The latest Now Go Build CTO Fellowship cohort is reimagining education from the ground up. They're not accepting "we can't do that." They're asking, "why haven't we tried this?" Meet the Fellows: www.allthingsdistributed.com/2026/01/educ...

As we head into the new year, I want to share an article by Andy Warfield called "A little bit uncomfortable". It touches on a topic we don't talk about nearly enough--vulnerability and the relationship between fear and growth. allthingsdistributed.com/2025/12/a-little-bit-uncomfortable.html

AI in the human loop, not the other way around. This shift will transform how we combat loneliness, deliver care, build systems, and educate ourselves in an era of rapid change. Read my tech predictions for 2026 on All Things Distributed: www.allthingsdistributed.com/2025/11/tech... Now, go build!

The best technology blends into the background of everyday life. www.allthingsdistributed.com/2025/10/what...

In the latest Frugal Architect podcast we talk with @boyanslat.bsky.social about @theoceancleanup.bsky.social’s mission to remove 90% of ocean plastic by 2040. When you're climbing the right hill, solutions get simpler over time. thefrugalarchitect.com/architects/b...

No data, no AI, no progress. My @AmazonScience article explores how multi-layered mapping + petabyte-scale cloud infrastructure helps save lives in time of crisis. Building AI without addressing the fundamental data divide means solving the wrong problems. amazon.science/blog/why-ai-...

Development gets better with Age www.allthingsdistributed.com/2025/10/bett...

As developers, we want to create and find new solutions—not port Java 11 apps to 17. Here is a real opportunity with AI tools. First understand your problem, THEN consider solutions. Our data shows that teams using this approach cut costs 15.9% YoY. www.amazon.science/blog/measuri...

Cheap ≠ frugal. This is a lesson Zillow’s Craig Link learned from his dad. Packing lunch, limiting stops on road trips, and on the latest episode of The Frugal Architect, we talk about how these early lessons in frugality made him a better engineer. www.thefrugalarchitect.com/architects/c...

Our final episode of the latest Now Go Build series features Fellows building solutions WITH their communities, not just FOR them. It’s a strong reminder that tech works best when paired with local wisdom. Watch every episode of the series on ATD: www.allthingsdistributed.com/2025/07/buil...

Enough food is produced to feed everyone in the world, yet 40% gets wasted in the US alone. Technology can help. The latest episode of Now Go Build features CTO Fellows tackling food security head-on, both globally and locally. Watch it here: www.allthingsdistributed.com/2025/07/buil...

Eight years after launching SageMaker AI, our mission remains the same: put machine learning in the hands of every builder, regardless of skill level. Our latest updates tackle real builder pain points. Read more on All Things Distributed: www.allthingsdistributed.com/2025/08/remo...

Behind every humanitarian crisis are people making decisions with incomplete data. It's a challenge I've seen time and again in my travels. What if we could change that? #NowGoBuild www.allthingsdistributed.com/2025/07/buil...

Morten Keldebaek and Robert Christiansen "always ask why". Why keep all data hot? Why make every component global? Why chase shiny tech? This engineering philosophy has helped Too Good To Go achieve its mission of keeping fresh food out of the dump. www.thefrugalarchitect.com/architects/m...

Whether climate resilience, disaster recovery, or food security -- access to good data can be the difference between life and death. I’m launching a new 5-part miniseries that focuses on the builders working every day to solve these hard human problems. www.allthingsdistributed.com/2025/07/buil...

In a new guest post from #AWS Sr. Principal Engineers @nikomatsakis.com and Mark Bowes take us inside Aurora DSQL's development from scaling write operations without two-phase commit, to overcoming garbage collection hurdles, and embracing Rust. www.allthingsdistributed.com/2025/05/just...

How do you scale globally while keeping costs in check? Tom Leaman shows how standardization, self-service tooling, and smart automation helped them do just that at Warner Bros. Discovery. Read (or listen) to the latest from The Frugal Architect here: thefrugalarchitect.com/architects/t...

Announcing plans for the new #AWS South America (Chile) Region! Local innovators like @GrupoCetep are already using #AWS and GenAI to expand mental healthcare access. Excited to see what the next generation of builders will create in the region. aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/co...

There is no compression algorithm for experience. During the power outage in Spain and Portugal, the local AWS datacentres kept humming thanks to careful planning and preparation. Remember: Everything fails, all the time, so plan for failure and nothing fails. www.linkedin.com/posts/kevinm...

It is a pity I don't really track much of the NFL any more, because this is quite cool: 2025 NFL Draft IQ Live Draft Board - Inside an NFL Draft War Room powered by #AWS www.nfl.com/draft/iq/

Interfaces should adapt to humans, not the other way around. The AI-native SDKs for #Alexa+ remove NLU complexity so builders can focus on innovation, not invocation patterns. www.allthingsdistributed.com/2025/04/alex...

