10:00 - 10:30 Session Block 1

In this session I will be speaking about Kubernetes operator for AWS EKS that detects Spot interruptions on GPU nodes, triggers ML job checkpointing, and recovers training by rescheduling on available nodes. This I prepared with an idea to provide an interesting example of a repeatable workflow for maximizing GPU cost savings without losing progress on ML training jobs. The setup covered in this talk will include services AWS EventBridge, S3/EFS , IAM, and CloudWatch. I will be presenting a live example to show node interruption handling, and seamless ML job recovery using my developed solution.

Step into the AWS Jam—a gamified, team-based learning experience designed to put your cloud skills to the test. Participants will face real-world, open-ended challenges that simulate actual AWS use cases, all within a sandbox AWS environment.

Whether you’re into GenAI, security, or core AWS services, there’s something here to push your limits. Use your creativity, technical expertise to rise to the top. Need help? Clues will be available throughout the session to guide you in the right direction.

As user bases expand globally and data residency requirements increase, engineering teams often encounter the complex challenge of scaling applications beyond a single AWS region, this is a shared experience for many successful start-ups. In this talk, we’ll cover the real-world journey of how the cloud engineering team at Slido worked on evolving and scaling our setup from a single-region deployment to a resilient, multi-region AWS architecture spanning multiple locations in Europe, North America, and Asia.

Zlatan is an Executive Technology Leader and internationally recognized expert, with a career that spans four continents and includes leadership roles across Amazon Alexa, Amazon Studios, and Amazon Web Services. Originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zlatan began his international journey in South Africa and has since built a global career rooted in innovation, engineering excellence, and strategic vision.

This session explores the latest AWS adoption trends across small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) and startups, highlighting why these segments are the fastest growing in the AWS ecosystem. We will shares insights into customer behavior, key market drivers like cost efficiency, scalability, and innovation, as well as common cloud adoption challenges. Attendees will also learn how TD SYNNEX supports partners and customers with migration, optimization, and technical enablement programs. If you’re looking to understand how cloud is transforming the SMB landscape in 2025 — and how to leverage AWS more effectively — this session is for you.

In the early days of our startup, speed was everything, so we adopted an off-the-shelf, generic SaaS offering to integrate customer data quickly. It worked well at first, but as we onboarded more clients, expanded to more sources, and encountered more edge cases, the limitations of generic ETL started to show.

In this talk, I’ll share how we transitioned from a one-size-fits-all tool to a custom-built, AWS-native ingestion system using Step Functions, Fargate, S3, DynamoDB, and RDS. You’ll hear: