AWS Insiders

On this episode, David Hessing,  EVP of Cost Optimization at Trilogy, and Rahul Subramaniam, AWS superfan and CTO of ESW Capital of CloudFix, dive deep into AWS Cost Optimization best practices for how to apply cost optimization principles when designing, configuring, and maintaining workloads in AWS Cloud environments.  --------"You should get 5-10% savings from safe and no-brainer fixes with tools like CloudFix. Resource level optimizations can get you to 50% savings. The hardest is the code-level optimizations that can get you 80-90% savings." - David Hessing, EVP of Cost Optimization at Trilogy--------Time Stamps* (03:57) The spectrum of opportunities for cost optimization* (11:21) Way for you to safely make changes to your AWS environment* (19:49) The average utilization of resources in enterprise software * (25:12) Organization's that should put cost optimization at the top of their strategic list * (29:30) The best practices for resources* (36:34) The top  tips listeners should know about cost optimism--------SponsorThis podcast is presented by CloudfixCloudFix automates easy, no risk AWS cost savings. So your team can focus on changing the world. --------LinksConnect with David Hessing on LinkedInConnect with Rahul Subramaniam on LinkedInConnect with Dionn Schaffner on LinkedIn

On this episode, Badri Varadarajan, EVP of product at CloudFix, and Rahul Subramaniam, AWS superfan and CTO of ESW Capital of CloudFix, dive deep into AWS Cost Optimization best practices for how to apply cost optimization principles when designing, configuring, and maintaining workloads in AWS Cloud environments.  --------"If you keep doing cost optimization, first it's good hygiene, second, you build up your cost optimization muscle. So organizationally, when it becomes a real problem, you can hit the ground running and take commensurate proportional measures, as opposed to just going from not worrying about all, to it being the only thing you worry about." - Badri Varadarajan, EVP of product, CloudFix --------Time Stamps* (01:12) How Rahul and Badri got started with AWS* (07:08) Recognizing the importance of cost optimization * (17:13) Simpler ways to save and get results * (20:59) How to balance cost vs ROI* (27:32) Organizational playbooks on how to construct to cost* (36:34) Key factors to making cost optimization projects successful* (39:47) Takeaways about cost optimization --------SponsorThis podcast is presented by CloudfixCloudFix automates easy, no risk AWS cost savings. So your team can focus on changing the world. --------LinksConnect with Badri Varadarajan on LinkedInConnect with Rahul Subramaniam on LinkedInConnect with Dionn Schaffner on LinkedIn

On this episode, Omar Zarka, GM of AWS Panorama, dives deep into the structure of AWS Panorama, a machine learning appliance and software development kit that brings computer vision to on-premises internet protocol cameras. Omar discusses how AWS Panorama can make accurate predictions, how to reduce operational overhead, and how to improve the experience for customers.--------"One thing that customers love a lot about the Panorama experience is the ease to set up the device. When you buy a device, in five minutes you have your device set up on your network. And not only is the device software stack secured top to bottom but it's connected to our service and you have a reliable connection." Omar Zarka, GM of Amazon Panorama--------Time Stamps* (02:02) How Omar got started with AWS Panorama * (03:05) The genesis of Panorama as a service* (06:02) Edge computing compared to cloud computing* (10:24) Installation of Hardware with AWS Panorama* (14:17) How customers capture data from multiple accounts* (20:14) Omar's favorite use cases of AWS Panorama* (25:13) Three best practices when using AWS Panorama* (28:29) Best cost related practices when using AWS Panorama--------SponsorThis podcast is presented by CloudfixCloudFix automates easy, no risk AWS cost savings. So your team can focus on changing the world. --------LinksConnect with Omar Zarka on LinkedIn Connect with Rahul Subramaniam on LinkedIn

On this episode, Alex dives deep into the intricacies of Amazon DynamoDB, a Planet-Scale NoSQL database service that supports key-value and document data structures. Alex is the author of "The DynamoDB Book," a comprehensive guide to data modeling with DynamoDB. He also has been recognized as an AWS Data Hero. Alex discusses the consistency and predictability in the design of DynamoDB's performance, and how to best utilize it.  --------“I think the most important thing to know about Dynamo, it has that primary key structure that we talked about, but every single item is going to have what's called a partition key, and what this partition key is doing is basically helping decide to which shard or node, a particular item is going to go to. So when a request comes into DynamoDB, the first thing that's going to hit is just this global request router that's deployed across the entire region. It handles all the tables within a particular region, and it gets that item, it pulls up the metadata for that table, it hashes the partition key value that was sent in for a particular item, and then based on that, it knows which node to go to in the fleet.” Alex DeBrie, Principal at DeBrie Advisory and Author of “The DynamoDB Book.”--------Time Stamps* (01:50) DynamoDB scale cases* (05:49) The architecture of DynamoDB that allows it to theoretically scale* (09:37) The top three tips for DynamoDB customers* (11:51) The value of doing the math for your application* (13:14) What mistakes to avoid to keep your costs low* (16:28) Examples of managing costs with DynamoDB   --------SponsorThis podcast is presented by Cloudfix CloudFix automates easy, no risk AWS cost savings. So your team can focus on changing the world. --------LinksConnect with Alex DeBrie on LinkedInConnect with Rahul Subramaniam on LinkedIn

On this episode, Alex dives deep into the intricacies of Amazon DynamoDB, a Planet-Scale NoSQL database service that supports key-value and document data structures. Alex discusses the consistency and predictability in the design of DynamoDB's performance, and how to best utilize it. --------“How is Dynamo different than a relational database? I'd say the biggest thing is, it's designed for consistency and predictability, especially around its performance and what that response time is going to be, and also how high it can scale up on different axes.” Alex DeBrie, Principal at DeBrie Advisory and Author of “The DynamoDB Book”.--------Time Stamps* (02:08) How Alex discovered and got started with Amazon DynamoDB* (04:34) The value of writing “The DynamoDB Book”* (07:08) The underlying architecture and the unique qualities of Amazon DynamoDB* (13:45) The advantages of single table design * (17:48) Illustrating examples of single table design * (21:45) Doing the math with Amazon DynamoDB for consistency and predictability --------SponsorThis podcast is presented by Cloudfix CloudFix automates easy, no risk AWS cost savings. So your team can focus on changing the world. --------LinksConnect with Alex DeBrie on LinkedInConnect with Rahul Subramaniam on LinkedIn

On this episode, Ankur Mehrotra dives deep into Amazon Personalize, a fully managed machine learning service that goes beyond static, rule-based recommendation systems and trains, tunes, and deploys custom ML models. Ankur explains how it allows for delivery of highly customized recommendations to customers across industries, how Personalize can drive meaningful business results, and much more.--------“Consumer habits are changing and the way they're engaging with different businesses are changing. We're seeing the need for personalization or the need for creating better user experiences in digital channels increase and we've seen that happen across different verticals." - Ankur Mehrotra--------Time Stamps* (04:31) Metrics for customers on AWS and how Amazon Personalize can impact their business* (12:46) How personalization can directly impact business output * (13:42) Measuring relevance cycle time with Amazon Personalize* (16:34) Three pieces of advice to customers as they're getting started with Amazon Personalize* (18:31) How to think about quantum of data * (22:11) Recommendations to avoid cost overruns while using Amazon Personalize* (26:36) Success stories with Amazon Personalize--------SponsorThis podcast is presented by CloudFixCloudFix automates easy, no risk AWS cost savings. So your team can focus on changing the world. --------LinksConnect with Ankur Mehrotra on LinkedInConnect with Rahul Subramaniam on LinkedIn

The most innovative businesses in the world run on AWS. Top companies in every industry, from automobiles to healthcare to telecom, they all use AWS to build sophisticated applications that power the growth and future of their businesses.But with more than 250 products and services, keeping up with all of AWS's innovations—and making sure you are using them to their fullest potential—can be tricky.That's why we created this podcast: AWS Insiders.In each episode, we will explain how today's tech leaders can stay ahead of Amazon's constantly evolving pace of innovation. You'll hear from Amazon's top product managers as they detail their secrets and strategies to reduce costs, save time, and improve performance.You will also hear from top companies who are using AWS to drive incredible  innovation.We will share hands-on tips for making AWS easier and detail why AWS is the operating system of the future.Welcome to AWS Insiders: Secrets and strategies from the smartest minds in AWS.Hosted by AWS superfan and ESW Capital CTO Rahul Subramaniam, and powered by the team at CloudFix.AWS Insiders is available anywhere you get your podcasts.