Best AWS Bites Podcasts (2025)

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147. Spec coding with Kiro 38:50

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7d ago38:50

38:50

What if AWS built an IDE to rival your favorite editor? Turns out they did!In this episode of AWS Bites, we dive into Kiro, an AI centric fork of VS Code that tries to turn an empty repo and a loose idea into working software. Kiro imports your VS Code world, then guides you through requirements, design, and a clear task plan before an agent gets t…

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OpenAI’s GPT-OSS Models 2:29

22d ago2:29

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In this bite-sized episode of Stack Snacks, John breaks down OpenAI’s brand-new open-weight releases—GPT-OSS 120B and GPT-OSS 20B. Learn how these downloadable models rival O4 Mini and O3 Mini, why owning the weights beats renting cloud compute, and what local deployment means for cost savings, privacy, and rapid experimentation. Perfect for founde…

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146. The AWS Product Lifecycle page 15:49

2M ago15:49

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What if AWS had its own version of Killed by Google? Well… turns out it kind of does.In this episode of AWS Bites, we explore the AWS Product Lifecycle page, the official place where AWS quietly lists products and services that are being deprecated, shut down, or closed to new customers. If you rely on AWS in production, this is a page you’ll want …

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145. We Tried Amazon DSQL So You Don’t Have To (But You Might Want To) 28:34

2M ago28:34

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Amazon Aurora DSQL promises to bring a truly serverless experience to SQL databases. But does it actually deliver? In this episode of AWS Bites, we put Aurora DSQL to the test. We explore what makes it exciting, how it compares to traditional Aurora Serverless, and where it falls short. You’ll hear what changed since our last Aurora deep dive, and …

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144. Lambda Billing Changes, Cold Start Costs, and Log Savings: What You Need to Know 13:22

3M ago13:22

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Cost is always top of mind when building in the cloud, and recently AWS has introduced some changes worth paying attention to. In this episode of AWS Bites, we explore a shift that caught many by surprise: the “free” INIT phase for Lambda’s managed runtimes is going away. That cold start time that used to fly under the billing radar? It's now part …

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Why ChatGPT 4.1’s Web App Debut Matters 1:30

3M ago1:30

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OpenAI's recent release of ChatGPT 4.1 to its web app marks an exciting development in AI accessibility. Previously, this version was exclusive to API users, making its transition to the web app significant. The rollout not only broadens access but highlights 4.1's capabilities, particularly in code generation and comprehension. Testing reveals cle…

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143. Is App Runner better than Fargate? 42:09

4M ago42:09

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Picture this. You’ve got a web app built with Rust and Solid.js. It started life running on a dusty on-prem server, but now it's time to move it to the cloud. The clock is ticking. You could take the well-worn AWS path: set up a VPC, configure subnets, attach an ALB, define IAM roles, and deploy with Fargate. Or you could try something different. I…

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142. Escape from S3 30:44

5M ago30:44

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We discuss common use cases and challenges for copying data between S3 buckets and S3-compatible object storage services. We share our experience building an open source Node.js CLI tool called S3-Migrate to efficiently migrate data with separate source and destination credentials. We cover performance considerations like streaming, chunk sizes, co…

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141. Step Functions with JSONata and Variables 15:43

5M ago15:43

15:43

In this episode, we provide an overview of AWS Step Functions and dive deep into the powerful new JSONata and variables features. We explain how JSONata allows complex JSON transformations without custom Lambda functions, enabling more serverless workflows. The variables feature also helps avoid the previous 256KB state size limit. We share example…

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140. DuckDB Meets AWS: A Match Made in Cloud 17:38

6M ago17:38

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In this episode, we explore DuckDB, an open-source analytical database known for its speed and simplicity. Discover how DuckDB stands out in various applications and compare it to other tools like SQLite, Athena, Pandas, and Polars. We also demonstrate integrating DuckDB with AWS Lambda and Step Functions for serverless analytics. AWS Bites is brou…

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139. Building Great APIs with Powertools 24:32

6M ago24:32

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In this episode, we discuss using AWS Lambda Powertools for Python to build serverless REST APIs with AWS Lambda. We cover the benefits of using Powertools for routing, validation, OpenAPI support, and more. Powertools provides an excellent framework for building APIs while maintaining Lambda best practices.In this episode, we mentioned the followi…

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138. How Do You Become A Cloud Architect? 39:02

8M ago39:02

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Ready to take your tech career to the cloud and build those awe-inspiring systems you see? Then you're in the right place. This episode of AWS Bites is your blueprint for becoming a successful cloud architect. We're not just going to talk about it; we'll show you what worked for us, sharing the critical skills you need, and a practical path to buil…

