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In Season 3, Episode 22 Karl & Jon are joined by AWS Community Builder, Iain Samuel McLean Elder. They discuss AWS Fargate improving Windows Container Launch Times, Amazon CloudWatch Logs and Alarms, CloudFront, AWS Tax Settings API and the guys discuss the difference between a long black and an americano - and it turns out they don't know!

The articles discussed in this week episode are:

05:21 - AWS Fargate Significantly Improves Windows Container Launch Times 

12:53 - Amazon CloudWatch Logs announces Live Tail streaming CLI support 

19:11 - Respond to CloudWatch Alarms with Amazon Bedrock Insights 

30:31 - Introducing CloudFront Hosting Toolkit 

37:17 - AWS launches Tax Settings API to programmatically manage tax registration information 

Guest was Iain Samuel McLean Elder:

https://www.isme.es/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/isme-devops/

In Season 3, Episode 21 Karl & Jon are joined by AWS Community Builder, Darya Petrashka. They discuss IPv6 Load Balancer, storage costs, Mistral models, LlamaIndex, impact of AWS’ exec change and somehow we got onto the subject of Channing Tatum in leathers...

The articles discussed in this week episode are:

04:52 - Application Load Balancer launches IPv6 only support for internet clients 

11:00 - Optimizing storage costs and query performance by compacting small objects 

17:37 - Mistral Small foundation model now available in Amazon Bedrock 

25:08 - Announcing LlamaIndex support for Amazon Neptune to build GraphRAG applications 

29:08 - What impact will AWS’ exec change have on its AI future? 

Guest was  Darya Petrashka:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryapetrashka/?originalSubdomain=pl

In Season 3, Episode 20 Karl & Jon discuss Amazon ECR, the fact that Amazon S3 no longer charges for some HTTP Error Codes,  AWS managed applications, Multi-Region Disaster Recovery, Andy Jassy's AWS leadership announcement and Karl makes Jon speechless for once...

The articles discussed in this week episode are:

01:14 - Amazon ECR adds pull through cache support for GitLab.com 

08:10 - Amazon S3 will no longer charge for several HTTP error codes 

12:41 - How to use AWS managed applications with IAM Identity Center: Enable Amazon Q without migrating existing IAM federation flows 

17:02 - Multi-Region Disaster Recovery with Amazon EKS and Amazon EFS for Stateful workloads

24:52 - Andy Jassy makes AWS leadership announcement 

In Season 3, Episode 19 Karl & Jon are joined by AWS Community Builder and AWS User Group Leader, Raphael Manke. They discuss AWS Resilience Hub's drift detection, AWS Budgets, Amazon Bedrock Studio, customising AI on AWS, Amazon’s investment of nearly $9 billion in Singapore and Karl angles for some AWS User Group Karlsruhe stickers...

The articles discussed in this week episode are:

05:21 - AWS Resilience Hub expands application resilience drift detection capabilities 

11:15 - AWS Budgets now supports resource and tag-based access controls 

16:30 - Build generative AI applications with Amazon Bedrock Studio (preview)

23:51 - Amazon tempts enterprises to customize AI on AWS 

30:00 - Amazon’s AWS to double down on Singapore with additional $9 billion cloud investment 

Guest was Raphael Manke:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/raphael-manke-a61912114/
• https://github.com/RaphaelManke

In Season 3, Episode 18 Karl & Jon are joined by AWS Community Builder, Praveen Sambu. They discuss Amazon Q, Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS Notifications, AWS S3 Storage Bucket Incident, AWS Revenue and Karl struggles to pronounce Ars Technica without sounding rude...

The articles discussed in this week episode are:

03:32 - Amazon Q Business, now generally available, helps boost workforce productivity with generative AI

10:58 - Amazon EC2 simplifies visibility into your active AMIs 

14:49 -Set up notifications for Amazon RDS pending maintenance actions 

19:10 - AWS S3 storage bucket with unlucky name nearly cost developer $1,300 

25:04 - AWS hits $100B revenue run rate, expands margins, delivers most of Amazon's profit

Guest was Praveen Sambu 

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/praveen-sambu-598141114/

In Season 3, Episode 17  Karl & Jon discuss Amazon Inspector hybrid mode, AWS CodeBuild supporting GitHub Action runners, IAM Access Analyzer, Amazon Managed Grafana, AWS Summit London 2024 and Karl's Dad makes an unintentional guest appearance...

The articles discussed in this week episode are:

02:47 - Amazon Inspector agentless vulnerability assessments for Amazon EC2 are now Generally Available (GA) 

08:39 - AWS CodeBuild now supports managed GitHub Action runners 

15:03 - Evaluating public and cross account access at scale with IAM Access Analyzer for Amazon S3 

20:18 - How to monitor AWS WAF logging centrally using Amazon Managed Grafana 

26:15 - AWS Summit London 2024: All the news and updates live 

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:

• https://briantarbox.com/

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:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/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.  

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 

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/vijayanirmalagopal-5a54159a/

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

• https://linkedin.com/in/ssennettau

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/deeheber
• https://github.com/deeheber
• https://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/martzcodes
• https://linkedin.com/in/martzcodes
• https://github.com/martzcodes
• https://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 

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:

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.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

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

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/andmoredev
Website - https://www.andmore.dev/

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

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

   

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

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

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/

In Episode 32 of Season 2, Karl & Jon are joined by fellow AWS Community Builder Manoj L. They discuss AWS WAF Bot Control, chaos engineering, AWS EC2 Classic, saving on AWS costs, AWS FinOps, and Karl forgets both Jeff Barr & Corey Quinn's names in the same episode!

Here are links to the articles discussed:

• 03:35 - AWS WAF Bot Control now protects against distributed proxy-based attacks via Amazon Web Services news
• 10:46 - Any Day Can Be Prime Day: How Amazon.com Search Uses Chaos Engineering to Handle Over 84K Requests Per Secondvia Seth Eliot on Amazon Web Services community
• 19:13 - AWS shuts down its first-gen compute and network infrastructure via Simon Sharwood on The Register
• 23:43 -  Key ways to save on AWS costs via Simon Turner on Information Age
• 30:11 - Cloud Costs: 10 Essential AWS FinOps Best Practices to Know via Tim King on Solutions Review

Follow Manoj here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/manoj-l-a9a58432/

In Season 2 Episode 31 Karl & Jon discuss how AWS has scrapped Honeycode, how to regain access to an EC2 instance if you lost your key pair, the AWS acquisition of Fig, using S3 for Laravel storage and whether FinOps is fit for purpose in the era of CloudFlation. Karl also waffles on about this year's poor fig crop...

Here are the links to the articles discussed:

• 01:13 -  Muted response speaks volumes as AWS scraps low-code Honeycode
• 08:43 - Lost Your EC2 Key Pair? Here’s How to Regain Access to Your Instance
• 12:48 - Amazon Web Services acquires Fig, a YC grad that boosts the command line for devs
• 20:59 - Using AWS S3 for Laravel Storage
• 26.10 - Is FinOps fit for purpose in the fight against ‘cloudflation’?

In Season 2 Episode 30, Karl & Jon are joined by fellow AWS Community Builder Davide de Paolis. They delve into the latest in the AWS ecosystem, including the inauguration of the first international AWS Skills Center in Cape Town, a comparison between ECS and EKS with five key differences, The Guardian's adoption of serverless Postgres, insights into loving AWS despite growth slowdown, and AWS's continued dominance in the cloud market.

Here are links to the articles discussed:

• AWS brings in-person, interactive learning to Cape Town with the first international AWS Skills Center via Amazon
• ECS Vs. EKS: 5 Key Differences and How to Choose on DevOps.com
• Aurora Serverless – a migration story on The Guardian
• AWS: Five Reasons to Love It Despite Growth Slowdown via Bob Evans on Acceleration Economy
• AWS leads the cloud via David Manners on Electronics Weekly

Follow Davide de Paolis here:

https://dev.to/dvddpl

Season 2 Episode 29 sees the triumphant return of Karl to the podcast. This week he and Jon discuss AWS' new Cyber Insurance platform, new controls added to AWS Security Hub, Microsoft's change to the M365 licence that now allows it to run on AWS Workspaces, AWS's Monitoring and Observability efforts, and more talk about Cloud Repatriation.

Here are the links to the topics discussed:

• 5 Value Propositions That Make AWS Cyber Insurance Transformative for Customers via Chris Hughes on Acceleration Economy
• AWS Security Hub launches 12 new security controls via Amazon Web Services (AWS) news
• Amazon WorkSpaces finally supports Office 365, but why now? via Gabe Knuth on Techtarget
• AWS named as a Challenger in the 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application Performance Monitoring and Observability via Kavya Pillutla
• No backing away from the cloud via Mike Loukides on CloudTweaks

In Episode 28 of Season 2 Jon flies solo again, and laments the lack of Karl's presence.

He welcomes fellow AWS Community Builder Omkar Kadam, where they discuss Lambda Proactive initialisations, Fargate's Seekable OCI, DevOps best practices on AWS, Cloud IaaS spending topping $100 billion for the first time and using the cloud to enhance sustainability activities. Omkar also has an exciting announcement, in a first for LogiCast.

Here are the links to the topics discussed:

• https://dev.to/aws-heroes/goodbye-cold-starts-hello-proactive-initialization-28j7
• https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/07/aws-fargate-container-startup-seekable-oci/
• https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/architecture/lets-architect-devops-best-practices-on-aws/
• https://siliconangle.com/2023/07/18/gartner-worldwide-iaas-spending-topped-100b-first-time-2022/
• https://bernardmarr.com/commitment-to-sustainability-is-a-key-message-at-aws-london-summit-2023/

Connect with Omkar:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/omkarokkadam/
• https://medium.com/@omkarokkadam
• https://dev.to/omkarokkadam

In Season 2 Episode 27 Jon tries his hand at hosting, with mixed results. He welcomes fellow AWS Community Builders Girish Mukim and Matt Morgan, where they discuss FSx for NetApp ONTAP supporting immutable WORM state, an overview of AWS CodePipeline, Detecting recursive loops in AWS Lambda, AWS Organisations with Service Control Policies and another look at the Prime Video team's recent re-architecting of the QoS monitor.

Here are the links to the topics discussed:

• https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-amazon-fsx-for-netapp-ontap-now-supports-worm-protection-for-regulatory-compliance-and-ransomware-protection/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=logicata_aws_weekly_news_roundup_issue_151&utm_term=2023-07-14
• https://www.techrepublic.com/article/aws-codepipeline-review/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=logicata_aws_weekly_news_roundup_issue_151&utm_term=2023-07-14
• https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/detecting-and-stopping-recursive-loops-in-aws-lambda-functions/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=logicata_aws_weekly_news_roundup_issue_151&utm_term=2023-07-14
• https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mt/achieving-operational-excellence-with-design-considerations-for-aws-organizations-scps/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=logicata_aws_weekly_news_roundup_issue_151&utm_term=2023-07-14
• https://thenewstack.io/amazon-prime-videos-microservices-move-doesnt-lead-to-a-monolith-after-all/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=logicata_aws_weekly_news_roundup_issue_151&utm_term=2023-07-14

Follow Girish on his socials:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/girish-mukim/
• https://www.youtube.com/c/AWSLearn

Follow Matt on his socials:

• https://mattmorgan.cloud/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-morgan-0344a51/

In Season 2 Episode 26, Karl & Jon welcome fellow AWS Community Builder Maria Christidi Noble. They discuss the latest developments in the world of AWS, including live tailing for AWS CloudWatch logs, AWS's embrace of generative AI, the introduction of EC2 Instance Connect Endpoint, notable departures from AWS leadership, and the expansion of the AWS Re/Start program to Portugal.

