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Empowering builders with the new AWS Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Region
https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2024/08/empowering-builders-with-new-aws-asia-pacific-malaysia-region.html?utm_campaign=inbound&utm_source=rss
Published: August 29, 2024 14:30
Builders are at the heart of AWS. Most recently, I visited Malaysia, the location of the newest AWS Region, our 34th globally, and home to a rapidly evolving technology sector, where businesses of all sizes are proving that solving hard human problems can…
Continuous reinvention: A brief history of block storage at AWS
https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2024/08/continuous-reinvention-a-brief-history-of-block-storage-at-aws.html?utm_campaign=inbound&utm_source=rss
Published: August 22, 2024 14:30
Marc Olson, a long-time Amazonian, discusses the evolution of EBS, highlighting hard-won lessons in queueing theory, the importance of comprehensive instrumentation, and the value of incrementalism versus radical changes. It's an insightful look at how one…
Introducing Distill CLI: An efficient, Rust-powered tool for media summarization
https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2024/06/introducing-distill-cli.html?utm_campaign=inbound&utm_source=rss
Published: June 18, 2024 14:30
After a few code reviews from Rustaceans at Amazon and a bit of polishing, I'm ready to share the Distill CLI. An open-source tool written in Rust for summarizing meetings and other media that uses AWS services, such as S3, Transcribe, and Bedrock.
Hacking our way to better team meetings
https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2024/05/hacking-our-way-to-better-team-meetings.html?utm_campaign=inbound&utm_source=rss
Published: May 8, 2024 14:30
My team and I set out to build a simple note taking aide, which transcribes and summarizes our meetings using Bedrock. Today, we’re making the proof of concept available to everyone.
District heating: Using data centers to heat communities
https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2024/03/district-heating-using-data-centers-to-heat-communities.html?utm_campaign=inbound&utm_source=rss
Published: March 13, 2024 13:30
An inside look at the Tallaght District Heating Scheme, where Heat Works is using recycled heat from an AWS data center to warm a community in Dublin, Ireland.
What I've been reading since re:Invent
https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2024/02/reading-list-since-reinvent.html?utm_campaign=inbound&utm_source=rss
Published: February 13, 2024 13:30
After a busy conference season, I've taken some time to catch up on reading and make a dent in the pile of books on my nightstand. Here's what I've started, finished, and picked up since re:Invent.