" and the essential strategies behind application modernization. Learn how tech teams leverage AWS Integration Services to meld seamlessly into domain-specific groups, boosting both agility and communication. The latter half of our episode shifts focus to the crucial balance between mental health and career growth in the tech industry. Rebekah shares her expert insights on maintaining mental wellness during career transitions. She also introduces us to the transformative work of Pathways Collective, an online coaching and mentoring platform that guides professionals through career changes, ensuring they achieve their goals while maintaining mental balance. Whether you're considering a shift into tech or simply looking to take control of your professional life, this episode serves as a vital resource to understand the dynamic interplay between technology and personal well-being. Pathways Collective – https://pathwcollective.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/pathwcollective/ https://www.instagram.com/pathwcollective/ https://twitter.com/pathwcollective Rebekah on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rkulidzan/ Rebekah on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rkulidzan/ Rebekah on Twitter - https://twitter.com/ Rebekah on Github - https://github.com/rkulidzan/ Rebekah’s Website - https://rkulidzan.com/ Morgan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MorgantWillis Morgan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/morgan-willis-001/ Morgan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morganwilliscloud Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Dave on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidisbitski ** Please note ** During minutes 33 through 39 of this episode, we talk openly about mental health issues and topics related to recovery. We are speaking from our lived experience, training and research but are not medical professionals. If you identify with any of the thoughts shared and feel you would like to talk to someone, please reach out to your GP, contact Mind, or the Anxiety UK helpline. Information, services and helplines for those struggling with, or impacted by someone else’s, addiction can be found on the NHS website. ** Mental Health In The Workplace: The High Cost Of Depression - https://www.forbes.com/sites/mariaminor/2021/01/20/mental-health-in-the-workplace-the-high-cost-of-depression/ Application Integration on AWS - https://aws.amazon.com/products/application-integration/ EventStorming - https://aws-samples.github.io/eda-on-aws/eventstorming/ Application Integration and Open Source on AWS - https://github.com/rkulidzan/awesome-app-integration Serverlessland - https://serverlessland.com/search?search=integration Serverlessland Step Functions and Integration Services - https://serverlessland.com/content/service/step-functions/guides/integrating-step-functions-with-containerized-workloads/10-introduction Subscribe: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In the grand finale of our six-part AWS Certification Exam Prep Series, join hosts Dave and Caroline as they chat with Anya Derbakova, a Senior Startup Solutions Architect at AWS, known for weaving social media magic, and Ted Trentler, a Senior AWS Technical Instructor with a knack for simplifying the complex. We journey beyond the technical realms to explore the treasure trove of resources provided by AWS to ensure your success in the Solutions Architect Associate Exam. This episode not only serves as your ultimate guide to the best study resources but also recaps the invaluable insights shared throughout our series. Embark on this final venture with us as we delve into the extensive array of free and paid resources designed to elevate your learning experience, from interactive labs and digital badges to comprehensive guides and community support. Whether you're starting your AWS journey or looking to validate and showcase your skills, AWS offers an ecosystem of learning paths tailored to your aspirations. In this episode, we highlight: • AWS Skill Builder's extensive library of lessons and labs, coupled with an affordable paid tier for enhanced learning. • Cloud Quest and AWS Educate, offering free labs and credits to kickstart your journey. • The definitive AWS Solutions Architect Ramp Up Guide for a structured learning approach. • Leveraging AWS Free Tier and workshops for hands-on experience and building real-world projects. • The significance of community engagement through AWS User Groups, Summits, and Twitch shows for interactive learning and networking. • Practical advice on exam registration, understanding the certification lifecycle, and strategies for recertification to maintain your credentials. Join us as we consolidate our learnings, reinforce our preparation strategies, and set our sights on not just passing the exam but becoming proficient AWS builders. Let's architect our success together! Anya on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annadderbakova/ Ted on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ttrentler Ted on LinkedIn: https://linkedin/in/tedtrentler Caroline on Twitter: https://twitter.com/carolinegluck Caroline on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cgluck/ Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Dave on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidisbitski AWS Educate - Gives $50 in signup credits: https://aws.amazon.com/education/awseducate/ AWS Cloud Quest: