AWS re:Invent 2024 - Networking & Content Delivery
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Compute
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The session discusses the migration and optimization of Infor's Complete Billing System (CBS), a Microsoft-based banking solution, to AWS. The team was able to reduce the batch processing time by 48% and cut the SQL Server licensing costs by 74%, achieving a 24% reduction in the total cost of ownership.
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This presentation discusses licensing options for commercial software on AWS, including License Included and Bring Your Own License (BYOL) models. It also covers the AWS Optimization and Licensing Assessment (OLA) program, which helps customers optimize their licensing and migration strategies, and modernization options to further reduce costs and unlock new capabilities.
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This presentation discusses how the AWS Optimize CPU feature can help reduce the licensing costs of SQL Server workloads on AWS by up to 50% without impacting performance. The presenters demonstrate the cost savings and provide best practices for implementing Optimize CPU, including load testing and retaining the configuration when scaling workloads.
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The video discusses how AWS re:Invent 2024 session XNT311 covers the process of modernizing legacy Windows applications by containerizing them and running them on Amazon EKS without any code changes. The session also covers the benefits, challenges, and best practices for running Windows applications on EKS, including strategies for improving container and host startup times.
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This session provides an in-depth overview of Amazon CloudFront, a globally distributed CDN designed to deliver content with low latency, high transfer speeds, and optimal reliability. The presenters discuss various features and optimizations, including caching strategies, Edge computing, origin connectivity, and recent enhancements to improve performance and security for high-traffic events and applications.
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This session showcases how Verisk Analytics, a leading provider of analytic data and technology solutions, successfully migrated their complex Windows workloads to AWS, achieving remarkable multi-region resilience and cost optimization. The presenters share their journey, highlighting key strategies such as automation, active-active deployments, and innovative use of AWS services like Image Builder and Warm Pools, which enabled them to overcome the challenges of running Windows workloads in the cloud.
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The presentation explores the journey of Tessitura Network, a nonprofit software company, as they modernize their .NET monolith application by leveraging AWS services. The presenters share their experiences with the three-pronged approach of Rehosting, Replatforming, and Refactoring, highlighting the challenges, learnings, and benefits they have achieved along the way.
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The video discusses optimizing Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) traffic distribution for high availability. It covers various features and best practices, including DNS management, target group health checks, zonal shift, and new capabilities like Load Balancer Capacity Unit (LCU) Reservation for advanced traffic management.
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This session details Bonterra Technology's decision to migrate their workloads from Azure to AWS, driven by the need for standardization, cost optimization, and technical advantages offered by AWS. The presentation covers the company's technical and business goals, the evaluation process, the migration journey, and the benefits they have realized, such as improved SLAs, compliance, and vendor management through the AWS Marketplace.
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Databases
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Mindbody, a leading business solution provider, successfully migrated 60,000 SQL Server databases from on-premises to AWS, overcoming challenges such as high latency and storage performance issues. The migration journey involved leveraging AWS services like Local Zones, SIOS for high availability, and infrastructure as code, ultimately achieving cost savings, improved availability, and operational efficiency.
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The session discusses how customers can supercharge their SQL Server workloads on AWS, showcasing Thomson Reuters' cloud journey and the benefits of using Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server. The presenters share insights on cost optimization, operational efficiency, and the flexibility to customize the SQL Server environment to meet specific application requirements.
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Developer Experience
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This talk explores how Amazon Q Business, a generative AI-powered chat assistant, can integrate with Microsoft data sources like SharePoint and Amazon FSx for Windows File Server to provide secure and accurate answers to users based on enterprise data. Key features highlighted include data ingestion, permission controls, and the ability to build lightweight applications using Amazon Q Apps.
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This session provided a comprehensive overview of practical applications of edge compute in Amazon CloudFront, covering use cases, best practices, and service limits to help attendees navigate the path from conceptual understanding to becoming practitioners of these technologies. The speakers, including a Solution Architect, a Product Manager, and a customer representative, shared real-world scenarios and the tangible benefits achieved through leveraging edge computing capabilities in CloudFront.
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This video discusses how Booking.com migrated and modernized their web workloads using Amazon CloudFront, a content delivery network service. The presentation covers Booking's journey, including building observability and security foundations, experimenting with CloudFront, and leveraging its features like Edge Functions to centralize application logic and enable faster modernization across their complex ecosystem.