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Year-End Wrap-Up 3:43

8M ago3:43

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In this episode, we dive into the latest developments in AI as 2024 draws to a close, focusing on major updates from both ChatGPT and Google's Gemini. The discussion covers ChatGPT's new universal search feature and mobile vision capabilities, along with OpenAI's Sora text-to-video model. The episode highlights Google's comeback with Gemini 2.0 and…

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137. Transit Gateway Explained 18:37

9M ago18:37

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In this episode, David Lynam provides an overview of AWS Transit Gateway, which aims to simplify complex network connectivity between VPCs, VPNs, and on-premises networks. We discuss the limitations of using VPC peering and the benefits Transit Gateway provides through its hub-and-spoke model. The main components of Transit Gateway are explained, i…

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136. 20 Amazing New AWS Features 17:39

9M ago17:39

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In this pre-re:Invent 2024 episode, Luciano and Eoin discuss some of their favorite recent AWS announcements, including improvements to AWS Step Functions, Lambda runtime updates, DynamoDB price reductions, ALB header injection, Cognito enhancements, VPC public access blocking, and more. They share their thoughts on the implications of these new ca…

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01 - The Journey Starts 0:49

9M ago0:49

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Welcome to the very first episode of Having AWS for Breakfast! In this episode, we introduce ourselves (Fabrício Monteiro and Tiago Rodrigues) Connect with us: Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: Fabrício Monteiro, Tiago Rodrigues Don’t forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode!

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135. Serverless is making a comeback where you least expect it 21:46

10M ago21:46

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In this episode, we discuss the pros and cons of using serverless architecture in enterprise companies. We cover topics like cost, complexity, security, ability to evolve architecture, and more. Overall, we find that serverless can provide benefits like reduced operational costs, improved developer productivity, and increased focus on core business…

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ChatGPT Search: Is it Actually Useful? 5:23

10M ago5:23

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ChatGPT Search is finally here, but is it any good? We're digging into this new AI search engine in a casual, no-nonsense way, exploring its features, quirks, and comparing it to the reigning champ, Google. I'll walk you through my own experiences using ChatGPT Search, showing you what it can do, where it excels, and where it falls a little short. …

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134. Eliminate the IAM User 28:15

10M ago28:15

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In this episode, we discuss why IAM users and long-lived credentials are dangerous and should be avoided. We share war stories of compromised credentials and overprivileged access. We then explore solutions like centralizing IAM users, using tools like AWS Vault for temporary credentials, integrating with AWS SSO, and fully eliminating IAM users wh…

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Backula to Dracula 27:07

10M ago27:07

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Actor Christopher Lee welcomes Mr. Price to Romania where Vincent is surprised by his wife and daughter on his 53rd birthday, setting up a riveting finale in the bowels of Dracula’s Castle. Will evil triumph, or will the King of Horror save the free world from certain doom?! Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/deadliestmeal or follow us on Instagra…

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Awful Tower 21:38

10M ago21:38

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The King of Horror jets off to France where he cooks crepes with world famous Gallic entertainer Maurice Chevalier. Seduced by the charms of Paris, Mr. Price is caught completely off guard by a mysterious death at the city’s most iconic landmark. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/deadliestmeal or follow us on Instagram @deadliestmeal. DEADLIEST M…

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No Pain without Spain 23:13

10M ago23:13

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Actor, gourmand and culture vulture, Vincent Price, travels to the Iberian Peninsula where he plans to show the masses how to make paella at the Monasterio de San Juan de los Reyes with Salvador Dali. What could possibly go wrong at Spain's most evil and cursed monastery?! Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/deadliestmeal or follow us on Instagram …

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Fury of the Furies 24:28

10M ago24:28

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The Prince of Terror sails the sunny shores of the Mediterranean with Aristotle Onassis, Europe’s most eligible bachelor. The Greek entertains Vincent with anecdotes from a life well-lived until a new calamity tests the team, which expands to include one mystery man. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/deadliestmeal or follow us on Instagram @deadl…

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Beau Geste 23:07

10M ago23:07

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Vincent travels with actor Omar Sharif to the haunted and storied Tazzougerte Fort in the deserts of North Africa to film the meal of their lives. In one case, literally. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/deadliestmeal or follow us on Instagram @deadliestmeal. DEADLIEST MEAL is a production of Man Bites Dog Films LLC.…

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A Rome with a View 24:48

10M ago24:48

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The Master of the Macabre entertains the charming Italian actress Sophia Loren in the Eternal City where events again conspire against Mr. Price and his crew at the Colosseum, strengthening the actor’s belief in the occult. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/deadliestmeal or follow us on Instagram @deadliestmeal. DEADLIEST MEAL is a production of …