https://aws.amazon.com/training/digital/aws-cloud-quest/ AWS Solutions Architect Ramp Up Guide - Has both free and Paid for learning. https://d1.awsstatic.com/training-and-certification/ramp-up_guides/Ramp-Up_Guide_Architect.pdf AWS Free Tier Accounts: https://aws.amazon.com/free/ - AWS Workshops: https://workshops.aws/ Get some digital Bling while you learn with Digital Badges from Credly: https://community.aws/content/2amRr40y98o4lrV7n2YJHKTszso/validate-your-aws-cloud-knowledge-with-aws-learning-knowledge-badges Don’t just get certified be a builder! Builders Build! Build something that interests you - A Wordpress blog, A Minecraft server. ML object analysis of your drone video. Look at the cloud resume challenge for AWS by Forrest Brazeal https://cloudresumechallenge.dev/docs/the-challenge/aws/ AWS on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/aws Use Party Rock (Gen A)I as a study Buddy: https://partyrock.aws/u/tedtrent/KQtYIhbJb/Solutions-Architect-Study-Buddy AWS Educate: https://aws.amazon.com/education/awseducate/ Serverlessland: https://serverlessland.com/ AWS Global Summits - https://aws.amazon.com/events/summits Subscribe: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

Welcome to part five in the AWS Certification Exam Prep Mini-Series! Whether you're an aspiring cloud enthusiast or a seasoned developer looking to deepen your architectural acumen, you've landed in the perfect spot. In this six-part saga, we're demystifying the pivotal role of a Solutions Architect in the AWS cloud computing cosmos. In this episode, Dave and Caroline chat with Anya Derbakova, a Senior Startup Solutions Architect at AWS, known for weaving social media magic, and Ted Trentler, a Senior AWS Technical Instructor with a knack for simplifying the complex. Unravel the strategies and best practices for designing cost-optimized architectures on AWS. Covering 20% of the exam's scored content, this episode zeroes in on maximizing efficiency and reducing costs across your cloud infrastructure. Discover the art of balancing performance with cost-effectiveness as we delve into AWS cost management services, cost-optimized storage and compute solutions, and the nuances of designing database and network architectures that won't break the bank. In this episode, you'll learn about: • Utilizing AWS cost management service features and tools, including cost allocation tags, multi-account billing, and the AWS Free Tier. • Designing cost-optimized storage solutions with AWS services like Amazon FSx, EFS, S3, and EBS, including data lifecycle policies and backup strategies. • Rightsizing and optimizing compute resources to meet your workload requirements efficiently, from instance selection to utilizing serverless and distributed compute strategies. • Strategies for cost-optimized database solutions, focusing on caching, data retention, capacity planning, and replication to enhance performance while managing costs. • Crafting network architectures that minimize costs associated with data transfer, leveraging AWS services and features to reduce expenses while maintaining robust connectivity. Whether you're fine-tuning existing systems or building from the ground up, we'll provide you with the tools and insights to make cost-aware decisions without sacrificing functionality! Anya on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annadderbakova/ Ted on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ttrentler Ted on LinkedIn: https://linkedin/in/tedtrentler Caroline on Twitter: https://twitter.com/carolinegluck Caroline on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cgluck/ Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Dave on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidisbitski AWS SAA Exam Guide - https://d1.awsstatic.com/training-and-certification/docs-sa-assoc/AWS-Certified-Solutions-Architect-Associate_Exam-Guide.pdf Party Rock for Exam Study - https://partyrock.aws/u/tedtrent/KQtYIhbJb/Solutions-Architect-Study-Buddy All Things AWS Training - Links to Self-paced and Instructor Led https://aws.amazon.com/training/ AWS Skill Builder – Free CPE Course - https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn/course/134/aws-cloud-practitioner-essentials AWS Free Workshops - https://workshops.aws/ Running a Minecraft server on Amazon ECS with Spot Pricing: https://github.com/vatertime/minecraft-spot-pricing Subscribe: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/1065378 Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/PC:1001065378 TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

Welcome to part four in the AWS Certification Exam Prep Mini-Series! Whether you're an aspiring cloud enthusiast or a seasoned developer looking to deepen your architectural acumen, you've landed in the perfect spot. In this six-part saga, we're demystifying the pivotal role of a Solutions Architect in the AWS cloud computing cosmos. In this fourth episode, Caroline and Dave chat again with Anya Derbakova, a Senior Startup Solutions Architect at AWS, known for weaving social media magic, and Ted Trentler, a Senior AWS Technical Instructor with a knack for simplifying the complex. Together, we will step into the realm of performance, where we untangle the complexities of designing high-performing architectures in the cloud. We dissect the essentials of high-performing storage solutions, dive deep into elastic compute services for scaling and cost efficiency, and unravel the intricacies of optimizing database solutions for