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AWS Community: Leveraging Cloud Technologies to Empower Builders
The AWS Community in Brazil
- Brazil is a hub for technology enthusiasts, with over 20 AWS user groups currently and more being created.
- The Brazilian AWS community is highly connected and supportive, with regular discussions and knowledge sharing.
- During a major flood in Brazil, the community came together to organize free training sessions and support those affected.
Challenges Faced by the Community
- One significant challenge was managing the call for speakers process for events, particularly for the first AWS Women's Community Summit in Brazil.
- The event received over 130 talk submissions from women, a much higher number than typical events.
- Existing tools were either expensive or had significant limitations, leading the community to explore building their own solution.
Introducing the Community-Built Tool
- The community decided to use AWS Amplify to build a tool that could be used by any AWS user group or event in Brazil.
- Key features of the tool:
- Open-source, allowing the community to contribute and improve it
- Low-cost, utilizing AWS credits received by the community
- Centralized platform to simplify the speaker selection process
Leveraging AWS Amplify
- Amplify was chosen for its quick setup, user-friendly interface, easy deployment, and scalability.
- The community also leveraged Amplify's infrastructure as code capabilities to ensure consistent and reproducible environments.
- Amplify Gen 2 allowed the community to define their infrastructure using TypeScript, abstracting the underlying AWS services.
Building the Application
- The community built a React application using Vite, with Amplify handling the backend.
- The application allows users to submit session proposals, with features like session status tracking and access control.
- The community utilized the Amplify UI Library to create a visually appealing application, even without deep front-end expertise.
- The application is deployed using Amplify, leveraging services like Cognito, DynamoDB, and AppSync.
Showcasing Community-Built Tools
- The community highlighted other innovative tools developed by its members, such as:
- Q: A WhatsApp-based assistant for AWS user groups, built by an AWS Hero using Bedrock and serverless architecture.
- V: A networking tool for AWS Community Days, developed by Community Builders in Mexico, using React, AWS Lambda, and DynamoDB.
Call to Action
- The community encourages everyone to contribute to their open-source projects, report bugs, and suggest feature enhancements.
- The message is that the AWS community is filled with builders, and everyone can participate in creating solutions to empower the community.
