AWS re:Invent re:Cap with Corey Quinn
Episode #142 from December 06, 2024
In this episode, cloud analyst and observer Corey Quinn shares his observation about trends and news from this week's AWS re:Invent conference,
With Corey Quinn, Cloud Economist, The Duckbill Group.
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Sébastien Stormacq
on December 06, 2024
AWS Amplify AI Kit
Episode #141 from November 29, 2024
In this episode of the AWS Developers Podcast, Tiffany and Seb discuss with Salih aboutthe new capabilities of AWS Amplify AI Kit, focusing on how it simplifies the process of building cloud-powered applications with generative AI. They explore the features of Amplify, including its ease of use for front-end developers and the integration of AI capabilities. The conversation also touches on cost considerations, future developments for the Amplify AI Kit, and practical examples of applications that can be built using this technology.
With Muhammed Salih Güler, Developer Advocate, AWS
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Sébastien Stormacq
on November 29, 2024
Automate IAM policies creation across multiple accounts
Episode #140 from November 22, 2024
In this episode of the AWS Developers Podcast, Seb and Ran Isenberg discuss the automation of IAM policies across multiple AWS accounts. They explore the challenges faced in managing security and access in a multi-account environment, the design and implementation of an automation architecture that simplifies these processes, and the significant improvements in developer experience and operational efficiency achieved through this automation. Ran shares insights into the open-source project that supports this automation and discusses future enhancements and community engagement.
With Ran Isenberg, Software Architect, CyberArk
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Sébastien Stormacq
on November 22, 2024
An orchestrator for your AI agents
Episode #139 from November 15, 2024
In this episode of the AWS Developers Podcast, we discuss the Multi-Agent Orchestrator, an open-source framework designed to facilitate the orchestration of multiple AI agents. The conversation covers the challenges of building generative AI solutions, the need for specialized agents, and how the orchestrator functions as a smart router for directing user queries to the appropriate agents. They explore real-world use cases, including an e-commerce support system, and discuss the integration of new agents into the framework. The episode also compares the orchestrator with Amazon Bedrock's Converse API, highlighting the unique capabilities of the orchestrator in managing multiple agents.
With Corneliu Croitoru and Anthony Bernabeu, Prototyping Architects, AWS.
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Sébastien Stormacq
on November 15, 2024
Twilio & Amazon Verified Permissions
Episode #138 from November 08, 2024
In this episode of the AWS Developers Podcast, Seb speaks with Peter Lavelle and Edward Sun about Twilio, and the complexities of authorization in cloud applications. They discuss the evolution of Twilio Flex, the challenges faced in implementing a sophisticated authorization model, and the decision-making process behind choosing between graph-based and policy-based authorization systems. The conversation also highlights the benefits of Amazon Verified Permissions (AVP) and the Cedar Policy Language, emphasizing the importance of decoupling authorization logic from business logic for better scalability and maintainability. This conversation delves into the implementation and benefits of AWS Verified Permissions (AVP) and the Cedar policy language. The speakers discuss the Quick Start experience for users, the challenges of policy-based systems, and the importance of automated reasoning in policy verification. They also explore metadata management, the flexibility of local versus central evaluation in authorization, and the implementation timeline for Twilio's use of AVP. The discussion highlights the growing adoption of these technologies and their potential future applications.
With Peter Lavelle, Principal Software Engineer, Twilio and Edward Sun, Solution Architect, AWS.
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Sébastien Stormacq
on November 08, 2024
AWS Lambda: A Decade of Transformation
Episode #137 from November 01, 2024
In this episode of the AWS Developers Podcast, Julian Wood hosts a discussion with Marc Brooker, a distinguished engineer involved in the creation of AWS Lambda. They explore the origins of Lambda, its evolution, and the impact of serverless technology on modern computing. The conversation delves into customer-centric innovations, the challenges of event-driven architectures, and the future of serverless in the context of generative AI. Mark reflects on the journey of Lambda, the lessons learned, and the exciting possibilities that lie ahead for serverless technology.
With Marc Brooker, VP/Distinguished Engineer, AWS and Julian Wood, Developer Advocate, AWS
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Sébastien Stormacq
on November 01, 2024
AWS Lambda Snap Start
Episode #136 from October 25, 2024
In this conversation, Vadym Kazulkin discusses AWS Lambda Snap Start, a feature designed to reduce cold start latency for Java applications in AWS Lambda. The discussion covers the challenges of cold starts, how Snap Start works, its impact on performance, and optimization techniques such as priming. Kazulkin shares insights from his extensive benchmarking and the implications for developers using AWS Lambda. The discussion also touches on challenges developers may face when using Snap Start, particularly in relation to randomness and caching mechanisms. Kazulkin encourages developers to revisit Java on Lambda with the new optimizations available, highlighting the evolving landscape of serverless computing.
With Vadym Kazulkin, Head of development at ip.labs
Posted by
Sébastien Stormacq
on October 25, 2024
Why Arm64 Matters for AWS Developers
Episode #135 from October 18, 2024
In this episode of the AWS Developers Podcast, Seb and Arthur discuss the Graviton processors and the Arm64 architecture. They explore the evolution of AWS's custom hardware, the benefits of adopting Arm architecture for AWS and developers, and the ease of porting applications to Arm64. The conversation also covers the challenges faced during migration, strategies for performance optimization, and the future of Graviton in AWS.
With Arthur PetitPierre, Solution Architect, AWS
Posted by
Sébastien Stormacq
on October 18, 2024
Trusted Identity Propagation
Episode #134 from October 11, 2024
In this episode of the AWS Developers Podcast, the hosts discuss trusted identity propagation with Joseph De Clerck and Raphael Koike. Trusted identity propagation (TIP) allows organizations to propagate the actual user identity downstream to AWS services. It enhances IAM roles with the actual user identity, enabling fine-grained access control and simplifying IAM role management. The benefits of TIP include improved security posture, fine-grained access control, simplified user experience, and support for various OAuth 2.0 flows. Services that currently support TIP include Lake Formation, S3 Access Grants, Redshift Query Editor, EMR Studio, Athena, and Amazon QuickSight.
With Joseph de Clerck, ProServ Consultant, Rafael Koike, Solution Architect, AWS, Brooke Jamieson, Developer Advocate, AWS.
Posted by
Sébastien Stormacq
on October 11, 2024
How Generative AI Can Help Developers
Episode #133 from October 04, 2024
In this episode of the AWS Developers Podcast, Seb and Brooke are joined by Massimo Refere, a senior principal product manager in the Amazon Q team. They discuss how generative AI can help developers and introduce Amazon Q Developer, a generative AI assistant for work. They explore the different capabilities of Amazon Q Developer, including troubleshooting, coding assistance, and task assignment. They also discuss the conversational coding experience and the ability to customize models based on an organization's codebase. The episode concludes with a discussion on how developers can get started with Amazon Q Developer. The conversation covers topics such as the overlap between Q business and Q Developer, customization and personalization, the challenges of demoing customizations, the minimum amount of code required for customization, evaluating customized models, data security and protection, and the future direction of Amazon Q Developer.
With Massimo Re Ferrè, Director, Product Management, AWS, and Brooke Jamieson, Developer Advocate, AWS.
Posted by
Sébastien Stormacq
on October 04, 2024