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Jeff Barr reacted on thisJeff Barr reacted on this🚨Tomorrow, Thursday Oct 29, a group of us at AWS are answering questions on r/aws about building on AWS with the coding agent you already use: Claude Code, Codex, Kiro, Cursor or one you built yourself. Bring the hard questions: setup, keeping an agent safe in a real account, token costs, what's broken and what you want next. We're answering from 6:00 to 10:00 AM PT (9:00 AM to 1:00 PM ET, 13:00 to 17:00 UTC). The thread will be at the top of r/aws: https://lnkd.in/gUvjZxJm Jeff Barr Jonathan Vogel Alexis M. James Ward Bidesh Thapaliya Ian Daniël de Villiers Devanshu Bhimwal Liam Greenamyre AWS Developers
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Jeff Barr reposted thisJeff Barr reposted thisBuilding on AWS with an agent like Claude Code, Codex, or Kiro? Tomorrow Oct 29 a group of us at AWS are answering your questions from 9 AM to 1 PM ET. Look for the post on https://lnkd.in/eSgyRshT and bring us your questions.
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Jeff Barr shared thisIf you are getting ready to build agentic apps on AWS using Bedrock, AgentCore, and Strands, be sure to get your hands on a copy of this new book, "AI Agents on AWS." Written by my colleagues Mona Mona and Bunny Kaushik, the book takes you on a journey all the way from the start (defining Agents and Agentic AI), to production (security, reliability, scale, and cost mamagement), with plenty of worthwhile stops along the way including tooling, agent memory, architecture patterns, and agent communication. With plenty of diagrams and lots of code, this book doesn't just hand-wave, it gets down to the nittty-gritty that you need to know in order to be successful. Amazon link in first comment...
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Jeff Barr shared thisThe AWS Skills Center in Seattle will celebrate its 5-year anniversary next month with an afternoon of networking, food & drinks, inspiring stories, and a fireside chat with yours truly. Admission is free but space is limited, so sign up at https://lnkd.in/gMb7RsSH to attend.
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Jeff Barr shared thisEarlier this year we updated AWS WAF (Web Application Firewall) with the power to capture and provide visibility into web traffic coming from agents and AI bots. With agents representing 30-60% of total traffic, it is important to be able to show how this traffic creates sufficient business value to justify the infrastructure costs. You can do this using WAF's AI Traffic Analysis dashboard and you can now charge the AI bots for access to your content. Check the first comment for links to blog posts that will help you to learn more about the dashboard and the traffic monetization features.
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Jeff Barr shared thisThe new AWS Lambda Web Functions make it super easy for you to build, deploy, and scale code that handles HTTP requests. As my colleague Janak Agarwal explains, a single warm environment serves many concurrent requests (up to 128 according to Micah Walter's blog post), so there are far fewer cold starts. Even cooler (and cost-effective-er), you pay for active CPU time and memory, but not for the time your code spends waiting on database or downstream service calls. You can easily deploy a function to multiple AWS Regions and count on latency-based routing to activate the most relevant one via a global endpoint. This all happens more or less automatically, as described in the blog post. This is all pretty amazing and you should think of it as a new serverless primitive to build your web apps, AI inference endpoints, microservices, webhooks, and so forth. Lots of links in the comments...
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Jeff Barr shared thisEarlier this year I was thinking back to the 6502 processor that powered the first computer (an Ohio Scientific Challenger) that I was ever paid to program, was back in 1979. I decided that it was a good idea to own one and hopped over to Jameco Electronics to see what I could find. While I was there I noticed that the other 8-bit and 16-bit chips from my formative years were in short supply and added one of each to my cart. After they arrived I soldered some sockets to a perf board, 3D-printed a socket-like frame for the Xeo, and another frame for the perf board, both on my workhorse Prusa Research printer. I added some labels and now I have a nice little souvenir / reference card for some of the most consequential processor and memory chips from the early days of personal computing. The 2102 memory chips each held 1024 bits, so that's a whopping kilobyte of memory in the top right corner. Notably, these chips were used on the 4KB Processor Technology memory card in my Altair computer.
