AWS Summit Toronto 2019

AWS Summit - Toronto 2019

Here’s my notes from the AWS Summit Toronto 2019:

  • Was raining had to Uber to the Allandale train station
  • Late arrival; missed breakfast

  • Tweeted some nice pics and vids of I.C.E. protesters during keynote (meh.) https://www.newsflare.com/video/316198/ice-protesters-at-toronto-aws-summit

  • Did a lab on CloudFormation approx 1.5hrs
  • Missed lunch
  • Gave contacts to 3 “vendors” IBM; DataDogs; and AWS support for Public Service
  • Listen the following talks:
    • “AWS Workspaces”
      • PCoIP (fancy remote desktops)
      • VM on the cloud
      • Very cost effective
    • “Full-Stack Web & Mobile / AWS Amplify & AppSync”
      • Nail polish app example
      • AppSync covers multiple platforms
      • Amplify makes testing and deploying “better”
    • “Terraform and AWS” / Eric Wright
      • Very interesting; straight forward

To-Do

Play with
  • - AWS AppSync
  • - AWS Amplify
  • - AWS Rekognition
  • - AWS Cognito
  • - Elastic Search
  • - Terraform
Research more
  • - ONICA had a meetup every month in Toronto/ I think I joined the group
  • - Find more references and arguments for Terraform vs. CloudFormation and others (that Gruntwork article looked good)
  • - Reduce AWS monthly bill…… AGAIN