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As customers leverage the cloud across industries, new waves of rapid innovation have emerged to adapt to these unprecedented times. In this episode, Simon is joined by Iain Rouse, AWS public sector country director for Australia and New Zealand, and Cindy Schwartz, AWS senior practice manager professional services team. Listen to dive deep into our customer solutions and the different ways organisations can be agile and scale with AWS to become more resilient and sustainable. Also, hear a preview of our latest webinars with Dan Beeston from Juniper Aged Care, Dr. George Margelis from Aged Care Industry Information Technology Council, and Associate Professor Michael Kasumovic from EdTech company Arludo. Links: 1. Innovation for Life: Cities Powered by the Cloud eBook - https://pages.awscloud.com/APAC-acq-DL-intc-inv_innovationforlife_ANZ-2020-reg.html?sc_channel=el&sc_campaign=awspodcast_enablingrapidinnovation_2020&sc_geo=apac&sc_country=mult&sc_outcome=acq&trk=podcast_anz 2. A Guide to Building Organizational Resilience - https://pages.awscloud.com/GLOBAL-public-DL-resiliency-ebook-2020-reg.html?sc_channel=el&sc_campaign=awspodcast_enablingrapidinnovation_2020&sc_geo=apac&sc_country=mult&sc_outcome=acq&trk=podcast_anz 3. Taking Classrooms to the Cloud - https://blog.aboutamazon.com.au/innovation/taking-classrooms-to-the-cloud?sc_channel=el&sc_campaign=awspodcast_enablingrapidinnovation_2020&sc_geo=apac&sc_country=mult&sc_outcome=acq&trk=podcast_anz 4. On-Demand: Digital Innovation in Support of Residential Aged Care: https://pages.awscloud.com/APAC-public-OE-ANZ-health-webinar-2020-reg.html?sc_channel=el&sc_campaign=awspodcast_enablingrapidinnovation_2020&sc_geo=apac&sc_country=mult&sc_outcome=reg&trk=podcast_anz

Simon and Nicki take you through more updates and new things to explore! Chapters: 00:55 Analytics 03:45 Application Integration 06:28 Block Chain 06:48 Business Applications 07:38 Compute 13:25 Customer Engagement 14:53 Database 18:18 Developer Tools 19:29 End User Computing 20:03 Internet of Things (IoT) 20:30 Machine Learning 23:29 Management & Governance 26:31 Media Services 27:08 Migration & Transfer 28:06 Mobile 29:13 Networking & Content Delivery 34:07 Security, Identity and Compliance 35:44 Training & Certification Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/410ExtendedShownotes.html

Today Simon is joined by Ely Kahn, Principal Product Manager of AWS Security Hub to talk AWS Foundational Security Best Practices! This standard implements security controls to detect when your AWS accounts and deployed resources do not align with the security best practices defined by AWS security experts. Let's learn all about this security standard and how you can strengthen your security controls. Security Hub – https://aws.amazon.com/security-hub/ AWS Foundational Security Best Practices standard now available in Security Hub https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/aws-foundational-security-best-practices-standard-now-available-security-hub/ Working With Security Standards and Controls to Improve Your Security Posture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyPPfS1lwFg

Today Simon is joined by Nathan Besh, Principal Cost Solutions Architect for the AWS Well-Architected program, to learn all about the recent updates to the Cost Optimization Pillar of the Well-Architected Framework. They dig into the recent changes that were made, and discuss understanding and controlling where money is being spent, analyzing spend over time, and scaling to meet business needs without overspending.

How can AWS collaborate with public sector to accelerate innovation using both Amazon Working Backwards Process and the AWS Cloud? Simon speaks with Ben Butler, AWS Global Lead for the Cloud Innovation Centers program, on how we are addressing societal challenges with digital innovation. AWS Cloud Innovation Centers - https://aws.amazon.com/government-education/cloud-innovation-centers/ AWS CIC Blog Posts - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/tag/aws-cloud-innovation-center/

