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Season 2 Episode 22 - Cloud Optimization, Serverless Badges & Secret Servers

In Season 2 Episode 22, Karl & Jon welcomed fellow AWS Community Builder Armielyn Obinguar as their guest. Together they discussed the top secret AWS Snowblade server, reducing AWS S3 KMS costs, other Cloud Optimization techniques and tips, and AWS training badges and certifications. Jon also earned a new middle name…
Here are the links to the topics discussed:
02:14 AWS teases mysterious mil-spec 'Snowblade' server, via Simon Sharwood on The Register
08:45 Reducing AWS Key Management Service costs by up to 99% with S3 Bucket Keys, via Will Calvin on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog
12:20 What's missing in your cloud optimization projects, via David Linthicum on InfoWorld
19:04 10 tips to prepare simultaneously for AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner and AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate exams, via Trevor Harvey on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Training and Certification Blog
26:42 Build your serverless knowledge and earn digital badges, via Riaz Panjwani and Dylan S. on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Training & Certification Blog
 
Follow Armielyn here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/armielyn-obinguar-9229561b0/

Season 2 Episode 21 - Captain Cloud, Captain Serverless, Captainless Datacenter

In Episode 21 of our second season Karl and Jon welcome fellow AWS Community Builder Abhishek Maurya to talk about Snowball Edge and AWS's Large Data Migration Service, Jon shamelessly self-promotes his article about Lambda's use-cases, granting least-privileged access to EC2 servers, Chris Vonderhaar's sudden exit from AWS, Elastic's new agreement with AWS, TikTok & AWS Certifications.
The articles that inspired this week's episode are:
04:47 - New – Snowball Edge Storage Optimized Devices with More Storage and Bandwidth via Jeff Barr on the AWS News Blog
13:50 - AWS Lambda Use Cases: When You Should Use It? via Jon Goodall on the Logicata blog
21:18 - How to grant least privilege access to third-parties on your private EC2 instances with AWS Systems Manager via Stephanie Mbappe and Erik Weber on the AWS Cloud Migrations and Operations blog
26:02 Amazon confirms abrupt departure of AWS data center chief Chris Vonderhaar via Todd Bishop on GeekWire
29:26 Elastic Signs Strategic Collaboration Agreement with AWS to Accelerate Global Cloud Adoption via Business Wire
Connect with Abhishek here:LinkedInTopmate

Season 2 Episode 20 - IAM Roles, Crypto Mining and Hats

In Episode 20 of Season 2, Karl & Jon together with guest Jon Zeolla discuss AWS IAM roles and how to use them, using Amazon CloudWatch Internet Monitor, backup strategies for Amazon DynamoDB, developing a serverless Slack App, and how EC2 is exploited in new cryptomining attacks.
Here are links to the articles discussed:
02:42 AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) Roles and How to use Them via Mariusz Michałowski on DevOps.com
07:27 Use Amazon CloudWatch Internet Monitor for greater visibility into online experiences via Kelvin Ting and Richi Kumari on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Operations and Migrations blog
14:30 Backup strategies for Amazon DynamoDB via Ted Zamborsky on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Database blog
17:00 Developing a serverless Slack app using AWS Step Functions and AWS Lambda via Eric Johnson on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Compute blog
24:05 AWS EC2 exploited in new cryptomining attacks via SC Media
Follow Jon's socials here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonzeolla/
https://jonzeolla.com/
https://seisollc.com/

Season 2 Episode 19 - Spot Instances, Snowball Edge & Bucket Negligence

In Episode 19 of Season 2, Karl & Jon welcome yet another guest onboard - fellow AWS Community Builder Ben Ellis. They discuss some best practices to optimize Amazon EC2 spot instances, building CIS hardened Golden Images and Pipelines, getting data to the cloud faster, leaky buckets, and reasons to love the cloud.
Here are links to the topics discussed:
02:44 Best practices to optimize your Amazon EC2 Spot Instances usage via Sheila Busser on Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog
09:01 Building CIS hardened Golden Images and Pipelines with EC2 Image Builder via Yogesh Aggarwal and Jason Livingston on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Operations and Migrations blog
13:14 Getting Data to the Cloud Faster with AWS Snowball Edge Devices via Brian Beeler on StorageReview.com
20:44 Another security calamity for Capita: An unsecured AWS bucket via Paul Kunert on The Register
27:09 Gartner: Stop worrying and love the cloud, with all its outages and lock-in via Simon Sharwood on The Register
Follow Ben's socials here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/benellis80/
https://twitter.com/benb1n
https://www.elliscloud.dev/

Season 2 Episode 18 - Private Access, Private Data, Private Dancer

In episode 18 of season 2, Karl & Jon discuss Tina Turner's "Private Dancer", private access to the AWS Management Console, Graviton processors and AWS Nitro SSDs, AWS Lambda for the containers developer, implementing cross-account CI/CD and the EU's draft legislation on cybersecurity labelling.
Here are links to the articles discussed:
Private Access to the AWS Management Console is generally available via Amazon web Services News
New Storage-Optimized Amazon EC2 I4g Instances: Graviton Processors and AWS Nitro SSDs via Jeff Barr on Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog
AWS Lambda for the containers developer via Massimo Re Ferre and Chris Greenwood on Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog
Implementing cross-account CI/CD with AWS SAM for container-based Lambda functions via Eric Johnson on Amazon Web Services blog
EU draft rules propose tougher cybersecurity labelling rules for Amazon, Google, Microsoft via Foo Yun Chee on Reuters

Season 2 Episode 17 - Serverless is Dead? Long live the King!