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Jeff Barr shared thisWe recently added three new functions to the AWS Billing API. Each one gives you insight into details of particular Enterprise Support charges: 🏨 GetEnterpriseSupportContractDetails - Returns the rules behind the charges for a given month. 🏨 GetEnterpriseSupportChargeSummary - Returns a summary of Enterprise Support data aggregated across all accounts in the Enterprise Support profile. 🏨 ListEnterpriseSupportLinkedAccountCharges - Returns Support-eligible spend broken down at linked account level. My colleagues Alexandre Carlim and João Gabriel Carnevale created a solution around these APIs. The Support Breakdown Report generates a per-linked-account CSV of AWS Enterprise Support charges that can cover a single billing month or a look-back window of several months. Blog post and solution are linked in the comments.
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Jeff Barr shared thisMy colleagues in the AWS Network Product Lab in Cupertino are tasked with inventing the most advanced networking technology in the world, while also inventing new ways to stress and break it. With AWS operations in 240 countries and territories, the network includes about 20 million miles of fiber optic cable. We have doubled our total network capacity in the past three years and plan to double it again by 2027. To learn more about this team and their work, read "Inside the AWS lab that makes everything you do online feel effortless" at https://lnkd.in/gCVijAsy by Kirsteen Rodger.Inside the AWS lab that makes everything you do online feel effortlessInside the AWS lab that makes everything you do online feel effortless
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Jeff Barr liked thisJeff Barr liked thisHappy Halloween from Elizabeth Holmes and Microsoft Bob! (with John Cook)
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Jeff Barr liked thisJeff Barr liked thisAs part of the MIT Media Lab's 40th anniversary, we also celebrated the 40th anniversary of our collaboration with the LEGO Group and The LEGO Foundation. We are proud of the innovative products (including LEGO Mindstorms) that grew out of the collaboration, and of our collective efforts to provide playful, creative learning opportunities for all children, from all backgrounds, around the world.
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Jeff Barr liked thisGratitude to both you and Microsoft, Rovy Branon for entrusting me with this timely pilot project. It's part of my own journey of exploration into AI that began in 2018 when I interviewed Brad Smith on-camera for his "Future Computed: Artificial Intelligence and its Role in Society" book. Since then, I've led a number of critical conversations on this topic at the University of Washington, even as I've experimented with the edges of the technology, and launched a documentary project this year into AI-powered synthetic personas. Yet, this statewide series of "listening sessions" leading to brand new curriculum and an innovative UW credential during this pivotal moment, is the most impactful work I can do right now for our community. I get to engage directly with non-profit and civic leaders on their deployment of AI and how to navigate that transformation with their workforce. We're starting to send out invites now for those sessions in Seattle, Bellingham, and Spokane over the next four weeks. If you think you'd like to join us, send me a direct message here.Jeff Barr liked thisAI is changing more than how we perform individual tasks. It is reshaping organizations, job demands and how people understand their professional identities. Earlier this year, the University of Washington and Microsoft expanded their longstanding partnership to include a shared commitment to helping Washington’s students, workers and communities navigate the challenges and opportunities of AI. Last week, that partnership reached another exciting milestone with the opening of the UW’s new home for the UW's Global Innovation Exchange on Microsoft’s Redmond campus. This important space will bring education, industry expertise and responsible technology leadership into closer connection. At UW Continuum College, we are advancing that same shared commitment through a new pilot program designed to help Washingtonians respond to AI-related workforce change with confidence and purpose. Made possible in part through a gift from Microsoft, the program will support nonprofit and civic leaders as they strengthen career resilience across their organizations. But before we build the course, we are listening. Over the coming months, Hanson Hosein and our Research & Innovation team will convene leaders in three regions across Washington to learn how AI and technological change are affecting their organizations, employees and communities and what guidance, resources and support they need. I’m grateful to Microsoft for investing in this work, to Hanson for leading this important listening and research effort and to the community leaders who will help us create a learning experience grounded in the real-world needs of Washington organizations and communities.