Here are links to the topics discussed:

• 04:46 Amazon Introduces Live Tail in CloudWatch Logs for Real-Time Exploration of Logs via Renato Losio on InfoQ
• 11:38 AWS: Embracing the Power of Generative AI via Brad Anderson on ReadWrite
• 16:06 EC2 Instance Connect Endpoint Enables Secure Connectivity between Public and Private Networks via Steef-Jan Wiggers on InfoQ
• 25:02 5 Top AWS Executives Who Resigned, Departed In 2023 via Mark Haranas on The Channel Company
• 30:47AWS re/Start, the free cloud workforce training programme, expands to Portugal via Amazon news

Follow Maria on her socials:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-christidi-noble/

• https://medium.com/@noble_maria
• https://dev.to/maria_noble_a2e33ee181c17

In Season 2 Episode 25 Karl & Jon, together with fellow AWS Community Builder Martyn Kilbryde, discuss the latest updates from AWS Training and Certification, explore testing AWS Lambda functions with AWS SAM remote invoke, reprocessing messages in Amazon SQS's dead-letter queue, uncover the security and privacy measures of the world's largest cloud provider, and learn about AWS's new AppFabric.

Here are links to the articles discussed:

02:08 New courses and updates from AWS Training and Certification in May and June 2023 on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Training and Certification Blog

08:04 Testing AWS Lambda functions with AWS SAM remote invoke via Eric Johnson on the Amazon Web Services Compute blog

15:50 Amazon SQS Supports Reprocessing Messages from Dead-Letter Queue via Renato Losio on InfoQ

24:01 AWS: How security and privacy works inside the world’s largest cloud provider via Lewis Maddison on TechRadar

27:24  AWS announces AWS AppFabric on Amazon Web Services (AWS) news

You can find Martyn here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/martyn-kilbryde/

https://makit.net/ 

In Logicast Season 2 Episode 24, we delve into the latest developments in the world of AWS, including dedicated hosts on AWS Outposts, time skipping in testing Step Functions, the battle between AWS Elastic Beanstalk and Fargate, upcoming updates to AWS certifications, and the cost research behind AWS Spot Instances.

Here are links to the articles discussed:

• 01:02 AWS makes its hybrid cloud behave a bit more like normal, boring, on-prem servers via Simon Sharwood on The Register
• 08:03 Testing Step Functions: how to skip time when testing Timeout and Wait states via Yan Cui on Dev.to
• 12:41 AWS Elastic Beanstalk vs. Fargate: What Are the Differences? via Christopher Tozzi on ITPro Today
• 17:51 Coming soon: updates to AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam via Andre Zoutte on the Amazon Web Services Training and Certification blog
• 24:08 Exploring the Cost Efficiency of AWS Spot Instances: A Research Investigation via Aditya Kulkarni on InfoQ

Join us on the latest episode of Logicast as we explore secure connectivity with EC2 Instance Connect, discover free money-saving tips for business owners, delve into the consequences of an S3 bucket leak, unravel the confusion around cloud costs, and discuss the recent Amazon cloud service outage.

Here are links to the articles discussed:

• 03:17 Secure Connectivity from Public to Private: Introducing EC2 Instance Connect Endpoint via Sheila Busser on Amazon Web Services compute blog
• 10:53 Dear Business Owner, Here is a FREE Way to Save Thousands on Amazon EC2 Hosting via John Rampton on Entrepreneur Media
• 19:23 Lantum S3 bucket leak is prescription for chaos for thousands of UK doctors via Lindsay Clark on The Register
• 25:34 A confusion that costs via Brian Tarbox on dev.to
• 29:00 Amazon cloud services back up after big outage hits thousands of users via Samrhitha A and Chavi Mehta on Reuters

Follow Brian Tarbox here:

https://briantarbox.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/briantarbox/

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/

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:
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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/

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/

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

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

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

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

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

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

Now that they're back in their sheds, Karl & Jon talk about unit testing serverless apps, cleaning up after yourself in cloudwatch, write-through caches in PostgreSQL, the correct pronoucieation of "cache", EC2 IAM security, AWS being affected by the Amazon layoffs, and tuna sandwiches

Here are links to the topics discussed:

• Unit Testing AWS Lambda with Python and Mock AWS Services via Kevin Hakanson and Tom Romano on Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog
• Delete Empty CloudWatch Log Streams via Vinod Kisanagaram and Rich McDonough on Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog
• Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL Adds Write-Through Cache to Improve Logical Replication Performance via Renato Losio on InfoQ
• AWS Introduces Global Condition Context Keys to Improve EC2 Security via Renato Losio on InfoQ
• AWS Layoffs On The Way As Amazon Cuts 9,000 Employees via Mark Haranas on The Channel Company

In the LogOff special Jon and Karl talk about Tapas, S3, Rust, multi account strategies for SMBs, and Pi.

