Best Byte The Cloud Podcasts (2025)

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#445 Auto-activate Python virtual environments for any project 29:46

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Topics covered in this episode: pyx - optimized backend for uv * Litestar is worth a look* * Django remake migrations* * django-chronos* Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Python Bytes 445 Sponsored by Sentry: pythonbytes.fm/sentry - Python Error and Performance Monitoring Connect with the hosts Michael: @[email protected] / @mkennedy…

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EP 71: Mathias Lia Carlsen from whitson 1:14:40

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Mathias has a knack for shaking up an industry that doesn’t exactly love change, and he’s doing it from the inside. As CEO of Whitson, he’s bringing petroleum engineering software into the cloud era, building tools that work in real time instead of waiting on clunky desktop updates. We talked about what it takes to get a traditional industry to emb…

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#444 Begone Python of Yore! 25:44

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Topics covered in this episode: Coverage.py regex pragmas * Python of Yore* * nox-uv* * A couple Django items* Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by DigitalOcean: pythonbytes.fm/digitalocean-gen-ai Use code DO4BYTES and get $200 in free credit Connect with the hosts Michael: @[email protected] / @mkennedy.codes (bsky) Brian:…

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EP 70: Michael Egan from Bunting Labs 1:09:02

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AI and GIS might not sound like the flashiest combo, until you hear what Bunting Labs is cooking up. Michael Egan breaks it down with John and Bobby: how they’re turning old-school geologic maps into clean, digital datasets, baking large language models into QGIS, and giving non-technical folks the power to ask spatial questions like pros. From lan…

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#443 Patching Multiprocessing 26:13

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Topics covered in this episode: rumdl - A Markdown Linter written in Rust * Coverage 7.10.0: patch* * aioboto3* * You might not need a Python class* Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Connect with the hosts Michael: @[email protected] / @mkennedy.codes (bsky) Brian: @[email protected] / @brianokken.bsky.social Show: @pythonbyte…

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#442 Cloud bills in scientific notation 22:34

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Topics covered in this episode: * Open Source Security work isn't “Special”* * uv v0.8* * Extra, Extra, Extra* Announcing Toad - a universal UI for agentic coding in the terminal Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by us! Support our work through: Our courses at Talk Python Training The Complete pytest Course Patreon Supporters Co…

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#441 It's Michaels All the Way Down 27:48

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Topics covered in this episode: * Distributed sqlite follow up: Turso and Litestream* * PEP 792 – Project status markers in the simple index* Run coverage on tests docker2exe: Convert a Docker image to an executable Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by Digital Ocean: pythonbytes.fm/digitalocean-gen-ai Use code DO4BYTES and get $…

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#440 Can't Register for VibeCon 25:20

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Topics covered in this episode: * Switching to direnv, Starship, and uv* * rqlite - Distributed SQLite DB* * Some Markdown Stuff* Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by PropelAuth: pythonbytes.fm/propelauth77 Connect with the hosts Michael: @[email protected] / @mkennedy.codes (bsky) Brian: @[email protected] / @briano…

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Ep. 134 Bonus Ep. 5 | The 2025 Update: What's New in AWS SAA-C03 and Why It Matters 17:30

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Don't just learn the cloud - BYTE it!! Stay ahead with this update on new AWS services and changes impacting the Solutions Architect Associate exam in 2025. Bonus episodes: * Fill gaps from lightly covered or complex topics (IAM, VPC, Databases). * Address high learner demand areas (security, networking, decision-making). * Provide a “meta” episode…

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Ep. 133 Bonus Ep. 4 | SAA-C03 Exam Traps: 10 Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them 18:35

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Don't just learn the cloud - BYTE it!! Stay ahead with this update on new AWS services and changes impacting the Solutions Architect Associate exam in 2025. Bonus episodes: * Fill gaps from lightly covered or complex topics (IAM, VPC, Databases). * Address high learner demand areas (security, networking, decision-making). * Provide a “meta” episode…

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#439 That Astral Episode 26:36

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Topics covered in this episode: * ty documentation site and uv migration guide* * uv build backend is now stable + other Astral news* * Refactoring long boolean expressions* * fastapi-ml-skeleton* Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by Sentry: pythonbytes.fm/sentry Connect with the hosts Michael: @[email protected] / @mkenned…

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Ep. 132 Bonus Ep. 3 | Decoding AWS Databases: Choosing the Right Service in Exam Questions 25:41

