Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter as they welcome James Ward, Principal Developer Advocate at AWS. This episode explores James' career journey, his podcast work, and his expertise in Java development. The conversation dives into Amazon's Nova model and James' recent article on Model Context Protocol (MCP). Learn about building AI agents with Spring AI and discover how Spring developers can implement MCP clients and servers on AWS for powerful, integrated AI applications.

The hosts get James' unique perspective on the evolving intersection of Spring, Java, and cloud AI services, with practical insights for developers looking to enhance their applications with AI capabilities. You can participate in our live stream to ask questions or catch the replay on your preferred podcast platform.

Show Notes

• Running MCP Agents (Clients & Servers) on AWS
• AWS Nova
• Model Context Protocol