AWS for Software Companies Podcast

AWS for Software Companies Podcast

Stay current on new cloud trends. Top software companies, respected industry analysts, and experienced consultants join Amazon Web Services leaders to talk about the cloud topics that matter to you—including the latest in AI, migration, Software-as-a-Service, and more. We produce new episodes regularly.

Episodes

June 11, 2025 23 mins

Chief Architect Russell Leighton discusses how Panther's cloud platform revolutionizes security operations by treating detections as Python code and AI enabled alert vetting turning responses from hours into minutes. 

Topics Include:

  • Panther is a cloud security monitoring tool (cloud SIEM)
  • Works at massive scale, more cost-effective than legacy systems
  • Key differentiator: "detections as code" written in Python
  • Brings s...
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Security leaders from Anthropic and AWS discuss how agentic AI is transforming cybersecurity functions to autonomously handle everything from code reviews to SOC operations.

Topics Include:

  • Agentic AI differs from traditional AI through autonomy and agency
  • Traditional AI handles single workflow nodes, agents collapse multiple steps
  • Higher model intelligence enables understanding of broader business contexts
  • Agents make inte...
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Spryker’s Chief Product Officer, Elena Leonova, discusses the Spryker Business Intelligence platform and how working with AWS as a strategic advisor unlocked deeper opportunities for transformative growth.

Topics Include:

  • Elena Leonova introduces Spryker as digital commerce platform
  • Spryker focuses on sophisticated B2B commerce transactions
  • Traditional industries: manufacturing, industrial goods, med tech
  • Customers sell com...
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ActiveFence CEO Noam Schwartz discusses how his company evolved from protecting platforms against user-generated harmful content to helping companies deploy public-facing AI safely at scale.

Topics Include:

  • Noam Schwartz introduces himself as ActiveFence CEO
  • Former intelligence officer specializing in open source intelligence
  • Mission: protect online experiences for everyone everywhere
  • Online platforms constantly hammered by...
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Jeff Moncrief discusses Sonrai Security's Cloud Permissions Firewall, and the best practices for using AI-powered summaries and orchestration to ensure security at all points.

Topics Include:

  • Jeff Moncrief introduces Sonrai Security and Cloud Permissions Firewall
  • Focus on achieving least privilege access in AWS quickly
  • Lightweight orchestration layer secures IAM from inside out
  • Eliminates need to write hundreds of individua...
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Akanksha Bilani of Intel shares how businesses can successfully adopt generative AI with significant performance gains while saving on costs.

Topics Include:

  • Akanksha runs go-to-market team for Amazon at Intel
  • Personal and business devices transformed how we communicate
  • Forrester predicts 500 billion connected devices by 2026
  • 5,000 billion sensors will be smartly connected online
  • 40% of machines will communicate machine-to-m...
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Victoria Chin of Asana and Michael Horn of AWS demonstrate how Amazon Q integrates with Asana to enable AI-powered workflows while dramatically reducing manual work and improving cross-functional collaboration.

Topics Include:

  • Victoria Chin introduces herself as Asana's CPO Chief of Staff
  • Michael Horn from AWS discusses customer feedback on generative AI
  • AI agents limited by quality of data pulled into them
  • Amazon Q Busines...
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AWS leaders commemorate the podcast's 100th episode while looking ahead to expanded coverage of technology partners and continued focus on generative AI, modern data strategies, agentic AI solutions and more!

Topics Include:

  • Episode 100 celebrates milestone of AWS software companies podcast
  • Weekly podcast shares ISV stories, best practices, guidance
  • Today features AWS leader thoughts on ISV community
  • Arym Diamond heads Nort...
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Executive leaders from UneeQ and Zeta Global discuss the revolutionary impact of AI technologies that enable enhanced customer experiences and improved sales performances.

Topics Include:

  • Dave Cristini introduces panel on AI in advertising and marketing.
  • Panel explores personalized experiences at scale with privacy focus.
  • UneeQ creates AI-powered digital humans for brand interactions.
  • Zeta Global uses AI to optimize custome...
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Ash Pembroke, Portfolio CTO of Caylent, discusses the critical balance of data accuracy in the era of Gen AI for the benefit of boosting innovation.

