All Things Distributed
1 weeks ago
S3 Files and the changing face of S3
Andy Warfield writes about the hard-won lessons dealing with data friction that lead to S3 Files
Cloud
AWS
Data
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All Things Distributed
1 months ago
A chat with Byron Cook on automated reasoning and trust in AI systems
Over the past decade, Byron's team has proven the correctness of our authorization engine, our cryptographic implementations, and our virtualization layer. Now they're taking those same techniques and applying them to agentic systems.
Security
AI
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All Things Distributed
2 months ago
Education is not one-size-fits-all for the latest CTO Fellows
Today, I’m honored to introduce you to the latest cohort of Now Go Build CTO Fellows. Individuals from around the world with diverse backgrounds (engineering, the humanities, business, healthcare, entrepreneurship, law) that have found their calling at the intersection of technology and education.
Career
Go
Business
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All Things Distributed
4 months ago
A little bit uncomfortable
Fear is actually a pretty good signal that you are pushing into the unknown, that real growth doesn’t happen without a bit of that associated discomfort, and that it’s worth becoming aware when it happens. Aware enough to consider actually leaning into it.
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All Things Distributed
4 months ago
Tech predictions for 2026 and beyond
We’ve caught glimpses of a future that values autonomy, empathy, and individual expertise. Where interdisciplinary cooperation influences discovery and creation at an unrelenting pace. In the coming year, we will begin the transition into a new era of AI in the human loop, not the other way around. This cycle will create massive opportunities to solve problems that truly matter.
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All Things Distributed
5 months ago
What is USSD (and who cares)?
While many of us chase the latest tech trends, innovative builders in Sub-Saharan Africa are leveraging a nearly 30-year-old messaging protocol to process hundreds of billions in transactions annually, reminding us that the best technology isn't always the shiniest, it's what actually solves customer problems.
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All Things Distributed
8 months ago
Removing friction from Amazon SageMaker AI development
Building with Amazon SageMaker AI should be about innovation, not wrestling with development environments or building bespoke observability systems. Here's how we're removing roadblocks so builders can focus on what matters most.
DevOps
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All Things Distributed
9 months ago
Building with purpose: Stories from the Now Go Build CTO Fellows
This new five-part mini-series follows technology leaders from social impact organizations solving humanity's hardest problems - from crisis zones to community centers. Watch how they use drones to map disaster zones, AI/ML to predict food shortages, and open data to save lives.
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All Things Distributed
9 months ago
The next batch of CTO Fellows are reimagining healthcare
These seven Now Go Build CTO Fellows are reimagining healthcare from the ground up. Proving that the most effective solutions emerge when technology is shaped by the communities that use it.
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All Things Distributed
10 months ago
Just make it scale: An Aurora DSQL story
AWS Senior Principal Engineers, Niko Matsakis and Marc Bowes, take us inside Aurora DSQL's development: scaling write operations without two-phase commit, overcoming garbage collection hurdles, and embracing Rust for both data and control planes.
Database
Rust
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All Things Distributed
1 years ago
Alexa+ gets us a step closer to ambient interfaces
The vision was to build the Star Trek computer. 10 years ago that was an ambitious goal. We’ve come a long way since then - from basic voice commands to much more conversational interfaces with Alexa+.
Design
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All Things Distributed
1 years ago
In S3 simplicity is table stakes
From simple object storage to sophisticated table management, builders have always shaped S3's evolution. Andy Warfield discusses why making complex systems simple remains our north star at AWS.
Backend
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All Things Distributed
1 years ago
Thinking like a fox: A reading list for the future
Here are a few of my favourite books to help you think like a fox - from sci-fi classics to the importance of doing nothing at all (it's a Dutch thing).
Books
Culture
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All Things Distributed
1 years ago
Tech predictions for 2025 and beyond
We've entered an era of unprecedented societal challenges and rapid technological advancements. Harnessing technology for good has become both an ethical imperative and a profitable endeavor. These are the areas where I see technology shaping society in 2025 and beyond—and it all starts with mission-driven work.
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