In Episode 17 of Season 2, Karl & Jon welcome another guest on the podcast - fellow AWS Community Builder Matthew Wilson. They discuss the new Athena Provisioned Capacity, how to scan AWS Lambda functions with Amazon Inspector, ChatAWS, understanding cloud costs in 2023, and Prime Video switching from serverless to EC2 and ECS.
Here are links to the articles discussed:
AWS Introduces Athena Provisioned Capacity via Steef-Jan Wiggers on InfoQ
How to scan your AWS Lambda functions with Amazon Inspector via Vamsi Vikash Ankam and Gabriel Santamaria on Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog
ChatAWS: Deploy AWS Resources Seamlessly With ChatGPT via Banjo Obayomi on DZone
The essential need to understand cloud costs in 2023 via TechNative
Prime Video Switched from Serverless to EC2 and ECS to Save Costs via Rafal Gancarz on InfoQ
Follow Matthew on his socials:
https://twitter.com/matt_codes
https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewcodes

Season 2 Episode 16 - Layoffs, Panic Purchasing, & Cost Reductions

In Season 2 Episode 16, Karl & Jon welcome another guest Danielle Heberling to join the podcast. They discuss new features of Amazon Guard Duty, the differences between ECS and Lambda, reducing data archiving costs, layoffs, and cloud revenue.
Here are links to the articles discussed:
AWS Announces Three New Amazon GuardDuty Capabilities to Help Customers Protect Container, Database, and Serverless Workloads via Business Wire
AWS ECS vs. AWS Lambda: Top 5 Main Differences via Rodolfo Ortega on DZone
Reduce data archiving costs for compliance by automating Amazon RDS snapshot exports to Amazon S3 via Burak Alakus on Amazon Web Services blog
Amazon’s Mass Layoffs Have Begun, And They Include AWS - Should Investors Be Worried? via Forbes
Amazon’s 18% cloud revenue growth impresses even as margin narrows via Jordan Novet on CNBC
Follow Danielle Heberling's socials:
https://www.danielleheberling.xyz/
https://twitter.com/deeheber
https://github.com/deeheber

Season 2 Episode 15 - BLT - Bedrock, Lattice & Tuning

In Episode 15 of Season 2 Karl & Jon welcome their first ever guest, fellow AWS Community Builder Johannes Koch! Then they talk about VPC Lattice in General Availability, Cloud Native development, saving money on your Lambda bill, Amazon Bedrock and AWS's growth for 2022/2023
Here are links the topics discussed: 
Amazon VPC Lattice Now GA with New Capabilities for Service-to-Service Connectivity via Renato Losio on InfoQ
Modernizing? Containers are Not Enough; You Need Cloud Native via Lee Atchison on Cloud Native Now
Understanding techniques to reduce AWS Lambda costs in serverless applications via James Beswick on Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog
AWS: 2023 Growth May Be Just 6% via Jason M. Lemkin on SaaStr
Amazon Unleashes Bedrock: The Game-Changing AI Cloud Service Powering the Future of Tech via Chris Bibey on Yahoo Finance
Johannes' socials:
https://www.lockhead.info
https://www.youtube.com/@cicdonaws
https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannes-koch-353b2158/
https://twitter.com/@lockhead

Season 2 Episode 14 - Digital Skills, Cat Skills & Cloud Bills

In Season 2 Episode 14, Karl & Jon forget how many articles to discuss and talk about Lambda response streaming, the Well Architected Framework, the new MediaConnect Gateway, EC2 Image Builder (whilst Jon rants about the 1990's), AWS trying to close the digital skills gaps and cloud repatriation gets even more air time.
Here are links to the topics discussed:
Introducing AWS Lambda response streaming via Julian Wood on Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog
Announcing updates to the AWS Well-Architected Framework via Haleh Najafzadeh on Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog
AWS launches new gateway to connect on-prem with the cloud via Jenny Priestley on TVBEurope
Implementing up-to-date images with automated EC2 Image Builder pipelines via Sheila Busser on Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog
New data shows digital skills are more needed than ever—AWS has 600+ free cloud courses that can help on Amazon
Just because on-prem is cheaper doesn’t make the cloud a money pit via Tobias Mann on The Register

Season 2 Episode 13 - SnapStarts, Manx & Mancs

In unlucky episode 13 Karl & Jon talk about Terraform security, AWS Organizations features, the new Lambda SnapStart feature, optimising costs on CodeBuild, AWS using renewable fuel in their backup generators, Manx vs. Mancs, and whether episode 13 is going to be unlucky (spoiler alert, Karl's phone rang, so maybe it was?)
Here are the links to the articles discussed:
Terraform Security Best Practices via Nigel Douglas on Sysdig
Simplified multi-account governance with AWS Organizations all features via Nivedita Tripathi on Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog
Using AWS Lambda SnapStart with infrastructure as code and CI/CD pipelines via James Beswick on Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog
Strategies to optimize the costs of your builds on AWS CodeBuild via Matt Laver, Leandro Cavalcante Damascena, and Rafael Ramos on Amazon Web Services blog
Amazon Web Services begins transition to renewable energy sources via Business & Finance Media Group