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Don't just learn the cloud - BYTE it!! Understand the differences between RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora, and Redshift, and learn how to pick the right AWS database in exam scenarios. Bonus episodes: * Fill gaps from lightly covered or complex topics (IAM, VPC, Databases). * Address high learner demand areas (security, networking, decision-making). * Provid…

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Ep. 131 Bonus Ep. 2 | VPC Masterclass: Networking Demystified for the Solutions Architect Exam 15:55

2M ago15:55

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Don't just learn the cloud - BYTE it!! In this masterclass, we break down VPC fundamentals, subnets, route tables, and security groups to help you confidently answer tricky networking questions. Bonus episodes: * Fill gaps from lightly covered or complex topics (IAM, VPC, Databases). * Address high learner demand areas (security, networking, decisi…

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Ep. 130 Bonus Ep. 1 | Mastering IAM: The Heart of AWS Security for SAA-C03 21:37

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Don't just learn the cloud - BYTE it!! Join us in this bonus episode for an in-depth look at AWS IAM, covering users, groups, roles, policies, and permissions with exam-focused examples. Bonus episodes: * Fill gaps from lightly covered or complex topics (IAM, VPC, Databases). * Address high learner demand areas (security, networking, decision-makin…

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#438 Motivation time 33:28

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Topics covered in this episode: * Python Cheat Sheets from Trey Hunner* * Automatisch* * mureq-typed* * My CLI World* Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by Posit: pythonbytes.fm/connect Connect with the hosts Michael: @[email protected] / @mkennedy.codes (bsky) Brian: @[email protected] / @brianokken.bsky.social Show:…

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EP 69: Bella Kelada-Khalil from Midnight Marketing 1:21:58

2M ago1:21:58

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AI isn’t just showing up in oil and gas, it’s kicking the door down. We hung out with Bella Kelada-Khalil from Midnight Marketing, who’s diving headfirst into petroleum engineering and AI after starting in sales and events. She’s asking the smart, unfiltered questions you wish you could, and we’re here for it. We swap stories on how AI is automatin…

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#437 Python Language Summit 2025 Highlights 34:28

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Topics covered in this episode: * The Python Language Summit 2025* Fixing Python Properties * complexipy* * juvio* Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by Posit: pythonbytes.fm/connect Connect with the hosts Michael: @[email protected] / @mkennedy.codes (bsky) Brian: @[email protected] / @brianokken.bsky.social Show: @p…

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EP 68: Cameron Snow from Danomics 1:11:38

2M ago1:11:38

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Tired of clunky geoscience software that feels like it was built in the '90s? Same. That’s why we brought on Cameron Snow from Danomics to talk about how his team is shaking things up. He’s built a platform that actually makes life easier for geologists and engineers, no more wrestling with legacy tools just to run a few thousand wells. We got into…

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#436 Slow tests go last 36:43

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Topics covered in this episode: * Free-threaded Python no longer “experimental” as of Python 3.14* typed-ffmpeg pyleak * Optimizing Test Execution: Running live_server Tests Last with pytest* Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by PropelAuth: pythonbytes.fm/propelauth66 Connect with the hosts Michael: @[email protected] / @mk…

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EP 67: Jeff Krimmel from Krimmel Strategy Group 1:13:27

2M ago1:13:27

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If you've ever wrestled with messy datasets, legacy code, or trying to get executives to actually *use* data, you’ll get a kick out of this one. We sat down with Jeff Krimmel from Krimmel Strategy Group to talk shop about how he’s helping energy companies turn their mountain of data into real-world strategy. We hit everything from making peace with…

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#435 Stop with .folders in my ~/ 25:34

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Topics covered in this episode: platformdirs poethepoet - “Poe the Poet is a batteries included task runner that works well with poetry or with uv.” Python Pandas Ditches NumPy for Speedier PyArrow pointblank: Data validation made beautiful and powerful Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by us! Support our work through: Our cours…

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EP 66: Cam Sinclair from SmartChain 1:03:15

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SmartChain is on a mission to kill off the chaos of clunky contracts in oil and gas—and they might actually be pulling it off. We caught up with their co-founder Cameron Sinclair, who’s turning heads with a platform that automates the mess out of invoicing, closes those dreaded “leakage” gaps, and makes cash flow way less of a guessing game. From a…

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#434 Most of OpenAI’s tech stack runs on Python 29:01

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Topics covered in this episode: Making PyPI’s test suite 81% faster People aren’t talking enough about how most of OpenAI’s tech stack runs on Python PyCon Talks on YouTube Optimizing Python Import Performance Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/434By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

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#433 Dev in the Arena 28:40

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Topics covered in this episode: git-flight-rules Uravelling t-strings neohtop Introducing Pyrefly: A new type checker and IDE experience for Python Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/433By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

