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Aviatrix is heading to AWS re:Invent 2024! We’re excited to meet all the cloud networking heroes who work tirelessly to keep networks secure, performant, resilient, and agile . . . all while keeping costs down. It’s time to come out of the shadows and connect, learn from some amazing speakers, and solve networking problems together.
- Come see Aviatrix at AWS re:Invent, booth #144! We’ll be raffling off a Marvel Lego set and provide a claw machine where you can play to win more prizes.
- Review the entire AWS re:Invent session catalog, and check out the sessions we’re looking forward to below.
- Learn more about Aviatrix’s Cloud Networking Heroes program.
- Livestream the re:invent keynote talks for free.
Breakout Sessions: Aviatrix
NET211-S | RAG and route: Enhancing networks to support Amazon Bedrock
(sponsored by Aviatrix)
Timothy McConnaughy, Technical Marketing Engineer, Aviatrix
GenAI is an exciting prospect, but not every organization can benefit from using the managed, out-of-the-box solutions that CSPs offer. Using secure, high-volume data transfers to support a disaggregated RAG solution, you can unlock the potential of GenAI on Amazon Bedrock and leverage your data wherever it lives. In this session, I will demonstrate how Aviatrix can help support elements of RAG solutions that may exist on-premises, in any cloud, or all of the above.
SEC236-S | Protecting island VPCs: Agentless security for shadow cloud
(sponsored by Aviatrix)
Chris McHenry, SVP, Product Management, Aviatrix
No man is an island. VPCs shouldn’t be, either . . . at least, not without adequate security. Chris McHenry, Aviatrix SVP of Product Management, examines the issue of these isolated “island VPCs” that can get by centralized security controls and leave your network vulnerable to data breaches, attacks, and compliance violations. Learn how Aviatrix’s Cloud Perimeter Security solution can secure, simplify, and streamline an environment with this issue.
Sessions on AWS Constructs
KEY002 | CEO Keynote with Matt Garman
Lori Beer, Global CIO, JPMorganChase; Matthew Garman, CEO, Amazon Web Services; Andy Jassy, President & CEO, Amazon; Jennifer Tejada, CEO and Chairperson, PagerDuty
As the original Cloud Service Provider, Amazon’s genius for continuous innovation is an industry standard. We look forward to hearing how they continue to reimagine possibilities and design groundbreaking solutions for customers and partners.
SUP201 | Building an optimized cloud workload with AWS
Rovan Omar, Principal Technologist, AWS; Stephen Salim, Senior Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services; Yuri Belenky, General Manager, CommBank
We’re deeply invested in helping you master the delicate balancing act of optimizing network security, performance, cost, resiliency, and other metrics. This session on optimizing cloud workloads with AWS Well-Architected Framework is an excellent opportunity to harness AI tools to build a healthy cloud infrastructure from the start, avoiding the problems of poor design before they begin.
NET301 | Advanced VPC design and what’s new in VPC
Matt Lehwess, Senior Principal Solutions Architect, Amazon; Alexandra Huides, Principal Networking Specialist Solutions Architect, AWS
In AWS, VPCs are the building blocks of your cloud architecture. In the spirit of good design being concerned with intricate details as well as system-wide policies and frameworks, we’re interested in learning about the latest improvements to the Amazon VPC and how they help improve functionality, security, and usability.
NET318 | Dive into the depths of routing on AWS
Tom Adamski, Principal Solutions Architect, AWS; Ankit Chadha, Sr. Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services
If VPCs are the building blocks of an AWS environment, routing is the roadways — no network is a network without connectivity. As part of the continuous improvement of performance and resiliency, we’re interested in seeing how to better use AWS features such as Amazon VPC, AWS Transit Gateway, AWS Direct Connect, AWS Site-to-Site VPN, and AWS Cloud WAN to reduce latency and prepare for disruptions.
Sessions on AI
AIM124-S-SC1 | National Australia Bank: Achieving operational excellence with gen AI
Luke Higgins, Chief Architect – Technology Asset Deployment, Accenture; Andrew Brydon, Executive Enterprise Engineering, NAB
With so many ideas about what AI might be able to do crowding the industry thoughtspace, it’s helpful to see what GenAI has done with specific use cases. We look forward to learning how National Australia Bank used AI to enhance customer experiences and business growth and what they learned.
KUB202-S | Scaling gen AI: Tackling operational challenges with Kubernetes
Zak Harabedian, Principal Product Architect, NetApp
Fresh from a week of conversations at KubeCon 2024, we’re ready to learn more about how to combine the power of Kubernetes and NetApp to optimize cloud workloads.
MAM231-S | The new paradigm: Human plus and playing to win in the age of AI
Victoria Pelletier, Vice President, Kyndryl; Meenagi Venkat, Vice President, Kyndryl Consult, Cloud, Kyndryl; Tom Rourke, VP: Global Leader Kyndryl Vital, Kyndryl
As our CEO Doug Merritt said recently, when Aviatrix works with AI, we always put “a human in the middle.” We’re eager to hear others’ perspectives on how to maximize our use of AI thoughtfully, creatively, and ethically while keeping an organization human-centric.
Sessions on Data
KEY003 | Dr. Swami Sivasubramanian Keynote
Shawn Malhotra, CTO, Rocket Companies; Dr. Swami Sivasubramanian, VP, AI and Data, AWS, AWS
Data is the future: for innovation, efficiency, GenAI, and much more. We’re looking forward to this keynote on building a strong data foundation and using it to benefit customers.
HYB310 | Addressing data residency requirements with hybrid and edge services
Fabio Rodrigues, Head of Hybrid Cloud SA, Amazon Web Services; Sedji Gaouaou, Senior Solutions Architect, AWS
Aviatrix serves customers with a variety of sensitive data responsibilities, from healthcare to finance, and is always looking for innovative ways to enhance security and meet compliance standards. We look forward to this discussion of best practices for data residency across multiple zones and regions using features such as AWS Regions, AWS Dedicated Local Zones, AWS Local Zones, and AWS Outposts.
Sessions on Cloud Complexity
KEY005 | Dr. Werner Vogels’s Keynote
Complexity creates some of the worst headaches for networking teams. From our founding, Aviatrix has invested in helping customers achieve simplicity and avoid the drain and risks of overly complicated environments. We look forward to this discussion of AWS’s strategies for mastering cloud complexity.
Aviatrix Networking Reception at Top Golf: A Retro Celebration of Y2K
It’s not technically a session, but don’t miss out on our Top Golf reception on Wednesday, Dec 4, 6:00-8:00 PM PST! We’re going to celebrate the heroes of Y2K who worked to keep their networks up while everyone else was busy panicking. Bring your fanny pack (or try to win one in our booth giveaway!) and your CDs and get ready to party like it’s 1999.
- Come join us at AWS re:Invent, booth 144!
- See the cloud networking heroes we’ve profiled.
- Watch a comprehensive recap of re:Invent 2024 in a webinar on December 12.