#429: [Right Now at AWS] Episode 4 – Developing an IoT solution to keep water flowing for millions

03/10/21 • 21 min

Having a clear vision about the IoT solution needed to keep clean water flowing for millions of people was a big step forward for non-profit, charity:water. Of course, the execution turned out to be challenging. Charity:water first tried collaborating with leading IoT sensor manufacturers to get existing technology tailored to its specific use case, which is monitoring hand pump functionality in real-time, across remote communities. When that didn’t work, charity:water had the gumption to try to develop the solution themselves. But the org faced frustration and stalls before finding the right partner. With AWS Partner Twisthink, charity:water found a true collaborator that recognized its core business is a vital mission.Together, they developed an IoT sensor built on AWS that allows real-time monitoring of remote wells around the world, slashing repair time by years. Listen to the podcast to hear about the development process and learn about the IoT roadmap to reshape the approach to meeting the global clean water crisis. Check out the solution and contribute: https://github.com/charitywater/afridev2-sensor Get help developing your own IoT solution: https://aws.amazon.com/iot/

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Big data and analytics play a critical role in every organization’s digital transformation. For many customers, it’s the first initiative they embark on to accelerate time to insight and pace of innovation for their business. Today, Simon is joined by Roy Hasson, Sr. Manager WW Analytics Specialist, to talk about how customers can modernize on-premises, self-managed Apache Hadoop environments running Apache Hive and Apache Spark using Amazon EMR - a fully managed, easy to use, unified analytics platform to run your Hive, Spark, Presto and other big data and ML workloads. They also discuss the EMR Migration Program, developed to help customers quickly modernize their on-premises, self-managed Hadoop environments.

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#430: March 2021 Update Show 2

Simon and Nicki share lots of cool new things! Leave audio feedback here: https://bit.ly/2MvZPOL Chapters 00:31 The Alexa Customer Experience 01:48 Innovation Ambassadors Podcast 02:53 Infrastructure 03:46 Analytics 04:27 Application Integration 05:56 Block Chain 07:10 Compute 09:11 Customer Engagement 10:04 Developer Tools 10:26 Internet of Things (IoT) 12:49 Machine Learning 15:08 Management & Governance 17:17 Networking & Content Delivery 18:00 Security, Identity and Compliance 22:05 Conclusion 22:26 Nicki's Launch Podcast program Extended Shownotes: https://d29iemol7wxagg.cloudfront.net/430ExtendedShownotes.html