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Jeff Barr liked thisJeff Barr liked thisI'm excited to share that I have joined the Science team at Amazon Robotics! My PhD was about teaching small teams of robots to work together, and I'm looking forward to finding out what happens when the team is about a million robots larger. At MIT, my research focused on perception and spatial representations for multi-agent systems, particularly how robots can build compact, meaningful, and robust models of the world that support localization, planning, and interaction. Much of that work was motivated by a simple question: what does it take for a map to be useful not just to one robot, but to many? Amazon is one of the few places where that question can be asked at a scale that no lab can replicate. Beyond algorithmic performance, it raises questions of robustness, scalability, and long-term reliability that are only beginning to be understood, and I can think of no better place to study what it takes for spatial AI to work in the real world. It is a privilege to join such an exceptional team, and I look forward to what's ahead!
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Jeff Barr liked thisJeff Barr liked thisI've been writing "Amazon Aurora DSQL: The Definitive Guide" with O'Reilly - and chapters 6-8 are out now as early release! I'm going back and updating the earlier chapters because DSQL is moving so fast with new features! Those chapters should be out soon too! Thanks for all the interest in the book - it's been amazing! https://lnkd.in/gN9VcJfg
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Jeff Barr liked thisJeff Barr liked thisMore Amazon Leo testing, with Leo Pro antennas installed for 1,000+ employees across multiple countries. Huge thanks to the team members volunteering their rooftops to help us test and improve. Learning a lot from each one.
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Jeff Barr liked this🎉𝗔𝗪𝗦 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟱!! 🎉 I can't believe it's been five years since the AWS Skills Center Seattle opened its doors. So many learners have come through here, and so many of them have gone on to start new careers in cloud and AI. To celebrate, we're hosting a full week of FREE events, Nov 16–20, and I'd love for you to join us! 🤖 𝗠𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟭/𝟭𝟲 | 𝗔𝗜 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: A hands-on intro to AI, ML and generative AI. No experience needed! Register: https://lnkd.in/gkBWFuQ2 ☁️ 𝗧𝘂𝗲 𝟭𝟭/𝟭𝟳 | 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 & 𝗔𝗜 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗮 + 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽: Cert prep, but make it fun! Register: https://lnkd.in/gVRMccff 🛠️ 𝗪𝗲𝗱 𝟭𝟭/𝟭𝟴 | 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝗿𝗲:𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿: Come see what Amazonians are building! Register: https://lnkd.in/gyG47HpZ 🎂 𝗧𝗵𝘂 𝟭𝟭/𝟭𝟵 | 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Food, drinks, learner stories and a fireside chat with Jeff Barr! Register: https://lnkd.in/g3syY4a7 🚀 𝗙𝗿𝗶 𝟭𝟭/𝟮𝟬 | 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿: Job roles, AI-age resumes and interview prep. Register: https://lnkd.in/gFZmnU_M Whether you're a past learner, a future one, or just a friend of the Skills Center, this week is for you. Come for one day or all five! Please share with anyone who's curious about a career in tech 💜 #AWS #AWSSkillsCenter #GenerativeAI #Seattle #CareerGrowth #5YearsOfBuilding
Experience & Education
Publications
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Host Your Web Site in the Cloud
Sitepoint
See publicationHost Your Web Site On The Cloud is your step-by-step guide to this revolutionary approach to hosting and managing your web applications.
Patents
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Automatically Selecting Alert Modes Based on Location
Issued US 9,973,896
This patent relates to a system for selecting alert modes for mobile devices based upon location. For example, a phone may be automatically set to vibrate rather than to ring when in a movie theater or other location where minimum disruption is desired. Conversely, a phone may be set to ring at the highest volume when at a loud outdoors event. The system achieves this functionality by obtaining the current location of a device and determining a classification of the location based on mapping…
This patent relates to a system for selecting alert modes for mobile devices based upon location. For example, a phone may be automatically set to vibrate rather than to ring when in a movie theater or other location where minimum disruption is desired. Conversely, a phone may be set to ring at the highest volume when at a loud outdoors event. The system achieves this functionality by obtaining the current location of a device and determining a classification of the location based on mapping data stored by the system that identifies a feature of the location. In addition, this patent considers the velocity of the device in managing any changes to the alert modes. For example, if a user is merely driving by a location holding a loud outdoors event (i.e., the phone has a high velocity), the user’s phone would not change alert modes.
