Episode 443: Everything is maintenance

Software Defined Talk

English - December 01, 2023 06:30 - 1 hour - 28.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 64 ratings
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Previous Episode: Episode 442: Dustin Kirkland on Securing Open Source Software

Next Episode: Episode 444: Spicy Autocomplete

This week, we review the major announcements from AWS re:Invent and discuss how the hyperscalers are embracing A.I. Plus, a few thoughts on children’s chores.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0xwqUis6xA) 443 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0xwqUis6xA)
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AI all the time
Rundown
AWS re:Invent
Top announcements of AWS re:Invent 2023 | Amazon Web Services (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/top-announcements-of-aws-reinvent-2023/)
Salesforce Inks Deal to Sell on Amazon Web Services’ Marketplace (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-27/salesforce-to-sell-software-on-aws-marketplace-in-self-service-purchase-push#xj4y7vzkg)
AWS Unveils Next Generation AWS-Designed Chips (https://press.aboutamazon.com/2023/11/aws-unveils-next-generation-aws-designed-chips)
Join the preview for new memory-optimized, AWS Graviton4-powered Amazon EC2 instances (R8g) (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/join-the-preview-for-new-memory-optimized-aws-graviton4-powered-amazon-ec2-instances-r8g/)
Announcing the new Amazon S3 Express One Zone high performance storage class (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-amazon-s3-express-one-zone-high-performance-storage-class/)
AWS unveils new Trainium AI chip and Graviton 4, extends Nvidia partnership (https://www.zdnet.com/article/aws-unveils-new-trainium-ai-chip-and-graviton-4-extends-nvidia-partnership/)
AI Chip - AWS Inferentia - AWS (https://aws.amazon.com/machine-learning/inferentia/)
DGX Platform (https://www.nvidia.com/en-au/data-center/dgx-platform/)
Foundational Models - Amazon Bedrock - AWS (https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/)
Supported models in Amazon Bedrock - Amazon Bedrock (https://docs.aws.amazon.com/bedrock/latest/userguide/models-supported.html#models-supported-meta)
Agents for Amazon Bedrock is now available with improved control of orchestration and visibility into reasoning (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/agents-for-amazon-bedrock-is-now-available-with-improved-control-of-orchestration-and-visibility-into-reasoning/)
Knowledge Bases now delivers fully managed RAG experience in Amazon Bedrock (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/knowledge-bases-now-delivers-fully-managed-rag-experience-in-amazon-bedrock/)
Customize models in Amazon Bedrock with your own data using fine-tuning and continued pre-training (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/customize-models-in-amazon-bedrock-with-your-own-data-using-fine-tuning-and-continued-pre-training/)
Amazon Q brings generative AI-powered assistance to IT pros and developers (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-q-brings-generative-ai-powered-assistance-to-it-pros-and-developers-preview/)
Improve developer productivity with generative-AI powered Amazon Q in Amazon CodeCatalyst (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/improve-developer-productivity-with-generative-ai-powered-amazon-q-in-amazon-codecatalyst-preview/)
Upgrade your Java applications with Amazon Q Code Transformation (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/upgrade-your-java-applications-with-amazon-q-code-transformation-preview/)
Introducing Amazon Q, a new generative AI-powered assistant (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/introducing-amazon-q-a-new-generative-ai-powered-assistant-preview/)
New Amazon Q in QuickSight uses generative AI assistance for quicker, easier data insights (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-amazon-q-in-quicksight-uses-generative-ai-assistance-for-quicker-easier-data-insights-preview/)
Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus collector provides agentless metric collection for Amazon EKS (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-managed-service-for-prometheus-collector-provides-agentless-metric-collection-for-amazon-eks/)
Amazon CloudWatch Logs now offers automated pattern analytics and anomaly detection (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-logs-now-offers-automated-pattern-analytics-and-anomaly-detection/)
Use Amazon CloudWatch to consolidate hybrid, multicloud, and on-premises metrics (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-use-amazon-cloudwatch-to-consolidate-hybrid-multi-cloud-and-on-premises-metrics/)
Amazon EKS Pod Identity simplifies IAM permissions for applications on Amazon EKS clusters (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-eks-pod-identity-simplifies-iam-permissions-for-applications-on-amazon-eks-clusters/)
Amazon DynamoDB zero-ETL integration with Amazon OpenSearch Service is now available (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-dynamodb-zero-etl-integration-with-amazon-opensearch-service-is-now-generally-available/)
Amazon says its first Project Kuiper internet satellites were fully successful in testing (https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/16/amazon-kuiper-internet-satellites-fully-successful-in-testing.html)
AWS takes the cheap shots (https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/28/aws-takes-the-cheap-shots/)
Here's everything Amazon Web Services announced at AWS re:Invent (https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/28/heres-everything-aws-reinvent-2023-so-far/)
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This week, we review the major announcements from AWS re:Invent and discuss how the hyperscalers are embracing A.I. Plus, a few thoughts on children’s chores.

Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 443

Runner-up Titles

No Slack
The Corporate Podcast.
Quality of life stop
Our roads diverge
Eats a bag of llama
Nobody wants to do a bake-off
AI all the time

Rundown

AWS re:Invent

Top announcements of AWS re:Invent 2023 | Amazon Web Services
Salesforce Inks Deal to Sell on Amazon Web Services’ Marketplace
AWS Unveils Next Generation AWS-Designed Chips
Join the preview for new memory-optimized, AWS Graviton4-powered Amazon EC2 instances (R8g)
Announcing the new Amazon S3 Express One Zone high performance storage class
AWS unveils new Trainium AI chip and Graviton 4, extends Nvidia partnership
AI Chip - AWS Inferentia - AWS
DGX Platform
Foundational Models - Amazon Bedrock - AWS
Supported models in Amazon Bedrock - Amazon Bedrock
Agents for Amazon Bedrock is now available with improved control of orchestration and visibility into reasoning
Knowledge Bases now delivers fully managed RAG experience in Amazon Bedrock
Customize models in Amazon Bedrock with your own data using fine-tuning and continued pre-training
Amazon Q brings generative AI-powered assistance to IT pros and developers
Improve developer productivity with generative-AI powered Amazon Q in Amazon CodeCatalyst
Upgrade your Java applications with Amazon Q Code Transformation
Introducing Amazon Q, a new generative AI-powered assistant
New Amazon Q in QuickSight uses generative AI assistance for quicker, easier data insights
Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus collector provides agentless metric collection for Amazon EKS
Amazon CloudWatch Logs now offers automated pattern analytics and anomaly detection
Use Amazon CloudWatch to consolidate hybrid, multicloud, and on-premises metrics
Amazon EKS Pod Identity simplifies IAM permissions for applications on Amazon EKS clusters
Amazon DynamoDB zero-ETL integration with Amazon OpenSearch Service is now available
Amazon says its first Project Kuiper internet satellites were fully successful in testing
AWS takes the cheap shots
Here's everything Amazon Web Services announced at AWS re:Invent