A collection of open source #AWS MCP servers is available at #awslabs github.com/awslabs/mcp

Remember that no matter how secure your platform is… (and congrats to @meredithmeredith.bsky.social & @signal.org for providing a service that obviously meets the most secure communication requirements)

The new Frugal Architect podcast features @watchduty.org. A tech-first non-profit that proves you just need the right tools to achieve your mission. From a handful of volunteers to millions of users across 22 states, their choices speak volumes. www.thefrugalarchitect.com/architects/j...

On #PiDay (Amazon S3's 19th birthday), Andy Warfield takes us through S3's evolution from simple object store to sophisticated data platform. A fascinating look at how customer feedback shapes our services and how we maintain simplicity at massive scale. www.allthingsdistributed.com/2025/03/in-s...

Welcome to the new #AWS Heroes! aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/ne...

Congrats to Andrew Barto and Richard Sutton for receiving the 2024 @TheOfficialACM Turing Award. They introduced the main ideas, constructed the mathematical foundations, and developed the algorithms for reinforcement learning. awards.acm.org/about/2024-t...

If you're just starting your quantum journey or need a refresher, I encourage you to watch my discussion with Dr. John Preskill, Amazon Scholar and Caltech Professor, where we explore quantum computing's current state and future potential. www.allthingsdistributed.com/2022/02/curi...

Many breakthroughs start with a prototype. Today we’re announcing Ocelot, AWS’s first quantum chip that shows significant improvement in error correction, reducing implementation costs by 90%. This is an important step toward practical quantum computing. www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/qua...

A fantastic article by @harper.lol on his LLM supported developer workflow. It shows why humans are still important in programming...

Roles evolve. Continuous learning and upskilling are as important as ever — especially in tech. For those looking to advance in cloud roles, check out BeSA’s (Become a Solution Architect) free 8-week program. The next cohort kicks off Feb-15: besaprogram.com

Load management is all around us - from restaurants handling the lunch rush to cloud systems balancing millions of requests. Mike Haken’s latest Builders' Library article shows how the principles never change: detect early, adapt quickly, degrade gracefully. aws.amazon.com/builders-lib...

uh oh, I knew we should not have allowed the Chaos Monkey out of its cage ... www.bbc.com/news/article...

Thinking about the future in uncertain times is challenging. I often use great writing from the past as my personal "system prompt". These seven books clearly impacted my thinking about the role of technology in society. What are yours? www.allthingsdistributed.com/2025/02/thin...

Tech to the Rescue has selected the Global Health cohort of the AI for Changemakers program. The wide range of problems being tackled is impressive. I am excited to work with these teams as they build out their technology base. www.techtotherescue.org/blog/2025/01...

If you want to run DeepSeek R1 on #AWS, these are two starting points: 1) Bedrock notebook steps: github.com/aws-samples/... 2) load into Sagemaker dgallitelli95.medium.com/deepseek-r1-... (thanks to @DGallitelli95). As always, consult your legal team before doing so...

The DeepSeek technical paper is a fascinating read github.com/deepseek-ai/...

Strange eerie light around town last night. We haven't seen the sun for days...

Today, AWS launches the new #AWS Mexico (Central) Region, our first in the country and second in Latin America. This brings the best cloud technologies even closer to innovative companies like SkyAlertMX who are leveraging AWS to provide critical earthquake early warning systems. #AWSCloud

The tech breakfast of the year is around the corner. 20 years of amazing content: dld-conference.com/conference/d... #dld #dldconference

Today, Thailand gets its first #AWS Region, bringing the best cloud technologies even closer to builders, like Botnoi, who are providing culturally aware generative AI solutions to customers in Thailand and across Southeast Asia. aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/an...

I am disappearing into the jungle for the remainder of the year. Happy holidays to those who celebrate them.

If you are using #AWS or just interested in solid technical advice, you should listen to the Heroes: bsky.app/profile/did:... #listentotheheroes

This is my personal post-reinvent assignment…

Zedd was a worthy ending of #awsreinvent2024

Technology is evolving to tackle humanity's hardest problems. From clean energy innovations and disaster preparedness to tools to fight disinformation, success now means making a positive impact. Read my tech predictions for 2025 and beyond: www.allthingsdistributed.com/2024/12/tech...

The Amazon Nova family of models: Technical report and model card #aws www.amazon.science/publications...

For a deep dive on Amazon Aurora DSQL go to @marcbrooker.bsky.social's sessions DAT424 and DAT427. In my keynote on Thursday, I'll dive under the hood to look at its architecture and the technology that makes global strong consistency possible. #AWSreinvent

This year’s Go Build Award goes to Rossana Suarez! An outstanding hero dedicated to championing women in tech. Last year, she hosted more than 100 tech sessions, and grew their community from 50 to 10,000 developers. Congratulations! Now, go build! #AWS

Cost-Aware Architectures for Viewers like You — Today we are sharing the next deep dive blog post and podcast episode in The Frugal Architect series featuring Mike Norton, with insights from his work as VP of Cloud Services and Operations at PBS. www.thefrugalarchitect.com/architects/m...