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Controlling Access to Services via Usage Models
Issued US 8,024,225
Techniques are described for facilitating interactions between computing systems, such as in accordance with usage models that are configured for available services by the providers of the services. In some situations, the services are Web services, and an electronic Web service ("WS") marketplace is provided via which third-party WS providers make their WSes available to third-party WS consumers who purchase access to those WSes via the electronic marketplace based on configured usage models…
Techniques are described for facilitating interactions between computing systems, such as in accordance with usage models that are configured for available services by the providers of the services. In some situations, the services are Web services, and an electronic Web service ("WS") marketplace is provided via which third-party WS providers make their WSes available to third-party WS consumers who purchase access to those WSes via the electronic marketplace based on configured usage models selected by the consumers. Some or all of the one or more usage models configured for an available WS may each have associated use prices and/or non-price use conditions, and if so access to those WSes using those usage models may be provided only if a consumer requesting access provides appropriate payment and otherwise satisfies the specified use conditions for a selected usage model.
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Providing Multiple Configurable Usage Models for Available Services
Issued US 8,005,723
Techniques are described for facilitating interactions between computing systems, such as in accordance with usage models that are configured for available services by the providers of the services. In some situations, the services are Web services, and an electronic Web service ("WS") marketplace is provided via which third-party WS providers make their WSes available to third-party WS consumers who purchase access to those WSes via the electronic marketplace based on configured usage models…
Techniques are described for facilitating interactions between computing systems, such as in accordance with usage models that are configured for available services by the providers of the services. In some situations, the services are Web services, and an electronic Web service ("WS") marketplace is provided via which third-party WS providers make their WSes available to third-party WS consumers who purchase access to those WSes via the electronic marketplace based on configured usage models selected by the consumers. Some or all of the one or more usage models configured for an available WS may each have associated use prices and/or non-price use conditions, and if so access to those WSes using those usage models may be provided only if a consumer requesting access provides appropriate payment and otherwise satisfies the specified use conditions for a selected usage model.
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Providing a Marketplace for Web Services
Issued US 7,433,835
Techniques for facilitating interactions between computing systems, such as by providing an electronic Web service ("WS") marketplace via which third-party WS providers make their WSes available to third-party WS consumers who locate and purchase access to those WSes via the electronic marketplace. Some or all available WSes may have associated use prices and or non-price use conditions, and if so access to those WSes may be provided only if a consumer requesting access provides appropriate…
Techniques for facilitating interactions between computing systems, such as by providing an electronic Web service ("WS") marketplace via which third-party WS providers make their WSes available to third-party WS consumers who locate and purchase access to those WSes via the electronic marketplace. Some or all available WSes may have associated use prices and or non-price use conditions, and if so access to those WSes may be provided only if a consumer requesting access provides appropriate payment and otherwise satisfies the specified use conditions. In some situations, WS consumers may also purchase subscriptions to provide later access to registered WSes. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring it, and is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
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Projects
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AWS Road Trip
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See projectIn the spring of 2013 I planned and executed an AWS Road Trip. Over the course of three weeks I drove 5,550 miles and spoke to cloud computing enthusiasts in 15 cities across the United States. I made extensive use of social media on this trip, including a daily blog (generated by Octopress and hosted on Amazon S3), time lapse videos, tweets, and more.
Honors & Awards
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Top 7 Cloud Influencer
Cloudyn
"When searching for the top individuals who have played a meaningful role in influencing cloud technology, you will often find a handful of sources that name the top 100, 50, or 10 cloud computing experts/influencers on Twitter, and other social media outlets. We set out to create our own list that reflects the top cloud influencers who have helped shape our team from the very beginning."
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The Top 100 Cloud Computing Experts On Twitter
Huffington Post
"I have compiled the list of the top 100 cloud computing pioneers and advocates on Twitter. The list consists of industry analysts, chief executives - including CEOs, CTOs, and CIOs, journalist, authors and keynote speakers. It is important to note that active participation on Twitter is a significant part of the selection criteria."
(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vala-afshar/the-top-100-cloud-computi_b_3756172.html)
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