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133. Building Businesses in the Cloud with Fiona McKenna 28:28

11M ago28:28

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In this special episode of AWS Bites, Eoin is joined by Fiona McKenna, co-founder and CFO of fourTheorem, to discuss startup advice, hiring and growing teams, creating an environment for success, and managing cloud costs. They cover important themes around people, culture, leadership, and finance from Fiona's extensive experience in the tech indust…

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Trailer 2:36

11M ago2:36

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You may know Vincent Price from such films as “House of Wax,” “Theater of Blood” and “The Pit and the Pendulum.” What you may not know is that in 1964 the King of Horror hosted a revolutionary new food-and-travel program that was shelved by the studio due to the mysterious deaths suffered during its production. This Halloween a new podcast shares t…

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132. GitHub Action Runners on AWS 24:40

11M ago24:40

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In this episode, we provided an overview of GitHub Action Runners and discussed the benefits of using self-hosted runners on AWS. We covered options including EC2 and CodeBuild for running GitHub Actions, compared pricing across solutions, and shared our hands-on experience setting things up. Overall, using AWS services can provide more control, lo…

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131. What do you do about CloudFormation Drift? 19:44

11M ago19:44

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In this episode, we discuss the concept of CloudFormation drift, what causes it, how to detect it, and strategies for resolving it. We explain that drift happens when the actual state of resources diverges from what is defined in the CloudFormation templates. Common causes include manual changes, third party tools, mixing IaC solutions, and automat…

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130. Growing in Tech with Farrah Campbell 29:55

12M ago29:55

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In this episode, we had the pleasure to interview Farrah Campbell, head of modern compute community at AWS, prolific speaker, and former AWS Hero. We discussed Farrah's career journey from healthcare into tech, tips on public speaking, dealing with imposter syndrome, the pace of innovation in the cloud, and predictions for the future. Farrah shared…

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Life Without Google Search: A Week-Long Experiment in Alternative Search Methods 2:44

12M ago2:44

2:44

In this episode of Stack Snacks, we dive into the challenges and surprises of living without Google Search. Our host shares their experience of replacing Google with AI-powered alternatives like Perplexity, ChatGPT, and Claude. From accidental searches on Android to missing out on Google's interactive sports updates, discover the hurdles and unexpe…

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129. Lambda Provisioned Concurrency 22:17

1y ago22:17

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In this episode, we discuss AWS Lambda provisioned concurrency. We start with a recap of Lambda cold starts and the different concurrency control options. We then explain how provisioned concurrency works to initialize execution environments in advance to avoid cold starts. We cover how to enable it, pricing details, common issues like over/under-p…

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#83: Untangling the fabrics of life with Descartes Labs 14:12

1y ago14:12

14:12

As the volume and variety of Earth observation data continues to grow, there is a growing need to understand and make this information accessible to new users and applications. Descartes Labs, a cloud-based platform, is on a mission to help organizations across multiple sectors analyze satellite imagery, sensor data, and other geospatial informatio…

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Claude 3.5 Sonnet: Revolutionizing Developer Workflows 4:16

1y ago4:16

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In this episode of StackSnacks, we dive into the game-changing impact of Claude 3.5 Sonnet and its Artifacts feature on software development. Our host shares personal experiences of how this AI tool significantly boosted productivity, allowing complex tasks to be completed in a fraction of the usual time. We explore the potential shift in developme…

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Gemini's Updates: Google's AI Assistant Levels Up 9:58

1y ago9:58

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In this episode of Stack Snacks, we dive into the latest and most exciting updates to Google's Gemini AI. We explore how Gemini is now integrating with essential Google apps like Keep, Calendar, and Docs, potentially revolutionizing personal productivity. The spotlight then turns to Gemini Live, Google's new voice-based AI companion, as we share fi…

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128. Writing a book about Rust & Lambda 26:58

1y ago26:58

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In this episode, we discuss Luciano's new book project on using Rust to write AWS Lambda functions. We start with a recap on why Rust is a good fit for Lambda, including performance, efficiency, safety, and low cold start times. Luciano provides details on the book's progress so far, the intended audience, and the current published chapters coverin…

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Poe Platform & Eleven Labs' Voice Isolator 3:04

1y ago3:04

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Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.stack-snacks.com/subscribeBy John Siwicki

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127. Which Load Balancer should you use? 24:47

