AI is only as good as the foundation upon which it is built. Unstable infrastructure can turn even the most brilliant algorithms into expensive experiments that fail when you need them most. With proven security, massive scale, and unmatched reliability, AWS was built for the needs of tomorrow's most demanding workloads. We'll dive into the high-performance networking, innovative silicon design, and differentiated services that enable customers to push the boundaries of what's possible. Because when it comes to AI, this isn't just infrastructure—it's the foundation that powers the future.
Barry Cooks
Barry Cooks is a global enterprise technology veteran with 25 years of experience leading teams in cloud computing, hardware design, application microservices, artificial intelligence, and more. As Vice President of Technology at Amazon, he is responsible for compute abstractions (containers, serverless, VMware, micro-VMs), quantum experimentation, high performance computing, and AI training. He oversees key AWS services including AWS Lambda, Amazon Elastic Container Service, Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service, and Amazon SageMaker. Barry also leads responsible AI initiatives across AWS, promoting the safe and ethical development of AI as a force for good. Prior to joining Amazon in 2022, Barry served as CTO at DigitalOcean, where he guided the organization through its successful IPO. His career also includes leadership roles at VMware and Sun Microsystems. Barry holds a BS in Computer Science from Purdue University and an MS in Computer Science from the University of Oregon.