Speaker

Michael Needham, snr manager solutions architecture, AWS

Michael Needham

Senior manager solutions architecture, AWS

Michael Needham manages Solutions Architecture for AWS in sub-Saharan Africa. He is an evangelist of cloud technology and has registered two cloud patents while working at AWS. Needham and his team work directly with customers to architect and run their applications at scale in the Amazon Web Services cloud, taking advantage of highly available compute, storage, databases and other managed services. Needham has spent 20 years in IT and holds a BSc degree from the University of Cape Town in computer science, and a BA degree in social anthropology and environmental science.

Michael Needham will be speaking on the following topic:

With AWS a world leader in cloud platforms we get a front row seat at millions of company’s journeys to cloud. This talk will share 5 major insights and industry megatrends from that experience, considering their applicability in the South African context.

  • Migration best practices
  • Breaking free of database vendor lock in
  • For SAP customers the strength of our partnership
  • The keystone of analytics
  • Cloud impact on Big Data, AI and machine learning

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