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In Season 3, Episode 16 Karl & Jon are joined by AWS Hero and AWS Ambassador, Brian Tarbox. They discuss Anthropic’s Claude 3 Opus revolutionizing generative AI on Amazon Bedrock, AWS CloudFormation ChangeSets, optimizing Amazon RDS snapshot costs, Snowmobile, why certification alone isn’t enough in the dynamic world of cloud engineering and this week's tangents included trains and boats and planes! The articles discussed in this week episode are: 03:51- Anthropic's Claude 3 Opus model now available on Amazon Bedrock 11:35 - AWS CloudFormation ChangeSets now offer enhanced change visibility for deployments 17:12 - Programmatic approach to optimize the cost of Amazon RDS snapshots 23:42 - Amazon cloud unit kills Snowmobile data transfer truck eight years after driving 18-wheeler onstage 29:35 - Certification is not enough Guest was Brian Tarbox:

In Season 3, Episode 15 Karl & Jon are joined by AWS Community Builder, Rich House. They discuss Amazon Bedrock in Asia Pacific (Sydney), AWS IAM Identity Center, AWS Tools for Amazon RDS Cost Optimization, US-EAST-1 Region Insights, Amazon Engineer’s Cybersecurity Efforts and Jon proves he is less adept than Mr Miyagi at catching flies... The articles discussed in this week episode are: 06:07 - Amazon Bedrock is now available in the Asia Pacific (Sydney) Region 11:46 - AWS IAM Identity Center now offers a streamlined AWS access portal and shortcut links 18:10 - AWS tools to optimize your Amazon RDS costs 28:50 - US-EAST-1 region is not the cloudy crock it's made out to be, claims AWS EC2 boss 32:34 - How one Amazon engineer is making the internet a safer place for all of us (and cats, too) Guest was Rich House:

In Season 3, Episode 14 Karl & Jon are joined by AWS Community Builder, Edmund Craske. They discuss AWS Compute Optimizer, per-second billing for EC2 RHEL Instances, Amazon RDS Blue/Green Deployments, Amazon’s $150 Billion Data Center Investment, Amazon’s Investment in Anthropic and Jon gets sidetracked with his plumbing, again... The articles discussed in this week episode are: 04:56 - AWS Compute Optimizer introduces memory customizability for EC2 rightsizing recommendations 11:22 - Announcing per-second billing for EC2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)-based instances 14:44 - Achieve faster switchover for Amazon RDS Blue/Green Deployments with large number of connections 20:37 - Amazon bets $150 billion on data centers required for AI boom 27:42 - Amazon Pumps Another $2.75 Billion Into Anthropic Guest was Edmund Craske https://www.linkedin.com/in/edmundcraske

In Season 3, Episode 13 Karl & Jon are joined by AWS Community Builder, Vijaya Nirmala Gopal. They discuss DynamoDB's AWS PrivateLink support, Secrets Manager integration with Redshift Serverless, a 7-day window for returning Savings Plans, AWS Lambda cold start issues, cost savings of transitioning to AWS from on-premises and Karl speculated that cold starts may be worse in Canada... The articles discussed in this week episode are: 04:11 - Amazon DynamoDB now supports AWS PrivateLink 09:00 - AWS Secrets Manager announces support for Amazon Redshift Serverless data warehouse 13:49 - AWS announces a 7-day window to return Savings Plans 21:15 - Is AWS Lambda Cold Start Still an Issue? 28:32 - Moving from on premises to the cloud with AWS delivers significant cost savings, report finds Guest was Vijaya Nirmala Gopal

In Season 3, Episode 12 Karl & Jon are joined by AWS Community Builder, Stephen Sennett. They discuss updates to AWS CloudFormation ,AWS Backup, Claude models, Step Functions vs. Lambda Functions, 'builder studio' down under and the guys get sidetracked discussing swag, again... The articles discussed in this week episode are: 06:15 - Experience up to 40% faster stack creation with AWS CloudFormation 10:06 - AWS Backup now supports restore testing for Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) Snapshots Archive 15:56 - Anthropic’s Claude 3 Haiku model is now available on Amazon Bedrock 22:08 - When to use Step Functions vs. doing it all in a Lambda function 29:23 - Amazon opens first 'builder studio' down under to accelerate tech innovation Guest was Stephen Sennett

In Season 3, Episode 11 Karl & Jon are joined by AWS Serverless Hero, Danielle Heberling. They discuss AWS WAF dashboard, Windows authentication on Linux containers, documentation processes, free data transfer out to internet when moving out of AWS, Nuclear-Powered Data Centers and Jon prepares his tin foil hat... The articles discussed in this week episode are: 03:05 - Introducing the AWS WAF traffic overview dashboard 09:24 - Windows authentication with gMSA on Linux containers on Amazon ECS with AWS Fargate 13:40 - Reduce project delays with a docs-as-code solution 19:48 - Free data transfer out to internet when moving out of AWS 24:47 - Amazon's AWS Acquires Nuclear-Powered Data Center in Pennsylvania for $650 Million, Expanding Cloud Computing Dominance Guest was Danielle Heberling https://www.linkedin.com/in/deeheber/https://danielleheberling.xyz/https://twitter.com/deeheberhttps://github.com/deeheberhttps://dev.to/deeheber

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

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

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/martzcodeshttps://linkedin.com/in/martzcodeshttps://github.com/martzcodeshttps://matt.martz.codes/

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/

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 Andrews https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-andrews-7b05a8/

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/

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/

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.comhttps://twitter.com/sumonmselim?s=21&t=32vvPJEcoe2F2l72dARQ9whttps://www.linkedin.com/in/SumonMSelim/https://www.facebook.com/SumonMSelimhttps://github.com/SumonMSelimhttps://stackoverflow.com/users/1334933/muhammad-sumon-molla-selim

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

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