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Season 2 Episode 42 - re:Invent Special - Q, S3 & SaaS

In Season 2, Episode 42, Karl & Jon are joined by AWS Ambassador, and Co-Host of the AWS UK User Group, Jon Topper. They discuss Amazon's Q, an A.I. Chatbot for Companies, Amazon S3 Express One Zone, AWS Control Tower, SaaS Quick Launch for AWS Marketplace and Karl tried his best not to confuse the Jons...
 
The articles discussed in this week episode are:
06:39 - Amazon Introduces Q, an A.I. Chatbot for Companies
15:26 - AWS launches high-speed Amazon S3 Express One Zone object storage tier
20:27 - AWS Control Tower adds new controls to help customers meet digital sovereignty requirements
27:48 - Announcing SaaS Quick Launch for AWS Marketplace
 
Guest was Jon Topper:
https://www.topper.me.uk/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jtopper/
 

Season 2 Episode 41 - Thin Clients, Serverless Cache and Saving Cash

In Season 2, Episode 41, Karl & Jon are joined by Sumon Molla Selim (SumonMSelim). They discuss Amazon WorkSpaces Thin Client, AWS Step Functions HTTPS endpoints and the new TestState AP, automatic restore testing and validation in AWS Backup, Amazon ElastiCache Serverless for Redis and Memcached,, AWS’s Cost Optimization Hub and new customisation options in its Compute Optimizer and... Jon said the S word but we don't have a beeper...
 
The articles discussed in this week episode are:
04:13 - AWS unveils new enterprise hardware to provide businesses with easy-to-use virtual desktops
12:20 - AWS Step Functions launches support for HTTPS endpoints and a new TestState API
19:22 - Automatic restore testing and validation now available in AWS Backup
24:30 - Amazon ElastiCache Serverless for Redis and Memcached is now available
29:29 - AWS reveals new Cost Optimization Hub, adds welcome customisations to Compute Optimizer
 
Guest was Sumon Molla Selim
https://www.sumonselim.com
https://twitter.com/sumonmselim?s=21&t=32vvPJEcoe2F2l72dARQ9w
https://www.linkedin.com/in/SumonMSelim/
https://www.facebook.com/SumonMSelim
https://github.com/SumonMSelim
https://stackoverflow.com/users/1334933/muhammad-sumon-molla-selim
 

Season 2 Episode 40 - re:Invent Predictions, Re-used Water and Returning Rodents

In Season 2, Episode 40, Karl & Jon discuss Amazon CloudFront KeyValueStore, AWS CloudFormation features, how to use multiple instances of AWS IAM Identity Center, how Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers are using purified wastewater for their cooling systems, 5 Generative AI Predictions and a wishlist from AWS re:Invent 2023 and Jon makes an interesting analogy between CloudFormation and sausage dogs.
 
The articles discussed in this week episode are:
02:21 - Introducing Amazon CloudFront KeyValueStore: A low-latency datastore for CloudFront Functions
09:11 - AWS CloudFormation simplifies resource import with a new parameter for ChangeSets
17:22 - How to use multiple instances of AWS IAM Identity Center
24:10 - AWS using reclaimed wastewater for data center cooling at 20 locations
28:38 - 5 Generative AI Predictions And A Wishlist From AWS re:Invent 2023
 

Season 2 Episode 39 - Pre:Invent Special - Partyrock, CodeCatalyst & re:Invent Predictions

In Season 2, Episode 39, Karl & Jon are joined by Johannes Koch. They discuss how to build AI apps with PartyRock and Amazon Bedrock, advanced logging controls for AWS Lambda functions, AWS Step Functions to recover from failures, Amazon CodeCatalyst  using AWS IAM Identity Center, how cloud experts weigh in with 2023 AWS re:Invent predictions and Johannes tells us what German sweet treats he is taking to Vegas to sweeten up his contacts.
 
The articles discussed in this week episode are:
04:17 - Build AI apps with PartyRock and Amazon Bedrock
10:46 - Introducing advanced logging controls for AWS Lambda functions
18:01 - Introducing AWS Step Functions redrive to recover from failures more easily
20:54 - Amazon CodeCatalyst now supports single sign-on using AWS IAM Identity Center
29:58 - Cloud experts weigh in with 2023 AWS re:Invent predictions
 
Follow our guest, Johannes Koch here:
https://www.lockhead.info
https://www.youtube.com/@cicdonaws
https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannes-koch-353b2158/
https://twitter.com/@lockhead
https://lockhead.info/index.php/2023/11/16/experiencing-genai-using-partyrock-the-best-applications-ive-seen-until-now/
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSEiMZ6cyJva8Y9ZyUdGg6v5NNSfKTeSf

Season 2 Episode 38 - Data Engineering, Amazon X-Ray and Chest X-Rays

In Season 2, Episode 38, Karl & Jon are joined by Andres Moreno. They discuss registration for AWS Certified Data Engineer, reducing MTTR for the serverless workloads, powering Amazon RDS with AWS Graviton3, how to use Amazon Bedrock to manage social postings, how Cryptojackers steal AWS credentials from GitHub and that Jon suffers through his illness for the cause...
 
