AWS Insiders

Aug 21 2023 109
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AWS Insiders is a fast-paced, entertaining and insightful look behind the scenes of AWS and cloud computing. Hosts Rahul Subramaniam and Hilary Doyle dig into the current state and the future of AWS by talking with the people and companies that know it best. It’s a show full of opinions, takeaways, and untold stories about the challenges, innovations and the mind-blowing promise of cloud computing.

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Who Wants to Save a Billion Dollars?

Aug 21 2023 30 mins  
Over the last 16 years, CloudFix has analyzed over a billion dollars of AWS spending. Having looked at so many different AWS bills, we’ve learned a lot of lessons about how to get the most out of each dollar, from storage, to networking, to compute – and in today’s episode, Rahul is sharing these lessons. He’ll even analyze Hilary Doyle’s AWS bill from her start up, Wealt

How AWS Speeds up Formula 1

Aug 07 2023 25 mins  
Formula 1 races have always been intense, with drivers reaching speeds over 200 mph on the track. But fans wanted to see closer racing and more overtaking – so F1 Lead Cloud Architect Ryan Kirk had a challenge ahead of him in designing a new F1 car. Hear how he and the F1 cloud team used the supercomputing power of AWS to overcome massive aerodynamic forces to speed up the design

When Netflix Bet On AWS

Jul 24 2023 37 mins  
Right from the start, Netflix understood the potential of the cloud and embraced AWS. But this wasn’t just one company using another’s services. There was a deep collaboration between Netflix and AWS that literally helped shape AWS and its services. We’ll hear the detailed, behind the scenes story of how Netflix helped make AWS from Adrian Cockcroft, tech adviser, former Netf

Behind the Scenes at Prime Day with AWS

Jul 10 2023 27 mins  
Amazon invented a holiday that’s now one of the biggest international shopping days in the world: Prime Day. What powers it and how do they use AWS? We take you behind the scenes with AWS’s own Vice President and Chief Evangelist Jeff Barr to talk millions of requests per second, billions of products sold, and demands on AWS that keep getting bigger each year.

The Future of AI and AWS

Jun 26 2023 29 mins  
AI is much more than ChatGPT — and this week, we're diving into all things AWS and Artificial Intelligence. Join us as we go behind the scenes (and beyond the hype) with an exclusive interview with Ankur Mehrotra, general manager at AWS Machine Learning. We’ll also speak with analyst Benedict Evans about the bigger picture around AI and the future of business.

The Price Is Wrong: How to Save on AWS

Jun 12 2023 32 mins  
CloudFix has deciphered hundreds of thousands of AWS bills, and can sniff out problems, suggest solutions and improve cost optimization. Join gamemaster Hilary as Rahul and AWS enthusiast (and CloudFixer) Stephen Barr explain some of those "FinOps smells" by playing a game we're calling "The Price is Wrong."

DHH Left the Cloud. You Shouldn't.

May 29 2023 27 mins  
David Heinemeier Hansson is no stranger to controversy. But recently, the co-owner and CTO of 37 Signals, the software company behind Basecamp, announced his companies are divesting themselves of cloud technology. We find out why as well as what companies committed to staying on the cloud can learn from his story.

Moderna, mRNA and AWS

May 15 2023 27 mins  
Today, Moderna is a household name — but few people know the leading pharmaceutic and biotech company was born in the cloud. Join Rahul, Hilary, and Moderna's Carlos Peralta (Director of Data Engineering and Cloud Architecture) to hear how Moderna's lifesaving innovations depend on AWS and the cloud.

How to Avoid the Pitfalls of IaC

May 01 2023 39 mins  
IaC has been around for over a decade but has only recently become common practice, thanks to the growth and adoption of the cloud itself. Looking to tame their sprawling infrastructure, developers returned to what they were most comfortable with: code. But code comes with its own problems. When it comes to IaC, however, people just aren't talking about all the pitfalls and the bes

Filling the Cloud Talent Gap

Apr 17 2023 46 mins  
Staffing your cloud team with the right resources is probably one of the most critical steps right now, and also possibly one of the hardest. Rahul and Hilary speak with folks at both ends of the spectrum -- Jared Reimer of Cascadeo and David Brassor from Accenture -- for solutions to finding, retaining and leveling up cloud talent.