unparalleled performance. Expect to uncover: • The spectrum of AWS storage services and their optimal use cases, from Amazon S3's versatility to the shared capabilities of Amazon EFS. • How to leverage Amazon EC2, Auto Scaling, and Load Balancing to create elastic compute solutions that adapt to your needs. • Insights into serverless computing paradigms with AWS Lambda and Fargate, highlighting the shift towards de-coupled architectures. • Strategies for selecting high-performing database solutions, including the transition from on-premise databases to AWS-managed services like RDS and the benefits of caching with Amazon ElastiCache. • A real-world scenario where we'll navigate the challenge of processing hundreds of thousands of online votes in minutes, testing your understanding and application of high-performing AWS architectures. Whether you're dealing with vast amounts of data, requiring robust compute power, or ensuring your architecture can handle peak loads without a hitch, we've got you covered! Anya on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annadderbakova/ Ted on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ttrentler Ted on LinkedIn: https://linkedin/in/tedtrentler Caroline on Twitter: https://twitter.com/carolinegluck Caroline on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cgluck/ Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Dave on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidisbitski AWS SAA Exam Guide - https://d1.awsstatic.com/training-and-certification/docs-sa-assoc/AWS-Certified-Solutions-Architect-Associate_Exam-Guide.pdf Party Rock for Exam Study - https://partyrock.aws/u/tedtrent/KQtYIhbJb/Solutions-Architect-Study-Buddy All Things AWS Training - Links to Self-paced and Instructor Led https://aws.amazon.com/training/ AWS Skill Builder – Free CPE Course - https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn/course/134/aws-cloud-practitioner-essentials AWS Skill Builder – Learning Badges - https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn/public/learning_plan/view/1044/solutions-architect-knowledge-badge-readiness-path AWS Usergroup Communities: https://aws.amazon.com/developer/community/usergroups Subscribe: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/1065378 Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/PC:1001065378 TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

Welcome to part three in the AWS Certification Exam Prep Mini-Series! Whether you're an aspiring cloud enthusiast or a seasoned developer looking to deepen your architectural acumen, you've landed in the perfect spot. In this six-part saga, we're demystifying the pivotal role of a Solutions Architect in the AWS cloud computing cosmos. In this third episode, join Caroline and Dave as they host a riveting discussion with two cloud virtuosos - Anya Derbakova, a Senior Startup Solutions Architect at AWS, known for weaving social media magic, and Ted Trentler, a Senior AWS Technical Instructor with a knack for simplifying the complex. Together, they embark on a narrative journey through the clouds, sharing their personal paths to mastering AWS, elucidating the essence of the Solutions Architect role, and breaking down the AWS Certification labyrinth. Expect to uncover: Overview of Exam Domain 2: Design Resilient Architectures (26% of scored test content): • Emphasis on designing scalable and loosely coupled architectures. • Introduction to API creation and management. • Utilization of AWS managed services for efficiency. • Principles of microservices design for robust applications. • Strategies for horizontal and vertical scaling. • Understanding of load balancing techniques. • Comparison of storage types: Object, Block, File. Designing Highly Available and/or Fault-Tolerant Architectures: • Exploration of AWS global infrastructure: Availability Zones, AWS Regions, Amazon Route 53. • Basics of networking concepts, including route tables. • Disaster recovery (DR) strategies: backup and restore, pilot light, warm standby, active-active failover, RPO, RTO. • Immutable infrastructure for consistent deployment. • Storage options and their characteristics: durability, replication. • Enhancing workload visibility with tools like AWS X-Ray. Sample Exam Question: • Scenario involving a two-tier application architecture with resilience considerations, focusing on EC2 instances across public and private subnets within a single Availability Zone. This series is your beacon through the fog of cloud computing, illuminating the path to AWS mastery. Whether you're aiming to elevate your career, transition roles, or simply quench your curiosity about the cloud, tune in to transform your understanding of AWS and gear up for success in the Solutions Architect realm. Anya on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annadderbakova/ Ted on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ttrentler Ted on LinkedIn: https://linkedin/in/tedtrentler Caroline on Twitter: https://twitter.com/carolinegluck Caroline on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cgluck/ Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Dave on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidisbitski AWS SAA Exam Guide - https://d1.awsstatic.com/training-and-certification/docs-sa-assoc/AWS-Certified-Solutions-Architect-Associate_Exam-Guide.pdf Party Rock for Exam Study - https://partyrock.aws/u/tedtrent/KQtYIhbJb/Solutions-Architect-Study-Buddy All Things AWS Training - Links to Self-paced and Instructor Led https://aws.amazon.com/training/ AWS Skill Builder – Free CPE Course - https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn/course/134/aws-cloud-practitioner-essentials AWS Skill Builder – Learning Badges - https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn/public/learning_plan/view/1044/solutions-architect-knowledge-badge-readiness-path AWS Well-Architected Framework - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/wellarchitected/latest/framework/welcome.html Subscribe: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669

