AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) recently launched a new cryptographic capability allowing customers to generate and verify HMACs (hash-based message authentication code). In this episode Nicki is joined by Matthew Campagna (Sr. Principal Security Engineer, AWS) and Jeremy Stieglitz (Principal Product Manager, AWS) to discuss this foundational cryptographic building block. This new API allows you to generate and verify HMACs using secret keys that never leave the security boundary of KMS’s FIPS 140 certified HSMs.

Learn more - https://go.aws/3vHNYBl

What’s New posts - https://go.aws/3P9bP4S

Read the blog - https://go.aws/3vJ1wwF

Documentation link - https://go.aws/3vFxLwB

Please note that in preparation for this launch, we recorded this episode when Nicki was still co-hosting the podcast. Thanks again Nicki for all of your amazing work with us!

Amazon MSK Serverless is a cluster type for Amazon MSK that makes it easy for you to run Apache Kafka without having to manage and scale cluster capacity. In this episode, Simon is joined by Nabanita Maji (Sr. Software Engineer, AWS) and Usama Naseem (Sr. Product Manager, AWS) to talk about this new launch that allows you to take advantage of open source Apache Kafka without the operational overhead of managing it yourself.

Learn more - https://go.aws/3MMRRee

Some really interesting and powerful updates in this show!

Chapters:

00:27 AWS Marketplace

00:50 Analytics

05:45 Application Integration

06:36 Business Applications

07:25 Compute

10:58 Customer Engagement

11:38 Database

14:36 Developer Tools

17:21 End User Computing

18:08 Front-end Web & Mobile

19:33 Internet of Things (IoT)

20:15 Machine Learning

22:25 Management & Governance

23:46 Media Services

24:27 Migration & Transfer

25:59 Networking & Content Delivery

26:50 Security, Identity and Compliance

29:05 Storage

Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/519ExtendedShownotes.html

Have you heard about digital twins and wanted to know how to build and use them? Tune in to listen to Simon chat with Andra Christie (Senior Domain Solutions Architect at AWS), to learn more about a new service called AWS IoT TwinMaker. AWS IoT TwinMaker makes it faster and easier for customers to create and use digital twins to optimize industrial operations, increase production output, and improve equipment performance. Listen to the episode to learn more about the service, why we built it, and how you can get started creating your own digital twins.

Get started with AWS IoT TwinMaker - https://aws.amazon.com/iot-twinmaker/

Read the blog -https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-iot-twinmaker-is-now-generally-available/

What’s New post - https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2022/04/aws-iot-twinmaker-now-generally-available/

Learn more - https://aws.amazon.com/iot-twinmaker/resources/

Amplify Studio is a new visual interface that lets front-end and full-stack developers go from Figma design to full-stack React app, both cloud-connected backend and front-end UI components, in hours. In this episode, Simon is joined by Nikhil Swaminathan (Senior Manager, Product Management) to discuss all things AWS Amplify. They dig into the future of web and mobile app development, why the team built the service, and how startups and enterprises are accelerating their development on AWS.

Learn more about Amplify - https://aws.amazon.com/amplify/

Learn more about Amplify Studio - https://aws.amazon.com/amplify/studio/

Learn more about Amplify Hosting - https://aws.amazon.com/amplify/hosting/

Some very cool updates to share this week!

Chapters

00:23 AWS Marketplace

00:57 Analytics

07:05 Application Integration

09:31 Compute

18:08 Cost Management

18:43 Customer Engagement

21:29 Database

24:54 Developer Tools

25:40 End User Computing

26:24 Front-end Web & Mobile

29:17 Game Tech

30:33 Internet of Things (IoT)

30:55 Machine Learning

36:41 Management & Governance

39:59 Networking & Content Delivery

42:19 Security, Identity and Compliance

43:43 Storage

Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/516ExtendedShownotes.html

Fintechs are enabling seamless payments and are increasingly providing more options, like extending credit through data analytics. Emerging technology is driving these new capabilities that are giving consumers flexibility, ease, and proven security. Principal Fintech Business Development Manager Sekai Ndemanga shares how customers like Venmo & Aella are developing emerging payment options and leveraging AI/ML to authenticate loans.

Learn more - https://aws.amazon.com/startups/FinTech/

Live interactive video use cases are more prevalent than ever, spanning across socials apps, ecommerce, fitness, education, and more. Amazon Interactive Video Service (IVS) is a fully managed low latency live video streaming AWS service that handles ingestion, transcoding, packaging, and delivery of your live content, using the same battle-tested technology that powers Twitch. In this episode, Simon is joined by Anoop Kumar, (Director of Partnerships for Amazon IVS) to discuss how developers, customers and partners are using Amazon IVS to build unique, interactive experiences quickly and effectively.

Get started with Amazon IVS - https://aws.amazon.com/ivs/

Learn more - https://ivs.rocks/

Read the blog - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/media/tag/amazon-ivs/

Get a behind the scenes look at how AWS Partners innovate to help customers succeed. In this episode, Simon is joined by and Brad Coughlan (Founder and Managing Director) and Paul Macey (Chief Data and Analytics Officer) from The Data Foundry, an AWS Advanced Consulting Partner that provides a range of data, analytics and ML services and scalable solutions that turn customer data into decision-enabling insights.

Learn more about TDF - https://www.thedatafoundry.com.au/

Here come the updates! Hopefully something in there for you! Chapters 00:22 Analytics 01:18 Application Integration 01:52 Business Applications 03:06 Compute 06:12 Cost Management 07:10 Customer Engagement 08:04 Database 09:53 Front-end Web & Mobile 10:35 Machine Learning 12:12 Management & Governance 14:53 Networking & Content Delivery 15:51 Quantum Technology 16:23 Robotics 16:33 Security, Identity and Compliance 17:32 Storage Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/512ExtendedShownotes.html