Here are links to the topics discussed:

• AWS previews Mountpoint, a specialized open source Rust client to mount S3 storage into the file system via Tim Anderson on DevClass
• AWS Chatbot Now Integrates With Microsoft Teams via Sébastien Stormacq on Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog
• Multi-account strategy for small and medium businesses via Alex Torres on Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog
• AWS S3: You can check out but can never leave via Chris Mellor on Blocks and Files
• Celebrate Amazon S3’s 17th birthday at AWS Pi Day 2023 via Sébastien Stormacq on Amazon Web Services blog 

In Season 2 Episode 10, Karl & Jon discuss the new AWS Application Composer, new AWS Observability Training, going serverless on AWS Lambda, AWSMonitoring with EventBridge, and how AWS delivers on the latest Graviton3 price and performance.

Here are links to the topics discussed:

• AWS Application Composer Now Generally Available – Visually Build Serverless Applications Quickly via Channy Yun on Amazon Web Services blog
• Build Cloud Operations skills using the new AWS Observability Training via Alex Livingstone on Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog
• Going Serverless on AWS Lambda? Recognize Potential Risks via Sarabjeet Chugh on The New Stack
• AWS Monitoring with EventBridge via Andreas Wittig on cloudonaut
• AWS Delivers on Latest Graviton3 Price/Performance Promise via Michael Vizard on DevOps.com

In Season 2 Episode 9, Karl & Jon discuss new AWS Lambda Powertools, tips on how to protect Amazon EC2 instances, Cloud frameworks and best practices, improvements on Amazon Aurora, principles of shared responsibility, and a helium stunt by Jon.

Here are links to the articles discussed:

• Introducing AWS Lambda Powertools for .NET via Julian Wood on Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog

• Tips to Protect Amazon EC2 Instances on Droidmen
• Cloud incident response: Frameworks and best practices via Dave Shackleford on TechTarget
• Improve application availability on Amazon Aurora via Lili Ma and Szymon Komendera on Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog

• Principle of Shared Responsibility in Cloud-Native Applications via Lee Atchison on Container Journal

In episode 8 of season 2, Karl and Jon discuss becoming AWS Community Builders, EKS on Snowball Edge, detecting Solar Panel damage with Amazon Rekognition, using porting advisor for Graviton, maintaining Code Quality with Amazon Code Catalyst and developing portal Lamba functions. Karl also channels his inner Muppet while waffling about Kubernetes in space.

Here are links to the articles discussed:

• Amazon Releases Elastic Kubernetes Service for Snowball Edge via Matt Campbell on InfoQ
• Detecting solar panel damage with Amazon Rekognition Custom Labels via Ramakant Joshi, Shekar Tippur, and Anand Iyer on Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog
• Using Porting Advisor for Graviton via Sheila Busser on Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog
• Maintaining Code Quality with Amazon CodeCatalyst Reports via Imtranur Rahman and Wasay Mabood on Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog
• Developing portable AWS Lambda functions via Pascal Vogel on Amazon Web Services blog

In episode 7 season 2, Karl & Jon discuss scaling, step functions, creating custom health checks, a blog by Jeff Barr, and why AWS is all about sustainable open source.

Here are the links to the topics discussed:

• Scaling an ASG using target tracking with a dynamic SQS target via Sheila Busser on Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog
• Implementing reactive progress tracking for AWS Step Functions via Benjamin Smith on Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog
• How to create custom health checks for your Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling Fleet via Sheila Busser on Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog
• New Graviton3-Based General Purpose (m7g) and Memory-Optimized (r7g) Amazon EC2 Instances via Jeff Barr on Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog
• AWS: Why We Support Sustainable Open Source via David Nalley on The New Stack

In Episode 6, Karl & Jon discuss S3 buckets - once more, visualizing VPC resources, scaling PHP applications, CloudWatch-ing, CloudTrail-ing, and Jon's bush pruning exploits.