Welcome to part two in the AWS Certification Exam Prep Mini-Series! Whether you're an aspiring cloud enthusiast or a seasoned developer looking to deepen your architectural acumen, you've landed in the perfect spot. In this six-part saga, we're demystifying the pivotal role of a Solutions Architect in the AWS cloud computing cosmos. In this second episode, join Caroline and Dave as they host a riveting discussion with two cloud virtuosos - Anya Derbakova, a Senior Startup Solutions Architect at AWS, known for weaving social media magic, and Ted Trentler, a Senior AWS Technical Instructor with a knack for simplifying the complex. Together, they embark on a narrative journey through the clouds and break down the AWS Certification labyrinth. Expect to uncover: Designing Secure Access to AWS Resources: • Introduction to IAM for identity management. • Role switching with AWS STS. • Multi-account strategies using AWS Control Tower and federation with IAM roles. Designing Secure Workloads and Applications: • Architecting VPCs. • Implementing layered security models with security groups, NACLs, and gateways. Determining Appropriate Data Security Controls: • Data access, governance, and responsibility. • Data recovery, retention, and classification strategies. • Encryption and key management practices. Anatomy of an Exam Question: • Exam question formats: Multiple Choice and Multiple Response. • Dissecting questions: Stem, key, and distractors. • Scenario-based questions reflecting real-life challenges. • Alignment with the Well-Architected Framework. Sample Exam Question: • Scenario-based question on enabling software patch downloads for EC2 instances in private subnets without direct internet access. Whether you're aiming to elevate your career, transition roles, or simply quench your curiosity about the cloud, tune in to transform your understanding of AWS and gear up for success in the Solutions Architect realm. Anya on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annadderbakova/ Ted on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ttrentler Ted on LinkedIn: https://linkedin/in/tedtrentler Caroline on Twitter: https://twitter.com/carolinegluck Caroline on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cgluck/ Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Dave on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidisbitski AWS SAA Exam Guide - https://d1.awsstatic.com/training-and-certification/docs-sa-assoc/AWS-Certified-Solutions-Architect-Associate_Exam-Guide.pdf Party Rock for Exam Study - https://partyrock.aws/u/tedtrent/KQtYIhbJb/Solutions-Architect-Study-Buddy All Things AWS Training - Links to Self-paced and Instructor Led https://aws.amazon.com/training/ AWS Skill Builder – Free CPE Course - https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn/course/134/aws-cloud-practitioner-essentials AWS Skill Builder – Learning Badges - https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn/public/learning_plan/view/1044/solutions-architect-knowledge-badge-readiness-path AWS Well-Architected Framework - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/wellarchitected/latest/framework/welcome.html Controlling the Network Free Lab - https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/11237/controlling-the-network-amazon Exam Prep Official Practice Question Set: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (SAA-C03 - English) - https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn/course/external/view/elearning/13266/aws-certified-solutions-architect-associate-official-practice-question-set-saa-c03-english?saa=sec&sec=prep AWS Skill Builder - Networking Core - Knowledge Badge Readiness Path - https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn/public/learning_plan/view/1944/networking-core-knowledge-badge-readiness-path Subscribe: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In this conversation, Seb and Yan Cui discuss the definition of serverless and its key characteristics. They also address the misconception that serverless is dead and clarify that it is still a thriving technology. Yan shares his experience with serverless projects and highlights the importance of focusing on one or two major changes at a time to avoid failure. They also discuss the use of relational databases with Lambda and the benefits of using Aurora Serverless and the Data API. The conversation covers good patterns for building serverless applications, including taking smaller steps in migrations, splitting applications into services, and designing event-driven architectures. It emphasizes the importance of visibility, testing, and observability in serverless applications. The guest recommends using remote testing for most projects and highlights the benefits of using Lumigo for observability. The conversation concludes with a discussion on the future of serverless and the need for high-performance options in Lambda.

