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🤖 First speaker Announced!!! (and as topic names goes, this is one of the best 🌟 ) RSVP Below!! Broderick Westrope - Software Engineer at Mantel Group will be speaking on: The Developer’s Guide to the Galaxy: The Rise of GitHub Copilot Explore how GitHub Copilot is transforming software development by enhancing productivity, facilitating learning, and addressing ethical considerations in AI-assisted coding. https://lnkd.in/gaZbgHir #awscommunitybuilders #aws #github 🎉🎉🎉🎉

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Serverless is dead. Long live Serverless. At the Azure Builders Melbourne meetup on 26 November, I share my view on where serverless is currently at, what the hurdles to overcome are, and where it might go in the future. Join me and the rest of the excellent speakers William Liebenberg, Craig Moyle, Jiadong Chen and Pouya Koushandehfar for all things Serverless. Book your spot. Link in the comments. #serverless #azure Santhosh (Santhoshkumar) Anandakrishnan Venura Athukorala

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There has been a lot of hype around the Rust programming language. Most articles and blogs I read are heavy on promises, and a little light on testing. I’ve done a simple comparison between a lambda written in Python vs the same lambda written in Rust. Both use the official AWS SDKs. Boto3 is well established but the Rust SDK is new. The official release was about 8 months ago at reinvent. I’ve load tested both using K6. Why? Well, because I want to see for myself if I really do get the 8x improvement in performance and equivalent reduction in cost that people promote. What were the results? Come along and find out! https://lnkd.in/gfzVfDXY

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I am coming up with a new talk and this time more on Amazon Web Services (AWS)! So come and join me at the Melbourne Serverless Meetup on 4th July as I talk about setting up #CloudFront with latency-based routing in an active-active architecture! #techtalk #meetup #aws

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TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT❗❗❗ There are still a very small amount tickets left - so if you're working in the CBD today and you're curious to learn more about how you can future-proof your software career or engineering team in this new age then definitely come along 😎 The link to the event is in the comments 🔗 #Community #AI #PanelEvent #Networking

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I was asked by an investor "What is UnityTrip doing that is different to Serko?". Valid question. Given #UnityTrip is a new concept, an IT analogy helps explain.   Enterprise Corporates use #CloudComputing and #OnPremises. Both together are called #HybridCloud. The benefits include: - Agility: Supports fast-moving business transformation - Cost optimization: Balances use of on-premises and public cloud resources - Security and compliance: Keeps sensitive data in private clouds while leveraging public clouds - Scalability: Allows dynamic resource scaling across environments - Disaster recovery: Enhances business continuity by replicating data across clouds Viewing travel content through this lens, Serko offers #CloudComputing (Commercial Travel) and UnityTrip offers #HybridCloud (Commercial and Leased). There's now a way for corporates with #LeasedTravelContent to assert control over their travel and logistics as a whole, leaving traditional travel industry players to get on with what they do best (#TravelPartnerships) For companies that have #LeasedTravelContent, #HybridCorporateTravel is win-win for all commercial parties and passenger #TravelExperience. ✈ ⛴ 🚌 🏨

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This is such a unique opportunity! If you haven't registered yet, do it now! :) It's online, free, and open to everybody. It's not every day you get the chance to ask questions to such a stellar group who need no introduction—I have signed copies of their books and often share their articles and videos with colleagues. True story: I recently added links to some of their videos and articles to the README of the main project I'm working on. Seriously, don't miss it. If you're really lucky, you might catch Trisha Gee, Helen Scott, and Carly Richmond at a big conference, each presenting to a packed auditorium. But an open Q&A session with all three of them? For a cozy small group? As far as I know, this has never happened before. It's next Wednesday at 12:00 PM on Zoom. So, if you're in the UK, pack a sandwich and join us at lunchtime (and if you're not in the UK, find a way to clear your agenda for one hour and join us anyway—it's going to be worth it!) #AspiringSpeakers #Technical #PublicSpeaking #Event #Online #Free #OpenToEverybody

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Mark your calendars 🗓️! Join me at IN PERSON! Apache Kafka® Meetup Auckland (September 2024) https://lnkd.in/gJRiVtuK to learn how to Build Scalable #kafka Streaming Data Pipelines with Azure Functions! In this session, we will delve into integrating Kafka with Azure Functions to create powerful, scalable event-driven solutions. We’ll examine how to effectively use Azure Functions within Kafka streaming data pipelines, including practical insights on leveraging Kafka bindings and exploring Azure Functions hosting capabilities. #azure #functions #kafka #developers #community