Here are the links to the articles:

• Amazon S3 to apply security best practices for all new buckets on Help Net Security
• New – Visualize Your VPC Resources from Amazon VPC Creation Experience via Channy Yun on Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog
• Scaling PHP Applications on AWS via Adriano Cataluddi on the Logicata blog
• Using Amazon CloudWatch metrics to monitor time to expiration for Reserved Instances | Amazon Web Services via Greg Gooden on Amazon Web Services blog
• AWS Patches Undocumented APIs Bypassing CloudTrail Event Logging via Renato Losio on InfoQ

In Episode 5, Karl & Jon discuss AWS Database innovations, deployment pipeline reference architectures, Amazon Managed Grafana, Serverless Development and Chat GPT.  Karl also goes off on a tangent about his bid to be alcohol-free for 2023!

Here are the articles that inspired this week's episode:

• AWS doubles down on innovations that redefine the database management experience, via Elizabeth Solomon on The Register
• New – Deployment Pipelines Reference Architecture and Reference Implementations via Sebastien Stormacq on the AWS News Blog
• Monitoring Amazon RDS and Amazon Aurora using Amazon Managed Grafana via Elamaran Shanmugam, Munish Dabra, Ravi Mathur, and Shankar Rajagopalan on the AWS Cloud Operations & Migrations blog
• The Risks of Moving Too Quickly with Serverless Development, via Allen Helton on dev.to
• AWS CTO Slams ChatGPT: ‘Not Concerned About The Truth’, via Mark Haranas on CRN

n Episode 4, Karl & Jon discuss launch templates, Lambda functions, event-driven architectures, incident response automations, expanding US-EAST-1, and Jon's cat decides she doesn't want to listen to him any more.

Here are the links to the articles discussed:

• 01:33 - Amazon EC2 Launch Templates now support AWS Systems Manager parameters for AMIs on Amazon Web Services (AWS) news
• 07:03 - AWS Lambda Functions – Unlock the Potential of The Powerful tool AWS on DroidMen
• 16:55 Let’s Architect! Designing event-driven architectures via Luca Mezzalira, Laura Hyatt, Vittorio Denti, and Zamira Jaupaj on Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog
• 21:40 - How to Automate Incident Response with PagerDuty and AWS Systems Manager Incident Manager via Dennis Osentoski on Amazon Web Services blog
• 26:35 - AWS expanding its footprint at site of infamously flaky US-EAST-1 region via Laura Dobberstein on The Register

In Episode 3,Karl & Jon discuss SAM & cloudformation linting, secure CI/CD practices using AWS tools, cost visualisation using AWS managed Grafana, a shocking AWS bill, AWS's slowing growth, and a bit of plumbing.

Here are links to the articles discussed:

• 01: 17 - Validate AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) templates with CloudFormation Linter to speed up development via Amazon Web Services (AWS) news
• 05:00 - Setting up a secure CI/CD pipeline in a private Amazon Virtual Private Cloud with no public internet access via MJ Kubba on Amazon Web Services blog
• 13:13 - Visualize and gain insights into your AWS cost and usage with Amazon Managed Grafana via Munish Dabra and Chris Strzelczyk on Amazon Web Services blog
• 18:07 - It Happened to Me: How I Suddenly Owed AWS $13,000 via Jessica Wachtel on The New Stack
• 26:06 - Oh dear, AWS. Cloud growth slowing as customers get a dose of cost reality via Lindsay Clark on The Register

In episode 2 of our second season, Karl & Jon discuss Cloud Observability, ECS automated rollbacks, Step Functions Distributed Maps, Lambda concurrency, zero trust access to AWS and rice cookers.

