AWS News Blog Team Continues Legacy After Jeff Barr’s Retirement
The AWS News Blog, a trusted source for the latest updates and innovations from Amazon Web Services (AWS), has been a staple in the tech community for years. Following the retirement of Jeff Barr, the longstanding face of the blog, in December last year, the AWS News Blog team is carrying forward the torch to provide essential insights and updates on AWS product launches as they happen.
Jeff Barr’s departure marked the end of an era for the AWS News Blog, but it also signaled a new beginning. In one of his final comments about the blog’s future, Jeff expressed confidence in the team’s ability to uphold the high standards of quality information dissemination. He reassured readers that the blog would remain in capable hands and continue to inform its audience as AWS keeps pushing the envelope in tech innovation.
The Legacy of Jeff Barr and the Team’s Mission
Since 2016, Jeff Barr was instrumental in building the AWS News Blog into what it is today. The blog has grown into a global endeavor with a team of 11 dedicated bloggers spread across North America, South America, Asia, Europe, and Africa. This diverse and talented group collaborates closely with AWS product teams, testing new features firsthand to ensure they deliver the most relevant and accurate information to their readers.
The team remains committed to the leadership principles Jeff Barr laid out on platforms like LinkedIn, which serve as a guide for anyone writing for tech companies. These principles are critical in maintaining the blog’s distinctiveness compared to other tech companies’ product news channels.
Meet the Bloggers
The AWS News Blog team comprises a group of passionate writers who have introduced themselves and shared their experiences and roles in the blog.
Channy Yun
Channy Yun, who has taken up the mantle as the lead blogger, has been with AWS since 2014. He began his journey by creating the AWS Korea Blog and translating Jeff Barr’s posts into Korean. Channy is dedicated to continuing Jeff’s legacy by providing accurate, honest, and helpful guides on AWS products and features.
Danilo Poccia
Since his first post in 2018, Danilo Poccia has been captivated by the dynamism of working with AWS product managers and service teams. His interests lie in serverless, event-driven architectures, and AI/ML. Danilo is particularly enthusiastic about integrating generative AI into software development, both implicitly through AI-enabled tools and explicitly by using AI models in code.
Sébastien Stormacq
Sébastien Stormacq, a team member since 2019, also produces episodes of the AWS Developers Podcast and le podcast AWS en français. He collaborates with teams working on Amazon EC2 Mac, AWS SDK for Swift, and CodeBuild, striving to simplify AWS Cloud usage for Apple developers. His personal project involves the Swift Runtime for AWS Lambda.
Veliswa Boya
Veliswa Boya, guided by Amazon’s Leadership Principles, is a developer advocate helping AWS community members create technical content. She emphasizes the importance of these principles in guiding new content creators in their journeys.
Donnie Prakoso
Donnie Prakoso likens his blogging experience to brewing coffee – a blend of fun, challenge, and reward. He admires AWS’s customer-centric approach, which involves working backward from customer feedback to develop new services and features.
Esra Kayabali
Esra Kayabali focuses on delivering timely information about the latest AWS innovations to developers and technology enthusiasts worldwide. She aims to provide clear, accurate, and actionable content that helps users effectively utilize AWS services.
Matheus Guimaraes
Specializing in .NET development and microservices, Matheus Guimaraes uses the AWS News Blog to hone his skills across modern technology while helping others do the same. He recognizes the blog’s significance as a go-to resource for thousands of readers.
Prasad Rao
Prasad Rao, a solutions architect specializing in Microsoft Workloads on AWS, aims to highlight the transformative potential of new AWS services through his blogs. He guides customers in migrating and modernizing their workloads and building scalable AWS architectures.
Elizabeth Fuentes
Elizabeth Fuentes cherishes the opportunity to experiment with new AWS features before their release and share her experiences through the blog. She values the multicultural and multi-specialty nature of the team.
Betty Zheng
Betty Zheng’s approach to blogging involves making innovative AWS services accessible and engaging. Her diverse perspective enriches her technical content, helping developers enjoy exploring the latest technologies.
Micah Walter
As a senior solutions architect, Micah Walter supports enterprise customers, focusing on sustainable and practical cloud designs. His work spans advising executives, engineers, and architects on their cloud journeys.
Behind the Scenes
The AWS News Blog owes much of its success to the efforts of editor-in-chief Jane Watson and program manager Jane Scolieri. They play key roles in ensuring timely product launch news, including the impressive feat of announcing 60 launches in one week at re:Invent 2024.
Your Feedback Matters
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