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Season 3 Episode 10 - EventBridge Pipes, Service Catalogue and CloudWatch Logging

In Season 3, Episode 10 Karl & Jon are joined by AWS Serverless Hero, Ran Isenberg. They discuss AWS Lambda, AWS CodeStar Connections & AWS Service Catalog, logs in Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon RDS for MySQL & Amazon RDS for MariaDB, Cloud Cybersecurity Checkup for SMB in 2024 and the guys go off on tangents about Ikea and Lego...
 
The articles discussed in this week episode are:
03:07 - AWS Lambda improves responsiveness for configuring stream and queue-based event sources 
08:45 -Streamline Platform Engineering using AWS CodeStar Connections with AWS Service Catalog 
17:51 - Accelerate troubleshooting with structured logs in Amazon CloudWatch
23:28 - Trigger an AWS Lambda function from Amazon RDS for MySQL or Amazon RDS for MariaDB using audit logs and Amazon CloudWatch 
29:10 - How to Do a Cloud Cybersecurity Checkup for Your SMB in 2024: Benefits, Checklists, Requirements, and More 
 
Guest was Ran Isenberg 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ranisenberg/
https://www.ranthebuilder.cloud/
https://twitter.com/IsenbergRan
https://github.com/ran-isenberg
https://dev.to/ranisenberg
 
 
 

Season 3 Episode 9: Systems Manager, Terraform State & Cloud Learning Styles

In Season 3, Episode 9 Karl & Jon discuss AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store, LLRT, Terraform State files, migrating Cognito users to a new user pool, AWS Cloud learning skills and Jon offers identity management tips that could land you in jail...
 
The articles discussed in this week episode are:
01:32 - AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store now supports cross-account sharing
07:47 - AWS Introduces an Experimental Low Latency Runtime for Faster, More Efficient Serverless Apps 
13:26 - Best practices for managing Terraform State files in AWS CI/CD Pipeline 
23:08 - What’s the best way to migrate Cognito users to a new user pool?
30:42 - Learn AWS Cloud skills based on your unique learning style 

Season 3 Episode 8 - Control Tower, CodePipeline and AI for Good!

In Season 3, Episode 8 Karl & Jon are joined by AWS Community Builder, Benjamen Pyle.They discuss Control Tower, AWS CodePipeline, AI, renewable energy, and Jon has a rant about the hidden message behind Thomas the Tank Engine!
 
The articles discussed in this week episode are:
03:12 - AWS Control Tower introduces APIs to register Organizational Units 
08:29 - AWS CodePipeline adds support for Branch-based development and Monorepos 
15:21 - Knowledge Bases for Amazon Bedrock now supports Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL and Cohere embedding models
17:41 - Amazon Web Services signs 98.4MW wind PPA in Oregon
22:40 - 7 ways Amazon is using AI to build a more sustainable future 
 
Guest was Benjamen Pyle:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamenpyle/
https://www.binaryheap.com/
 
 

Season 3 Episode 7 - CloudFormation, IP Cash Cow & the 13Rs of Cloud

In Season 3, Episode 7 Karl & Jon are joined by AWS Community Builder, Steve Woodard. They discuss CloudFormation, CDK Migration and Product Overlap Paralysis, IPv4 address charges, the 13 Rs, 4 tech predictions and Jon outs Karl as a MAMIL...
 
The articles discussed in this week episode are:
03:48 - Import entire applications into AWS CloudFormation
11:25 - AWS Launches CDK Migrate and CloudFormation IaC Generator for Infrastructure as Code Adoption 
18:58 - IPv4 address rentals to mint millions of dollars for AWS
26:15 - The 13 Rs Of Cloud Computing 
 30:16 - 4 tech predictions for 2024 and beyond, according to Amazon CTO Dr. Werner Vogels 
 
Guest was Steve Woodard:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevewoodardpi/

Season 3 Episode 6 - Console to Code, Crypto Mining and Lava Lamps

In Season 3, Episode 6 Karl & Jon are joined by AWS Community Builder and AWS Ambassador, Martyn Kilbryde. They discuss AWS Console-to-Code, ECS, security reports, AWS Certification, Amazon cloud unit revenue and Karl recalls the time he accidentally invented the Lager Lamp...
 
The articles discussed in this week episode are:
03:07 - AWS Console-to-Code: Generating Code for Console Actions
11:17 - 5 DevOps Use Cases for Amazon ECS
16:20 - Datadog Report Surfaces Pair of Sophisticated AWS Attacks
25:07 - AWS Certification retirements and launches
31:43 - Amazon cloud unit speeds up revenue growth as clients adopt AI services
 
Guest was Martyn Kilbryde
 https://www.linkedin.com/in/martyn-kilbryde/
 https://makit.net/

Season 3 Episode 5 - Lightsail, Cost Optmization and Hyperautomation

In Season 3, Episode 5 Karl & Jon are joined by AWS Community Builder Amelia Hough-Ross. They discuss Lightsail, Amazon RDS Multi-AZ, Cloud cost optimization, serverless pricing in AWS, Hyperautomation and Karl tries to get Amelia to share national secrets...
 
