Ep 104 - Get ready for re:Invent with AWS (Jillian Forde)

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I recently sat down with Jillian Forde on “<a href="https://aws.amazon.com/podcasts/683-totogi-aws-powered-emergency-response/" rel="nofollow">The Official AWS Podcast</a>”  to talk about how Totogi’s AWS-first charging-as-a-service solution helped restore mobile connectivity to 23 million subscribers in Sudan during a crisis. For this episode, I’m bringing a condensed version of our conversation to listeners to spread the word on how having a cloud-native solution can mean the difference between complete service disruption and business continuity. Listen now to hear: <ul> <li>How Totogi's AWS-first architecture helped us restore mobile connectivity in 18 days [03:32];</li> <li>Why choosing AWS services like DynamoDB and Lambda over cloud-agnostic solutions was crucial for our success [07:56];</li> <li>How the public cloud transforms disaster recovery from an expensive, rarely-tested backup into an efficient, cost-effective solution [13:39]; and</li> <li>Why regulated industries need to embrace public cloud now to take advantage of generative AI and stay competitive [16:19].</li> </ul> Links and Resources <ul> <li>Check out the original, uncut version of my conversation with Jillian Forde on <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/podcasts/683-totogi-aws-powered-emergency-response/" rel="nofollow">The Official AWS Podcast</a>.</li> <li>Learn more about how <a href="https://totogi.com/charging-as-a-service/" rel="nofollow">Totogi Charging-as-a-Service</a> can help you to eliminate your charger’s unused disaster recovery set up to quickly failover when you need it, only paying for what you use.</li> <li>Check out our <a href="https://totogi.com/case-studies/telecom-disaster-recovery-case-study/" rel="nofollow">case study</a> on our work with Zain Sudan.</li> <li>I also talked about our remarkable work in Sudan with Ali Hussein Kassim, host of Ali Talks Tech in <a href="https://telcodr.com/insights/ep-95-africa-telco-ai-public-cloud/" rel="nofollow">episode 95</a>. Give it a listen!</li> <li>Buy Totogi’s <a href="https://totogi.com/charging-as-a-service/" rel="nofollow">Charging-as-a-Service</a> on the AWS Marketplace. Start at $0.01 per month!</li> <li>One of my favorite movies about attending a business conference is “<a href="https://youtu.be/d7LkZwnfwfc?si=qao9RLz1YJVeLlU7" rel="nofollow">Cedar Rapids</a>,” about naive insurance agent Tim Lippe (Ed Helms) who has never stayed in a hotel, never flown in a plane, and has never left his tiny Wisconsin hometown. Tim meets three veteran attendees (John C. Reilly, Anne Heche, Isiah Whitlock Jr.), who coerce him into a life-altering weekend of wild times and sweet temptation. It’s hilariously awesome!</li> <li>Check out this episode on our <a href="https://youtu.be/Rug_ZPrI-qU" rel="nofollow">YouTube channel.</a></li> <li>You can find the transcript for the episode <a href="https://telcodr.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Episode-104-AWS-Double-Drop-Transcript.pdf" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</li> </ul> Wanna talk public cloud? 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