Welcome to the inaugural episode of our much-anticipated AWS Certification Exam Prep Mini-Series! Whether you're an aspiring cloud enthusiast or a seasoned developer looking to deepen your architectural acumen, you've landed in the perfect spot. In this six-part saga, we're demystifying the pivotal role of a Solutions Architect in the AWS cloud computing cosmos. In this first episode, join Caroline and Dave as they host a riveting discussion with two cloud virtuosos - Anya Derbakova, a Senior Startup Solutions Architect at AWS, known for weaving social media magic, and Ted Trentler, a Senior AWS Technical Instructor with a knack for simplifying the complex. Together, they embark on a narrative journey through the clouds, sharing their personal paths to mastering AWS, elucidating the essence of the Solutions Architect role, and breaking down the AWS Certification labyrinth. Expect to uncover: • Insider insights into the day-to-day of a Solutions Architect and how this role is pivotal in shaping cloud infrastructure. • A comprehensive guide to the AWS Certification process: from choosing the right certificate to match your job role to understanding the nuances of exam preparation. • Expert tips on navigating the AWS exam landscape, with a detailed anatomy of exam questions to help you think like an architect. This series is your beacon through the fog of cloud computing, illuminating the path to AWS mastery. Whether you're aiming to elevate your career, transition roles, or simply quench your curiosity about the cloud, tune in to transform your understanding of AWS and gear up for success in the Solutions Architect realm. Anya on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annadderbakova/ Ted on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ttrentler Ted on LinkedIn: https://linkedin/in/tedtrentler Caroline on Twitter: https://twitter.com/carolinegluck Caroline on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cgluck/ Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Dave on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidisbitski AWS SAA Exam Guide - https://d1.awsstatic.com/training-and-certification/docs-sa-assoc/AWS-Certified-Solutions-Architect-Associate_Exam-Guide.pdf Party Rock for Exam Study - https://partyrock.aws/u/tedtrent/KQtYIhbJb/Solutions-Architect-Study-Buddy All Things AWS Training - Links to Self-paced and Instructor Led https://aws.amazon.com/training/ AWS Skill Builder – Free CPE Course - https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn/course/134/aws-cloud-practitioner-essentials AWS Skill Builder – Learning Badges - https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn/public/learning_plan/view/1044/solutions-architect-knowledge-badge-readiness-path AWS Well-Architected Framework - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/wellarchitected/latest/framework/welcome.html Subscribe: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/1065378 Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/PC:1001065378 TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

🚀 Dive into the world of AI with Morgan Willis, Principal Cloud Technologist for AWS, as she interviews Clare Liguori, a Senior Principal Software Engineer at AWS and one of the visionaries behind Amazon Q. Discover the secrets behind this groundbreaking Generative AI conversational assistant designed exclusively for AWS builders. Amazon Q is revolutionizing how developers engage with AWS, offering unparalleled support in architecture, best practices, documentation, and more. With its ever-evolving capabilities, Amazon Q ensures that every query is met with the most relevant and actionable advice, seamlessly bridging the gap between AI assistance and human expertise when necessary. But that's not all – when integrated within an IDE, Amazon Q transforms into an indispensable coding companion, providing not just explanations and code generation, but also critical insights for debugging and optimization. Clare takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour of Amazon Q's development, revealing how it empowers developers at every stage, from ideation to deployment. Learn how you can leverage Amazon Q today to supercharge your development workflow and get a sneak peek at what the future holds for this incredible tool. Whether you're coding, debugging, or planning your next big AWS project, this episode is your gateway to unlocking the full potential of Amazon Q for builders! Clare on Twitter: https://twitter.com/clare_liguori Clare on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clareliguori/ Clare’s Bio: https://www.clareliguori.com/ Clare’s Git: https://github.com/clareliguori Morgan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MorgantWillis Morgan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morganwilliscloud Morgan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/morgan-willis-001/ [BLOG] Clare’s Builders Library Article on Automating Safe Hands-Off Deployments - https://aws.amazon.com/builders-library/automating-safe-hands-off-deployments [BLOG] Amazon Q brings generative AI-powered assistance to IT pros and developers (preview) - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-q-brings-generative-ai-powered-assistance-to-it-pros-and-developers-preview/ [DOCS] Amazon Q for Builder Use - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/aws-builder-use-ug/what-is.html [DOCS] Amazon Q Feature Development (/dev) https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/aws-builder-use-ug/feature-dev.html [PODCAST] Episode 015 – DevOps at Amazon with Clare Liguori https://open.spotify.com/episode/1SrKTcVEDgIHvnRCrP7ILM [PORTAL] Amazon Q - https://aws.amazon.com/q/ [PORTAL] Amazon CodeWhisperer - https://aws.amazon.com/codewhisperer/ [PORTAL] Amazon CodeCatalyst - https://codecatalyst.aws/explore [YOUTUBE] Clare’s talk at AWS re:Invent 2023 - Amazon Q: Your new assistant and expert guide for building with AWS (DOP228) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBJHJmkotcI Subscribe: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/1065378 Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/PC:1001065378 TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

Join Dave and Brooke in this inspiring conversation with Mark Ridley, a renowned CTO advisor, as they explore the evolving landscape of product engineering teams in the age of GenAI. In this episode, Mark shares insights from his journey, highlighting how his experiences have shaped his perspective on the synergy between human developers and AI collaborators. Drawing from his popular article series, Mark discusses the transformative impact GenAI is having on product engineering teams, offering both a vision and practical advice for harnessing the power of AI to enhance creativity, efficiency, and innovation. Mark delves into the nuances of building effective teams in this new era, emphasizing the importance of embracing change, fostering a culture of continuous learning, and the critical role of leadership in navigating the challenges and opportunities presented by AI technologies. With a forward-looking approach, he provides listeners with actionable advice on preparing for the future, ensuring that teams are equipped to leverage GenAI not just as a tool, but as a partner in the creative process. This episode is a beacon of hope and guidance for developers, leaders, and anyone interested in the future of technology and teamwork. Mark's visionary outlook, combined with practical insights, makes this a must-listen for those eager to understand and engage with the next frontier of product engineering. Mark on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markridley/ Brooke’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/brooke_jamieson Brooke on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brookejamieson/ Brooke’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brookebytes Brooke’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brooke.bytes/ Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Dave on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidisbitski [BLOG] Mark’s Six Part Series on How Generative AI will impact product engineering teams — https://towardsdatascience.com/the-best-of-both-worlds-human-developers-and-ai-collaborators-6d9ed9ec2b65 [PODCAST] Episode 083 - Decoding the Future of Safe and Efficient Programming with Rust and Tim McNamara - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5AsvddooY9a04gKviOC7cB [PORTAL] Amazon Q - https://aws.amazon.com/q/ [PORTAL] Amazon CodeWhisperer - https://aws.amazon.com/codewhisperer/ [PORTAL] Amazon CodeCatalyst - https://codecatalyst.aws/explore Subscribe: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/1065378 Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/PC:1001065378 TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

Join Dave in this enlightening conversation with Dan Blanco, Senior Developer Advocate for the AWS Infrastructure as Code (IaC) team, as they dive deep into the transformative world of IaC. In an era where manual processes no longer suffice, IaC emerges as a pivotal technology, enabling developers to provision and manage computing infrastructure through code, streamlining the setup, update, and maintenance of essential infrastructure components for application development, testing, and deployment. In this episode, Dan unveils the latest innovations from his team, including the groundbreaking AWS CloudFormation Git sync, CDK Migrate, and the IaC Generator. Discover how the IaC Generator revolutionizes template creation, allowing developers to automatically generate CloudFormation templates for resources in their accounts, enhancing efficiency and control over cloud environments. Beyond the technical, Dave and Dan explore the unique journey of being a developer in the gaming industry, the transition to cloud careers, and share a feast of food analogies along with insider knowledge from culinary school. This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to understand the future of cloud infrastructure management, control costs, reduce risks, and seize new business opportunities with agility and speed. Dan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedanblanco Dan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thedanblanco/ Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Dave on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidisbitski [BLOG] AWS DevOps Blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/devops [BLOG] Dan’s Blog Post on IaC Generator- Import entire applications into AWS CloudFormation: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/devops/import-entire-applications-into-aws-cloudformation/ [BLOG] Announcing CDK Migrate: A Single Command to Migrate to the AWS CDK - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/devops/announcing-cdk-migrate-a-single-command-to-migrate-to-the-aws-cdk/ [DOCS] Generating templates for existing resources - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/generate-IaC.html [DOCS] Working with AWS CloudFormation Git Sync - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/git-sync.html [TRAINING] AWS IaC Workshops: https://cdkworkshop.com and https://catalog.workshops.aws/cfn101/en-US Subscribe: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/1065378 Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/PC:1001065378 TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

🎧 Join Brooke and Dave in this exciting episode of our podcast as we delve into the intricate world of cloud security and access control with AWS. We're thrilled to have two distinguished guests from AWS - Victor Moreno, Sr. Software Engineer, and Kevin Shanley, Principle for Identity - who are here to unravel the complexities of authorization and identity management in the AWS cloud. 🔐 Key Topics: Introduction to AWS Identity & Authorization: Victor and Kevin provide a beginner-friendly overview of these critical concepts. Bulk Authorization Strategies: Learn how to efficiently manage permissions for large-scale cloud operations. Cedar Editor Revealed: Get an exclusive look at the new open-source editor for access control, designed to simplify and enhance your AWS experience. 🔍 Deep Dive: Getting Started with AWS: Perfect for newcomers! Our guests share tips and tricks for beginners. Verified Permissions: Understand how AWS ensures secure and verified access. Practical Insights: Real-world applications and advice directly from the experts at AWS. 🔗 Join Us: Don't miss out on this informative and engaging conversation. Perfect for cloud developers, IT professionals, and anyone interested in AWS cloud security. Victor on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thecodingteacher/ Kevin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinmichaelshanley/ Brooke’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/brooke_jamieson Brooke on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brookejamieson/ Brooke’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brookebytes Brooke’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brooke.bytes/ Dave on Twitter: twitter.com/thedavedev Dave on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/davidisbitski Cedar - Fast, scalable access control - https://www.cedarpolicy.com/ Introducing Cedar, an open-source language for access control - https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/05/cedar-open-source-language-access-control/ Demo of the Cedar Programming Language - The Open Source Language from AWS -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzmDYyyA5xM Victor on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thecodingteacher Identity and Access Management for AWS Batch - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/batch/latest/userguide/security-iam.html Subscribe: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/1065378 Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/PC:1001065378 TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In this captivating episode, join us as we welcome Lays Rodrigues, a Sr. Software Engineer at Stone Co. and an esteemed AWS Community Builder in Containers. Lays, set to speak at the AWS Community track at re:Invent 2023, shares her inspiring journey from her roots in the open source community and KDE background to becoming a prominent figure in the open source and cloud development communities in Brazil. Discover Lays' path to becoming a sought-after speaker, starting from her involvement in organizing DevOps Days Rio to her participation in the AWS Community Builders New Voices program. We delve into her experiences in the vibrant developer cloud community in Brazil and how these experiences have shaped her career and speaking endeavors. Lays also gives us a sneak peek into her upcoming talk at AWS re:Invent 2023 – COM102 – "Automate Away the Toil," where she will share insights on leveraging automation to enhance productivity and reduce mundane tasks. Beyond her technical expertise, Lays' story is one of staying motivated and realizing one's potential. Her journey is not just about technical growth but also about personal development and becoming an inspirational figure for developers worldwide. Lays on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lays147 Lays on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laysrodrigues147 Dave on Twitter: twitter.com/thedavedev Dave on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/davidisbitski Find an AWS User Group: https://aws.amazon.com/developer/community/usergroups AWS Heroes: https://aws.amazon.com/developer/community/heroes AWS Community Builders: https://aws.amazon.com/developer/community/community-builders/ Subscribe: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/1065378 Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/PC:1001065378 TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