The articles discussed in this week episode are:
02:56 - Announcing IPv6 instance bundles and pricing update on Amazon Lightsail
09:37 - Amazon RDS Multi-AZ with two readable standbys: Under the hood 
13:53 - Cloud cost optimization at scale part 1
20:36 - Decode serverless pricing in AWS to avoid high costs 
25:58 - Free Up Your Human Talent With Hyperautomation on AWS 
 
Guest was Amelia Hough-Ross
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ameliahoughross/
 

Season 3 Episode 4 - More AI Use Cases, Automated Tagging and S3 Hacks

In Season 3, Episode 4 Karl & Jon are joined by AWS Community Builder, Matt Martz. They discuss debugging databases with OpenAI, generative infrastructure as code with Application Composer, automating object processing in Amazon S3 directory buckets, slashing Data Transfer Costs in AWS, tagging controls with AWS Config and AWS Organizations and Karl recalls his favourite inappropriate Panda acronym.
 
The articles discussed in this week episode are:
02:54 - AWS is readying LLM-based debugger for databases to take on OpenAI
09:30 - Using generative infrastructure as code with Application Composer
16:51 - Automate object processing in Amazon S3 directory buckets with S3 Batch Operations and AWS Lambda
22:25 - Slashing Data Transfer Costs in AWS by 99%
27:02 - Implementing automated and centralized tagging controls with AWS Config and AWS Organizations
 
Guest was Matt Martz
https://twitter.com/martzcodes
https://linkedin.com/in/martzcodes
https://github.com/martzcodes
https://matt.martz.codes/

Season 3 Episode 3 - Container Orchestration, Code Coverage & the Serverless Debate

In Season 3, Episode 3 Karl & Jon are joined by AWS Serverless Hero, Allen Helton. They discuss Container Orchestration, code coverage, automating the delivery of AWS Backup Audit Manager reports, AWS to Shut down Aurora Serverless v1, detecting PII data in Amazon Aurora with Amazon Comprehend and Karl goes off on a tangent about how much Patrick Duffy earned acting in Dallas.
 
The articles discussed in this week episode are:
05:20 - Container Orchestration: AWS ECS vs. AWS EKS — Choosing the Right Path for Your Workloads 
12:45 - Looking beyond code coverage with Amazon CodeWhisperer 
20:23 - Automate the delivery of AWS Backup Audit Manager reports 
26:02 - AWS to Shut down Aurora Serverless v1, Their Sole Relational Database with Scaling Capacity to Zero 
31:11 - Detect PII data in Amazon Aurora with Amazon Comprehend 
 
Guest was Allen Helton:
 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/allenheltondev/
https://www.readysetcloud.io/blog/

Season 3 Episode 2 - Graviton 4, Prompt Engineering and Invisible Quadrants

In Season 3, Episode 2, Karl & Jon are joined by fellow AWS Community Builder, Jason Andrews from ARM. They discuss AWS Fourth-Generation Graviton Processor, prompt engineering with Amazon CodeWhisperer, how to prevent creation of noncompliant cloud resources, reducing Cloud costs, Magic Quadrant and Jon recycle's a previous guest's jokes! 
 
The articles discussed in this week episode are:
03:45 - AWS Unveils Fourth-Generation Graviton Processor with R8g EC2 Instances
13:30 - Best Practices for Prompt Engineering with Amazon CodeWhisperer
20:12 - How to use AWS Config proactive rules and AWS CloudFormation Hooks to prevent creation of noncompliant cloud resources
25:15 - The AWS Calculator and Other Free Tools to Reduce Your Cloud Costs
28:35 - AWS, Microsoft, Google Lead Gartner’s Cloud Services Magic Quadrant
 
Guest was Jason Andrewshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-andrews-7b05a8/

Title Season 3 Episode 1 - Gen AI Again, IAM Access Analyzer & Heroes in Capes

In Season 3, Episode 1, Karl & Jon are joined by AWS Community Hero and Host of the Boston AWS User Group, Brian Tarbox. They discuss Adam Selipsky Amazon’s AI vision, IAM Access Analyzer, Free Tier API and Jon goes off on a tangerine tangent...
 
The articles discussed in this week episode are:
07:30 - AWS chief Adam Selipsky talks Amazon’s AI vision, cloud cost cutting
24:17 - AWS Adds Automated Detection of Unused IAM Roles, Users, and Permissions
29:46 - AWS Exposes Free Tier API to Help Developers Avoid Unexpected Bills
 
Guest was Brian Tarbox:
https://briantarbox.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/briantarbox/