Data that changes over time, called time series data, is being collected by IoT, edge, and operational applications at enormous rates. But how can you store and analyze all this time series data in a cost effective and scalable way? Simon is joined by Tony Gibbs, Principal Database Specialist Solutions Architect, AWS to discuss Amazon Timestream, a new database service purpose-built for time series use cases. 1) Amazon Timestream Product Page [https://aws.amazon.com/timestream/], 2) Getting Started with Amazon Timestream (Video) [https://aws.amazon.com/timestream/], 3) Amazon Timestream Developer Guide [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/timestream/latest/developerguide/what-is-timestream.html], 4) AWS News Blog: Store and Access Time Series Data at Any Scale with Amazon Timestream – Now Generally Available [https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/store-and-access-time-series-data-at-any-scale-with-amazon-timestream-now-generally-available/]

Today Simon is joined by Eric Pullen, Sr. Performance Solutions Architect for the AWS Well-Architected program, to learn all about the recent updates to the Performance Efficiency of the Well-Architected Framework. They dig into the recent changes that were made and focus on selecting the right resource types and sizes based on workload requirements, monitoring performance, and making informed decisions to maintain efficiency as business needs evolve.

Since 2018, the Amazon Scholars program has broadened opportunities for academics to join Amazon in a flexible capacity without leaving their academic institutions. Today, Simon is joined by the director of AWS Quantum Computing Simone Severini and Amazon Scholar John Preskill to learn about the Amazon Scholars program and Quantum Computing at Amazon. They discuss the long-term potential of Quantum Computing, what makes it challenging, and share their advice with listeners who are interested in Quantum Computing today.

Today Simon is joined by Seth Eliot, Principal Reliability SA for the AWS Well-Architected program, to learn all about the recent updates to the Reliability Pillar of the Well-Architected Framework. They dig into the recent changes that were made, and how to build a resilient workload that quickly recovers from failures to meet business and customer demand.

Simon and Nicki take you through more updates and new things to explore! Chapters: 00:32 Analytics 07:23 Application Integration 08:52 Compute 15:41 Cost Management 18:53 Customer Engagement 20:49 Database 25:08 Developer Tools 26:21 End User Computing 26:43 Game Tech 27:19 Machine Learning 31:30 Management & Governance 35:43 Media Services 36:47 Migration & Transfer 37:27 Networking & Content Delivery 38:17 Security, Identity and Compliance 41:14 Storage 42:09 Solutions Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/401ExtendedShownotes.html

Today Simon is joined by Ben Potter, Principal Security Lead for the AWS Well-Architected program, to learn all about the recent updates to the Security Pillar of the Well-Architected Framework. They dig into the recent changes that were made to the Security Pillar, and focus key topics including; protecting information and systems, confidentiality and integrity of data, identifying privilege management, protecting systems, and establishing controls to detect security events.

AWS has helped thousands of organizations successfully migrate significant workloads and entire data centers to the cloud. Today, Simon is joined by Elizabeth Moon, Director, Industry and Customer Acceleration Programs, and, Paras Bhuva, Sr. Manager, Migrations and Modernizations, to dive deep into AWS’ Migration Methodology, Tools, Challenges and Best Practices. Migration Immersion Day: https://migration-immersionday.workshop.aws Cloud Migration: https://aws.amazon.com/cloud-migration/

Lots of goodies to learn about with Simon & Nicki! Chapters: 00:46 AWS Marketplace 02:21 Analytics 07:38 Application Integration 08:47 Block Chain 09:22 Compute 12:00 Cost Management 13:42 Customer Engagement 15:05 Database 18:39 Developer Tools 23:00 End User Computing 24:24 Internet of Things (IoT) 24:54 Machine Learning 30:58 Management & Governance 36:52 Media Services 37:23 Networking & Content Delivery 38:27 Quantum Technologies 39:26 Satellite 39:54 Security, Identity and Compliance 41:11 Storage 42:31 Training & Certification Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/397ExtendedShownotes.html

