In early 2010, I watched a humble, talented Engineering leader who constantly wore a warm and friendly smile receive a standing ovation from hundreds of people. The reason? He was being recognized for years of stellar contribution in Microsoft's Developer Division, and was widely regarded as Microsoft's best DevOps leader. Today, I'm proud to call that Engineer my peer and an Amazonian. Welcome Madhu Kavikondala to Amazon Alexa!! I can't wait to see you lead DevOps to new heights, and ensure our intelligent talking robots are well behaved and operationally efficient :). Congratulations!! …see more