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Three years ago, AWS made a 10-figure infrastructure investment in New Zealand. today AWS has announced a landmark $1.3B investment to build a top-secret cloud infrastructure for Australia's defense and intelligence agencies. The TS Cloud project will span three facilities and is set to create up to 2,000 local jobs over the next decade. The TS Cloud will enhance information sharing, interoperability, and collaboration with the United States, while bolstering the resilience of Australia's tech infrastructure. AWS’s commitment to renewable energy will also power this project, underscoring their sustainable approach. With this initiative, Australia's defense and intelligence sectors will leverage cutting-edge AWS services, driving a mission-first focus and eliminating the heavy lifting of traditional IT hardware! #AWS #CloudComputing #NationalSecurity #Innovation #Australia

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Hear from Peter Hanssens about an interesting feature of Rust for data engineering. Spoiler alert: portability and distribution matter. As well as being the lead organiser of the ServerlessDays ANZ conference, he runs Cloud Shuttle. I was able to grab a few minutes of his time during the conference today to check in on how the course Accelerant provided earlier this year has been able to solve some problems for their customers. #rustlang #dataengineering

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An article The Australian today from Edward Chung CEO of TechnologyOne is well worth a read - 75% of technology projects fail. What I find surprising is that while the Government has spent billions of dollars on failed IT projects, they don't seem to have spent money on how to create successful IT projects. I think this points to a fundamental misunderstanding of and disinterest in people. IT is not about the vendor, product or technology, its about people: 1. how you have people excited to be part of a changing environment 2. how you have people willingly give up control of how its done and 3. how you have people excited to discover something new 4. understanding that very few people are expert at the above. The 75% failure rate says that 1-3 are not being addressed.

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Sounds like an internal primary or secondary index 'skew' between different systems (or just a bug). Can happen when restoring records to a database in live use when changing a schema, as the precise order that sets the foreign key mappings used by the other system will not match... This might even be a stale cache somewhere.. Hence why you should always use synthetic keys when maintaining a relationship between two distinct databases, never use internal primary or secondary keys, just asking for trouble... #databreach #australia #databases #integrity

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Deloitte and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are hosting a Hands-on Gen AI Workshop as part of the Cloud Native Summit on 23 October in Wellington. Please join us and build some AI-enable apps! https://lnkd.in/g-Wt53Mp This event is a hands-on workshop that enables participants to build generative AI prototype apps (chatbots, image gen, summarisation, etc.) on AWS. The workshop is designed for people with no experience with AI, but who are comfortable programming and using the command-line. Workshop participants build simple generative AI apps while learning key concepts. The labs use AWS Bedrock and include prompt engineering, security and guardrails, chatbots, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), image generation & editing, and multimodal capabilities. Resources: It is a hands-on workshop so you must bring your own laptop to the workshop and you can run this workshop through an AWS-managed event or from your own account. Cloud Native Summit - Australia & NZ Mark Goatley Shivonne Londt Ali'imuamua Ron Amosa Hannah Prior Kate Phillips Luke Collier Tom Weber Damian Harvey Matt Dalton Dr Amanda J. Williamson

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As the co-founder and CEO  of Quantum Interface, I’m thrilled to share our latest insights on how DevOps is transforming the business world. DevOps isn’t just a buzzword; it’s a transformative approach that’s reshaping how we think about software development and deployment. 🚀 At Quantum Interface, we’re passionate about leveraging DevOps to enhance collaboration, increase efficiency, and deliver continuous innovation. It’s not merely about faster delivery; it’s about building a culture that aligns development with business needs, ensuring that every code commit translates into value for our customers. The integration of DevOps into our operations has been nothing short of revolutionary. It has allowed us to respond to market changes with agility and confidence, knowing that our infrastructure is both scalable and secure. More importantly, it has enabled us to maintain a customer-centric approach, where rapid iterations and feedback are the cornerstones of our product development cycle. I’m proud of the strides we’ve made and excited about the future. If you’re as passionate about DevOps and its potential as we are, or if you’re curious about how it can benefit your business, I invite you to reach out. Let’s explore the possibilities together and unlock the full potential of your business operations. For inquiries or further discussion, feel free to drop me an email at [email protected]. Visit our website at www.qinterface.net to dive deeper into our DevOps journey, and don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or need assistance. Together, let’s drive the future of software development and business transformation! #DevOps #Automation #CI #CD #CloudComputing #SoftwareDevelopment #BusinessTransformation #TechInnovation #QuantumInterface #QI #Agile #DevSecOps

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Hi everyone! It is 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙖 𝙙𝙖𝙮 until I’ll be hosting an AWS group talk on a topic I’m genuinely excited about: 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 🚀! It’s going to be an insightful dive into optimizing cloud resources and minimizing unnecessary spend, which is such an important topic for any organization utilizing cloud services. Check out the link below for all the details—and don’t forget there will be free meals! Looking forward to connecting with some of you there and sharing some valuable tips on keeping our cloud environments lean and efficient. See you then! For more details and to RSVP you can go to https://lnkd.in/g5Jv7Q3d AWS User Group (Melbourne) #aws #awsgroup #awsgroupsmelbourne #melbourne #australia #softwaredevelopment #softwareengineer #awscommunity #awsgroups

