Amidst the recent AWS outage, one name emerged in discussions across the community forums – James Hamilton. The Senior Vice President at Amazon isn’t just a high-ranking executive – he is widely recognised as one of the primary architects of the massive, globe-spanning infrastructure that powers Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Hamilton’s story is one that deserves its own Hollywood movie – his career trajectory is unique, moving from a garage working on high-end exotic cars to designing one of the world’s largest cloud computing foundations that underlies millions of businesses worldwide. As the architect of Amazon’s cloud computing, Hamilton is considered a distinguished engineer who plays a crucial role in Amazon’s software business.

James Hamilton: From Maserati mechanic to Cloud maestr

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