The Changing Landscape of Data Technology with Greg Khairallah, Director, Analytics at Amazon Web Services (AWS)

When much of the internet is hosted on your servers, the decisions you make really matter. On this episode, Greg Khairallah, Director of Analytics at Amazon Web Services, explains how he thinks about expanding access, maintaining privacy, and the future of the cloud.

3 Takeaways:

Cost is still a barrier for many people when it comes to building and growing internet technology. Greg and his team at AWS have been working hard to expand accessibility when it comes to the cloud for that reason.Innovation should be the center of your decision-making. That often means pushing things forward in unexpected ways.Data governance and data privacy can no longer be ignored or deprioritized but must be taken into consideration by technology leaders.

Key Quotes:

“Really, what I saw the value in, what attracted me the most, was not just cost savings moving off on-premise to get rid of out of the data center business, though there is some valid economic value to that. But what I saw is that there's just a fundamental way that we could make innovation to be the center of our data decision-making.”

“I've had the honor of meeting customers, not just in North America, but in India and China, in Korea, Australia. And the common patterns around getting value from data and being able to serve their customers better. That is a commonality, regardless of geography or industry."

“I think part of this is this drive to really bring up the standards of interaction across multiple channels, and of course, this is where, data becomes at the heart of it all and the privacy of that data and how the data is used, become top of mind around data governance that we've been working hard at AWS to make that easier for customers of any size to be able to adapt to this new world."

Bio:

Greg leads the AWS (Amazon Web Services) global business development team for database and analytics. His background includes over 15 years’ experience at Intel, Oracle, and Business Objects (now SAP). A former officer in the US Army, Greg holds a master’s degree in Information System Management from Carnegie Mellon University. 

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