Here are the links to the topics discussed:

• 01:35 Zero Trust Access to Corporate Applications with AWS Verified Access via Nsikan Essien on InfoQ
• 08:00 Amazon ECS Adds Automated Rollbacks via Matthew Campbell on InfoQ
• 12:00 AWS Introduces Step Functions Distributed Map for Large-Scale Parallel Data Processing via Renato Losio on InfoQ
• 16:56 Introducing maximum concurrency of AWS Lambda functions when using Amazon SQS as an event source via Julian Wood on Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog
• 23:15 Why cloud observability will be critical in 2023 on VentureBeat

In the first episode of season 2 Karl & Jon discuss S3's new default encryption, CI/CD with GitLab and EKS Graviton runners, CloudWatch, Serverless observability, go off the deep end ranting about what DevOps actually is, and talk about shredding Vespa's.

Articles discussed:

• https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-s3-encrypts-new-objects-by-default/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=logicata_aws_weekly_news_roundup&utm_term=2023-01-06
• https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/devops/unlock-the-power-of-ec2-graviton-with-gitlab-ci-cd-and-eks-runners/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=logicata_aws_weekly_news_roundup&utm_term=2023-01-06
• https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mt/integrate-amazon-cloudwatch-alarms-with-amazon-cloudwatch-metrics-insights/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=logicata_aws_weekly_news_roundup&utm_term=2023-01-06
• https://dev.to/aws-heroes/serverless-in-2023-a-shift-in-focus-30gp?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=logicata_aws_weekly_news_roundup&utm_term=2023-01-06
• https://devops.com/why-sres-are-critical-to-devops/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=logicata_aws_weekly_news_roundup&utm_term=2023-01-06

In Episode 11, Karl and Jon discuss the weather (again), troubleshooting networking connectivity, CI/CD, cost optimisations and a new feature to reduce the leakiness of S3 buckets.

Here are links to the articles:

• Configuration driven dynamic multi-account CI/CD solution on AWS via Anshul Saxena and Libin Roy on Amazon Web Services blog
• Improved Supply Chain Visibility and Actionable Insights with AWS Supply Chain via Steef-Jan Wiggers on InfoQ
• How to use AWS Well-Architected with AWS Trusted Advisor to achieve data-driven cost optimization via Jun-Tin Yeh and Stephen Salim on Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog
• Troubleshoot network connectivity to Amazon RDS databases using VPC Reachability Analyzer via Baji Shaik and Sudip Acharya on Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog
• AWS strains to make Simple Storage Service not so simple to screw up via Thomas Claburn on The Register

In Episode 10 Jon & Karl discuss Blue/Green deployments, low code Serverless development, EventBridge pipes, personal growth from AWS and complain about the cold weather.

Here's the list of articles discussed:

• AWS Announces Blue/Green Deployments for MySQL on Aurora and RDS via Renato Losio on InfoQ

• AWS launches Application Composer, a low-code tool for building serverless apps via Frederic Lardinois on TechCrunch

• Enhanced Serverless Development with Terraform and AWS SAM via Nsikan Essien on InfoQ

• Amazon EventBridge Pipes Supports Point-to-Point Integrations between Event Producers and Consumers via Steef-Jan Wiggers on InfoQ

• Securing Lambda Function URLs using Amazon Cognito, Amazon CloudFront and AWS WAF via Marcia Villalba on Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog

In Episode 9 Jon & Karl discuss Water Positivity, AWS Lambda Vulnerability scanning & recap some of the announcements from Re:Invent 2022. Jon also goes on about delivery vans turning right, and Karl side-steps the weekend's football result.

Here's the links to the articles discussed:

• AWS Plans to be Water Positive by 2030 via Alexandra Garfinkle on Yahoo Finance
• Amazon Inspector now scans AWS Lambda functions for vulnerabilities via Marcia Villabla on Amazon Web Services Blog
• Adam Selipsky at Re:Invent 2022 via Karl Robinson on Logicata Blog

In Episode 8, Karl & Jon discuss Amazon SNS, AWS region selection for sustainability, that Appsync vulnerability, AWS Nitro for legacy EC2 instances and the new AWS India region. And Karl does remarkably well considering he just got back from a stag weekend!