Explore the cutting-edge of software development in our latest episode, where we delve into the transformative capabilities of Amazon CodeCatalyst. Morgan and Dave chat with Doug Clauson, Principal Product Manager Technical for Code Catalyst, and Harry Mower, GM for Code Catalyst and Code Services at AWS about the latest Amazon CodeCatalyst release. about the latest Amazon CodeCatalyst release. Discover how developers can now turn ideas into fully tested, merge-ready code with just a few clicks and natural language inputs, thanks to Amazon Q integration that translates prompts into actionable plans and code summaries. Amazon Q isn't just about code creation; it's a leap forward in code understanding and developer assistance. Imagine having a virtual team member who not only generates revisions based on your feedback but also explains complex build scripts in understandable terms. This episode takes you through the seamless integration of Amazon Q into every stage of the developer lifecycle. We discuss how this generative AI tool is not only enhancing the DevOps experience but also transforming it into a fully integrated, less operationally intensive process. Join us as we envision the future of developer tooling, where explicit prompts lead to precise outcomes, and the role of Generative AI in shaping this landscape. Understand how these advancements are not just changing the way we develop software but also how we comprehend and interact with code! Harry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrymower/ Doug on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-clauson/ Morgan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MorgantWillis Morgan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/morgan-willis-001/ Morgan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morganwilliscloud Dave on Twitter: twitter.com/thedavedev Dave on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/davidisbitski [BLOG] - Improve developer productivity with generative-AI powered Amazon Q in Amazon CodeCatalyst (preview) https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/improve-developer-productivity-with-generative-ai-powered-amazon-q-in-amazon-codecatalyst-preview/ [PODCAST] Episode 061 – Announcing Amazon CodeCatalyst with Harry Mower and Doug Clauson - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0qbQQ8MX5I2IZr57ir5wOd [PODCAST] Episode 081 - Announcing General Availability of Amazon CodeCatalyst with Harry Mower and Doug Clauson - https://open.spotify.com/episode/4CcXnkBlC6114nkQC6gMJi Sign up for Code Catalyst Here: https://codecatalyst.aws/explore AWS PartyRock - Everyone Can Build AI Apps – https://partyrock.aws Amazon Q (Preview)- Your generative AI–powered assistant designed for work that can be tailored to your business - https://aws.amazon.com/q/ Subscribe: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/1065378 Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/PC:1001065378 TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

In this insightful episode, we're joined by Dave Stauffacher, Chief Platform Engineer at Direct Supply and an AWS Community Hero, renowned for his expertise in cloud engineering and data storage. Dave will be one of our speakers in the AWS Community track at re:Invent 2023 this year, and he shares his remarkable journey of migrating a massive 20-terabyte file system, encompassing over 1 billion files, to Amazon FSx for Windows File Server with a mere 2 hours of downtime. Beyond the technical, Dave's role in nurturing the local developer community is equally inspiring. As the co-founder of the Milwaukee Hashicorp User Group and an active participant in various tech groups, he is deeply invested in sharing his knowledge and experiences. His contributions to industry events and the AWS Storage Blog reflect his commitment to educating others. Join us as we explore all things data and cloud with a true industry leader and learn how you can get involved in your local developer community. There may even be some Harry Potter math talk! Dave S. on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaveBuildsCloud Dave S. on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-stauffacher/ Dave S. on Git: https://github.com/davebuildscloud Dave S’s Hero Page: https://aws.amazon.com/developer/community/heroes/dave-stauffacher/ Dave I. on Twitter: twitter.com/thedavedev Dave I. on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/davidisbitski Dave S’s re:Invent 2023 Community Track Talk - COM303 | Automating a 20 TB File Server Migration. Find an AWS User Group: https://aws.amazon.com/developer/community/usergroups AWS Heroes: https://aws.amazon.com/developer/community/heroes AWS Community Builders: https://aws.amazon.com/developer/community/community-builders/ AWS PartyRock - Everyone can build AI apps – https://partyrock.aws AWS Storage Blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/storage/ Subscribe: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/1065378 Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/PC:1001065378 TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss