IoT Builders - Live Stream on Twitter Spaces
Tags: aws, iot, livestream
Published: 2022-10-10 12:02:10

## Table Of Contents
* [What is IoT Builders](#chapter-1)
* [When?](#chapter-2)
* [How does it work?](#chapter-3)
* [What's coming up this week?](#chapter-4)
* [What did you miss so far?](#chapter-5)
   * [Episode #1](#chapter-6)
   * [Episode #2](#chapter-7)
   * [Episode #3](#chapter-8) 
   * [Episode #4](#chapter-9) 
   * [Episode #5](#chapter-10) 
   * [Episode #6](#chapter-11) 

## What is IoT Builders? <a name="chapter-1"></a>

**IoT Builders** is a live stream hosted by four AWS IoT Developer Advocates - 👩‍💻👨‍💻👨‍💻👨‍💻 ([Alina](https://twitter.com/fay_ette), [Dan](https://twitter.com/dangross), [Nenad](https://twitter.com/nenadilic84), and [Syed](https://twitter.com/SyedCloud)), aiming to foster engaging conversations with community builders, who tune in weekly to share their experiences building IoT products.

## When? <a name="chapter-2"></a>

Weekly, on **Wednesdays**, at **5pm CET/ 8am PT**. 

## How does it work? <a name="chapter-3"></a>

We invite a new speaker weekly, and we keep the same set or sub-set of hosts. We go into interesting details, ranging from Embedded to Cloud, discuss IoT challenges, walk through educational material etc.

## What's coming up this week? <a name="chapter-4"></a>

This Wednesday, Oct 26th, we will be talking to Ali Benfattoum, Principal Tech Evangelist for #iot  at #aws. Ali is an expert in #SmartCity #SmartBuilding, #LoRaWAN, and the creator of the #opensource [Smart Territory Framework](https://github.com/aws-samples/aws-stf). 

[Here's](https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1DXxyvPLpmYKM) the link to the space 🚀.

## What did you miss so far? <a name="chapter-5"></a>

If you have missed our live streams so far, don't worry! Here is a summary:

**Episode #1:**  <a name="chapter-6"></a> Live September 21st, with Ed Miller from Arm, about Arm Virtual Hardware and other IoT related topics. Below is the list of meaningful topics we covered in the stream.

- [ARM Virtual Hardware](https://avh.arm.com)
- [Workshop on Virtual Hardware](https://catalog.us-east-1.prod.workshops.aws/workshops/30043722-0362-4859-bc6f-c28836a2d7ac/en-US)
- [Arm DevSummit](https://devsummit.arm.com)
- [Keil Studio in the Cloud](https://studio.keil.arm.com)

The recording is available [here](https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1zqKVPmMPXMJB?s=20).

**Episode #2:** <a name="chapter-7"></a> Live September 28th, with a roundtable discussion with IoT Developer Advocates Nenad Ilic, Alina Dima, Syed Rehan, and Dan Gross. We covered a lot of interesting topics, including:

- How we became Developer Advocates
- What our areas of focus are
- Why we think IoT is cool
- What the biggest challenges of IoT projects for builders are
- What our favourite tools/services are
- Some upcoming events and new services:
- https://arm.com/company/events/devsummit
- https://reinvent.awsevents.com
- New AWS IoT FleetWise going GA ([Blog](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-iot-fleetwise-now-generally-available-easily-collect-vehicle-data-and-send-to-the-cloud/)).

The recording is available [here](https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1dRJZMBloevGB?s=20).

**Episode #3:** <a name="chapter-8"></a> Live October 5th, with educator and AWS IoT Hero Stephen Borsay, who joined us to discuss IoT hardware, services, and his new book: _"AWS Serverless IoT: Inexpensive IoT Projects to take you from Zero to AWS IoT Hero"_.

More details on Steve's great work in the links below:

- [Udemy course](https://udemy.com/user/stv/)
- [Cloud Board](https://cloudboard.cc)
- [Steve's book](https://amazon.com/dp/B0B9P325F7)
- [Steve's YouTube channel](https://youtube.com/channel/UCiwFO9083gofF-OJMZsYIdg/videos)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/sborsay)

**Tip**: Do check out Steve's [Cloud Board](https://cloudboard.cc)! You should be in for a hardware treat 🤓.

The recording is available [here](https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1RDGlaXEmYVJL?s=20).

**Episode #4** <a name="chapter-9"></a>: Live on October 12th, we had a special session with Head of Developer Relations [@mender_io](https://twitter.com/mender_io), [Josef Holzmayr](https://twitter.com/TheYoctoJester), who joined us to discuss Embedded Systems, the Yocto Project, as well as importance of OTA.

The recording is available [here](https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1vOxwMLqDXLGB?s=20).

**Episode #5** <a name="chapter-10"></a>: Live on October 19th, we had a great session with [Marc H. Cyr](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marchcyr/) represented the [IoT+ Network](https://www.linkedin.com/company/iot-network/), and his 15+ years of IoT with #corporate, #startups, #smallbusiness and #incubators, and the knowledge he acquired building platforms, products and completing projects spanning multiple verticals including: #energy, #utilities, #medical, #iiot, #building, #pharma, #railindustry, #retail, #smartcity, smartstadium, and even consumer iot #smarthome. 

We have discussed at least some of the following topics:

- #business / #technology divide.
- Your "competitor" is the best partner you don't have yet.
- Customer's don't care about #iot --> even the best IoT #innovation is invisible.
- #data is a liability, not an asset.

The recording is available [here](https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1lDGLnDYqmRxm?s=20).

**Episode #6** <a name="chapter-11"></a>: Live on October 26th, we had Ali Benfattoum, Principal Tech Evangelist for #iot  at #aws. Ali is an expert in #SmartCity #SmartBuilding, #LoRaWAN, and the creator of the #opensource [Smart Territory Framework - STF](https://github.com/aws-samples/aws-stf). 

Here are some links to content, if you want to learn more about STF:

- **[Blog]**[How the Smart Territory Framework helps territories create smart and sustainable services for their residents](https://www.fiware.org/2022/07/04/how-the-smart-territory-framework-helps-territories-create-smart-and-sustainable-services-for-their-residents/)
- **[Youtube]** [Smart Territory Framework - Foundations for Smart Territories](https://youtu.be/4MRZiC1VvKQ)
- **[Youtube]** [Customer reference] [Heidelberg meets the AWS Smart Territory Framework](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_fADZFZqSE)
- **[Youtube]** [Partner reference] [Smart Territory Framework - Comment SERFIM innove au service des randonneurs et du pastoralisme](https://youtu.be/zJ8DKRuQSps) (English subtitles available)
- **[Youtube] [How to]** [Build a Digital Twin using the Smart Territory Framework and AWS IoT TwinMaker](https://youtu.be/iSFtl46h6Vw)
[GitHub] [Smart Territory Framework catalog](https://github.com/aws-samples/aws-stf)
- **[FIWARE Press Release]** [FIWARE Foundation and AWS join forces to develop digital cities](https://www.fiware.org/news/fiware-foundation-and-aws-join-forces-to-develop-digital-cities/)
- **[NEC Press Release]** - [NEC Scorpio Broker selected for AWS Smart Territories Framework](https://www.neclab.eu/about-us/press-releases/detail/nec-ngsi-ld-scorpio-broker-selected-for-amazon-web-services-smart-territories-framework)

The recording is available [Here](https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1DXxyvPLpmYKM).

## Want to participate?

If you are working with IoT, building fun prototypes, or production-ready solutions, embedded or in the Cloud, and want to share your experiences, reach out to us on Twitter, and join as a speaker in our live stream!

If you want to listen in and learn about IoT, join us Wednesdays, 5pm CET/8am PT! This is a safe space, no matter what your knowledge and experience level with IoT is. 

Follow us on Twitter, for a fresh link to our weekly Twitter spaces:

- Alina Dima: https://twitter.com/fay_ette
- Dan Gross: https://twitter.com/dangross
- Nenad Ilic: https://twitter.com/nenadilic84
- Syed Rehan: https://twitter.com/SyedCloud