Even as most of us are trudging through our days within the boundaries of our homes, our digital lives are roaming farther and faster out there in the world than ever before. Simon sits down with Amazon CTO, Dr. Werner Vogels, to hear where his digital life has roamed recently, and what he has seen along the way. That includes everything from people with almost no coding skills quickly building applications to help their communities get through this hard period, to the notion of customers dialing-in “cost aware architectures,” and startups tackling the world’s toughest problems on Vogels’ show “Now Go Build.” Running through every example Vogels gives is the idea that, especially now, we have the ability and the need to build digital systems that address our very human needs. Oh, and music to listen to when you are coding until 4 a.m. Now Go Build YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhr1KZpdzukdIpgzSSCkNsnRAwDz6Xx5B Now Go Build on Prime Video: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B08GQLV5NK/ref=atv_dp_season_select_s2

Simon & Nicki take you through a cavalcade of interesting updates and new capabilities you can use! Chapters: 00:41 Analytics 04:55 Application Integration 06:42 Business Applications 07:39 Compute 17:19 Cost Management 18:08 Customer Engagement 20:52 Database 24:13 Developer Tools 28:24 End User Computing 29:32 Internet of Things (IoT) 31:13 Machine Learning 40:27 Management & Governance 43:05 Media Services 43:36 Migration & Transfer 45:04 Mobile 47:12 Networking & Content Delivery 51:31 Quantum Technologies 52:09 Robotics 52:47 Security, Identity and Compliance 55:31 Solutions 56:19 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/392ExtendedShownotes.html

Simon & Nicki take you through a cavalcade of interesting updates and new capabilities you can use! Chapters: 00:41 Analytics 04:55 Application Integration 06:42 Business Applications 07:39 Compute 17:19 Cost Management 18:08 Customer Engagement 20:52 Database 24:13 Developer Tools 28:24 End User Computing 29:32 Internet of Things (IoT) 31:13 Machine Learning 40:27 Management & Governance 43:05 Media Services 43:36 Migration & Transfer 45:04 Mobile 47:12 Networking & Content Delivery 51:31 Quantum Technologies 52:09 Robotics 52:47 Security, Identity and Compliance 55:31 Solutions 56:19 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/392ExtendedShownotes.html

Simon & Nicki take you through a cavalcade of interesting updates and new capabilities you can use! Chapters: 00:41 Analytics 04:55 Application Integration 06:42 Business Applications 07:39 Compute 17:19 Cost Management 18:08 Customer Engagement 20:52 Database 24:13 Developer Tools 28:24 End User Computing 29:32 Internet of Things (IoT) 31:13 Machine Learning 40:27 Management & Governance 43:05 Media Services 43:36 Migration & Transfer 45:04 Mobile 47:12 Networking & Content Delivery 51:31 Quantum Technologies 52:09 Robotics 52:47 Security, Identity and Compliance 55:31 Solutions 56:19 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/392ExtendedShownotes.html

Simon & Nicki take you through a cavalcade of interesting updates and new capabilities you can use! Chapters: 00:41 Analytics 04:55 Application Integration 06:42 Business Applications 07:39 Compute 17:19 Cost Management 18:08 Customer Engagement 20:52 Database 24:13 Developer Tools 28:24 End User Computing 29:32 Internet of Things (IoT) 31:13 Machine Learning 40:27 Management & Governance 43:05 Media Services 43:36 Migration & Transfer 45:04 Mobile 47:12 Networking & Content Delivery 51:31 Quantum Technologies 52:09 Robotics 52:47 Security, Identity and Compliance 55:31 Solutions 56:19 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/392ExtendedShownotes.html

Listen in to hear how three individuals from the Scottish Government migrated their on-premises datacenters to the cloud using VMware Cloud™ on AWS, with some help from APN Partner House of Brick and AWS. In this episode, Jayaraman Vellore Sampathkumar, Solutions Architect at AWS, is joined by Neill Smith, Head of Infrastructure, Scottish Government and Nick Walter, Principal Architect, House of Brick, as they share their experience of leaving the datacenter and moving to the cloud.https://aws.amazon.com/vmware/

AWS Inferentia is custom built by AWS to provide high performance and lowest cost machine learning inference in the cloud. Amazon EC2 Inf1 instances, powered by AWS Inferentia, provide up to 3x higher throughput and up to 40% lower cost per inference over comparable GPU-based instances. In this podcast, learn more about AWS Inferentia, Inf1 instances, and how to get started with Inf1 instances. https://aws.amazon.com/machine-learning/inferentia/