The articles discussed in this week episode are:
 
03:56 - Registration open for AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate beta exam
09:33 - Lowering MTTR with Amazon CloudWatch and AWS X-Ray
17:47 - Powering Amazon RDS with AWS Graviton3: Benchmarks
21:10 - How I Used Amazon Bedrock to Write, Schedule, and Post My Tweets
28:46 - Cryptojackers steal AWS credentials from GitHub in 5 minutes
 
Follow our guest, Andres Moreno here:
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andmoredev/Twitter - https://twitter.com/andmoredevWebsite - https://www.andmore.dev/

Season 2 Episode 37 - Cloud Institute, Patch Compliance & CodeWhisperer

In Season 2, Episode 37, Karl & Jon discuss the AWS Cloud Institute virtual program, Systems Manager Patch Compliance Status, AWS Trusted Advisor, the Ofcom cloud report and why AWS isn't adding new languages to CodeWhisperer just yet.
The articles we discussed in this week's episode are:
01:15 - AWS releases Cloud Institute virtual program to train developers
09:24 - Identify AWS Systems Manager Patch Compliance Status with AWS CloudTrail Lake
14:41 - Auto-remediate best practice deviations detected by AWS Trusted Advisor
20:07 - Ofcom cloud report: What interventions could the CMA take against AWS and Microsoft?
26:40 - Why AWS isn't adding new languages to CodeWhisperer just yet
 

Season 2 Episode 36 - Busting Bots, Mandatory MFA and Architecting Arches

In Season 2, Episode 36, Karl & Jon discuss Amazon DataZone, Multi Arch infrastructure, Amazon Bedrock, AWS MadPot and MFA by default. And Karl went off on a tangent about canal boats. 
These are the articles that we discussed in this episode:
01:45 Amazon DataZone Now Generally Available – Collaborate on Data Projects across Organizational Boundaries
07:36 The Insider’s Guide to Building a Multi-Arch Infrastructure
15:03 What is Amazon Bedrock? 4 ways it can help businesses use generative AI tools
21:48  AWS stirs the MadPot – busting bot baddies and eastern espionage
26:18 AWS kicks off cloud race to mandate MFA by default
 

Season 2 Episode 35 - Bedrock, Training and Trains

In Episode 35 of Season 2, Karl & Jon discuss the recent big Amazon AI announcements - the launch of Amazon Bedrock into General Availability and the Amazon investment in Anthropic. They also touch on deploying container applications using CodeCatalyst and AppRunner, tips to pass AWS Solutions Architect Professional and some of the latest announcements from AWS Training & Development, and Jon reveals his inner trainspotter...
Articles discussed in this episode:
01:33 - Amazon Bedrock is now generally available as AWS enterprise GenAI efforts get serious
07:40 - Amazon takes $4bn minority stake in AI safety research startup Anthropic
11:27 - Deploying container application using Amazon CodeCatalyst and AWS App Runner
18:05 - Conquering a Mountain: 5 Tips to Pass AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
26:03 - New courses and certification updates from AWS Training and Certification in September 2023

Season 2 Episode 34 - Storage Stats, Steroids & Cryptojacking

In Episode 34 of Season 2, Karl & Jon talk about Amazon's new cloud storage offerings unveiled at AWS Storage Day, the introduction of AWS Dedicated Local Zones, setting up memory metrics for Amazon EC2 instances using AWS Systems Manager, AWS's IPv4 challenges, and a cryptojacking campaign that exploits less-used AWS services to stay hidden. Also, Jon re-grounds himself while Karl enjoys some big numbers.
Here are links to the articles discussed:
01:05 Amazon Unveils New Cloud Storage Offerings at AWS Storage Day via Steve McDowell on Forbes
09:32 AWS Introduces Dedicated Local Zones for Sovereignty Requirements via Renato Losio on InfoQ
14:31 Setup memory metrics for Amazon EC2 instances using AWS Systems Manager via Sibasankar Behera and Erik Weber on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Operations & Migrations Blog
20:45 AWS: Cannot Escape IPv4 via neveragain.de
27:21 AWS cryptojacking campaign abuses less-used services to hide via Lucian Constantin on CSO Online

Season 2 Episode 33 - Digital Badgers, SAM Squirrel & Go Gopher Gone

In Episode 33 of Season 2, Karl & Jon are joined by fellow AWS Community Builder Igor Soroka. They discuss the general availability of AWS SAM support for HashiCorp Terraform, a centralized dashboard for AWS Config and AWS Security Hub, AWS Lambda's deprecation of the Go runtime, and how to stand out in the cloud job market with digital badges from AWS Education Programs.
Here are links to the articles discussed:
06:02 AWS SAM support for HashiCorp Terraform now generally available via Eric Johnson on the Amazon Web Services Compute Blog
14:02 Centralized Dashboard for AWS Config and AWS Security Hub via Jegan Sundarapandian and Snehal Nahar on the Amazon Web Services Cloud Operations & Migrations Blog
21:43 AWS Lambda Deprecates Go Runtime via Renato Losio on InfoQ
27:17 Seeking a cloud job? Stand out with a digital badge from AWS Education Programs via Amazon Web Services Training & Certification Blog
Follow Igor here:
https://www.soroka.tech/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/igor-soroka/