Cloud AWS re:Invent Coverage

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ON DEMAND

Steven Jones, AWS & Ahmar Mohammad, Broadcom

At AWS re:Invent 2024 in Las Vegas, guests discuss the new Amazon Elastic VMware Service offering, allowing customers to run the VCF stack directly on AWS. This offering provides flexibility to run workloads on-premises or in the public cloud, simplifying the process for customers and offering license portability. The partnership between VMware and AWS enables customers to leverage various software capabilities. The EVS Service allows for automated provisioning, giving customers control over their environment. VMware expects growth in the number of cores under VCF licenses with the new EVS offering with AWS anticipated to expand the VCF footprint and lower TCO. The partnership aims to simplify operations and provide value for customers.

Steven Jones
GM, VMware & SAP AWS

Ahmar Mohammad
VP, Partners, Managed Services & Solutions Broadcom
ON DEMAND

Nick Coult, AWS

Nick Coult, the director of Product for Serverless Compute at AWS, discusses serverless compute as a model that abstracts complexity, reduces code writing, and integrates additional services with well-architected fundamentals. He highlights the popularity of event-driven architectures, especially with Lambda and step functions. Recent developments such as SnapStart and enhancements with VS Code for lambda function editing are mentioned. Coult suggests focusing on software architecture and event-driven architectures to embrace serverless. Fargate is explained as serverless containers that offer a seamless scaling model and flexibility in cluster management. Security benefits and cost-effectiveness in regulated industries are also emphasized. The speaker mentions past success with ECS and Lambda for a serverless architecture, saving time and money. Looking ahead, a focus on simplicity and agility in serverless technologies is predicted for the next 10 years. Resources for learning more about serverless technologies can be found on the main AWS site and Serverless Land.

Nick Coult
Director of Product, Serverless Compute AWS
ON DEMAND

Barry Cooks, AWS

Barry Cooks, the VP of AWS Kubernetes, discusses the 10 year anniversary of Kubernetes and the developments in the ecosystem, especially at AWS. Kubernetes has gained popularity for its strength and open-source nature, attracting a variety of players in the community. AWS offers ECS and EKS container services to cater to different user needs. EKS Auto Mode simplifies cluster management, while EKS Hybrid Nodes enable on-prem hardware to connect to EKS clusters. AWS aims to provide freedom to users in selecting tools and services that work on EKS. The focus is on understanding customer needs and operational challenges to simplify their Kubernetes journey, with extended support for upgrades and security. EKS serves industries like financial services, gaming, and web-based applications, evolving to meet scalability and flexibility requirements. AWS is committed to fostering a healthy Kubernetes community and providing value to customers through innovation and collaboration. GenAIs and Carpenter are being developed on Kubernetes for automating services and scaling. EKS focuses on platform operators' needs with features like Auto Mode and Cedar controller for policy implementation and security. It supports hybrid deployments and app modernization, offering options for managing stateful databases externally and running VMware workloads on VCF VMware environment. Partnerships with AWS aim to facilitate app modernization discussions, with resources for learning more available on their website. The EKS team will participate in events like KubeCon in London.

Barry Cooks
VP Kubernetes AWS
ON DEMAND

AWS’s Julia Chen on Helping Customers Drive Profitable Growth with AWS Co-Selling Partnerships

Julia Chen, VP of AWS Partner Core, discusses updates like Gen AI, Q for Developer, and new developer tools at AWS re:Invent. Initiatives such as the business outcome accelerator program benefit partners and customers. AWS is focused on collaboration and driving innovation, with the goal of having partners in 100% of customer accounts. They are committed to customer obsession and improving the partnership experience.

Julia Chen
VP, AWS Partner Core AWS
ON DEMAND

Alan Chhabra, MongoDB

John Furrier hosts an analyst session with Dave Vellante. MongoDB's EVP of partners, Alan Chhabra, discusses the evolving stack providing value to developers. The focus is on the intersection of AI and database technology, with implications for application development and ROI. MongoDB announces the MongoDB AI Applications Program with various partners to accelerate the transition from experimentation to production. AWS re:Invent offers a platform to connect with industry peers and discuss challenges and opportunities in the AI landscape.

Alan Chhabra
EVP, Partners MongoDB
ON DEMAND

Giovanni Carraro, Kyndryl

Giovanni, the senior vice president of strategic alliances at Kyndryl Company, discusses the company's transition from IBM and focus on managing mission-critical systems for top clients. Kyndryl's alliance strategy revolves around AI, security, and working with AWS to integrate various technologies seamlessly. The company emphasizes the importance of data in AI success and the need to balance on-prem and cloud systems for efficiency. The conversation touches on resilience, prevention, and recovery in the context of security, with a focus on optimal data management. Kyndryl's commitment to delivering innovative solutions and building strong alliances with key partners is evident in their strategic approach to alliances and ecosystem partnerships. The fast-paced evolution of technology and increasing expectations for performance and efficiency drive Kyndryl's focus on turning data into actionable insights and delivering top-notch services to clients.

