Werner Vogels on building scalable and robust distributed systemshttps://www.allthingsdistributed.com/werner@allthingsdistributed.com (Dr. Werner Vogels)werner@allthingsdistributed.com (Dr. Werner Vogels)enCopyright 2026, All Things DistributedTue, 17 Feb 2026 06:00:00 -0800Hugo - gohugo.iohttps://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2026/02/a-chat-with-byron-cook-on-automated-reasoning-and-trust-in-ai-systems.html?utm_campaign=inbound&utm_source=rssOver the past decade, Byron's team has proven the correctness of our authorization engine, our cryptographic implementations, and our virtualization layer. Now they're taking those same techniques and applying them to agentic systems.werner@allthingsdistributed.com (Dr. Werner Vogels)https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2026/02/a-chat-with-byron-cook-on-automated-reasoning-and-trust-in-ai-systems.htmlTue, 17 Feb 2026 06:00:00 -0800https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2026/01/education-cohort.html?utm_campaign=inbound&utm_source=rssToday, I’m honored to introduce you to the latest cohort of Now Go Build CTO Fellows. Individuals from around the world with diverse backgrounds (engineering, the humanities, business, healthcare, entrepreneurship, law) that have found their calling at the intersection of technology and education.werner@allthingsdistributed.com (Dr. Werner Vogels)https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2026/01/education-cohort.htmlTue, 27 Jan 2026 06:00:00 -0800https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2025/12/a-little-bit-uncomfortable.html?utm_campaign=inbound&utm_source=rssFear is actually a pretty good signal that you are pushing into the unknown, that real growth doesn’t happen without a bit of that associated discomfort, and that it’s worth becoming aware when it happens. Aware enough to consider actually leaning into it.werner@allthingsdistributed.com (Dr. Werner Vogels)https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2025/12/a-little-bit-uncomfortable.htmlTue, 16 Dec 2025 04:30:00 -0800https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2025/11/tech-predictions-for-2026-and-beyond.html?utm_campaign=inbound&utm_source=rssWe’ve caught glimpses of a future that values autonomy, empathy, and individual expertise. Where interdisciplinary cooperation influences discovery and creation at an unrelenting pace. In the coming year, we will begin the transition into a new era of AI in the human loop, not the other way around. This cycle will create massive opportunities to solve problems that truly matter.werner@allthingsdistributed.com (Dr. Werner Vogels)https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2025/11/tech-predictions-for-2026-and-beyond.htmlTue, 25 Nov 2025 03:00:00 -0800https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2025/10/what-is-ussd-and-who-cares.html?utm_campaign=inbound&utm_source=rssWhile many of us chase the latest tech trends, innovative builders in Sub-Saharan Africa are leveraging a nearly 30-year-old messaging protocol to process hundreds of billions in transactions annually, reminding us that the best technology isn't always the shiniest, it's what actually solves customer problems.werner@allthingsdistributed.com (Dr. Werner Vogels)https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2025/10/what-is-ussd-and-who-cares.htmlWed, 29 Oct 2025 05:30:00 -0800https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2025/10/better-with-age.html?utm_campaign=inbound&utm_source=rsswerner@allthingsdistributed.com (Dr. Werner Vogels)https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2025/10/better-with-age.htmlWed, 01 Oct 2025 08:00:00 -0800https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2025/08/removing-friction-from-sage-maker-development.html?utm_campaign=inbound&utm_source=rssBuilding with Amazon SageMaker AI should be about innovation, not wrestling with development environments or building bespoke observability systems. Here's how we're removing roadblocks so builders can focus on what matters most.werner@allthingsdistributed.com (Dr. Werner Vogels)https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2025/08/removing-friction-from-sage-maker-development.htmlWed, 06 Aug 2025 05:30:00 -0800https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2025/07/building-with-purpose-stories-from-the-now-go-build-cto-fellows.html?utm_campaign=inbound&utm_source=rssThis new five-part mini-series follows technology leaders from social impact organizations solving humanity's hardest problems - from crisis zones to community centers. Watch how they use drones to map disaster zones, AI/ML to predict food shortages, and open data to save lives.werner@allthingsdistributed.com (Dr. Werner Vogels)https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2025/07/building-with-purpose-stories-from-the-now-go-build-cto-fellows.htmlMon, 07 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0800https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2025/06/the-next-batch-of-cto-fellows-are-reimagining-healthcare.html?utm_campaign=inbound&utm_source=rssThese seven Now Go Build CTO Fellows are reimagining healthcare from the ground up. Proving that the most effective solutions emerge when technology is shaped by the communities that use it.werner@allthingsdistributed.com (Dr. Werner Vogels)https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2025/06/the-next-batch-of-cto-fellows-are-reimagining-healthcare.htmlThu, 26 Jun 2025 05:30:00 -0800https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2025/05/just-make-it-scale-an-aurora-dsql-story.html?utm_campaign=inbound&utm_source=rssAWS Senior Principal Engineers, Niko Matsakis and Marc Bowes, take us inside Aurora DSQL's development: scaling write operations without two-phase commit, overcoming garbage collection hurdles, and embracing Rust for both data and control planes.werner@allthingsdistributed.com (Dr. Werner Vogels)https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2025/05/just-make-it-scale-an-aurora-dsql-story.htmlTue, 27 May 2025 04:30:00 -0800