Season 3 Episode 37 - Jam, Sessions & The Nuclear Option

In Season 3, Episode 37 Karl & Jon are joined by AWS Community Builder, Ryan Pothecary. They discuss CloudQuest and AWS Jam, AWS Session Manager, Amazon CloudWatch Evidently and AppConfig, Amazon going nuclear, Amazon's returning to office policy and Karl hopes Amazon can finally realise the Back to the Future Mr Fusion reactor... 

06:22 - Enhance your real-world skills with AWS Cloud Quest and AWS Jam https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/training...

CloudQuest provides gamified learning for AWS certifications like Cloud Practitioner
Jams are in-person problem solving events, Logicata is hosting a Jam soon
Pricing for CloudQuest seems expensive compared to alternatives like Udemy courses

13:49 - Secure SSH Access to EC2 Instances with AWS Session Manager https://awstip.com/secure-ssh-access-...

Session Manager provides secure remote access without exposing SSH ports
It logs all activity for auditing and compliance
Allows access through console, CLI, port forwarding

22:29 - Support for Amazon CloudWatch Evidently ending soon https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mt/suppo...

Evidently allowed testing variations of apps/websites to improve performance
Being replaced by Amazon AppConfig which provides similar functionality
Shows AWS consolidating services and giving notice before deprecation

27:01 - Amazon goes nuclear, to invest more than $500 million to develop small modular reactors https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/16/amazo...

To provide power for energy-hungry data centers and AI/ML workloads
Investing in grid power, not owning reactors directly
Small modular reactors easier to build and operate than large ones

33:24 - Amazon AWS CEO: Quit if you don't want to return to office https://www.reuters.com/technology/am...

Strong statement against remote work from Amazon leadership
Cites need for in-person collaboration and innovation
Unlikely to work as well outside the US due to logistics
Remote teams can still innovate without being co-located
Impact on attracting talent remains to be seen


Guest was Ryan Pothecary

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https://dev.to/ryanpothecary