Chris Simmons - @[email protected] @geekphilosophy
Senior Engineering Manager, AWS Identity. Posts are my own thoughts, not those of my employer. Except when I retweet my employer... Vancouver Joined May 2008-
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I was the Campaign Manager for the Provincial Conservatives in BC. This morning, I personally took part in counting some of the final ballots in Surrey-Guildford. @ElectionsBC staff were all incredibly diligent in their work and very thorough in ensuring transparency. I feel…
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In a #SPLASH keynote, I talk about our work on formally verifying the authorization engine in AWS, which handles trillions of daily requests. Witness formal methods at cloud scale in Pasadena, CA. Join us: 2024.splashcon.org/track/splash-2…
Building an application in a language that doesn't (yet) have Cedar bindings? Cedar Agent has you covered. » Cedar Agent: Use Cedar Everywhere! from @Cedar_Craft youtu.be/OX3rNuA5zWU?si…
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I started my business to benefit billions of people by accelerating the move to stable, secure and energy efficient software.
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20+ tips for writing Rust programs x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Here's a practical example of how Formal Methods can make code faster: AWS's new proven-correct authorization engine is 65% faster (even at p99.9) than the previous version. youtu.be/oshxAJGrwMU?si…
In 2019, we set a goal to match 100% of the electricity we consumed across Amazon’s global operations – including our data centers, corp buildings, grocery stores, and fulfillment centers – with renewable energy by 2030. Proud to share that we’ve already met that goal, seven…
Is he going to be okay?
Powerful Ted Talk by Scott Galloway youtube.com/watch?v=qEJ4hk…
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