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The CloudFront Hosting Toolkit is an open-source tool created by the AWS team to simplify the process of hosting static frontends on AWS, while providing full control over the underlying infrastructure. This tool automates the setup of the necessary components, such as S3, CloudFront, and deployment pipelines, allowing developers to focus on their application development without the need for extensive AWS knowledge.
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This session demonstrates how AWS Generative AI Services can be leveraged to optimize cloud operations for Microsoft workloads. The presenters showcase various use cases, including infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, monitoring and performance optimization, and governance and compliance, highlighting the benefits of integrating generative AI capabilities into the cloud operations lifecycle.
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This talk explores Allspring Global Investments' journey to modernize their infrastructure by migrating to AWS. The presenters discuss Allspring's approach to the migration, their experiences, and their future plans, including leveraging AWS services and tools like the Schema Conversion Tool to streamline the database modernization process.
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Networking
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The session discusses how AWS Cloud WAN and related services can be used to build scalable, secure, and global connectivity. It covers the capabilities of Cloud WAN, including network segmentation, traffic inspection, and hybrid connectivity, as well as other AWS networking services like VPC Lattice, PrivateLink, and Verified Access, and how they can be integrated to create a comprehensive global networking solution.
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The session covers a range of AWS networking tools and features that help customers observe, analyze, and troubleshoot their network. It discusses services like Resource Map, AWS Network Manager, VPC Flow Logs, Traffic Mirroring, VPC Reachability Analyzer, and Network Access Analyzer, among others, to provide comprehensive network visibility, performance analysis, and issue resolution capabilities.
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The video provides a comprehensive overview of routing on AWS, covering fundamental concepts, single VPC scenarios, multi-VPC and multi-region connectivity, and advanced hybrid networking with AWS Cloud WAN and Direct Connect. The presenters share numerous practical tips and best practices throughout the session to help attendees navigate the complexities of AWS routing.
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AWS Data Transfer Terminal is a new service that provides a secure physical location for customers to directly upload large data volumes to the AWS network, enabling fast and reliable data transfer to the cloud. The service offers high-throughput connectivity, on-demand access, and complete control over the data transfer process, addressing the challenges of data ingestion from remote locations.
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The presentation covers the new capabilities of AWS PrivateLink and VPC Lattice, which enable simplified cross-VPC resource access. The speakers discuss the architecture, configuration, and pricing of these features, as well as provide examples of AWS services that are leveraging them.
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This talk provides a deep dive into the Nitro networking system that powers Amazon EC2 instances. The presenters cover packet analysis, flow optimization, and tools to help customers understand and tune their network performance on EC2.
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This talk covers best practices for designing well-architected networks on AWS, including topics such as VPCs, subnets, internet access, DNS, security, and multi-region deployments. The presenters provide insights and tips from their experience working with customers to build scalable and resilient network architectures on AWS.
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This talk provides an overview of AWS application networking services, including Elastic Load Balancing, API Gateway, AWS PrivateLink, and Amazon VPC Lattice. It covers the latest enhancements and features introduced in these services, focusing on improvements in availability, security, and usability to help developers build simple, secure, and reliable applications.
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This presentation provides a comprehensive overview of the advancements in Amazon VPC, including new features and capabilities introduced in 2024. The speakers cover a wide range of topics, from IP address management and security to connectivity options and application networking, highlighting the evolution of AWS networking services to address the growing needs of customers.
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The talk discusses AWS's approach to building and managing a planet-scale network infrastructure, focusing on design principles such as flexibility, security, availability, and resiliency. The speakers provide insights into the company's use of custom hardware, automation, and advanced traffic engineering techniques to deliver a high-performance and reliable network for its customers.
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Security
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This session covers the evolution of web threats, particularly the impact of AI-powered bots, and demonstrates how AWS WAF can be used to effectively detect and mitigate these threats through a combination of managed rules, custom rules, and adaptive defense techniques like deception and signaling.
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This session provides a comprehensive overview of how to optimize costs when using AWS WAF to protect public applications and APIs. The presenters discuss various cost-saving strategies, such as leveraging managed rule groups, prioritizing rule execution, and utilizing log filtering and SDK integration to minimize unnecessary processing.
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This talk provides an overview of how to respond to a DDoS attack on an AWS-hosted application, including leveraging services like CloudFront, WAF, and Shield Advanced to mitigate the attack. It also covers the behind-the-scenes work AWS does to protect its infrastructure and customers from DDoS threats.
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