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Ep 104 – Get ready for re:Invent with AWS (Jillian Forde)

November 25, 2024

I recently sat down with Jillian Forde on “The Official AWS Podcast” to talk about how Totogi’s AWS-first charging-as-a-service solution helped restore mobile connectivity to 23 million subscribers in Sudan during a crisis. For this episode, I’m bringing a condensed version of our conversation to listeners to spread the word on how having a cloud-native solution can mean the difference between complete service disruption and business continuity. Listen now to hear:

How Totogi’s AWS-first architecture helped us restore mobile connectivity in 18 days [03:32];
Why choosing AWS services like DynamoDB and Lambda over cloud-agnostic solutions was crucial for our success [07:56];
How the public cloud transforms disaster recovery from an expensive, rarely-tested backup into an efficient, cost-effective solution [13:39]; and
Why regulated industries need to embrace public cloud now to take advantage of generative AI and stay competitive [16:19].

Links and resources

Check out the original, uncut version of my conversation with Jillian Forde on The Official AWS Podcast.
Learn more about how Totogi’s Charg i ng-as-a-Service can help you to eliminate your charger’s unused disaster recovery set up to quickly failover when you need it, only paying for what you use.
Check out our case study on our work with Zain Sudan.
I also talked about our remarkable work in Sudan with Ali Hussein Kassim, host of Ali Talks Tech in episode 95. Give it a listen!
Buy Totogi’s Charging-as-a-Service on the AWS Marketplace. Start at $0.01 per month!
One of my favorite movies about attending a business conference is “Cedar Rapids,” about naive insurance agent Tim Lippe (Ed Helms) who has never stayed in a hotel, never flown in a plane, and has never left his tiny Wisconsin hometown. Tim meets three veteran attendees (John C. Reilly, Anne Heche, Isiah Whitlock Jr.), who coerce him into a life-altering weekend of wild times and sweet temptation. It’s hilariously awesome!
Check out this episode on our YouTube channel.
You can find the transcript for the episode here.

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