In this episode, we discuss the growing adoption of Apache Iceberg as a modern data lake format,

exploring how it's becoming the preferred choice for customers migrating from on-premises to cloud

-native architectures. The conversation covers AWS's deep integrations with Iceberg through

services like Amazon S3, AWS Glue Data Catalog, and SageMaker Lake House, as well as how key

partners like Starburst and Snowflake are enhancing the ecosystem with powerful connectors that

enable federated querying, flexible catalog management, and seamless data interoperability. We

highlight how organizations can easily migrate existing Parquet and ORC data lakes to Iceberg

without rewriting underlying data files, and emphasize that this shift represents a move toward

future-proof data architectures focused on ease of use, consistent governance, and reduced

development time rather than just cost optimization.

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• Antony: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antony-prasad-thevaraj-04398518/

Links:

• https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/storage/build-a-managed-apache-iceberg-data-lake-using-starburst-and-amazon-s3-tables/
• https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/use-apache-iceberg-in-your-data-lake-with-amazon-s3-aws-glue-and-snowflake/

In this episode of AWS Partners Unplugged, Tarek Makota, Senior Principal Solution Architect at AWS, discusses building resilient SaaS applications for ISV partners. We explore AWS fault isolation boundaries through regions and availability zones, explaining how proper application design can contain failures and prevent them from spreading across an entire customer base. We discuss the misconception that multi-region deployments automatically provide higher resilience, emphasizing that single-region architectures can achieve high availability when properly designed to honor fault boundaries between control planes and data planes. We cover key strategies including load shedding, careful retry implementation to avoid amplifying problems, identifying critical user journeys, and leveraging AWS services like Application Recovery Controller and its Zonal Auto Shift feature, along with Fault Injection Simulator for testing and recovery.

Links:

• https://aws.amazon.com/resilience-hub/
• https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/resilience-analysis-framework/introduction.html
• https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/resilience-lifecycle-framework/introduction.html

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• Tarik: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarik-makota/

In this episode of AWS Partners Unplugged, we explore the latest innovations from the AWS Partner Network, focusing on AI-driven solutions that are reshaping business operations. We discuss Amplitude's groundbreaking collaboration with Amazon Bedrock to revolutionize product growth through AI agents that proactively detect user friction points and implement real-time optimizations, transforming analytics from reactive to proactive processes. Our conversation also covers AWS Transform's breakthrough in mainframe modernization, which leverages specialized AI agents to reduce traditionally multi-year migration projects to just months, addressing the growing legacy skills gap. Additionally, we highlight the launch of the AWS European sovereign cloud, providing EU organizations with robust security and compliance while maintaining data sovereignty, and explore comprehensive security solutions including Superna Defender for cloud storage protection and updates to AWS competency programs that help customers find validated partners with specialized expertise.

Blog Links:

* https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/accelerate-product-growth-with-amplitude-ai-agents-and-amazon-bedrock/

* https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/accelerating-mainframe-modernization-learn-how-partners-are-leveraging-aws-transform/

* https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/empowering-european-innovation-partner-solutions-for-the-aws-european-sovereign-cloud/

* https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/new-categories-and-enhanced-benefits-for-aws-government-competency-partners/

* https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/strengthen-your-aws-cloud-storage-security-with-superna-defender/

* https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/updates-to-the-aws-mssp-competency-deliver-turnkey-security-solutions-for-customers/

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