Topics Include:

  • Ash Pembroke, Portfolio CTO of Caylent, self-identifies as a "recovering data scientist."
  • Caylent is an AWS native services company.
  • Data quality remains an issue despite Gen AI.
  • Contrasts legalism versus mysticism in data quality.
  • Legalism: accurate data when ap...
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New Relic's Head of AI and ML Innovation, Camden Swita discusses their four-cornered AI strategy and envisions a future of "agentic orchestration" with specialized agents.

Topics Include:

  • Introduction of Camden Swita, Head of AI at New Relic.
  • New Relic invented the observability space for monitoring applications.
  • Started with Java workloads monitoring and APM.
  • Evolved into full-stack observability with infrastructure and br...
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Jon Yoo, CEO of Suger, shares how his company automates the complex & challenging workflows of selling software through cloud marketplaces like AWS.

Topics Include:

  • Jon Yoo is co-founder/CEO of Suger.
  • Suger automates B2B marketplace workflows.
  • Handles listing, contracts, offers, billing for marketplaces like AWS.
  • Co-founder previously led Confluent's marketplace enablement product.
  • Confluent had 40-50% revenue through cl...
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SentinelOne's Ric Smith shares how Purple AI, built on Amazon Bedrock, helps security teams handle increasing threat volumes while facing budget constraints and talent shortages.

Topics Include:

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Sam Gantner, Chief Product Officer of Nexthink, reveals how DEX is moving IT from reactive firefighting to proactive problem prevention and transforming enterprise productivity.

Topics Include:

  • DEX stands for Digital Employee Experience
  • DEX eliminates IT issues preventing employee productivity
  • Shifts IT from reactive to proactive problem-solving
  • Employees often serve as IT problem alerting systems
  • Best IT is transparent to e...
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Linda Ivy-Rosser, Vice President for Forrester, outlines the evolution of business applications and forward thinking predictions of their future.

Topics Include:

  • Linda Ivy-Rosser has extensive business applications experience since the 1990s.
  • Business applications historically seen as rigid and lethargic.
  • 1990s: On-premise software with limited scale and flexibility.
  • 2000s: SaaS emergence with Salesforce, AWS, and Azure.
  • 201...
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New Relic's Chief Customer Officer Arnaldo (Arnie) Lopez details how their observability platform helps 70,000+ customers monitor cloud performance through AWS infrastructure while introducing AI capabilities that simplify operations.

Topics Include:

  • Arnie Lopez is SVP, Chief Customer Officer at New Relic.
  • Oversees pre-sales, post-sales, technical support, and enablement teams.
  • New Relic University offers customer certific...
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PDI Technologies’ Steve Antonakakis shares how his company is implementing generative AI across their fuel and retail technology ecosystem through a practical, customer-focused approach using Amazon Bedrock.

Topics Include:

  • PDI's COO/CTO discussing generative AI implementation
  • Practical step-by-step approach to AI integration
  • Testing in real-world settings with customer feedback
  • AWS Bedrock and Nova models exceeded expectat...
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AWS partners Braze, Qualtrics, and Tealium share strategies for marketplace success, vertical industry expansion, and generative AI integration that have driven significant business growth.

Topics Include:

  • Jason Warren introduces AWS Business Application Partnerships panel.
  • Three key topics: Marketplace Strategy, Vertical Expansion, Gen-AI Integration.
  • Alex Rees of Braze, Matthew Gray of Tealium, and Jason Mann of Qualtric...
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Yashodha Bhavnani, Head of AI at Box, reveals Box's vision for intelligent content management that transforms unstructured data into actionable insights.

Topics Include:

  • Yashodha Bhavnani leads AI products at Box.
  • Box's mission: power how the world works together.
  • Box serves customers globally across various industries.
  • Works with majority of Fortune 500 companies.
  • AI agents will join workforce for repetitive tasks.
  • Workflows...
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Tech leaders from RingCentral, Zoom and AWS discuss how generative AI is transforming business communications while balancing challenges & regulatory concerns in this rapidly evolving landscape.

Topics Include:

  • Introduction of panel on generative AI's impact on businesses.
  • How to transition AI from prototypes to production.
  • Understanding value creation for customers through AI.
  • Introduction of Khurram Tajji from RingCen...
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