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Welcome to the Jon Myer Podcast, powered by Myer Media! Fresh off the keynote stage at AWS re:Invent 2025, we sit down with David from Metal Toad, an AWS partner helping organizations navigate digital transformation and cloud-native deployment.We unpack the biggest announcements from today's keynote, why they matter, and how these innovations translate into real-world opportunities for enterprises accelerating their cloud journey.Key Announcements Discussed:✅ Nova2 model family with stronger model differentiation✅ Frontier models: Long-running AI that learns your team's coding style✅ NovaForge: Earlier access to models in the training process✅ S3 vector storage: Up to 90% cost savings vs. OpenSearch for RAG databases✅ Nova2 Omni: Multimodal inputs for unstructured data (audio, video)✅ Agentic AI: Building compartmentalized "brains" for better controlDavid's Insights:💡 "If you think you need AI, you maybe don't—start by identifying edge cases where problems become too squishy to solve programmatically"💡 Frontier models can run for days or weeks, learning your team's style and growing with you💡 S3 vector storage eliminates expensive always-on containers, paying only for what you use💡 Agentic AI gives you more control over your system vs. "text input and hope for the right output"Whether you're mid-market or enterprise, this conversation helps you prioritize innovation, separate hype from practical implementation, and understand what you can leverage immediately vs. what requires strategic planning.Guest: David Dolan, Metal ToadHost: Jon MyerRecorded at: AWS re:Invent 2025, Las VegasYouTube Timeline