Here are links to the articles discussed:

Introducing payload-based message filtering for Amazon SNS via Julian Wood on Amazon Web Services blog

How to select a Region for your workload based on sustainability goals via Sam Mokhtari, Isha Dua, and Amit Khanal on Amazon Web Services blog

AWS discloses AppSync vulnerability via Richard Chirgwin on iTnews

AWS gives older EC2 instances a legacy lifeline via Simon Sharwood on The Register

AWS launches new cloud infrastructure region in India, will invest $4.4B via Maria Deutscher on SiliconAngle.com

In Episode 7 Karl & Jon discuss RDS events, migrating elastic IPs between regions, CloudFormation vs Terraform, RDS & Aurora region migration and Re:Invent 2022 predictions. They also go off on a tangent about Croc charms and 1970s TV cigar advertisements…

• Amazon RDS events now include attributes for filtering with Amazon SNS
• AWS Supports Transfer of IP Addresses Between Accounts
• Cloudformation or Terraform: Which Iac Platform Is the Best Fit for You?
• Migrate Amazon Aurora and Amazon RDS to a new AWS Region
• 10 Predictions And A Wishlist From AWS Re:Invent 2022

In episode 6 Karl & Jon discuss AWS Resource Explorer, EventBridge Scheduler, EC2 Replace Root Volume, AWS Global Accelerator versus Amazon CloudFront, and some AWS best practices.

Here are the links that inspired this week's episode:

• https://www.infoq.com/news/2022/11/ec2-replace-root-volume/
• https://www.techtarget.com/searchcloudcomputing/tip/Compare-AWS-Global-Accelerator-vs-Amazon-CloudFront
• https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/introducing-aws-resource-explorer-quickly-find-resources-in-your-aws-account/
• https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/introducing-amazon-eventbridge-scheduler/
• https://www.logicata.com/blog/aws-best-practices-for-edtech/

In episode 5 Karl & Jon discuss leaky S3 buckets, the new AWS us-east-1 architecture, multi-region python package publishing pipelines, public cloud spending and the Gartner magic quadrant for cloud infrastructure and platform services. There's also a questionable scaffolding pun...

Here are the articles that inspired this week's episode:

• New open-source tool scans public AWS S3 buckets for secrets
• AWS Support will no longer fall over with US-EAST-1, after architectural rebuild
• Create a Multi-Region Python Package Publishing Pipeline with AWS CDK and CodePipeline
• Gartner: Spending on public cloud services will exceed $591B in 2023
• AWS Named as a Leader in the 2022 Gartner Cloud Infrastructure & Platform Services (CIPS) Magic Quadrant for the 12th Consecutive Year

In episode 4, Karl & Jon discuss serverless graph databases, Lambda secrets, Amazon RDS backup storage costs, Cloudwatch synthetic monitoring, and datacenter diesel generators. Jon is in a different shed, and Karl goes off on a tangent about Southend Pier...

Here are the articles that inspired this week's episode:

• How serverless is transforming graph databases
• AWS Introduces AWS Parameters and Secrets Lambda Extension to Improve Performances and Security
• Demystifying Amazon RDS backup storage costs
• Monitoring the availability and health of on-premises application using AWS CloudWatch Synthetics
• AWS buys 100+ diesel generators... and that's just for Irish datacenters

In episode 3, Karl & Jon discuss data center carbon emissions, desktop as a service, edge computing, Idendity and Access Management, and API Gateway. They also touch on beard grooming disasters and how their dessert choices reflect their personalities…

Here are the articles which inspired this episode:

• Uptime Institute tool shows emissions savings of migrating workloads
• AWS targets desktop virtualization rigs with lift and shift to cloudy DaaS
• AWS Snowball edge compute capacity snowballs beyond 100 vCPUs, 400GB of memory
• IAM Role Trust Update – What You Need to Know
• AWS API Gateway Pricing Explained

And Jon also referred to this article about Crunch and DaaS

In Episode 2, Jon and Karl discuss chaos engineering, connected cars, and SQL database backups on AWS. They also touch on AWS Serverless Application Model connectors, and how Cloud Native Computing is good for the environment. And they get interrupted by Jon's cat, Mouse.

The very first episode of the Logicast AWS News Podcast, brought to you by Logicata. This week we talk about what AWS actually is, the new AWS Filecache service, health & wellness apps, taps (!) and AWS Compute Optimizer.