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Joined December 2006
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@Werner
Werner Vogels
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As developers, we want to create and find new solutions—not port Java 11 apps to 17. Here is a real opportunity with AI tools. First understand your problem, THEN consider solutions. Our data shows that teams using this approach cut costs 15.9% YoY.
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New cost-to-serve-software metric that accounts for the full software development lifecycle helps determine which software development innovations provide quantifiable value.
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Werner Vogels
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Cheap ≠ frugal. This is a lesson Zillow’s Craig Link learned from his dad. Packing lunch, limiting stops on road trips, and on the latest episode of The Frugal Architect, we talk about how these early lessons in frugality made him a better engineer.
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Growing up tracking every mile per gallon in his father's worn notebook, Craig learned early that frugality means making smart tradeoffs. Today, he applies those same principles as Zillow's Chief...
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Werner Vogels
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I remember it scared me at first when I got it. But it has become one of my most loved fundamental CS books. Now available for free!
@MIT_CSAIL
MIT CSAIL
25 days
One of the most influential programming textbooks was first published as a paperback 40 years ago today: MIT's "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs." Read it for free here: https://t.co/jDbhEbEitW
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Werner Vogels
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The best solutions come from those closest to the problem. Our final episode of the latest Now Go Build series features Fellows building solutions WITH their communities, not just FOR them. It’s a strong reminder that tech works best when paired with local wisdom. Watch every
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Werner Vogels
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Enough food is produced to feed everyone in the world, yet 40% gets wasted in the US alone. Technology can help. The latest episode of Now Go Build features CTO Fellows tackling food security head-on, both globally and locally. Watch it here: https://t.co/psm5MoXLww
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@Restore_NJ
Restore New Jersey
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Mikie Sherrill’s radical energy plan will only make New Jersey utility prices go UP UP UP! 📈 On Nov. 4, say NO to Sherrill. She’s more of the same…but WORSE.
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Werner Vogels
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Eight years after launching SageMaker AI, our mission remains the same: put machine learning in the hands of every builder, regardless of skill level. Our latest updates tackle real builder pain points. Read more on All Things Distributed:
allthingsdistributed.com
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...
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Werner Vogels
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Behind every humanitarian crisis are people making decisions with incomplete data. It's a challenge I've seen time and again in my travels. What if we could change that? #NowGoBuild https://t.co/u0scfqq6xs
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@awscloud
Amazon Web Services
2 months
Maps save lives. 🌍 Now Go Build CTO Fellows use AWS & AI to guide humanitarian teams where GPS can't reach. Dr. @Werner shows us what's possible when making the invisible visible. 👉 https://t.co/0giGItl1jA
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@chicjustice
Chic Justice
2 months
Let’s hear it for @DallasPD N Ctrl’s RIGHTCARE Team!!!! The manner in which it is currently being utilized is most def likely to reduce crime and ensure those needing mental-health assistance receive proper care! Shout out to Lewis, who excels at de-escalation!!
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@colmmacc
Colm MacCárthaigh
2 months
When we say "no non-EU dependencies" we mean it. AWS is lighting up a new root Certificate Authority fully based in the EU. Private keys, secure facilities, operators, management, issuances, revocations, the metadata handling ... all based only in the EU.
aws.amazon.com
August 4, 2025: We updated this post to include EU resident citizenship requirements for AWS European Sovereign Cloud employees operating the cloud. Last month, we announced new sovereign controls...
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Werner Vogels
2 months
Do you want to know how we are cooling these beasts? Listen to Dave Brown in this clip:
@awscloud
Amazon Web Services
2 months
When your AI models dream of big compute, they dream of this. 🚀 Introducing Amazon EC2 P6e-GB200 UltraServers, purpose-built for training & deploying frontier #AI models. Big dreams demand even bigger computing power. #AWS 👉 https://t.co/LD5jwljxOh
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Werner Vogels
2 months
Whether climate resilience, disaster recovery, or food security -- access to good data can be the difference between life and death. Today, I’m launching a new 5-part miniseries that focuses on the builders working every day to solve these hard human problems.
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@MarcJBrooker
Marc Brooker
3 months
Strong consistency for DynamoDB Global Tables is now GA!
@somu_peri
Somu Perianayagam
3 months
Super excited to announce that multi-Region Strong Consistency global tables for DynamoDB is generally available. https://t.co/uEVurAc67f
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Werner Vogels
3 months
The best healthcare solutions aren't built in Silicon Valley boardrooms—they're shaped by the communities that use them. The new CTO Fellows aren't just building apps—they're hacking broken systems from the inside out, one community at a time. https://t.co/jaMlvF51Ek
allthingsdistributed.com
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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@norrskenEA
Norrsken East Africa
3 months
🚨 Calling all IT leaders, engineers & developers in Kigali! This Wednesday, Werner Vogels, Amazon’s Global CTO, joins us at Norrsken Kigali for AWS for Africa — a half-day deep dive into cloud, cost, and building resilient tech. 🗓️ 9:00 AM 📍 Norrsken House Kigali Tickets ⤵
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@perfectorigins
Perfect Origins
4 days
Autoimmune disease isn't genetic. It's your gut lining breaking down. 80% of immune cells live in your intestines. Leaky gut triggers your body to attack itself. Here's how bad bacteria destroy your immune system (& the natural fix): 🧵
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Werner Vogels
3 months
Back to @instapaper it is. Pocket CSV export - Instapaper Import CSV. Seamless.
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@MarcJBrooker
Marc Brooker
4 months
Interested in how we test our systems at Amazon? In @CACMmag, @ankushpd and I write about the evolution of systems correctness and testing practices at AWS. We cover a mix of classic approaches, formal approaches, and new techniques like deterministic simulation.
@CACMmag
Communications of the ACM
4 months
"Systems Correctness Practices at Amazon Web Services," by @MarcJBrooker and @ankushpd, surveys the portfolio of formal methods used across @AWS to deliver complex #services with high #confidence in assuring systems correctness. https://t.co/rTsoillaaN
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Werner Vogels
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In a new guest post from #AWS Sr. Principal Engineers Niko Matsakis and @marcbowes take us inside Aurora DSQL's development from scaling write operations without two-phase commit, to overcoming garbage collection hurdles, and embracing Rust.
allthingsdistributed.com
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...
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@tleam
Tom Leaman
4 months
Honored to be featured on The Frugal Architect with Amazon’s CTO, @Werner, sharing how we approached building @StreamOnMax, @discoveryplus, and other applications at @wbd with scalability, reliability, and efficiency in mind.
@Werner
Werner Vogels
4 months
'Don't be Frupid' - @WBD's approach to balancing cost optimization with customer experience. @tleam shares practical insights from scaling Max globally in the latest Frugal Architect deep dive:
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@sumoru
TK
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I'm excited to share that I am officially a scout for a16z speedrun. The @speedrun scout program empowers some of a16z's strongest founders to invest in and support promising pre-seed and seed-stage founders in their network who could become candidates for a16z speedrun. This
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@Werner
Werner Vogels
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'Don't be Frupid' - @WBD's approach to balancing cost optimization with customer experience. @tleam shares practical insights from scaling Max globally in the latest Frugal Architect deep dive:
thefrugalarchitect.com
With just nine months to launch Max and no room for downtime, Warner Bros. Discovery had to make every architectural decision count. This story follows how they built observability into their...
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@Werner
Werner Vogels
4 months
The @AFCAjax afternoon started in an amazing atomsphere. Then the team turned in an absolute disgraceful performance. Two more very tough matches to come... ❌❌❌
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