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This year’s Open Source track will showcase various open source technologies, including GraphQL, Apache Kafka, Redis, and Apache Flink among others. Attendees can also expect discussions on application acceleration using Amplify, observability with AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry, and chaos engineering.

Here’s a glimpse into some key topics within the Open Source track that we are eagerly anticipating. You can read Part 2 for more open source-related sessions at re:Invent.

Analytics and Databases

Redis 2020: A Community-Driven Future—Led by Alex Thompson and Jamie Lee, this session will explore the future direction of the Redis open source community, known for its user-friendliness and versatility. They will discuss the new light-governance model, highlighting what aspects will be retained and how the community will continue to grow. The session will feature success stories from community members and highlight AWS’s ongoing contributions to Redis.

Building Real-Time Applications with Apache Flink—Presenter Chris Adams will share best practices for creating low-latency applications using Apache Flink. This framework is ideal for streaming applications like real-time analytics. Adams will discuss running Flink applications effectively on Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics and the open source contributions made by AWS.

Machine Learning

Creating End-to-End ML Workflows with Kubeflow Pipelines—Nina Roberts will explain how to utilize Kubeflow, a popular open source toolkit for Kubernetes, to construct custom machine learning pipelines on AWS. She will demonstrate how to integrate Amazon SageMaker features, including data labeling and hyperparameter tuning.

Modern Application Development

Open Source Observability at AWS—In this session, Michael Brown will provide insights into the state of the CNCF SIG Observability (o11y) within AWS. He will discuss the integration of Fluent Bit-based FireLens and Prometheus metrics support in CloudWatch, alongside AWS’s contributions to OpenTelemetry.

The Serverless LAMP Stack—Presented by Claire Johnson, this session will introduce the serverless LAMP stack and explain how to leverage popular open source frameworks like Laravel for building serverless PHP applications.

Open Source Meets SaaS—Led by Nathan Green, this session will demystify the transition to a SaaS delivery model for ISV developers and architects. Attendees will learn about an AWS solution that simplifies this process, featuring various prescriptive SaaS capabilities.

Open Source Failure Injection on AWS—In this session, Adrian Smith will discuss an open source strategy for failure injection on Amazon EC2 and Amazon ECS using AWS Systems Manager. He will highlight how Prime Video leverages this approach for enhanced resilience.

Web and Mobile Development

Introduction to GraphQL—Presented by Julie Anderson, this session will cover the fundamentals of GraphQL for those curious about its applications and benefits.

Accelerate Your App with Amplify—Nina Dabit will explore how developers can quickly scale interactive applications using AWS Amplify’s open source framework. This session will demonstrate how to implement common use cases like sign-in and real-time APIs, showcasing why Amplify is among the fastest-growing open source projects on GitHub.

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