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EP 65: Brandon Davis from AFE Leaks 1:04:49

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We're lifting the curtain on the mysterious world of energy data transparency with the guy who's shaking things up at AFE Leaks. He's on a mission to break open the hidden details around oil and gas costs and operations, think: cracking open dusty old filings and turning them into something everyone can actually use. He chats about the wild ride of…

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#432 How To Fix Your Computer 25:48

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Topics covered in this episode: pre-commit: install with uv PEP 773: A Python Installation Manager for Windows (Accepted) Changes for Textual The Best Programmers I Know Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/432By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

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#431 Nerd Gas 29:27

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Topics covered in this episode: pirel: Python release cycle in your terminal FastAPI Cloud Python's new t-strings Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/431By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

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#430 Or you go to jail 29:11

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Topics covered in this episode: pip 25.1 has dependency groups, pylock.toml, plus more aiohttp goes free threaded uv 0.6.15 supports pylock.toml Whenever Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/430By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

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EP 64: Joshua Johnston from Capsher Technology 58:05

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AI isn't just a buzzword in oil and gas, it’s changing the game, and we’re breaking it down with someone who’s been in the trenches making it happen. From smarter fracking and streamlined drilling to navigating the chaos of legacy systems, this convo peels back the curtain on what it *really* takes to build tech that actually works in the field. We…

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#429 Nitpicking Python 27:24

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Topics covered in this episode: Huly CVE Foundation formed to take over CVE program from MITRE drawdb 14 Advanced Python Features Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/429By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

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#428 How old is your Python? 31:00

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Topics covered in this episode: How to Write a Git Commit Message Caddy Web Server Some new PEPs approved juv Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/428By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

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Ep. 129 | Amazon Kinesis Video Streams Overview & Exam Prep | Media Services | SAA-C03 | AWS Solutions Architect Associate 19:17

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Don't just learn the cloud - BYTE it!! Join us for a deep dive into Amazon Kinesis Video Streams in this episode of BYTE the Cloud. Designed for mid-level cloud engineers, this episode covers everything you need to master Amazon Kinesis Video Streams for both real-world applications and AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) exam prep. We star…

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Ep. 128 | Amazon Elastic Transcoder Overview & Exam Prep | Media Services | SAA-C03 | AWS Solutions Architect Associate 20:55

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Don't just learn the cloud - BYTE it!! Join us for a deep dive into Amazon Elastic Transcoder in this episode of BYTE the Cloud. Designed for mid-level cloud engineers, this episode covers everything you need to master Amazon Elastic Transcoder for both real-world applications and AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) exam prep. We start with…

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Ep. 127 | Savings Plans Overview & Exam Prep | Cost Mgmt | SAA-C03 | AWS Solutions Architect Associate 9:03

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Don't just learn the cloud - BYTE it!! Join us for a deep dive into Savings Plans in this episode of BYTE the Cloud. Designed for mid-level cloud engineers, this episode covers everything you need to master Savings Plans for both real-world applications and AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) exam prep. We start with an overview of Savings …

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Ep. 126 | AWS Cost and Usage Report Overview & Exam Prep | Cost Mgmt | SAA-C03 | AWS Solutions Architect Associate 16:11

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Don't just learn the cloud - BYTE it!! Join us for a deep dive into AWS Cost and Usage Report in this episode of BYTE the Cloud. Designed for mid-level cloud engineers, this episode covers everything you need to master AWS Cost and Usage Report for both real-world applications and AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) exam prep. We start with…

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#427 Rise of the Python Lord 36:31

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Topics covered in this episode: Git Town solves the problem that using the Git CLI correctly PEP 751 – A file format to record Python dependencies for installation reproducibility git-who and watchgha Share Python Scripts Like a Pro: uv and PEP 723 for Easy Deployment Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbyte…

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EP 63: Vicki Knott from CruxOCM 1:00:46

5M ago1:00:46

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What happens when a control room engineer gets fed up with clunky old systems and decides to rebuild them from the ground up? You get CruxOCM, a company shaking up pipeline automation with tools like PipeBot and GatherBot that sound like sci-fi but are very real (and very efficient). Vicki Knott shares how she went from pulp and paper mills to lead…

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#426 Committing to Formatted Markdown 29:18

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Topics covered in this episode: mdformat pre-commit-uv PEP 758 and 781 Serie: rich git commit graph in your terminal, like magic Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/426By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

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EP 62: Nick Fornicola from Beusa Energy 1:14:11

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AI in oil and gas isn't just a buzzword, it's actually solving real problems out in the field. On this episode, we chat with someone who's knee-deep in the data trenches and building tools that make workflows faster, smarter, and way less painful. From using vibration data to predict when gear’s about to break, to training AI to read and summarize …

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#425 If You Were a Klingon Programmer 37:55

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Topics covered in this episode: Why aren't you using uv? Python Developer Tooling Handbook Calling all doc writers: blacken-docs Reinventing notebooks as reusable Python programs Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/425By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

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#424 We Will Test in Production 27:23

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Topics covered in this episode: The weird quirk with rounding in Python Python interpreter adds tail calls Remove punctuation from a string with translate and maketrans Extra, extra, extra Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/424By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

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Ep. 125 | AWS Budgets Overview & Exam Prep | Cost Mgmt | SAA-C03 | AWS Solutions Architect Associate 23:57

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Don't just learn the cloud - BYTE it!! Join us for a deep dive into AWS Budgets in this episode of BYTE the Cloud. Designed for mid-level cloud engineers, this episode covers everything you need to master AWS Budgets for both real-world applications and AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) exam prep. We start with an overview of AWS Budgets,…

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Ep. 124 | AWS Cost Explorer Overview & Exam Prep | Cost Mgmt | SAA-C03 | AWS Solutions Architect Associate 11:01

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Don't just learn the cloud - BYTE it!! Join us for a deep dive into AWS Cost Explorer in this episode of BYTE the Cloud. Designed for mid-level cloud engineers, this episode covers everything you need to master AWS Cost Explorer for both real-world applications and AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) exam prep. We start with an overview of …

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Ep. 123 | Amazon Pinpoint Overview & Exam Prep | Front-End Web & Mobile | SAA-C03 | AWS Solutions Architect Associate 21:27

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Don't just learn the cloud - BYTE it!! Join us for a deep dive into Amazon Pinpoint in this episode of BYTE the Cloud. Designed for mid-level cloud engineers, this episode covers everything you need to master Amazon Pinpoint for both real-world applications and AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) exam prep. We start with an overview of Amaz…

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Ep. 122 | Amazon Device Farm Overview & Exam Prep | Front-End Web & Mobile | SAA-C03 | AWS Solutions Architect Associate 21:27

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Don't just learn the cloud - BYTE it!! Join us for a deep dive into Amazon Device Farm in this episode of BYTE the Cloud. Designed for mid-level cloud engineers, this episode covers everything you need to master Amazon Device Farm for both real-world applications and AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) exam prep. We start with an overview o…

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Ep. 121 | Amazon API Gateway Overview & Exam Prep | Front-End Web & Mobile | SAA-C03 | AWS Solutions Architect Associate 21:27

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Don't just learn the cloud - BYTE it!! Join us for a deep dive into Amazon API Gateway in this episode of BYTE the Cloud. Designed for mid-level cloud engineers, this episode covers everything you need to master Amazon API Gateway for both real-world applications and AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) exam prep. We start with an overview o…

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Ep. 120 | AWS Amplify Overview & Exam Prep | Front-End Web & Mobile | SAA-C03 | AWS Solutions Architect Associate 38:49

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Don't just learn the cloud - BYTE it!! Join us for a deep dive into AWS Amplify in this episode of BYTE the Cloud. Designed for mid-level cloud engineers, this episode covers everything you need to master AWS Amplify for both real-world applications and AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) exam prep. We start with an overview of AWS Amplify,…

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Ep. 119 | Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus Overview & Exam Prep | Mgmt & Governance | SAA-C03 | AWS Solutions Architect Associate 15:55

6M ago15:55

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Don't just learn the cloud - BYTE it!! Join us for a deep dive into Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus in this episode of BYTE the Cloud. Designed for mid-level cloud engineers, this episode covers everything you need to master Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus for both real-world applications and AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) …

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#423 Traveling the Python Universe 26:49

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Topics covered in this episode: pysqlscribe A map of Python Rust, C++, and Python trends in jobs on Hacker News (February 2025) The features of Python's help() function Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/423By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken

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Ep. 118 | AWS Managed Grafana Overview & Exam Prep | Mgmt & Governance | SAA-C03 | AWS Solutions Architect Associate 24:36

6M ago24:36

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Don't just learn the cloud - BYTE it!! Join us for a deep dive into AWS Managed Grafana in this episode of BYTE the Cloud. Designed for mid-level cloud engineers, this episode covers everything you need to master AWS Managed Grafana for both real-world applications and AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) exam prep. We start with an overview…