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Category: AWS Heroes

Get to know the first new AWS Heroes of 2021!

The global AWS Heroes program recognizes individuals who are prominent leaders in local tech communities. Heroes help others learn about AWS by sharing knowledge via blog posts, presentations, social media, and open source projects; or by organizing events, Meetups, and workshops. As global communities grow we continue to see new leaders emerge, and today we’re […]

Meet the newest AWS Heroes including the first DevTools Heroes!

The AWS Heroes program recognizes individuals from around the world who have extensive AWS knowledge and go above and beyond to share their expertise with others. The program continues to grow, to better recognize the most influential community leaders across a variety of technical disciplines. Introducing AWS DevTools Heroes Today we are introducing AWS DevTools […]

Announcing the newest AWS Heroes – August 2020

The AWS Heroes program recognizes a select few individuals who go above and beyond to share AWS knowledge and teach others about AWS, all while helping make building AWS skills accessible to many. These leaders have an incredible impact within technical communities worldwide and their efforts are greatly appreciated. Today we are excited to introduce […]

Introducing the latest AWS Heroes – May, 2020

Communities are now more important than ever. Members of local communities look to their leaders to provide guidance and mentorship on how to build AWS skills, solve technical problems, and grow their careers. Traditionally this AWS knowledge and community support is shared in many ways including via social media, blogs, open source projects, or by […]

Meet the newest AWS Heroes, including the first Data Heroes!

The AWS Heroes program recognizes community leaders from around the world who have extensive AWS knowledge and a passion for sharing their expertise with others. As trends in the technical community shift, the program evolves to better recognize the most influential community leaders across a variety of technical disciplines. Introducing AWS Data Heroes Today we are introducing […]

Introducing the Newest AWS Heroes – September 2019

Leaders within the AWS technical community educate others about the latest AWS services in a variety of ways: some share knowledge in person by speaking at events or running workshops and Meetups; while others prefer to share their insights online via social media, blogs, or open source contributions. The most prominent AWS community leaders worldwide […]

Using callback URLs for approval emails with AWS Step Functions

Guest post by Cloud Robotics Research Scientist at iRobot and AWS Serverless Hero, Ben Kehoe AWS Step Functions is a serverless workflow orchestration service that lets you coordinate processes using the declarative Amazon States Language. When you have a Step Functions task that takes more than fifteen minutes, you can’t use an AWS Lambda function—Step […]