AWS Executive Insights

Swami Sivasubramanian, VP of Machine Learning at AWS, describes five best practices for getting started with machine learning, based on his observations of AWS customers.

AWS Enterprise Strategists Jake, Ishit, and Bryan discuss the definition of customer-centricity, who the CIO's customers really are, and what they've learned about customer obsession at Amazon.

Andre Garcia, SVP of IT Operations and Quality Engineering at TracFone, sits down with Jake Burns to talk about TracFone's migration to the AWS Cloud. Garcia shares how they've overcome challenges and forged a new path for TracFone.

This week, Bryan, Ishit, and Jake are sharing trends they are seeing from customer conversations, and common issues that are top of mind for leaders today.

Continuing the conversation from last week, Bryan, Ishit, and Jake discuss the power of constraints. Sharing stories from their past, and insight from customer conversations, we learn more about the benefits of failure - and the importance of working backwards from a customer problem.

Welcome to our new series, Ask the AWS Strategist. In this episode, three Enterprise Strategists discuss the latest questions they're hearing from executives in the industry, and their opinions based on experience. Join us this week, as Bryan Landerman, Ishit Vachhrajani, and Jake Burns talk about a concept called "controlled demolition" and focusing on the why, vs. the how, in reaching customers.

Keisha Garcia, Cloud Transformation Program Director at BP, on how she is leading BP through their cloud journey. Talking with Miriam McLemore, Keisha dives deep on the importance of bringing your executive team along the journey, bridging organizational gaps while navigating change.

Simon Noonan, CIO of Sportsbet, talks with Miriam McLemore about their cloud transformation journey, and the importance of innovation, invention, agility, and resilience. Simon partners with his CFO, and peer executives through his "cloud academy."

How do you innovate and enable new products in an increasingly fast paced industry? Henk Coenen from NXP dives into NXP's transformation and how innovation can be enabled by embracing failure and taking the right approach to organization change.

Elena Gomez, CFO of Zendesk, sits down with Sean Boyle, former CFO of AWS, to discuss the changing role of the CFO, creating a nimble culture, and partnering with the rest of the C-suite on innovation strategy.

Michael Fagan sits down with us to share the importance of training all employees, include the CTO, helpdesk employees, and executive assistants, on cloud technology and how this can further business innovation and increase efficiencies. With the customer first mentality, Michael dives into what KMart has planned in their continued goal of delivering a best in class customer experience.

Jason Child, the CFO of Splunk, and Sean Boyle, the former CFO of AWS, discuss how the role of the CFO is changing, including partnering with the CIO, using data in technology, and the importance of culture.

Paul Onnen, the VP of Finance Technology at Amazon, sits down with Sean Boyle, the former CFO of AWS, to discuss his approach at building high-performance, globally scalable financial systems that support Amazon's current and future growth.

What are the most challenging aspects of business transformation? After meeting with over 200 executives over the past year, Thomas and Miriam compare notes on the trends they've observed and discuss the common threads they're seeing globally and across industries.

Listen to our final episode from Executive Summit at AWS re:Invent, where we hear from Arun Shastry from Liberty Mutual insurance, Ross McKerchar from Sophos, Nicki Doble from Cover-More Group, and Paco Padilla from Konfio, on their experiences and key takeaways.

Listen in to part 2 of 3, where we hear from Dr. Ganesh Kumarof OFG Bank, Borre Wessel and Anvar Karimson of BCG Partners, and Ariel Schabas and Diego Navarro of Cencosud, on their experience and key takeaways from Executive Summit at AWS re:Invent.

Listen in to part 1 of 3, where we hear from Alison Robinson and Michael Berman - two leaders from top California universities - on their experiences and key takeaways from Executive Summit at AWS re:Invent.

In the final episode of our 3 part series, Mark shares the lessons he's learned, top challenges he faces as a leader, and how he keeps his team moving forward in a constantly changing environment.

Mark is back to discuss the potential business impacts of voice technologies. He explains how the AWS Cloud and Amazon Alexa are enabling employees, increasing the reliability of systems, and creating new capabilities for UX designers.

In part 1 of a 3 part series, Mark Webster, Director of Product at Adobe, talks about how the Cloud and Voice Technology is changing design and workflow at Adobe, and the overall impact of voice on the end user.

Shaown Nandi, former CIO at Dow Jones, dives into how he and his team identify, develop, and inspire new leaders, the importance of diversity at Dow Jones, and his approach to encouraging mentorship. Shaown also explains why learning to fail keeps the business and employees on the forefront of new technology - as long as you fail in a smart way.

In the final episode of our 3-part series Dave Bartoletti, VP and Principal Analyst from Forrester, shares how the cloud can drive operational and cultural change that improves business agility.

In part 2 of a 3 part series Dave Bartoletti, VP and Principal Analyst, shares how successive deployments help overcome barriers to cloud adoption.

In part 1 of a 3 part series Dave Bartoletti, VP and Principal Analyst from Forrester, sits down with Jake Burns, AWS Enterprise strategist, to discuss the business impact they are seeing from the acceleration of cloud technologies.

Marten Mickos, CEO of HackerOne, discusses his thoughts on leadership, automation, governance, the role security plays in enabling a culture of innovation, strategies for addressing talent gaps, and security trends.

Charles Beadnall, CTO, describes the approach to customer-centric innovation at GoDaddy, his formula to enable experimentation, and how he manages expectations for impact and investment.

We talk to Marcy Klevorn, CIO Mobility, Ford Motor Company, about how she has accelerated Ford's transformation, using cloud technologies, agile teams, partnerships and acquisitions to to evolve Ford from a manufacturing company to a mobility company.

We talk to Klaus Salchner, VP Engineering at Realtor.com, about his approach to engineering in silicon valley, building a center of excellence, and the importance of having a strong cultural backdrop to utilize when bringing new engineering talent into an organization.

We talk with John Brady, SVP and CISO at FINRA, his role as CISO during FINRA's wide adoption of AWS as well as other issues that are top of mind for security leaders today.

We talk with Brian Lozada, former CISO, ZocDocs, about his experience scaling with velocity in the cloud, building an infastructure as code culture and security risk and compliance.