The subtle inventiveness that reduced cold start setup from seconds to 200μs.
All Things Distributed
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22 Apr
7 Apr
Andy Warfield writes about the hard-won lessons dealing with data friction that lead to S3 Files
17 Feb
Over the past decade, Byron's team has proven the correctness of our authorization engine, our cryptographic implementations, and our virtualization layer. Now they're taking those same techniques and applying them to agentic systems.
27 Jan
Today, I’m honored to introduce you to the latest cohort of Now Go Build CTO Fellows. Individuals from around the world with diverse backgrounds (engineering, the humanities, business, healthcare, entrepreneurship, law) that have found their calling at the intersection of technology and education.
16 Dec 2025
Fear is actually a pretty good signal that you are pushing into the unknown, that real growth doesn’t happen without a bit of that associated discomfort, and that it’s worth becoming aware when it happens. Aware enough to consider actually leaning into it.
25 Nov 2025
We’ve caught glimpses of a future that values autonomy, empathy, and individual expertise. Where interdisciplinary cooperation influences discovery and creation at an unrelenting pace. In the coming year, we will begin the transition into a new era of AI in the human loop, not the other way around. This cycle will create massive opportunities to solve problems that truly matter.
29 Oct 2025
While many of us chase the latest tech trends, innovative builders in Sub-Saharan Africa are leveraging a nearly 30-year-old messaging protocol to process hundreds of billions in transactions annually, reminding us that the best technology isn't always the shiniest, it's what actually solves customer problems.
1 Oct 2025
6 Aug 2025
Building with Amazon SageMaker AI should be about innovation, not wrestling with development environments or building bespoke observability systems. Here's how we're removing roadblocks so builders can focus on what matters most.
7 Jul 2025
This new five-part mini-series follows technology leaders from social impact organizations solving humanity's hardest problems - from crisis zones to community centers. Watch how they use drones to map disaster zones, AI/ML to predict food shortages, and open data to save lives.