1y ago24:47

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An overview of load balancers, explaining how they distribute traffic across multiple servers and provide high availability. We discuss layer 4 and layer 7 load balancers, detailing their pros and cons. We then focus on AWS load balancers, covering network load balancers and application load balancers in depth, including their features, use cases, …

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#84: Improving financial wellbeing of workers of color with OfColor 17:38

1y ago17:38

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OfColor is a fintech dedicated to improving the financial well-being of workers of color. By building on Amazon Web Services (AWS), OfColor can offer end users financial coaching, literacy resources, and fintech tools tailored to the lived experiences of employees of color. OfColor continues to partner with Enterprises to bring these invaluable off…

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126. Bastion Containers 13:30

1y ago13:30

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This episode discusses solutions for securely accessing private VPC resources for debugging and troubleshooting. We cover traditional approaches like bastion hosts and VPNs and newer solutions using containers and AWS services like Fargate, ECS, and SSM. We explain how to set up a Fargate task with a container image with the necessary tools, enable…

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Claude 3.5: A Surprising Release from Anthropic 3:16

1y ago3:16

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In this episode of the Stack Snacks Podcast, host John Siwicki discusses the recent release of Claude 3.5 Sonnet by Anthropic. He describes it as a mid-tier model in the Claude family and shares his positive first impressions, particularly praising its coding capabilities and the 'Artifacts' feature. John encourages listeners to try out Claude 3.5 …

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125. A first look at CloudFront Hosting Toolkit 33:36

1y ago33:36

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In this episode, we discuss the newly announced CloudFront Hosting Toolkit from AWS. We provide an overview of the tool, which aims to simplify deploying modern front-end applications to AWS while retaining infrastructure control. We discuss the current capabilities and limitations and share our hands-on experiences trying out the tool. We also tal…

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Recap of Apple's Exciting WWDC Announcements 6:22

1y ago6:22

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Recap of Apple's Exciting WWDC Announcements In this episode of Stack Snacks, we dive into the latest Apple Intelligence announcements from their WWDC event. Highlights include new writing tools for Mail, Notes, and Pages, significant enhancements to Siri's natural language understanding and context awareness, as well as upcoming features like imag…

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Exploring AI Features in ClickUp and Coda 4:04

1y ago4:04

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On this episode of the Stack Snacks Podcast as he explores the latest AI features introduced by two popular apps—ClickUp and Coda. Discover how ClickUp's new tool, ClickUp Brain, enhances project management through AI-driven features like knowledge management, task automation, and an AI writer. Then, delve into Coda's innovative Coda Brain, which i…

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Streamline Your Tasks with VoiceNotes 2:39

1y ago2:39

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In this episode, we dive into VoiceNotes, an innovative tool that transcribes your voice recordings and offers a variety of useful features. From creating summaries and to-do lists to generating tweets, blog posts, and emails, VoiceNotes enhances productivity for busy individuals. We share our experiences using the tool, highlighting its convenienc…

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Revolutionizing AI Search: Exploring Perplexity Pages 2:25

1y ago2:25

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Welcome to another episode of Stack Snacks! In this episode, we dive into the exciting new release from Perplexity Search called Perplexity Pages. Episode Highlights: Introduction to Perplexity Search and its unique ability to summarize search results and cite sources. Overview of the new Perplexity Pages feature, which allows users to create mini …

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124. S3 Performance 20:05

1y ago20:05

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In this episode, we discuss some tips and tricks for optimizing performance when working with Amazon S3 at scale. We start by giving an overview of how S3 works, highlighting the distributed nature of the service and how data is stored redundantly across multiple availability zones for durability. We then dive into specific tips like using multipar…

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#82: Unlocking open data to improve air quality with OpenAQ 11:52

1+ y ago11:52

11:52

Poor air quality is a major global issue causing around 7 million premature deaths per year, disproportionately affecting low and middle income countries. OpenAQ is an organization dedicated to identifying solutions to this large issue. OpenAQ uses Amazon Web Services (AWS) to collect and harmonize open air quality data from government sources and …

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123. What do you need to know about DynamoDB? 35:45

1+ y ago35:45

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In this episode, we provide a comprehensive overview of DynamoDB, including how it compares to relational databases, when to use it, how to get started, writing and querying data, secondary indexes, and single table design. We share our experiences using DynamoDB and discuss the pros and cons compared to traditional SQL databases. 💰 SPONSORS 💰AWS B…

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What We Might See from OpenAI and Google This Week 7:30

1+ y ago7:30

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Explore the latest updates and speculations surrounding OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini ahead of major tech events. Dive into potential AI enhancements and what they could mean for everyday technology interactions. Discussion on the integration of AI with personal and work applications, and how this could revolutionize our digital experience. …