The Frugal Architect Podcast
Hosted by Amazon CTO Dr. Werner Vogels, listen to industry innovators as they share strategies for optimizing costs when designing for the cloud
The Ocean Cleanup's mantra: Start simple and iterate relentlessly
The Ocean Cleanup is tackling one of the planet's biggest environmental challenges. Werner learns how their engineering philosophy of starting simple and iterating relentlessly applies to both hardware in the ocean and software in the cloud.
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Zillow's Chief Architect on why cheap ≠ frugal
There's a difference between being cheap and being frugal. Werner talks to Zillow's Chief Architect about how the real estate giant thinks about cost optimization as a strategic advantage rather than just cutting corners.
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At Too Good To Go, Practical Engineering Keeps Food Out of the Bin
Too Good To Go is on a mission to eliminate food waste, one surprise bag at a time. Werner explores how their engineering team builds cost-effective systems that connect millions of consumers with surplus food from local businesses.
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How Warner Bros. Discovery keeps streaming seamless
Streaming to millions of concurrent viewers is expensive. Werner sits down with Warner Bros. Discovery's engineering leadership to learn how they keep Max running smoothly without burning through their budget.
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Watch Duty Keeps it Simple to Save Lives
How does a small team build a life-saving wildfire tracking app that scales to millions of users during emergencies? Werner talks to Watch Duty about keeping architecture simple when the stakes are highest.
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How PBS makes every penny count... For viewers like you
Werner explores how PBS, America's most trusted institution, leverages frugal architecture principles to deliver educational content to millions while operating on one of the tightest budgets in media.
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WeTransfer's journey to cut costs, not corners
In this episode, Werner Vogels sits down with WeTransfer's engineering team to explore how they dramatically cut cloud costs without sacrificing the seamless file-sharing experience millions of users depend on every day.
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