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Matt Rehder

Author: Matt Rehder

Matt is Vice President of AWS Core Networking, with 16+ years of experience at Amazon. In his current role, he leads a global team responsible for the design, planning, delivery, and operation of AWS’s global data center network. His organization of over 1,000 employees builds the network devices that power the global AWS network. The team leverages these custom network devices to build and operate high performance networks that connect every AWS server both within and between all data centers across all AWS Regions. The team also owns the software services used to forecast future network growth and the software services used to manage the fleet of over 2 million network devices.

How a new AWS optical network solution delivers unmatched scale and efficiency across its global infrastructure

The custom-built Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) transponder from AWS delivers 73% more bandwidth than the previous version, while reducing power consumption by nearly 35% When you stream a movie, make an online purchase, or use a cloud-based application, your data travels across vast networks of fiber optic cables spanning cities, countries, and continents. Behind […]