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🌐 Accelerate Your Cloud Journey with API Connects! The cloud revolution is here, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) is leading the charge with unparalleled scalability, agility, and cost-efficiency. For businesses in New Zealand, navigating AWS can be complex, which is why API Connects partners with enterprises to design, implement, and manage the best cloud solutions. ✨ Our AWS Cloud Services: AWS Security 🔒: Protect your data with top-tier security solutions tailored to the AWS environment. AWS Cloud Migration 🚀: Smooth, secure transitions to the cloud, minimizing downtime. Managed Cloud Services 🛠: Ongoing optimization, maintenance, and support to keep operations seamless. AWS Database Migration 💾: Reliable, secure database migration across platforms. DevOps Automation ⚙️: Automate workflows for faster, efficient development and deployment. Ready to transform your cloud journey? Partner with API Connects and harness the true potential of AWS cloud technology. https://lnkd.in/gwZhr-rU  #cloudcomputing #AWS #cloudmigration #DevOps #digitalinnovation  #NewZealandBusiness #cloudsolutions #newzealand

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I have been leveraging GCP for TrussHealth's AI and data storage, along with addressing customer data related issues in previous roles. Google's transparency in addressing and resolving recent data loss incidents instills confidence in their commitment to customer support and functional operational processes. Although data loss is a significant concern for enterprise storage, it is commendable to see cloud providers like Google openly acknowledge such challenges and demonstrate dedication to continuous improvement. Learn more about how Google Cloud responded to accidental data deletions: [Link to the article](https://lnkd.in/gTiRkg6X)

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Is AI Going to Replace Developers?🧑‍💻➡️🤖 We at LANEX Australia have explored the burning question on everyone's mind: Will AI replace developers? Our latest blog post delves into the intricate relationship between AI and software development, examining the potential impacts and the future of human-AI collaboration. AI technologies are rapidly evolving, but rather than posing a threat to developers, they are opening new doors for innovation and efficiency. Our article discusses how AI can augment the development process, automate repetitive tasks, and enable developers to focus on more creative and complex aspects of their work. #AI #SoftwareDevelopment #TechInnovation #ArtificialIntelligence #Developers #FutureOfWork #Lanex #TechBlog #Innovation https://lnkd.in/gJyMacQA

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Classic bait-and-switch wrapped in shiny new tech toys! Recent investments in #NDIS tech upgrades, including DART, ICT PACE Salesforce, could be viewed as strategic moves by NDIA to centralize control & cut costs, at the expense of participant autonomy. Bit like giving a kid a shiny new bicycle with one hand while tightening the training wheels with the other. Sure, they're upgrading the systems, but at what cost? Evidence suggests procurement process for these systems, particularly Salesforce, was marred by ethical concerns & cost blowouts, a contract value ballooning from $27 million to $135 million due to scope changes. Additionally, there were instances of undisclosed gifts & hospitality received by NDIA officials from Salesforce, raising questions about the integrity of the procurement process. Did the extra cash come with a side of accountability, or just an expensive lunch for a few NDIA officials? The sweet aroma of undisclosed gifts, where transparency goes to die. Ethical Concerns? More like ethical nightmares. A little gift here, a hospitality event there & suddenly, what was supposed to be a transparent process looks more like a backroom deal. Who needs a fair procurement process when you can have a cozy relationship with your vendor? Centralized Control or should we say, centralized surveillance? By tightening the reins on financial management, NDIA might save a few bucks, but what happens to participant choice? It's like they’re handing out free collars to the participants – complete with a shiny tag that says, "Property of NDIA." Big question here is NDIA really trying to empower participants, or are they just trying to tighten their grip under the guise of efficiency? Line between progress & control is a thin one & it seems like they’re walking it with a pair of blinders on. Maybe it's time someone held magnifying glass up to see who’s really benefiting from these “upgrades.” Cost-Cutting Agenda: NDIA is playing Monopoly with people’s lives, and the utilities and railroads are all marked "NDIA-owned." They’re streamlining operations alright – straight down the highway of control, where autonomy is just a pit stop that no one’s allowed to visit. Reduces participant choice & increase surveillance, aligning with a broader cost-cutting agenda. Shifting towards these systems may reflect an underlying strategy to enforce stricter controls over spending while limiting participant autonomy in managing their plans. Tech Upgrades or Trojan Horses? If these new systems are so great, why does it feel like they’re more about watching participants than helping them? It’s the classic government move – sell it as empowerment, but the fine print reads “You’re now under stricter surveillance.” These upgrades might enable NDIA to take direct control over transactions too, reducing the role of intermediaries like plan managers, centralizing financial management. Time we ask how these technological changes align with the original goals of NDIS.

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