Giovanni Carraro
SVP, Global Strategic Alliances Kyndryl
ON DEMAND

Tanuja Randery, AWS

Tanuja Randery, Vice President, Managing Director of EMEA for AWS, discussed the growth of AI and innovation in Europe, highlighting the potential for economic value with AI technology deployment. She mentioned investments in European Sovereign Cloud and emphasized the importance of regulation, skills development, and engagement with small and medium businesses. The conversation also touched on the impact of generative AI on business transformation, productivity gains, and the startup ecosystem in Europe. Tanuja shared examples of AI deployment with companies like Ryanair and discussed the challenges and opportunities of navigating regulatory environments and public-private partnerships in the region.

Tanuja Randery
MD VP EMEA AWS
ON DEMAND

Arvind Jain, Glean

TheCUBE's coverage of AWS re:Invent, now in its 12th year, features Arvind Jain, CEO of Glean, discussing the importance of AI and data in creating value. Glean's product is built on AWS infrastructure, using Bedrock LLM engines and agent architecture to integrate with Bedrock for AI agent development. The key theme is the integration of AI into modern applications, making it ubiquitous like databases. Inference is seen as a core building block, enabling developers to leverage AI capabilities seamlessly. Glean's platform connects with enterprise data to offer powerful AI applications, such as chatbots and automation tools, without the need for traditional coding skills. The goal for Glean in 2025 includes expanding its go-to-market team, doubling R&D efforts, and focusing on international expansion in Europe and Asia.

Arvind Jain
CEO Glean
ON DEMAND

Naveen Rao, Databricks

At AWS re:Invent 2024, Naveen Rao, VP of AI at Databricks, discusses the evolution of data technologies over the past 20 years. The concept of "gen AI" is introduced, highlighting the ability to extract institutional knowledge from data to improve business operations and create new experiences. As data complexity decreases, opportunities for automation and insights emerge. The conversation also touches on the significance of open-source models for developers and the shift towards serverless computing. The partnership between Databricks and AWS is emphasized, with a focus on AI compute solutions and hardware integration for value extraction. Looking to the future, Naveen predicts a shift towards end-to-end solutions and the combination of deterministic and non-deterministic components in AI applications. The next few years are expected to bring significant advancements and new possibilities in AI development.

Naveen Rao
VP of AI Databricks
ON DEMAND

Matt Garman, AWS

Matt Garman, AWS CEO, discusses the significance of cloud adoption and the role of generative AI in revenue growth and innovation. He stresses the importance of migrating workloads to the cloud for technological advantages. Matt highlights core infrastructure innovation at re:Invent, along with advancements in AI and serverless computing. He mentions challenges with integrating AI inference into production and reducing costs. Integrating data and applications into the cloud drives enterprise value. Matt discusses automating tasks with agents and managing frameworks at scale. Managing multiple agents and ensuring resilience in distributed environments are complex. Customers are encouraged to explore AI technologies to transform their businesses. Legacy modernization and migrating data containerized are also important. Cost management and ROI analysis are crucial for implementing AI applications. Matt emphasizes cost control capabilities and unit cost reductions provided by AWS. Partner advice is offered on navigating the ecosystem and supporting customers in moving to the cloud. AWS focuses on adding capacity and offering lower-priced options, with a commitment to carbon-free energy and exploring nuclear power. The goal of re:Invent is to empower customers to build and innovate using AWS technologies.

Matt Garman
CEO AWS
ON DEMAND

Swami Sivasubramanian, AWS

Swami Sivasubramanian
VP, AI and Data AWS
ON DEMAND

Ken Exner, Elastic

Ken Exner
Chief Product Officer Elastic
ON DEMAND

Myke Lyons, Cribl

Myke Lyons
CISO Cribl
ON DEMAND

Jasmina Desai, Bio-Rad & Siddhartha Shrivastava, Persistent Systems

Jasmina Desai
Associate Director, R&D Clinical Diagnostics Group Bio-Rad Laboratories

Siddhartha Shrivastava
Senior Vice President Persistent Systems
ON DEMAND

Gail Frederick, Salesforce

Gail Frederick
Heroku CTO Salesforce
ON DEMAND

Dmitry Panenkov, emma

Dmitry Panenkov
CEO & Founder emma
ON DEMAND

John Purcell, DoIT

John Purcell
Chief Product Officer DoiT International
ON DEMAND

Tarun Thakur, Veza

Tarun Thakur
Co-Founder & CEO Veza
ON DEMAND

Jennifer Tejada, PagerDuty

Jennifer Tejada
CEO PagerDuty
ON DEMAND

Deepak Singh, AWS

Deepak Singh
VP, Next Gen Developer Experience AWS